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During the days of Timetable & Train Order operation, classification lights on locomotives were an important safety feature. Able to be illuminated in white, green, or red, class lights were used to indicate whether a locomotive was pulling an unscheduled extra train, had a second section of the same train following it, or was on the tail end of a train, respectively. When computers and electronic communication methods came into use during the 1960s and 70s, TT&TO operation was phased out, and classification lights were no longer needed. Many new locomotives were built without them, some older ones had their class lights removed, and today, it's rare to find a locomotive with class lights still intact. One survivor is Hartwell Railroad number 1973, a former CSX, ex-Conrail, nee Penn Central GP38, seen here at Lavonia, Georgia.
Hooded Merganser
The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and colored. The Hooded Merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical Merganser.
Lake Takanassee
Lake Takanassee is downstream of Whale Pond Brook, which flows through the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch.
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals. On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture (usually in the form of water vapor) from an adjacent source to raise the dew point to the ambient temperature. They are seen in the Earth's homosphere, which includes the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere. Nephology is the science of clouds, which is undertaken in the cloud physics branch of meteorology. There are two methods of naming clouds in their respective layers of the homosphere, Latin and common. Genus types in the troposphere, the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface, have Latin names due to the universal adoption of Luke Howard's nomenclature that was formally proposed in 1802. It became the basis of a modern international system that divides clouds into five physical forms which can be further divided or classified into altitude levels to derive ten basic genera. The main representative cloud types for each of these forms are stratus, cirrus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus. Low-level clouds do not have any altitude-related prefixes. However mid-level stratiform and stratocumuliform types are given the prefix alto- while high-level variants of these same two forms carry the prefix cirro-. Genus types with sufficient vertical extent to occupy more than one level do not carry any altitude related prefixes. They are classified formally as low- or mid-level depending on the altitude at which each initially forms, and are also more informally characterized as multi-level or vertical. Most of the ten genera derived by this method of classification can be subdivided into species and further subdivided into varieties. Very low stratiform clouds that extend down to the Earth's surface are given the common names fog and mist, but have no Latin names. R_6962
Austin Healey 3000 Mk.III (1963-68) Engine 2912cc S6 OHV Production 16321
Registration Number NDB 332 E (Age related number)
AUSTIN HEALEY SET
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Launched in October 1963, the last of the big Healeys, remained in production until the end of 1967. Classified as the BJ8, the new model was the most powerful and luxurious of the big Healeys, with a walnut-veneer dash, wind-up windows, and a 150 hp engine.
Improvements to the engine included a new camshaft and valve springs, and twin SU 2" HD8 carburettors, together with a new design of exhaust system. Servo-assisted brakes were now fitted as standard. Only 2+2 seat versions were made. Option extras were similar to those offered for the Mark II, the main change being that the standard interior trim was now Ambla vinyl, with leather seats being added to the list of options.
In May 1964 the Phase II version of the Mark III was released, which had a modified rear chassis to allow rear ground clearance to be increased, and from March 1965 the car gained separate indicators
Thankyou for a massive 58,722,824 views
Diolch am 58,722,824 gwych, golygfeydd, mwy na phoblogaeth y Lloegr honno yn y Gorllewin
Shot 21.05.2017 at Chiltern Hills Classic Sar Show, Weedon Hill, Aylesbury REF 126-016
L'église Le-Saint-Nom-de-Marie est la troisième église de la Ville de Sainte-Marie. Elle fut inaugurée le 16 octobre 1859 et classée monument historique par le ministère de la Culture du Québec en septembre 2001. Elle a été reconnue lieu historique national par l'Agence Parcs Canada en novembre 2006.
Le-Saint-Nom-de-Marie church is the third church in the municipality of Sainte-Marie. It was inaugurated on October 16,1859 and classified as a historic monument by the Ministère de la Culture du Québec in September 2001. It was recog nized as a national historic site by Parks Canada in November 2006.
After the Second World War mistrust between the Allies and the Russian led to building the IJsellinie in the Netherland. The Linie should prevent the invader from reaching the Randstad (Western Holland) or slow down the invasion by inundating vast parts of lands. Bridges and strategical point were fortified and decommissioned Sherman Tanks and turrets were placed at the casemates. One should think the Dutch Military learned from the German invasion in 1939, which saw the deployment of Paratroopers on the Battlefield. In almost one day the German Paratroopers landed behind enemy lines and took several strategical points and bridges. The IJssellinie was constructed in 1951 and was lifted in 1964. The Linie was never put to active use and was classified as top secret until 1990.
Reddish Egret
The Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade.
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, there are only 1,500 to 2,000 nesting pairs of reddish egrets in the United States — and most of these are in Texas. They are classified as "Threatened" in Texas and receive special protection.
Egrets are herons which have white or buff plumage and develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from the herons and have the same build.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddish_egret
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Reddish_Egret/overview
The rocks of Ventrar - Monte Baldo 20220808
The Ventrar Path is about a kilometer long and is found on the north slopes of the Colma of Malcesine. It has rocky parts and other parts with breathtaking views over Lake Garda. This path is also well-known for its plant-life. In fact, it is sometimes referred to as a Botanical Paradise.
Along the Ventrar Path there are some fairly exposed sections and in some places there are steel hand wires to hold on to, even if they aren’t always strictly necessary. If you do use the steel cables, make sure that they are well attached!
Because of the presence of the hand wires and the exposed sections, this trek is classified by the CAI as EE (expert walkers).
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Common name: Chrysanthemum, Chandramukhi (Manipuri), Gul dawoodi गुले दाऊदी (Urdu)
Botanical name: Dendranthema X grandiflorum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Chrysanthemums have dark green, deeply lobed and aromatic leaves with soft grey undersides. They come in a wide variety of flower shapes, sizes and colors, from dark burgundy, bronzes and oranges, to lavenders, light pastel pinks, and whites. The hundreds of cultivars of mums are classified by flower shape: pompons are double and ball shaped; reflexed are double with downward curving rays; spiders are double with long tubular, spreading rays; spoons are semidouble with spoon shaped rays; and there are several other shapes.
NGC 4618 was discovered on 9 April 1787 by the German-British astronomer, Wilhelm Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. Only a year before discovering NGC 4618, Herschel theorised that the “foggy” objects astronomers were seeing in the night sky were likely to be large star clusters located much further away then the individual stars he could easily discern.
Since Herschel proposed his theory, astronomers have come to understand that what he was seeing was a galaxy. NGC 4618, classified as a barred spiral galaxy, has the special distinction amongst other spiral galaxies of only having one arm rotating around the centre of the galaxy.
Located about 21 million light-years from our galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, NGC 4618 has a diameter of about one third that of the Milky Way. Together with its neighbour, NGC 4625, it forms an interacting galaxy pair, which means that the two galaxies are close enough to influence each other gravitationally. These interactions may result in the two (or more) galaxies merging together to form a new formation, such as a ring galaxy.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Karachentsev; CC BY 4.0
València, España.
Las Fallas de Valencia (Falles en valenciano) son unas fiestas que van del 14 (plantà infantil) al 19 (cremà) de marzo con una tradición arraigada en la ciudad española de Valencia. Oficialmente empiezan el último domingo de febrero con el acto de la crida (en valenciano; 'pregón o llamada', en español).
La fiesta de las Fallas de Valencia
Actualmente, esta festividad se ha convertido en un atractivo turístico muy importante, ya que además de estar catalogadas como fiesta de Interés Turístico Internacional, en noviembre de 2016 la Unesco las inscribió en su . Estas fiestas también son llamadas fiestas josefinas o fiestas de San José, ya que se celebran en honor de san José, patrón de los carpinteros, que era un gremio muy extendido en la ciudad cuando empezaron a celebrarse a finales del siglo xix, y que conservó hasta la actualidad, dada la importancia de la industria del mueble en la región.
The Fallas of Valencia (Falles in Valencian) are festivals that go from the 14th (children's plant) to the 19th (cremà) of March with a tradition rooted in the Spanish city of Valencia. They officially begin on the last Sunday of February with the act of the crida (in Valencian; 'pregón or call', in Spanish).
Currently, this holiday has become a very important tourist attraction, since in addition to being classified as a festival of International Tourist Interest, in November 2016 UNESCO inscribed them on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. These festivals are also called Josefin festivals or feasts of San José, since they are celebrated in honor of St. Joseph, patron saint of carpenters, who was a very widespread guild in the city when they began to be held at the end of the nineteenth century, and which has preserved until today, given the importance of the furniture industry in the region.
Miami is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked 33rd among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs.
According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
Miami has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises. Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries.
For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World", has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.
Metropolitan Miami is the major tourism hub in the American South, number two in the U.S. after New York City and number 13 in the world, including the popular destination of Miami Beach.
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Classified in the UK as Red under the Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021).
Canon EOS 7D MkII
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Cardiff allocated 47105 accelerates away from Water Orton at the head of 1E84, 07:27 Swansea - Leeds, 27th May 1978.
Locomotive History
47105 was originally D1693 and was from a batch of twenty eight locomotives built at Brush, Loughborough. It was fitted with a Brush TG-160-60 Mk4 main generator, Brush TM64-68 Mk1a traction motors connected in a series parallel arrangement, a Spanner Swirlyflow MkIIIB steam heating boiler and was vacuum braked. It was dual braked in November 1969, renumbered 47105 in January 1974 and had its steam heating boiler isolated in April 1984, reinstated in July 1984 and isolated again in April 1986. 47105 was severely damaged by fire on the 14th August 1976 and arrived at Crewe Works two weeks later where it was quickly given a Heavy General classified repair and return to traffic in November 1976.
47105 entered traffic in December 1963, allocated to Bristol Bath Road MPD. After spells at Crewe (1966, 1986), Bescot (1968), Immingham (1973), Cardiff (1975), Tinsley (1985, 1989), Stratford (1986) and Old Oak Common (1991) it was withdrawn in January 1994. 47105 was purchased from British Rail in January 1994 by the Brush Type 4 Fund and moved to Toddington on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway in April 1994 where it can currently (April 2021) be found. 47105 has been in frequent use since 1994 and has again an operational steam heating boiler.
Praktica LTL, Ektachrome 200
Sofia trams 3007 and 3008 arrive at the ul. Dobrotich (ул. Добротич) stop on bul. "Nikola Mushanov" (бул. "Никола Мушанов"), working a route 11 service from kv. Knyazhevo (кв. Княжево) to zh. k. Vrabnitsa 1 (ж. к. Връбница 1, the temporary northern terminus of route 11 during a line closure from 22nd February to 5th June 2025).
We were changing trams here, about to do route 22A (this was its southern terminus, trams turning via the depot between here and the next stop), and had alighted from the previous route 11 service - which had arrived just right behind the previous 22A... 1,009mm gauge route 22A was replacing part of the standard gauge route 22 - note the very rusty outer rail of the dual gauge track along this stretch, used by route 22.
When I took this I was slightly disappointed to have people walking in front of the tram, but after looking at the image on a computer screen I have decided they add to rather than detract from the scene. I attempted to do a similar shot with the tram not far behind (which we boarded), but there were also people in front of the tram, and were much closer to me - and I didn't even press the shutter.
Trams 3007 and 3008 are ČKD Tatra T6A2B vehicles, new in 1990 and numbered 2007 and 2008; they were renumbered when transferred from Krasna poliana depot to Banishora depot in July 2014. They carry a very similar livery to the older trams in Budapest (Hungary), the difference being on the Budapest examples there is no (off-)white below the yellow; this is, apparently, a variation of a legacy livery (of all yellow with maroon stripes). There are, however, other batches of trams which do not wear the current Sofia blue, yellow and white livery, these being those acquired from Basel (dark green) and Prague (red and off-white).
Fifty-seven Tatra T6A2 trams were built for Sofia in two batches, forty classified T6A2B (B for Bulgaria) in 1990 and then seventeen classified T6A2SF in 1999 (although the last, 2057, was used briefly in Plovdiv). The first batch (2001 to 2040) were renumbered (into the 30xx series) after being transferred between depots in 2014, but the second batch (2041 to 2057) retain their original 20xx series numbers.
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Turkey Tail mushrooms, botanically classified as Trametes versicolor, are striped, multicolored fungi that belong to the Polyporaceae family. They are commonly grown on stumps, logs or branches that are in the process of decomposing. One of the most common varieties of mushrooms found in forests, they take their name from their resemblance to the colored tail feathers of a turkey.
All mushrooms contain potent, naturally occurring polysaccharides. These are unique to each species of fungus, and each confers unique impacts on the human body. Turkey Tail mushroom contains a couple of protein-bound molecules that have been well-researched for human medical use. The polysaccharide K (PSK) has been researched as a supporter of a healthy immune system. Research on PSK establishes its efficacy on colorectal cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, and lung cancer and has been used effectively as an adjuvant therapy for cancer patients for decades
The Ford Bronco is a utility vehicle that was produced by Ford from 1966 to 1996, with five distinct generations. All these vehicles are currently classified as sport utility vehicles (SUV). Broncos can be divided into two categories: early Broncos (1966–77) and full-size, or "Big" Broncos (1978–96). The Bronco was introduced in 1966 as a competitor to the small four-wheel-drive compact SUVs that included the Jeep CJ-5 and International Harvester Scout, and it was built on its own platform. A major redesign in 1978 moved the Bronco to a larger size, using a shortened Ford F-Series truck chassis to compete with both the similarly adapted Chevy K5 Blazer, as well as the Dodge Ramcharger. The full-size Broncos and the successor Expedition were produced at Ford's Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan. The original Bronco was an ORV (Off-Road Vehicle), intended to compete primarily with Jeep CJ models and the International Harvester Scout. The Bronco's small size riding on a 92-inch (2,337 mm) wheelbase made it maneuverable for some uses, but impractical as a tow vehicle. The Bronco was Ford's first compact SUV. The idea behind the Bronco began with Ford product manager Donald N. Frey, who also conceived the Ford Mustang; and similarly, Lee Iacocca pushed the idea through into production. In many ways, the Bronco was a more original concept than the Mustang; whereas the Mustang was based upon the Ford Falcon, the Bronco had a frame, suspension, and a body that were not shared with any other vehicle. The Bronco was designed under engineer Paul G. Axelrad. Although the axles and brakes were used from the Ford F-100 four wheel drive pickup truck, the front axle was located by radius arms (from the frame near the rear of the transmission forward to the axle) and a lateral track bar, allowing the use of coil springs that gave the Bronco a 34-foot (10.4 m) turning circle, long wheel travel, and an anti-dive geometry which was useful for snowplowing. The rear suspension was more conventional, with leaf springs in a typical Hotchkiss design. A shift-on the-fly Dana Holding Corporation transfer case and locking hubs were standard, and heavy-duty suspension was an option. The initial engine was the Ford 170 cu in (2.8 L) straight-6, modified with solid valve lifters, a 6-US-quart (6 l) oil pan, heavy-duty fuel pump, oil-bath air cleaner, and a carburetor with a float bowl compensated against tilting. Styling was subordinated to simplicity and economy, so all glass was flat, bumpers were straight C-sections, the frame was a simple box-section ladder, and the basic left and right door skins were identical except for mounting holes. The early Broncos were offered in wagon, halfcab, and a less popular roadster configuration. The roadster version was dropped and the sport package, which later became a model line, was added. The base price was US$2,194, but the long option list included front bucket seats, a rear bench seat, a tachometer, and a CB radio, as well as functional items such as a tow bar, an auxiliary gas tank, a power take-off, a snowplow, a winch, and a posthole digger. Aftermarket accessories included campers, overdrive units, and the usual array of wheels, tires, chassis, and engine parts for increased performance. The Bronco sold well in its first year (23,776 units produced) and then remained in second place after the CJ-5 until the advent of the full-sized Chevrolet Blazer in 1969. Lacking a dedicated small SUV platform, the Blazer was based on their existing full size pickup which was a larger and more powerful vehicle, offering greater luxury, comfort and space. The longer option list included an automatic transmission and power steering, and thus had broader appeal. Ford countered by enlarging the optional V8 engine from 289 cu in (4.7 L) and 200 hp (150 kW) to 302 cu in (4.9 L) and 205 hp (153 kW), but this still could not match the Blazer's optional 350 cu in (5.7 L) and 255 hp (190 kW) (horsepower numbers are before horsepower ratings changed in the early to mid-1970s.) In 1973, the 170 was replaced by a 200 cu in (3.3 L) straight six, power steering and automatic transmissions were made optional, and sales spiked to 26,300. By then, however, Blazer sales were double those of the Bronco, and International Harvester had seen the light and come out with the Scout II that was more in the Blazer class. By 1974, the larger and more comfortable vehicles such as the Jeep Cherokee (SJ) made more sense for the average driver than the more rustically oriented Bronco. The low sales of the Bronco (230,800 over twelve years) did not allow a large budget for upgrades, and it remained basically unchanged until the advent of the larger, more Blazer-like second generation-Bronco in 1978. Production of the original model fell (14,546 units) in its last year, 1977.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Bronco
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Orchis papilonácea actualmente según los estudiod¡s filogenéticos catalogada como Anacamptis papilionacea.
Aqui la vemos en su entorno natural, una mañana soleada que nos hizo disfrutar muchisimo, me fascinan..., gracias a nuestra amiga MJT, que nos las enseñó.
Papillonaceae Orchis is currently classified, according to phylogenetic studies, as Anacamptis papilionacea.
Here we see it in its natural environment, on a sunny morning that we thoroughly enjoyed. I'm fascinated... thanks to our friend MJT, who showed them to us.
Rare and recently declassified photo of an opr8r posing with his experimental custom super tacticool gat.
With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.23, Gamma Cygni is among the brighter stars visible in the night sky. The stellar classification of this star is F8 Iab, indicating that it has reached the supergiant stage of its stellar evolution. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.
Compared to the Sun this is an enormous star, with 12 times the Sun's mass and about 150 times the Sun's radius. It is emitting over 33,000 times as much energy as the Sun, at an effective temperature of 6,100 K in its outer envelope. Massive stars such as this consume their nuclear fuel much more rapidly than the Sun, so the estimated age of this star is only about 12 million years old.
Technical Data:
OTA: TecnoSky Super APO80 at F/4.8
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600 MM-C, cooled at -20C
Guide Camera: QHY-5LII Mono
Guide Scope: ArteSky 60mm F/4
Filters: Optolong LRGB
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, Deep Sky Stacker, PS
60 frames in total, Gain 139 - Offset 21
L 30x60s
RGB 10x120s (each channel)
Total Integration Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
No Bias
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A quick photo of Northern 155345 standing in one of the bay platforms at Manchester Victoria before I board for a ride across the Pennines to Bradford, 13th March 2018. It has recently been refurbished and is about to work 2E45, 11:16 Manchester Victoria – Leeds.
Unit History
Forty two Diesel Multiple Units were built by British Leyland at Workington (using Leyland National bus components) between 1987 and 1988 as part of British Rail's replacement of its First-Generation Diesel Multiple Unit fleet. These two car units were classified as class 155. The last seven sets were funded by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and were numbered 155341 – 155347 rather than following on from the last of the British Rail funded units 155335. In 1992 it was decided to convert the class 155 fleet into single car units by the addition of an additional cab and most were rebuilt by Hunslet – Barclay at Kilmarnock, becoming class 153. However the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive would not allow the seven units they had funded to be rebuilt so they have remained as two car class 155 units and are still used on suburban duties around Leeds for which they were built four thirty years ago. I first came across 155345 twenty nine years ago at Manchester Victoria on the 7th March 1989.
The road network of Madagascar, comprising about 4,500 unique roads spanning 31,640 kilometers (19,660 mi), is designed primarily to facilitate transportation to and from Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital. Transportation on these roads, most of which are unpaved and two lanes wide, is often dangerous. Few Malagasy own private vehicles; long-distance travel is often accomplished in taxi brousses ('bush taxis') which may be shared by 20 or more people.
While most primary roads are in good condition, the World Food Programme has classified nearly two-thirds of the overall road network as being in poor condition. These conditions may make it dangerous to drive at moderate-to-high speeds and dahalo (bandit) attacks pose a threat at low speeds. Many roads are impassable during Madagascar's wet season; some bridges (often narrow, one-lane structures) are vulnerable to being swept away. Few rural Malagasy live near a road in good condition; poor road connectivity may pose challenges in health care, agriculture, and education.
Drivers in Madagascar travel on the right side of the road. On some roads, to deter attacks from dahalo, the government of Madagascar requires that drivers travel in convoys of at least ten vehicles. Car collision fatalities are not fully reported, but the rate is estimated to be among the highest in the world. Random police checkpoints, at which travelers are required to produce identity documents, are spread throughout the country. Crops are transported by ox cart locally and by truck inter-regionally. Human-powered vehicles, once the only means of road transport, are still found in the form of pousse-pousses (rickshaws). Taxi brousses constitute a rudimentary road-based public transportation system in Madagascar. Rides on taxi brousses cost as little as 200 Malagasy ariary (roughly US$0.10) as of 2005, and vehicles involved are often overpacked, sometimes with the assistant driver riding on the outside of the vehicle. Stops on their routes are generally not fixed, allowing passengers to exit at arbitrary points.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_in_Madagascar
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La red de carreteras de Madagascar, que comprende alrededor de 4.500 carreteras únicas que abarcan 31.640 kilómetros (19.660 millas), está diseñada principalmente para facilitar el transporte hacia y desde Antananarivo, la capital malgache. El transporte por estas carreteras, la mayoría de las cuales no están pavimentadas y tienen dos carriles de ancho, suele ser peligroso. Son pocos los malgaches que poseen vehículos privados; Los viajes de larga distancia a menudo se realizan en taxis ("taxis rurales") que pueden ser compartidos por 20 o más personas.
Si bien la mayoría de las carreteras principales están en buenas condiciones, el Programa Mundial de Alimentos ha clasificado casi dos tercios de la red vial general como en malas condiciones. Estas condiciones pueden hacer que sea peligroso conducir a velocidades de moderadas a altas y los ataques de dahalo (bandidos) representan una amenaza a bajas velocidades. Muchas carreteras son intransitables durante la estación húmeda de Madagascar; algunos puentes (a menudo estructuras estrechas de un solo carril) son vulnerables a ser arrastrados. Son pocos los malgaches rurales que viven cerca de una carretera en buenas condiciones; La mala conectividad vial puede plantear desafíos en la atención de salud, la agricultura y la educación.
Los conductores en Madagascar circulan por el lado derecho de la carretera. En algunas carreteras, para disuadir los ataques desde Dahalo, el gobierno de Madagascar exige que los conductores viajen en convoyes de al menos diez vehículos. Las muertes por colisiones automovilísticas no se informan en su totalidad, pero se estima que la tasa se encuentra entre las más altas del mundo. Por todo el país hay puestos de control policial aleatorios, en los que los viajeros deben presentar documentos de identidad. Los cultivos se transportan en carretas de bueyes a nivel local y en camiones a nivel interregional. Los vehículos de propulsión humana, que alguna vez fueron el único medio de transporte por carretera, todavía se encuentran en forma de pousse-pousses (rickshaws). Los taxis constituyen un rudimentario sistema de transporte público por carretera en Madagascar. Los viajes en taxi cuestan tan solo 200 ariary malgaches (aproximadamente 0,10 dólares estadounidenses) en 2005, y los vehículos involucrados suelen estar demasiado llenos, a veces con el asistente del conductor viajando en el exterior del vehículo. Las paradas en sus rutas generalmente no son fijas, lo que permite a los pasajeros salir en puntos arbitrarios.
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The European Peacock (Inachis io), more commonly known simply as the Peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. Classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus). It should not be confused or classified with the "American peacocks" in the genus Anartia; these are not close relatives of the Eurasian species. The Peacock butterfly is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees. It therefore often appears quite early in spring. The Peacock butterfly has figured in research where the role of eye-spots as an anti-predator mechanism has been investigated.
De dagpauwoog (Aglais io, vroeger: Inachis io) is een middelgrote dagvlinder uit de familie Nymphalidae en de onderfamilie aurelia's (Nymphalinae).
De dagpauwoog is een van de bontst gekleurde en bekendste soorten vlinders in Europa. De soort komt binnen Europa algemeen voor in de gematigde zones en ontbreekt in het uiterste noorden en zuiden. Ook in de gematigde gebieden van Azië vinden we de soort tot in Japan. Het grote verspreidingsgebied is onder meer te verklaren doordat de belangrijkste voedselplant, de brandnetel, zoveel voorkomt. In België en Nederland is de dagpauwoog overal algemeen.
De dagpauwoog is hier niet te verwarren met andere vlinders vanwege de grootte, de oranjerode vleugels en de karakteristieke oogvlek op de bovenzijde van iedere vleugel. De onderzijde is juist goed gecamoufleerd door donkerbruine kleuren en donkere strepen.
Microlight aka Light-Sport Aircraft seen flying over the beach in San Felipe, Baja (Mexico). It's a two seater. If it has two seats, it's not called an ultralight. Two seat "ultralight" aircraft are classified as Light-Sport Aircraft from what I read about it. Also what's called a microlight is designed to carry no more than 2 people.
Classified in the UK as Red under the Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021).
Canon EOS 7D MkII
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
The Castle Drachenburg is a romantic work of art from the period of 1870 surrounded by the wonderful nature of the Siebengebirge, which is definitely worth seeing. In the fore-fortress the only “Museum for the History of Preservation of Nature” found a suitable place. The castle was heavily damaged during the 2nd World War and in the post-war period, so that in the 1960s it was empty and about to fall into decay. It was Paul Spinat, who saved it from its destiny as he purchased the castle and opened it for the public in 1973. Up until his death in 1989, the lord of the castle resided in the Castle Drachenburg. Since 1989 the castle is classified as a historical monument. Due to renovations still taking place, visits are only possible partly.
The "cracked wall" texture I made myself. My first texture made of a macro shot of a painted wall ;-)
Absolutely love this figure, damn. This was the only good shot I could get using the Cobra logo as a backdrop.
Classified as being in the family Hyacinthaceae, they have also been placed amongst the Liliaceae as a member of the Hyacintheae tribe. There are about forty species. These are subdivided into four groups, or subgenera; Botryanthus, Pseudomuscari, Leopoldia and Muscarimia. Leopoldia and Pseudomuscari have been considered by some authorities (e.g. Kew and Mobot) to have genus status.
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. About 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 inches) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa.