This was the male of a pair that was found in early fall in Cave Creek Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona. A rare visitor from the south. This bird along with another were present exploiting fruiting hackberry trees not far from the Southwest Research Station. I had seen one briefly and in poor conditions in the 1980s, so this bird was like seeing a US Lifer. It put on quite a show actively calling and plucking fruits. Trans USA 2020 trip.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavala

  

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).

  

History

  

Antiquity

  

The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).

 

The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.

 

In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.

 

Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.

  

Roman Era

  

The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).

  

Byzantine Era

  

In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.

  

Ottoman Era

  

Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.

 

Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.

  

Modern Kavala

  

Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.

 

During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.

 

In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.

 

In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.

  

Etymology

  

In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.

  

Climate

  

Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high

 

The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).

  

Education/Research

  

The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.

 

Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.

 

Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.

 

Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".

  

Culture

  

Festivals and events

  

Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.

 

Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

 

Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]

 

Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.

 

Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.

 

Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June

 

Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.

  

Cuisine

  

Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.

  

Municipality

  

The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]

  

Municipal units (former municipalities):

 

Kavala

 

Filippoi

  

Municipal unit

  

Kavala 58,790

Filippoi 11,711

  

The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:

  

Population

 

Kavala 56,371

Krinides 3,365

Amigdaleonas 2,724

Nea Karvali 2,225

Zygos 2,057

  

Subdivisions

  

Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:

 

Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia

Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia

Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas

  

Province

  

The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.

  

Transport

  

Highway Network

  

European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.

  

Airport

  

The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.

  

Port

  

Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

  

Bus

  

The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali

  

Sports

  

Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]

 

Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.

 

Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.

 

Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe

 

Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)

 

Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union

  

International relations

  

Twin towns – Sister cities

  

Kavala is twinned with:

 

Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)

Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

  

Partnerships

  

Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)

Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)

Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)

Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)

Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)

  

Postage stamps

  

Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".

  

Historical population

  

1961 44,517 44,978 -

1971 46,234 46,887 -

1981 56,375 56,705 -

1991 56,571 58,025 -

2001 58,663 63,293 -

2011 54,027 58,790 70,501

  

Notable figures

  

Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt

 

Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment

 

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat

 

George Georgiadis, Greek footballer

 

Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator

 

Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete

 

Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her

 

Vasilis Karas, Greek singer

 

Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer

 

Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934

 

Antigone Valakou, actress

 

Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer

 

Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor

 

Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower

 

Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC

 

Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC

 

Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player

 

Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect

Obviously many 'western' images of African people are directly connected to exploitation and slavery. But it is often forgotten that there's also an idealist ideology that sees non-Europeans as good and free and noble, indeed as exemplary. This photo is part of the latter tradition. The insets provide some background.

In 1610 one Barthelomeus Moor (1573-1636) bought a piece of land on what is now the Rokin in Amsterdam and built a house there; the pictured decorative statement was probably added later in the style of Louis XIV. He'd been born in Antwerp and was one of many merchants, often Calvinist, who fled the southern Low Countries in the wake of their fall to the Catholic Habsburgs and the onset of religious persecution. They found religious freedom and independence from monarchy in the Dutch Republic. Around 1600 Antwerp's population had diminshed from about 100,000 to a mere 42,000, and something like 30% of the population of Amsterdam was made up of Flemish Dutchmen. Many of these immigrants were merchant families soon to become wealthy in the prospering northern Low Countries.

No doubt, the choice of Moor or his family for this sculpture was motivated by the meaning of his family name. But added to that are the connotations of freedom, independence and desire for trade imputed to non-Europeans exemplified by that self-conscious, proud 'Moor'. He could well be a Carib or else maybe a Guinean. The inset top right is after a drawing by John Gabriël Stedman (1744-1797) of a Carib family. The one on the left is in the first book on African Guinea (more or less present-day Ghana) by Pieter de Maarees around 1602. It depicts Dutch (?) and African merchants and traders. Note the similarity in head dresses of the 'Guineans', the Carib and our 'Moor'.

Exploits River Central NL, Canada

Lianna and I took advantage of the "calm before the storm" to get out and do some long exposure photography. This location is a popular location for photographers from all walks of the Earth. The Historic Bedford Mill.

 

In 1831 Benjamin Tett (1798-1878), later an important merchant at Newboro, anticipating the completion of the Rideau Canal, acquired a sawmill here on Buttermilk Falls. Tett and various partners, including the prominent Chaffey brothers, extensively exploited local forests and through the Canal sent timber, lumber, and cord-wood to American and St. Lawrence River market centres. Active trade and settlement of the district led him to build a store and, in 1848, construct the stone grist-mill here. After 1872 the operations, including a shingle and planing-mill and canal shipping, were continued by John Poole Tett and Benjamin Tett Jr. Depleted forests and the availability of western flour and feed seriously affected the mills and the total population declined. In 1916 the grist-mill ceased operation.

 

Nikon D800 Full Frame dSLR

Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 G Nano

ISO 100

f/11

35 seconds

Formatt-Hitech 10 Stop ND + Firecrest Circular Polarize

Exploitant : Transdev Montesson les Rabaux

Réseau : Entre Seine et Forêt

Ligne : 21

Lieu : Ermitage Pont (Le Port-Marly, F-78)

Lien TC Infos : tc-infos.fr/vehicule/33513

Continuing with some light painting exploits, combining some flash at the end on my subjects to make for hopefully and interesting portrait shot.

 

Pixelstick was used for the light painting and SB900 on 1/4 power was used to illuminate my son.

 

Please check out my other images and feel free to comment, many thanks

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"Wilson Square"

 

Place Wilson à Dijon (Bourgogne - Côte d'Or)

 

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C'est la plus importantes carrières de talc-chlorite du monde, avec près de 400 000 tonnes de minerais extraits par an, ce qui assure environ 10 % de la production mondiale.

Le gisement de talc exploité par cette carrière est situé sur le flanc du pic de Soularac (massif de Tabe) entre 1 650 et 1 800 mètres d'altitude, surplombant la vallée de l'Ariège.

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Catch up with my recent birding exploits at my blog page - stonefactionbirding2014.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Greylags and Barnacle Geese in flight at Gaddon Loch, Fife. Second from left is a hybrid Barnacle x Greylag.

Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis

www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...

Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained

www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/

Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?

www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html

 

The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.

 

pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...

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pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20264279

"Old barrel"

 

Salins lès Bains (Franche-Comté - Jura)

 

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Jack Crawford is celebrated as a hero on Wearside for his exploits at a famous battle. Crawford was born in the East End of Sunderland and, as a youngster, worked as a keelman until 1786 when he joined the crew of the 'Peggy' at South Shields as an apprentice. It is worth bearing in mind that at this point, he was still only 12 years old!

In 1796, he was press-ganged into the Royal Navy and served on HMS Venerable under Admiral Duncan, the Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief of the North Seas.

It was Jack Crawford's actions at the Battle of Camperdown (11 October 1797) that would eventually establish him as a legend.

During the battle, part of the HMS Venerable's mast was shot down and with it, the admiral's flag. Despite being under intense gunfire, Crawford climbed the mast and nailed the colours to the top of what was left of the mast.

Later, at a victory procession in London, he was formally presented to the King and was given a government pension of £30 a year. He later received a silver medal from the people of Sunderland.

Unfortunately in later life, Jack Crawford fell on hard times. He liked a drink or two and was regularly in a state of drunkenness. Eventually, he ended up selling his medal.

Tragically, he became the second victim of the cholera epidemic of 1831 and ended up buried in an unmarked pauper's grave.

It was some years after Crawford had died, that interest in the so-called 'Hero of Camperdown' was re-kindled after a play about his life went on tour. Crawford's un-marked grave ended having a memorial headstone be-fitting a hero, not to mention a separate memorial in nearby Mowbray Park that was paid for by public donations.

Exploits River

Enfin je sais exploiter les photos prise pendant les decollages/atterrissages que je trouve tjs grises ou trop claires... bref pas belles.

Seeking solace.

Hot weather comes with its own challenges for the homeless.

As always, these images are not intended to exploit but rather to remind us all to be aware and help if and when we can.

From time to time, I like to exploit my food, in addition to eating it. I like the shapes and textures of this garlic and decided to emphasize those qualities using side lighting.

 

Lighting stuff: I placed the garlic on a piece of black perspex, and then lit it from the side with a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box at camera right. Fill light came from a small hand held mirror at camera left. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I converted the image to black and white using Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro 2.

 

Other black and white images that I've attempted can be seen in my Black And White Album.

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La commune de La Bâtie-Vieille est située en zone de moyenne montagne, en périphérie de l'agglomération de Gap. Du haut de sa colline, chaque recoin du village offre un panorama magnifique à 360° sur les sommets du Champsaur et du Gapençais. Elle est constituée du village proprement dit et de deux hameaux : Le Grand Larra et Les Guérins.

 

La commune est traversée par le chemin menant à Saint Jacques de Compostelle au niveau des Guérins (GR 653 D). Le village voit son économie axée autour de l'hébergement touristique et des exploitations agricoles nombreuses sur le territoire, dont une grande partie est boisée. Plus de la moitié de la superficie communale est en effet occupée par une agriculture traditionnelle moderne. Environ 40 % est couverte par des bois et forêts qui jouent un rôle de protection contre l'érosion, abritent des vents, et contribuent à la qualité paysagère de la commune.

 

Une tour de guet du XIIè siècle se dresse en surplomb du village (la photo). Il s'agit d'un donjon cylindrique à bec, avec un mur d'enceinte, situé à 1 000 m d'altitude, dominant le village et défendu par un fossé. Une seconde tour " carré ", vestiges d'un mur d'enceinte d'un fort disparu en 1517, démontre l'intérêt stratégique et militaire de la commune située en hauteur dans la défense des frontières alpines.

D'apeès :

www.mairie-labatievieille.fr/vie-municipale/presentation-...

Ville: Carros

Réseau: Lignes d'Azur

Exploitant: TACAVL

Numéro de parc: 91

Ligne: 67 Langevin - La Fontonne / Le Broc

Balades tout autour de Port-Vendres, chemins de randonnée, sentier du littoral, sentier d'exploitation des vignes ou simplement buissons et fleurs des jardins méditerranéens... avec les chaussures adéquates et même si le terrain est un peu pentu quelque fois, cela en vaut la peine!

Le même liseron fausse guimauve...

Transfert de balles de paille dans une exploitation agricole de Rouilly-Saint-Loup, dans l'Aube.

Hostility's.

  

Insectes agaçants examinant des bêtes tordant des sacs à main Reptiles voraces langues de venin fraudes pécheurs,

אלים אי הבנות זדוניות עקרבות צער מפלצות כהות זעם בורות בוכה מלאכים,

kręcenie ponure słowa przerażający święci besztanie chłód przywódcy buntują się demony ciężkie skrzydła winni piekło,

ατελείωτες ουρλιές ουρλιάζοντας διάβολοι τεράστιες φλόγες εσωτερικά ανάχωμα θορυβώδη βλεφαρίδες ψευδείς φωνές οδοντωτές πλευρές,

accessit ad sectanda esse admonitus a seductoribus vallibus scalpere stercorei idolorum dormiunt in thesauris exploitations peccatum aderit,

Agujeros sumergidos preguntas sin fondo colgando jueces malvados puentes muertes rudas que pervierten oposiciones,

Сүнсийг бузар муутнууд нь хориотой мэдлэгийг залгиулахын тулд нулимстай нулимс дуслуулан хариулдаг,

汚染された住民が罰金を科している露出されたトリックは、フック野生の外国の不吉なマスター稲妻ボルト沸騰敵の肉.

 

Steve.D.Hammond.

The after effects of war. Children replace parents who are either incapacitated or dead due to the collateral damage caused by the pursuit of ridiculous agendas. Exploitive capitalism doesn’t help either.

 

Poipet Cambodia, a child hauls fruit crates in the border market.

"THERE IS BEAUTY IN SIMPLICITY"

 

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Témoin d'une activité volcanique, de l'érosion et exploitation minière de l'homme

Questa foto partecipa al Concorso Comuni Italiani 2009 ed e' stata pubblicata da La Stampa multimedia.

 

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Questa e' l'unica isola del Lago d'Orta, ospita un monastero di clausura, e fin dal Medioevo i religiosi di quest'isola avevano ampissimi possedimenti anche sulle zone montuose dalla Valsesia, tante' che per farli rendere, favorirono intorno al 1200 l'insediamento delle popolazioni Walser; tuttora in queste vallate si parla il loro dialetto tedesco. - This is Orta Island, the only one in the Orta lake; actually there still is a monastery; in the middle age the property of the monastery include also some area in the middle mountains of Valsesia; in order to exploit these properties, the monks encouraged the immigration of the Walser, a German origin population; still now in Valsesia the inhabitants speak a dialect of german origin.

le batiment est construit début 1900 sur une ancienne exploitation minière. Le sous-sol est donc truffé d'anciennes galeries de mine qui, avec les années, se sont remplies de gaz (du grisou).

 

Aprés X années le niveau du gaz est arrivé a hauteur du premier sous-sol et une étincelle (un interrupteur qu'on allume par ex. ) a donné le résultat que l'on connaît à présent.

 

L'explosion (en fait, trois) a eu lieu le 6 juin 1979 a 8h45,une "chance" pour le personnel de l'atelier car :

 

1/ Le bâtiment était construit en conséquence (sous-sol en béton armé) : On peut facilement se rendre compte de l'épaisseurs des dalles de béton explosées quand on passe par les caves... un vrai bunker

60 seconds earlier this view was in thick fog and 30 seconds later it was completely clear.

  

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Exploitation Les Grandes Marges ; Producteur Récoltant huile d'olive, lavande et amandes à Valensole, en Provence.

Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden.

 

Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)

 

The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest member of the gull family. It breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary.

 

Historically, the Great Black-backed Gull was harvested for its feathers, which were used in the hat-making trade, and this species was removed from large parts of its range as a result of this exploitation. Today however, its adaptability to human presence and the use of urban environments as artificial nesting sites has resulted in the Great Black-backed Gull rapidly increasing in number and range.

 

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"Light of Knowlegde"

 

Université d'Amsterdam (Pays-Bas)

 

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La Foa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

 

La Société néo-calédonienne d'énergie (Enercal) est une entreprise de production, de transport et de distribution d'énergie électrique, titulaire des concessions pour l'approvisionnement électrique et pour la maintenance et l'exploitation des installations de l'éclairage public dans 26 des 33 communes de Nouvelle-Calédonie.

 

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La nouvelle agence Enercal située sur la commune de La Foa accueille les clients des communes de Boulouparis, Farino, Canala, Kouaoua, La Foa, Moindou, Sarraméa et Thio depuis 2017. Un projet qui s’inscrit dans la mise en œuvre du plan stratégique d’Enercal. Il vise la performance opérationnelle de ses agents et l’amélioration de la satisfaction clientèle.

 

Mars 2015: lancement du concours d'architectes

Juin 2015: le cabinet Philippe JARCET est retenu; il est associé au cabinet ARCHINTER pour l’aménagement intérieur

Octobre 2016: début des travaux

Fin 2017 : ouverture de la nouvelle agence

 

Budget global : 300 millions XPF

 

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Now, it is time for the horse-drawn carriages of Victoria to be banned for the inhumane practice of forcing horses to wade through city streets and endangering public safety.

This is animal exploitation, plain and simple. Every time we go out into the community to raise awareness and challenge this industry we meet concerned citizens who agree, horse-drawn carriages in Victoria need to end. For the horses and for all of us.

"Stopover"

 

Col de la Schleif à la rencontre du Spitzberg et du Hengst - Maison forestière du Sptizberg (Moselle)

 

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Set against the Liverpool sky,we have the apartments of One Park West.

To the left of frame is the old bar lightship "Planet"...otherwise known as LV23 or Red 23.

In this scene she is joined by two Royal Naval University training vessels.

P273 is H.M.S. Pursuer...from Glasgow and Strathclyde University Royal Naval Unit : P 167 is H.M.S. Exploit from Birmingham University Royal Naval Unit.

Canon EOS 77D ,+ Sigma 105mm macro + tube allonge 12mm. Focus stacking 3 prises exploitables Modified by CombineZP. Dijon, France 2025

A basking Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) rears up to view a perceived threat and awaits further stimuli prior to fleeing. Taken at dusk on the basalt plains above the Merri Creek corridor to the north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 (Silver semi-automatic preset version with 10 blade aperture). Shot hand-held @ 2.0 with reflected side-lighting. I love my biotar..

"Coarse hair"

 

Ile d'Olonne (PAYS DE LOIRE)

 

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La ville a été inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO en 1980.

Røros est renommée pour ses mines de cuivre, lesquelles ont commencé à être exploitées dès le XVIIe siècle, à la même époque que les mines d'argent de Kongsberg. L’activité minière prit fin en 1977 après plus de 300 ans d’exploitation continue.

 

Complètement reconstruite après sa destruction par des troupes suédoises en 1679, la ville possède plus de 80 maisons en bois, pour la plupart entourées de cours. Beaucoup ont également conservé leurs façades en bois très sombre, donnant à la ville une apparence médiévale.

 

Røros et ses habitants furent rendus célèbres auprès des autres Norvégiens au début du XXe siècle par l’écrivain Johan Falkberget qui, à la manière d’Émile Zola dans Germinal, rendit compte de la vie très dure des mineurs.

  

pour l'ambiance : pluie 5 minutes avant, 5°C pour un 14 juin.

extreme fest - Paris

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"Icy stream"

 

Site naturel classé des Cascades du Hérisson dans le Jura (Franche Comté)

 

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"Security"

 

Hanoi (Vietnam)

 

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Statue de l'empereur Ly Thai dans le parc Indira Ghandi - Hanoi (Vietnam)

 

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Loughrigg Tarn basking in the low light which this time of the year is around 4:00pm

 

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"To restore"

 

Port la Claye (Pays de la Loire - Vendée)

 

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"City in Celebration"

 

Fête des lumières à Lyon (Rhône-Alpes)

 

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"A room in the city center"

 

Chamonix (Hte Savoie)

 

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