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Le Héron pourpré bénéficie d'une protection totale sur le territoire français depuis l'arrêté ministériel du 17 avril 1981 relatif aux oiseaux protégés sur l'ensemble du territoire. Il est inscrit à l'annexe I de la directive Oiseaux de l'Union européenne3. (Source Wikipédia).
The Purple Heron has benefited from total protection on French territory since the ministerial decree of April 17, 1981 relating to birds protected throughout the territory. It is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive of the European Union3. (Source Wikipedia).
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keeper's house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington and was completed on January 10, 1791, using a fund of $1,500, established by him. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following the formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aerobeacon in 1958. That lens was replaced with a DCB-224 aerobeacon in 1991. The DCB-224 aerobeacon is still in use.
In 1787, while Maine was still part of the state of Massachusetts, George Washington engaged two masons from the town of Falmouth (modern-day Portland), Jonathan Bryant and John Nichols, and instructed them to take charge of the construction of a lighthouse on Portland Head. Washington reminded them that the early government was poor, and said that the materials used to build the lighthouse should be taken from the fields and shores, materials which could be handled nicely when hauled by oxen on a drag. The original plans called for the tower to be 58 feet tall. When the masons completed this task, they climbed to the top of the tower and realized that it would not be visible beyond the headlands to the south, so it was raised another 20 feet.
The tower was built of rubblestone, and Washington gave the masons four years to build it. While it was under construction in 1789, the federal government was being formed, and for a while, it looked as though the lighthouse would not be finished. Following passage of their ninth law, the first congress made an appropriation and authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to inform the mechanics that they could go on with the completion of the tower. On August 10, 1790, the second session of Congress appropriated a sum not to exceed $1500, and under the direction of the President, "to cause the said lighthouse to be finished and completed accordingly." The tower was completed in 1790 and first lit on January 10, 1791.
During the American Civil War, raids on shipping in and out of Portland Harbor became commonplace, and because of the necessity for ships at sea to sight Portland Head Light as soon as possible, the tower was raised 20 more feet. The current keepers' house was built in 1891. When Halfway Rock Light was built, Portland Head Light was considered less important, and in 1883, the tower was shortened 20 feet and a weaker fourth-order Fresnel lens was added. Following the mariners' complaints, the former height and second-order Fresnel lens were restored in 1885.
The station has changed little except for rebuilding the whistle house in 1975 due to its having been badly damaged in a storm. Today, Portland Head Light stands 80 feet above ground and 101 feet above water, its white conical tower is connected to a dwelling. The grounds and keeper's house are owned by the town of Cape Elizabeth, while the beacon and fog signal is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard as a current aid to navigation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Head light on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121. The lighthouse was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002.
In flotter Fahrt konnte am 06. Mai 2020 die 139 260 mit ihrem DGS 43119 von München Ost Rbf nach Verona Q.E. die Langsamfahrstelle zwischen Grafing und Aßling passieren, wurde sie doch über das nicht beeinträchtigte Gegengleis geleitet. Mit ihren neuen Griffstangen, die aufgrund einer neuen Sicherheitsrichtlinie angebracht wurden, wirkt die Einheits-E-Lok recht gewöhnungsbedürftig. Die übrigen 139er von Lokomotion bleiben von solchen Umbauten bisher glücklicherweise verschont.
On May 06, 2020 the 139 260 with intermodular train DGS 43119 from Munich East to Verona Q.E. could pass the slow speed section between Grafing and Aßling in brisk speed, as she was guided over the unaffected counter track. With its new handle bars, which were installed due to a new safety directive, the engine looks quite strange. Fortunately, the remaining 139s from Lokomotion have so far been spared such conversions.
NNRY 93 and rotary plow 44596 steam in the cold night air. The plow was built in 1907 and #93 followed shortly after in 1909.
It has been raining in the foothills over the past 24 hours. A soft spring rain minus the wind that would normally blow the drops against the windows and ruffle the branches in the trees. Still, the gray skies in tandem with our quarantine directive leaves me a little down in the dapper at times.
Not to be dismayed, I did a deep dive into the archives and returned with a picture of summer happiness from 11 years ago. Generally, I don't like to dwell in the past, but at this point any calm port in the storm is welcome.
Happy Slider's Sunday everyone.
San Carlo CA
Point of Ayr Lighthouse, Talacre, North Wales.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=epbOHloSpZM
Having not messed up for some time I did it in spades on this evening. First I left my phone at home and I'm sad to say it made me realise just how much I've grown to depend on it. Just little things like planning to get a coffee from the McDonalds on the A55 and then following the Sat Nav from there down to Talacre.
Second I remembered to do everything before coming out except to put the battery back in my camera and my spare battery was on charge at home. Fortunately I had the other camera with me which I rarely do these days.
And thirdly I misread the sign on the car park and found myself locked in when I got back to the car. Couldn't find a pen to note the emergency number down that was on the locked gate and no phone to take a picture so had to memorise it.
There had been one other photographer up wind from me and he must've had the loudest beep for his timer I've ever heard and it was shot after shot of beep, beep, beep, beep, click. Five seconds later the same and this went on for 30 minutes+. There was also a lady walking her dog on the lead who kept shouting 'Oswald, Oswald, Oswald, come on boy, good boy, Oswald, Oswald, Oswald...'
He's on the bloody lead right next to you wtaf? then beep beep beep beep click.
So I still had those noises going around my head whilst repeating over and over the telephone number and deciding whether I could knock on someone's door at 10 O'clock at night. I decided against that instead opting for finding a late night dog walker on one of the many caravan parks. I finally found one and he kindly let me use his phone.
Security were fairly quick to be fair and when he arrived he slammed the car door and marched up to me with a very stern looking face and motioned for me to wind the window down.
"Under paragraph 3.1, sub section 2, directive 5 of the 1978 guidance laid out in the subsequent parliamentary act..." Oh shit, oh shit I'm going to have to pay a fixed penalty notice to be let out..... "I hereby inform you that unfortunately I'm unable to let you out unless you can provide me and the lads with Cornish pasties or at the bare minimum pork pies!"
Phew, what a guy:) An experience I don't wish to repeat!
HSS!
Trump will sign “Space Policy Directive 1” that orders NASA “to lead an innovative space exploration program to send rich American to the Moon, and eventually Mars ...”
Well, I am gobsmacked ... ;-) ...
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An amazing role-play SIM with something for everyone. Beloved long-lasting space in my heart for this place, this time this wonderful journey into space of the imagination....yes Savy a wonderful walk down memory lane!
New Triscalia (Planet Tatu)
100% Star Trek RP. The Full on Star Trek Experience. From Academy Cadet to Star Fleet Officer. It's all here. How far will you go?. Real ships, real space, and real people.
Triscalia I
The sun in the Agonian system has gone nova. Forcing the people on Argonia to find a new home.
They did just that. Now settling on the planet Tatu the former Argonians are now Tatuines. As they build and acclamate to a new surrounding, Star Fleet business revs up again. The Academy on Tatu has opened and the space station is fully functional. New adventures await this recoursful lott.
But what awaits them is the question.
Backyard Coopers Hawk in Chester County, PA
This may not be as sharp as I would have wished, but I am still pleased to have been able to capture this grab shot while complying with the stay at home directive
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This light was built at the directive of George Washington and was put in service in 1791.Originally it was lit with 16 whale oil lanterns. The cost was about $2,000. To keep the cost down Washington ordered that the material used should be what was available locally. The current keepers house was built in 1891.
I believe it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine.The first keeper was Joseph Greenlief.
I haven't been very active in part cuz of mobility issues but this location was easily to navigate. Trying to catch. Hal
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Since the start of the mining of brown coal in 1978, however, the size of the „Hambacher Forest“ was reduced and now there is approximately 10% left.
The “Hambacher Forst” is a living space and retreat for rare animals, protected under EU law, such as the middlespotted woodpecker, the spring frog or the dormouse. Moreover, 142 species of birds can still be found here.
Nontheless, even though the largest part of the forest already fell victim to mining, the “Hambacher Forst“ is still home to the largest oak-hornbeam woodland within the Atlantic biogeographical region of Germany. The woodland - with its lily of the valley, common oak and hornbeam populations - corresponds to habitat type 9160 of an- nex I of the Habitats Directive and should therefore be strictly protected. All other populations of this habitat type officially registered by the German federal states to the EU commission are smaller in proportion than the „Hambacher Forst“. Thus, every square meter of it remaining, needs to be protected.
HAPPY SLIDERS SUNDAY !!
Some kinds of weeds are audacious.
IMO, that makes them great candidates for "post-processing to the max."
This does NOT mean that I think weeds think or that they are consciously intentional.
It's just that "survival of the fittest" has resulted in weed GENES that
program the seeds to be audacious--i.e.
try to grow almost anywhere, grow quickly, produce flowers quickly,
--and thus produce more life-carrying seeds--as quickly as possible.
It's really the genes that are the living organism here.
They are doing the essential thing, following the prime directive that defines life.
It is famously celebrated in song by the Bee Gees:
"Stayin' Alive."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNFzfwLM72c
PS: For my previously-posted example, see
www.flickr.com/photos/dan-on-flickr/52982817734/in/datepo...
Location: The shady, streetside wall of a an old but nicely-kept row house.
Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Weed World
Kaizen #59 had an excellent tutorial using architecture. I did my own swing on some of the directives and invite you to view "Chicken of the Sea". The building is from the Cleveland Brain Center in Las Vegas but twice done, removed the windows and stretched more than the famous architect designed. Enjoy!
While she's having lunch, he delivers nest renovation materials. It's unclear by whom the directive had been issued . . .
EU directives based on Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union relate to safety and health aspects.
Liskeard - Kernow / Cernyw / Cornwall
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YR HYN NAD YW ISRAEL AM ICHI EI WYBOD AM Y SEITHFED O HYDREF, 2023
1. Cafodd Israel ei rhybuddio ddwywaith gan yr Aifft.
2. Rhoddodd Israel $200 miliwn i Hamas mewn arian parod.
3. Symudwyd dau draean o filwyr Israel (IDF) oddi ar y ffin â Gasa dri diwrnod cyn yr ymosodiad.
4. Gweithredodd Israel Gyfarwyddyd Hannibal, a olygai ladd eu pobl eu hunain er mwyn iddyn nhw beidio â chael eu dal fel gwystlon.
5. Cafodd cyrff eu symud i'r ŵyl gerddoriaeth, yn ddiesboniad.
6. Cafodd deunydd a ddangosai wyliadwriaeth o'r ffin ei ddileu.
7. Lledaenwyd celwyddau am "fabanod y torrwyd eu pennau" ac am "dreisio torfol". Chafodd ddim o'r rhain eu cadarnhau.
▪️Roedden nhw'n chwilio am esgus. Gasa oedd y nod.
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▪️WHAT ISRAEL DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT OCTOBER 7th, 2023
1. Egypt warned Israel-twice.
2. Israel gave Hamas $200M in cash.
3. 2/3 of IDF troops were pulled from Gaza border 3 days before.
4. Israel invoked the Hannibal Directive-killing their own to prevent hostage-taking.
5. Bodies were moved to the music festival. No explanation given.
6. Border surveillance footage was deleted.
7. Lies about "beheaded babies" and
"mass rape" were pushed-none confirmed.
▪️They were looking for a pretext. Gaza was the goal.
Day 1 in the UK of our STAY AT HOME directive from our Government. We are allowed to go for one walk a day to keep our bodies and minds healthy. I went out this morning just as the sun was rising, to my place of sanctuary. This was the sight that I beheld. How uplifting in these troubled times.
It always seems to soon until it's to late.
Ain't the Way to Die ~ ZDoggMD
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Reflector camera left. Triggered by Cybersync.
Wonderful little Rail of estuarine habitat
Recently I heard of an aspiring artist who began painting many years ago though not outstandingly good he decided he would endeavour to improve .
Keeping a copy of every original he was able to monitor this improvement as he went.
Long story....Recently he made a montage of this great collection of images. I do not remember how many, but Ill never forget the price he received at a high end art auction.
As the bidding increased so did his shock, thinking "It might realise one million dollars". I mean a dream come true.
It did not reach one million, a gentleman shelled out 64 million dollars for it.
The point of this prolonged story is this; A long battle with a local regional council, to stop them building yet another public walkway through sensitive wetlands has ended.
This being the only remaining unmodified portion of the wetland in the whole Tauranga area.
The boardwalk was completed and we were told " A certain amount of collateral damage is always necessary to advance".
Each little collateral damage adds a layer upon a layer upon a layer until like the aforementioned painting, the result becomes catastrophic...
It could be said that this is only one species and it does not matter but collectively it will become our undoing.
We were given a directive to look after what we were given.
I for one am ashamed,....
Strangford Lough (from Old Norse Strangr Fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet"[1]) is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in the British Isles, covering 150 km2. The loch is almost totally enclosed by the Ards Peninsula and is linked to the Irish Sea by a long narrow channel or strait. The main body of the loch has at least seventy islands along with many islets (pladdies), bays, coves, headlands and mudflats. Strangford Lough was designated as Northern Ireland's first Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) under the introduction of the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013. It has also been designated a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive, and its abundant wildlife is recognised internationally for its importance.
In the medieval and early modern period Strangford Lough was known in Irish as Loch Cuan, meaning "sea-inlet of bays/havens
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portland Head Light
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
This is a blue hour capture on the last morning of 2024.
Construction of this lighthouse began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington and was completed on January 10, 1791.
In the beginning whale oil lamps were used for illumination. But over the years they have been replaced by a series of fresnel lenses. The keepers house wasn't added until 1891.
It is the oldest lighthouse in Maine
The European beaver, whose population suffered a sharp decline in the 19th century, was resettled in the second half of the 20th century, mainly in Bavaria and Austria.
This project was so successful that the population grew in Switzerland to about 400 to 500, in Austria to around 2000 (2007), and in Germany to about 20,000 animals.
According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act (in Germany) and the European Fauna Flora Habitat Directive, the beaver is strictly protected. Among other things, the animals must not be caught or killed and their dams and buildings neither damaged nor destroyed.
This is a beaver's lodge in the Kulzer Moos.
Milicz Ponds, Lower Silesia, Poland
Barycz Valley, divided between two voivodeships (Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Greater Poland Voivodeship) is one of the most charming areas in Poland. Its unique landscape is composed by ponds, wetlands, woodlands, fields and meadows. There are also beautiful oak alleys. The characteristic little grade of the river (one of the smallest in Poland) provokes the creation of vast wetlands, bogs, moors and wet meadows. The name of the river probably has its origin in the Old Slavic word “bara” which means “a bog”. Originally, the river crossing a plain created many pools and had many riverbeds, which was used to build many fish ponds (started in 13th century by the Cistercians). The only untouched by people part of the river where it meanders is the part between Milicz and Sułów.
This kind of environment is perfect as a shelter for a spectacular concentration of birds, represented by 168 species. A third part of those species has been mentioned in the EU Bird Directive. This is why, a special protection area for birds in Barycz valley has been designated. Its code is: PLB020001. 10% of its surface are fish ponds, the most valuable natural element not only of this Natura 2000 site in particular but also of the whole Landscape Park and the Protected Landscape Area „Barycz Valley”.
Other elements of Natura 2000 network in the area include special areas of conservation: “Ostoja nad Baryczą”, code: PLH20041 – vast, boggy lowering of the Barycz valley with 14 kinds of habitats of European value; “Dolina Łachy”, code: PLH020003 – a part of Łacha river valley, where more than a half of the surface consist of lowland meadows and grasslands and the rest are forests, very often natural ones; “Chłodnia w Cieszkowie”, code: PLH020001 – overwintering area for the Barbastelle bat, also important for migrating bats.
It is also worth mentioning that the nature reserve “Milicz ponds” is also protected under the Ramsar Convention and together with Titicaca Lake and Dead Sea it has been included on the Living Lakes list.
natura2000.org.pl/en/how-to-benefit-from-natura-2000-good...
[PT] Ao abrigo das novas normas europeias, todas as automotoras e locomotivas a receberem intervenções profundas, nomeadamente renovações, têm obrigatoriamente de ter um farol central, tendo sido a 2318 a primeira da série 2300 a receber tal intervenção, aqui, a realizar um suburbano entre Alverca e Sintra aquando a sua paragem na Gare do Oriente.
[EN] Acording to the new european directives, all railcars and locomotives after renewal and similar interventions should have a central headlight, being 2318 the first unit of 2300 series to recive it, here seen doing an Alverca-Sintra commuter at Oriente Station.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington and was completed on January 10, 1791, using a fund of $1,500, established by him. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following the formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aerobeacon in 1958. That lens was replaced with a DCB-224 aerobeacon in 1991. The DCB-224 aerobeacon is still in use.
In 1787, while Maine was still part of the state of Massachusetts, George Washington engaged two masons from the town of Falmouth (modern-day Portland), Jonathan Bryant and John Nichols, and instructed them to take charge of the construction of a lighthouse on Portland Head. Washington reminded them that the early government was poor, and said that the materials used to build the lighthouse should be taken from the fields and shores, materials which could be handled nicely when hauled by oxen on a drag. The original plans called for the tower to be 58 feet tall. When the masons completed this task, they climbed to the top of the tower and realized that it would not be visible beyond the headlands to the south, so it was raised another 20 feet.
The tower was built of rubblestone, and Washington gave the masons four years to build it. While it was under construction in 1789, the federal government was being formed, and for a while, it looked as though the lighthouse would not be finished. Following passage of their ninth law, the first congress made an appropriation and authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to inform the mechanics that they could go on with the completion of the tower. On August 10, 1790, the second session of Congress appropriated a sum not to exceed $1500, and under the direction of the President, "to cause the said lighthouse to be finished and completed accordingly." The tower was completed in 1790 and first lit on January 10, 1791.
During the American Civil War, raids on shipping in and out of Portland Harbor became commonplace, and because of the necessity for ships at sea to sight Portland Head Light as soon as possible, the tower was raised 20 more feet. The current keepers' house was built in 1891. When Halfway Rock Light was built, Portland Head Light was considered less important, and in 1883, the tower was shortened 20 feet and a weaker fourth-order Fresnel lens was added. Following the mariners' complaints, the former height and second-order Fresnel lens were restored in 1885.
The station has changed little except for rebuilding the whistle house in 1975 due to its having been badly damaged in a storm. Today, Portland Head Light stands 80 feet above ground and 101 feet above water, its white conical tower is connected to a dwelling. The grounds and keeper's house are owned by the town of Cape Elizabeth, while the beacon and fog signal is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard as a current aid to navigation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Head light on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121. The lighthouse was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002.
Another shot from the collection of beauties in the greenhouse. This one is used widely as an ornamental.
To insure that the field of focus covered the blooms, I stacked 4 photos, each focused on a different bloom.
This one was labeled "Do Not Touch" and I am glad that I complied with the directive. It produces a chemical defense that might be unique, is described as an "ideal allergen" and causes contact dermatitis. Given all of that, I would not choose to have this in my yard. Many plants produce beautiful flowers.
Messberghof / Ballinhaus, Hamburg
Named after the prominent ship owner Albert Ballin, the Ballinhaus was one of the first buildings in the Kontorhaus District, built at the same time as the Chilehaus (1922–1924) and based on plans by the architects Hans and Oskar Gerson. In 1938 it was renamed Messberghof (based on its location) following a directive by the Reich Governor Karl Kaufmann that all streets and buildings called after Jews must be given new names. On the inside the building still contains the original entrance hall with this very impressive round stairwell. The floors are made of polished light sandstone plates and the walls are faced with travertine or coloured tiles.
Stylistically, this Annunciation can be considered a pleasing mix of styles and crossbreeding of artistic periods. In fact, the painting shows how the author knew how to make good use of perspective as can be seen on the floor and in the structure around the Virgin. At the same time, late Gothic forms typical of a pre-perspective period are well present. Another peculiarity of the painting and something certainly not frequent in an Annunciation is the scene at the top. The Eternal Father seems to be handing over the lily and giving precise 'directives' to the angel departing for the earth and whom we see again below on his arrival in Mary's house.
Spearfishing for Giant African Catfish, Zapata, Cuba. There is a hybrid of Claria sp., that according to Yoani Sanchez:
"As a solution to the food problems of the so-called Special Period, after the collapse of the Soviet block, our authorities imported this foreign species...they "eat everything from rodents and chickens, to puppies and every kind of fish, frog or bird."
Whether nesting in the mud, emerging from a manhole in the middle of the city, or crawling along the side of the road, its spread demonstrates the fragility of nature when faced with ministerial directives."
The fish must be very tasty, because these fishermen spent a lot of energy spearfishing and netting them. There were heads the size of dinner plates littering the ditch near their fishing grounds.
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Inspired by the Ashis from Ryan
The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1. Boğaziçi Köprüsü) is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi). The bridge is located between Ortaköy (European side) and Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1,560 m long with a deck width of 39 m. The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (World rank: 13th) and their height over road level is 105 m. The clearance of the bridge from sea level is 64 m. It was the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world when completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United States of America
Ortaköy Camii (Ortaköy or Büyük Mecidiye Mosque)
A superb setting on a point extending into the Bosphorus. This Ottoman baroque-rococo mosque displays a wonderful sculptural approach. It is situated in Ortaköy Square, which is a very attractive place for the people of İstanbul and visitors especially on the weekends. It was built in 1854-55 by the famous architect Nigos Balyan under the directive of Sultan Abdülmecid. There is a two-story pew on the left reserved for the Sultan's prayers. The quay in front of the mosque was for the Sultan to approach by his Sultanate boat and enabled him to go directly to the pew. Some plates and on the walls and the Kelime-i şahadet (testifying one’s belief in Islam) on the pulpit are the art works of Sultan Abdülmecid.
This picture is taken in Biesbosch National Park (The Netherlands).
The Biesbosch National Park is a green maze of several rivers, islands and a vast network of narrow and wide creeks. The area is one of the largest, valuable natural areas in the Netherlands. What’s more, it is one of the few remaining fresh-water tidal areas in Europe. The Nieuwe Merwede canal divides the National Park equally between the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Zuid-Holland. The part in Noord-Brabant is called the Brabantse Biesbosch. The part in Zuid-Holland is divided into the Sliedrechtse Biesbosch and the Dordtse Biesbosch. The National Park covers an area of approximately 9,000 hectares.
The vegetation mainly consists of willow-woods that developed out of the willow-shoots of former withy-beds due to decades of neglect. These marshy woods alternate with grasslands and reed-lands that have run wild with weeds. There's also an abundance of fauna to be found too. For example beavers, foxes, deers, hares, pine martens, geese, ducks and various birds of prey.
The Biesbosch is an important area for birds to rest, forage and breed. This watery area is of such international importance to waterfowl and waders that a large area, the Brabantse Biesbosch has been officially recognized as a ‘Wetland’. This high natural value is confirmed by other European agreements like the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive.
The large size and bright white plumage make adult Mute Swans unmistakeable..Once the distribution range of the mute swan was limited to northeastern Europe and parts of Asia, however, already in the Middle Ages the majestic mute swans were sought after ornamental birds. Louis XIV introduced them on the Seine and Napoleon issued directives for their protection. Especially in the 20th century, the species expanded rapidly, starting from the ponds of castles and parks, colonising both the large reeds and the urbanised banks of rivers and lakes.
La historia reciente de Riaño está marcada por la traumática construcción del embalse que lleva su nombre, para lo cual, destruyó y posteriormente, se anegó, el pueblo original, el antiguo Riaño.
El proceso de construcción del pantano dio lugar a numerosas movilizaciones populares; enfrentamientos con las fuerzas del orden; e incluso suicidios, ante el desalojo de cada una de las casas para su posterior derribo por parte de la maquinaria del Estado. Fue llevada a cabo para la demolición de las casas por parte del gobierno, la ocupación militar de los pueblos de la comarca durante varios meses, realizándose así, el desalojo por la fuerza de los vecinos que se negaban a abandonarlas.
Un último dato digno de mención, que se suma a la gestión llevada a cabo en el proceso de destrucción de los valles de la comarca leonesa, fue el hecho de que el cierre de la presa de Riaño se produjese en la fecha del 31 de diciembre de 1987; cuando era conocida la circunstancia legal, de que a partir del 1 de enero de 1988 entraba en vigor la nueva directiva europea que prohibía la construcción de embalses como el de Riaño por motivos medioambientales; directiva relacionada con la protección de valles y pueblos de alta montaña en los territorios de la Comunidad Europea.
The recent history of Riaño is marked by the traumatic construction of the reservoir that bears its name, for which, destroyed, and subsequently flooded, the original town, the ancient Riaño.
The process of construction of the swamp gave rise to numerous popular mobilizations; Clashes with the forces of order; And even suicides, before the eviction of each one of the houses for its later demolition on the part of the machinery of the State. It was carried out for the demolition of houses by the government, the military occupation of the towns of the region for several months, thus effecting the eviction by force of the neighbors who refused to abandon them.
A final fact worthy of mention, which is added to the management carried out in the process of destruction of the valleys of the Leon region, was the fact that the closure of the dam of Riaño occurred on the date of December 31 Of 1987; When the legal circumstance was known, that from 1 January 1988 a new European directive was in force which prohibited the construction of reservoirs such as Riaño for environmental reasons; Directive relating to the protection of valleys and high mountain villages in the territories of the European Community.
La historia reciente de Riaño está marcada por la traumática construcción del embalse que lleva su nombre, para lo cual, destruyó y posteriormente, se anegó, el pueblo original, el antiguo Riaño.
El proceso de construcción del pantano dio lugar a numerosas movilizaciones populares; enfrentamientos con las fuerzas del orden; e incluso suicidios, ante el desalojo de cada una de las casas para su posterior derribo por parte de la maquinaria del Estado. Fue llevada a cabo para la demolición de las casas por parte del gobierno, la ocupación militar de los pueblos de la comarca durante varios meses, realizándose así, el desalojo por la fuerza de los vecinos que se negaban a abandonarlas.
Un último dato digno de mención, que se suma a la gestión llevada a cabo en el proceso de destrucción de los valles de la comarca leonesa, fue el hecho de que el cierre de la presa de Riaño se produjese en la fecha del 31 de diciembre de 1987; cuando era conocida la circunstancia legal, de que a partir del 1 de enero de 1988 entraba en vigor la nueva directiva europea que prohibía la construcción de embalses como el de Riaño por motivos medioambientales; directiva relacionada con la protección de valles y pueblos de alta montaña en los territorios de la Comunidad Europea.
The recent history of Riaño is marked by the traumatic construction of the reservoir that bears its name, for which, destroyed, and subsequently flooded, the original town, the ancient Riaño.
The process of construction of the swamp gave rise to numerous popular mobilizations; Clashes with the forces of order; And even suicides, before the eviction of each one of the houses for its later demolition on the part of the machinery of the State. It was carried out for the demolition of houses by the government, the military occupation of the towns of the region for several months, thus effecting the eviction by force of the neighbors who refused to abandon them.
A final fact worthy of mention, which is added to the management carried out in the process of destruction of the valleys of the Leon region, was the fact that the closure of the dam of Riaño occurred on the date of December 31 Of 1987; When the legal circumstance was known, that from 1 January 1988 a new European directive was in force which prohibited the construction of reservoirs such as Riaño for environmental reasons; Directive relating to the protection of valleys and high mountain villages in the territories of the European Community.
This is a view of the sun going down from one of the most beautiful landscapes in the County of Shropshire known as the Stiperstones.
The Stiperstones is a spectacular 10km ridge in south-west Shropshire, its unmistakable rugged outline rising to 536m above sea level. The Reserve covers 485 ha and lies within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Parts of the reserve are protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the area is also a Special Area of Conservation under the European Habitats Directive.
The Stiperstones is important for rocks deposited some 480 million years ago, during the Ordovician period, including Stiperstones Quartzite, which forms the ridge. Lead has been mined in the area since Roman times and more recently zinc, barytes and calcite have been extracted, too. The legacy of mining is still much in evidence, although extraction finally ceased in the 1950s.
The Reserve provides a fantastic combination of geological, landscape and wildlife features, along with wild, dramatic scenery and a wealth of stories about local myths and folklore. With such breathtaking - and spooky - scenery, it's hardly surprising that the area abounds in legends and myths. The best-known of these is that of the Devil's Chair.
The Devil's Chair is the highest - and the most imposing of these outcrops. According to legend, the rocks of the Devil's Chair were brought there by the Devil himself.
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Pfaueninsel ("Peacock Island") is an island in the River Havel situated in Berlin-Wannsee, in southwestern Berlin, near the borders with Potsdam and Brandenburg. The island is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin World Heritage Site and a popular destination for day-trippers. Pfaueninsel is also a nature reserve in accordance with the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area for wild birds.
Nacht und Nebel (German: meaning Night and Fog), was a directive issued by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941 targeting political activists and resistance "helpers" in World War II, who were to be imprisoned, killed, or made to disappear, while the family and the population remained uncertain as to the fate or whereabouts of the Nazi state's alleged offender.
Victims who disappeared in these clandestine actions were never heard from again.
Photo taken during a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau in year 2000.
This is a view of the sun disappearing from one of the most beautiful landscapes in the County of Shropshire known as the Stiperstones.
The Stiperstones is a spectacular 10km ridge in south-west Shropshire, its unmistakable rugged outline rising to 536m above sea level. The Reserve covers 485 ha and lies within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Parts of the reserve are protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the area is also a Special Area of Conservation under the European Habitats Directive.
The Stiperstones is important for rocks deposited some 480 million years ago, during the Ordovician period, including Stiperstones Quartzite, which forms the ridge. Lead has been mined in the area since Roman times and more recently zinc, barytes and calcite have been extracted, too. The legacy of mining is still much in evidence, although extraction finally ceased in the 1950s.
The Reserve provides a fantastic combination of geological, landscape and wildlife features, along with wild, dramatic scenery and a wealth of stories about local myths and folklore. With such breathtaking - and spooky - scenery, it's hardly surprising that the area abounds in legends and myths. The best-known of these is that of the Devil's Chair.
The Devil's Chair is the highest - and the most imposing of these outcrops. According to legend, the rocks of the Devil's Chair were brought there by the Devil himself.
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