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Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness have managed to colonise most of the world. The ultimate avian opportunist perhaps. Monitoring suggests a severe decline in the UK house sparrow population, recently estimated as dropping by 71 per cent between 1977 and 2008 with substantial declines in both rural and urban populations. While the decline in England continues, Breeding Bird Survey data indicate recent population increases in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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[Myrmica Latreille 1804: 187+†7 (IT: 22+†0) spp]
[Histiostoma Kramer 1876: 222 (IT: 5) spp]
[Oplitis Berlese 1884: 153 (IT: 2) spp]
Conspecific parapatric concurrent ☿, lateral sx habitus.
Citrus juice based anti-mite treatment successfully applied to M. scabrinodis ♀♀. Citrus limon juice contains up to 47 kg/m³ and 8% DM of citric acid. After the first local application, only a few Histiostoma sp phoretic deutonymphæ remain on M. scabrinodis ♀a and ♀b; ♀c is a young uninfested Myrmica ♀ found isolated nearby, presumably conspecific to ♀a and ♀b.
Myrmica scabrinodis specific group is undergoing a major speciation event at the current time, largely in response to
anthropogenically altered habitats. Over its range, it might comprise several (perhaps 4-5) cryptic species and in any region perhaps 2-3 of these live sympatrically, being ecoetologically separated. Therefore, if ecotypes 1 and 2 are recognized in region A and ecotypes 3 and 4 are recognized in region B, far away from A, there is no reason to suppose that 1 and 2 are genetically identical to 3 and 4. Such a problem can be solved definitively only with PCM. When Emery described Sifolinia lauræ ( = M. lauræ) in 1907, it was presumed to be a social parasite though its host was unknown. In 1987, M. Mei identified the host of Myrmica samnitica ( = M. lauræ) as M. sabuleti. However, in the non-type series which M. Mei collected from Abruzzo and Lazio, the ☿☿ mounted with them as hosts were treated by A. Radchenko in 2003 as atypical M. scabrinodis, with relatively large scape lobes, and they could easily be mistaken for M. sabuleti. Now, morphometrics of these conspecific Myrmica ♀♀ and ☿☿ collected in 2016 differ significantly from morphometrics of individuals found in other parapatric M. scabrinodis populations, corresponding to the very description of the atypical M. scabrinodis specimens collected from the same geographic region by M. Mei in 1987; therefore, it could be assumed that they are likely to belong to a new cryptic species of Myrmica which most probably evolved parapatrically, a quite common process among non-parasitic ants.
Besides antagonistic relationships between organisms such as parasitism and competition, the more neutral phoresy exists. It appears in some animal groups, for example within Hexapoda; larvæ of Meloidæ get transported by some Hymenoptera. But phoresy appears especially frequently within Nematoda and Acari. Phoresy evolved several times convergently within Acari. Because all Histiostomatidæ produce phoretic deutonymphæ, this phenomenon is the most important part of their biology. Phoresy is a phenomenon in which one individual of a species ascends an individual of another species at a given time of its ontogenesis. It is carried for a limited while to get to a new habitat. Usually they don’t feed during that time. Terms for the partners of such a phoretic relation are “phoret” for the ascending animal and “transporter” for the carrier. Phoresy is commonly found in habitats which change their conditions rapidly and elapse after a short time. Such habitats are called “ephemer biochoria”. Biochoria are parts of ecological systems distributed like islands, with a characteristic inventory of species. Examples for biochoria are: animal dung, carrion, compost. These habitats arise at uncertain locations to uncertain times. They differ from biochoria as puddles or formicaries, which regularly arise at certain locations. “Waving”, a behavior of the juvenile phorets in some groups of Nematoda and Acari, appears to find their transporters. Phoresy is a common phenomenon in the life cycle of free-living Astigmatina, a diverse and widely distributed monophyletic group. Some of them are permanent parasites of Aves and Mammalia, but ancestral Astigmatina are free-living and fungivorous. From there, the group has colonized many habitats. Deutonymphæ of Astigmatina most commonly occur in association with Coleoptera and Hymenoptera in arboreal and soil habitats; they can respond to both genders of the carrier or respond selectively only to one gender. Naiadacarus arboricola responds only to Syrphidæ ♀ carriers which visit water-filled treeholes to oviposit; Rhizoglyphus echinopus responds mainly to Osmoderma eremicola ♂♂. Kennethiella trisetosa only matures on ♂ larvæ of Ancistrocerus antilope: these mites propagate in the brood chambers of the wasp; then all mite stages except the deutonymphæ feed on the hemolympha of wasps in the stage immediatly before the pupa phase without damaging them. Deutonymphæ can only ascend the adult ♂ wasps, because ♀ wasp larvæ kill the mites before growing up. During the wasp’s copulation, the mites change actively into the genital chambers of the ♀ wasps. From there, they leave that ♀ during the egg deposition. During the transport, the deutonymphæ are always positioned on the propodeum of the ♂♂ on small polished cuticula areas. Because up to now no other function could be assigned to that structure, it is assumed that it evolved for the transportation of the deutonymphæ. Such a structure is called acarinarium. A satisfying evolutionary explication is missing. It is assumed that a mutualistic relationship between phoret and transporter exists; it cannot be ruled out that this relationship bears advantages for the transporter, but this is still unproved. Alternatively, the acarinaria could be evolved in a parasitic or in a “neutral” relationship. It could be beneficial for the transporter to have the mites restricted to areas where they are as less hindering as possible. Up to now, acarinaria are unknown for Histiostomatidæ. But because it could be assumed that some Histiostomatidæ bear advantages for their carriers, probably acarinaria will be found in future times on some carriers. The preference of one carrier gender is unknown for Histiostomatidæ spp but could probably exist. The act to ascend the carrier, in Astigmatina as in Histiostomatidæ, can occur spontaneously or can be provoked by a tactile stimulation of gnathosomal setæ or solenidia. The deutonymphæ of the non-Histiostomatidæ Carpoglyphus lactis show a conspicuous behavior and wait in a position with the body anchored to the substrate by the caudoventral suckers. Jumping to a height of 25-50 mm allows the mite to spring onto a passing Drosophilidæ carrier. Deutonymphæ of Sancassania spp remain on the carrier when it dies and subsequent stages exploit the carriers as saprophages of necrotic host tissues. Such a strategy is called "necromeny" and derived from phoresy. Sometimes, deutonymphæ are positioned in similar numbers on both sides of the carrier to minimize interference with the carrier's flight. An example is Glyphanœtus nomiensis (Histiostomatidæ) which is attached to Nomia melanderi (Halictidæ). It is less known concerning the detachment stimuli in Astigmatina. It could correlate with the oviposition of the carrier, as observed for non-Astigmatina mites. Deutonymphæ of Histiostoma polypori, which change from one earwig stage to the following of the same individual, may respond to chemical changes in the transporter's cuticle.
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J. Kontschán 2024: Uropodina world gg, pp. 154-155.
B. Seifert 2024: Myrmica scabrinodis pleistocenic differentiation.
B. Wermelinger 2021: Forest insects in EU.
P. Klimov & al. 2017: Acariformes phylogeny.
B. Seifert & al. 2014: Myrmica martini sp.n.
M. Dabert & al. 2010: Acariformes phylogeny.
A. Radchenko & G.W. Elmes 2010: Myrmica ants of the Old World.
A. Radchenko & G.W. Elmes 2003: Socially parasitic palæarctic Myrmica taxonomic revision.
Bon, une fois n'est pas coutume je vais vous balancer une petite histoire. Malheureusement j'ai pas pu la mettre en entière ça aurait été trop long du coup elle sera postée partie par partie de temps en temps.
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Chaque territoire possède ses histoires, ses drames, ses exploits et ses légendes. Les Terres d'Auroch ne dérogent pas à cette règle et laissez-moi vous conter celle de la reine des marais et de sa rencontre avec un aventurier itinérant. C'est une histoire d'amour et de haine, de non-dit et du temps qui passe.
Pour contextualiser le tout, laissez-moi vous parler des marécages perdus dans les tréfonds d'Auroch. Ce sont des terres hostiles pour la plupart des formes de vie qui existent et ceux qui ont su perdurer là-bas sont des survivants de survivants, de survivants... Pendant de nombreux siècles, les hommes des marais se sont fait la guerre avec les 'Squ'uirls', les hommes-lézards autochtones originels. Les premiers se sont réfugiés dans ces terres au cours des époques pour fuir les massacres, pillages et pour ceux dont le dernier espoir était celui de s'abandonner dans les brumes. Les Squ'uirls n'ayant pas bien vu ces nouvelles créatures venues prendre leur maigre ressource, pour de nombreux humains ce fut l'ultime étape avant de disparaitre à tout jamais jusqu'au jour où le grand-père de Silicia, actuelle reine de la forteresse , mit un terme à ces mortelles querelles. Meilleur diplomate que guerrier, il partit voir le chef du plus grand clan des Squ'uirls pour lui proposer de partager les marais. Les humains prendraient possession des bordures des immenses terres des marais et laisseraient tout le coeur de ces derniers aux Squ'uils. Ainsi, ils empêcheraient d'autres humains et créatures de parvenir jusqu'au coeur du territoire, quand bien même certains seraient assez fous pour en avoir l'envie, et ils s'occuperaient de faire le relais entre les territoires extérieurs et le leur, notamment au niveau du commerce. Les Squ'uilrs bénéficieraient d'un accès à plus de ressources grâce aux marchands humains , eux, peuplades solitaires ayant coupé contact avec toutes les autres races d'Auroch et profiteraient d'une première ligne de défense humaine en cas de conflit. Au fil des années, le chef des Squ'uilrs et Aubas, le grand-père de Silicia forgèrent une réelle amitié et finirent par décider d'unir leurs forces et de créer la Forteresse, place forte unissant Squ'uilrs et humains afin de faire prospérer leurs intérêts devenus communs. Les humains, bien plus expérimentés et meilleurs diplomates que leurs reptiles cousins furent naturellement désignés pour s'occuper des tâches de direction, nommant à fortiori Silicia dès sa naissance comme la première Reine de la Forteresse. Ne revons pas, tous les Squ'uilrs n evivaient pas ces rapprochements d'un bon oeil, surtout les anciens chefs et autres reptiles dont l'autorité fut remis en cause par cette alliance, mais le plus grand nombre, humain comme Squ'uilrs, purent profiter des nombreux avantages de ce rapprochement qui bien que fragile purent offrir un refuge durable et un avenir prometteur pour les survivants de ces terres.
Les marécages perdus d'Auroch sont de vastes étendues de bourbiers en tout genre. Il faudrait être fou ou désespéré pour vouloir s'y établir tant les difficultés rencontrées ici sont nombreuses et fatales. L'air y est putride, pratiquement irrespirable, la décomposition des nombreux corps et végétaux faisant planer comme un voile brumeux tantôt opaque tantôt éparse, mais toujours toxique. Les moustiques y sont légion et aiment se régaler à l'heure du coucher du soleil des pauvres âmes qui s'y sont perdues. Le soleil essayant tant bien que mal de se faufiler un chemin à travers ses rayons, mais finissant toujours par se perdre das ce marasme ambiant. Bien sûr l'on peut y croiser des humains, affublés de grandes échasses afin de traverser les nombreux obstacles et pièges et dont l'eau tiède et stagnante rend difficile toute progression, mais il y a aussi comme mentionné avant les Squ'uilrs puis les rares et solitaires hommes-crapauds, quelques gobelins des marais aussi sales que puants, mais le plus grand de tous les dangers était sans conteste "S'worl Vrr" le ver géant des marais. Considéré comme une sorte de dieu par les Squ'uilrs, il était autant craint que respecté. D'une longueur de plusieurs dizaines de mètres et d'une circonférence gigantesque, il avançait sans encombre et dans un mortel silence au gré des étendues d'eau qui parsemaient les marais, bocages et autres mangroves. Si vous l'apercevez alors il était déjà trop tard pour vous pour la plupart du temps, son immense et épaisse bouche vous avalant d'un trait, que vous soyez un homme seul, une compagnie ou une famille en fuite. Il n'était pas rapide, mais tout de même bien plus que tous les habitants de ces terres qui, empêtrés jusqu'aux genoux, n'avaient que le temps de faire leur dernière prière ou de pousser un ultime hurlement. "S'worl Vrr" veut dire "l'estomac vivant" chez les Squ'uilrs et dans leurs croyances ils pensent que d'autres parties du corps de ce Dieu sont aussi vivantes qu'animés et parcours les terres jusqu'à la réunification finale et la fin des temps pour eux. Avant la paix avec les hommes, ils avaient coutume d'offrir les prisonniers qu'ils ne mangeaient pas à S'worl Vrr" afin de calmer son appétit et d'avoir moins à le craindre lors de leurs diverses expéditions. Il n'y avait pas que du mal à sa présence, loin de là même, car les déjections du monstre étaient d'une grande valeur avant pour les Squ'uilrs tout comme pour la forteresse dorénavant. La sorte de limon digéré et mélangé avec tout ce dévorait cet estomac rampant finissait en excrément ayant des propriétés bien particulières. Les pierres de la Forteresse étaient d'ailleurs en majeure partie bâties sur ses déjections reformées en briques, car sous l'effet de la chaleur elles devenaient d'une dureté plus que satisfaisante et surtout étaient imperméables grâce aux sucs de la bête qui s'y étaient mélangée. Facile à former à l'état d'étron, dur comme de la pierre et à l'épreuve de l'eau une fois cuite, la forteresse s'était construite grâce à l'ingéniosité des humains et des Squ'uilrs combinée.
La jeune reine Silicia, dont le nom remontait aux terres d'origine de ses ancêtres, était d'une grande beauté et dont la prestance dénotait farouchement avec la plupart de ses semblables. "On ne vit pas dans une forteresse, on n'y fait que survivre" disait l'adage courant. Pourtant, elle s'évertuait à sa manière à donner ses lettres de noblesse à un lieu où la moindre notion de confort n'était qu'un concept. Elle était la première génération à avoir autant de pouvoir, ses prédécesseurs le partageant encore avec un conseil formé à la fois d'humains et des rares Squ'uilrs érudits ou chefs tribaux. Il avait été décidé que le prochain enfant à venir au sein même de ce conseil serait formé pour être le futur souverain de la Forteresse. La logique aurait voulu que ce soit un Squ'uilr dont la gestation était bien plus courte que celle des humains, mais voilà que Véra, la mère de Silicia était enceinte sans même le savoir depuis plusieurs mois. Les difficultés de la vie dans les marais et le stress ambiant ainsi que le peu de nourriture avait suffi pour que l'enfant décide de se développer dans la plus grande discrétion. Des voix s'étaient fait entendre quant à une probable machination, mais comme l'idée de départ avait été proposée par les Squ'uilrs et notamment le redouté "Crète noire", l'enfant avait été considéré comme un signe de bon présage par les chamanes Squ'uilrs. La mère de Silicia mourut d'épuisement au cours de l'accouchement et son père quelque temps plus tard de la peste des marais qui faisait des ravages durant cette période. Elle fut élevée par le reste du conseil et prise en tutelle par Crète Noire qui lui apprit à être fière et cruelle tout comme l'était les chasseurs 'Mog Hwere', de redoutables Squ'uilrs formés à la traque notamment des pauvres réfugiés qui échappaient encore parfois à la vigilance de la jeune Forteresse.
Mais voilà qu'un beau jour, un jeune aventurier vint se perdre dans cette poisseuse contrée. Les rumeurs d'une forteresse formée par une alliance improbable avaient attisé sa curiosité jusqu'alors insatiable. Les étrangers étaient plus que mal vus dans les frontières de la Forteresse et seuls quelques rares marchands avaient leurs habitudes. La plupart des curieux n'avaient de toute manière par l'occasion d'arriver jusqu'à ce lieu, finissant pour l'immense majorité par rebrousser chemin devant l'inhospitalité de l'environnement quand ce n'était pas plus simplement dans le ventre de S'worl Vrr ou massacré par diverses tribus de Squ'uirls ou de gobelins qui n'avaient pas voulu se rallier à la Forteresse.
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Parque Natural del Señorío de Bértiz, Navarra, España.
El Parque Natural del Señorío de Bértiz, de 2.040 ha, está localizado al noroeste de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra, España. En el municipio de Bértiz-Arana, accediéndose desde la localidad de Oyeregui y Oronoz-Mugaire.
El territorio del parque natural perteneció a la familia Bértiz desde el siglo XIV. El titular del predio, Pedro Miguel Bértiz, fue nombrado Merino de las Montañas (o sea, juez de amplia jurisdicción), en el año 1392, por el rey Carlos III el Noble.2
La casa solariega fue levantada en 1847 por la antigua familia Bértiz, que continuó con la propiedad hasta el siglo XIX y ampliada en 1905 por sus últimos propietarios Don Pedro Ciga y su esposa Dª Dorotea Fernandez.
A la muerte sin descendencia de Francisco de Bértiz, en el año 1657 tomo posesión del Senorío Antonio Barragán. La Real Corte de Navarra, mediante sentencia de 1672, declaró la propiedad del palacio y mayorazgo de Bértiz a favor de Juan Francisco de Alduncin. El matrimonio de María Josefa de Alduncin, heredera del Senorío, con Francisco Javier de Elío, hizo que la propiedad pasara a esa familia (1741). Los Elío vendieron el Senorío a Pedro Andrés Oteiza, maderista y vecino de Narvarte (1881). El 20 de octubre de 1900 Oteiza vendió la finca a Pedro Ciga por la cantidad de seiscientas cincuenta mil pesetas. Los Ciga lo remodelaron a su estado actual y en el año 1949 lo donaron a la Comunidad Foral de Navarra, con la condición de que se conservara tal cual y de que fuera utilizado exclusivamente para fines recreativos, educativos y científicos.
Al sur, en la zona más baja a orillas del río Bidasoa en la localidad de Oyeregui, se encuentran el palacio y los jardines, en 3,4 ha que acogen una abundante colección botánica, con especies traídas de todos los lugares del mundo.
El resto del territorio al norte es una sucesión de valles y montes cubiertos de bosque atlántico autóctono, muy bien conservados dada la escasa explotación que de ellos se ha venido haciendo, abundando las hayas, los robles y las alisedas. En estos bosques hay numerosos ciervos, corzos y jabalíes, así como las típicas aves del bosque atlántico de pequeño y mediano tamaño.
En la cima del monte Aizkolegi se encuentra un chalet modernista, hoy abandonado, desde el que se disfrutan unas magníficas vistas del Parque y al que se llega mediante una pista forestal.
The Señorío de Bértiz Natural Park, covering 2,040 ha, is located in the northwest of the Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain. In the municipality of Bértiz-Arana, accessed from the town of Oyeregui and Oronoz-Mugaire.
The territory of the natural park belonged to the Bértiz family since the 14th century. The owner of the property, Pedro Miguel Bértiz, was named Merino de las Montañas (that is, judge of wide jurisdiction), in the year 1392, by King Carlos III the Noble.2
The manor house was built in 1847 by the old Bértiz family, who continued to own the property until the 19th century and enlarged it in 1905 by its last owners, Mr. Pedro Ciga and his wife, Ms. Dorotea Fernandez.
On the death without issue of Francisco de Bértiz, in 1657 he took possession of the Senorío Antonio Barragán. The Royal Court of Navarra, through a ruling of 1672, declared the ownership of the palace and mayorazgo of Bértiz in favor of Juan Francisco de Alduncin. The marriage of María Josefa de Alduncin, heir to the Senorío, with Francisco Javier de Elío, made the property pass to that family (1741). The Elíos sold the Senorío to Pedro Andrés Oteiza, a Maderista and resident of Narvarte (1881). On October 20, 1900, Oteiza sold the farm to Pedro Ciga for six hundred and fifty thousand pesetas. The Ciga family remodeled it to its current state and in 1949 they donated it to the Comunidad Foral de Navarra, with the condition that it be kept as is and that it be used exclusively for recreational, educational and scientific purposes.
To the south, in the lower area on the banks of the Bidasoa River in the town of Oyeregui, are the palace and gardens, covering 3.4 ha that house an abundant botanical collection, with species brought from all over the world.
The rest of the territory to the north is a succession of valleys and mountains covered with native Atlantic forest, very well preserved given the little exploitation that has been done of them, abounding with beeches, oaks and alder groves. In these forests there are numerous deer, roe deer and wild boar, as well as the typical small and medium-sized birds of the Atlantic forest.
At the top of Mount Aizkolegi there is a modernist chalet, now abandoned, from which magnificent views of the Park can be enjoyed and which is reached via a forest track.
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Tripod-mounted (Dah!) & wearing a Kood .9 ND grad. Pretty heavy crop because there were a lot of raindrops on the lens, but then this was taken on Newgale, where the West Wind makes its UK landfall.
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Exploitant : Transdev Montesson les Rabaux
Réseau : Entre Seine et Forêt
Ligne : 21
Lieu : Gare de Marly-le-Roi – Parvis (Marly-le-Roi, F-78)
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With the UFA Invasion underway, dozens of Eurasian bunkers had been raided and decimated. One base in particular, though, had an increased amount of activity. Curious of this, the UFA sent pathfinders to find out what significance this commotion was. Upon entering the facility unnoticed, a couple of rebel leaders were being tortured, and soon after one of them was executed for noncompliance. The pathfinders were shocked at this discovery, since the rebels and Eurasians shared similar goals. What was really going on? The pathfinders became unaware of their movements, and alerted the guards of their position. Communication to UFA headquarters were soon disrupted, and the secret of this seeming betrayal died after the bombing of this facility soon after.
Very fun to get back into the swing of things, and to continue this storyline for the World In Darkness group from Everette. Made this quick scene in one night since I've been busy with music and schoolwork. I had two sets of lighting, and couldn't only post one of them, so you'll get both :))
Région de Shinano (Préfecture de Nagano - Japon)
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When I met Kairon he was homeless, living under a tent in Paris.
He kept on his head this old tatoo, a souvenir of his youth in England.
Reached the top of Heygate Bank which rises out of Rosedale Abbey in the North York Moors.
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Le Château de Chokier
Chokier offrait depuis des temps immémoriaux le dernier gué avant Liège. On peinait à franchir la Meuse à Liège car l'Ourthe et ses affluents y formaient une multitude de bras. Un pont avait bien été dressé à Huy depuis l'époque romaine, mais les affleurements calcaires de Chokier se prolongeant sous la Meuse barraient les voies terrestre et fluviale.
La forteresse de Mont Iohy fut donc le verrou de la Meuse sur le chemin de Liège. Elle appartenait alors au comte de Hozemont qui possédait également la premier château de Liège: le château Saint Georges ceint de douves alimentées par la Légia.
Le village de Chokier se constituera progressivement sur les déchets de l'exploitation du calcaire par la Collégiale St Pierre et l'Abbaye de St Jacques.
Au XIIIe Siecle, le comte de Hozemont ayant vu son château rasé lors de la guerre des Awans et des Warous, s'installa à Rouveroy et vendit la forteresse de Mont Iohy à son neveu, Jean de Hozemont, Maréchal d'armes du pays de Liège, qui devint le premier seigneur authentiquement connu de Chokier.
Au XVIIIe siècle, suite à l'évolution des techniques de l'art de la guerre, la Forteresse de Mont Iohy fut transformée en château de plaisance et prit le nom de Château de Chokier.
The unknown story of the broken sea shells collectors
At Udaypur sea beach (3km from Digha at the Bengal-Orissa state border), hundreds of poor villagers (80% of them are women) gather on a particular time of the day at the peak of the low tide. They all carry a small net basket for collecting broken shells following the line of the waves. When the baskets are half-filled they empty their catch at the beach and go back to the waves again. Finally the shells are packed in bags for selling. After two hours of continuous hard work, two people together can fill only a 30-kg bag selling for INR Rs 30 (USD 50 cents) only.
The shells are rich source of calcium carbonate, use in feeder mainly at the India's growing poultry industry. Also, it has great demand in making the white (lime) paint. Traders and middlemen are always waiting to exploit these poor villagers. They make on-the-spot payment, collect the bags and transport them to the local market for a hefty profit of 300% by selling each bag for at least Rs 120 (USD $ 2).
I personally talked to the shell collectors and found no Govt. intervention to stop this exploitation. The state government can easily intervene by forming a cooperative and collecting the shells themselves by their nodal agencies with a reasonable price.
Udaypur Sea Beach, Bay of Bengal
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C’est l’arrivée de Mathieu Van Roggen, venu de Hollande, qui a dynamisé vers 1880 les CARRIÈRES DE SPRIMONT. Il les a rendues pleinement performantes par la rationalisation de l’exploitation et la modernisation de l’outil. La grande centrale électrique de 1904, devenue “Musée de la pierre”, en est le remarquable témoin. Par la suite, le groupe Merbes-Sprimont gère les propriétés jusqu’à la reprise en 1984 par la famille Brancaleoni.
Plusieurs sites sont actuellement en exploitation. La réputation de qualité de ces gisements est depuis longtemps établie et
les références de prestige en sont fort nombreuses, depuis la Grand’ Poste de Liège et le pont de Fragnée vers 1900, jusqu’au
nouveau pont haubané du Val-Benoît en 2000.
Importante capacité de production et souplesse de gestion sont les atouts premiers de l’entreprise sprimontoise.
Cette carrière de petit granit consiste en une excavation allongée, partiellement occupée par la 'décharge de classe III du Fond de Correux'. L'activité extractive a encore lieu dans la partie médiane et un grand atelier de taille est installé vers la route. Le secteur occidental, actuellement désaffecté, et les abords supérieurs de la fosse présentent toutefois un intérêt biologique: reproduction du crapaud accoucheur et du lézard des murailles; flanc nord incliné colonisé par une végétation des substrats calcaires (e.a. Catapodium rigidum, Crepis foetida, Teucrium botrys); présence de la fougère Gymnocarpium robertianum.
It was the arrival of Mathieu Van Roggen, from Holland, who revitalised the CARRIÈRES DE SPRIMONT around 1880. He made them fully efficient by rationalising the operation and modernising the tool. The large power station of 1904, which became the “Stone Museum”, is a remarkable example of this. Subsequently, the Merbes-Sprimont group managed the properties until the Brancaleoni family took them over in 1984.
Several sites are currently in operation. The reputation for quality of these deposits has long been established and
their prestigious references are numerous, from the Grand’ Poste in Liège and the Fragnée bridge around 1900, to the
new cable-stayed bridge at Val-Benoît in 2000.
Significant production capacity and management flexibility are the primary assets of the Sprimont company.
This small granite quarry consists of an elongated excavation, partially occupied by the 'class III dump of Fond de Correux'. Extractive activity still takes place in the middle part and a large cutting workshop is installed towards the road. The western sector, currently disused, and the upper edges of the pit are nevertheless of biological interest: reproduction of the midwife toad and the wall lizard; inclined northern flank colonized by vegetation of calcareous substrates (e.g. Catapodium rigidum, Crepis foetida, Teucrium botrys); presence of the fern Gymnocarpium robertianum.
Exploitant : STIVO
Réseau : STIVO
Ligne : 29
Lieu : Croix Saint-Jacques (Jouy-le-Moutier, F-95)
Lien TC Infos : tc-infos.fr/id/8382
Test with a used barrel of an old lens, with built in aperture and different simple lenses (exchangeable). Nothing to notice, but some are quite funny. So enjoy them and excuse the humble quality of them.
Ville: Nice
Réseau: Lignes d'Azur
Exploitant: Régie Ligne d'Azur
Numéro de parc: 620
Ligne: 57 Riquier-Saint Sylvestre
Véhicule : IRISBUS IVECO Crossway (12,80m.) €5
Identification : 6712 (AB-071-LN)
Exploitant : Citram Aquitaine (Groupe Transdev)
Dépôt : Bassens
Réseau : Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
Ligne : 401
Service : n.c.
Destination : BRANNE Bourg - par Salleboeuf
13/11/2020 17:15
Route du Stade ; F-33 MOULON
Italian postcard by Bromostampa, Milano, no. 380.
Voluptuous American actress Mamie Van Doren (1931) was a sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s. Van Doren starred in several exploitation films such as Untamed Youth (1957), loaded with rock 'n' roll and juvenile delinquency. Her onscreen wardrobe usually consisted of tight sweaters, low-cut blouses, form-fitting dresses, and daring swimsuits. Mamie and her colleague blonde bombshells Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield were known as 'The Three M's.'
Mamie Van Doren was born Joan Lucille Olander in Rowena, South Dakota, in 1931. She was the daughter of Warner Carl Olander and Lucille Harriet Bennett. In 1942 the family moved to Los Angeles. In early 1946, Van Doren began working as an usher at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The following year, she had a bit part on an early television show. She also sang with Ted Fio Rito's band and entered several beauty contests. She was married for a brief time at seventeen when Van Doren and her first husband, Jack Newman, eloped to Santa Barbara. The marriage was dissolved quickly, upon her discovery of his abusive nature. In the summer of 1949, at age 18, she won the titles Miss Eight Ball and Miss Palm Springs. Van Doren was discovered by producer Howard Hughes the night she was crowned Miss Palm Springs. The pair dated for five years. Hughes provided her with a bit role in Jet Pilot at RKO Radio Pictures. Her line of dialogue inconsisted of one word, "Look!". The following year, 1951, she posed for famous pin-up girl artist Alberto Vargas, the painter of the glamorous Vargas Girls. His painting of Van Doren was on the July 1951 cover of Esquire magazine. Van Doren did a few more bit parts in RKO films, including His Kind of Woman (John Farrow, 1951) starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. Van Doren then began working on the stage. She was a showgirl in New York in Monte Proser's nightclub version of Billion Dollar Baby. Songwriter Jimmy McHugh discovered her for his musicals, then decided she was too good for the chorus line and should have dramatic training. She studied with Ben Bard and Bliss-Hayden. While appearing in the role of Marie in a showcase production of Come Back, Little Sheba, Van Doren was seen by Phil Benjamin, a casting director at Universal International. In 1953, Van Doren signed a contract with Universal Studios. They had big plans for her, hoping she would bring the same kind of success that 20th Century Fox had with Marilyn Monroe. Van Doren, whose signing day coincided with the inauguration of President Eisenhower, was given the first name Mamie for Ike's wife, Mamie Eisenhower. Universal first cast Van Doren in a minor role as a singer in Forbidden (Rudolph Maté, 1953), starring Tony Curtis. Interested in Van Doren's allure, Universal then cast her again opposite Curtis in The All American (Jesse Hibbs, 1953), playing her first major role as Susie Ward, a wayward girl who is the man-trap at a campus beer joint. In Yankee Pasha (Joseph Pevney, 1954), starring Jeff Chandler and Rhonda Fleming, she played a slave girl, Lilith. In 1955, she had a supporting role in the musical Ain't Misbehavin' (Edward Buzzell, 1955) and starred in the crime-drama Running Wild (Abner Biberman, 1955). Soon thereafter, Van Doren turned down a Broadway role in the play Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, and was replaced by newcomer Jayne Mansfield. In 1956, Van Doren appeared in the Western Star in the Dust (Charles F. Haas, 1956). Though Van Doren garnered prominent billing alongside John Agar and Richard Boone, she appears rather briefly, as the daughter of a ranch owner. By this time, Van Doren had grown tired of Universal, which was only casting her in non-breakthrough roles. Therefore, Van Doren began accepting bigger roles in better movies from other studios, such as Teacher's Pet (George Seaton, 1958) with Doris Day and Clark Gable. She appeared in some of the first films to feature rock 'n' roll music, such as Untamed Youth (Howard W. Koch, 1957). The film was originally condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency, but that only served to enhance the curiosity factor, resulting in it being a big moneymaker for the studio. Van Doren became identified with this rebellious style, and made some rock records. She went to star in several bad girl movies that later became cult films. These include Born Reckless (Howard W. Koch, 1958), High School Confidential (Jack Arnold, 1958), and The Beat Generation (Charles F. Haas, 1959). After Universal Studios chose not to renew her contract in 1959, Van Doren was now a free agent and had to struggle to find work.
Mamie Van Doren became known for her provocative roles. She was in prison for Girls Town (Charles F. Haas, 1959), which provoked censors with a shower scene where audiences could see Van Doren's naked back. As Eve in The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (Mickey Rooney, Albert Zugsmith, 1960) she wore only fig leaves, and in other films, like Vice Raid (Edward L. Cahn, 1960) audiences were clued in as to the nature of the films from the titles. Many of these productions were low-budget B-movies which sometimes gained a cult following for their high camp value. An example is Sex Kittens Go to College (Albert Zugsmith, 1960), which co-starred Tuesday Weld and Mijanou Bardot - Brigitte's sister. Mamie also appeared in foreign productions, such as the Italian crime comedy Le bellissime gambe di Sabrina/The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina (Camillo Mastrocinque, 1959) with Antonio Cifariello, and the Argentine film Una americana en Buenos Aires/The Blonde from Buenos Aires (George Cahan, 1961) with Jean-Pierre Aumont. Van Doren took some time off from her career and came back to the screen in 1964. That year she played in the German Western musical Freddy und das Lied der Prärie/In the Wild West (Sobey Martin, 1964), starring Freddy Quinn and Rik Battaglia. Tommy Noonan convinced Van Doren to appear in 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (Tommy Noonan, 1964). Van Doren had turned down Noonan's previous offer to star in Promises! Promises!, in which she would have to do nude scenes. She was replaced by Jayne Mansfield. In 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt, Mamie did a beer-bath scene, but is not seen nude. She posed for Playboy to promote the film. Van Doren next appeared in The Las Vegas Hillbillys (Arthur C. Pierce, 1966) which co-starred Jayne Mansfield. It was the only time two of 'The Three M's' appeared together in a film. A sequel was titled Hillbillys in a Haunted House, but Van Doren turned this role down, and was replaced by Joi Lansing. She appeared in You've Got to Be Smart (Ellis Kadison, 1967), and the Sci-Fi film, Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968), directed by the young Peter Bogdanovich (as Derek Thomas). In this film astronauts land on Venus and encounter dangerous creatures and meet sexy Venusian women who like to sun-bathe in hip-hugging skin-tight pants and seashell brassieres. In 1968, she was offered the role of a murder victim in the independent horror film The Ice House as a replacement for Mansfield, who died the previous year. She turned the offer down, however, and was replaced by Sabrina. During the Vietnam War, she did tours for U.S. troops in Vietnam for three months in 1968, and again in 1970. Van Doren also developed a nightclub act and did live theatre. She performed in stage productions of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dames at Sea at the Drury Lane Theater, Chicago, and appeared in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? and The Tender Trap at the Arlington Park Theater. In the 1970s, Van Doren performed a nightclub act in Las Vegas as well. Van Doren had a supporting role in the Western The Arizona Kid (Luciano B. Carlos, 1970). Since then, Van Doren has appeared only in cameo appearances in low-budgeted films. To this date Van Doren's last film appearance was a cameo role in the comedy Slackers (Dewey Nicks, 2002). Van Doren's guest appearances on television include Jukebox Jury, What's My Line, The Bob Cummings Show, The Jack Benny Show, Fantasy Island, Burke's Law, Vega$, and L.A. Law. She released her autobiography, Playing the Field, in 1987 which brought much new attention and proved to be her biggest media splash in over 25 years. Since the book's publication she has often been interviewed and profiled and has occasionally returned to acting. Van Doren has been married five times. Her first marriage was to sportswear manufacturer Jack Newman whom she married and divorced in 1950. Her second marriage was to bandleader, composer and actor Ray Anthony whom she married in 1955. They had one son, Perry Ray Anthony (1956). The couple later divorced in 1961. When Van Doren's early 1960s, highly publicized, on-again off-again engagement to baseball player Bo Belinsky ended in 1964, she married baseball player Lee Meyers in 1966. They were divorced in 1967. Her fourth marriage was to businessman Ross McClintock in 1972. They met while working on President Nixon's reelection campaign; the marriage was annulled in 1973. Since 1979 she has been married to Thomas Dixon, an actor and dentist.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
Exploitant : Transdev TVO
Réseau : R'Bus (Argenteuil)
Ligne : 8
Lieu : Gare d'Argenteuil (Argenteuil, F-95)
Lien TC Infos : tc-infos.fr/id/27679
Exploitation familiale transmise de père en filles, le Domaine d’Ardhuy est situé à la frontière entre la Côte de Beaune et la Côte de Nuits, autour de son vignoble emblématique « Le Clos des Langres ».
Le Domaine d’Ardhuy est guidé par une ligne directrice forte : produire de beaux raisins et de beaux vins, représentatifs de leur terroir. Cette finalité n’est atteinte que grâce à l’addition de plusieurs savoir-faire : le travail méticuleux et exigeant de la vigne, rythmé par les saisons, le respect de nos terroirs, l’attention portée lors de la vendange, la précision et la diversité des vinifications, la délicatesse des élevages en fûts, la maîtrise de la mise en bouteille. Le tout afin de garantir des vins de qualité et la promesse d’un authentique voyage gustatif.
Le Domaine d’Ardhuy a obtenu la certification en Agriculture Biologique et Biodynamique à partir du millésime 2012 pour l’ensemble de son vignoble. En février 2018, suite à des millésimes difficiles, il a été décidé de faire une pause de la certification afin d’engager un travail de fond sur nos pratiques culturales, toujours dans le respect du terroir et de l’environnement. L’objectif du domaine est celui d’un retour progressif à la certification AB dans un premier temps, à partir de 2024. Ils se sont engagés dans la certification environnementale à partir du millésime 2019, pour lequel ils sont certifiés Haute Valeur Environnementale Niveau 3.
PART 3. (Please do start with Part 1, just 2 images back in my photostream)
The media, always eager to exploit the next blockbuster "breaking news" event, hyped the Laquan McDonald video and provided the movement with a stage for Act II, allowing a small group of activists to bring this city to a halt.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel was cowed into submission, and allowed demonstrators to run amok along the Magnificent Mile throughout the Christmas shopping season, costing retailers millions in lost revenue, and the City millions more in police overtime.
Since then, the movement's trump card, its contention that the McDonald video is a "template" that can be applied to all police-involved shootings, has taken a big hit. The next video to be released, that of Ronald Johnson, clearly shows that he was armed with a gun when he was shot and killed.
What's more, the in-depth presentation by Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez revealed that Ronald Johnson had been a passenger in a car that was shot at by rival gangbangers. Ronald Johnson then pulled his own gun and told the driver to let him out so he could hunt down that shooter himself.
Instead, Mr. Johnson faced the officers who were responding to the original "shots-fired" call by citizens in the area. If he had acted like a responsible citizen and assisted the officers, instead of taking the law into his own hands, those officers would have focused their attention on the original shooter and not on him. By putting himself - gun in hand - in the area where shots had been fired by a different gangbanger, he became the individual the responding officer focused on. Refusing to drop his weapon, he was eventually shot and killed.
The ultimate irony is that the Ronald Johnson video could be put forward as a "template" for the situation Chicago Police Officers usually face: armed predators who stubbornly refuse to surrender, either because doing so would violate their gang's code of conduct, or because they're so coked out of their mind that they truly believe themselves to be invincible.
The most recently released video, consists of surveillance footage that captured the killing of Cedrick Chapman back in 2013. This video fotage is inconclusive at best, and clearly does not live up to its billing as yet another example of racist White police officers executing yet another unarmed African American young man.
In fact, this particular African American young man had just car-jacked a fellow citizen. The officers in this case - armed with the information that this offender was armed and dangerous - spotted the vehicle in question with Cedrick Chapman behind the wheel, and gave chase.
When the offender bailed out, he first threw the vehicle's transmission into reverse. That's a favorite trick used by experienced auto-thieves, forcing police officers to jump into a moving vehicle and bring it to a halt before it can injure innocent bystanders or cause more property damage.
As soon as the first officer had brought the stolen vehicle to a halt, he joined his partner in the foot-pursuit of the fleeing felon. Too far back to assist his partner, who was about to pounce on the fleeing car-jacker, the first officer noticed that the offender was holding a black object in his right hand, The first officer - "fearing for his partner's life - then fired his own weapon, striking and killing the offender.
Does that sound just a little contrived? Yes, it does, but, in the absence of reliable information that proves otherwise, the anti-police movement has little to offer but the now familiar accusations. Left with nothing but hot air, the movement simply pivots back to its ace in the hole: the Lawuan McDonald video.
TO BE CONTINUED
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This mural at 57th & Lake Park is but one panel of a large mural devoted to peace vs. militarism, free speech and civil disobedience. This particular panel references the peace movement after the slaughter of the Great War (1914-1918). It shows a woman trying to get both sides to "put the guns down..."
Unfortunately, 40 years after this mural was painted, we can not get gangbangers on the South and West Side to put their guns down, and Chicago is on track to reap 600 homicides in 2016.
Exploiting a slight loophole here for Compositionally Challenged Week 35 Pick a Challenge / Week 13 Photographer's Choice. 😋
Because I've never done a pencil shot before, and hexagons are cool 👍