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DIPLOMAT BUILDING FEATURES
Elegant two-story lobby
Upscale arrival piazza for convenient resident drop-off
Lushly landscaped exterior plaza at the amenity level
Twenty-four-hour access control security desk
Closed circuit Television surveillance system and keyless
entry
Elevated pool deck overlooking the ocean
Professionally equipped fitness center
Covered controlled access parking
State-of-the-art surround sound theater/media room
Resident clubroom with a full-service kitchen
Business center & conference room
Billiard Lounge & Card Room
Poolside Cabanas
Bicycle storage
DIPLOMAT RESIDENCE FEATURES & AMENITIES
Private elevator lobbies
Elegant double-door entry
Magnificent views from expansive windows and terraces
Exceptional quality materials and finishes
Designer lighting package
Large his and her’s walk-in wardrobe closets
Large capacity front-loading washer and dryer
Two-panel interior doors with brushed chrome hardware
Impact-resistant windows and doors
Pre-wired for high-speed internet access
Spacious balconies and terraces
Fully sprinkled fire and alarm systems
Recessed lighting in halls, kitchens, and baths
Granite countertops & backsplash in Kitchen
Premium Kitchen appliance packages including:
42" Subzero refrigerator with ice maker
Electric Range (Gas Optional)
Built-in wall oven with microwave
Multi-cycle "quiet-power" dishwasher with pot scrubber
Undermount Sink with European-style faucet
9' Ceilings
Solar tinted and laminated glass on all windows & sliding
glass panels
Energy efficient heating, ventilation & cooling systems
Air-conditioned storage
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www.diplomathollywoodcondos.com/Building/Index/building/9...
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Gli uccelli in genere prestano specialissime attenzioni al proprio piumaggio. Quotidianamente ne curano la lisciatura e, nel caso degli anatidi, l'impermeabilizzazione. Questo impegno garantisce loro un volo sicuro e dunque la necessaria efficienza negli spostamenti. Questa è la ragione per cui questa oca facciabianca (Branta leucopsis) appare cosi intenta nel riassetto del piumaggio da trascurare, apparentemente, ciò che le accade intorno ..... ..
Chasis / Chassis: MAN NL280
Carrocería / Bodywork: MAN 12C Lion's City Efficient Hybrid
Matrícula / Plate: 4305 LKG
Empresa / Operator: d·bus - Compañía del Tranvía de San Sebastián
Calca / Fleet no.: 826
Línea / Line: 17 Gros - Amara - Ospitaleak - Miramon
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Alter Marktplatz
Miltenberg ist die Kreisstadt des gleichnamigen Landkreises im Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken; es gehört seit 1816 zu Bayern.
Das heutige Stadtzentrum und der historische Ortskern von Miltenberg liegen linksmainisch am Knie des Mainvierecks zwischen Spessart und Odenwald. Da sich im Gebiet Miltenbergs das Bett des Mains nahe am Fuß des Odenwaldes befindet, verbleibt auf der linken Mainseite nur ein schmaler Streifen nutzbarer Fläche, der in den vergangenen Jahrhunderten immer wieder vom Mainhochwasser überspült wurde. Die Altstadt nahm durch diese Hochwasser teils beträchtlichen Schaden. Etwa seit Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts breitete sich Miltenberg nach Landkäufen von der Nachbargemeinde Großheubach auch auf der rechten Mainseite aus. Der topographisch höchste Punkt der Stadt befindet sich mit 482 m ü. NHN am Gipfel des Berges „Kohlplatte“, südlich von Miltenberg, der niedrigste liegt im Main auf 120,5 m ü. NHN.
Miltenberg hat knapp 9300 Einwohner, zusammen mit den direkt angrenzenden Nachbargemeinden Großheubach, Kleinheubach und Bürgstadt insgesamt mehr als 22.000.
Miltenberg is a town in the Distrikt of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named district and has a population of over 9,000.
The old town lies on the Main’s left bank on the "left knee" of the Mainviereck ("Main Square") between the Spessart and Odenwald ranges. Since the Main riverbed in the Miltenberg area is relatively near the foot of the Odenwald, only a narrow strip of usable land is left, little over 150 meters in width, which in past centuries was time and again flooded by the Main. The historic centre, which stands on this land, often sustained considerable damage in these floods. Only in the 21st century efficient flood control measures, most of all a wall, have significantly reduced the adverse effects of these floods. Since about the beginning of the 20th century, after buying land from the neighbouring community of Großheubach, Miltenberg has been expanding on the right bank.
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Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures die of renal failure caused by diclofenac poisoning. In the 1980s, the global population was estimated at several million individuals, and it was thought to be "the most abundant large bird of prey in the world".As of 2016, the global population was estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals.
White-rumped vultures usually become active when the morning sun is warming up the air so that thermals are sufficient to support their soaring. They were once visible above Calcutta in large numbers.
When they find a carcass, they quickly descend and feed voraciously. They perch on trees nearby and are known to sometimes descend also after dark to feed. At kill sites, they are dominated by red-headed vultures Sarcogyps calvus. In forests, their soaring often indicated a tiger kill.They swallow pieces of old, dry bones such as ribs and of skull pieces from small mammals. Where water is available they bathe regularly and also drink water. A pack of vultures was observed to have cleaned up a whole bullock in about 20 minutes. Trees on which they regularly roost are often white from their excreta, and this acidity often kills the trees. This made them less welcome in orchards and plantations.
Seen at Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow is new West Coast Motors tri-axle mirrorless Integral Irizar i6s efficient 12306 - YT23HYH in a hybrid Scottish Citylink/WCM livery.
Andrew Barclay 1598/1918 ‘Efficient’ - Ribble Steam Railway & Museum
A stunning Boeing 727, elegant old lady of the skies, M-STAR is seen here landing at EDDH on a crisp winter day. She had been re-engined: the central engine is still an old Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17, but the podded engines are 'newer', more 'efficient', 'less' noisy JT-8D-217, the same found on the MD-80. The apostrophes are there to denote the relative improvement, which by modern standards is still low. The thrust reversers are now of external bucket type, instead of the original internal bucket with jet deflector grills. Only the two outboard engines have reversers, engine No 2 had it removed.
Also for efficiency, winglets have been fitted. Notice the complex triple slotted trailing-edge Fowler flaps, the leading-edge inboard Krüger flaps and outboard slotted slats...this aircraft is a lesson in high-lift devices. These devices are there, because the 727 was built to operate out of small airports and airfields and for trans-continental routes, as opposed to the long-range intercontinental 707. Thus it needed a lots of thrust and abundant lift.
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Project: Space Bus
Designed to be extremely efficient, the Space Bus runs completely on solar power and has everything its occupants need.
The ship splits into 3 modules- The Control Center, the Main Cabin, and the Science Section. When flying, the wheels are flipped upwards to provide more thrust and stabilize the "bus". (Photo 2) When landing the wheels are down.
The Space Bus is supplied with a crew of 2 and Minnie, a small Red-Planet Rover.
When Mars is reached, the stored seeds will be planted, in preparation for the next generation of space travelers!
I hope you enjoy this build!
Thank you!
This was built for the Moon To Mars Lego Ideas Contest.
ideas.lego.com/challenges/a289cd61-c960-4364-a1a8-42da645...
(Sorry I haven't uploaded pictures for a long while :( - I've been working non-stop on a comic for ComicCon.)
Steve, a very kind and extremely efficient man hung my photographs at the Bexley Wing of St James Hospital, Leeds.
35% of any sales, if there were to be any, will go to the Leeds Hospital Charity. Prices are to cover costs only. Here's the link.
www.leedshospitalscharity.org.uk/
The Bexley Wing is a beautiful large light space with a cafe and parking or on a good bus service from the centre of Leeds.
This is how to get there: www.leedsth.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/our-hospitals/st-jam...
Here is a link to an article in On Landscape about why.
www.onlandscape.co.uk/2023/10/flux-celebrating-the-comple...
The photographs were printed by Alec at Fresh Aire in Leeds and framed by The Art Works in Otley
freshaire.co.uk/ and artworksframing.co.uk/
If you are interested you can see the images better here it's called Flux:
geraintevans.myportfolio.com/work
Prices
35% of proceeds go to the Leeds Hospital Charity, the fundraising arm of the Leeds Cancer Centre. The rest of the price is to cover the printing/framing costs; Geraint is not charging anything for his photography.
Original framed images - as exhibited
Print size
Price
10 x 10 inches
£55
16 x 16 inches
£100
16 x 20 inches
£115
20 x 20 inches
£125
Unframed prints – to order
Print size
Price
10 x 10 inches
£20
16 x 16 inches
£38
16 x 20 inches
£38
20 x 20 inches
£45
All prints are on Hahnemühle Hemp, an environmentally-friendly paper with a tactile, natural feel, made from 60% bamboo fibres mixed with 40% cotton rag.
A quicker, safer, cost-efficient, and less disruptive semi-modular construction solution
Canberra Hospital Building 8 is a four-storey new build delivered by SHAPE under a Design and Construct model. It forms part of SHAPE’s ongoing work on the more than $600 million Canberra Hospital Expansion Project, one of the ACT Government’s largest healthcare infrastructure projects to deliver new, state-of-the-art facilities for the region’s growing population.
One of the main goals of the project was to minimise disruptions to healthcare operations and improve the clinical space by consolidating various hospital teams under one roof, while also providing additional medical and office spaces.
To meet the client’s key values of speed, safety, efficiency and minimal disruption to operations and the public, plus the limited space for on-site works, the SHAPE team utilised an innovative semi-modular style of construction. This involved the prefabrication of most of the structure off-site with efficient on-site assembly, allowing the fitout to commence immediately once a floor was completed. Each of the floor plates were constructed in seven days with the building structure completed over a five-week period.
A first of its kind in Canberra, this semi-modular solution not only meant a more efficient and cost-effective build, but it led to improved environmental performance and reduced waste. The mega panel façade system has superior thermal and acoustic performance than traditional cladding, leading to a better façade air leakage performance. This airtight solution, combined with the high-performance chilled beam HVAC system that provides industry-leading air quality throughout the building, has led to an estimated 20% efficiency in power consumption and significantly reduced maintenance requirements.
The project was completed with zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) with 97,000 hours on site. By proceeding with modular methods, the project significantly reduced various safety risks due to shorter on-site construction periods. The mega panel façade system was delivered and installed on-site via a crane, with handrails attached, removing the majority of working at heights risks, as the team was able to work off booms to secure a panel before the next one was dropped by the crane.
As a result of SHAPE’s innovation on the Canberra Hospital Building 8, SHAPE has recently been listed as finalists in the Master Builders ACT’s 2023 Master Builders and Asset Construction Hire Excellence Awards in the ‘Project displaying technical difficulty or innovation and Commercial or retail fitout, refurb or alteration over $10m’ category.
Brandt OTM Tracker - The Safest, Most Versatile and efficient material handler in the Rail Industry today.
Trusted by many Class 1 Railways, the proven and efficient OTM Tracker is a single, fully integrated track maintenance machine that safely moves from highway transport deck to the top of rail maintenance cars and back again in a matter of minutes maximizing your productivity and efficiency. Once elevated to the top of your maintenance cars, the OTM Tracker moves effortlessly from car to car enabling the management of all your track maintenance materials with unmatched dexterity, reach, lift and speed. Once your job is complete, the OTM Tracker can safely resume its highway transport position and be on its way to the next job site in only minutes. The OTM tracker saves you time and money, while reducing all important track downtime.
You can advance the technology but this is still the most efficient and effective way to advertise on the beach. For 60 years this advertising method was used. Even today it is still in force. It is good to keep some of the old customs. Mar del Plata city. Atlantic coast. Argentina.
The western parts of lots 20 and 22 of Market Street accommodate this tiny house with a West Fourth Street address in Hermann, Missouri. The lintel above the doorway tells us it was built in 1913. In a niche in the wall to the left, a small marble slab tells us, in German, that the wall was built
in 1897, by E. Schuch.
I hope you'll enjoy the my images as much as I enjoyed taking them.
When I get out of the water, I'm so happy - 5 Goose gosling they often bite each other little wings and feet. Sometimes they wrestled among themselves. It was the first time I watched them chasing and fighting each other. Greylag Geese was following the family around made the father very uneasy. The sun emerging through the clouds this morning contributed to the colours on my photos from time to time.
Quick note - Sorry I know a little too much for the 15 Goose gosling photo series.
Canada goose gosling - The baby geese, called goslings, take about a month to hatch. Hatchlings are covered with yellowish down and their eyes are open. They leave the nest when 1-2 days old, depending on weather, and can walk, swim, feed, and even dive. They have enough energy remaining in their yolk sac to survive 2 days before feeding. Babies are covered with soft feathers called down. They hatch with their eyes open and will leave the nest within 24 hours, following their parents. Goslings can swim right away. In less than two months, the goslings grow adult feathers and learn to fly.
How many goslings can Canadian geese have?
Gang broods may range from 20 to 100 goslings following just a few adults. Gang broods are more common in areas of high nest density. Family groups of parents, that year's offspring, and sometimes 1 or 2 of the previous year's goslings stay together well into the winter.
How long before baby geese can fly?
Eggs hatch after 25 to 30 days of incubation. The young, called goslings, can walk, swim, and feed within 24 hours. Both parents (especially the gander) vigorously defend the goslings until they are able to fly, which is at about ten weeks. The young geese remain with their family group for about one year.
Do Canadian geese return to the same place every year?
Nest sites are chosen to offer some protection from exposure to wind while giving the incubating female a clear line of sight to detect approaching predators. Female Canada Geese always return to nest in the same area where their parents nested and often use the same nest site year after year.
In spring and summer, geese concentrate their feeding on grasses and sedges, including skunk cabbage leaves and eelgrass. During fall and winter, they rely more on berries and seeds, including agricultural grains, and seem especially fond of blueberries. They’re very efficient at removing kernels from dry corn cobs. Two subspecies have adapted to urban environments and graze on domesticated grasses year round.
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Lens - hand held or Monopod and definitely SPORT VR on. Aperture is f5.6 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Nikon Cross-Body Strap or Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod - Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm /5.6E PF Lense -
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Seen at Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow is new West Coast Motors tri-axle mirrorless Integral Irizar i6s efficient 12309 - YT23HYL in Scottish Citylink livery.
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Description: This bird is predominantly granivorous. The beak shape is efficient in crushing and sectioning seeds, but they might feed on insects occasionally. Their nest is bowl-shaped, and Sicalis flaveola are often seen usurping abandoned nests. Females lay an average of 4 eggs, which are incubated for 14 or 15 days. They like dry lands, but are often seen in urbanized areas, preferring to cling to groups. The male has a bright yellow coloring, while the female's coloring is less saturated, reaching a shade of grey. The subject portrayed in the picture is a female and was photographed in the Santa Catarina state in Brazil. Sicalis flaveola pelzeini is one of the two subspecies of saffron finch found in Brazil and belongs in the order Passeriformes, suborder Passeri, superfamily Passeroidea, family Thraupidae and subfamily Diglossinae.
According to this source (www.wikiaves.com.br/canario-da-terra), we have the following subspecies:
Sicalis flaveola brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Occurs in Brazil in the states of Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí, Ceará, São Paulo, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. The Northwestern males of Sicalis flaveola brasiliensis display a stronger coloring, with a bigger reddish-orange crown. The dorso possesses a few thin stretch marks and is subtly greenish. Females are yellow and possess a reddish-orange crown, which is attenuated in comparison to the males.
Sicalis flaveola pelzelni (P. L. Sclater, 1872) - Occurs in Bolivia, East of the Andes. In Brazil, they are found in the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Males possess stretch marks on the head and dorso. The ventral region is of an attenuated yellow, especially on the neck. Females possess stretch marks on the head and dorso, but these are less attenuated than those of S. f. brasiliensis, and the under tail covert is colored equally with the ventral area.
Sicalis flaveola flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) - Occurs in Colombia, Guianas, Venezuela and Trinidad. Has been introduced to Panama, Porto Rico and Jamaica. The crown is orangeish and the back slightly green with a few attenuated stretch marks. The inferior is an yellowish-green. They're bigger than S. f. brasiliensis.
Sicalis flaveola valida (Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1921) - Occurs in Peru and Ecuador. They're the biggest subspecies. The yellow is darker than that of S. f. flaveola and the crown is reddish. They posses greener backs than S. f. flaveola. The beak is bigger and stronger and the legs are pinkish. Males and females are similar.
Sicalis flaveola koenigi (G. Hoy, 1978) - Occurs in the Northwest of Argentina, in the regions of Salta and Jujuy. They're similar to S. f. brasiliensis, but the beak is shorter and larger.
However, according to this source, S. f. brasiliensis can also be found in the region, so I'm leaving the subspecies as doubtful: www.cobrap.org.br/especie/5/can%C3%A1rio.
Feeding type: Granivorous. May feed on insects occasionally.
PROJECT NOAH (Português): www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1403863758
Often referred to as the world's busiest crosswalk, thousands of pedestrians scramble across Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing daily.
At peak times, the hypnotic pace of the changing traffic light seems to signal the masses into a mesmerizing, yet claustrophobic, waltz.
For many, the controlled chaos of Shibuya's "Scramble" epitomizes the efficient madness of the cutting-edge city. Here, 10 lanes of traffic and five major crosswalks converge along a modern canyon of neon-coloured buildings in the heart of Tokyo.
El 3273 de Monbus és un MAN Lion's City Efficient Hybrid que ha tornat a la zona de Barcelona, després de un temps asignats als serveis urbans de Murcia. En la seva nova etapa ha estat repintat amb la lliurea de la AMB. A la fotografia el veiem circulant a la linia VB4.
Habitat
Canada Geese live in a great many habitats near water, grassy fields, and grain fields. Canada Geese are particularly drawn to lawns for two reasons: they can digest grass, and when they are feeding with their young, manicured lawns give them a wide, unobstructed view of any approaching predators. So they are especially abundant in parks, airports, golf courses, and other areas with expansive lawns.
Food
Food SeedsIn spring and summer, geese concentrate their feeding on grasses and sedges, including skunk cabbage leaves and eelgrass.
During fall and winter, they rely more on berries and seeds, including agricultural grains, and seem especially fond of blueberries.
They’re very efficient at removing kernels from dry corn cobs. Two subspecies have adapted to urban environments and graze on domesticated grasses year round.
Nesting
NEST PLACEMENT
On the ground, usually on a muskrat mound or other slightly elevated site, near water. They prefer a spot from which they can have a fairly unobstructed view in many directions.
Female selects the site and does much of nest construction.
She adds down feathers and some body feathers beginning after the second egg is laid.
She does all the incubation while her mate guards her and the nest.
NEST DESCRIPTION
A large open cup on the ground, made of dry grasses, lichens, mosses, and other plant material, and lined with down and some body feathers.
NESTING FACTS
Clutch Size:2-8 eggs
Number of Broods:1 brood
Egg Length:3.3 in (8.3 cm)
Egg Width:2.2 in (5.6 cm)
Incubation Period:25-28 days
Nestling Period:42-50 days
Egg Description:Creamy white.
Hatchlings are covered with yellowish down and their eyes are open.
They leave the nest when 1-2 days old, depending on weather, and can walk, swim, feed, and even dive.
They have enough energy remaining in their yolk sac to survive 2 days before feeding.
Behavior
Canada Geese eat grain from fields, graze on grass, and dabble in shallow water by tipping forward and extending their necks underwater. During much of the year they associate in large flocks, and many of these birds may be related to one another. They mate for life with very low “divorce rates,” and pairs remain together throughout the year.
Geese mate “assortatively,” larger birds choosing larger mates and smaller ones choosing smaller mates; in a given pair, the male is usually larger than the female.
Most Canada Geese do not breed until their fourth year; less than 10 percent breed as yearlings, and most pair bonds are unstable until birds are at least two or three years old. Extra-pair copulations have been documented.
During spring, pairs break out from flocks and begin defending territories. Spacing of these pairs is variable and depends on availability of nest sites and population density; where population is large, even after a great many fights birds may end up nesting in view of one another, and some populations are semi-colonial.
Canada Goose threat displays may involve head pumping, bill opened with tongue raised, hissing, honking, and vibrating neck feathers.
When an intruding goose doesn’t retreat, geese may grab each other by breast or throat and hit each other with their wings. Fighting may result in injuries.
Female selects nest site, builds nest, and incubates eggs. She may brood goslings in cold, wet, or windy weather and while they’re sleeping for first week after hatching. Male guards the nest while female incubates.
Soon after they hatch, goslings begin pecking at small objects, and spend most of their time sleeping and feeding. They remain with their parents constantly, though sometimes “gang broods” form, especially in more southern latitudes. These can include at least two broods, and sometimes five or more, that travel, feed, and loaf together, accompanied by at least one adult.
Young often remain with their parents for their entire first year, especially in the larger subspecies. As summer wanes birds become more social; they may gather in large numbers at food sources; where food is limited and patchy, may compete with displays and fights.
In winter, Geese can remain in northern areas with some open water and food resources even where temperatures are extremely cold. Geese breeding in the northernmost reaches of their range tend to migrate long distances to winter in the more southerly parts of the range, whereas geese breeding in southern Canada and the conterminous United States migrate shorter distances or not at all. Individuals tend to return to the same migratory stopover and wintering areas year after year. Spring migration may be difficult for observers to track because of over-wintering birds and movements between nighttime resting areas and feeding areas, but the bulk of spring migratory movements tend to move north behind the retreating snow line, where the temperature is averaging 35 degrees.
Migrating flocks generally include loose aggregations of family groups and individuals, in both spring and fall. Flights usually begin at dusk, but may begin anytime of day, and birds fly both night and day. They move in a V formation, with experienced individuals taking turns leading the flock.
Conservation
Canada Geese are common and increased between 1966 and 2015, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey.
The total North American population in 2015 was between 4.2 million to over 5.6 million. The species rates a 6 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score. It is not on the 2016 State of North America's Birds Watch List. The proliferation of lawns, golf courses, and parks offers Canada Geese such reliable habitat that in some areas the birds stay all year round instead of migrating like they used to do. Recently, some communities have had to begin considering some Canada Geese as nuisances (for eating grass or fouling lawns) or even hazards (around airports, where collisions with planes can be very dangerous). Some 2.6 million Canada Geese are harvested by hunters in North America, but this does not seem to affect its numbers.
New energy efficient LED lighting illuminates the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge: red, white, and blue for the American arches over the Soo Locks; red and white for the Canadian arch over the Sault Canal. View of bridge from the Sault Ste. Marie boardwalk looking across the St. Marys River / Rapids.
The International Bridge- -a 4.5 kilometer / 2.8 mile long metal Cantilever (suspended deck) Warren Through Truss two lane bridge with a two span arch over the American Soo Locks and a single span arch over the Canadian Sault Canal. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and London; the bridge opened October 1962. The bridge spans the St. Marys River and connects Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.
Deck the halls with space-based bubbles!
Here is a festive bauble you will not see on Earth: a bubble produced by the Multiscale Boiling experiment, known affectionately as Rubi.
In this image, electrostatic forces are pulling the bubble upwards and making it spherical, producing not only a cool image but also cool insights into the boiling process.
Understanding how boiling behaves in weightlessness is imperative because gravity plays an important role. Without gravity, boiling takes place in slow motion and produces larger bubbles. This has allowed scientists to observe and measure effects that are too fast and too small on Earth.
The experiment is also installed with an electrode to observe the effect of an electric field on the bubbles, enabling scientists to observe and quantify the effect of external forces.
“Boiling is an extremely efficient way of getting rid of excess heat. This research could therefore provide very valuable information for improving the thermal management systems in space as well as in terrestrial applications,” says ESA project scientist Daniele Mangini.
With this insight and more accurate calculations of the boiling process, products such as laptops can be improved and made more compact.
Built by Airbus for ESA and housed in the Fluid Science Laboratory in the Columbus module, Rubi was installed by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano in August 2019. Since then it has generated bubbles under controlled conditions using a special heater.
The bubble imaged above is a follow on to the highly successful experiment. Called Multiscale Boiling X, the science on-going over the holidays is looking further at how things keep cool.
In the meantime, stay warm and stay safe!
Credits: Technical University Darmstadt
Una de les novetats del cap de setmana ha sigut l'estrena de la nova temporada de la linia VB4 entre Viladecans i la Platja de La Murtra amb el cotxe 3273 de Monbus (tot i que la propietat del cotxe continua a MAN VI). Aquest cotxe és un MAN Lion's City Efficient Hybrid que va estar anteriorment en proves a Tranvías de La Coruña, al servei urbà de Segovia operat pel grup Avanza i a la linia Pontevedra-Marín de Monbus.
Ex-RDTAin n°2078 en livrée TPG Genève, vendu suite à la perte de l'exploitation des lignes TPG 66 et 68 en décembre 2023.
The TIE fighter, produced in large numbers, light, cheap, efficient. They all look the same, no insignia, no markings. Well, almost no markings, there is the one with a large pentagon shaped emblem on the side but that’s about it. The TIE fighter is an intimidating sight, a faceless adversary, they just keep coming one after another.
I’ve wanted a TIE fighter for photography for a long time, but there is a catch. Not just any TIE would do, it’d preferably have to be a studio scale model, accurate to the last detail. But, alas, I cannot afford one.
The TIE fighter wings are quite special, you see. The material they’re made with, the Koolshade screen, does not really exist anymore. The machine used to manufacture it broke down long ago and now, decades later, the remaining stocks are extremely low. The original vintage Koolshade is VERY expensive. There is a newer version, it’s almost the same, almost indistinguishable from the original, but ultimately different. Without the vintage Koolshade, the accuracy is out the window and alternative routes open.
Many years ago I bought this Hasbro toy. It’s fairly close to the real thing, proportions are off and it’s a little smaller, but it’s not all that bad. Since I am not gonna get the real thing, this is a good substitute. I made some tweaks to it and hit it with new paint. Actually, maybe this is more fun than a true replica. For starters, it was really cheap. And since it’s a toy it doesn’t break that easily, this is one for rougher missions.
I haven’t built the wings yet, I will do that later. Until then I’ll play with the cockpit unit a little. I figured it would work like that, without wings, in case of emergency, like an escape pod of a sorts. Maybe even on Hoth.
This was a quickie outdoors yesterday as we had a great day of sunshine. After a winter that never came, it felt comforting.
New energy efficient LED lighting illuminates the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge: red, white, and blue for the American arched spans and red and white for the Canadian arched span. View from the west pier of the Sault Canal (Parks Canada) National Historic Site.
The International Bridge- -a 4.5 kilometer / 2.8 mile long metal Cantilever (suspended deck) Warren Through Truss two lane bridge with a two span arch over the American Soo Locks and a single span arch over the Canadian Sault Canal. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and London; the bridge opened October 1962. The bridge spans the St. Marys River and connects Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.
Also seen, three sections of the International Railroad Bridge: part of the nine span Camelback Truss bridge across the St. Mary's River / St. Marys Rapids; a Bascule Bridge over the American Soo Lock’s Davis and Sabin Locks; and a Vertical Lift Bridge- -raised- -over the American Soo Lock’s Poe and MacArthur Locks.
We came across a sweet deal on energy efficient, environmentally conscious LED light bulbs so we decided to install them throughout our house. We had spiral CFL lights before, and we donated all of them so they will still be put to good use. LED lights do produce a nice warm glow, similar to incandescent bulbs. I just used a flash here to make it look cool! :o)
LEDs are much better than incandescent or CFLs because they don't contain mercury, they use far less energy and they last a lifetime.
Danjoutin, France 🇫🇷 : The new Efficient Hybrid Lion's City 12 from Belfort's Optymo bus network are now on the roads.
Adding some colour to the procession of coaches heading south on the A82 is Garelochhead Coaches Irizar i6s efficient YT25 DGF.
Weather doesn't look to bad here at this point.
It looks deliberate, almost mathematical, and it turns out, it is. That graceful pattern isn’t just for show; it’s one of nature’s most efficient team strategies. Flying in a V helps geese conserve energy, communicate more easily and stay organized over enormous distances
Energy efficient LED lighting illuminates the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge: red, white, and blue for the American arches over the Soo Locks; red and white for the Canadian arch over the Sault Canal. View from Lake Superior State University.
The International Bridge- -a 4.5 kilometer / 2.8 mile long metal Cantilever (suspended deck) Warren Through Truss two lane bridge with a two span arch over the American Soo Locks and a single span arch over the Canadian Sault Canal. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and London; the bridge opened October 1962. The bridge spans the St. Marys River and connects Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.
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Origins
Although there are no historical records that deal directly with the founding of Venice,[10] tradition and the available evidence have led several historians to agree that the original population of Venice consisted of refugees from Roman cities near Venice such as Padua, Aquileia, Treviso, Altino and Concordia (modern Portogruaro) and from the undefended countryside, who were fleeing successive waves of Germanic and Hun invasions.[11] Some late Roman sources reveal the existence of fishermen on the islands in the original marshy lagoons. They were referred to as incolae lacunae ("lagoon dwellers"). The traditional founding is identified with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo at the islet of Rialto (Rivoalto, "High Shore"), which is said to have been at the stroke of noon on 25 March 421.[12][13]
The last and most enduring immigration into the north of the Italian peninsula was that of the Lombards in 568, leaving the Eastern Roman Empire a small strip of coast in the current Veneto, including Venice. The Roman/Byzantine territory was organized as the Exarchate of Ravenna, administered from that ancient port and overseen by a viceroy (the Exarch) appointed by the Emperor in Constantinople, but Ravenna and Venice were connected only by sea routes and with the Venetians' isolated position came increasing autonomy. New ports were built, including those at Malamocco and Torcello in the Venetian lagoon. The tribuni maiores, the earliest central standing governing committee of the islands in the Lagoon, dated from c. 568.[14]
The traditional first doge of Venice, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, was actually Exarch Paul, and his successor, Marcello Tegalliano, Paul's magister militum (General; literally, "Master of Soldiers.") In 726 the soldiers and citizens of the Exarchate rose in a rebellion over the iconoclastic controversy at the urging of Pope Gregory II. The Exarch was murdered and many officials put to flight in the chaos. At about this time, the people of the lagoon elected their own leader for the first time, although the relationship of this ascent to the uprisings is not clear. Ursus would become the first of 117 "doges" (doge is the Venetian dialect development of the Latin dux ("leader"); the corresponding word in English is duke, in standard Italian duce.) Whatever his original views, Ursus supported Emperor Leo's successful military expedition to recover Ravenna, sending both men and ships. In recognition, Venice was "granted numerous privileges and concessions" and Ursus, who had personally taken the field, was confirmed by Leo as dux[15] and given the added title of hypatus (Greek for "Consul".)[16]
In 751, the Lombard King Aistulf conquered most of the Exarchate of Ravenna, leaving Venice a lonely and increasingly autonomous Byzantine outpost. During this period, the seat of the local Byzantine governor (the "duke/dux", later "doge"), was situated in Malamocco. Settlement on the islands in the lagoon probably increased in correspondence with the Lombard conquest of other Byzantine territories as refugees sought asylum in the lagoon city. In 775/776, the episcopal seat of Olivolo (Helipolis) was created. During the reign of duke Agnello Particiaco (811–827), the ducal seat was moved from Malamocco to the highly protected Rialto, the current location of Venice. The monastery of St. Zachary and the first ducal palace and basilica of St. Mark, as well as a walled defense (civitatis murus) between Olivolo and Rialto, were subsequently built here. Winged lions, which may be seen throughout Venice, are a symbol for St. Mark.
Charlemagne sought to subdue the city to his own rule. He ordered the Pope to expel the Venetians from the Pentapolis along the Adriatic coast,[17] and Charlemagne's own son Pepin of Italy, king of the Lombards under the authority of his father, embarked on a siege of Venice itself. This, however, proved a costly failure. The siege lasted six months, with Pepin's army ravaged by the diseases of the local swamps and eventually forced to withdraw. A few months later, Pepin himself died, apparently as a result of a disease contracted there. In the aftermath, an agreement between Charlemagne and Nicephorus in 814 recognized Venice as Byzantine territory and granted the city trading rights along the Adriatic coast.
In 828, the new city's prestige was raised by the acquisition of the claimed relics of St. Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria, which were placed in the new basilica. The patriarchal seat was also moved to Rialto. As the community continued to develop and as Byzantine power waned, it led to the growth of autonomy and eventual independence.[18]
Expansion
Piazza San Marco in Venice, with St Mark's Campanile and Basilica in the background
These Horses of Saint Mark are a replica of the Triumphal Quadriga captured in Constantinople in 1204 and carried to Venice as a trophy.
From the 9th to the 12th century, Venice developed into a city state (an Italian thalassocracy or Repubblica Marinara, the other three being Genoa, Pisa, and Amalfi). Its strategic position at the head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable. With the elimination of pirates along the Dalmatian coast, the city became a flourishing trade center between Western Europe and the rest of the world (especially the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world).
The Republic of Venice seized a number of places on the eastern shores of the Adriatic before 1200, mostly for commercial reasons, because pirates based there were a menace to trade. The Doge already carried the titles of Duke of Dalmatia and Duke of Istria. Later mainland possessions, which extended across Lake Garda as far west as the Adda River, were known as the "Terraferma", and were acquired partly as a buffer against belligerent neighbours, partly to guarantee Alpine trade routes, and partly to ensure the supply of mainland wheat, on which the city depended. In building its maritime commercial empire, the Republic dominated the trade in salt,[19] acquired control of most of the islands in the Aegean, including Cyprus and Crete, and became a major power-broker in the Near East. By the standards of the time, Venice's stewardship of its mainland territories was relatively enlightened and the citizens of such towns as Bergamo, Brescia and Verona rallied to the defence of Venetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
Venice remained closely associated with Constantinople, being twice granted trading privileges in the Eastern Roman Empire, through the so-called Golden Bulls or 'chrysobulls' in return for aiding the Eastern Empire to resist Norman and Turkish incursions. In the first chrysobull, Venice acknowledged its homage to the Empire but not in the second, reflecting the decline of Byzantium and the rise of Venice's power.[20][21]
Venice became an imperial power following the Fourth Crusade, which, having veered off course, culminated in 1204 by capturing and sacking Constantinople and establishing the Latin Empire. As a result of this conquest, considerable Byzantine plunder was brought back to Venice. This plunder included the gilt bronze horses from the Hippodrome of Constantinople, which were originally placed above the entrance to St Mark's cathedral in Venice, although the originals have been replaced with replicas and are now stored within the basilica. Following the fall of Constantinople, the former Roman Empire was partitioned among the Latin crusaders and the Venetians. Venice subsequently carved out a sphere of influence in the Mediterranean known as the Duchy of the Archipelago, and captured Crete.[22]
The seizure of Constantinople would ultimately prove as decisive a factor in ending the Byzantine Empire as the loss of the Anatolian themes after Manzikert. Although the Byzantines recovered control of the ravaged city a half century later, the Byzantine Empire was terminally weakened, and existed as a ghost of its old self until Sultan Mehmet The Conqueror took the city in 1453.
View of San Giorgio Maggiore Island from St. Mark's Campanile
Situated on the Adriatic Sea, Venice always traded extensively with the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world. By the late 13th century, Venice was the most prosperous city in all of Europe. At the peak of its power and wealth, it had 36,000 sailors operating 3,300 ships, dominating Mediterranean commerce. During this time, Venice's leading families vied with each other to build the grandest palaces and support the work of the greatest and most talented artists. The city was governed by the Great Council, which was made up of members of the noble families of Venice. The Great Council appointed all public officials and elected a Senate of 200 to 300 individuals. Since this group was too large for efficient administration, a Council of Ten (also called the Ducal Council or the Signoria), controlled much of the administration of the city. One member of the great council was elected "Doge", or duke, the ceremonial head of the city, who normally held the title until his death.
The Venetian governmental structure was similar in some ways to the republican system of ancient Rome, with an elected chief executive (the Doge), a senate-like assembly of nobles, and a mass of citizens with limited political power, who originally had the power to grant or withhold their approval of each newly elected Doge. Church and various private properties were tied to military service, although there was no knight tenure within the city itself. The Cavalieri di San Marco was the only order of chivalry ever instituted in Venice, and no citizen could accept or join a foreign order without the government's consent. Venice remained a republic throughout its independent period, and politics and the military were kept separate, except when on occasion the Doge personally headed the military. War was regarded as a continuation of commerce by other means (hence, the city's early production of large numbers of mercenaries for service elsewhere, and later its reliance on foreign mercenaries when the ruling class was preoccupied with commerce).
Francesco Guardi, The Grand Canal, 1760 (Art Institute of Chicago)
The chief executive was the Doge, who theoretically held his elective office for life. In practice, several Doges were forced by pressure from their oligarchical peers to resign the office and retire into monastic seclusion when they were felt to have been discredited by perceived political failure.
Although the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholics, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the Counter-Reformation. This apparent lack of zeal contributed to Venice's frequent conflicts with the Papacy. In this context, the writings of the Anglican Divine, William Bedell, are particularly illuminating. Venice was threatened with the interdict on a number of occasions and twice suffered its imposition. The second, most famous, occasion was in 1606, by order of Pope Paul V.
Venetian ambassadors sent home still-extant secret reports of the politics and rumours of European courts, providing fascinating information to modern historians.
The newly invented German printing press spread rapidly throughout Europe in the 15th century, and Venice was quick to adopt it. By 1482, Venice was the printing capital of the world, and the leading printer was Aldus Manutius, who invented the concept of paperback books that could be carried in a saddlebag. His Aldine Editions included translations of nearly all the known Greek manuscripts of the era.[23]
Decline
The Grand Canal in Venice
Venice's long decline started in the 15th century, when it first made an unsuccessful attempt to hold Thessalonica against the Ottomans (1423–1430). It also sent ships to help defend Constantinople against the besieging Turks (1453). After Constantinople fell to Sultan Mehmet II he declared war on Venice. The war lasted thirty years and cost Venice much of its eastern Mediterranean possessions. Next, Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. Then Portugal found a sea route to India, destroying Venice's land route monopoly. France, England and the Dutch Republic followed them. Venice's oared galleys were at a disadvantage when it came to traversing the great oceans, and therefore Venice was left behind in the race for colonies.
The Black Death devastated Venice in 1348 and once again between 1575 and 1577.[24] In three years the plague killed some 50,000 people.[25] In 1630, the plague killed a third of Venice's 150,000 citizens.[26] Venice began to lose its position as a center of international trade during the later part of the Renaissance as Portugal became Europe's principal intermediary in the trade with the East, striking at the very foundation of Venice's great wealth, while France and Spain fought for hegemony over Italy in the Italian Wars, marginalising its political influence. However, the Venetian empire was a major exporter of agricultural products and, until the mid-18th century, a significant manufacturing center.
Modern age[edit source | editbeta]
A map of the sestiere of San Marco
The Republic lost independence when Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Venice on 12 May 1797 during the First Coalition. The French conqueror brought to an end the most fascinating century of its history: during the 18th century, Venice became perhaps the most elegant and refined city in Europe, greatly influencing art, architecture and literature. Napoleon was seen as something of a liberator by the city's Jewish population, although it can be argued they had lived with fewer restrictions in Venice. He removed the gates of the Ghetto and ended the restrictions on when and where Jews could live and travel in the city.
Venice became Austrian territory when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo Formio on 12 October 1797. The Austrians took control of the city on 18 January 1798. It was taken from Austria by the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805 and became part of Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy, but was returned to Austria following Napoleon's defeat in 1814, when it became part of the Austrian-held Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. In 1848–1849, a revolt briefly reestablished the Venetian Republic under Daniele Manin. In 1866, following the Third Italian War of Independence, Venice, along with the rest of the Veneto, became part of the newly created Kingdom of Italy.
During the Second World War, the historic city was largely free from attack, the only aggressive effort of note being Operation Bowler, a successful Royal Air Force precision strike on the German naval operations there in March 1945. The targets were destroyed with virtually no architectural damage done the city itself.[27] However the industrial areas in Mestre and Marghera and the railway lines to Padua, Trieste and Trento were repeatedly bombed.[28] On 29 April 1945, New Zealand troops under Freyberg reached Venice and relieved the city and the mainland, which were already in partisan hands.[29]
Subsidence[edit source | editbeta]
Further information: Acqua alta
Acqua alta or high water in Venice.
Venice and surroundings in false colour, from Terra. The picture is oriented with North at the top.
Foundations
The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wooden piles. Most of these piles are still intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of brick or stone sit above these footings. The piles penetrate a softer layer of sand and mud until they reach a much harder layer of compressed clay.
Submerged by water, in oxygen-poor conditions, wood does not decay as rapidly as on the surface.
Most of these piles were made from trunks of alder trees,[30] a wood noted for its water resistance.[31] The alder came from the westernmost part of today's Slovenia (resulting in the barren land of the Kras region), in two regions of Croatia, Lika and Gorski kotar (resulting in the barren slopes of Velebit) and south of Montenegro.[citation needed] Leonid Grigoriev has stated that Russian larch was imported to build some of Venice's foundations.[32] Larch is also used in the production of Venice turpentine.[33]
History[edit source | editbeta]
The city is often threatened by flood tides pushing in from the Adriatic between autumn and early spring. Six hundred years ago, Venetians protected themselves from land-based attacks by diverting all the major rivers flowing into the lagoon and thus preventing sediment from filling the area around the city. This created an ever-deeper lagoon environment.
In 1604, to defray the cost of flood relief, Venice introduced what could be considered the first example of a 'stamp tax'. When the revenue fell short of expectations in 1608, Venice introduced paper with the superscription 'AQ' and imprinted instructions, which was to be used for 'letters to officials'. At first, this was to be a temporary tax, but it remained in effect until the fall of the Republic in 1797. Shortly after the introduction of the tax, Spain produced similar paper for general taxation purposes, and the practice spread to other countries.
During the 20th century, when many artesian wells were sunk into the periphery of the lagoon to draw water for local industry, Venice began to subside. It was realised that extraction of water from the aquifer was the cause. The sinking has slowed markedly since artesian wells were banned in the 1960s. However, the city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods (called Acqua alta, "high water") that creep to a height of several centimetres over its quays, regularly following certain tides. In many old houses, the former staircases used to unload goods are now flooded, rendering the former ground floor uninhabitable.
Some recent studies have suggested that the city is no longer sinking,[34][35] but this is not yet certain; therefore, a state of alert has not been revoked. In May 2003, the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi inaugurated the MOSE project (Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico), an experimental model for evaluating the performance of hollow floatable gates; the idea is to fix a series of 78 hollow pontoons to the sea bed across the three entrances to the lagoon. When tides are predicted to rise above 110 centimetres, the pontoons will be filled with air, causing them to float and block the incoming water from the Adriatic Sea. This engineering work is due to be completed by 2014.[36]
Geography
Sestieri of Venice:
Cannaregio
Castello
Dorsoduro
San Marco
San Polo
Santa Croce
The historical city is divided into six areas or "sestiere" (while the whole comune (municipality) is divided into 6 boroughs of which one is composed of all 6 sestiere). These are Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca and Isola Sacca Fisola), Santa Croce, San Marco (including San Giorgio Maggiore) and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Sant'Elena). Each sestiere was administered by a procurator and his staff. Nowadays each sestiere is a statistic and historical area without any degree of autonomy.
These districts consist of parishes – initially seventy in 1033, but reduced under Napoleon and now numbering just thirty-eight. These parishes predate the sestieri, which were created in about 1170.
Other islands of the Venetian Lagoon do not form part of any of the sestieri, having historically enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy.
Each sestiere has its own house numbering system. Each house has a unique number in the district, from one to several thousand, generally numbered from one corner of the area to another, but not usually in a readily understandable manner.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Venice has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa), with cool winters and very warm summers. The 24-hour average in January is 2.5 °C (36.5 °F), and for July this figure is 22.7 °C (72.9 °F). Precipitation is spread relatively evenly throughout the year, and averages 801 millimetres (31.5 in).