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The MTA's East Side Access project is connecting the Long Island Rail Road to a newly built concourse underneath the existing lower level of Grand Central Terminal. These photos show the progress on the project as of January 25, 2012. Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin.
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In deploying a long-distance WiFi network, Inveneo often uses relay stations to route radio beams along the network
Se realizó en la sala Teatro de la Alianza Cultural Uruguay - Estados Unidos la ceremonia de graduación 2019 del Programa Access, en la cual el Embajador Kenneth George realizó la entrega de los diplomas de reconocimiento a los graduados y a sus profesoras. Además, ofreció un discurso motivacional a los graduados y tuvo la oportunidad de conversar personalmente con algunos de ellos.
El programa, auspiciado por el Departamento de Estado 🇺🇸, brinda a alumnos de liceos públicos y UTUs de todo el país la oportunidad de estudiar inglés en la Alianza Cultural uruguay - Estados Unidos durante dos años.
Durante los pasados 11 años, ya fueron 1660 los estudiantes que han accedido a esta beca.
[U.S. Embassy photo: Gonzalo García / Copyright info]
High up on the moors above the Goyt Valley. The Land Rover is on the former trackbed of the Cromford & High Peak Railway and is heading for the top of the Bunsall Incline.
Planet Hollywood: "iPods... you guys know how to use one?"
(hands U2 iPod to Bono, who hands it to Larry)
Planet H: "You're gonna let him figure it out?"
Nikon FM3A
Nikon 85mm f/1.4 D @ f/1.4
Fujifilm Provia 100
Scanned with Pacific Image PrimeFilm XE and Vuescan
Post: Lightroom
Film: Bought at Beau Photo, Processed at The Lab
I'm usually skeptical when it comes to such claims that some engineered food can do wonders. Well, according to many positive reviews, this patented performance bar will tap energy from your fat reserves, which causes you to lose weight *while you work out a sweat*.
Bought a box of 10 bars for S$30 [this was before I read the reviews online, bought it just because I had to use my points for the month]. Today, I tried my first bar 15 mins before my TaeBo workout in the afternoon. I have to say that it did give me energy throughout the 40 mins of intense kicking, punching and squatting. I even felt that 40 mins was not enuf, I had to do another 10 mins of pilates!! hahaa!
I didn't feel hungry 4 hours later but forced myself to have dinner coz it was getting late...
It has been over 6 hours since I had that bar and I am still not feeling tired from the workout! I feel I can run around the block right this minute too. This rocks!
The above is the Chocolate Mint Ice bar. I love this flavor - tastes really good with a bit of crunch from the brownie-like dark filling. I think I can get addicted to this.
PS: This is not an advertisement for the manufacturer. It's just a photo journal of what i had and my opinion on the product.
Stone Circle Access visits take place outside the normal opening times at Stonehenge, and are very early in the morning or late in the evening, and are not offered during the normal opening times.
For those of you who have not visited this sacred site, we should mention that the complex is roped off. Visitors observe the stones from a distance and are not permitted within the temple complex. Our special access tours allow you to be amongst the stones. Your guide will bring to life its many myths, legends and rich and fascinating history.
We have arranged with English Heritage for you to experience a unique guided visit to this ancient sacred site - beyond the fences and after the crowds have gone home. Walk amongst the stones and experience the magical atmosphere within the inner circle.
Stonehenge Sunset and Sunrise Trips from London and Salisbury
Stonehenge Guided Tours: www.StonehengeTours.com
The Orchha Fort complex, which houses a large number of ancient monuments consisting of the fort, palaces, temple and other edifices, is located in the Orchha town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The fort and other structures within it were built by the Bundela Rajputs starting from early 16th century by King Rudra Pratap Singh of the Orchha State and others who followed him.
The fort complex, which is accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway. This is followed by a large quadrangular open yard surrounded by palaces. These are Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The battlements of the fort have ornamentation. Notable architectural features in the fort complex are projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows.
LOCATION
The fort complex is located in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh in the erstwhile state of Orchha. The fort complex is within an island formed by the confluence of the Betwa River and Jamni River in Orchha town. Approach to the complex from the eastern part of the market in the town is through a multiple arched bridge with 14 arches built in granite stones.
Orchha town is approximately 80 kilometres away from Tikamgarh town, which is the district headquarters of the district of the same name. Jhansi town is 15 kilometres away. Orchha is a railway station of the Central Railway on the Jhansi-Manikpur section.
HISTORY
The fort was built following the founding of the Orchha State in 1501 AD by Rudra Pratap Singh (r. 1501–1531), a Bundela rajput. The palaces and temples within the fort complex were built over a period of time by successive Maharajas of the Orchha State. Of these, the Raja Mandir or Raja Mahal was built by Madhukar Shah who ruled from 1554 to 1591. Jahangir Mahal and Sawan Bhadon Mahal were built during the reign of Vir Singh Deo (r. 1605–1627). The features of "pepper pots and domes" seen in the fort complex are believed to have inspired Lutyens in the architecture of the structures which he built in New Delhi.
MONUMENTS
The fort complex, accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway followed by a large quadrangular open space which is surrounded by palaces such as Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The fort walls have battlements, which have ornamentation. Notable architectural features seen in the fort complex consist of projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows.
RAJA MAHAL
The Raja Mahal (King’s Palace), where the kings and the queens had resided till it was abandoned in 1783, was built in the early part of 16th century. Its exterior is simple without any embellishments but the interior chambers of the palace are elaborately royal in its architectural design, decorated with murals of social and religious themes of gods, mythical animals and people. In the upper floor of the palace there are traces of mirrors in the ceilings and walls. Its windows, arcaded passages and layout plan are designed in such a way that the "sunlight and shadow create areas of different moods and temperatures throughout the day". The interior walls of the Mahal have murals of Lord Vishnu. The Mahal has several secret passages.
A part of this Mahal was converted into a temple and named Rama Raja Temple in honour of the god Rama. There is legend associated with naming it as a temple. According to a local legend, the temple was built following Rani Ganeshkuwari, the queen getting a "dream visitation" by Lord Rama directing her to build a temple for Him; while Madhukar Shah was a devotee of Krishna, his wife's dedication was to Rama. Following this a new temple known as the Chaturbuj Temple was approved to be built, and the queen went to Ayodhya to obtain an image of Lord Rama that was to be enshrined in her new temple. When she came back from Ayodhya with the image of Rama, initially she kept the idol in her palace as the Chaturbuj Temple was still under construction. She was, however, unaware of an injunction that the image to be deified in a temple could not be kept in a palace. Once the temple construction was completed and the idol of the lord had to be moved for installation at the Chatrubhuj Temple, it refused to be shifted from the palace. Hence, instead of the Chaturbhuj Temple, the Rama's idol remained in the palace where as the Chaturbhuj Temple remained without an idol in its sanctum. As Rama was worshipped in the palace, part of the palace was converted into the Rama Raja Temple; it is the only shrine in the country where Rama is worshipped as a King. The temple is guarded by a police force and the deity, Lord Rama, is considered as the king and is given a gun salute of honour every day.
SHEESH MAHAL
Sheesh Mahal is flanked on either side by the Raja Mahal and the Jahangir Mahal. This has royal accommodation, which was built for king Udait Singh. It has now been converted into a hotel. The interior of this edifice consists of a huge impressive hall with high ceiling, which is the dining hall. Its recent colour scheme renovations are an eyesore. But staying in two of its royal suites on the upper floor, which provide scenic views of the town, gives the guest a feeling of royalty.
JAHANGIR MAHAL
Jahangir Mahal is a palace that was exclusively built by Bir Singh Deo in 1605 to humor the Mughal emperor Jahangir who was a guest of the Maharaja for one night only. The palace is built in four levels with elegant architectural features of both Muslim and Rajput architecture. Its layout is a symmetrical square built in the inner courtyard of the fort and has eight large domes. It has a plethora of rooms with arcaded openings, projecting platforms and windows with lattice design work. The roof above top floor of this Mahal is accessed through a steep stairway. It provides picture perfect views of the temples and the Betwa River outside the fort complex. The palace also houses a small archaeological museum.
The entrance gate from this palace, which was earlier the main gate and which has carved ornamentation, leads to the royal baths and then to an elegant small dwelling unit built within a garden in typical Mughal architectural style; this had been built exclusively for Rai Parveen, the female escort of the Raja Indramani (1672 – 76); her large-size portrait in a revealing and seductive attire adorns hall in this Mahal. She was a poet and musician. The building is a double storied structure built with bricks, rising to the height of the trees in the well tended garden called Anand Mahal. The garden is laid out with octagonal flower beds and has good network of water supply. There are niches in the Mahal which permit natural light to the main hall and smaller rooms.
It is said that Emperor Akbar (r. 1556 – 1605) who was enamored by Parveen's beauty had taken her to his palace in Agra to be his courtesan. But Parveen, who wanted to get out of the situation, composed a gazal or a couplet which stated her status as an already used woman not fit for an emperor, which enabled her to get release from Akbar's court and return to Orchha.
PHOOL BAGH
Phool Bagh is an elegantly laid out garden in the fort complex which has a line of water fountains that terminates in a "palace-pavilion" which has eight pillars. Below this garden is an underground structure which was used by the royalty as a cool summer retreat. This cooling system consists of water ventilation system that is linked to an underground palace with "Chandan Katora", which is in the shape of a bowl from where fountains of droplets trickle through the roof creating rainfall.
WIKIPEDIA
Stone Circle Access visits take place outside the normal opening times at Stonehenge, and are very early in the morning or late in the evening, and are not offered during the normal opening times.
For those of you who have not visited this sacred site, we should mention that the complex is roped off. Visitors observe the stones from a distance and are not permitted within the temple complex. Our special access tours allow you to be amongst the stones. Your guide will bring to life its many myths, legends and rich and fascinating history.
We have arranged with English Heritage for you to experience a unique guided visit to this ancient sacred site - beyond the fences and after the crowds have gone home. Walk amongst the stones and experience the magical atmosphere within the inner circle.
Stonehenge Sunset and Sunrise Trips from London and Salisbury
Stonehenge Guided Tours: www.StonehengeTours.com
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken by the end of the 3rd week of November, 2017.
Standing on the new riverside walkway, previously known as Ravenswell Road, temporarily closed due to on-going works.
That was the site of the old Bray Golf Club -- hotly contested as a (potentially) poorly considered as a site for a shopping centre development complex, and still an area of ground that has to act as a flood plain in the event of tidal surges.
As well as raising a heightened flood protection wall, they've created an access ramp down to the riverside.
The area in the background, site of the old Bray Golf course, was both a works compound and vehicle route for the transportation of material to/from the other sectors along the River Dargle involved in construction works.
By now, most of the heavy works have been completed.
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Between Bray Bridge and the Railway Bridge there was a wooden footbridge linking Ravenswell Road and the Seapoint Road, this bridge was built at the time of the railway coming to Bray.
It closed in 1870 and was removed shortly afterwards.
"The Little Book of Bray and Enniskerry" by Brian White.
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The Irish Rail Bridge, Bray Harbour:
Phase 1 flood defence works to the Irish Rail bridge commenced in August 2016.
Phase 2 flood defence works will be completed during May to September 2017. This work is being undertaken directly by Irish Rail.
The work includes strengthening the integrity of the bridge by creating buttresses around the base of each pillar.
To do this they have to pile-drive sheets into the river bedrock.
The work is complicated by;
(a) the need not to damage or disturb in any way the actual bridge itself (Irish Rail train and DART carriages pass overhead on an hourly basis), (b) the confined spaces under the bridge, and (c) the twice-daily rising tides from Bray Harbour which spill upriver into the newly expanded basin.
The length of the Ravenswell Road gas been landscaped into a pedestrian 'experience', with plants, seating and viewing points created in the sea-wall. This will link up with a new road and pathway being constructed around to Little Bray.
Through the past few weeks/months, we can see the construction in and around the Irish Rail bridge, where new and extensive reinforced concrete collars are built up to support the existing support pillars/piers. The river and sea beds are also engineered to control the flow of tides and river flows.
Ornamental railings and abstract wooden hangings are fashioned on-site.
So I was really bored to day and decided to lurk the back streets photographing their back doors!!!!! Welcome to Rear Door Access. Going to creat a group for your rear door access photos!!
Washington DC, November 15 2016. A diverse crowd of around three thousand fired up activists variously affiliated with over a hundred different groups gathered in front of offices occupied by the Army Corps Of Engineers (and other agencies including the GAO...) for a rally and march to protect the midwestern plains water and land that rightfully belongs in perpetuity to Native American people. A core group of speakers travelled here from the Dakotas to lead the action. There is some slim hope that President Obama can be persuaded in the waning days of his presidency to refuse 'right of way' on Federal lands for the Dakota Access Pipeline. There was a sad, poignant vibe to the event because the DAPL poisonous snake will almost certainly be 'fast tracked' by the incoming Trump administration. President Elect Donald J. Trump is an investor in the pipeline. The company largely responsible for the pipeline project is headed by a very rich Texan folk music enthusiast/opportunist/OK guitar player who seems to have little understanding of what most folk musicians are trying to express.
Everyone knows the emergency exits but this is the opposite. Discovered at a train window of the Southeastern-Railways. If you come late to the train, you can still jump through the glass here ;-) Switzerland, August 6, 2010.
How to manage a WiFi connection from the command line
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Location and Access: 145 km east of Antananarivo (Tana) . This morning we drive , eastwards to the world-renowned upland rain-forest reserve of Perinet - four hours east on a good road , RN2. Our time here will be spent in the Perinet reserve and the Mantadia National Park and our overnights at the hotel Feony'ala . The protected rain forest here exceeds 10,000 hectares and is vital for the survival of many of the island's unique species. The forest is characterised by humid climate, huge trees, and a lush, dense understorey, but there is good access along a number of footpaths. At Perinet the main attraction is the Indri, the world's largest (and noisiest) lemur, a tailless lemur found in family groups and often heard moaning and wailing. Among others, we may also see Grey Bamboo Lemur and Brown Lemur, as well as many birds - specials here include Madagascar Woodrail and Coral-billed Nuthatch Vanga. The bird-life includes six species of Vangas : Red-tailed, Hook-billed, White-headed, Chabert's, Blue and Nuthatch. Also likely to be encountered species include Madagascar Little Grebe, Madagascar Buzzard, Madagascar Blue Pigeon, Blue Coua, Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift, Broad-billed Roller, Madagascar Bulbul, Ward's and Madagascar Paradise Flycatchers, Souimanga and Madagascar Green Sunbirds, Madagascar White-eye, Crested Drongo, Madagascar Starling and Nelicourvi Weaver. Reptiles abound, including Parson's chameleon and Madagascar Tree Boa. A night walk [a flashlight is essential] usually reveals four species of nocturnal lemur, as well as a plethora of reptiles and frogs - including chameleons galore. Trails into the forest are easy to negotiate and because the wildlife in Perinet is highly habituated, animals tend to allow close approach. In Mantadia, which is primary rain forest and home to many species not found at Perinet, the wildlife is more reclusive and the trails are more difficult. Star mammal attractions in Mantadia include the Diadem Sifaka and Ruffed Lemur, while sought-after birds include Pitta-like Ground-roller, Short-legged Ground-roller, Forest Rock-thrush, Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity and Pollen's Vanga - among others.
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So I was really bored to day and decided to lurk the back streets photographing their back doors!!!!! Welcome to Rear Door Access. Going to creat a group for your rear door access photos!!
ILRI celebrates International Open Access Week from October 23-25 2019. www.ilri.org/open-access-week
A French Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé and Afghan police truck block the road after French and Afghan policemen secured the area for an inspection of local electrical infrastructure March 14. (Photo by Maitre Christian Valverde, French Navy)
MTS Access is MTS' curb-to-curb paratransit service, operated under the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act, serving transit riders who are unable to use or access the MTS system due to a disability. This fleet of 2000 El Dorado National Aerotech buses has been replaced with newer buses.
Kilkenny Central Access Scheme (CAS), previously Kilkenny Inner Relief Road Scheme is a controversial new road, improvement of existing roads and junctions, and a new concrete River Nore bridge, with provisions for footpaths and cycle lanes throughout. CAS comprises 4.5 kilometers of single carriageway road that is 7.3 metres wide. The scheme is proving to be controversial as the route of the completed road will bring heavy traffic through residential areas, also the route will bring heavy traffic through the centre of medieval Irishtown section of the city.
The Inner Relief Road was first proposed in 1978 as a means of providing access to brewery traffic to the brewery itself, which has now closed. Kilkenny city is currently surrounded by two thirds of a ring-road and the completion of this ring-road is seen by some as a greater priority for alleviating Kilkenny's traffic problems as they stand. Kilkenny County Council remains resolved that progress in the CAS project should continue ahead of completion to the outer ring road.
Residents and and those who work in the locality have repeatedly expressed frustration with the ongoing works, traffic problems, and the level of communication with them.
As is always the case in Ireland people object to new infrastructure when it is too late to do so. During my visit to Kilkenny anyone that I spoke to had nothing good to say about the new bridge or the supporting infrastructure but not one person could actually explain why they had issues except to say that they felt that the bridge should have been located elsewhere.
I had hoped that the bridge would have been opened at the time of my visit but this was not the case. During my visit I discovered that there is no exact date yet confirmed for the official opening of the Central Access Scheme, although the council says it is likely to be early May.
The name of the new bridge has yet to be decided, but council’s naming and memorial committee is due to meet in the coming days. The issue is likely to be on the agenda at the next monthly meeting of Kilkenny County Council.
Meanwhile, a number of local roads around the Central Access Scheme will be temporarily closed in the coming days, for final works as the project nears completion.
It looks like a jungle in the tropics.
Walking Gear
If your planning a visit to Strabane Glen you should consider wearing a good pair of waterproof walking boots or a pair of wellinton boots, the latter provides little ankle support if rambling / climbing. Depending on the weather, a light waterproof coat is advisable.
Directions to Strabane Glen
Access from the Currly Hill Road is possible if you know were to look, however better access and parking is available from the Woodend Road.
Access via the Curley Hill Road.
From Market Street in the Town Centre
Head in the direction of Omagh / Plumbridge
At the crossroads with Castle Place & Church Street turn left (Devlin's Bar is on your right).
Travel up Church Street onto the Curley Hill Road for approx. 1.4km (0.86 miles).
Until you reach the Y-Junction with the Ballee Road.
About 400m below this junction on the left is a small opening in the ditch / hedge.
This is the access point into the Glen.
Park in the small layby on the right-hand side of the road, (with the view down the Glen) before the sweeping bend.
Access via the Woodend Road.
From Strabane, head towards L/Derry on A5 Victoria Road.
Head for Artigarvan / Donemana turn right onto the B49 Woodend Road.
Approximately 440 metres take a right @ T-junction @ RG Car Wash.
Seek permission from property owner, RG Car Wash to park here.
Parking may be available outside working hours e.g. evenings, weekends etc.
Its about a 300 metre walk from RG Car Wash to the glen access point.
The following are some renownd landmarks associated with Strabane Glen: Hamilton's Leap, The Crows Nest and Lundy's Cave.
Hamilton's Leap
Hamilton was a gentleman possibly an Irish Confederate soldier, who fought against Oliver Cromwell in what is commonly refered to as the 1641 rebellion, the Confederate War, the Cromwellian War or better still, the the Eleven Years War (1641-1652).
Having been defeated in battle, and the last of his followers slain, Hamilton took refuge in Strabane Glen, which is situated about one mile from the town of Strabane, County Tyrone. He remained here for many years as a hunted outlaw. however, returning one evening from a friend’s house, where he had gone to acquire some food, and riding on his horse along the rocky bridle-path about one hundred feet above the glen floor, he was suddenly surprised by a band of Cromwellian troops.
The old soldier, to deny his capture, flung his sword in the face of his enemy and spurred his horse over the precipice, and was dashed to pieces on the rocks below. The location is still identified by locals and is to this day called “Hamilton’s Leap.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromwellian_conquest_of_Ireland
The Crows Nest.
The crows nest is a rift in the rock such as a large fault that has divided the rock into two or more pieces. In this case the crack is wide enough to allow sufficent space for a person to climb up a chimney like crack, a vertical elevation of about 5m to an well camoflaged ivey cladden outcrop which provides a magnificant view across the glen.
Lundy's Cave
Lundy's Cave is a large alcove with a prominent overhang. I remember years ago as a young boy people carved their names in the soft stone, possibly Soapstone or Steatite?
Hamilton's Leap poem by William Collins extract provide by Michael Harron.
“They have chased the old lion away from his den,
At last he is driven to bay.
And against five hundred mail-clad men
I can’t very well essay.
“On right and left I can see their spears,
And behind do their horsemen ride;
In front a yawning chasm appears —
And there’s death upon every side.
“Through many a long and weary day
They have hunted me hard and fast,
And I baffled and foiled their plans alway,
But the bravest must die at last.
“My bonnie mare, you have served me well,
When weary and sore distressed;
When the Saxon bullets around me fell,
And their troopers behind me pressed:
“But never again shall we scour the plain
With banner afloat and free,
And gallop o’er heaps of Saxon slain,
For to-day you must die with me.
“So here’s one prayer for the land I love
In sorrow, in joy, or dole;
One curse on the foe; and may God above
Have mercy on my poor soul!”
He spurred his horse till the ruby gore
The rocks and moss o’erspread,
Gave the fatal leap — in one moment more
Both rider and horse lay dead.
He lived the life of a soldier brave,
He died as a soldier should,
And the grass grows green on his Irish grave,
’Mong the hazels in Mourne’s wood.
Strabane Glen is a narrow valley supporting a calcareous ash/hazel woodland which is typical of this region and whose presence is related to the underlying geology. The total lenght of the woodland measures approx. 1.78km (1.11 miles).
The valley represents a line of weakness between the Upper Dalradian schists and a basic igneous unit, possibly enhanced by local faulting.
It was developed as a meltwater channel during the final deglaciation of the Sperrins, as indicated by outwash deposits and by washed rock outcrops on the valley sides.
Strabane glen has been assigned as an "Areas of Special Scientific Interest" (ASSIs) by the Department of Agriculter, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA), these are protected areas that represent the best of our wildlife and geological sites and make a considerable contribution and the conservation of our most valuable natural places.
How are ASSIs identified?
ASSIs are identified by scientific survey. On most occasions the survey is undertaken by staff of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).
Why do ASSIs need protection?
We all need to conserve our natural environment as it provides the essentials in our life, such as our food, clean air and water and places for recreation. To do this we need to prevent loss of Biodiversity which refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans that support life on earth. Additionally, to protect geo-diversity, the rocks, minerals, fossils, soils and landforms that have been formed over millions of years and determine our landscapes and the species that live there.
How are ASSIs protected?
The best way of protecting our plants and animals and where they live is to protect the land, the freshwater and the seas. It is essential, especially in light of the pressures of modern development, to ensure that the most important environmental areas are protected and managed to form a network of natural areas that are capable of supporting our plants, animals and geological heritage into the future.
Grey squirrel
Grey squirrels are widespread in all counties in Northern Ireland except County Antrim. In the Republic of Ireland they are widespread in central and eastern areas. Grey squirrels were introduced into Ireland in 1911. Six pairs were released at Castle Forbes, County Longford in the Republic of Ireland. The animals thrived and quickly spread to the surrounding counties. By 1946 grey squirrels were present in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Shannon in the west of Ireland and the River Bann in Northern Ireland have both slowed the grey squirrel’s spread but it has recently overcome both these natural barriers and is likely to continue its colonization of the entire island.
Squirrel wildlife and habitat impacts
The introduction of the grey squirrel to the British Isles has had a devastating effect on the native red squirrel population which has declined rapidly over the last fifty years. Grey squirrels are particularly well adapted to life in deciduous woodland and outcompete red squirrels for available food.
Often within fifteen years of grey squirrels arriving in this type of habitat, the red squirrel population has disappeared. Red squirrels seem to be able to compete more successfully with grey squirrels in coniferous woodland and the two species can coexist if an area of woodland is large enough. Red squirrels can survive in some areas if they are given extra food. The food must be placed in special feeders that grey squirrels cannot use.
Red squirrels are susceptible to a potentially fatal viral disease, Parapox virus. This can be carried and spread by grey squirrels who appear to be immune to the disease. Grey squirrels strip bark from trees so they can feed on the soft inner layers. This can cause considerable damage and in severe cases the tree may die.
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service Scania DK61EET (M25P1) Fleet No. 1380 seen on the ramp outside Wallasey Fire Station 23.01.2026, returning from an earlier shout.
The access to the station yard was blocked by a low loader so the pump was backed into the bay, which is something I’d not seen before.
//Access dossier
Clone Lieutenant 9867, nickname "Raven"
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Lieutenant Raven has an extensive--and impressive--combat record. He has participated in numerous missions for the elite 253rd Legion, and trained personally under multiple Cuy'val Dar trainers.
His weapon of choice for most combat situations is a DC-15x sniper rifle, preferring long-distance engagement so he can keep himself--and his squad--out of harm's way. Even in direct engagement, he can keep a larger view of the combat situation, neutralizing threats his men don't see.
His nickname is derived from a species of Kaminoan birds known colloquially as stilt-ravens. His demeanor, reflexes, and protectiveness towards his squad was often likened to the territorial and quick-thinking mother birds of stilt-raven nests, and his squad has been likened to his young, with extra care observably given towards his podmate from birth, CT 5151, also known as "Firespray" or "Fi."
In a non-redacted part of a previous dossier (all of which have now been wholly redacted, interestingly), Taun We, administrative aide to Kaminoan Prime Minister Lama Su, expressed interest in how this clone would perform, given she personally oversaw his apparently extremely non-regulation training. She said "only time" would tell how he would go on to perform.
I can say, with certainty, that he's one of the best damn operatives the 253rd has.
~ Jedi General Master Tomulore A-Kane
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