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Each May in the Medieval city of Cordoba , most of the blooming Patios participate in the Patios' Contest! Lots of flower-lover tourists flood its narrow picturesque streets during this period!!!
My Flickr friends and myself, had the huge luck to be there! Most of my Spanish friends among them were inhabitants of Cordoba, and have visited this Beauty many times before!
What you see in my photos is an aspect/s of one of the most beautiful of the Patios!! When you turn your head upwards you see again flowers!!! Even all the walls are covered by them!!!
These Patios are actually pot-gardens with traditional Mediterranean plants , mainly all the varieties of pot-Geraniums, Pelargoniums, and Boucainvilleas, which give the basic colourful aspect!
Of course, there are some more plants, like Hibiscus Sinensis, White Jasmin, Philadephus, Cape Plumbago, Roses, Carnations, Petunias, Cacti, etc..And lots of happy Folliage Plants, of course!
( In LARGE !!)
Cernícalo primilla
(Falco naumanni)
El más pequeño de nuestros halcones fue, hasta mediados del pasado siglo,
un habitante frecuente de torres, cortijos, casonas, palacios y castillos situados en regiones dedicadas a la agricultura y la ganadería extensivas, en las que podía encontrar abundantes invertebrados con los que alimentarse. Las transformaciones sufridas por el campo español en las últimas décadas mermaron su hábitat y ocasionaron un acusado declive, aunque en los últimos años la situación de la especie parece haberse estabilizado tras verse
Descripción y Clasificación
Orden Falconiformes; familia Falconidae
Longitud 26-31 cm. Envergadura 66-72 cm.
Identificación
De aspecto bastante similar al del cernícalo vulgar, el primilla se distingue de este por su menor tamaño y por una serie de características morfológicas que algunas veces —como sucede con el color de las uñas: blancas en el primilla, negras en el vulgar— no son fácilmente identificables en el campo. El macho adulto tiene el dorso rojizo, sin manchas. La cabeza y las grandes coberteras son de color gris azulado; las plumas de vuelo, negras, y las partes inferiores, de un suave tono crema con tintes rosados y levemente tachonado de pintas oscuras. Carece de bigotera, a diferencia del
cernícalo vulgar, y presenta la cera del pico y el anillo ocular de color amarillo. En vuelo ofrece un aspecto muy pálido, tanto en la cara inferior de las alas como en el cuerpo y la cola; esta es de color gris claro y aparece rematada por una banda terminal negra sobre la que destacan las rectrices centrales, que son más largas. La hembra luce un tono general bastante más apagado y homogéneo. Sus partes superiores son de color marrón rojizo, con un profuso barrado transversal, y las inferiores, muy claras, aunque con un moteado más abundante que el del macho. La bigotera resulta menos marcada que la de la hembra del cernícalo vulgar, y en vuelo las partes inferiores son más pálidas y menos barradas. El joven es muy similar a la hembra adulta y también a hembras y jóvenes de cernícalo vulgar. De los segundos se distingue por tener una bigotera poco marcada y ser menos barrado en la parte inferior.
Canto
Emite un reclamo trisílabo, agudo y estridente, generalmente cuando se encuentra en las colonias de cría. También profiere otros chillidos similares a los del cernícalo vulgar.
The blessing of the Clonbrock Collection is that it gives us insights into a very privileged aspect of Irish society at a time of change. The wealth, the opulence, the comfort were contrary to the everyday experience of the majority of the population, yet these were people who took an active part in Irish life within their own milieu. Today's image of a room crowded with fine furniture and featuring the portrait of a beautiful young woman can wing us back to that era that is now, sadly, gone!
Photographers: Dillon Family
Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon
Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection
Date: c.1900
NLI Ref: CLON1166
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Le château édifié au XIe siècle sous le règne d'Edouard le Confesseur, fut détruit pendant la première guerre civile anglaise (1642-1651) et reconstruit au XVIIe. On lui redonna son aspect médiéval au XIXe siècle.
This St Vincent Street church is best known as Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's sole surviving place of worship in the city. All the pews and gallery facings are made from a very attractive North American pine.
The GCFC is a Presbyterian denomination of the Free Church of Scotland and have been tenants here since 1971, and want to stay, and are urgently trying to encourage the landlord, Glasgow City Council, and other interested bodies to spend much needed funds on the all aspects of this unique building
This is the Pine trees Park at the entrance of the Botanic Garden.
The Brasilia Botanical Garden is predominantly composed of Cerrado vegetation in excellent condition, which can be enjoyed in the interpretative trails open to the public. Because of this feature, the Brasilia Botanical Garden is known as the “Garden of Cerrado “. Accessible to visitors area consists of the Visitor Center, picnic area, restaurant and tea house, orchid house, library, permaculture, arena theater, interpretive trails and themed gardens.
In addition to the contact with the Cerrado, like the museums have collections open to public viewing, the Brasilia Botanical Garden has a collection of themed gardens. They are: Evolutionary Garden, Smells Garden, Japanese Garden and Contemplation Garden. These spaces provide contact with the diversity of species on the planet and help understand how human societies relate to their plants and build their landscapes.
Inaugurado em 8 de Março de 1976, um dos mais modernos Jardins Botânicos do pais, como deve de ser tudo na moderna capital brasiliense. A concepção arquitetônica e paisagística do JBB buscou compatibilizar a preservação dos recursos naturais e dos aspectos cênicos às necessidades concretas de instalação de espaços de trabalho e de lazer para funcionários. e público visitante. O planejamento, norteado pelos princípios da arquitetura ecológica, favoreceria o uso racional do ambiente com o mínimo de impacto, aproveitando e maximizando os elementos naturais e condições ambientais de forma que as edificações propostas não fragmentassem a lógica e o ordenamento natural dos aspectos paisagísticos.
Todos los amantes de la naturaleza y defensores de la ecología que llegan a la capital brasileña, tienen una visita obligada al Jardim Botánico de Brasilia, que con aproximadamente 4.500 hectáreas es el segundo espacio verde más grande de la ciudad detrás del Parque Nacional. Sin embargo, solo 526 de esas hectáreas son abiertas al público.
Al ser Brasilia una de las ciudades más nuevas no solo de Brasil sino del mundo, el Jardim Botánico también bastante moderno, además de ser uno de los más grandes del país. El mismo fue inaugurado en el año 1985, y en la actualidad está compuesto de grandes jardines con diferentes colecciones de plantas nativas y exóticas identificadas.
Desde sus primeros años el Jardim Botánico de Brasilia preservó una importante zona de bosque autóctono de la zona, hecho que le ha permitido insertar plantas originarias de otros lugares del mundo y facilitar su aclimatación. Por esto motivo los turistas tendrán la posibilidad no solo de ver lo mejor de la flora brasileña, sino de todo el planeta.
El lugar se caracteriza por estar dividido por diferentes espacios, donde los visitantes tienen la posibilidad de hacer caminatas y conocer las características de los diferentes ecosistemas. A continuación les contaremos cuales son los principales sectores de este sitio turístico.
Contemplation Garden. These spaces provide contact with the diversity of species on the planet and help understand how human societies relate to their plants and build their landscapes.
Todos los amantes de la naturaleza y defensores de la ecología que llegan a la capital brasileña, tienen una visita obligada al Jardim Botánico de Brasilia, que con aproximadamente 4.500 hectáreas es el segundo espacio verde más grande de la ciudad detrás del Parque Nacional. Sin embargo, solo 526 de esas hectáreas son abiertas al público.
Al ser Brasilia una de las ciudades más nuevas no solo de Brasil sino del mundo, el Jardim Botánico también bastante moderno, además de ser uno de los más grandes del país. El mismo fue inaugurado en el año 1985, y en la actualidad está compuesto de grandes jardines con diferentes colecciones de plantas nativas y exóticas identificadas.
Desde sus primeros años el Jardim Botánico de Brasilia preservó una importante zona de bosque autóctono de la zona, hecho que le ha permitido insertar plantas originarias de otros lugares del mundo y facilitar su aclimatación. Por esto motivo los turistas tendrán la posibilidad no solo de ver lo mejor de la flora brasileña, sino de todo el planeta.
El lugar se caracteriza por estar dividido por diferentes espacios, donde los visitantes tienen la posibilidad de hacer caminatas y conocer las características de los diferentes ecosistemas. A continuación les contaremos cuales son los principales sectores de este sitio turístico.
Zanysson - A crabronid wasp. Most of the stinging wasps are fairly badass in aspect, to use a technical term. This one certainly is worthy of a tattoo on someone's chest and was collected by Merle Shepherd from Spring Island along the coast of South Carolina. It is unclear which species this is, but perhaps someone will reveal that to us. The group as a whole are cleptoparasites of other Crabronid wasps.
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Looking south from the Cahill Expressway, above Circular Quay Railway Station. The blue glass clad building is 1 Macquarie (Gateway Plaza).
The last of this Sydney series.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Indian Reservation, the Havasupai Indian Reservation and the Navajo Nation. The surrounding area is contained within the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of the preservation of the Grand Canyon area and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While some aspects about the history of incision of the canyon are debated by geologists, several recent studies support the hypothesis that the Colorado River established its course through the area about 5 to 6 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River has driven the down-cutting of the tributaries and retreat of the cliffs, simultaneously deepening and widening the canyon.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans, who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site, and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
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Grand Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Arizona, the 15th site to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Wonders of the World. The park, which covers 1,217,262 acres (1,901.972 sq mi; 4,926.08 km2) of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties, received more than 4.7 million recreational visitors in 2023. The Grand Canyon was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. The park celebrated its 100th anniversary on February 26, 2019.
Source: www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
Entirely within the state of Arizona, the park encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Located on the ancestral homelands of 11 present day Tribal Communities, Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world—a mile deep canyon unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers visitors from both north and south rims.
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(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Grand Canyon) "جراند كانيون" "大峡谷" "גרנד קניון" "ग्रांड कैन्यन" "グランドキャニオン" "그랜드 캐니언" "Гранд-Каньон" "Gran Cañón"
Tórtola europea
(Streptopelia turtur)
Ave de mediano tamaño y aspecto grácil. Es una especie estival y relativamente común en ambientes que alternen zonas abiertas de pastizales y cultivos con zonas arboladas. Resulta muy común durante la migración, especialmente la otoñal, cuando a la población local se unen ejemplares procedentes del centro de Europa, con destino a las zonas de invernada africanas. A pesar de su relativa abundancia, en las últimas décadas se encuentra en marcada regresión.
Descripción y Clasificación
Orden Columbiformes; familia Columbidae
Longitud 26-28 cm. Envergadura 47-53 cm.
Identificación
Ave esbelta, ligera y de porte delicado. Tiene el dorso y los hombros anaranjados y moteados de negro, un collar de listas negras y blancas, la cabeza y el cuello de color gris azulado, y el pecho rosado (dibujo 1). Cuando vuela destacan las rémiges oscuras, una franja alar grisácea y el dorso anaranjado. La cola muestra un patrón de color característico, con base negra y amplia banda terminal blanca (dibujo 2). Su vuelo es rápido, ágil y errático, con fuertes batidos y cambios constantes de dirección.
Canto
Emite un arrullo suave y monótono, bisilábico, que pronuncia repetidamente: tur-tuur-tuur. El canto puede ser realizado por ambos sexos, aunque el macho dispone de una versión más rápida en el cortejo.
In many aspects, the Ultra-Orthodox Jews conserve a culture that started in Eastern-Europe a few hundred years ago. Currently it seems the walls they built around their way of life is starting to fall down as their people are opening themselves to the general society. As you can imagine, some don't like it…
BTW, a minority of them even object the state of Israel, and do not participate in it (do not vote, do not get unemployment benefits,…)
Autumn truly is a special time of the year, especially among us photographers. The rules [always] seem to be traditional [perhaps by the dominant ideological and sociological perspectives of the roles of acknowledging [only] the positives to a particular matter] with photographing autumn and fall colors -- capture ONLY the best. While it is imperative of capturing such captivating scenes, we oftentimes forget what such beauty has gone through; what is its exact opposite?? Can we ever acknowledge such beauty's opposite?? Why should I or we?? Well, after all, isn't fall itself the embodiment of death?? Trees shed their leaves. Leaves decompose and change their colors. The season that comes after fall is even colder in its demeanor [no pun intended]. Haha. Winter brings nature to its knees; so, it...
Photo captured via Minolta Maxxum AF Macro 50mm F/2.8 Lens. Along the streets of Seattle. King County, Washington. Late November 2022.
Exposure Time: 1/500 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-800 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 4400 K * Color Grading: Autumn Forest LUT 03
El mar cambia continuamente el aspecto de las playas, tal y como dice el título, en esta ocasión a dejado al descubierto una parte de la historia. Lo que desenterró en esta ocasión es una de esas sogas de hierro que probablemente se utilizaron para el arrastre y traslado de las escorias de Los Altos Hornos. Una soga de unos 8 centímetros de diámetro.
Esta es la vista donde National Geographic rankeó al Mirador Escénico de San Carlos Sonora Mexico como la vista oceánica más espectacular del Mundo (en el 2011). Aqui, un aspecto al atarderdecer en Junio 2019. Panorámica compuesta con el Mzuiko 12-50mm a 50mm y LR. (Tomada con un cuerpo GH4).
This photo was made in a egret nursery in the River Tagus, where Little Egrets and Cattle Egrets use to breed. This bird, in all aspects looks like a Cattle Egret, but with black head and neck. I could not find any reference in the literature or in the net to any species or variety of egret looking alike. Can any one identify this bird and explain the odd plumage?
Many thanks to Gabriel Moreira for the company and for the opportunity to make this photo.
Esta foto foi feita na Ilha das Garças no Rio Tejo. Juntamente com várias Garças-brancas e Garças-boieiras encontrava-se este exemplar, em tudo semelhante a uma Garça-boieira, mas com a cabeça e pescoço pretos. Não encontrei nos livros nem na net referência a qualquer espécie ou variedade de garça com este aspecto.
Alguém pode ajudar na identificação e explicar a estranha plumagem?
Os meus agradecimentos ao Gabriel Moreira pela companhia e por ter proporcionado a oportunidade de fazer esta foto
Ipê Amarelo, Tabebuia [chrysotricha or ochracea].
Ipê-amarelo em Brasília, Brasil.
This tree is in Brasília, Capital of Brazil.
Text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Trumpet tree" redirects here. This term is occasionally used for the Shield-leaved Pumpwood (Cecropia peltata).
Tabebuia
Flowering Araguaney or ipê-amarelo (Tabebuia chrysantha) in central Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Tribe: Tecomeae
Genus: Tabebuia
Gomez
Species
Nearly 100.
Tabebuia is a neotropical genus of about 100 species in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. The species range from northern Mexico and the Antilles south to northern Argentina and central Venezuela, including the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Cuba. Well-known common names include Ipê, Poui, trumpet trees and pau d'arco.
They are large shrubs and trees growing to 5 to 50 m (16 to 160 ft.) tall depending on the species; many species are dry-season deciduous but some are evergreen. The leaves are opposite pairs, complex or palmately compound with 3–7 leaflets.
Tabebuia is a notable flowering tree. The flowers are 3 to 11 cm (1 to 4 in.) wide and are produced in dense clusters. They present a cupular calyx campanulate to tubular, truncate, bilabiate or 5-lobed. Corolla colors vary between species ranging from white, light pink, yellow, lavender, magenta, or red. The outside texture of the flower tube is either glabrous or pubescentThe fruit is a dehiscent pod, 10 to 50 cm (4 to 20 in.) long, containing numerous—in some species winged—seeds. These pods often remain on the tree through dry season until the beginning of the rainy.
Species in this genus are important as timber trees. The wood is used for furniture, decking, and other outdoor uses. It is increasingly popular as a decking material due to its insect resistance and durability. By 2007, FSC-certified ipê wood had become readily available on the market, although certificates are occasionally forged.
Tabebuia is widely used as ornamental tree in the tropics in landscaping gardens, public squares, and boulevards due to its impressive and colorful flowering. Many flowers appear on still leafless stems at the end of the dry season, making the floral display more conspicuous. They are useful as honey plants for bees, and are popular with certain hummingbirds. Naturalist Madhaviah Krishnan on the other hand once famously took offense at ipé grown in India, where it is not native.
Lapacho teaThe bark of several species has medical properties. The bark is dried, shredded, and then boiled making a bitter or sour-tasting brownish-colored tea. Tea from the inner bark of Pink Ipê (T. impetiginosa) is known as Lapacho or Taheebo. Its main active principles are lapachol, quercetin, and other flavonoids. It is also available in pill form. The herbal remedy is typically used during flu and cold season and for easing smoker's cough. It apparently works as expectorant, by promoting the lungs to cough up and free deeply embedded mucus and contaminants. However, lapachol is rather toxic and therefore a more topical use e.g. as antibiotic or pesticide may be advisable. Other species with significant folk medical use are T. alba and Yellow Lapacho (T. serratifolia)
Tabebuia heteropoda, T. incana, and other species are occasionally used as an additive to the entheogenic drink Ayahuasca.
Mycosphaerella tabebuiae, a plant pathogenic sac fungus, was first discovered on an ipê tree.
Tabebuia alba
Tabebuia anafensis
Tabebuia arimaoensis
Tabebuia aurea – Caribbean Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia bilbergii
Tabebuia bibracteolata
Tabebuia cassinoides
Tabebuia chrysantha – Araguaney, Yellow Ipê, tajibo (Bolivia), ipê-amarelo (Brazil), cañaguate (N Colombia)
Tabebuia chrysotricha – Golden Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia donnell-smithii Rose – Gold Tree, "Prima Vera", Cortez blanco (El Salvador), San Juan (Honduras), palo blanco (Guatemala),duranga (Mexico)
A native of Mexico and Central Americas, considered one of the most colorful of all Central American trees. The leaves are deciduous. Masses of golden-yellow flowers cover the crown after the leaves are shed.
Tabebuia dubia
Tabebuia ecuadorensis
Tabebuia elongata
Tabebuia furfuracea
Tabebuia geminiflora Rizz. & Mattos
Tabebuia guayacan (Seem.) Hemsl.
Tabebuia haemantha
Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo – tajy
Tabebuia heterophylla – roble prieto
Tabebuia heteropoda
Tabebuia hypoleuca
Tabebuia impetiginosa – Pink Ipê, Pink Lapacho, ipê-cavatã, ipê-comum, ipê-reto, ipê-rosa, ipê-roxo-damata, pau d'arco-roxo, peúva, piúva (Brazil), lapacho negro (Spanish); not "brazilwood"
Tabebuia incana
Tabebuia jackiana
Tabebuia lapacho – lapacho amarillo
Tabebuia orinocensis A.H. Gentry[verification needed]
Tabebuia ochracea
Tabebuia oligolepis
Tabebuia pallida – Cuban Pink Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia platyantha
Tabebuia polymorpha
Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.[verification needed] (= T. pentaphylla (L.) Hemsley) – Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, apama, apamate, matilisguate
A popular street tree in tropical cities because of its multi-annular masses of light pink to purple flowers and modest size. The roots are not especially destructive for roads and sidewalks. It is the national tree of El Salvador and the state tree of Cojedes, Venezuela
Tabebuia roseo-alba – White Ipê, ipê-branco (Brazil), lapacho blanco
Tabebuia serratifolia – Yellow Lapacho, Yellow Poui, ipê-roxo (Brazil)
Tabebuia shaferi
Tabebuia striata
Tabebuia subtilis Sprague & Sandwith
Tabebuia umbellata
Tabebuia vellosoi Toledo
Ipê-do-cerrado
Texto, em português, da Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre.
Ipê-do-cerrado
Classificação científica
Reino: Plantae
Divisão: Magnoliophyta
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclasse: Asteridae
Ordem: Lamiales
Família: Bignoniaceae
Género: Tabebuia
Espécie: T. ochracea
Nome binomial
Tabebuia ochracea
(Cham.) Standl. 1832
Sinónimos
Bignonia tomentosa Pav. ex DC.
Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos
Tabebuia chrysantha (Jacq.) G. Nicholson
Tabebuia hypodictyon A. DC.) Standl.
Tabebuia neochrysantha A.H. Gentry
Tabebuia ochracea subsp. heteropoda (A. DC.) A.H. Gentry
Tabebuia ochracea subsp. neochrysantha (A.H. Gentry) A.H. Gentry
Tecoma campinae Kraenzl.
ecoma grandiceps Kraenzl.
Tecoma hassleri Sprague
Tecoma hemmendorffiana Kraenzl.
Tecoma heteropoda A. DC.
Tecoma hypodictyon A. DC.
Tecoma ochracea Cham.
Ipê-do-cerrado é um dos nomes populares da Tabebuia ochracea (Cham.) Standl. 1832, nativa do cerrado brasileiro, no estados de Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Paraná.
Está na lista de espécies ameaçadas do estado de São Paulo, onde é encontrda também no domínio da Mata Atlântica[1].
Ocorre também na Argentina, Paraguai, Bolívia, Equador, Peru, Venezuela, Guiana, El Salvador, Guatemala e Panamá[2].
Há uma espécie homônima descrita por A.H. Gentry em 1992.
Outros nomes populares: ipê-amarelo, ipê-cascudo, ipê-do-campo, ipê-pardo, pau-d'arco-do-campo, piúva, tarumã.
Características
Altura de 6 a 14 m. Tronco tortuso com até 50 cm de diâmetro. Folhas pilosas em ambas as faces, mais na inferior, que é mais clara.
Planta decídua, heliófita, xerófita, nativa do cerrado em solos bem drenados.
Floresce de julho a setembro. Os frutos amadurecem de setembro a outubro.
FloresProduz grande quantidade de sementes leves, aladas com pequenas reservas, e que perdem a viabilidade em menos de 90 dias após coleta. A sua conservação vem sendo estudada em termos de determinação da condição ideal de armazenamento, e tem demonstrado a importância de se conhecer o comportamento da espécie quando armazenada com diferentes teores de umidade inicial, e a umidade de equilíbrio crítica para a espécie (KANO; MÁRQUEZ & KAGEYAMA, 1978). As levíssimas sementes aladas da espécie não necessitam de quebra de dormência. Podem apenas ser expostas ao sol por cerca de 6 horas e semeadas diretamente nos saquinhos. A germinação ocorre após 30 dias e de 80%. As sementes são ortodoxas e há aproximadamente 72 000 sementes em cada quilo.
O desenvolvimento da planta é rápido.
Como outros ipês, a madeira é usada em tacos, assoalhos, e em dormentes e postes. Presta-se também para peças torneadas e instrumento musicais.
Tabebuia alba (Ipê-Amarelo)
Texto, em português, produzido pela Acadêmica Giovana Beatriz Theodoro Marto
Supervisão e orientação do Prof. Luiz Ernesto George Barrichelo e do Eng. Paulo Henrique Müller
Atualizado em 10/07/2006
O ipê amarelo é a árvore brasileira mais conhecida, a mais cultivada e, sem dúvida nenhuma, a mais bela. É na verdade um complexo de nove ou dez espécies com características mais ou menos semelhantes, com flores brancas, amarelas ou roxas. Não há região do país onde não exista pelo menos uma espécie dele, porém a existência do ipê em habitat natural nos dias atuais é rara entre a maioria das espécies (LORENZI,2000).
A espécie Tabebuia alba, nativa do Brasil, é uma das espécies do gênero Tabebuia que possui “Ipê Amarelo” como nome popular. O nome alba provém de albus (branco em latim) e é devido ao tomento branco dos ramos e folhas novas.
As árvores desta espécie proporcionam um belo espetáculo com sua bela floração na arborização de ruas em algumas cidades brasileiras. São lindas árvores que embelezam e promovem um colorido no final do inverno. Existe uma crença popular de que quando o ipê-amarelo floresce não vão ocorrer mais geadas. Infelizmente, a espécie é considerada vulnerável quanto à ameaça de extinção.
A Tabebuia alba, natural do semi-árido alagoano está adaptada a todas as regiões fisiográficas, levando o governo, por meio do Decreto nº 6239, a transformar a espécie como a árvore símbolo do estado, estando, pois sob a sua tutela, não mais podendo ser suprimida de seus habitats naturais.
Taxonomia
Família: Bignoniaceae
Espécie: Tabebuia Alba (Chamiso) Sandwith
Sinonímia botânica: Handroanthus albus (Chamiso) Mattos; Tecoma alba Chamisso
Outros nomes vulgares: ipê-amarelo, ipê, aipê, ipê-branco, ipê-mamono, ipê-mandioca, ipê-ouro, ipê-pardo, ipê-vacariano, ipê-tabaco, ipê-do-cerrado, ipê-dourado, ipê-da-serra, ipezeiro, pau-d’arco-amarelo, taipoca.
Aspectos Ecológicos
O ipê-amarelo é uma espécie heliófita (Planta adaptada ao crescimento em ambiente aberto ou exposto à luz direta) e decídua (que perde as folhas em determinada época do ano). Pertence ao grupo das espécies secundárias iniciais (DURIGAN & NOGUEIRA, 1990).
Abrange a Floresta Pluvial da Mata Atlântica e da Floresta Latifoliada Semidecídua, ocorrendo principalmente no interior da Floresta Primária Densa. É característica de sub-bosques dos pinhais, onde há regeneração regular.
Informações Botânicas
Morfologia
As árvores de Tabebuia alba possuem cerca de 30 metros de altura. O tronco é reto ou levemente tortuoso, com fuste de 5 a 8 m de altura. A casca externa é grisáceo-grossa, possuindo fissuras longitudinais esparas e profundas. A coloração desta é cinza-rosa intenso, com camadas fibrosas, muito resistentes e finas, porém bem distintas.
Com ramos grossos, tortuosos e compridos, o ipê-amarelo possui copa alongada e alargada na base. As raízes de sustentação e absorção são vigorosas e profundas.
As folhas, deciduais, são opostas, digitadas e compostas. A face superior destas folhas é verde-escura, e, a face inferior, acinzentada, sendo ambas as faces tomentosas. Os pecíolos das folhas medem de 2,5 a 10 cm de comprimento. Os folíolos, geralmente, apresentam-se em número de 5 a 7, possuindo de 7 a 18 cm de comprimento por 2 a 6 cm de largura. Quando jovem estes folíolos são densamente pilosos em ambas as faces. O ápice destes é pontiagudo, com base arredondada e margem serreada.
As flores, grandes e lanceoladas, são de coloração amarelo-ouro. Possuem em média 8X15 cm.
Quanto aos frutos, estes possuem forma de cápsula bivalvar e são secos e deiscentes. Do tipo síliqua, lembram uma vagem. Medem de 15 a 30 cm de comprimento por 1,5 a 2,5 cm de largura. As valvas são finamente tomentosas com pêlos ramificados. Possuem grande quantidade de sementes.
As sementes são membranáceas brilhantes e esbranquiçadas, de coloração marrom. Possuem de 2 a 3 cm de comprimento por 7 a 9 mm de largura e são aladas.
Reprodução
A espécie é caducifólia e a queda das folhas coincide com o período de floração. A floração inicia-se no final de agosto, podendo ocorrer alguma variação devido a fenômenos climáticos. Como a espécie floresce no final do inverno é influenciada pela intensidade do mesmo. Quanto mais frio e seco for o inverno, maior será a intensidade da florada do ipê amarelo.
As flores por sua exuberância, atraem abelhas e pássaros, principalmente beija-flores que são importantes agentes polinizadores. Segundo CARVALHO (2003), a espécie possui como vetor de polinização a abelha mamangava (Bombus morio).
As sementes são dispersas pelo vento.
A planta é hermafrodita, e frutifica nos meses de setembro, outubro, novembro, dezembro, janeiro e fevereiro, dependendo da sua localização. Em cultivo, a espécie inicia o processo reprodutivo após o terceiro ano.
Ocorrência Natural
Ocorre naturalmente na Floresta Estaciobal Semidecicual, Floresta de Araucária e no Cerrado.
Segundo o IBGE, a Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandw. é uma árvore do Cerrado, Cerradão e Mata Seca. Apresentando-se nos campos secos (savana gramíneo-lenhosa), próximo às escarpas.
Clima
Segundo a classificação de Köppen, o ipê-amarelo abrange locais de clima tropical (Aw), subtropical úmido (Cfa), sutropical de altitude (Cwa e Cwb) e temperado.
A T.alba pode tolerar até 81 geadas em um ano. Ocorre em locais onde a temperatura média anual varia de 14,4ºC como mínimo e 22,4ºC como máximo.
Solo
A espécie prefere solos úmidos, com drenagem lenta e geralmente não muito ondulados (LONGHI, 1995).
Aparece em terras de boa à média fertilidade, em solos profundos ou rasos, nas matas e raramente cerradões (NOGUEIRA, 1977).
Pragas e Doenças
De acordo com CARVALHO (2003), possui como praga a espécie de coleópteros Cydianerus bohemani da família Curculionoideae e um outro coleóptero da família Chrysomellidae. Apesar da constatação de elevados índices populacionais do primeiro, os danos ocasionados até o momento são leves. Nas praças e ruas de Curitiba - PR, 31% das árvores foram atacadas pela Cochonilha Ceroplastes grandis.
ZIDKO (2002), ao estudar no município de Piracicaba a associação de coleópteros em espécies arbóreas, verificou a presença de insetos adultos da espécie Sitophilus linearis da família de coleópteros, Curculionidae, em estruturas reprodutivas. Os insetos adultos da espécie emergiram das vagens do ipê, danificando as sementes desta espécie nativa.
ANDRADE (1928) assinalou diversas espécies de Cerambycidae atacando essências florestais vivas, como ingazeiro, cinamomo, cangerana, cedro, caixeta, jacarandá, araribá, jatobá, entre outras como o ipê amarelo.
A Madeira
A Tabebuia alba produz madeira de grande durabilidade e resistência ao apodrecimento (LONGHI,1995).
MANIERI (1970) caracteriza o cerne desta espécie como de cor pardo-havana-claro, pardo-havan-escuro, ou pardo-acastanhado, com reflexos esverdeados. A superfície da madeira é irregularmente lustrosa, lisa ao tato, possuindo textura media e grã-direita.
Com densidade entre 0,90 e 1,15 grama por centímetro cúbico, a madeira é muito dura (LORENZI, 1992), apresentando grande dificuldade ao serrar.
A madeira possui cheiro e gosto distintos. Segundo LORENZI (1992), o cheiro característico é devido à presença da substância lapachol, ou ipeína.
Usos da Madeira
Sendo pesada, com cerne escuro, adquire grande valor comercial na marcenaria e carpintaria. Também é utilizada para fabricação de dormentes, moirões, pontes, postes, eixos de roda, varais de carroça, moendas de cana, etc.
Produtos Não-Madeireiros
A entrecasca do ipê-amarelo possui propriedades terapêuticas como adstringente, usada no tratamento de garganta e estomatites. É também usada como diurético.
O ipê-amarelo possui flores melíferas e que maduras podem ser utilizadas na alimentação humana.
Outros Usos
É comumente utilizada em paisagismo de parques e jardins pela beleza e porte. Além disso, é muito utilizada na arborização urbana.
Segundo MOREIRA & SOUZA (1987), o ipê-amarelo costuma povoar as beiras dos rios sendo, portanto, indicado para recomposição de matas ciliares. MARTINS (1986), também cita a espécie para recomposição de matas ciliares da Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, abrangendo alguns municípios das regiões Norte, Noroeste e parte do Oeste do Estado do Paraná.
Aspectos Silviculturais
Possui a tendência a crescer reto e sem bifurcações quando plantado em reflorestamento misto, pois é espécie monopodial. A desrrama se faz muito bem e a cicatrização é boa. Sendo assim, dificilmente encopa quando nova, a não ser que seja plantado em parques e jardins.
Ao ser utilizada em arborização urbana, o ipê amarelo requer podas de condução com freqüência mediana.
Espécie heliófila apresenta a pleno sol ramificação cimosa, registrando-se assim dicotomia para gema apical. Deve ser preconizada, para seu melhor aproveitamento madeireiro, podas de formação usuais (INQUE et al., 1983).
Produção de Mudas
A propagação deve realizada através de enxertia.
Os frutos devem ser coletados antes da dispersão, para evitar a perda de sementes. Após a coleta as sementes são postas em ambiente ventilado e a extração é feita manualmente. As sementes do ipê amarelo são ortodoxas, mantendo a viabilidade natural por até 3 meses em sala e por até 9 meses em vidro fechado, em câmara fria.
A condução das mudas deve ser feita a pleno sol. A muda atinge cerca de 30 cm em 9 meses, apresentando tolerância ao sol 3 semanas após a germinação.
Sementes
Os ipês, espécies do gênero Tabebuia, produzem uma grande quantidade de sementes leves, aladas com pequenas reservas, e que perdem a viabilidade em poucos dias após a sua coleta. A sua conservação vem sendo estudada em termos de determinação da condição ideal de armazenamento, e tem demonstrado a importância de se conhecer o comportamento da espécie quando armazenada com diferentes teores de umidade inicial, e a umidade de equilíbrio crítica para a espécie (KANO; MÁRQUEZ & KAGEYAMA, 1978).
As levíssimas sementes aladas da espécie não necessitam de quebra de dormência. Podem apenas ser expostas ao sol por cerca de 6 horas e semeadas diretamente nos saquinhos. A quebra natural leva cerca de 3 meses e a quebra na câmara leva 9 meses. A germinação ocorre após 30 dias e de 80%.
As sementes são ortodoxas e há aproximadamente 87000 sementes em cada quilo.
Preço da Madeira no Mercado
O preço médio do metro cúbico de pranchas de ipê no Estado do Pará cotado em Julho e Agosto de 2005 foi de R$1.200,00 o preço mínimo, R$ 1509,35 o médio e R$ 2.000,00 o preço máximo (CEPEA,2005).
Excerpt from brainproject.ca:
hard-wire (härd′wīr′)
Many aspects of the brain are considered to be hardwired and cannot operate outside of a specific set of functions. But the brain, as with electricity, has an innate ability to reroute and redirect its signals to keep a connection alive. The artist’s grandmother had severe Alzheimer's, but as her memory gradually faded, she was still able to remember people, places and things she and her husband had experienced decades earlier. Darrach knew that her grandmother’s brain was still working to reconnect those once hardwired functions. This piece was made in her memory.
Right and Left Hemisphere
Daniel St-Amant’s sculpture is a representation of the two sides of our brain. The right side is used for recognizing faces, visual imagery, colour and music. People sometimes call it the right hemisphere or The Creative Brain. St-Amant presents it as a lush meadow with trees and grass.
The left hemisphere is known as The Logical Brain. It is responsible for logic, numbers, words, lists and analysis, and represented by construction, civilization and development. St-Amant hopes to remind people that we must keep a healthy balance between the two in life and in spirit.
Loss
Artist Keight MacLean’s brain sculpture explores the idea of memory and memory loss through the portrait of a loved one. On one side of the brain is a portrait of a young woman, her face slightly obscured by drips of paint. On the reverse side, the portrait begins to slightly warp as more of the woman is obscured by paint and dirt.
Black hole memory
Artist Stéphane Langlois has created a brain in aluminum with some holes through the brain. Some parts are polished and some parts have a patina like rust. Over the years, the patina will continue to generate over all the areas and become – comparable to Alzheimer’s and dementia – a progressive degenerative disease of the brain, in which thinking and memory become seriously impaired.
Raining Cows, “BLUE SUN”
The artist’s life came to a screeching halt after the tragic and violent death of his brother and best friend. Everything positive and creative was replaced by darkness. His world was upside down. He was extremely depressed. He thought there was no hope. One day he took an old canvas from his closet and started painting these "Raining Cows." After he started, he could not stop. He created this imaginary world to cope with reality. He painted these floating creatures to help him with the traumatic experiences he has had. It is therapy for him. It is his outlet. The "Raining Cows" encourage and motivate him to keep going regardless of what happened in his past. The Sun is still Blue but soon it will rise and the fire in him will blaze red once again.
The Pith and Nectar
Constructed from glazed ceramic and porcelain, The Pith and Nectar serves as a bittersweet meditation on the fleeting nature of time and memory. Like the human brain, clay is malleable with surprising plasticity. Soft, workable clay is capable of infinite amalgams and formations. After going through an alchemical transformation in the high temperatures of firing, ceramic remains fragile but endures —retaining every delicate impression.
Short Circuit
Artist Ron Eady had a good concept for the Brain Project but before he could write it down he forgot what it was. Then he realized that was it!
It seems as he gets older, he will occasionally experience these short circuits. He’ll go to do something, then the thought will evaporate or he will temporarily forget something that he would normally know. Everyone experiences these faulty electrical impulses to some extent. To a greater extent, mental illness could be considered short circuiting, a malfunction of the neurons and chemical impulses in the brain.
Beyond the Skull
A skull physically protects the brain. But there are many other factors that impact brain health such as eating right, exercise, managing stress, proper sleep and social interactions. These mini skulls that collectively create a single layer of protection symbolize all these other factors and serve as a reminder for the need to manage each of these factors to protect the brain beyond the skull.
Unitas tuinwijk te Deurne van architect Edouard Van Steenbergen
Qua stijl is deze tuinwijk onder te brengen bij de romantisch-rationele stroming door het artisanaal "regionaal" aspect van het materiaalgebruik en het aanwenden van puntdaken. Ook zijn er puristische elementen te bespeuren, onder andere geometrische bouwvolumes en een vereenvoudiging van de architectonische vorm. Op een subtiele manier worden de inspiratiebronnen, Engelse zoals intimiteit en erkers, Hollandse, zoals het gebruik van baksteen, mechanische pannen en vlak in de gevel geplaatste, dragende raamkozijnen, verwerkt tot een origineel ensemble. Uit het uitbalanceren van verhoudingen en expressiemogelijkheden resulteert een architectuur die dicht bij de menselijke realiteit ligt met de nadruk op het collectieve.
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Colonization in different aspects of the frontier requires four basic things: people, a method of transportation, supplies, and protection against external threats. We already have the first three but we barely have the last.
Wars and gunfights will happen in space and there's no denying it. But there needs to be something that can be used to hold off enemies in space and beyond. That's where the Active Responsive Adaptability platform comes in. Shown right here is the Assault model, developed by the Orbital Sector Research Armaments group in the late 2070s in an effort to provide people both on the ground and in space a weapon to protect themselves in every environment we've come across so far.
The ARA-A features a bullpup design which cuts down on length greatly, allowing the weapon to be maneuvered around quickly and easily. The size makes it easy to conceal as opposed to carrying a large rifle of the same role. Using an experimental gas system, whose schematics are kept private and under wraps for security purposes, the ARA-A can fire bullets at the same velocity as a typical assault rifle but with less explosive force, cutting down on muzzle flash size greatly, which is vital as said flashes and whatnot will tend to expand in vacuums and in space, lowering visibility. Rate of fire is clocked in at 850 RPM, but can be overclocked up to 1,150 RPM or even decreased to 680 RPM if needed for different purposes. Recoil mitigation technology is implemented as well to counter any possible traces of recoil by stabilizing the weapon in an effort to counter the kickback by providing a push in the opposite direction as per Newton's third law.
To further emphasize the short length, the barrel and flash hider are both integrated into the weapon. Barrel lengths are dependent on the receiver, and currently, only one length is available at the moment. By moving the bolt system behind the trigger grouping, the barrel is technically as long as a typical long-barreled assault rifle with a conventional bolt location. This allowed OSRA to make the barrel and flash hider integrated to make the rifle as short as possible.
Due to the fact that it is possible for the shooter to arrive in a dark area in space or on the ground, nighttime tritium sights are also included to provide some degree of visibility. To complement this, HUD systems also outline any identified enemies in red via ID cross-referencing, in which the system scans a target for possible identification (where the list is comprised of only allies and neutral subjects) and labels them accordingly. All targets unidentified are considered neutral (highlighted in green) until fired upon, in which the hostile turns red. The bolt mechanism will lock upon aiming at a neutral target to avoid accidental causalities, regardless if the weapon is set to full-auto, semi-automatic, or safe.
Electronics are also integrated within the rifle, such as the modular handguard, which features an integrated attachment for a variety of different roles. In this presentation model, the handguard is outfitted with a laser sight, which is visible to only the shooter. Using OSRA augmented reality HUD systems, the shooter can produce a laser sight in their field of view without anyone else seeing it unless they are linked to the HUD. This not only prevents enemies from seeing the flare of the laser sight but also provides the benefits of having one enabled for the shooter. Currently, the only modules available are the laser sight and a flashlight, which can also be seen only through AR.
What you see in the first set of pictures; is State Sponsored Domestic Terrorism. This is another psychological aspect of this Domestic Terrorism. It’s an overwhelming presence; meant to overwhelm a Target with Government and Law Enforcement Presence. A presence so large and intense at times; others find it hard to believe, and immediately bring the Targets Mental Health in question. Then the forces that be, build on this; bringing other acts into question and doubt. The Target trying to address this to loved ones, and others; soon find themselves struggling alone, isolated. As, their life becomes an open Target to every sociopath and bottom-feeder; that needs their daily dose of hate, harassment and recognition.
During the Obama Administration; there was an Open Forum held on Human Rights Issues. This was to be televised. Many that attended where Whistleblowers/Targeted Individuals. These attendees, included Doctors, Nurses, College Professors, others holding Doctorate degrees. The first day; these professionals brought up the same issues I have in my photostream. The use of Direct Energy Weapons, the Intensive Mobbing, Stalking, Harassment and Baiting, across sate lines. The hearings were quickly closed to the public, it wasn’t televised. The attendees had to leave, but not before, many recorded this spectral of Government stifling and dismissal. I have some of their vedios in my archives.
As with so many illegal instances, through out history; our Government Agencies and Corporate America, will use all and any resources to stifle those that try to expose the truth. As I keep telling you; the FBI and many other Government Agencies are fully aware, of the use of Direct Energy Weapons. They are fully aware, that they are being Used on US Citizens, on US Soil. During the Obama Administration, there was the largest efforts in American History, to Stifle Whistleblowers. It was said ‘The Obama Administration, declared War on Whistleblowers’. And, look who we now have in office. These are not political statements. They are statements of disgust; serving, then knowing, experiencing, what really happens in the United States. They are ‘The Death of a Civil Nation’ statements.
There are so many acts tested, used and repeated on us; the general public can’t or won’t except it. This is the United States of America; this can’t happen here. Many of us thought the same, until we became Targets. The truth is; this is what happens to Whistleblowers in America. Their credibility, lives, are destroyed. They become Test Subjects for modern technologies. Some are incarcerated by our corrupt judicial system. These are not conspiracy theories, and are easily validated by educating yourself, and researching our own history.
Those Perpetrators released on us Targets, will use Colors (Another Psychological Aspect), to let the Target know, they are involved or associated with this Domestic Terrorism. That’s how the term Gang Stalking derived. It was associated with Street Gangs, because they too use colors for identification. Those involved in Gang Stalking (Domestic Terrorism); live in your neighborhoods; urban and inner-city. They work in your offices, factories, service industries, local, state and federal Law Enforcement. You wouldn’t think of it, knowing many of them. Here in America; we have no shortage of ignorance, susceptible to false and misleading information. Just turn on your TV, others Nations are!
With me; they use Red and Orange, mostly, you can see it throughout my photostream. I met with a group of women from the Stockton area, in California. The perpetrators that Targeted them used Blue. Three of those women were left jobless and homeless. One became a close friend. She would visit me in Yosemite. The Perps didn’t like that at all. She became so overwhelmed by Direct Energy Attacks; she left the United States. Years later, I met another woman that did the same. A majority of Targeted Individuals in the United States, are women.
I’ve mention in previous post; I do my research, I don’t jump to conclusions, use facts and my own experiences. How do you think the term ‘Going Postal’ derived. Postal employees were being so overwhelmed, by Workplace Mobbing; they resorted to Workplace Violence. This Workplace Mobbing; doesn't limit itself to the workplace. With modern technologies; it continues at your residence, your neighborhood, public places. Sadly, some of these extreme acts of violence have been carried out in public places. I’m not saying all are related to Gang Stalking/Domestic Terrorism. There are plenty with mental issues that act out. Then again; this Targeting is carried out and tested on those with mental problems, with intensity.
I do not condone any violence. I repeat; I do not condone any violence. If you are Targeted, you are much better off, educating yourself. Learn ways to discipline, calm and distract yourself from this Terror. Document everything, record everything, back up everything, leave copies with trusted friends, family. Stay off the websites that claim to help Targeted Individuals. Be patient; Truth and History are on our side.
Now I’ll go through the pictures in this Collage. As Koda and I venture out from our new camp, we are overwhelmed by 3 helicopters and a single prop spotter plane. They helicopters would show up in the distance and circle around as we walked to another road. They did this for over an hour, and only stopped when we arrived back to our camp. I try to get Koda out as much as possible, he needs the exercise, as do I. Some I had to crop a bit, and didn’t come out as expected. I a little new to collages, but will improve.
The first 5 pictures are of the helicopters and spotter plane. You can see the 2nd helicopter flying with open doors. There was a third, but was separated to far, to be capture with my minimum 80mm focal length. The spotter plane didn’t show up in frames 5 and 6, but believe me; it was there and buzzing us the whole trip. Just like you have heard in my previous post.
Picture 6; is a red 4 wheeler, behind a small tree. Then pic 7, is a blue one that followed. Thats our welcome home committee. We get this when we come home from a hike….
Pic 8; is Koda, the Magnificent. He hears Billy-Bob, coming ‘Over the Horizon’. That would be picture 9, dressed in Orange. He was followed by 2 kids, on one 4 wheeler. They gave Koda; the Long Stare of Hate. My emotions got to me, and I decided not to post it. The boy and girl, were way to young, to be involved in this. Their mission, was to harass and torment Koda.
Picture 10; are pictures, of 2 more 4 wheelers. They came from the woods behind us. They were all OD Greened out, with camping gear and vehicles. Once they passed, making their vehicles backfire, they stopped. They can be seen at the top of the picture. They stopped, like the Sociopaths do; to draw more attention.
Picture 11; is Mr Creepy, in a red ATV. He showed up later, as Koda and I sat out front, after lunch. He sat there and watched us, until I went in, grabbed the Half-wit Spotter (Camera), and started taking pictures. Picture 12; is a Black Truck (Oooh, so Intimidating, that’s what they want you to think). It sat there too, watching Koda and I, until I got the Half-wit Spotter. Then he left.
Picture 13; is our morning Fly By (Helicopter). I was outside starting routine RV maintenance. He came in real low; by the time I went in to get the Half-wit Spotter, he had passed. Picture 14; is a Forest Service Truck. He stopped where the other Sociopaths did, prior. He did this after driving by our camp very slowly. Koda started growling as he drove by, which he usually doesn’t do. I starting receiving a light DEW (Direct Energy Attack), and by Koda’s reaction, he did too.
Picture 15; is a woman that came rushing down our road, pulls up to our camp turn-off. Turns around quickly, then speeds off. She had a Sheriffs decal on the back of her car. Also, a decal under her plate stating; K-9 On Board. Koda, again growled. I was receiving another light DEW. I don’t believe they came from the Forest Srvc Truck, or the woman. What you don’t see; are two ATVs (one Red), parked far across the fields, on another road. It ma yhave come from them. These perps use this deception; wanting to think, someone in your presence is doing it.
Picture 16; is a big Red Truck, with Red Trailer. It’s setting in the same spot the others where. Watching Koda and I, until I get the Half-wit Spotter.
As I mentioned in my previous post; I will describe the Symptoms of Direct Energy Attacks, also known as the ‘Havana Syndrome’. I want to forewarn you; here in the United States, Only US Diplomats and CIA agents are allowed to claim these attacks. If you try to report it to the FBI, they will hang up on you. If your try to inform your Representative Legislators; you will never hear from them. Isn’t that so, Mr FBI Guy.
There are many symptoms from these attacks. They are also accompanied by extreme noise campaigns. These noises may be car horns, loud trucks and cars revving their engines, sirens, airplanes, helicopters, Half-wits pounding something. Anything that will intensify the anxiously, you are feeling during these attacks. Something that will also accompany these Attacks; are near snapping sounds, coming from your walls and or the ceiling of you residence. It could be a reaction to from the Microwave Energy. These can also come from the dash of your car, or vehicle, if you happen to be in it. I had a device places in my Jeep; that would make a loud thunk, each and every time, I turned onto the road I lived on. It only happen when I turned onto my road. I have recorded and documented, almost everyone of them.
The symptoms will vary depending on how close the source is. The first symptoms I will notice and also the many other Targets I have spoken to are:
Pressure starting on your forehead and eyes. This pressure will intensify, your face and forehead may become flush red. Anxiety will build, often accompanied by short temperateness or anger. This could be so intense; you will grit, or grind your teeth, lashing out inappropriately. Perps love to build on this in public.
Then forgetfulness. You could be buttering a piece of toast, have it in your hand, and forget what you are doing, and what needs to be done next; like spread the butter. You may acquire slightly blurred vision, a lose of balance. The Anxiety continues and your train of thought is shot. You may experience a temporary Speech Impediment. Often, enunciating the wrong letter or syllable in subsequent words in a sentence, your trying to express. Then again, you can forget what you were going to say, all together.
Ringing in the ears; often accompanied with these attacks. There will be a high pitched ringing. This can change tones, and become a low pitch ringing.
You may feel a specific pain, in a part or parts of your body. Many, often get a severe headache. I have very rarely, in my life, had headaches. But, when I do, they are from these attacks, and are severe. I also, have during and after these attacks; excessive yawning. I have witnessed Koda, doing this amny times.
I, and many, have had heart palpitations. I, and many, have felt stinging in the bottom the feet.
As these symptoms start to wear down; you can be ravished by hunger. You may have eaten an hour ago and still be hungry.
These symptoms will remain, as long as there is a source. Many will continue through the night, keeping you sleep deprived. Like; they did with me last Saturday night. The same day as the Chopper and Plane, followed and buzzed us. I did not sleep at all, finally gave up around 6:00 am, made some coffee, and didn’t sleep until late, Sunday night.
With my military training; I have gone days without sleep. Many of you, may not fare so well, and the Perpetrators, love to build on this. They will intensify these attacks, while being sleep deprived. Right out of the US Army’s Psyops, Play Book. Why you are sleep deprived they will Psychologically, mess with you, in all kinds of ways. Using sounds and manipulated experiences.
These attacks can be in public places, or in the privacy of your residence. These Perpetrators have no boundaries. I don’t know much about the devices used, or their distance. I do know, they are usually followed by the Bottom-Feeders, getting in your face. I did get a cell picture of a man, holding a device in his hand, while I was receiving an Attack. This device looked like the back of a cell phone, with a metal half-loop, coming from the top. The loop was large, about ½ inch in diameter. He held it up, until he noticed me, taking a pic with my cell phone. This happened, while working in Yosemite National Park.
While coming close to finishing this draft; Koda was in the bedroom, he came in panting and acting very submissive. I thought he may need to go out, so I put on my shoes and shirt. Before I got them on; here comes the Sociopathic Plane Pilot, for his fly by. Koda, had heard him before I did, and before he arrived. He flew over before we stepped out, Koda didn’t have to use the bathroom, so I tossed his little log that he found, so he could fetch it. Within a couple of minutes; here comes Mr Sociopath Pilot, back for another fly by. Once we went in, I felt a mild DEW Attack. Koda was panting heavily, seemed very nervous and confused. Like I said; these Parasites Have No Boundaries.
Its getting late, I’ll come back and edit this later, as needed.
For you Sociopath that have harassed, tormented and tortured my service dog; don’t worry. I will get around to you, on my terms. Even those of you whom think, you feel protected in public places; I will expose you for the Human Trash you are. What do you call someone that teaches young children, to hate, harass and torment a total stranger and his dog? Someone, that uses children and pets, possibly putting them in harms way. I know of, and met with another veteran. He, his mother and his dog; are going through the same scripted torture, that Koda and I are. He lives, 2000 miles away.
My statements may be harsh, but if you’ve followed my post; you know they are true. I have to gear up for a couple of trips into town this week. I hopefully have a credit card to pick up. This will be the 3rd one sent. I requested one, for the one, that’s expiring soon. I checked with the card company. The 1st one wasn’t received, so I requested another. That one wasn’t received, so I asked a manger if she would check to see what was going on. She said the last two were sent, but didn’t show scanned/received by the Post Office. They can verify, to see if they were scanned into a Post Office. These were not. She had one sent Fed-Ex and should be here by tomorrow. But, Mr FBI Guy; it’s just a coincidence. Just like the Phoenix VA Pharmacy, doesn’t mail my Lupus meds, that keep it in check. After I personally speak with a pharmacy tech. They did this twice, while waiting for meds, to find out they was never mailed. Then another time, sending to an old address, 100 miles away, that I had to chase down. After, speaking with another tech. These are the things that happen to a Targeted Individual.
Oh, and I have to do laundry. I wonder if we will be mobbed, baited and harassed by parents and their children. By the owner and his side-kick. I wonder if they will open all the washer doors; to block the aisles, for Koda and I. Maybe they will shortchange me at the change machine again, or leave filth and dry laundry soap on the floors; for Koda to lay on. Or, do I have to go public with this too, for it to stop.
Just a quick update. I posted this; mentioning my problems receiving my credit card. 30 minutes after my post was complete. I get an email from my credit card company; telling me another card has been sent out, and I should receive it my Sept 7th. I called the credit card company, to find what was going on. They didn’t send the card out on the 27th, through Fed-Ex, as I was promised. It was sent today, but there was another card sent the 27th, regular mail. If I don’t receive the card sent on the 27th, by regular mail, by the 6th of September. I need to cancel the one sent by Fed-Ex, because they both have the same number. And, I will have to request another card, and start the whole process over. This after speaking to, two different managers, during these request. The one sent by Fed-Ex, I should receive within the next two days. Are you confused yet? This is the everyday life of a Whistleblower in America, and retaliation from Corporate America, that works hand in hand, with our Government Agencies. Many of these acts are performed just prior to going to bed; leaving you anguished, causing dificulty sleeping. I have been hit heavily with these Direct Energy Weapons, heavliy, sence this innitial post.
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I am back after a 7 day outing in the coffee districts of India where it was cool crisp and delightful and it was a welcome break from the oppressive heat that seems to pervade every aspect of existence in the vast plains of India.
This is a shot of a racing boat picking up its racing rhythm at the Champakara Boat Race that is held as a part of the Onam celebrations in Kerala.
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Day XXXVII: Panorama in Portrait Mode (4 images 1.34 aspect ratio) - 1 (of 11) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 with Michael 1.6 35mm Movie (C-Mount) Prime with C-MFT Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
One of the many aspects of the Department of Agriculture MOC that presented a challenge. The first floor of the building is actually below ground level. So I needed to create the building first and then build up the terrain around it...in essence, lowering the building.
So why is the Dept. of Ag in a hole? It goes something like this.
Ag officials: "We want to build our new administration building so that it extends to the center of the Mall."
Senate Park Commision: "You can't. It would violate the newly revised master plan for the National Mall. You need to move it back 300 feet from the center of the Mall."
Ag officials: "Well...we could do that, but we'll be losing a lot of space, so we want to make the building taller."
Senate Park Commission: "Okay, you can make it taller, but it can't be too much taller than existing or future buildings on the Mall. So you will need to make each floor slightly shorter."
Ag officials: "There's no way we are going to have the architects redesign the building to make it shorter."
Senate Park Commission: "Wait, here's an idea! You keep the building exactly as it is, but dig a 10 foot deep hole and put it in that. That way you have your building space and we a building that isn't too tall. Deal?"
Ag officials (sigh): "Deal."
La iglesia de San Gil Abad es un templo gótico de la ciudad de Burgos en la provincia homónima, de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España. Su austero aspecto exterior, debido a que estuvo incluido en la muralla de la ciudad, no permite adivinar la belleza y riqueza de su interior, que reúne el más valioso conjunto gótico de la ciudad después del de la Catedral. La iglesia tiene acceso desde la calle de San Gil y se sitúa al lado de la Puerta del mismo nombre, cerca de la ladera oriental del cerro del Castillo.
Actualmente, está considerada como BIC (Bien de Interés Cultural) (fue declarada Monumento histórico-artístico perteneciente al Tesoro Artístico Nacional mediante decreto de 3 de junio de 1931).
En 2015, en la aprobación por la Unesco de la ampliación del Camino de Santiago en España a «Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: Camino francés y Caminos del Norte de España», España envió como documentación un «Inventario Retrospectivo - Elementos Asociados» (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) en el que en el n.º 1047 figura la iglesia de San Gil Abad.
La fábrica es de planta de cruz latina, con tres naves de tres tramos, más transepto y profunda cabecera triple y cuadrada. La nave central y las naves laterales, de menor altura que la anterior, se espacian con seis pilares de núcleo cilíndrico y finas columnillas adosadas. El abovedamiento es sencillo, con algún tramo octopartito. En el primer tramo central de los pies se levanta un coro alto, sobre bóveda muy plana. La cabecera se cierra con ábside de tres paños.
En el sobrio hastial occidental se abren un rosetón con tracería curva formando una estrella de ocho puntas y una portada apuntada abocinada, cuyo dintel adopta la forma de un arco escarzano. En el tímpano, esculturas de la Virgen flanqueada por, probablemente, San Gil y otro santo no identificado. En el brazo meridional del transepto hay otra portada gótica que muestra la Epifanía en el tímpano sobre escenas de la Huida a Egipto.
A la iglesia inicial se le agregaron a lo largo del tiempo una serie de capillas:
Capilleja de los Burgos: En la nave de la Epístola se sitúa esta capilla funeraria de la familia Burgos, que hace las veces de pequeño museo parroquial, luego de haber servido durante muchos años como antesacristía. Su bóveda octopartita cobija dos enterramientos góticos gemelos y un tercero renacentista, obra de Juan de Vallejo. Uno de aquellos corresponde a los fundadores de la capilla, Juan García de Burgos, que fuera escribano de cámara del rey Juan II de Castilla, y su esposa Constanza García, muertos ambos en 1479. Semejante es el del escribano de la Casa de la Moneda Francisco García de Burgos, fallecido en 1511, y sus dos esposas Isabel de Cerezo y Catalina Polanco. Este doble arcosolio tiene sendos arcos carpaneles trasdosados por arco conopial y limitados por pináculos, que cobijan las efigies yacentes de los difuntos en pizarra. El sepulcro renacentista pertenece a Francisco de Amusco (+1521), su esposa Catalina de Polanco y su hija María de Amusco Polanco. En esta capilla pueden contemplarse además dos bellas tablas votivas con los retragos de Juan y Constanza García, un San Jerónimo firmado por Francisco Pourbus (siglo XVI) y una Piedad de Adrián Isenbrandt (siglo XVI).
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Iglesia de San Gil Abad is a church in Burgos, Spain. It dates to the 14th-15th century. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site by decree of 3 June 1931
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The church of San Gil Abad is a Gothic temple in the city of Burgos in the province of the same name, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. Its austere exterior appearance, because it was included in the city wall, does not allow one to guess the beauty and richness of its interior, which brings together the most valuable Gothic complex in the city after that of the Cathedral. The church has access from Calle de San Gil and is located next to the Gate of the same name, near the eastern slope of Cerro del Castillo.
Currently, it is considered as BIC (Asset of Cultural Interest) (it was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument belonging to the National Artistic Treasure by decree of June 3, 1931).
In 2015, in the approval by Unesco of the extension of the Camino de Santiago in Spain to "Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: French Way and Northern Spanish Ways", Spain sent as documentation a "Retrospective Inventory - Associated Elements" (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) in which the church of San Gil Abad is listed at number 1047.
The factory has a Latin cross plan, with three naves of three sections, a transept and a deep triple and square header. The central nave and the lateral naves, shorter than the previous one, are spaced with six pillars with a cylindrical core and fine attached columns. The vaulting is simple, with some octopartite section. In the first central section of the feet a high choir rises, on a very flat vault. The headboard closes with an apse of three panels.
In the sober western gable there is a rose window with curved tracery forming an eight-pointed star and a flared pointed portal, whose lintel takes the shape of a segmental arch. On the tympanum, sculptures of the Virgin flanked by, probably, Saint Gil and another unidentified saint. On the southern arm of the transept there is another Gothic portal showing the Epiphany on the tympanum on scenes from the Flight into Egypt.
A series of chapels were added to the initial church over time:
Chapel of the Burgos: This funeral chapel of the Burgos family is located in the nave of the Epistle, which serves as a small parish museum, after having served for many years as a pre-church. Its octopartite vault houses two twin Gothic burials and a third Renaissance one, the work of Juan de Vallejo. One of those corresponds to the founders of the chapel, Juan García de Burgos, who was a clerk of the chamber of King Juan II of Castile, and his wife Constanza García, both of whom died in 1479. Similar is that of the clerk of the Casa de la Moneda Francisco García de Burgos, who died in 1511, and his two wives Isabel de Cerezo and Catalina Polanco. This double arch has two carpal arches overlaid by an ogee arch and limited by pinnacles, which shelter the lying effigies of the deceased in slate. The Renaissance tomb belongs to Francisco de Amusco (+1521), his wife Catalina de Polanco and his daughter María de Amusco Polanco. In this chapel you can also see two beautiful votive panels with the retractions of Juan and Constanza García, a Saint Jerome signed by Francisco Pourbus (16th century) and a Pietà by Adrián Isenbrandt (16th century).
A quick visit to the open gardens at neighbouring village Smeeton Westerby this morning. This one on the edge of the village was our last call, and beyond the trees looks out over Smeeton Hill and the Laughton Hills
Well, after quite a long time, I've decided to give my old F-14 Tomcat another try. Since years have passed from my previous attempts, and both techniques and available bricks are now much more advanced, it's basically a completely new construction. There were two aspects which I was especially eager to include - the first one is the brick wing, the second - forward fuselage angling, which is commonly omitted despite being one of the signature features of the Tomcat. The angling is quite subtle (around 2.2 degrees), but considering the length of the plane (around 70 studs), it really makes a difference (around 7 plates in height). The model is still very much a work in progress, and I have still not addressed multiple issues, but I feel that some of you may find the already incorporated solutions interesting. I don't expect the model itself to be finished by Christmas, so it may take before you will see it finished (well, or not).
I found it difficult to do justice to Gaudi with my limited skills and camera equipment and because everything is sooo high off the ground!
In recent years, Simon Denny’s research-based art projects have explored aspects of technological evolution and obsolescence, corporate and neoliberal culture, national identity, tech-industry culture, and the internet.
His Biennale Arte 2015 project, Secret Power, was partly prompted by the impact of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks of PowerPoint slides outlining top-secret US telecommunications surveillance programmes to the world media, which began in 2013. These slides highlighted New Zealand’s role in US intelligence work, as a member of the US-led Five Eyes alliance. Now in the open, the slides have come to represent international surveillance work and its impact on individual privacy.
Secret Power takes its title from investigative journalist Nicky Hager’s 1996 book, which first revealed New Zealand’s involvement in US intelligence gathering.
Secret Power addresses the intersection of knowledge and geography in the post-Snowden era. It investigates current and obsolete languages for describing geo-political space, focusing on the roles played by technology and design. The contexts and histories of both venues provide highly productive frameworks for Secret Power, and have been directly engaged with through the work.
In the Library, Denny has installed a server room, with server racks and a workstation. In addition to holding computer equipment, the server racks and workstation double as vitrines, displaying a case study in NSA visual culture, consisting of sculptural and graphic elements based on the work of a former NSA designer and Creative Director of Defense Intelligence David Darchicourt and the Snowden slide archive, suggesting links in iconography and treatment. The server room resonates with the Library’s decorated Renaissance-period interior, with its maps and allegorical paintings—Denny’s inquiry into the current iconography of geopolitical power being framed within an obsolete one.
1. Armageddon!, 2. When Night Falls It Is Better To Be Reddy For Anything!, 3. Even Daffodils Can Go Into The Red!, 4. Look What Blue In Through The Window!, 5. BeLEAF in Beauty!, 6. Reflecting on the Heart of an Abstraction!, 7. Trieste - a Gas to Visit and Electrifying Too!, 8. Circumstances Can Sometimes Force You to Look in Different Directions!,
9. There Are Always Two Sides to Every Story!, 10. Trieste - A DeLIGHTful Sunset Down By The Harbour!, 11. Trieste - A Bluetiful Harbour View Reddy For Your Inspection!, 12. Trieste - A City Where It Is Easy To Keep Things In Perspective!, 13. Trieste - A Daylightful View of the Harbour Lighthouse!, 14. Something Red to Chair You Up!, 15. When You See Something Lurking in the Dark, Remember Red Can Spell Danger!, 16. Trieste - A Seagull Waiting for Its Flight Insurance Quote on Top of the Assicurazioni Generali Building!,
17. Trieste - An Open and Shut(tering) Case!, 18. Rediance?, 19. Trieste - An Angelic Aspect of The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, 20. Trieste - Reflecting on a Captivating Coastal City, 21. Trieste - Reaching for the Sky, the Church of San Antonio Nuovo, 22. Sometimes an Abstract Comes Out of the Blue!, 23. Trieste - Buoyed Up by the Bacolana Regata!, 24. Venice - The Dome of San Simeone Piccolo,
25. Venice - A Gondolier Gets Ready for His Next Trip, 26. Venice - A DeLIGHTful Evening on the Canale della Giudecca, 27. Venice - A Sideways Glance at the Doge's Palace!, 28. Venice - Another View of the Grand Canal, 29. Venice - There's No Ceiling on Beauty in the Doge's Palace!, 30. Venice - Man's Ambition Had No Ceiling in the Doge's Palace!, 31. Blossoming Beauty!, 32. An Abstract to Chair You Up!,
33. Heralding a Bright New Tomorrow in New South Wales, 34. Sunset Over the Ridge Down from Mount Canobolas, 35. Passing Clouds in a New South Wales Sky, 36. 'E's a Diamond Geezer!, 37. Strawberries and Cream Rose!, 38. Stretching the Imagination...., 39. California Dreaming 2, 40. Booty?,
41. You Must Be Off Your Blueming Trolley!, 42. All But One...., 43. Family Outing!, 44. Cloud Diver, 45. No Longer the Sole of Discretion!, 46. I Had to Gain My Stripes Somehow!, 47. Which Way Did He Go?, 48. Holesome!,
49. Top Knob?, 50. Taking In the View at Pevensey Castle!, 51. Abstract Condensation!, 52. Browned Off....?, 53. The Long and the Short of It...., 54. Life on Mars, 55. Ghost Chair!, 56. Black Curve, White Light,
57. Red Sky at Night..., 58. Ball-istique!, 59. Along the Right Lines?, 60. Catching the Light - An East Sussex Landscape, 61. Lone Tree, Big Sky, 62. A Tearful Pinkerton Agent!, 63. I Could Only Stop and Stair!, 64. Incandescenza Dorata sul Mediterraneo!,
65. A Nice Little Orangement 3, 66. Leading You Up the Garden Path Again at Great Dixter!, 67. Givng Topiary the Bird at Great Dixter!, 68. Seeing Double at Great Dixter!, 69. An 'Arrowing Experience at Bodiam Castle, 70. Bodium Castle Inside Out!, 71. The Way Into Bodiam Castle, 72. Who Killed Mickey Mouse?
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