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Eilean Donan Castle.

A few pics posted on the Eilean Donan Castle Facebook page

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Due to the Sad state of affairs on Tumblr lacking content about Ubre Blanca.

Ubre Blanca (c. 1972–1985) was a cow in Cuba known for her prodigious milk production. The cow, along with the "Cordón de La Habana" coffee plantations, the Voisin pasture system, and the microjet irrigation system, symbolizes Fidel Castro's efforts to modernize Cuba's agricultural economy. The Spanish phrase ubre blanca translates to the English phrase "white udder."

Ubre Blanca produced 110 liters (241 pounds) of milk on a single day in January 1982 – more than four times a typical cow's production.

The cow was a cross between a Holstein bull (also known as a dairy cow) and a zebu cow ( Indian cow species that did not produce much milk).

Castro referred to Ubre Blanca's prodigious output in speeches as evidence of communism's superior breeding skills, and the cow's achievements were often printed in Cuban newspapers. On May 21, 2002 the Wall Street Journal published an article about Cuban attempts to clone Ubre Blanca, in which they reported that Ubre Blanca's sire was actually a Canadian bull. To many Cubans, Ubre Blanca evokes memories of the era before the so-called "Special Period" – the economic collapse that followed the demise of the Soviet Union, Cuba's main benefactor, beginning in 1989.

In 1985, Ubre Blanca was euthanized around the age of 13 (the exact age is unknown). The cow's death was commemorated by Communist Party newspaper Granma with a full obituary and eulogy. Taxidermists stuffed Ubre Blanca and put the body in a climate-controlled glass case at the entrance to the National Cattle Health Center, a 45-minute drive from old Havana, where it still remains. Ubre Blanca was honored by her hometown of Nueva Gerona, which erected a marble statue in memory of the cow. Since the cow's death, Cuban scientists have unsuccessfully attempted to clone Ubre Blanca using frozen tissue samples.

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Villa Farnese/Villa Caprarola. Situated in the town of Caprarola in Italy. Renaissance and Mannerism Construction. Initially a fortified Castle commissioned by Pope Paul III, his grandson later commissioned da Vignola to turn it into a manor. This being the result, a villa I want to live in. Feels like the home of a family dedicated to fighting demons or something.