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Corner of 3rd ave and Union st in Brooklyn. There's a traffic calmer that's supposed to discourage people from going the wrong way down this one-way street. It has deteriorated to the point of uselessness.
If you’ve had to get teeth taken out, it can be a huge confidence point. You might not feel like your smile is all that great, and it can be hard to truly feel confident. Luckily, there are some options that you can consider, and we’ll discuss more about what they are below.
First, you might wonder why you should replace missing teeth. This is important for many different reasons. It’s not just in an aesthetics sense, but it also helps you chew, speak clearly, and they’re almost like placeholders for a lot of people. When you are missing some of these, it’ll cause the teeth to shift, and it actually causes bite problems because they don’t line up correctly. The gum tissue and bone beneath the gaps as well left by this actually can start to break down, which will make them weaker. This can lead to further tooth loss, and if that’s the case, it can definitely not be a ton of fun.
So, what are your options? Well, the best one is really based on your budget, typical health, and even your personal choice. Depending on the situation, the dentist might recommend some of the options, including the following:
Implants, which are artificial replacement roots placed in the jawbone with a crown on top.
A fixed bridge which is a row of artificial teeth that’s in place via bonding or cementing the teeth around there.
Or dentures, which is an entire arch of teeth, both upper and lower, which are replaced with a prosthetic embedded with a replacement tooth on it, usually done if you need a lot of teeth removed.
Implants are those that are good because they can completely restore functionality, aesthetics, and comfort as well. Neon of the teeth around there are altered, so you don’t need to damage any of the healthy teeth. They’re also super durable, can last decades, and they can prevent bone loss since they’re replacing a root. If you need to get a replacement tooth, this is the best way to go.
Now, for fixed bridges, these require healthy and enough bone tissue, so they’re not right for every person, but they do function like natural teeth. They’re permanently set in place, so you don’t have to remove for cleaning or slippage. These also cost less than dental implants, so if you need a lot of these, this is one of the options that is out there.
Finally, there are dentures, which is done when you need to replace all of your teeth in a sector, such as upper and lower. This is the cheapest option. They are removable to clean and repair, and they are made of material that do look and function like normal teeth. They also have implant retained dentures, or overdentures that are put in place as well, so if you’re wanting something that isn’t removable, this is also a great option as well. Dentures do have a few disadvantages though, and really don’t need to be considered unless you need to replace a lot, or if cost is a huge part of this.
At the end of the day though, all of these work well, since they all do restore your smile and give you confidence once again. Essentially, if you’re struggling with which one to get, you need to talk to your dentist about this, to see what will fit into your budget, and other factors as well such as bone and gum health as well, since that might affect your options. If you are thinking about considering this, then talk to your dentist about it and get the help that you need.
But remember with all of these, that the best option is better than no options, and it’s better to rectify this condition now than wait on it. If you’re worried about the future of your overall oral health, you should go see your dentist about it, look at the options, and choose something from the ones that are there that not only work for you, but also can help you with restoring your overall oral health and wellness for yourself, and for the future of your mouth as well.
I guess that what I'm trying to say,
is I miss and love you more each day!
It hurts me not to see you,
or not to know if you're ok.
I want you to understand
that I loved you from the start.
And I want you to know,
no matter how many miles
we may be apart,
you'll always hold a special place
in my heart.
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We have teased Stuart about the meticulous order of his pencils, since he joined our art group. True to form, when he saw me about to take this shot he said "But there's one missing...."
Missing Persons is an American band that plays a blend of New Wave and pop rock. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. They went on to add bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild.
Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s. Her revealing outfits played a pivotal role in moving the culture of music videos towards that of overt sexual exhibitionism.
"Odiar es potente, es romántico, es viril, pero consume, daña,destroza, y no te deja crear. El objeto del odio al final no recibe el veneno y el que termina destruyéndose, lacerándose, es uno."
A F.
Nov. 24, 2016 - looking for the "sneaky shoes" that left prints coming and going from basement window
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@grickle Yay! Can I get my Aztec priest who misplaced the heart he just pulled out of someone's chest?
Man, so embarrassing first day on the job. @xDrublicx
If you would like this doodle as a signed print for your very own, head on over to the Grickle store!
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Early juveniles in August when all or most adults dead. Similar form to adults, but periostracum thinner and paler, and spire protrudes less.
Maximum dimension 4.1 mm and 3.3 mm, Portlethen, north-east Scotland, August 1970.
Full SPECIES DESCRIPTION BELOW
Revised PDF available at www.researchgate.net/publication/372768813_Lacuna_pallidu....
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Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778)
Synonyms: Cochlea pallidula da Costa, 1778; Lacuna neritoidea Gould, 1840; Lacuna patula Thorpe, 1844; Lacuna retusa Brown.
Current taxonomy: WoRMS www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140168
Vernacular: Pallid chink shell; Pale lacuna; Gwichiad agennog gwelw (Welsh); Lacuna pâle (French); Lavspiret grubesnegl (Danish); Bleke scheefhoren (Dutch); Blek lagunsnäcka (Swedish).
Shell description
The largest dimension of female shells is up to about 12 mm fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc and males grow to 6 mm. The species has an annual life cycle; all or most adults are dead by June. Their small juvenile offspring occur in summer fig. 02 flic.kr/p/2kGH2G9 , growing to full size in winter. The body whorl forms the great majority of the shell, and the very small spire is sunk below the upper margin in most views. Juveniles are similar in form with a slightly lower spire. Sutures between the whorls are distinct. The smooth surface has no sculpture apart from numerous, growth lines.
One face of the hollow columella is missing, exposing a long wide columellar groove (lacuna, chink or canal), leading to a large funnel-like umbilicus fig. 03 flic.kr/p/2kNL1YB . On some specimens the columellar groove is indistinct and the umbilicus reduced fig. 04 flic.kr/p/2kNPCc9 and fig. 05 flic.kr/p/2oQ83ra .
The very large ‘D’ shape aperture is as high as the whole shell, and it occupies about 75% of the area in apertural-view images fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc . The palatal lip is semi-circular, and it continues along the abapertural side of the columellar groove. The wide, white columellar lip forms the adapertural edge of the groove fig. 03 flic.kr/p/2kNL1YB .
The ‘D’ shape operculum is a rapidly expanding oligogyrous spiral with its off-centre nucleus close to the base of the columellar lip. It is transparent, tinted yellow fig. 04 flic.kr/p/2kNPCc9 & fig. 06 flic.kr/p/2kNL1Ut or nearly colourless fig. 05 flic.kr/p/2oQ83ra . The substantial periostracum is olive-brown with distinct growth lines on large specimens fig. 07 flic.kr/p/2kNQ773, and it usually extends beyond the lip of the aperture fig. 04 flic.kr/p/2kNPCc9 . Under the periostracum, the calcareous shell is white or yellowish white fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc . Live adults with a thick opaque periostracum are olive-green/brown in water fig. 08 flic.kr/p/2kNPC3g becoming dull brown when dead and dried fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc . There are no coloured bands or variegation at any stage.
Body description
The flesh is translucent white with varying amounts of yellow or pink tinting fig. 07 flic.kr/p/2kNQ773 and fig. 05 flic.kr/p/2oQ83ra . The snout is ventrally slit fig.06 flic.kr/p/2kNL1Ut and usually rolled into a cylinder fig. 09 flic.kr/p/2oQ92WM . The extended cephalic tentacles are long, smooth, translucent whitish and taper to a blunt tip. When contracted they wrinkle and any yellow tint is intensified fig. 08 flic.kr/p/2kNPC3g . There is a black eye on a slight bulge at the base of each tentacle fig. 07 flic.kr/p/2kNQ773 . The roof of the mantle cavity is whitish translucent showing the colour of the shell except for the mantle edge which is thick and sometimes yellowish fig. 09 flic.kr/p/2oQ92WM . The foot is white with varying amounts of yellow or pink fig. 07 flic.kr/p/2kNQ773 , especially on the opercular disc which supports, and is visible under and through, the transparent operculum fig. 05 flic.kr/p/2oQ83ra and fig. 09 flic.kr/p/2oQ92WM . The two small, flat metapodial tentacles protrude beyond the posterior of the operculum fig. 09 flic.kr/p/2oQ92WM .
Key identification features
Lacuna pallidula
1) Columellar groove (lacuna or chink) leads to umbilicus fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc but is sometimes sealed over fig. 04 flic.kr/p/2kNPCc9 .
2) Largest dimensions up to 12 mm (female) and 6 mm (male). Hardly any of the spire protrudes beyond the body whorl fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc
3) Very large ‘D’ shape aperture equals shell height and occupies about 75% of area in apertural view fig. 01 flic.kr/p/2kNQ7pc.
4) Shell olive-brown with no spiral bands fig. 08 flic.kr/p/2kNPC3g .
5) Body white fig. 07 flic.kr/p/2kNQ773 , sometimes yellowish or pinkish; no grey stipple.
6) Found mainly on Fucus serratus and sometimes on Laminaria.
Similar species
Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) fig. 10 flic.kr/p/2kNL1A2 .
1) Columellar groove (“lacuna” or “chink) leads to umbilicus. 2) Usual maximum height 4 mm; sometimes 6 mm. Spire 30% to 40% of shell height.
3) Aperture occupies about 50% of area in apertural-view images.
4) Body whorl has three brown spiral bands; basal band 1 easily overlooked if base of shell not examined. Some shells are uniform white or brown with no bands.
5) Body translucent white, usually stippled grey.
6) Found mainly, especially when young, on small red weeds. Sometimes on fucoids.
Littorina fabalis (W. Turton, 1825) and
L. obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) fig. 11 flic.kr/p/2kNPBJk .
1) No columellar groove or umbilicus.
2) Maximum dimension up to 17 mm. Very large body whorl and small spire.
3) Aperture occupies about 50% of area in apertural-view images.
4) Shell of L. obtusata is sometimes greenish olive.
5) Body varied shades of yellow, brown or black.
6) Found on Fucus serratus (L. fabalis) or Ascophyllum (L. obtusata) and on Fucus vesiculosus (both).
Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) fig. 12 flic.kr/p/2kNQ6PK .
1) Columellar groove (“lacuna” or “chink”) leads to umbilicus. 2) Maximum height about 10 mm. Well developed spire about 50% of adult shell height, and about 30% on juveniles less than 3 mm high.
3) Aperture occupies about 30% of area in apertural-view images of full grown adults.
4) Body whorl has four brown spiral bands.
5) Body whitish with grey, yellow, orange and/or aquamarine parts.
6) Found on Laminaria and, especially juveniles, on small red weeds. Also on Zostera and sometimes on fucoids.
Lacuna crassior (Montagu, 1803) fig. 13 flic.kr/p/2kGH26u
1) Wide white columellar shelf. Usually no groove or umbilicus but sometimes small ones present.
2) Distinct spire about 50% of mature shell height, about 45% when younger.
3) Aperture occupies about 30% of area in apertural view.
4) Shell when live, has translucent, yellowish-brown spire and brownish-white body whorl. Thick periostracum has distinct, raised, transverse (costal) ridges. Dead dry shells are dull yellowish-brown if periostracum retained, yellowish white with faint spiral lines if periostracum worn off.
5) Body translucent whitish.
6) A rare species which often associates with the bryozoan Alcyonidium diaphanum.
Habits and ecology
L. pallidula feeds on the surface of Fucus serratus (Smith, 1973) and Laminaria (Lebour, 1937) near low water on rocky shores and to 70 metres depth. It is usually absent where turbidity or soft substrate prevents growth of F. serratus. It cannot survive desiccation. Some populations live in the Baltic in salinity down to 12‰.
It moves with a bipedal stepping motion, lifting alternately the right and left sides of the foot. It breeds in late winter and spring, sometimes extending into summer and autumn, with a maximum in February to May in Britain, but precise dates vary regionally. The spawn mass is a low gelatinous dome with an almost circular, oval base (not kidney-shape), diameter 3.9 mm to 5.3 mm (Lebour, 1937), laid on fronds of F. serratus or Laminaria. There are up to about 200 ova per spawn mass fig. 14 flic.kr/p/2kNQ71M . In the low salinity Øresund, Denmark, the masses are smaller with as few as 13 ova (Thorson, 1946 in Fretter & Graham, 1962).
Fretter and Graham (1962) reported confusion with the spawn of “Littorina littoralis” (the name mistakenly used formerly by British authors for an aggregate of Littorina obtusata and L. fabalis). The limited material examined for this account suggests the confusion is with L. fabalis which lives on F. serratus at the same shore level and lays similar, almost circular oval spawn masses, while L. obtusata lives higher up the shore, favouring Ascophyllum, and often lays kidney-shaped spawn masses up to 7 mm long. The difference between the spawn masses of L. fabalis and Lacuna pallidula may be that the latter has a distinctly bevelled peripheral rim while the surface of the former slopes to the substrate without a break in slope fig. 14 flic.kr/p/2kNQ71M . But more investigation is required to test these suggestions; the difference might be due to age of spawn mass. Lacuna parva also has similar spawn but it is found on red algae and is smaller, about 2.5 mm diameter with about 50 ova in Britain fig. 14 flic.kr/p/2kNQ71M ; 2.2 mm to 2.5 mm with 6 to16 ova in the brackish Øresund (Ockelmann & Nielsen, 1981 in Wigham & Graham, 2017).
The individual egg capsules of L. pallidula become angular as they swell and become crowded and compressed. There is no planktonic veliger stage; young emerge as tiny crawling snails. Through a microscope, just before hatching, two tentacular extensions of the opercular disc protruding beyond the operculum may be detected on the embryos within the clear capsules (Fretter & Graham, 1962). Males die after mating, and the females about a month later, so all or most adults breeding in the main period are dead by June or July, and few specimens over 5 mm high can be found in August fig. 02 flic.kr/p/2kGH2G9 . Both sexes grow rapidly until October. From October to February males grow slowly, but females at three times their rate so that by breeding time they are over twice as high as males (Thorson, 1946 in Fretter & Graham, 1962). When mating, the small male rides on the female’s shell near the aperture with his penis inserted into her mantle cavity 15Lp flic.kr/p/2rSk89j.
Distribution and status
L. pallidula occurs from northern Norway and Iceland to Atlantic Spain and New England (USA). GBIF map www.gbif.org/species/2301181
It is found all around Britain and Ireland, but is scarce or absent in the north-eastern Irish Sea and southern North Sea where lack of hard substrate and/or turbidity hinder the growth of Fucus serratus and Laminaria. UK distribution map NBN species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000175975#tab_mapView
Acknowledgements
For use of images, I thank Sarah Charles and Rob Durrant.
References and links
Forbes, E. & Hanley S. 1849-53. A history of the British mollusca and their shells. vol. 3 (1853), London, van Voorst. archive.org/details/historyofbritish03forbe/page/56/mode/2up
Also plate LXX11 at end of vol.4, fig. 1 & 2, also fig. 3 & 4 labelled “L. patula” archive.org/details/historyofbritish04forbe/page/n459/mod...
Fretter, V. and Graham, A. 1962. British prosobranch molluscs. London, Ray Society.
Graham, A. 1988. Molluscs: prosobranch and pyramidellid gastropods. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) no.2 (Second edition). Leiden, E.J.Brill/Dr. W. Backhuys. 662 pp.
Jeffreys, J.G. 1862-69. British conchology. vol. 3 (1865). London, van Voorst.
archive.org/details/britishconcholog03jeffr/page/350/mode...
Lebour, M.V. 1937. The eggs and larvae of the British prosobranchs with special reference to those living in the plankton. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 22: 105 – 166. plymsea.ac.uk/953/
Ockelmann, K. W. and Nielsen, C. 1981. On the biology of the prosobranch Lacuna parva in the Øresund. Ophelia 20: 1-16.
Abstract at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00785236.1981.10426559
Smith, D. A. S. 1973. The population biology of Lacuna pallidula (da Costa) and Lacuna vincta (Montagu) in north-east England. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 53: 493-520.
Thorson, G. 1946. Reproduction and larval development of the Danish marine bottom invertebrates. Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for Danmarks Fiskeri- og Havundersøgelser, Serie Plankton 4: 1-523.
Wigham, G.D. & Graham, A. 2017. Marine gastropods 2: Littorinimorpha and other, unassigned, Caenogastropoda. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) no.61. (344 pages). Field Studies Council, Telford, England.
Glossary
‰ = (salinity) parts salt per thousand parts water (brackish <30‰).
abapertural = away from the aperture.
abapical = away from the apex of the shell.
adapertural = towards the aperture
adapical = towards the apex of the shell.
aperture = mouth of gastropod shell; outlet for head and foot.
apical = at or near the apex.
chink = (see columellar groove).
columella = solid or hollow axis around which gastropod shell spirals; concealed except next to aperture where hollow ones may end in an umbilicus, slit or siphonal canal.
columellar = (adj.) of or near central axis of spiral gastropod,
columellar groove = Groove where one face of hollow columella missing, terminates in umbilicus. Also called “lacuna” or “chink.
columellar lip = lower (abapical) part of inner lip of aperture.
cephalic = (adj.) of the head.
costa = (pl. costae) rib crossing a whorl of a gastropod shell at about 90° to direction of coiling and any spiral ribs or lines.
costal = (adj.) of, or arranged like, costae.
ctenidium = comb-like molluscan gill; usually an axis with a row of filaments either side.
height = (of gastropod shells) distance from apex of spire to base of aperture.
lacuna = (see columellar groove).
mantle = sheet of tissue that secretes the shell and forms a cavity for the gill.
oligogyrous = (of a spiral) having few turns.
operculum = plate of horny conchiolin used to close shell aperture.
palatal lip = outer lip of gastropod aperture.
parietal lip = upper (adapical) part of inner lip of gastropod aperture that lies, often as a glaze, on surface of whorl.
periostracum = thin horny layer of conchiolin often coating shells.
plankton = animals and plants that drift in pelagic zone (main body of water).
protoconch = apical whorls produced during embryonic and larval stages of gastropod; often different in form from other whorls.
suture = groove or line where whorls adjoin.
umbilicus = cavity up axis of some gastropods, open as a hole or chink on base of shell, sometimes sealed over.
umbilical groove = narrow slit opening of umbilicus on some gastropods.
veliger = shelled larva of marine gastropod or bivalve mollusc which swims by beating cilia of a velum (bilobed flap).
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M CHIGAL1 06A flies through Romeoville, IL on BNSF’s Chilicothe Subdivision. Taking the lead on the journey to Galesburg is BNSF 524, a rebuilt B40-8WR. Lots of these units have been placed in indefinite storage, with many not likely to see the light of day again, so it’s nice to see one of these unique locomotives back out on the rails again.
(Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)
It was a sad day for Washington when the news announced Olga Viso's imminent departure as the director of the Hirshhorn. Under her direction, the Hirshhorn has flourished beyond classic modern art into more varied contemporary art. Some of my favorite exhibitions during her tenure include a survey of the works of Juan Munoz and a magnificent Hiroshi Sugimoto photo retrospective. My only consolation is that she is moving to the Walker Art Center where she will take the helm of one of the country's most respected center for contemporary art. It doesn't hurt that Herzog and de Meuron, the partnership behind the Tate Modern, was behind their recent expansion.
The last exhibition Ms. Viso curated will be showing after her departure at the end of this year. "The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image" will be shown in two parts in February and in June 2008. Read more about it here.
16-02-2008 giornata triste
è scomparsa Minù a Niu Crobu, Flumini di Quartu.
Chiunque la trovasse o vedesse ce lo faccia sapere.
Grazie di cuore,
Francy e Nico.
Have you ever bothered to realize
how much you mean to me?
I care so much for you inside
and miss you so deeply.
My mind is always curious about
the way things might have been.
As days go by and time goes by,
I look back once again.
All the time I held you in my arms,
I had the whole world right there.
There you were, comforting me with
all of your charms.
Every little kiss from you
was like a dream come true.
This love that I have inside my heart,
it all belonged to you!
It's funny, all those little things
I never thought I'd miss,
Like all those conversations we had,
or the first time we kissed.
I guess that what I'm trying to say,
is I miss and love you more each day!
It hurts me not to see you,
or not to know if you're ok.
I want you to understand
that I loved you from the start.
And I want you to know,
no matter how many miles
we may be apart,
you'll always hold a special place
in my heart.
Deriek Ellis
My picture today is about missing the ocean. I was raised in S. California where I could see the ocean and beaches often, especially when I could drive myself. My dad also had a boat and we used to go out fishing on the ocean which I loved. I have wonderful memories of riding on the very front of the boat with my sister, bumping up and down on the waves, hair flying on the sea breeze and singing our lungs out as my dad headed out of the harbor. There were some days that were so calm that the water seemed almost like glass and we could look down through it to see giant sea turtles, colorful fish and sea life going about their existence. Occasionally we could see the Bonita take our bait and trigger the fight to catch them. Sometimes we would see seals or dolphins or even Marlin skipping through the water, so exciting.
Sometimes when we'd get a long ways from the coast my dad would tie ropes to our life jackets and throw us out in the open water (shark bait) JK, and let us swim around and have fun while he kept a close eye on us. Once he saw a big jellyfish floating along so he got the net and caught it then put it on the other side of the boat so it wouldn't sting us. The problem was that it's stinging stuff got loose in the water somehow and we got mild stings all over our bodies! Oops!
When my dad would catch some Sea Bass or Halibut he'd clean it and have it all ready so that my mom could have it sizzling in butter shortly after we got home, she loves fresh fish so that was her treat from the trip.
I also adored going to the beach with the waves relentlessly breaking on the shore, the hot sand, the tangy air the glint of sun on the water and sail boats further out whisking along on their way. Although I never used a surf board it was thrilling to go out in the cold water and wait for a wave then swim toward shore at just the right time so I could body surf. Sometimes we'd take inner tubes and go out past the breakers and play there for a long time, when we finally came back in we'd find we had a long way to walk to get back to where we'd left our towels spread out on the sand, we had been carried far along the shore by the tide without realizing it. Well, I guess that's enough, it makes me miss it even more to write about it. It also stimulates a longing to see my dad which is impossible because he's been gone since 1995.
And while I'm missing things, I'm also missing Holly. In the evenings I always find myself trying to calculate when she'll drive in from work before I remember that she won't be. In the morning I expect to see her quietly padding up the stairs, we always call her "spook" in the morning. It has been great to talk to her each day though, and of course what would we do without e-mail? I'm anxious to get pictures of her new digs and in fact pictures of the school and all, I've never been further east than Yellowstone park. I've visited L.A. and San Francisco and even Seattle but I don't think it's the same as actually taking up residence in a big city.
Still, don't be feeling too sorry for me and please know that I'm not looking for sympathy, just enjoying looking back and very, very thankful that I have wonderful memories to look back on. I'm so glad that my memories can be bitter/sweet instead of just plain bitter.
That is another one of the great things about my daily drawing project, sometimes I do draw what's on my heart and when I do it triggers all kinds of feelings. It's a journal without words to me.
In other news, today I plan to do household chores, ummm, now doesn't that sound exciting? Bleh. Oh well, I know I always feel better and more free when I've been diligent in keeping my living space in order. I need to feel free too because I have lots of creative things that I want to do and need to do.
One from last summer. I am very concerned about my water lilies, the plants are usually back by this time of year but so far I see no signs of them. I am hoping they are just late or I will be heading to the garden center to replace them.
Corinna Slusser, missing from Queens, NY, since September 20, 2017.
Missing poster seen at the Cobequid Pass rest area along Nova Scotia Highway 104 (Trans-Canada Highway) on June 24, 2021.
A human skull was found during a search for shipwrecked sailors on the remote Auckland Islands on 11 November 1865.
Resourceful sea captain Commander Norman turned his skills to forensic science when he and his crew unearthed the skull which was buried in a shallow grave on the island. He stated there were no signs on the skull to suggest its owner had met a violent end. Having diligently searched the island the captain and his crew were certain no sailors were there and neither was there any sign of a shipwreck. The mystery of the missing sailors seems never to have been solved.
Shown here is part of Captain Norman’s account of the voyage and subsequent search of the island.
ACGO 8333 IA1/274 1865/3233
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this photo was taken near the end of a four-day hut-to-hut hike from Mitzpah to Lake of the Clouds to Madison hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The exit point was at the Appalachia trailhead near Gorham. Below is the story on the missing man, Eric James.
By Elizabeth Dinan
edinan@seacoastonline.com
August 25, 2009 2:00 AM
PORTSMOUTH — A body discovered in the ocean about a mile off the coast of Rye on Sunday morning has not been identified, but Darwin James thinks it may be his missing brother Eric.
"We're pretty sure," said Darwin, who told the Herald that a man recovered from the ocean by the U.S. Maine Patrol was wearing a T-shirt identical to one given to Eric, a Portsmouth resident, by a friend. "His name wasn't in it, but we're pretty sure it was his."
Eric's mother, Marie-Helene James, said Monday night that Eric's American dentist has no X-ray records for him. In Eric's native France, his dental records would be 12 years old and his French dentist reported that he disposed of them after 10 years, she said.
"DNA testing has to take place," she said, noting that the state crime lab estimated it will take a month to confirm the person's identity.
Darwin said he and his mother provided DNA samples on Monday.
One of the James' neighbors posted a notice on Facebook Monday night on the family's behalf reading, "I'm so very sad to report, and the James family wanted me to let you know, that with fair certainty the man whose remains were recovered yesterday from Rye Harbor is Eric. I spent some time with Eric's mom and brother and they wanted me to ... thank you for your tireless support; amazing gifts from hundreds of wonderful, caring people. ... And, lastly, bless you dear Eric, with heaving heart I wish you peace."
Marie-Helene said the notice was posted to notify the many people who helped assist with the search for Eric, "to keep the weekend for themselves."
Darwin said if the person is confirmed to be his brother, he will be buried in France.
"We still don't know what happened to him and probably never will," he said.
James, 33, was afflicted with bipolar disorder and often behaved younger than his age, according to his family.
U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Paul King told the Herald on Monday morning that the body was recovered from the ocean before noon on Sunday, following a report from a fisherman about "a body in the water."
Coast Guard personnel were assisted by the U.S. Marine Patrol and the body was brought to the Coast Guard station in New Castle, he said.
"We don't know who it is," said King.
An autopsy was conducted Monday and the state medical examiner's officer is charged with determining the cause of death, as well identifying the person, said Rye Police Chief Kevin Walsh.
Eric has been missing since July 18 and was last seen on the Rye coastline where his kayak and paddle were later found.
A Rye police officer is the last known person to have seen him and reported that he was wet and said in his French accent that he was "taking a break from kayaking." An hour earlier, witnesses on a University of New Hampshire research boat saw him, warned him about the dangers of kayaking after dark and James responded by asking twice, "Are you Christians?" according to the witnesses.
The following Sunday, Eric didn't show up at the New Hope Baptist Church as usual. According to his family, the church pastor received a letter from Eric, postmarked two days earlier, which was "very religious" in nature and included a $2,000 check with a note thanking the pastor "for everything."
Walsh said his department has not heard of any other missing persons in the area.
"The Sun shines through the open window
The empty side the shadow's shallow
My arm circles nothing at all
My fingers reach to touch the wall
Missing you when I'm away, think of things I'd like to say..."
For the first time in probably over a year, a new Madness reference, this time to their track 'Missing You.'
I believe it was penned by Suggs (lead singer) who was inspired by his yearning for loved ones while constantly on tour with the band. It's a nice upbeat song with crashing drums (not usual for Madness songs) and a crazy sax solo bridge. It almost sounds like rock and roll but rather makes me think of warm coffee shops in the winter for some reason.
The image I used is an old one from the 23rd of December 2011, back when I was in a long-distance relationship, so it plays to the lyrics of the song; my ex is on a webcam on the Mac in real-time but we're not physically together in person (we never were other than in high school before the actual relationship started).