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One style sometimes acknowledges another. There is a place of reference at the beginning that sometimes is not the conclusion, rather it reveals a pathway with significant moments upon the journey. This figure laid out on the skyline goes through all the variations of the atmospheric conditions each year wearing snow and lush green growth with light and shadow from the Sun and from clouds. The diversity of each day and night bring about variations.
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
I acknowledge that for many people in the world things are hellish at the moment, but tomorrow is Christmas Day here, which for some just means the supermarkets and the liquor stores will be closed, while for others it is a day that still has meaning beyond the banal - sometimes happy and sometimes happy and sad at the same time - but whatever it does for you I wish all of my Flickr friends a meaningful and memorable Christmas for you and yours.
Matthew 7
The Passion Translation
Do Not Judge
7 “Refuse to be a critic full of bias toward others, and you will not be judged.[a] 2 For you’ll be judged by the same standard that you’ve used to judge others. The measurement you use on them will be used on you.[b] 3 Why would you focus on the flaw in someone else’s life and fail to notice the glaring flaws of your own?[c] 4 How could you say to your friend, ‘Let me show you where you’re wrong,’ when you’re guilty of even more? 5 You’re being hypercritical and a hypocrite! First acknowledge and deal with your own ‘blind spots,’ and then you’ll be capable of dealing with the ‘blind spot’ of your friend.[d]
1930 Mercedes Benz 710 SSK Roadster with body designed by it's 2nd most famous owner, Count Carlo Felice Trossi, a well known aristocratic Italian sportsman, and restored by currant owner, Ralph Lauren. It was driven heavily in competition from the start until the early 50s it remains simply the Count Trossi for which it is very famous world wide. The following is taken from the restoration companies home site, Paul Russel & Co.......
The ultimate Porsche-designed Mercedes-Benz, the 'S' or 'W-06' class cars were powered by a supercharged, in-line six cylinder engine with overhead camshaft, two updraft carburetors, and dual ignition. Approximately 372 of these Sport models were produced between 1927 and 1934. Forty-two of them were SSKs (for Super Sport Kurz or Short), short chassis two-seaters which could reach 115 MPH with the Sindelfingen factory body. The first vehicle specifically created to be driven on the road and on the racetrack, it proved to be remarkably successful at such venues as LeMans, Monaco, and the Mille Miglia.
The factory racing program was over when this chassis was completed in 1930, leaving some components available for installation on the last of the road cars. Engine 77644 was built with the higher compression pistons and the renowned 'elephant blower', or supercharger. The factory commission papers show that chassis 36038 was shipped to Tokyo as a chassis only in February 1930, where it was unable to attract a buyer and returned to the factory. In October it was delivered to the Mercedes-Benz sales agent in Milan, Carlo Saporiti.
When we completed this restoration in 1993, the information we had at the time indicated that Sr. Saporiti had sold the SSK directly to Count Carlo Felice Trossi. Further research by Historica Selecta, compiled in 2009, has revealed that the chassis was first sold to Sr. Antonio Maino. He had a spyder two-seater body built for the chassis at Carrozzeria Touring. From December 1930 to 1933, chassis 36038 was raced at various venues, from the Mille Miglia to hillclimbs, and newly uncovered ACI PRA (Automobile Club d'Italia del Pubblico Registro Automobilistico) documents show that ownership changed multiple times. When Count Trossi purchased it in June 1933, he had his own body built for it. During our research for the restoration the Trossi family archives yielded two renderings: one from an unknown, independent coachbuilder, and the Count's personal sketches of an open roadster without top, the 'Count Trossi' SSK.
The magnificent car you see here could not have been authentically restored without the generous enthusiasm of prior owners and other collectors. For example, the dashboard layout is unlike any other SSK. Thanks to historical documents saved by Count Trossi's daughter and grandchildren, we are able to see the layout of the dash in a photo taken in front of their family home. We also have early photographs kindly supplied by Miss Mary Schaub, daughter of the man who owned it from 1954 to 1963. From these sources and others, we were able to verify that the hand painted reference marks on the tachometer have been there since before the 1950s.
Chasing leads and digging for information is one of the most important and least acknowledged aspects of any restoration project. Upon disassembly of the engine we noted that many of the parts had been numbered RB 1420-14 (an internal work order number) by the factory. However, the number stamped on the oil pan was not a match. With the help of noted German collector Fritz Grashei, we conducted an extensive search through many private collections and found the original oil pan. Ultimately we negotiated an exchange in order to return the correct oil pans to both this SSK and to the engine in Germany.
The persistence and detailed work payed off with Best in Shows at Pebble Beach, Lime Rock, Goodwood, Meadowbrook, and the Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza.....!!!!!
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Linda and I though we would put up something a little different for everyone! We shot this image a couple weeks ago during the October full Moon! We hope you enjoy the image and as always thanks for all the comments !!
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VIEW LARGE This image was taken in Sea Level, North Carolina at Linda's Moms house. Bluebirds are very territorial of their space and will chase other species out of the area, more so when they have babies. Our last image for 2 weeks will go up on Thursday . We though we would put up some North Carolina images that you have not seen to get us in the mood !! If you are going to be in Eastern North Carolina during the next 2 weeks and want to shoot with us drop us a Flickr mail. Thanks for looking, all the comments and Friendships!!!
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The Drake was acknowledging another pair of BWT within 10 feet. they were chatting politely with each other. This one has a red eye, the other had a dark one.. I have seen both colors but I am not sure what it means as both males were accompanied by a female. these were overexposed but RAW had enough detail to make a usable image..
A touch of frost on a piece of firewood. It was -3C when I woke up but now it is 11C and it is supposed to be in the 20's for the next few days. Mother Nature really needs hormone replacement therapy.
Canon EOS 1DS Mark III with a Canon FD 28mm 3.5 SC lens on a reverse macro ring.
I may not have time to answer or acknowledge your visit here or any comments you leave right away but, I will thank you now in advance.
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Lavenham in Suffolk is widely acknowledged as the best example of a medieval wool town in England.
In Tudor times, Lavenham was said to be the fourteenth wealthiest town in England, despite its small size. Its fine timber-framed buildings and beautiful church, built on the success of the wool trade, make it a fascinating place to explore today.
Although Lavenham goes back to Saxon times, it is best known as a medieval wool town. It was granted its market charter in 1257 and started exporting its famous blue broadcloth as far afield as Russia.
In the 14th century Edward III encouraged the English weaving industry and Lavenham began to prosper. However in the late 16th century Dutch refugees in Colchester began weaving a lighter, cheaper and more fashionable cloth and the woollen trade in Lavenham began to fail.
Most of the buildings in Lavenham today date from the 15th century, many of these were never altered due to the fall of the weaving industry. Consequently the town is still very much on the same scale as it must have been in the 15th century.
Nosterfield Local Nature Reserve is generally acknowledged as North Yorkshire’s premier wet grassland nature reserve, particularly important for species such as Shoveler, Redshank and Lapwing.
Nosterfield is one of over 120 projects across North Yorkshire to benefit from the North Yorkshire Aggregates Grants Scheme (or NYAGS for short), which was administered by the team here at Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.
One style sometimes acknowledges another. There is a place of reference at the beginning that sometimes is not the conclusion, rather it reveals a pathway with significant moments upon the journey. This figure laid out on the skyline goes through all the variations of the atmospheric conditions each year wearing snow and lush green growth with light and shadow from the Sun and from clouds. The diversity of each day and night bring about variations.
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
Ronda, a city widely acknowledged as one of the most spectacular in Spain and which enjoys a setting so naturally dramatic it could be in a fairy tale. Built on a ridge and split by a most impressive gorge plunging down hundreds of feet, Ronda’s almost impregnable position meant it was one of the last bastions of Moorish power, only falling to the Christians in 1485. During the 18th century, the two halves of the town were joined by its iconic stone bridge.
66613's toot is acknowledged by the S&T blokes as it finally gets away from signal WN4815 after a short delay due to a points failure at Kingsbury Branch Junction heading 6G67 Tunstead to Small Heath. The wagons of 6M27 from Cardiff Tidal are just visible to the left of 66115 and 66101 which was stuck on the main line for 135 minutes heavily delaying the following passenger services.
never forget the general interest
the most adaptable being
strong
prudential
considerate
stiff
tight
soundly
determined
dynamic
visionary
focussed
important to cut always a fine figure ?
or to be succesful
acknowledged, accepted, renowned ?
be human ...
act according to conscience !
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I sometimes feel a bit locked into landscapes, I love them but I also take so many other images that I do not post. Today I just felt like doing something out of the norm. A kitty. I happened to come upon this one while taking photos of a structure. I just loved the peeking out.
Texture used: Creme and Carmel Mood
A very personal note:
Flickr is not only a social media venue, but can also a personal art gallery. I've been told that people are getting tired of these portraits, and that may be true of some.
But in looking at the many hundreds of images of Krystal still in computer files I can't bring myself to delete them, that aesthetic sense of mine telling me that many like this image tells a story and are worthy that personal art gallery.
For all of you still acknowledging my work with Krystal through your views, faves and comments, I truly appreciate it.
Model: Krystal Smith
Explore # 143 December 1, 2012
See her eye and ear, she seems acknowledging what we're gossip her:)))
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"For that you never acknowledged me, I acknowledge
the spring’s yellow detail, the every drop of rain,
the anonymous unacknowledged men and women.
The shine as it glitters in our child’s wild eyes,
one o’clock at night. This river, this city,
the years of the shadow on the delicate skin
of my hand, moving in time.
Disinherited, annulled, finally disacknowledged
and all of my own asking. I keep that wild dimension
of life and making and the spasm
upon my mouth as I say this word of acknowledge
to you forever. Ewig. Two o’clock at night."
From, Desdichada
BY MURIEL RUKEYSER
I think a good title for this image would have been Great Egret Tree Service!! This was shot with a 300 mm lense and the Heron came so close I could not get the whole stick in the frame!!! I think Momma Heron would have been happy with this stick!!! Thanks as always for looking and the wonderful comments !!!
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Two vessels from different worlds cross paths
Richmond Maritime Festival
Lady Washington Tall Ship and the Haisea Guardian Tugboat passing on the Fraser River
Steveston,
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Lady Washington (20th-century replica)
A ship replica of Lady Washington was built in Aberdeen, Washington, United States in time for the 1989 Washington State Centennial celebrations.Aberdeen is located on Grays Harbor, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean named for Robert Gray, the man who entered the harbor under sail for the first time as master of Columbia.
Named "Washington State's Tall Ship Ambassador", as well as the State Ship, the new Lady Washington is operated by a professional and volunteer crew under the auspices of the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority. She sails up and down the Pacific coast, regularly in pair with Hawaiian Chieftain, educating students in the history of merchant trading, life of common sailors, and responsibilities of the ship's officers.
The current replica's mainmast is rigged with a topgallant sail and topsail above a gaff mainsail, as based on the post-Macau refit configuration. Old World (UK/international) terminology refers to this sail plan as brigantine, and New World (American) terminology refers to this as a brig.
Film and television appearances
Lady Washington has appeared in various films, portraying HMS Interceptor in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and the brig Enterprise, a namesake of the Starship Enterprise, on the holodeck in Star Trek Generations. She provided the basis for the RLS Legacy in the Disney animated feature Treasure Planet. She also transported Chinese immigrants to America in the IMAX film The Great American West. On television, the ship played a prominent role in the miniseries Blackbeard, and has appeared in the music video for rapper Macklemore's Can't Hold Us and as Captain Hook's ship the Jolly Roger on Once Upon a Time. The ship is the central visual element for Christian music group For KING & COUNTRY in their music video Burn the Ships.
* Lady Washington (18th century original)
The original Lady Washington, or more commonly, Washington[citation needed], was a 90-ton brig. Her early history is documented in the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War as well as other documents. As part of the Columbia Expedition, she left Boston Harbor on October 1, 1787. She sailed around Cape Horn and participated in the maritime fur trade with the coastal Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest and in tea and porcelain across the Pacific in China. She was the first American-flagged vessel to round Cape Horn. She was the first recorded vessel to make landfall on the Oregon coast near Tillamook, Oregon. John Meares claimed that she was the first non-native vessel to circumnavigate Vancouver Island.
Named in honor of Martha Washington, she was captained during the American Revolutionary War by Naler Hatch, and post war by Robert Gray, and John Kendrick, former captain of her larger sailing partner, Columbia Rediviva and commander of the expedition. At the end of the first trading season, Kendrick ordered Gray to sail Columbia to China, while Kendrick took command of Lady Washington . Under the command of Kendrick, she was refitted in Macau as a brigantine.
Lady Washington became the first American vessel to reach Japan] in an unsuccessful attempt to move some unsold pelts. Lady Washington remained in the Pacific trade and eventually foundered in the Philippines in 1797. She was lost at the mouth of the Mestizo River, near Vigan, northwest Luzon in July 1797.
Info. as per Wikipedia
A special shout-out to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
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Every dog has it s day.
Yashica electro gsn, fomapan 400 developed in d-96 for 10 minutes @ 22 degrees C.
I've not acknowledged any comments on my photos for a while now, so please accept my apologies for this - I've been a bit preoccupied with photography and mountains!
My climbing partner and I are travelling to the Highlands of Scotland (via Wales) so I may be off the airwaves for a couple of weeks. I love the inspiration you can draw from the work of Flickr members so I'll try and check in to Flickr as and when I can.
Thanks for checking out my photos and I hope to be able to post some half decent photos of Britain's mountain scenery when I return.
No mention of the Dennis Tridents at Stagecoach East Midlands can be made without acknowledging the Plaxton Presidents, which are arguably just as (if not more) synonymous with the place than the ALX400s. Despite the majority being new to Manchester, plus a smattering elsewhere, many convened on North Notts and Lincolnshire to see out significant parts of their working lives. Not to mention some operated in Hull, too.
18023 was always nice to see around with its flip dot destination blind and cemented itself as one of my favourites. On 27.7.23 it is departing Lincoln for Sleaford on the 31X and seen immediately outside the bus station, on Norman Street.
Usually at this juncture I complain that none of the East Midlands Presidents survive, but it’s possible that up to three do; 18046 was converted to a non-PSV thing and could still be at large somewhere; 18050 got donated to the police force; and 18056 – which served Bassetlaw but ended its days in Fife – got preserved in Scotland.
Now, all those things occurred between 2021 and 2023 and since then there’s been no update on any of them. Checking the government MOT and tax online database in October 2025, 18046 is shown as taxed until November 2026 but no MOT, while 18050 and 18056 come up as SORN with expired MOTs. So it’s a good indication that they still exist.
As for 18023 in this picture, it comes up with no results on the website so is likely scrapped. However, I can be satisfied in the fact that I was able to cheaply pick up the Northcord model of 18023 last March, so as far as I’m concerned now that *is* 18023... a small and mildly inaccurate representation of the original which fits nicely on a shelf.
MX53 FLC
Trying to remind myself today:
- Mindlessly scrolling social media will not
bring true, lasting comfort.
- Physically harming myself will not bring
true, lasting comfort.
- I can acknowledge what I'm feeling and
not just try to ignore or suppress it and let
it slowly decrease it won't last forever at
that same intensity.
- It's ok to be honest.
- It's ok to ask for help.
- I can rest in God's love and care for
me. He is with me in each moment.
- What do I need right now?
- It is not completely selfish to do these
things (if they are done in a healthy
manner)—in order to truly be here for and
serve my family, friends or anyone I encounter I also have to take care of my own wellness.
____________________________
I took this photo nearly two years ago (9/6/20) as I was doing my AMonthOnFilm image for that day. The prompt for my film photo was “looking up” [ www.flickr.com/photos/amandacreamerphotography/5051301140... ] and for that photo I laid in the grass at the edge of our yard where it meets the corn field, looking up at the sky, trying to cope as I was struggling intensely and working on taking my film photo. Here are some of the words I wrote that day with my “looking up” image: “…I listened to the corn blowing in the breeze, heard the loud insects buzzing all around me, felt the breeze blowing across my skin and the pressure of the solid ground under me, the cushion of the grass on my back and bugs biting at my ankles. I tried to absorb it all, take it all in among the anxiety raging in my body and mind. I tried to enjoy the moment instead of worrying I’d totally missed the shot by missing focus and not having the convenience of checking the image on the back of my camera—film doesn’t work that way. Even if I totally messed up this shot it can still remind me of this beautiful moment in God’s creation.” As I stayed in that spot, still working to cope, to try to find a tiny sliver of calmness I took some other photos with my digital camera. This is one of those images. I was holding my phone in my hand with the night sky as a backdrop. While outside I think my “trying to remind myself” phone alarm went off. I had an alarm set twice a day at set times and when the alarm sounded I would look at this image I created with one of my photos and words I had written to remind myself of. This was a habit for a while. I don’t do this anymore with an alarm and I can see evidence that these principles as well as some others not listed here are becoming more ingrained in my life and within myself. Things that were so foreign and felt so awkward are now starting to slowly become a little more natural. A small sign of some growth. It’s amazing to see how far I’ve come when there’s still SO far to go. I am thankful.
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Lavenham in Suffolk is widely acknowledged as the best example of a medieval wool town in England.
In Tudor times, Lavenham was said to be the fourteenth wealthiest town in England, despite its small size. Its fine timber-framed buildings and beautiful church, built on the success of the wool trade, make it a fascinating place to explore today.
Although Lavenham goes back to Saxon times, it is best known as a medieval wool town. It was granted its market charter in 1257 and started exporting its famous blue broadcloth as far afield as Russia.
In the 14th century Edward III encouraged the English weaving industry and Lavenham began to prosper. However in the late 16th century Dutch refugees in Colchester began weaving a lighter, cheaper and more fashionable cloth and the woollen trade in Lavenham began to fail.
Most of the buildings in Lavenham today date from the 15th century, many of these were never altered due to the fall of the weaving industry. Consequently the town is still very much on the same scale as it must have been in the 15th century.
One style sometimes acknowledges another. There is a place of reference at the beginning that sometimes is not the conclusion, rather it reveals a pathway with significant moments upon the journey. This figure laid out on the skyline goes through all the variations of the atmospheric conditions each year wearing snow and lush green growth with light and shadow from the Sun and from clouds. The diversity of each day and night bring about variations.
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
Temple Menorah was designated as a contributing building in the national North Shore Architectural District by the United States Department of the Interior in 2009, and acknowledged as contributing to the historic and design significance of the local North Shore historic district by the Miami Beach City Commission in 2018.
Originally designed by Gilbert Fein and constructed as the North Shore Jewish Center in 1951, Temple Menorah was expanded according to a design by Morris Lapidus in 1963. Lapidus added the belvedere tower at the northwest corner, the vertical pilasters on the north façade, and the modernist arches on the west façade.
There is some ambiguity about the role of another architect – Tony Sherman – in the 1963 expansion, but these three features are consistent with the work of Lapidus throughout Miami Beach. Gilbert Fein and Morris Lapidus are among the most prolific and significant Miami Modern or MiMo architects who practiced on Miami Beach in the 1950s and 1960s. Fein studied architecture at New York University; Lapidus at Columbia University. Both designed during a period of Miami Beach optimism and expansion after World War II. Lapidus is perhaps best known for his Fontainebleau and Eden Roc Hotels as well as his design for a pedestrian Lincoln Road. Gilbert Fein designed hundreds of smaller multi-family buildings in South Florida, including 76 buildings in the North Shore and Normandy Isles neighborhoods.
Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz was a key figure in the development and growth of Temple Menorah, serving from 1951 until 1989, when he was designated Rabbi-Emeritus.
According to his obituary in the Miami Herald, the Rabbi had served as an Army chaplain at the end of World War II, and after the war’s end stayed in Europe helping Jewish refugees. One of those refugees was his wife, Rachel, who accompanied him to Miami Beach in 1951.
It was perhaps those post World War II experiences with refugees that moved Rabbi Abramowitz to welcome hundreds of Cuban Jewish refugees to Miami Beach in the early 1960s. In the late 90s, Rabbi Abramowitz recalled in a late 1990s interview with Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, “No one really welcomed the Cuban Jews, because the American Jewish community looked at the Cuban Jews as wealthy, not in need of help ... So they all came to Temple Menorah. I gave them free temple membership, free Hebrew school, free everything.”
While other Jewish Cuban congregations eventually developed, a significant number of Temple Menorah’s current members are former Cuban refugees or their descendants. The current rabbi, Eliot Pearlson, has continued this welcoming work with Russian Jewish refugees in the early 1990s and with the Argentinian community trying to settle in South Florida during their nation’s economic crisis of 2003-2006
For further information, you may wish to consult:
Howard Cohen. '"'Father of the Cuban Jewish community' Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz dies at 97"
"Home is Where the History Is," Review of Caroline Bettinger-Lopez. Cuban-Jewish Journeys: Search for Identity, Home, and History in Miami. Foreword by Ruth Behar. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2000. Published by H-FL@H-Net.msu.edu (January 2007).
Jeff Donnelly is the Public Historian of the Miami Design Preservation League and the co-author of Miami Architecture: An AIA Guide to Downtown, Coral Gables and the Beaches. He once served as Chair of the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board and regularly conducts walking tours of Miami Beach's historic districts. He and his wife, Nancy Wolcott, have lived on Miami Beach since 1986.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
“Liturgy is a paradox that acknowledges God’s presence among the faithful and the faithful’s distance from God.”
“This life is a journey from creation through redemption to salvation. Along the way, there is an engaging interplay between the things of this world and the things of the next, between the reality in via and that to come in patria, between historical commemoration and anamnetic aspiration.”
-“IN THE SECRET OF THE TRINITY”: EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION IN THE THIRTEENTH-CENTURY SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRIES., Simone Brosig
So, life from beginning to end, is a journey, a liturgical procession. Often, I have thought of this journey through life as a circus…me as a clown and at other times an acrobat. We are all preforming consciously or not.
I am aware of my participation in this procession…and I take delight walking with others…who often “step behind the curtain” to take a deeper journey beyond the show.
The pageantry of creation…often requires me to stop in awe and wonder…to become a photographer…to breathe, pause and snap.
-rc
One style sometimes acknowledges another. There is a place of reference at the beginning that sometimes is not the conclusion, rather it reveals a pathway with significant moments upon the journey. This figure laid out on the skyline goes through all the variations of the atmospheric conditions each year wearing snow and lush green growth with light and shadow from the Sun and from clouds. The diversity of each day and night bring about variations.
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
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As seen on Road 506 in North Frontenac Township.
I may not have time to answer or acknowledge your visit here or any comments you leave right away but, rest assured, I will try to get back as quick as I can. I will thank you now in advance.
Acknowledged as one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams, the Red Arrows are renowned throughout the world as ambassadors for both the Royal Air Force and the UK. So expect plenty of flair and precision-flying when the team takes to the skies above RAF Fairford to demonstrate their breath-taking close-formation flying. The team formed at RAF Fairford in 1965 and flew Folland Gnat jet trainers until 1980 when they transferred to the BAE Hawk T1.
First and foremost, please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in expressing my gratitude. Life had its own plans and, unfortunately, it took me away from promptly acknowledging this wonderful honor bestowed upon me. I wanted to ensure that my gratitude was conveyed in a meaningful way, capturing the warmth and genuine appreciation I feel. I wanted to take this moment to express my deepest appreciation for this honor and to extend my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who played a role in the selection process.
Each cover is a testament to the passion and dedication we all share for our work. To be chosen amongst such talented individuals is a humbling experience, one that I will cherish for a long time.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the covers, and please know that your support and recognition inspires me to continue making photos with even greater enthusiasm.
I am so sorry for all covers that i missed and wasn't able to put here.
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14.04.23. Ola Heenalu
19.04.23. Shimmer Glass Gallery In Honour Of My Sister Amber ♥
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A Big Wave
...and not of the water type!
An unidentifiable First Great Western HST makes its way along the sea wall approaching Dawlish with the driver acknowledging myself and Dylan taking photos. Always great to see somebody enjoying their job, and fair play to the GWR drivers who are so friendly!
Back then I had no idea that a year later most of the long-distance services would now be dominated by Class 800s! Still great memories windowhanging along the wall from a droplight Mk3 window getting a faceful of sea air at 70mph!
a photo of taiwanese art. one of the many colorful abstract animals by taiwanese artist, hung yi, on the campus of providence university, taichung, city, taiwan. here is a link to some of his artwork:
note: i am acknowledging his artwork, not promoting his artwork for profit. he is an amazing artist.
sony a7rii ilce-7rm2
asahi auto-takumar 35mm f/2.3
Day 23 of 365
We feel the borders, but avoid to acknowledge them. Every day they run invisibly across districts and streets. Stratified into culture they organize the city and categorize people. It's a way we dress our self, what we eat and what kind of literature we appreciate. What kind of taste we have, who we know and to whom we answer. How we speak and look to each other. How we touch and are being touched by others. It's how we exist and who we are.
Once you learn to observe and evaluate the world in terms of these boundaries you can never see it same way again. You will leave the valley of childhood and step into world of class hierarchies and social order. Like everyone else, you will subjugate to an act of distinction and take part in a social struggle, in which people protect their achieved positions, separate themselves from others and try to find new ways to climb higher. It is, in its essence, an everyday symbolic violence: mostly unconscious but always visible acts of social domination, which we are all forced to engage to maintain social hierarchies and order. It is a frightening sight behind what we consider 'normal', but with time you adjust to it and together with borders it becomes invisible again - you feel the borders, but avoid to acknowledge them.
Year of the Alpha – 365 Days of Sony Alpha Photography: www.yearofthealpha.com
2020 (Temma Lowly with her father and the quilt made for her by her aunt Amy), Tim Lowly 2019-2020, Graphite on 28.5" x 40" Schoellerhammer drawing board.
Private collection - (I believe it will be in the collection of the Arkansas Art Center).
Recently ideas around seeing proved to be key as I wrestled with finding a meaningful way to approach a self-portrait commission. The project gained traction for me when I decided to include my daughter Temma lying in her bed behind me. Almost coincidentally the watercolor quilt that hangs by her bed, made for Temma many years ago by her Aunt Amy, entered the picture. Then, as the drawing progressed, it occurred to me to depict myself with eyes closed something that felt significantly charged and perhaps a bit disconcerting ... complicating the viewers’ expectations of visual access/engagement. How, one might wonder, does one make a self portrait with one’s eyes closed? By contrast, while Temma’s open eyes don’t see in a conventional sense, they do often indicate an attentive, utterly innocent presence. Meanwhile, the context fluctuates with the quilt on the wall depicted with a seemingly encyclopedic completeness while other less “finished” portions of the drawing acknowledge the limits of seeing."
This drawing was the initial work in my Voice & Site drawing project.
Six Aboriginal language groups are the traditional owners of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area:
Darug.
Gundungurra.
Wanaruah.
Wiradjuri.
Darkinjung.
Tharawal.
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. I pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
I often get asked why I live so far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and my answer is in this capture. Very, very rarely do you get a chance to photograph this stunning bird, but today, I was fortunate to be home, have enough time to grab my camera, and shoot this very shy and elusive bird. The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a large black cockatoo with round yellow marking around the ear. The tail has pale yellow panels. The male has dark grey upper bill and pink ring round eye. The female has a paler bill and grey ring round the eye. Yellow tales can be found from south east Australia from near Rockhampton in Queensland down to Victoria. Also found in Tasmania.
So I guess I should acknowledge the thanks and congratulations I've been receiving for the Annie Nomination. It's still a lil odd to me...but the real thanks goes to Peter Browngardt and Marcy Mahoney for submitting me...because if it was up to me...I wouldn't have HA.
There is a lot of art from this series I should share...but I need to do a lot of scanning for that...and I hate scanning.
In the meantime...I made some SB designs public...so you can see some new old stuff in there. Hopefully get to updating this Flickr sometime soon.
Love,
Robertryan (no one spells it right) Cory
Lomography.com are really awesome! They've acknowledged my copy of the LomoGraflok 4x5" Film Back as faulty (black dot on the film ejection roll, resulting in white dots along the left edge of the images) and within a week have sent a free replacement which works perfectly (as for now). Despite snow storm this morning I had to test it and there are no white dots along the left image border anymore. The white dots over the "hut" are entirely due to snowing ;-))
Thank you Lomography!
And the Fuji Instax Wide film iso for Nordic conditions this time of year is 500, no more.
Graflex Crown Graphic (1952) with Wollensak Optar 135 mm/f4.7, shot @ iso 500.
Have a nice winter!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_deer
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.[2][3] In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer is used as a food source.
Red deer are ruminants, characterized by a four-chambered stomach. Genetic evidence indicates the red deer as traditionally defined is a species group, rather than a single species, although it remains disputed as to exactly how many species the group includes.[4][5] The closely related and slightly larger American elk or wapiti, native to North America and eastern parts of Asia, had been regarded as a subspecies of red deer, but recently it has been established as a distinct species. It is probable that the ancestor of all red deer, including wapiti, originated in central Asia and resembled sika deer.[6]
Although at one time red deer were rare in parts of Europe, they were never close to extinction. Reintroduction and conservation efforts, especially in the United Kingdom, have resulted in an increase of red deer populations, while other areas, such as North Africa, have continued to show a population decline.
Description
The red deer is the fourth-largest deer species behind moose, elk and sambar deer. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle. European red deer have a relatively long tail compared to their Asian and North American relatives. Subtle differences in appearance are noted between the various subspecies of red deer, primarily in size and antlers, with the smallest being the Corsican red deer found on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and the largest being the Caspian red deer [7](or maral) of Asia Minor and the Caucasus Region to the west of the Caspian Sea. The deer of Central and Western Europe vary greatly in size, with some of the largest deer found in the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe.[6] Western European red deer, historically, grew to large size given ample food supply (including people's crops), and descendants of introduced populations living in New Zealand and Argentina have grown quite large in both body and antler size. Large red deer stags, like the Caspian red deer or those of the Carpathian Mountains, may rival the wapiti in size. Female red deer are much smaller than their male counterparts.
The male (stag or hart) red deer is typically 175 to 250 cm (69 to 98 in) long and weighs 160 to 240 kg (350 to 530 lb); the female (hind) is 160 to 210 cm (63 to 83 in) long and weighs 120 to 170 kg (260 to 370 lb).[citation needed] The tail adds another 12 to 19 cm (4.7 to 7.5 in) and shoulder height is about 95 to 130 cm (37 to 51 in).[8] In Scotland, stags average 201 cm (79 in) in head-and-body length and 122 cm (48 in) high at the shoulder and females average 180 cm (71 in) long and 114 cm (45 in) tall.[8] Size varies in different subspecies with the largest, the huge but small-antlered deer of the Carpathian Mountains (C. e. elaphus), weighing up to 500 kg (1,100 lb). At the other end of the scale, the Corsican red deer (C. e. corsicanus) weighs about 80 to 100 kg (180 to 220 lb), although red deer in poor habitats can weigh as little as 53 to 112 kg (120 to 250 lb).[9] European red deer tend to be reddish-brown in their summer coats. The males of many subspecies also grow a short neck mane during the autumn. The male deer of the British Isles and Norway tend to have the thickest and most noticeable manes. Male Caspian red deer (C. e. maral) and Spanish red deer (C. e. hispanicus) do not carry neck manes. Male deer of all subspecies, however, tend to have stronger and thicker neck muscles than female deer, which may give them an appearance of having neck manes. Red deer hinds (females) do not have neck manes. The European red deer is adapted to a woodland environment.[10]
Only the stags have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter. Antlers typically measure 71 cm (28 in) in total length and weigh 1 kg (2.2 lb), although large ones can grow to 115 cm (45 in) and weigh 5 kg (11 lb).[8] Antlers, which are made of bone, can grow at a rate of 2.5 cm (1 in) a day. A soft covering known as velvet helps to protect newly forming antlers in the spring. European red deer antlers are distinctive in being rather straight and rugose, with the fourth and fifth tines forming a "crown" or "cup" in larger males. Any tines in excess of the fourth and fifth tine will grow radially from the cup, which are generally absent in the antlers of smaller red deer, such as Corsican red deer. Western European red deer antlers feature "bez" (second) tines that are either absent or smaller than the brow tines. However, bez tines occur frequently in Norwegian red deer. Antlers of Caspian red deer carry large bez tines and form less-developed cups than western European red deer, their antlers are thus more like the "throw back" top tines of the wapiti (C. canadensis), known as maraloid characteristics. A stag can (exceptionally) have antlers with no tines, and is then known as a switch. Similarly, a stag that does not grow antlers is a hummel. The antlers are testosterone-driven and as the stag's testosterone levels drop in the autumn, the velvet is shed and the antlers stop growing.[11] With the approach of autumn, the antlers begin to calcify and the stags' testosterone production builds for the approaching rut (mating season).
During the autumn, all red deer subspecies grow thicker coats of hair, which helps to insulate them during the winter. Autumn is also when some of the stags grow their neck manes.[6] The autumn/winter coat of most subspecies are most distinct. The Caspian red deer's winter coat is greyer and has a larger and more distinguished light rump-patch (like wapiti and some central Asian red deer) compared to the Western European red deer, which has more of a greyish-brown coat with a darker yellowish rump patch in the winter. By the time summer begins, the heavy winter coat has been shed; the animals are known to rub against trees and other objects to help remove hair from their bodies. Red deer have different colouration based on the seasons and types of habitats, with grey or lighter colouration prevalent in the winter and more reddish and darker coat colouration in the summer.[12] Most European red deer have reddish-brown summer coats, and some individuals may have a few spots on the backs of their summer coats.
Distribution
Cervus genus ancestors of red deer first appear in fossil records 12 million years ago during the Miocene in Eurasia.[13] An extinct genus known as the Irish elk (Megaloceros), related to the red deer, was the largest member of the deer family known from the fossil record.[14] Early phylogenetic analyses supported the idea of a sister-group relationship between fallow deer (Dama dama) and the Irish Elk.[15][16] However, newer morphological studies prove that the Irish elk is more closely related to its modern regional counterparts of the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus).[17] For this reason, the name "Giant Deer" is used in some publications.[18]
Europe and North Africa
The European red deer is found in southwestern Asia (Asia Minor and Caucasus regions), North Africa and Europe. The red deer is the largest non-domesticated land mammal still existing in Ireland.[13] The Barbary stag (which resembles the western European red deer) is the only member of the deer family represented in Africa, with the population centred in the northwestern region of the continent in the Atlas Mountains.[19] As of the mid-1990s, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria were the only African countries known to have red deer.[20]
In the Netherlands, a huge herd (around 3 000 animals by the end of 2012) lives in the Oostvaarders Plassen, a nature reserve. Ireland has its own unique sub-species. In the UK, indigenous populations occur in Scotland, the Lake District, and the South West of England (principally on Exmoor). Not all of these are of entirely pure bloodlines, as some of these populations have been supplemented with deliberate releases of deer from parks, such as Warnham or Woburn Abbey, in an attempt to increase antler sizes and body weights. The University of Edinburgh found that, in Scotland, there has been extensive hybridisation with the closely related sika deer.[21] Several other populations have originated either with "carted" deer kept for stag hunts being left out at the end of the hunt, escapes from deer farms, or deliberate releases. Carted deer were kept by stag hunts with no wild red deer in the locality and were normally recaptured after the hunt and used again; although the hunts are called "stag hunts", the Norwich Staghounds only hunted hinds (female red deer), and in 1950, at least eight hinds (some of which may have been pregnant) were known to be at large near Kimberley and West Harling;[22] they formed the basis of a new population based in Thetford Forest in Norfolk. Further substantial red deer herds originated from escapes or deliberate releases in the New Forest, the Peak District, Suffolk, Lancashire, Brecon Beacons, and North Yorkshire, as well as many other smaller populations scattered throughout England and Wales, and they are all generally increasing in numbers and range. A census of deer populations in 2007 and again in 2011 coordinated by the British Deer Society records the red deer as having continued to expand their range in England and Wales since 2000,[23] with expansion most notable in the Midlands and East Anglia.[24]
New Zealand
In New Zealand, red deer were introduced by acclimatisation societies along with other deer and game species. The first red deer to reach New Zealand were a pair sent by Lord Petre in 1851 from his herd at Thorndon Park, Essex, to the South Island, but the hind was shot before they had a chance to breed. Lord Petre sent another stag and two hinds in 1861, and these were liberated near Nelson, from where they quickly spread. The first deer to reach the North Island were a gift to Sir Frederick Weld from Windsor Great Park and were released near Wellington; these were followed by further releases up to 1914.[25] Between 1851 and 1926, 220 separate liberations of red deer involved over 800 deer.[26] In 1927, the State Forest Service introduced a bounty for red deer shot on their land, and in 1931, government control operations were commenced. Between 1931 and March 1975, 1,124,297 deer were killed on official operations.
In New Zealand, introduced red deer have adapted much better and are widely hunted on both islands; many of the 220 introductions used deer originating from Scotland (Invermark) or one of the major deer parks in England, principally Warnham, Woburn Abbey or Windsor Great Park. Some hybridisation happened with the closely related American elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) introduced in Fiordland in 1921. New Zealand red deer produce very large antlers and are regarded as amongst the best in the world by hunters. Along with the other introduced deer species, they are, however, officially regarded as a noxious pest and are still heavily culled using professional hunters working with helicopters, or even poisoned.
Australia
The first red deer to reach Australia were probably the six that Prince Albert sent in 1860 from Windsor Great Park to Thomas Chirnside, who was starting a herd at Werribee Park, south west of Melbourne in Victoria. Further introductions were made in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. Today, red deer in Australia range from Queensland south through New South Wales into Victoria and across to South Australia, with the numbers increasing. The Queensland, Victorian and most New South Wales strains can still be traced to the early releases, but South Australia's population, along with all others, is now largely recent farm escapees. This is having adverse effects on the integrity of wild herds, as now more and larger herds are being grown due to the superior genetics that have been attained by selective breeding.
Argentina and Chile
In Argentina and Chile, the red deer has had a potentially adverse impact on native animal species, such as the South Andean deer or huemul; the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has labelled the animal as one of the world's 100 worst invaders.[27]
Migration
Red deer in Europe generally spend their winters at lower altitudes in more wooded terrain. During the summer, they migrate to higher elevations where food supplies are greater and better for the calving season.
Taxonomy
Until recently, biologists considered the red deer and elk or wapiti (C. canadensis) the same species, forming a continuous distribution throughout temperate Eurasia and North America. This belief was based largely on the fully fertile hybrids that can be produced under captive conditions.[28][29][30]
Genetic evidence clearly shows the wapiti and western red deer form two separate species.[31][32][33] Among western red deer, the easternmost forms (from the Caspian Sea to western China) form a primordial subgroup, which includes the Yarkand deer and Bactrian deer (the two may be synonymous).[31]
Another member of the red deer group which may represent a separate species is the C. corsicanus.[34] If so, C. corsicanus includes the subspecies C. c. barbarus (perhaps a synonym of C. c. corsicanus), and is restricted to Maghreb in North Africa, Corsica, and Sardinia.[31][34]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature originally listed nine subspecies of red deer (Cervus elaphus): three as endangered, one as vulnerable, one as near threatened, and four without enough data to give a category (Data Deficient). The species as a whole, however, is listed as least concern.[1] However, this was based on the traditional classification of red deer as one species (Cervus elaphus), including the wapiti. The western European red deer is also known as simply red deer.
Selected members of the red deer species group are listed in the table below. Of the ones listed, C. e. hippelaphus, C. e. scoticus, and C. e. bactrianus may all be junior synonyms.
Behaviour
Mature red deer (C. elaphus) usually stay in single-sex groups for most of the year. During the mating season, called the rut, mature stags compete for the attentions of the hinds and will then try to defend the hinds they attract. Rival stags challenge opponents by belling and walking in parallel. This allows combatants to assess each other's antlers, body size and fighting prowess. If neither stag backs down, a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometimes sustain serious injuries.[19]
Dominant stags follow groups of hinds during the rut, from August into early winter. The stags may have as many as 20 hinds to keep from other, less attractive males.[38][citation needed] Only mature stags hold harems (groups of hinds), and breeding success peaks at about eight years of age. Stags two to four years old rarely hold harems and spend most of the rut on the periphery of larger harems, as do stags over 11 years old. Young and old stags that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season than those stags in their prime. Harem-holding stags rarely feed and lose up to 20% of their body weight. Stags that enter the rut in poor condition are less likely to make it through to the peak conception period.[19]
Male European red deer have a distinctive "roar"-like-sound (not to be confused with actual roars made by lions, panthers and the like) during the rut, which is an adaptation to forested environments, in contrast to male (American elk or wapiti) stags which "bugle" during the rut in adaptation to open environments. The male deer roars to keep his harem of females together. The females are initially attracted to those males that both roar most often and have the loudest roar call. Males also use the roar call when competing with other males for females during the rut, and along with other forms of posturing and antler fights, is a method used by the males to establish dominance.[10] Roaring is most common during the early dawn and late evening, which is also when the crepuscular deer are most active in general.
Breeding, gestation and lifespan
Red deer mating patterns usually involve a dozen or more mating attempts before the first successful one. There may be several more matings before the stag will seek out another mate in his harem. Red deer are among mammals exhibiting homosexual behavior.[39] Females in their second autumn can produce one or very rarely two offspring per year. The gestation period is 240 to 262 days, and the offspring weigh about 15 kg (33 lb). After two weeks, fawns are able to join the herd and are fully weaned after two months.[40] All red deer fawns are born spotted, as is common with many deer species, and lose their spots by the end of summer. However, as in many species of Old World deer, some adults do retain a few spots on the backs of their summer coats.[6] The offspring will remain with their mothers for almost one full year, leaving around the time the next season's offspring are produced.[10] The gestation period is the same for all subspecies.
Red deer live over 20 years in captivity and in the wild they live 10 to 13 years, though some subspecies with less predation pressure average 15 years.
Protection from predators
Male red deer retain their antlers for more than half the year, and are less gregarious and less likely to group with other males when they have antlers. The antlers provide self-defence, as does a strong front-leg kicking action performed by both sexes when attacked. Once the antlers are shed, stags tend to form bachelor groups which allow them to cooperatively work together. Herds tend to have one or more members watching for potential danger, while the remaining members eat and rest.[10]
After the rut, females form large herds of up to 50 individuals. The newborn calves are kept close to the hinds by a series of vocalizations between the two, and larger nurseries have an ongoing and constant chatter during the daytime hours. When approached by predators, the largest and most robust females may make a stand, using their front legs to kick at their attackers. Guttural grunts and posturing is used with all but the most determined of predators with great effectiveness. Aside from humans and domestic dogs, the gray wolf is probably the most dangerous predator European red deer encounter. Occasionally, the brown bear will prey on European red deer.[10] Eurasian lynx and wild boars sometimes prey on the calves. The leopard in Asia Minor (now extinct) probably preyed on eastern European red deer. Both the Barbary lion and the Barbary leopard probably once preyed on Atlas stags in the Atlas Mountains, although the Barbary lion is now extinct in the wild, and the Barbary leopard is either very rare or extinct. In the past they were also hunted by the now extinct Caspian tiger.
Red deer in folklore and art
Red deer are widely depicted in cave art found throughout European caves, with some of the artwork dating from as early as 40,000 years ago, during the Upper Paleolithic. Siberian cave art from the Neolithic of 7,000 years ago has abundant depictions of red deer, including what can be described as spiritual artwork, indicating the importance of this mammal to the peoples of that region (Note: these animals were most likely wapiti (C. canadensis) in Siberia, not red deer).[41] Red deer are also often depicted on Pictish stones (circa 550–850 AD), from the early medieval period in Scotland, usually as prey animals for human or animal predators. In medieval hunting, the red deer was the most prestigious quarry, especially the mature stag, which in England was called a hart.
Red deer products
Red deer are held in captivity for a variety of reasons. The meat of the deer, called venison, was until recently[date missing] restricted in the United Kingdom to those with connections to the aristocratic or poaching communities, and a licence was needed to sell it legally, but it is now widely available in supermarkets, especially in the autumn. The Queen still follows the custom of offering large pieces of venison to members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and others. Some estates in the Scottish Highlands still sell deer-stalking accompanied by a ghillie in the traditional way, on unfenced land, while others operate more like farms for venison. Venison is widely considered to be both flavourful and nutritious. It is higher in protein and lower in fat than either beef or chicken.[42] In some countries in central Asia, wapiti is still hunted as a primary source of meat.[citation needed]
The red deer can produce 10 to 15 kg (22 to 33 lb) of antler velvet annually.[citation needed] On ranches in New Zealand, China, Siberia, and elsewhere,[43] this velvet is collected and sold to markets in East Asia, where it is used for holistic medicines, with South Korea being the primary consumer. In Russia, a medication produced from antler velvet is sold under the brand name Pantokrin (Russian: Пантокри́н; Latin: Pantocrinum).[citation needed] The antlers themselves are also believed by East Asians to have medicinal purposes and are often ground up and used in small quantities.
Historically, related deer species such as central Asian red deer, wapiti, Thorold's deer, and sika deer have been reared on deer farms in Central and Eastern Asia by Han Chinese, Turkic peoples, Tungusic peoples, Mongolians, and Koreans.[citation needed] In modern times, Western countries such as New Zealand and United States have taken to farming European red deer for similar purposes.
Deer antlers are also used for decorative purposes and have been used for artwork, furniture and other novelty items. Deer antlers were and still are the source material for horn furniture. Already in the 15th century trophies of case were used for clothes hook, storage racks and chandeliers, the so-called "lusterweibchen". In the 19th century the European nobility discovered among others the red deer antlers as perfect object for fashioning their manors and hunting castles. This fashion trend splashes over to upper- and middle-class households in the mid of the 19th century.
With the increasing popularity of the World Expositions mainly producers of horn furniture in Germany, Austria and the United States showed their ideas of horn furniture and a kind of series manufacturing began. Heinrich Friedrich Christoph Rampendahl and Friedrich Wenzel are only two acknowledged companies to be named. In recent times deer antler home decors can be found in home styling magazines.
Ouch!!!! doing the splits looks like that would hurt a lot! This is one of our Spring migration photos of a Palm Warbler looking for Aphids on Bidens. Our Palm Warblers are back in South Florida and we will have them all winter. Linda and I hope everyone had a good weekend !! As always thanks for looking and the comments !!
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