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In his fine description (1847) of this pretty Crocus, William Herbert (1778-1847) in England writes that it was first discovered by his 'highly-esteemed friend' Muzio Giuseppe Spirito de' Tommasini (1794-1879), one-time mayor of Trieste. Apparently the mayor found time to climb the rugged, bare Biokovo Mountains for Herbert says that the flower was 'found wild in naked mountainous places in Dalmatia'. He had, however, not received any specimens from Tommasini. An acquaintance - he's careful not to write 'friend' and keeps a bit of distance - 'Professor Petter', who taught German in Spalatro (Split, today in Croatia), had sent him the plant. He's Franz Petter (1798-1853), who spent his free time collecting plants. This Crocus's introduction to western Europe (England and The Netherlands) is generally dated from 1847. In The Netherlands - especially in Friesland - it's noted as a stinzenplant, that is to say that it's commonly found in the grounds of stately manors, indeed, such as Frankendael. The Dutch name is Boerenkrokus, Farmers' Crocus.
So here's an example of a Crocus that was not first introduced to Europe by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522-1592) (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/2300762720/in/photolis...).
Shot for Iron Photographer 348
1 - Objects of somewhat consistent shapes
2 - Arranged in rows/columns
3 - B&W
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(Description from the website "Un Bizcocho Para Teo")
Delicious tartlet that is made up of a super crunchy shortcrust pastry base, a delicious lemon cream with the perfect acidic touch and a meringue dome that gives it just the right touch.
They have a best before date of 2 days from the date of production. Store cold.
Net weight: 120 grs. (4.2 Oz)
TARTALETA INDIVIDUAL DE LIMÓN, 2024
(Descripción desde la web "Un Bizcocho Para Teo")
Deliciosa tartaleta que se compone de una base de masa quebrada super crujiente, una deliciosa crema de limón con el toque ácido perfecto y una cúpula de merengue que le da el toque justo.
Tienen una fecha de consumo preferente de 2 días a partir de la fecha de elaboración. Conservar en frío.
Peso neto: 120 grs. (4.2 Oz)
Description for the WWII Afrikakorps Diorama:
Day 7, the sections compilation of all. The MOC has about 7.500 parts. With models and minifigs there are about 10.000 parts. The construction time was one week on evening after work in office. I hope you enjoy it.
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Stug 3G, Flak36 PaK 8.8er,
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SdKfz 252 with Sd Ah 32 Trailer
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada Building is located at 227 King Street South, on the northwest corner of Union Street and King Street South, in the City of Waterloo. The two-storey Roman brick clad building was designed in the Modern Renaissance style by architect Frank Darling, and was constructed in 1912 and 1921.
The property was designated, for its historic and architectural significance, by the City of Waterloo, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 79-188).
Heritage Value
Located between Uptown Waterloo and Downtown Kitchener, the Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada Building is a prominent and well known historic landmark. It has defined the commercial character and history of the City since its construction, close to a century ago. Placed within spacious grounds, the building is approached through a pair of wrought iron gates, flanked with large ornamental topped stone pillars. An open stone flagged forecourt, laid out in a hexagonal pattern forms the connecting link between the gateway and the front entrance.
The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada Building was the first life insurance company to open in the City of Waterloo. The company was responsible for pioneering one of the largest commerce industries in the region. Incorporated in December, 1868, as the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company, the firm obtained a Dominion Charter in 1878. From 1900 to 1999 the company operated under the same name, until it was renamed, Clarica, when it was acquired by Sun Life Financial, in 2002.
The head office of the firm opened in 1912, after moving from a stone and red-brick building, which they had built in 1879, at the corner of Albert and Erb Streets. The growth of the firm, representing one of the largest insurance companies in Waterloo, served as an important source of employment for the City. It also acted as a cushion against the boom and bust cycles of the economy, for over a century. Isaac Bowman, M.P., the founding president, and Moses Springer, M.P.P., the first Mayor of Waterloo, were among the earliest company officials.
The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada building has architecturally strikingly rich materials and detail. It was designed by prominent architect Frank Darling, of the Toronto firm, Darling and Pearson. The impressive structure was erected in 1912, with an addition in 1921, which duplicated the original architecture. Numerous additions have been made to the building over the years, however the integrity of the original design is still very evident. The 1912 building and 1921 addition is of the Modern Renaissance style of architecture and was constructed of light-brown and yellow, narrow Roman brick, with panelled grey stone quoins and moulded pedimented windows. A leaf and floral design is located beneath the cornice, while above, is a parapet with a balustrade. Terra cotta, made in England, was imported for the decorative features of the building's façade. The main (King Street) entrance features impressive oak doors, flanked by two pairs of fluted ionic columns, crowned with a circular pediment.
Character-Defining Elements
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada building include its:
- landmark status, defining the commercial character and history of the City of Waterloo
- significant vistas from King Street South and Union Street
- placement on spacious, well-landscaped grounds with a central stone flagged forecourt surrounded by a grand iron fence
- impressive size and massing of the building's Modern Renaissance style
- King Street facade of the 1912 building
- Union Street facade of the 1912 and 1921 building
- Roman brick cladding with panelled stone quoins and moulded pedimented windows
- high base of Ohio Sandstone
- moulded architrave and floral scroll frieze beneath the modillion cornice displaying stone carving in a floral and leaf pattern
- parapet wall with open balustrade situated above the cornice
- entrance portico, placed in the centre of the principle (King Street) façade consisting of a wide doorway with large oak doors and a broad flight of steps
- two pairs of fluted ionic columns flanking the main entrance
From a Facebook posting by John Barry Graham on 8 August 2023:
"A tornado in 2015 took the roof off. The community that saved and restored the two old churches has $16,000 saved up thus far to put a new roof on and save the elevator. It is the most photographed elevator in Western Canada."
Drone footage of Dorothy elevator and old bridge East Coulee, by DanOCan
I had put these five photos aside when I last deleted a few more photos from my computer. Gradually, I will add the description that I had written under a different posted photo taken on the same day.
Just playing with the settings of my camera, Panasonic FZ200, back in 2014. Taken on 29 September 2014, before the roof was blown off in a wind storm in 2015. Unfortunately, it has never been repaired.
"On 29 September 2014, I finally drove out to an area that lies NE of Calgary, that I had longed to go to for so many years. It must have been 30+ years ago that I first saw one particular area of the Badlands of Alberta. A few times since then, I had been fairly close when I went on several botany trips out that way, but when you are carpooling, you can't just go wherever you want. So, my youngest daughter and I decided that we both wanted to make this trip. All summer, we had been waiting for a day on which she didn't have to work and where the weather forecast was for no rain on the day or there had been no rain the previous day. The Bentonite Clay in the area becomes treacherously slippery when wet. The forecast for this day was for a mainly sunny day - at last, we were going!
I think this was the longest day of driving I had ever done, especially to, and in, an area that I'd never driven to before. For anyone who doesn't know me, I have battled a driving phobia for decades, plus I have no sense of direction, lol! Thankfully, my daughter has an amazing sense of direction, so I knew we wouldn't be stuck out on the prairies in the middle of nowhere. A typical question at too many intersections went as follows: me - "Do we go left?"; my daughter - "No, we go right", lol!
I met my daughter at 8:00 am. and I got home shortly before 9:00 pm. Much of that time was spent driving; the rest was spent wandering round three main areas - The Hoodoo Trail, Dorothy and Rowley, in different directions from Drumheller (known for its remarkable dinosaur findings). The forecast was far from accurate on our drive out to the Badlands and I began to wonder if we'd made a mistake going on this trip on that particular day. However, knowing that snow would be returning very soon ("returning" because we had two snowstorms on 9 and 10 September), I was beginning to feel rather desperate and really didn't want to risk not getting out there this year. The afternoon was less cloudy and we did have some sun.
So, the first of our destinations was The Hoodoo Trail, a small area of protected, spectacular hoodoos (rock formations), and then we went further, to the almost-ghost-town of Dorothy. I had longed, for such a long time, to see the two small, old churches that are to be found in Dorothy, as well as the old grain elevator seen in this photo. This photo was obviously taken before the sun eventually came out. This abandoned icon of the prairies stands at the edge of the main road and will probably end up crumbling or being destroyed before too long, like so many other grain elevators in Alberta. Such a waste, that they are not protected.
After that, we drove over 11 bridges and called in at the tiny hamlet of Wayne, passing the old Atlas Coal Mine. Much as we would have liked to visit the mine, we knew that we just didn't have time. Then we went to Rowley to see the old grain elevators and to wander round this very small, historical place. There are actually three elevators, with two being right next to each other and the other one a little further from them. Dorothy felt and looked almost deserted, whereas Rowley was beautifully kept.
From Rowley, we made our way back across the prairies to Calgary. I had planned on getting back before it got dark as I no longer like night driving and very rarely do it, but we didn't quite make it. On the return drive, the last sighting was a Great Horned Owl that was perched part way up a power pole. Well done, Rachel, spotting this welcome bird! Not easy to see in the dark. By the time I got home, I was so tired and my arms were so painful from driving, but, what a great day we had!!
"There were 1,651 elevators in Alberta in 1951, but by 1982 a total of 979 elevators remained. The 1990s spelled the death of the wooden “country” or “primary” elevator. At the end of the 1990s, as the full impact of both of the ending of the Crow Rate in 1995 and further impending rail abandonment was felt, the pace of demolition accelerated at an unprecedented rate. At the end of the 1996-1997 crop year, there were only 327 elevators left. Alberta’s largest cooperative grain companies, the Alberta Wheat Pool (which amalgamated with Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1998 as Agricore) and United Grain Growers, ultimately formed a new corporate entity known as Agricore United in 2001, issuing issued public shares. Demolition of country elevators has continued, and in 2005 there were only 156 wooden elevators of any kind still standing, only a handful of which are used by the grain trade.
The Government of Alberta has recognised the significance of the traditional wood grain elevators, and has designated 12 as Provincial Historic Resources. They are located in the following communities: Andrew, Castor, Leduc, Meeting Creek, Paradise Valley, Radway, Rowley (3 elevators), Scandia and St. Albert (2 elevators)."
www.grainelevatorsalberta.ca/articles/HRM-history.pdf
www.bigdoer.com/8049/exploring-history/prairie-sentinels-...
An interesting film about how the old grain elevators work (or worked). Grain Elevator by Charles Konowal, National Film Board of Canada, 15:57 minutes in length.
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Description Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII. Gemini VIII successfully launched at 11:41 a.m. EST, March 16, 1966. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit and landed safely back on Earth after an emergency abort.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: s66-24478
Date: March 16, 1966
Description: Great Pyramid, Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Menkaure
Location: Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt
Date: 1890 - 1899
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/179
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Margaret's,_Cley
In 2008 a white-crowned sparrow, an American bird not usually seen in the United Kingdom, was spotted in Cley. Visiting birders donated more than £3,000 to a collection for the church's restoration. To commemorate the event an image of the bird was included in a window at St Margaret's.
We visited as the sun was going down and the shadow of the bird was thrown onto the adjacent wall (not very clearly). However, we found it magical!
Description 📄:
The underground type A3 L92.2 number 579 is running on the U3 line, which connects the south-western suburbs of the capital with the eastern part of the centre. The U3 line, 19.7 km long and with 24 stations, has as its terminus Krumme Lanke in the west and Warschauer Strasse in the east. The U3 line has the special feature of being mainly outside, with the exception of the section between the Podbielskialle stop and Gleisdreiek. The outdoor part, in the city centre, runs on elevated bridges along the streets of the Friedrichshein and Kreuzberg districts. The other, open-air part runs through the districts of Dahlem and Zehlenodorf at a lower level than the street, past the Freie Universität.
The Berlin underground is divided into two, one with a small profile (Kleinprofil) and the other with a large profile (Grossprofil). The lines U1, U2, U3 and U4 are small profile, the remaining U5, U6, U7, U8 and U9 large profile. Both systems have the same normal gauge of 1435 mm, the main difference being in the profile size. In addition, both profiles are powered by a third side rail at 750 V DC; the difference, however, lies in the way the current is transmitted from the third rail to the train. In fact, in the small profile the train slider makes contact with the upper part of the rail, while in the large profile the contact is made in the lower part of the third rail. The third rail is the positive pole in the small profile, while in the large profile it is the negative pole. The type A3 L92 underground railway, was built to replace the type Gl, between 1993 and 1995 by ABB Henschel, AEG, O&K, Siemens and WU.
Information ℹ️:
Date 📅: 30.10.2024, 10:37
Place 📍: Berlin, Germany
Train 🚄: A3 L92.2 579
Train Company 🏢: BVG
Line 🔢: U3
Start 🚩: U Krumme Lanke
Destination 🏁: S+U Warschauer Strasse
©️The photo was taken and edited by Nathan Urriani. Use of the image by others is only allowed with my permission.
Description des plantes rares cultivees a Malmaison et a Navarre
Paris :De l'Impr. de P. Didot l'aîné,1813 [i.e., 1812-1817]
DESCRIPTION
Chinese lespedeza is a warm season, perennial herbaceous plant. It has an erect growth form, ranging from about 3 to 5½ feet in height, and leaves that alternate along the stem. Each leaf is divided into three smaller leaflets, about ½ to 1 inch long, which are narrowly oblong and pointed, with awl-shaped spines. Leaflets are covered with densely flattened hairs, giving a grayish-green or silvery appearance. Mature stems are somewhat woody and fibrous with sharp, stiff, flattened bristles. Small (about ¼ in.) creamy white to pale yellow flowers emerge either singly or in clusters of 2-4, from the axils of the upper and median leaves.
ECOLOGICAL THREAT
Chinese lespedeza, sometimes called sericea lespedeza, is primarily a threat to open areas such as meadows, prairies, open woodlands, wetland borders and fields. Once it gains a foothold, it can crowd out native plants and develop an extensive seed bank in the soil, ensuring its long residence at a site. Established dense stands of lespedeza suppress native flora and its high tannin content makes it unpalatable to native wildlife as well as livestock.
Description: In Chandra's X-ray image (blue) of RCW 108, over 400 sources of X-ray light are seen. Many of these X-ray sources are young stars undergoing massive flaring just as our Sun did billions of years ago. The infrared Spitzer image (red and orange) shows the clouds of dust and gas of this region. The bright knot just to the left of center is where a cluster of young stars is hidden behind a dense cloud of molecular hydrogen. Intense radiation from massive stars in another nearby cluster, just out of view to the left of this image, is destroying the cloud that contains this cluster. Ultimately, this will trigger a new generation of stars to form in RCW 108.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2008
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/rcw108/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Gift line: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/S.Wolk et al.
Accession number: rcw108
Taiwan
Description: They are usually referred to as 'thin winged cicada' in Taiwan and 'peaceful cicada' in China due to their abundance in these areas. They can be identified by their green appearance with thin, greenish, transparent wings and are heavily distributed.
Distribution: China, Taiwan, Japan, India and Malaysia
My description is somewhat incorrect. The Teanaway River is in Kittitas County as is more than half of the trail to Ingalls Lake but Ingalls Lake is in Chelan County and drains towards the Wenatchee River. The ridge a few feet in front of me when I took this photo is the divide between Kittitas and Chelan Counties.
I left home about 5 am Wednesday morning (Oct. 21) for a day hike to Ingalls Lake located in the Teanaway River drainage, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Kittitas County, Washington. I drove through fog off and on from Ellensburg to Cle Elum but got out of the fog a short distance from Cle Elum as I headed for Teanaway. I passed many deer hunting camps while driving up the Teanaway and North Fork Teanway Rivers. There were 8 vehicles at the Esmeralda Basin Trailhead (#1394) when I arrived at a little after 7 am. The sky was partly cloudy and the temperature was a little above freezing. I made the climb (about 2500 feet elevation gain) and 3 miles to Ingalls Pass on Ingalls Way Trail (#1390) in good time. Although I was a little disappointed that the larch trees were bare of their golden needles and that there was cloud cover the views from the pass were superb. Rainier, Adams, Stuart, Esmeralda Peaks and more are visible from the pass. The rest of the trip down the hill and back up to Ingalls Lake offered a number of opportunities for photos so my pace was much slower stopping frequently to enjoy the views and take photos. The reflections at the lake were nice but not as good as they are in better light. The sun was mostly behind clouds. I sat and enjoyed the views, had a snack, took many photos and hiked out, arriving at my vehicle about 3 pm. Round trip to Ingalls Lake and back is about 9 miles. I stopped along the North Fork Teanaway River for some short walks to photograph the golden autumn trees and leaves and arrived home about 7 pm. IMG_7823
I took this as a spider on its web with some nice tiny water drops.
When I started processing it, I saw a man hanging on with an anguished expression.
As the description says, the Chicago skyline from the Willis Tower's famous 103rd floor SkyDeck. This shot is showing the view from the northern wall of Willis Tower (Sears Tower). From here you can see downtown to the north of the Sears Tower and the northern neighborhoods as well as some of the northwestern ones too.
Some important landmarks visible despite the hazy weather will be noted on the picture. I will leave out some landmarks just due to it cluttering up the picture, but put some in so you know some reference to certain places.
What you see directly below and in the center is the roof line (it looks like a rusty railroad track) on one of the signature "Tubes" of Willis Tower (Sears Tower). This "tube" terminates with two floors reserved for mechanical use. They terminate at the 90th floor with the 89th floor being the last floor of the tubes. This is one of three "Tubes" that terminate just below the last set of "Tubes" that terminate at the 108th floor and the official roof of the tower. These terrace like rooflines will become green soon with solar panels and wind turbines on them. They will also plant grasses and other "green" plants on some as well. This will be done in a massive effort to make the tower (the tallest in the Western Hemisphere) a "Green" building and a LEED Certified structure. That's awesome news!!!!!
Beskrivelse / Description: Plakat / poster.
Dato / Date: 1886
Kreditering / Credit: Andreas Bloch (1860-1917), Nationalgalleriet
Trykkeri / Printing House: Petersen & Waitz
Størrelse / Size: 68 x 59 cm
Eier / Owner Institution: Nasjonalbiblioteket / National Library of Norway
Lenke / Link: www.nb.no
Bildesignatur / Image Number: plktr_05817
Description: These beautiful flowers of the family of Hydrangeaceae are born of a very intense green, but little by little they are taking color. Although the pink and blue tones are the most frequent, we can also find them in other colors.
Description/Notes: Photos were used in the 1908 "American Birds" book by William Lovell Finley. The photo is found opposite page 105.
Original Collection: MSS - William L. Finley Papers
Item Number: mss-finley
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Description from Wikipedia:
Gomphidius glutinosus, commonly known as the slimy spike-cap, is a gilled mushroom found in Europe & North America. Although it has gills, it is a member of the order Boletales, along with the boletes. The fruiting bodies sprout in pine, fir and spruce woodland in Europe in autumn. Initially, are completely covered with a slimy veil, breaking through to reveal a greyish or brownish-capped mushroom with decurrent greyish gills which sometimes resembles a child's top. Opinions differ on the suitability of this mushroom for the table, some guides hold it in high regard, while others view it with caution
Gladiator memorial for Patroklos
Description: A white marble altar-stele, with simple moulding above on three sides, and below on face (H. 0.88 x W. 0.36 x D. 0.34). Relief on the face (damaged) of a gladiator advancing to his left. He has body armour, boots, and a helmet with a crest, and holds a long shield in front of him; his sword arm is lost.
Text: Inscribed on the face, above a relief
Letters: standard forms, c. 0.025
Date: Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering, content)
Findspot: Walls, North: to the north of the north wall of the Stadium (1892) with 12.15, 12.16
Original Location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Museum
History of discovery: Copied by Reichel (R.I.10) with 12.15, 12.16 and by Kubitschek (K.IV, endpaper); recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography: mentioned by Kubitschek and Reichel, no.2, whence Robert, Gladiateurs, no. 159; published from Reichel's notes by Robert, Hell. V, 93-5. Published by Roueché, PPA 26.
Text constituted from: Publications; notebook; transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
Edition Diplomatic Epidoc (XML) [Conventions] [Font help] 1 Πάτροκλος 1ΠΑΤΡΟΚΛΟΣ
Πάτροκλος
Translation:
Patroclus.
Commentary:
For an Achilles, see Robert, Gladiateurs, 300, Sabbatini, Roma 108. For another Homeric name, see 12.16
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Description The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank "Pete" Everest piloted 674 on its first unpowered flight on August 5, 1954. He made the first rocket-powered flight on 18 November 1955. Everest made the first supersonic X-2 flight in 674 on April 25, 1956, achieving a speed of Mach 1.40. In July, he reached Mach 2.87, just short of the Mach 3 goal. The X-2 reached Mach 3.2 (2,094 mph) at 65,000 feet. Apt became the first man to fly more than three times the speed of sound.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: E-2820
Date: September 27, 1957
Description:
The Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118) is a reflection nebula located near the bright star Rigel in the constellation Orion. This nebula is known for its unique shape, which resembles the face of a witch wearing a pointed hat, although I’ve never understood the comparison. The nebula glows with a faint blue color due to the reflection of Rigel’s strong light off the cosmic dust within it. The blue color is caused by the scattering of short-wavelength light by the dust particles, the same phenomenon that makes the sky appear blue on Earth.
The Witch Head Nebula spans a vast area estimated to be about 50 light-years across, making it one of the largest known reflection nebulae. It is located approximately 900 light-years away from Earth, and its material is believed to consist of remnants of ancient stars and cosmic events that contributed to the formation of this unique nebula.
Acquisition details
Dates:
January 2nd 2025
January 3rd 2025
Frames:
Hydrogen Alpha 3nm: 66×300″(5h 30′)
Blue: 42×300″(3h 30′)
Green: 42×300″(3h 30′)
Red: 39×300″(3h 15′)
Luminance: 177×300″(14h 45′)
Integration:
30h 30′
Avg. Moon age:
3.13 days
Avg. Moon phase:
10.93%
DESCRIPTION FROM ROADSIDE AMERICA
Two-Story Outhouse
Gays, Illinois
In England they have urinals
In Paris bidets
But nowhere on earth
Has an outhouse like Gays
This ditty, posted on a billboard in Gays, Illinois, is not strictly true -- there are other multi-story privies on the planet. But there may be nowhere on earth with as much local pride in an outhouse as here.
This celebrity biffy even has its own official blue highway sign out on the county blacktop: "TOURIST ACTIVITIES: Historical Two Story Outhouse 1872." It's the toast of Moultrie County.
A double decker outhouse sounds absurd to a generation weaned on indoor plumbing. (Hah hah, peepul on floor 1 get poop on hed.) But this "skyscrapper" is no joke. Its upper- and lower-floor holes are discreetly placed on opposite sides, and a second, inset wall on the ground floor forms an invisible chute. Droppings from above plummet unobstructed and out of sight, although not out of earshot.
Samuel Gammill built the outhouse at the rear of his general store. There were apartments upstairs, and the second floor of the building connected to the second floor of the outhouse across a short ramp, giving 19th century tenants a private bathroom. The store was torn down in 1984, but the outhouse was carefully spared. Gays had been promoting it as a tourist attraction since the 1960s.
The outhouse stands today, on a patch of green grass in a little park. It's in fine shape, thanks to the late Gene Goodwin, president of Gays' village board, who championed its preservation. The park is named after Gene, according to its sign, "in memory of a devoted promoter of the Historical Two Story Outhouse." He reportedly wanted to build a stairway so that visitors could admire the view from the second floor, but that hasn't happened. The outhouse is padlocked to keep out vandals and those who might be tempted to fully experience this interactive structure.
The billboard with the outhouse poem stands at the center of the park, displaying press clippings and town notices under glass. These give voice to those who are not here to speak for the outhouse. "The young people," reads one, "hardly know anything about these little structures and have no understanding of the lifestyle that went with them." "Outhouses," asserts another, "were once an important part of everyday life and their historical contribution should be recorded for prosperity.[sic]"
An American flag on a pole flaps impressively, but it's part of a memorial for 21-year-old Cole Spencer, "American by Birth, Patriot by Choice," who died in Iraq.
A miniature version of the outhouse, designed to hold address cards to be filled out by visitors, is attached to the billboard. There were no cards left uncollected during our visit -- denying us access to what must be interesting outhouse mail, but proof of the continued fame of this beloved double dumper.
Description: This composite image shows the massive galaxy cluster MACSJ0717.5+3745 (MACSJ0717, for short) where four separate galaxy clusters have been involved in a collision --the first time such a phenomenon has been documented. In this composite image, data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal the cluster's hot gas, while an optical image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the individual galaxies in the system. The hot gas in this image is color-coded to show temperature, where the coolest gas is reddish purple, the hottest gas is blue, and the temperatures in between are purple.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2009
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/macs/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Gift line: X-ray (NASA/CXC/IfA/C. Ma et al.); Optical (NASA/STScI/IfA/C. Ma et al.)
Accession number: MACSJ0717
Description in English
About shooting location:
Passenger train №425 from Chelyabinsk to Kaliningrad is on the stretch Tupik - Kozel'sk of Moscow Railway (the branch of JSC "Russian Railways"). Historically this stretch is a part of the railway line from Ranenburg to Smolensk, which was completed in 1899, was part of the Ryazan-Ural Railway. This railway line from the time of construction and to this day its entire length is single track and not electrified. The movement here is not very rich: some freight trains passes a day, 2 pair (two trains in one direction and two in the opposite) of suburban trains, as well as two passenger trains (pictured in the photo Chelyabinsk - Kaliningrad and Baranovichi - Karaganda), each which runs once a week in both directions. The train The train goes inside the notches within the boundaries of the ancient Russian city of Kozel’sk, founded in 1146 (a year older than Moscow), which in 1238 earned it the nickname "Angry City" because the Mongol-Tatar troops seven weeks could not take it by assault.
About locomotive:
2M62U is Soviet and Ukrainian two-piece twelve-axles mainline freight diesel-electric locomotive maximum power of 4000 hp and a maximum speed of 100 km/h, manufactured by Voroshilovogradsky named the October Revolution plant (later - "Luganskteplovoz") from 1987 to 2001. It is one of the modifications of the diesel locomotive M62, exported in the socialist countries of Europe. M62 was designed for 1435 mm gauge and for the European dimensions (smaller than in the Soviet Union), but caught on Soviet railways, but because of the need to drive heavier trains than in Europe, have been developed to the two- and three-section modification. Originally designed as a cargo and passenger locomotive is turned out to be universal: this line of locomotives using with freight and passenger trains, as well as with repairing trains or sometimes as a shunter. 2M62U is a minor upgrade of 2M62 (two-section modification of M62), which is to install a high-capacity fuel tank and jawless carts.
It is necessary to decipher the notation 2M62U. 2 means two-section, M means the Hungarian «motormozdony» (diesel locomotive), 6 means six-axle and 2 means type 2 (before Hungary was purchased from Sweden locomotive M61, which was the last case of purchase of locomotives from capitalist countries). The fact that the diesel locomotive M62 was originally delivered to Hungary and the Hungarian designation the Soviet its designation sounds like TE112, but found no use. 2M62U were built 394 units, and now most of them are in operation. Diesel locomotive 2M62U is spread in Central Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and in the Baltic states, and separate locomotives can occur anywhere in the former Soviet Union, including in the property industry.
Railwaymen and railway enthusiasts giving to the locomotive 2M62U for example the following nicknames: "Mashka", ‘Double Mashka”, ’"Smart Mashka", "The Fly", "Maroussia", "Moped".
In this photo represented 2M62U- 0168, built in 1989 home depot TCHE-36 Novomoskovsk of Moscow railway. The locomotive and cars are painted in a corporate color of JSC "Russian Railways".
Описание на русском
О месте съемки:
Пассажирский поезд №425 Челябинск – Калининград идет по перегону Тупик – Козельск Московской железной дороги (филиала ОАО «РЖД»). Исторически этот перегон является частью железнодорожной линии Раненбург – Смоленск, строительство которой было завершено в 1899 г., входившей в состав Рязано-Уральской железной дороги. Эта железнодорожная линия с момента постройки и по сей день на всем своем протяжении является однопутной и неэлектрифицированной. Движение здесь не очень насыщенное: за сутки проходит несколько грузовых поездов, 2 пары (два поезда в одном направлении и два – в противоположном) пригородных поездов, а также два пассажирских поезда (запечатленный на фото Челябинск – Калининград и Барановичи – Караганды), каждый из которых ходит один раз в неделю в обоих направлениях. Поезд идет внутри выемки в черте древнего русского города Козельск, основанного в 1146 г. (на год старше Москвы), который в 1238 г. получил прозвище «Злой город» за то, что монголо-татарские войска семь недель не могли взять его штурмом.
О локомотиве:
2М62У - советский и украинский двухсекционный двенадцатиосный грузовой магистральный тепловоз с электрической передачей максимальной мощностью 4000 л.с. и максимальной конструкционной скоростью 100 км/ч, выпускавшийся Ворошиловоградским заводом Октябрьской революции (позднее – «Лугансктепловоз») с 1987 по 2001 гг. Является одной из модификаций тепловоза М62, поставлявшегося в соцстраны Европы. М62 разрабатывался для колеи 1435 мм и для европейского габарита (меньших, чем в СССР), однако прижился и на советских железных дорогах, но в связи с необходимостью водить более тяжелые поезда, нежели в Европе, были разработаны двух- и трехсекционные модификации. Тепловоз, изначально разрабатывавшийся в качестве грузопассажирского, оказался универсальным: локомотивы данного семейства используются и в грузовом, и в пассажирском движении, а также с хозяйственными поездами и иногда на маневрах. 2М62У является незначительной модернизацией 2М62 (двухсекционной модификации тепловоза, предназначенного для Европы), которая заключается в установке топливного бака повышенной емкости и бесчелюстных тележек.
Стоит расшифровать обозначение 2М62У. 2 - двухсекционный, М – от венгерского «motormozdony» (тепловоз), 6 – шестиосный, 2 – тип 2 (до этого Венгрией был закуплен у Швеции тепловоз М61, что являлось последним случаем закупки локомотивов у капиталистических стран). Дело в том, что тепловоз М62 изначально поставлялся в Венгрию, а венгерское его обозначение впоследствии прижилось и в СССР, советское же его обозначение звучит как ТЭ112, однако не нашло применения. Что же касается 2М62У, то их было построено 394 единицы, и в настоящее время большинство из них находится в работе. Тепловоз 2М62У распространен в Центральной России, Беларуси, Украине и Прибалтике, а отдельные экземпляры могут встречаться в любой точке бывшего СССР, в том числе в собственности промышленных предприятий.
Железнодорожники и любители железной дороги за наименование наделяют тепловоз 2М62У например следующими прозвищами: «Машка», «Двойная Машка», «Умная Машка», «Муха», «Маруся», «Мопед».
На данном фото представлен тепловоз 2М62У-0168, построенный в 1989 г. Депо приписки – ТЧЭ-36 Новомосковск Московской железной дороги. Тепловоз и вагоны окрашены в корпоративный окрас ОАО «РЖД».
Description: G292.0+1.8 is a young supernova remnant located in our galaxy. This deep Chandra image shows a spectacularly detailed, rapidly expanding shell of gas that is 36 light years across and contains large amounts of oxygen, neon, magnesium, silicon and sulfur. Astronomers believe that this supernova remnant, one of only three in the Milky Way known to be rich in oxygen, was formed by the collapse and explosion of a massive star. Supernovas are of great interest because they are a primary source of the heavy elements believed to be necessary to form planets and life.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2006
Persistent URL: www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/g292/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Collection: X-rays Collection - X-rays are electromagnetic radiations beyond ultra-violet which form a shadow image of the internal structure of the object when passed through a solid object and allowed to act upon a sensitive emulsion.
Gift line: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Park et al.;
Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS.
Accession number: G292
Description: This Chandra image of Sgr A* and the region around it was based on almost two weeks of observing time. A theoretical model based on these deep data has been produced to help explain why this giant black hole seems to consume so little material. Scientists have also used these data to probe supernova remnants and lobes of hot gas extending away from the black hole. The image also contains several mysterious X-ray filaments.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2010
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2010/sgra/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Gift line: NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K. Baganoff et al.
Accession number: sgra_444