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Two Jewish men walking in Old Cairo Khan Khalil Baazaar - 1905. The estimation of Jews living in Egypt as of 2006 was under 100.
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I feel blessed when I see Sandhill Cranes, much less photograph them. It lifts me up in the most amazing way, and I am ever in awe of their beauty, movements and interactions. This is a photo of Cherry, taken by my estimation a week before she and Classic would start sitting the nest. Classic does most of the sitting. He’s a diligent dad and mate. They are not nesting on the property where I work this year. We’ve had a lot more ducks nesting and hanging out in the ponds, including a Hooded Merganser family. Lots of other birds are frequenting the property as well, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, White Ibis, Little Blue and Lesser Blue Herons. I got a decent photo of the Merganser family I will post.
Spring is in full swing here in Central FL. So many birds are nesting. This morning as I was leaving for work, I startled what I think was pair of grackles that had come in our garage to grab some fuzzie/dust bunnies/spider-webby fluff for its nest. My hubby thinks they are trying to build a nest IN the garage. As quaint as that is, it’s messy, so we’re keeping the garage door closed.
The Lakewood Osprey pair are nesting, but I’ve seen no sign of a nest for the Rayas pair behind the Mexican restauarnt. The owner of the restaurant told me he found one electrocuted. Maybe it was one of the parents. Life is definitely hazardous for urban wildlife. I’m glad I have photos of them in all their glory, and I’ll keep hoping I’ll see them or their offspring in that area.
*Special Note: Dear Craniacs and Flickr Friends! I am alive and kicking, and getting back to jumping out of my car with my camera, or running outside when I see or hear something. Life and work are extra busy, and we’ve had some family stuff. All is well, but I was stretched extra thin for a few months. Thanks for Flickr Mailing me to make sure I was okay. I’m going to try to log some Flickr time at least once a week so people aren’t checking the obituaries for me. Love and Hugs! =o)
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i stand in front of a giant tree in 賀威神木 national park, shot by my friend; Carl.
the formal name of this mighty tree is Formosa Red Cypress(台灣紅檜). it is order than 2000 years in my estimation.
Taoyuan county, Taiwan.
2005/9/24
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DOROTHY LAYTON CROWNS KELLY PETILLO
DOROTHY LAYTON AND KELLY PETILLO
When the Italian Helmet dash race started the other night at the Ascot Speedway, Manager Regeland of the track said that in his estimation Kelly Petillo had taken a good look at the fair charmer, Dorothy Layton, who was slated to present the helmet to the winner, and that he had gone plumb crazy to cop the much coveted crown and the kiss from the Hal Roach star actress.
One glance at the way Kelly was breaking all records made you believe every Word of the statement, and as quick as you could say "Jack Robinson," the speed demon came home a winner. Miss Layton is shown here crowning the winner.
Every one applauded, and was she glad (meaning Miss Layton), for she, too, had her eagle eye set on Kelly to win the minute the race started and she pulled for him the rest of the evening to come through in the bigger events.
August 27, 1932 Hollywood Filmograph
By EDDIE DEMEREE
100-Lap Main Event at the Legion Ascot Speedway Next Wednesday Night
Next Wednesday night promises to be another night of thrills for the spectators at the Legion Ascot Speedway, when they have another 100-lap main event. There will also be a 15-lap event for non-Miller cars, giving those drivers who haven't such powerful cars, a better chance to prove their driving ability.
Have you noticed the difference in the driving of the two classes of cars? The Miller drivers have so much power in their motors that they have to shut off their motors, or use their brakes, before going into the turns, while the non-Miller cars are driven with their motors wide open throughout the race. It takes real driving ability to handle one of these cars when they go into a skid or spin and with these boys getting a better break on the track, you can look for some of the favorites of tomorrow to develop out of these drivers. In fact, that is where your favorites of today started.
Kelly Petillo won the Helmet Dash last Wednesday night and was presented with the beautiful Helmet and the Kiss by none other than Priscilla Dean. In the main event Ernie Triplett took the lead at the first turn and held it for the entire 50-laps with Lester Spangler finishing second, Sam Palmer third, Carl Ryder fourth, Mel McKee fifth and Kelly Petillo sixth.
Babe Stapp was back on the track last Wednesday night after a several months' lay-off due to his accident last spring. Babe did some beautiful driving in the Helmet Dash and the first ten-lap heat, but his arm is still not strong enough to stand the strain of the grueling driving and he turned his car over to Mel McKee to drive in the main event. However, in a few more weeks Babe's arm will be strong enough to allow him to give the boys at the track some real competition. We'll beseeinya.
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For my Carmel Beach Book project. These were all shot on Carmel Beach, in Haifa, Israel. They were all shot handheld with my Graflex Super D 4x5 SLR, in available light. I used three films - Fuji HRU X-Ray film, Ilford Delta 100, and Ilford HP5 Plus. This is on Fuji HRU Xray film, EI 50 by Sunny 16 estimation. All the films are being processed in 17 liter tanks on 4-up film hangers, with D-23, replenished film developer.
Carmel Beach is a new favorite place of mine.
Paul Kane (1810 Mallow, Ireland–1871 Toronto, Canada)
Area of Origin: east of Fort Pitt, North Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan, Canada
"As they were expecting to have a fight with the Crees next day, they got up a medicine dance in the afternoon, and I was solemnly invited to attend, that I might add my magical powers in increasing its efficacy. Amongst all the tribes here assembled, the sacredness of the medicine pipe-stem is held in very high estimation, and it was with much solemnity that I was placed in the best position, to work my incantations; that is to say, to make the sketch No. 18." (Paul Kane, "Wanderings of an Artist," 1859:425)
USC and its adjacent precincts. NOTE: These are subject to change come election day, but the best estimations we have. Accurate as of September 2008.
You know what's great? How a large swath of the campus has to hike it up to Roger Williams Baptist Church ON ADAMS to vote. Also how those in west campus housing (30th, S. Ellendale/Menlo, Century/Cardinal) have to travel all the way to Abundant Life Christian Church on Normandie. Smooooth.
I'll tell ya, making this thing really opened my eyes as to how crazy these things are drawn up and truly bewildered me. That and the fact that the arrows make it look like what Nazi Germany used to plan their attack on western Europe and Africa.
No matter which part of Bangladesh you go,a street side eatery with a swift handed, skilled cook preparing breads and snacks at one side of the entrance will not fail to grab your attention.
A rough estimation, there are more than half a million such eateries in Bangladesh featuring almost identical infrastructure and interior. Foods available in such an eatery are reasonably cheap, considering the fact that a large population greatly depend on them for regular meals. For instance, the breads featured in this photograph cost only around 4 taka ($ 0.07) each! However; the food itself and the place are generally not hygienic enough to match the appetite of many. The staggering number of the eateries proves that they have able to come up with a solution for those who have little option to choose between where they eat, good food doesn't always mean good price value. When you have limited money but feel like you could eat just about anything, you could turn to the street side king cook.
Go and take a seat. A busy bloke will come and split out a long list of available items in one single breath :-)
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Hyderabad, India, in my estimation, has organized chaos in its traffic patterns. With the pollution - that you can see billowing up here - it seems even worse at night. One evening while my friend was driving the car, I looked out into a street filled with massive amounts of traffic and watched a kind of dinosaur shape ambling down the street. After a moment, I realized it was a camel. What a shock. I then worried about the camel with all the street activity and the fear the animal might have from all of the honks, toots, and squeals.
In my estimation, CAM-5 must have been one of the most isolated places on earth to work from. Not a soul in more than 200 kilometres! Temperatures could reach plus 20 C (68 F) in summer and minus 47 C (-52 F) in winter. My colleagues and I resided here for only a few days in August 1978, but for those actually working there for months at a time, well, life must have been pretty lonely. The quarters were comfortable enough and the food was excellent (great cook!). CAM-5 ceased operation in 1992 and was dismantled soon afterwards. From what I can see on Google Earth, not much remains there.
original chart from tfmetals / turd ferguson blog, link was seen on zerohedge. ivars from zerohedge produced several charts. This is one of them (bottom layer) and I added to it. The jagged red lines & red text are not my own.
The red & green curves are from me. The dashed & bezier red & green price-action estimations are my own.
The top green curve typically matches a curvature of 1.05 to the power of PRICE across the entire list of closing prices on the DOW, SP500, TSX & other correlated markets.
As per flic.kr/p/bA6aHP oil & DOW are correlated.
I regard courage as the supreme human virtue, and this lovely and remarkable young woman has it. This is Miss Angie, a dance instructor at the Fred Astaire studio in Chandler, Arizona, whom I met several weeks ago when I signed up for lessons, which at first were for me and later included my wife. Angie quickly earned both my affection and respect, and her stature, in my estimation, only continues to grow. I believe in angels, both the supernatural and mortal varieties, and she has become the latest one to bless and enrich my life.
Angie is only 26 years old, but has battled some major health problems during the course of her young life. She told me when I enrolled in the course that she had undergone a serious bout of clinical depression, during which she gained about 65 pounds and moved in with her father, where she intended to just sort of give up on life. Someone persuaded her to take up dancing once again, which she did, and she credits it with saving her life. Angie has also had two heart attacks, including a massive one which occurred during a public event and nearly gained the upper hand.
I'm sure Angie had moments when she indulged in self-pity, which most of us do at one time or another. (I certainly have.) But she never made that a permanent part of her life. She is blessed with a vibrant and outgoing personality, and talent galore, all of which she has used to enrich the lives of other people -- obviously including myself. She told me last weekend that she wants to have children someday, and does what she must to ensure that she will be around for them.
I hope this and the other two pictures of Angie that I am posting today will get a lot of views, less for whatever technical or artistic merit they might have than for the story which accompanies the images. I commend her example to one and all, as one who refused to be defeated by life, but instead picked herself up and embraced it. And my, how she did embrace it!
As a footnote, I took this series of pictures at the dance studio after Sheila and I had a lesson with Angie. I wanted something that would capture her personality and joie de vivre, and I believe I had some success with that. I'm sure Angie would pose for me, but she is so busy all the time that I have never had the opportunity to ask her to do so.
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Chassis n° WK2661
Sale Retromobile 2016 by Artcurial Motorcars
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Salon Retromobile 2016
Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles
Paris - France
Februari 2016
Estimation and prediction of credit risk based on rating transition systems. Shao, Li, Li arxiv.org/abs/1607.00448 #q-fin
if somebody knows, can you please tell me what painting this portion is from? I thought it looked like Hieronymus Bosch--having that large-scale "Where's Wari?" look about it--but then I scanned through an online gallery, and couldn't find its like. help?
EDIT: okay, so it reminded me of Bosch, but it is in fact Brueghel the Elder--an artist with a more pessimistic style (but not *much* more pessimistic, in my estimation)
The same module used for all those Easy Modular Stars is again modified to accommodate 11 modules. Only one fold for the angle is different and I am surprised that the estimation of the angle for assembling 11 modules is quite accurate. This variation #2 features a "Pinwheel" motif in the centre of the star. The back of the assembled model is different from the front but common for all the variations. Eleven 7.5cm square Kami are used for folding the modules.
The angle for this 11-Piece version is an estimation made between the creases for the 10-Piece module and the 12-Piece module. As more modules are added, the centre hole of the model becomes larger and when expanded, becomes more like a ring than a pinwheel. The photos show the model in the closed and expanded form. The modules are folded from 7.5cm squares Japanese Duo-coloured papers. Many thanks to Andrey Hechuev's 8-Piece New-Found Hope Star which has inspired me to come up with this Expandable Pinwheel Series.
Abebe Mengistu presents on groundwater recharge estimation for Lake Haramaya watershed using groundwater balance approach. International Congress: Water 2011 Integrated water resources management in tropical and subtropical dry-lands. Mekelle, Ethiopia 19-26 September 2011 (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu).
HobbitCon 3, 04.04.2015 Maritim Hotel Bonn, J. Brophy, A. Brown, J. Bell; at "The Hobbit", Pic (C) Jens Fechter
Taken over a distance of about 40 Meters (estimation) from the Gallery.
Picture (C) Jens Fechter. Please don't use without permission!
Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan meets with the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation team Aug. 9, 2017, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. CAPE’s mission is to provide the Department of Defense with timely, insightful and unbiased analysis on resource allocation and cost estimation problems. (DOD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)
Travel - Pics on the Move. Alphen aan den Rijn - Hengelo vv., 19-07-2011
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Size: 13,4 x 8 x 2,8cm / weight:
Density:
Usage: with oil can be tried with water / Grit Size Estimation: above 4k-10k (depends on usage)
Turkey Oil Stone or former known as "Pierre Du Levant", "Pierre Du L'est", "Turkois Stone" or "Turkey Stone". In Germany these Stones were also known as Levantiner or Levantischer Schleifstein.
A very hard Dolomit (from Hardness Novaculite like) stone, smells like sulphur when lapped. Different inclusions, looks like it has many different cracks inside the stone.
A Stone which is known as beeing a bevel setter and mid-range Stone, some of these Stones are finishers....so these properties have to be checked out and cannot be determined by their look.
It seems to be that there is now a newer sourced stone which is named "Cretan Hone" which origin is in creece, which was a Part of the Ottoman Empire, so this Stone is also qualified as beeing a "Turkish Oil Stone", Check the Thread on Coticule.be
Identifiers:
1) very hard Dolomit stone (Novaculite like)
2) very dark black more going into brownish when light can shine thru
3) looks like it has serveral broken cracks inside which is found on several Novaculite types
4) smells like sulphur when slurry is arrised or the stone is lapped
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Available Literature in German: (Some of them might be available over Google Books)
[1] Hartmann, Carl
Conversations Lexikon der Berg-, Hütten- & Salzwerkskunde, 1841 (Page 131)
[2] Rüst, Dr. W.A. - Die Mechanische Technologie, 1838 (§214, Page 240/241)
Another piece of my photo gear currently for sale on eBay. I have a huge collection of stuff and the time has come to reduce so this is another item offered for sale (reluctantly). Many have already been sold :( to good homes :). This piece of kit is used to calculate exposure by means of estimation. See www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Johnson-Standard-Exposure-Calculator-/....
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V, available window light.
Erick E 5 Hour, Club Stalker Haarlem, 01-10-2010. Showcasing my set from Erick E 5 Hour here!
In deze set een selectie van de 60 beste foto's van de totale shoot van 170 foto's. Staat je foto hier niet tussen? Je vindt je foto zeker terug in de set @ Dancegids.nl (www.dancegids.nl/). Wanneer je je foto niet terugvindt op Dancegids.nl, dan is die buiten de selectie gevallen, helaas! Better luck next time :)
Line-up: Erick E
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I saw this church and thought that I need to shoot it. Almost regret that today as I accidentally dropped my 24-105 f4 L on the road... still waiting for an estimation of the repair cost...
Ednath Ventorin hunted The Blood Beast. Not because he wanted to; in fact, he hated his life. He was in pain every single of the few remaining days he had left.
It all started a couple months ago. He was a farmer... a simple man compared to you or I, with a simple wife and two simple daughters.
And then there was Verrin. His youngest son was most decidedly not simple, in fact he tended to complicate things. Verrin spent his time in the city, an unhealthy amount of time according to his family's estimation, and he ran with the wrong crowds.
He soon grew angry and cold, and he seldom finished his chores, and when Ednath informed his son that he was not to go to town any more, much less at night... well even the Finney family down the lane heard their fight out behind the silo. What the Finneys didn't witness was Verrin lift up the thresher over his head, with the intention to crush his father.
Ednath looked up at his son in fear, he had seen The Blood Beast before in someone, but he never expected it would hit his own line, much less infecting his only son!
Verrin stared down, and suddenly a look came into him through his inhuman rage. His eyes flashed with fear... or was it shame? Before the great clatter of the thresher hitting the ground had reached the Finney's farm, Verrin had literally evaporated into the night sky.
Ednath stared into the stars where his son... no... not his son anymore he forced himself to realize... another cursed Blood Beast had stood only seconds ago. He waited for another moment as the shock lifted from him. He took no time to wonder how it had happened, which woman or man it had been in town that had brought the curse into HIS family. He pulled himself up and began running.
He ran past the barn, past the old tomato patch, past the chicken shack, paused at the back door of his home long enough to tell his wife Sira to hide with the girls in the basement, not to come out until the sky was blue again. Then he continued running, but this time it was via his horse's steady gallop down the lane into town.
When he arrived in town, Ednath pulled out his only weapon, an old spark-sword left over from his time in the Royal Airship Force, back before he learned the benefits of living simple. He knew the sword wasn't charged up and so was nearly useless against The Blood Beast, and so he slowly ran it across his pinky finger. As it cut through his flesh, the blade began to ring with an unearthly tone and glow with a pinkish light. He winced after a moment and pulled away the blade from his now grey and shriveled finger.
"That's enough to get started..." he muttered to the spark-sword and loped off toward the curio shop.
The curio shop door slammed open an hour later, Ednath nearly falling into the room, his clothed tattered, his face covered in bloody scratches. The shop keep started and looked up at the man with a now brightly glowing green sword that shot off small shoots of energy around it.
"I need you to sell me a Parasitic Respite Pendant. Please, tell me you have one!" Ednath growled.
The shop keep turned around and grabbed a broom, "I had one a couple days ago..." the keep said as he began sweeping, "I sold it."
Ednath narrowed his eyes at the keep in suspicion, "Well, tell me who you sold it to, I will offer them everything I have!"
"Won't help you." the keep turned and smirked at him, "I sold it to a lady who dimension smuggles... there's no way to contact her."
Ednath stared at the corpulent man as he swept. He could tell the keep was trying to hold back a smirk. "How could you do that!?" the farmer yelled indignantly, "Its illegal to allow curative items to leave the citystate, much less the damned planet!"
"Why would I want a Parasitic Respite in my shop?" the keep broke out in the smile he was holding back and took a defiant step nearer to Ednath and his sword.
"I've had The Blood Beast in me for months and I've never felt better!" The store keep bellowed as he pulled the long black blade out of the secret hiding spot in his broom and lunged at Ednath.
Their battle lasted into the bright morning light.
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Adam James, right, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment (U.S. Army Sniper School), Fort Benning, Ga., gives M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System instructions to Army Spc. Andrew Vrooman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, during qualifications at Grezelka Range, June 25, 2013.
Flanking the center stone are trapezoidal shaped diamonds. I had to pull out the book o' formulas of weight estimation to do this one.
I regard courage as the supreme human virtue, and this lovely and remarkable young woman has it. This is Miss Angie, a dance instructor at the Fred Astaire studio in Chandler, Arizona, whom I met several weeks ago when I signed up for lessons, which at first were for me and later included my wife. Angie quickly earned both my affection and respect, and her stature, in my estimation, only continues to grow. I believe in angels, both the supernatural and mortal varieties, and she has become the latest one to bless and enrich my life.
Angie is only 26 years old, but has battled some major health problems during the course of her young life. She told me when I enrolled in the course that she had undergone a serious bout of clinical depression, during which she gained about 65 pounds and moved in with her father, where she intended to just sort of give up on life. Someone persuaded her to take up dancing once again, which she did, and she credits it withsaving her life. Angie has also had two heart attacks, including a massive one which occurred during a public event and nearly gained the upper hand.
I'm sure Angie had moments when she indulged in self-pity, which most of us do at one time or another. (I certainly have.) But she never made that a permanent part of her life. She is blessed with a vibrant and outgoing personality, and talent galore, all of which she has used to enrich the lives of other people -- obviously including myself. She told me last weekend that she wants to have children someday, and does what she must to ensure that she will be around for them.
I hope this and the other two pictures of Angie that I am posting today will get a lot of views, less for whatever technical or artistic merit they might have than for the story which accompanies the images. I commend her example to one and all, as one who refused to be defeated by life, but instead picked herself up and embraced it. And my, how she did embrace it!
As a footnote, I took this series of pictures at the dance studio after Sheila and I had a lesson with Angie. (She is teaching a group class here.) I wanted something that would capture her personality and joie de vivre, and I believe I had some success with that. I'm sure Angie would pose for me, but she is so busy all the time that I have never had the opportunity to ask her to do so.
Batman vs superman first weekend is biggest ever in super hero genere and exceeded estimations.Although crirtics hated this movie fans are satisfied with this movie.As of now it collected 170.1 million in North America and an additional $254 million in simultaneous release overseas, and became...
Tyrannosaurus Rex "King of the Tyrant Lizards" Skull at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC on April-9th-2022. TREX Lived in the Maastrichtian Stage of the Late Cretaceous 68MA to 66MA in Western North America.
Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to its large and powerful hind limbs, the forelimbs of Tyrannosaurus were short but unusually powerful for their size, and they had two clawed digits. The most complete specimen measures up to 12.3–12.4 m (40.4–40.7 ft) in length, though T. rex could grow to lengths of over 12.4 m (40.7 ft), up to 3.66–3.96 m (12–13 ft) tall at the hips, and according to most modern estimates 8.4 metric tons (9.3 short tons) to 14 metric tons (15.4 short tons) in weight. Although other theropods rivaled or exceeded Tyrannosaurus rex in size, it is still among the largest known land predators and is estimated to have exerted the strongest bite force among all terrestrial animals. By far the largest carnivore in its environment, Tyrannosaurus rex was most likely an apex predator, preying upon hadrosaurs, juvenile armored herbivores like ceratopsians and ankylosaurs, and possibly sauropods. Some experts have suggested the dinosaur was primarily a scavenger. The question of whether Tyrannosaurus was an apex predator or a pure scavenger was among the longest debates in paleontology. Most paleontologists today accept that Tyrannosaurus was both an active predator and a scavenger.
T. rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time. One of the largest and the most complete specimens, nicknamed Sue (FMNH PR2081), is located at the Field Museum of Natural History. Sue measured 12.3–12.4 m (40.4–40.7 ft) long,was 3.66–3.96 meters (12–13 ft) tall at the hips,and according to the most recent studies, using a variety of techniques, maximum body masses have been estimated between 8.4 metric tons (9.3 short tons) to 14 metric tons (15.4 short tons).A specimen nicknamed Scotty (RSM P2523.8), located at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, is reported to measure 13 m (43 ft) in length. Using a mass estimation technique that extrapolates from the circumference of the femur, Scotty was estimated as the largest known specimen at 8.8 metric tons (9.7 short tons) in weight.
Not every adult Tyrannosaurus specimen recovered is as big. Historically average adult mass estimates have varied widely over the years, from as low as 4.5 metric tons (5.0 short tons),[38][39] to more than 7.2 metric tons (7.9 short tons),[40] with most modern estimates ranging between 5.4 metric tons (6.0 short tons) and 8.0 metric tons (8.8 short tons).
Restoration showing scaly skin with sparse feathering, and lipped jaws
The largest known T. rex skulls measure up to 1.52 meters (5 ft) in length.[ Large fenestrae (openings) in the skull reduced weight, as in all carnivorous theropods. In other respects Tyrannosaurus's skull was significantly different from those of large non-tyrannosaurid theropods. It was extremely wide at the rear but had a narrow snout, allowing unusually good binocular vision.The skull bones were massive and the nasals and some other bones were fused, preventing movement between them; but many were pneumatized (contained a "honeycomb" of tiny air spaces) and thus lighter. These and other skull-strengthening features are part of the tyrannosaurid trend towards an increasingly powerful bite, which easily surpassed that of all non-tyrannosaurids.[47][48][49] The tip of the upper jaw was U-shaped (most non-tyrannosauroid carnivores had V-shaped upper jaws), which increased the amount of tissue and bone a tyrannosaur could rip out with one bite, although it also increased the stresses on the front teeth.[50]
The teeth of T. rex displayed marked heterodonty (differences in shape).The premaxillary teeth, four per side at the front of the upper jaw, were closely packed, D-shaped in cross-section, had reinforcing ridges on the rear surface, were incisiform (their tips were chisel-like blades) and curved backwards. The D-shaped cross-section, reinforcing ridges and backwards curve reduced the risk that the teeth would snap when Tyrannosaurus bit and pulled. The remaining teeth were robust, like "lethal bananas" rather than daggers, more widely spaced and also had reinforcing ridges.Those in the upper jaw, twelve per side in mature individuals, were larger than their counterparts of the lower jaw, except at the rear. The largest found so far is estimated to have been 30.5 centimeters (12 in) long including the root when the animal was alive, making it the largest tooth of any carnivorous dinosaur yet found.[54] The lower jaw was robust. Its front dentary bone bore thirteen teeth. Behind the tooth row, the lower jaw became notably taller.The upper and lower jaws of Tyrannosaurus, like those of many dinosaurs, possessed numerous foramina, or small holes in the bone. Various functions have been proposed for these foramina, such as a crocodile-like sensory system or evidence of extra-oral structures such as scales or potentially lip
Tyrannosaurus lived during what is referred to as the Lancian faunal stage (Maastrichtian age) at the end of the Late Cretaceous. Tyrannosaurus ranged from Canada in the north to at least New Mexico in the south of Laramidia. During this time Triceratops was the major herbivore in the northern portion of its range, while the titanosaurian sauropod Alamosaurus "dominated" its southern range. Tyrannosaurus remains have been discovered in different ecosystems, including inland and coastal subtropical, and semi-arid plains.
Tyrannosaurus and other animals of the Hell Creek Formation
Several notable Tyrannosaurus remains have been found in the Hell Creek Formation. During the Maastrichtian this area was subtropical, with a warm and humid climate. The flora consisted mostly of angiosperms, but also included trees like dawn redwood (Metasequoia) and Araucaria. Tyrannosaurus shared this ecosystem with ceratopsians Leptoceratops, Torosaurus, and Triceratops, the hadrosaurid Edmontosaurus annectens, the parksosaurid Thescelosaurus, the ankylosaurs Ankylosaurus and Denversaurus, the pachycephalosaurs Pachycephalosaurus and Sphaerotholus, and the theropods Ornithomimus, Struthiomimus, Acheroraptor, Dakotaraptor, Pectinodon and Anzu.
Another formation with Tyrannosaurus remains is the Lance Formation of Wyoming. This has been interpreted as a bayou environment similar to today's Gulf Coast. The fauna was very similar to Hell Creek, but with Struthiomimus replacing its relative Ornithomimus. The small ceratopsian Leptoceratops also lived in the area.
In its southern range Tyrannosaurus lived alongside the titanosaur Alamosaurus, the ceratopsians Torosaurus, Bravoceratops and Ojoceratops, hadrosaurs which consisted of a species of Edmontosaurus, Kritosaurus and a possible species of Gryposaurus, the nodosaur Glyptodontopelta, the oviraptorid Ojoraptosaurus, possible species of the theropods Troodon and Richardoestesia, and the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus.The region is thought to have been dominated by semi-arid inland plains, following the probable retreat of the Western Interior Seaway as global sea levels fell.
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According to initial estimates, some 500 000 hectares of standing crops have also been destroyed by the winds and subsequent flooding, raising concerns regarding the food security situation over the next few months.
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Selon les premières estimations, quelque 500 000 hectares de cultures sur pied ont également été détruits par les vents et les inondations qui ont suivi. L'approvisionnement alimentaire n'est donc pas garanti au cours des prochains mois.
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ADAZI, Latvia, May 24, 2011 – Latvian sniper teams practice range estimation and target acquisition under the watchful eyes of their U.S. mentors – Staff Sgt. Michael Childers of Charlie Company, 2-121st Infantry, and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Serapion, a Squad leader with Bravo Company, 1-121st Infantry. The Latvian Snipers honed their marksmanship skills with their Dragonov rifles and practiced stalking techniques as part of joint U.S./Latvian training for Operation Summer Shield.
Photo by William Carraway
HHC, 2-121st Infantry
Georgia Army National Guard
Date: Friday June 3rd 2011
What we'll see: Sugaring for Moths - nightime trip for Moths, Frogs, and Toads
Places we will visit: My backyard, Silver Ridge, and Cattus Island, we will have permission for entry.
Meet up place and time: We will all meet up at my house in Toms River at 8pm. My house is right off exit 81 on the Parkway, i'll give you directions.
Ending time: Plan on getting some sleep during the day as this is going to be a late night. Whenever you need to leave is the ending time ;-)
Organizer: Shawn Wainwright
This meet up will be canceled if: Extremely windy or Rain. If canceled the date will be June 4th 2011
We all know how to attract Butterflies, but how do we attract moths? I'll tell you how with a little info too:
It is a surprise to many people to learn that there are at least five times as many kinds of moths in the world as there are butterflies. By most estimations butterfly species number about 20,000. But there are at least 165,000 distinct types of moths — and perhaps twice that number, according to some entomologists.
We see more butterflies more often because we and the butterflies are diurnal — we operate on a daytime schedule and rest at night. Most moths, on the other hand, are strictly night fliers and hide during the day, disguised as bird droppings, dead leaves, lichens or tree bark.
So we catch, collect and photograph butterflies, and even cultivate special gardens to attract and nourish them. Meanwhile, the far more numerous and diverse moths, like most of nature’s nocturnal beings, get little attention from slumber-prone wildlife watchers.
That’s too bad, for few insect families boast as many lovely members. There is the delicate pale-green Luna, the pastel-hued rosy maple moth, the owl-eye spotted Io, the spectacular tawny-winged Polyphemus. There are the huge sphinxes, the brown- or silver-spotted tigers, the tree-bark-camouflaged underwings.
Because moths are furtive and often inconspicuous, getting a close look calls for a little trickery. A light (or better yet, a black light) with a sheet draped in front of it and over the ground below will attract a variety of interesting moths. Set the light trap in the darkest possible place.
But sugaring for moths is a more traditional (and, I think, enjoyable) method — and one that doesn’t tether you to an electric outlet. In moth-watcher language, “sugar” is a bait or attractant, a gooey home-brewed mixture of assorted sweet and fermented ingredients for which night fliers have a fondness. There are all sorts of sugar recipes — indeed, part of the fun of sugaring is experimenting with your own concoctions. Here is a classic, proven formula:
3 to 6 overripe bananas
½ to 1 cup molasses, corn syrup, honey or sugar
1 to 2 cups orange juice or other fruit juice
1 or 2 bottles stale beer
1 to 2 ounces rum
Mash or blend the bananas first, then stir in the sugary ingredients. Add the liquids last, a little at a time, until the mixture is about as thick as house paint. If it becomes too thin, just add another banana or two. Finally, put the mixture in a jar or bowl, cover it and leave it to ferment in the sun for a few hours.
Remember that this is just a basic recipe, open to all sorts of improvisation. Some cooks don’t include alcoholic ingredients, and instead add apple cider vinegar to the brew. Others swear by certain liquors (my local moths prefer Ron Bacardi) or kinds of juices that mimic those of local fruit trees (cherry and apple juices are popular). In any case, the objective is to produce a highly aromatic, cloyingly sweet and somewhat potent goo.
Now you’re ready to go “sugaring.” The best nights for attracting moths are cloudy, warm and still. In late afternoon or early evening, before sunset, go out and paint an 8-inch-square (or so) patch of sugar on tree trunks or other objects — fence posts, rocks, whatever — in promising moth territory. Usually, the best places are in open woods or in edge habitat, where trees or bushes meet a clearing of some sort: a lawn, a meadow, a driveway. Be aware, however, that moth sugar can leave a stain.on’t paint it on prized yard trees or other conspicuous landscape elements.
Several hours later, in the darkest part of the night, go back with a flashlight to check your “traps.” With luck, you should see at least one or two moths on each patch of sugar. Mind you, not all sugaring expeditions are successful — perhaps the weather or the site you picked isn’t right, or maybe your latest sugar recipe is a dud. But more often than not, you will be treated to a close-up look at some astonishingly beautiful and interesting creatures. Many moth species that are attracted to sugar are especially big and beautiful.
Perhaps because they’re too busy sipping — or, if you’ve served them a cocktail, because they’re a tad besotted — moths at a sugaring site tend to stay put when you approach. They are easily caught — but I prefer simply to study them where they are, using my flashlight and a field guide for on-the-spot identification. (If your flashlight’s too bright, put some red cellophane or tissue paper over the lens, or just hold your hand over it, to keep the light from disturbing the moths.)
Incidentally, a variety of other interesting insects, beetles especially, also are attracted to moth sugar. Don’t miss your opportunity to get a close look at these visitors, too.