Gmail's new look

Hi, my name is Jason Cornwell and I’m a
User Experience Designer on Gmail. We’ve
been hard at work to update Gmail with a new
look and I’m excited to share with you some
of the biggest improvements.
To start, we’ve completely redesigned the
look and feel of Gmail to make it as clean,
simple and intuitive as possible. In addition,
the new Gmail automatically adapts to fit
nicely in any size window. If you prefer a
specific display density, you can easily set
that as well.
Some people use a lot of labels, others chat
a lot. You can now adjust the size of the
label and chat areas to meet your needs.
Even if you do nothing, Gmail adapts to you.
The new look allows themes to really shine
and we’ve updated many of them with new
high-resolution imagery. You may want to take
a moment to check out one of the many new
high definition themes.
Conversations in Gmail have been redesigned
to improve readability and to feel more like
a real conversation.  We’ve also added
profile pictures so you can see who said what.
Searching is at the heart of Gmail. The new
search box makes it easy to customize your
search and find exactly what you’re looking
for.  You can also create a filter from the
search box.
We’re excited to finally share the new Gmail
with you and hope you’ll enjoy the new design



as much as we do.

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Nerja, Spain - Travel guide

The small coastal resort of Nerja,
lies in the eastern part of the province
of Malaga, fifty six kilometers away from
Malaga airport.
The town has a population of more than
fourteen thousand which triples in the
summer.
Nerja enjoys a year around mild
temperature and three hundred twenty
days of sunshine.
Once a small fishing village, Nerja is now
a thriving holiday resort with all its
original charm and character intact.
Local industries are fishing and
agriculture.
And you can enjoy fresh tropical fruits
all year.
But tourism is the main source of income.
The old town is a succession of
whitewashed houses along narrow winding
streets.
Small shops sell local arts and crafts
typical jewellry and local produce.
The old Moorish fortress has been
converted into the famous Balcon
de Europa.
With spectacular views of the coastline
Take a horse and carriage ride to see
all the sites.
Nearby are charming whitewashed villages,
a must to see when you are in Andalucia.
But Nerja's highlights are the caves,
Spain's third most visited tourist
attraction. Home to cave dwellers thirty
thousand years ago the caves have
impressive stalactites.
Nerja's coastline is backed by
spectacular cliffs.
Sheltering picturesque beaches and intimate coves,
almost undiscovered by tourists.
Watersports enthusiasts can enjoy

waterskiing,
scuba diving,
and canoeing.
Nerja offers the ideal combination,
stunning landscape and beaches,
quality Andalucian gastronomy
and choice of leisure activities.
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The tourist guide of Zaragoza 2012

Hello Zaragoza. There are many things to discover in this city.
The city is fascinating. We, your guides, are here to accompany you.
And to show you the most beautiful places of the city.
I like Zaragoza.
We like Zaragoza too.
Come and discover Zaragoza with us.
When you visit Zaragoza, it is most recommendable to come to one of our tourist offices.
Zaragoza has several tourist offices.
The one of the Pilar.
The one of the Zuda Tower.
The one of the Delicias train station.
During the Fiestas del Pilar, there is one more tourist office situated at Feria de Muestras.
And on our website, you can find a virtual tourist office.
With the same ticket, you can take
the bus as many times as you want for an entire day.
Cool!
You can even buy the tickets on the bus.
You can also buy tickets in a tourist office
or on our website "Zaragoza turismo".
The city transforms during the night.
Taking the night bus is a very good way to discover the city's beauty in the moonlight.
Look at my beautiful pictures.
Yes, it is the city centre, a wonderful place to take a walk.
There are a lot of different architectural styles.
Yes, this is a picture of a building in Modernist style.
I prefer Baroque, like the Pilar.
I like the remains of roman Zaragoza, with its city walls.
It is obvious that there are many things to see
and the best way is to come and visit.
The most famous and internationally
known building of Zaragoza, is the basilica del Pilar.
We organize a guided tour especially
and exclusively for this monument.
Of all the basilica del Pilar, I recommend you the
sculpture by Pablo Serrano,
titled "Venida de la virgen del Pilar".
In Aragon, a cathedral is usually called a "seo",
which is why, in Zaragoza,
we call the cathedral of Salvador "La Seo".
This is my favourite place.
The outside wall of the cathedral which is "mudejar".
La Real Maestranza de Caballerias is a palace built during the renaissance.
It is also the headquarters of the royal corporation of Zaragoza.
Its eaves are one of the most impressive of
the palaces of Aragon.
"The sleep of reason produces monsters".
Andres, I like that sentence.
It is from Goya.
Andres, Rebeca, If you want to know more about Goya, you should do the theatre tour.
It is in the evening, under the light of the street lanterns.
I will retweet that.
You were right.
The theatre tour is really something to discover.
Well, if you liked that you can't
miss the tour of The city of cultures.
And the one of Pablo Gargallo.
Hello.
Hello, how are you?
Do you know which activities there are for children?
Sure, the divertour and the megabus.
You can use the search engine.
Let's see..

It is thought that the first chocolate
eaten outside America, was in the Monasterio de Piedra.
And the best of all is that we
can now taste it in a lot of different textures and flavours.
I like it.
Well, if you like this tour, in Zaragoza there are many things to taste. Look!
I don't know what I like most:
the chocolate tour or the Taste Zaragoza tour.
Zaragoza doesn't only have monuments, but also a rich gastronomy.
And the best of all is to share it with your friends.
Now you know that Zaragoza has a lot of things to see, know and discover.
An ideal city to live, to visit and to offer.
Regala Zaragoza!

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Valencia, Spain Travel Guide

As a filmmaker, I have always tried to produce timeless work
I avoid giving information like the prices of things,
as such things are constantly changing.
But is it possible to film in a given period,
And produce something that is relevant in years to come.
Or must one resign themselves to capturing this very moment
Arise and fall
Arise and fall

Valencia, Spain Travel  Guide
Everything is always in flux
History, and its relevance today, has always fascinated me.
To know why a town formed where it did
And what made people take root in a certain place.
Valencia has a history in farming
Alberto Cuesta, a scientist, lives in the Benimaclet neighbourhood
Benimaclet was a small farming village on the outskirts of Valencia
As Valencia grows, one history replaces another.
I've always lived in this neighbourhood, which I love.
It's a traditionally farming zone, surrounded by farms,
and it's very easy on Sunday mornings see the farmers
 that go to sell their vegetables to to small shops around the city.
It's a beautiful place, full of colour and life.
Lately it's been transformed too as a reception area for immigrants,
being one of the neighbourhoods with a larger proportion of them in the city.
It's a student area too, since it's next to the Polytechnic University.
Those three groups of people summarize what Benimaclet is:
the old farmers that have always lived here,
the students that give it its spirit of revelry,
and the immigrants, which give it colour.
It's a shame what it's happening in the farmland due to the building industry.
Benimaclet was always surrounded by farmland, the same as all of Valencia,
and all that land and its tradition is disappearing below the buildings and the tarmac.
It's very easy to see if you go to the outer areas of the city how whole neighbourhoods
for 50000 or 100000 people are being built, destroying everything that was there before.
There is a resistance movement, mainly students, to try to save the farmland,
but it is not enough to stop the building industry, that leaves a lot of money
to those that sell their lands.

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Sevilla, Spain Travel Guide

In Sevilla, I decided to try couchsurfing again
Couchsurfing helps travelers meet up or stay with local people.
I was very lucky with my host in Sevilla
Rafael or Rafa, not only let me crash on his couch
But was also a flamenco aficionado
I wanted to do a story on flamenco
So we headed to the suburb of Triana
On the far side of the river
As we cruised the narrow laneways
I wondered why it was always on the other side of the tracks
That interesting art forms emerge
Dancers come from all corners of the world to learn flamenco in Sevilla
Asa Danielson from Sweden, quit her job at home
And decided to pursue her dream of spending a year
in Sevilla to learning flamenco
I asked Asa what it was she loved about the dance form
I love the way I can express my emotions and feelings
frustration, pity, sadness, happiness, sensuality
I think Flamenco takes you how you are,
as a person, whoever you are
ugly, beauty, old, clever, young, fat, thin
There is respect to you.
You can be who you are,
itOs something that helps you,
and everybody supports you with cheering and clapping.
You can be proud of you,
itOs something wonderful.
The Spanish use a term called duende
To explain the pinnacle of artistic endeavor
That moment audience and performer
Feel a special force
Elena Moro Roman, an Australian of Spanish Background
Returned to the homeland of her parents
To fulfil her dream of becoming a flamenco dancer
I asked Elena, what duende meant for her
WellE Duende, I think is something you have inside,
when IOm dancing I feel some kind of energy,
like a power that comes from your soul and explodes
and I feel it very much.
Duende is universal,
but in FlamencoOs world itOs very special,
It comes from inside and goes out,
itOs incredible.
I understand this duende,
I constantly chase it dark shadows
That strong feeling that great art brings,
 the joy of tears,
that tight feeling in the chest.
I hunt it constantly in the art of others
And live for its precious moments in my own art.
Our very weakness is our strength
Art can be ugly
 Art can be sad
It can cut like the blade of a knife
Duende is a secretive beast
It avoids the glare of commerce
with itOs bubblegum pop selling face.
It is strongest in those that have suffered
Those mad dogs of glory
The gypsies, roaming endlessly
The nails of jesusOs cross
Scorching in their saddlebags
The irish disapora, longing for
The emerald green of home
Robert Johnson at the crossroads
Summoning the demon earth spirit
To sing the songs of slaves
I felt a need to move,
to dance the song of  my own land
The arrival in chains, the scum of all countries
A land to pillage, a land to own
To drink and scoff in disbelief,
If this is hell, its vistas sunny!
I felt the sadness of my own frailty
Of the pointlessness of it all,
of the very passing of time

I understood that to create great art
one must lay bare ones humanity
The murky depths of our dark ancestry
To crawl amongst the piss and blood and shit.
To know of death,
and yet seize this very moment
To laugh in the face of impermanance.
And feel,
and feel the pain,
and feel alive.

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The Mezquita, Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba

The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, also called
the Mezquita and the Great Mosque of Cordoba,
is a medieval Islamic mosque? that was converted
into a Catholic Christian cathedral in the
Spanish city of Cordoba, Andalusia. The mosque
is regarded as the one of the most accomplished
monuments of Moorish architecture.
The biggest attraction in Cordoba and a truly
must-see building, the Mezquita is a massive
former mosque-turned-cathedral famed for its
"forest" of columns topped with Islamic-style
red and white striped arches among its other
many architectural highlights and serves as
a reminder of the glory and importance Cordoba
held in medieval times. The building is full
of history and beauty - you'll want to give
yourself at least a couple of hours to do
it justice.
Built in 786 as a mosque, the structure was
expanded several times under Cordoba's Muslim
rule while still remaining largely true to
the original design. Following the Christian
Reconquista of Cordoba in 1236, work immediately
went underway to convert the building to a
church, and four centuries later a cathedral
at the center of the building was constructed,
though not without controversy as it significantly
altered the space. Today, despite the presence
of the cathedral, most of the original mosque
structure remains remarkably well-preserved.

Approaching the Mezquita, the first thing
you will notice is the massive bell tower
on the building's north side which looms over
the surrounding buildings. Built in the 1600s
the tower replaced a minaret previously on
the site. Along the outside of the building
the wall takes on the appearance of a fortress,
with an elaborate set of Moorish-style archway
and windows spaced every so often.

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Madrid, Spain Travel Guide

Hola and welome to Overlander.tv’s Spanish adventures
At each location I visit, I will meet a local person
And find out a little more about their home town
Since arriving in Spain, I’ve had a strange desire to grow a moustache
The last time this happened, I was in Outback Australia
I’d met an Aboriginal Kadaichi man on the cross roads of a small town
He taught me secrets that transformed me from a mild mannered wedding video guy

Madrid, Spain Travel Guide
To the overlander, adventure filmmaker
Luckily this alter ego disappeared once I left the heat of the outback
For the lights of the city
Was the overlander returning
And would I still fit into those short shorts
It’s my dream to travel the world, meeting the other tribe
So I thought for my Madrid story
I’d interview people also following their dreams
Marta Escauriaza dreamed of opening her own restaurant
Recently that dream became a reality
My story began when I was studying a cooking course in Paris, in France
that is called "Le Cordon Bleu".
I studied and I obtained a great diploma in cookery and patisserie
This was nine years ago.
One day a friend mine said to me that he had two friends
who had a restaurant that did not work very well and needed a partner
and a person who knew about gastronomy that could improve the restaurant.
I visited the restaurant and I liked it.
They gave me unlimited power to make changes as I saw fit.
I changed the decorations, I left my old work,
and I gave up everything to open the restaurant.
In the end, I had very little time to do it, in fact only a month and a half,
and I believe I obtained a very good result.
I knew more or less how I wanted to change the restaurant
and we have chosen a French- Basque menu.
Gastronomically, Spain is the best country in the world to eat right now.
This is because you can find a lot of differentiation between cuisines all around Spain.
If you go away to the North, for me the North is the best place to eat in Spain:
San Sebastian, Navarra, Galicia... where you can find produce of a wonderful quality:
meat, fish, vegetables, since in the north it rains alot, there is much variety.
In the South of Spain you can find different fried dishes and fantastic dishes of fish.
There is a lot of gastronomic variety in Spain, and I think there is lots of variety and it is very good.
For many centuries we have had a great culinary tradition in Spain and it is very rich in gastronomy.
Madrid is an interesting city for an outsider
It has no real centre
I believe getting to know Madrid is like courting a women
To really get to know her, takes time and effort
And in the case of Madrid, keeping late hours
To explore Madrid’s famed nightlife I caught up with Javier Icazuriaga,
I’d met Javier on an earlier trip, where I walked the Camino de Santiago.
Javier is also following his dream,
having recently set up his own music recording business.
I have worked 10 years for different recording multinationals
such as BMG, Poligram, Universal, as a creative director.
Now I have created my own company. A producer of music with a  recording studio.
We have promoted a new group and we have published its first disc.
The band is called Alis and everything has gone very well.

Madrid has much nightlife. It has many sites to see live concerts
and for me this is important because I dedicate myself to music and music production,
there are many venues for nightlife and live music.
In Madrid you can find people from all over Spain.
Spain is many different cultures within the same country, different languages, different traditions.
In Madrid you can find all the people of  Spain.
It is very difficult to find somebody born in Madrid, it is a mixture of  cultures.

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