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The weather forecast changed, taking the rain out until later in the evening, so I was able to concentrate on the 'finish line'--the lilac tree area in the other corner. I ran into some 'problems' as two bricks that were placed last summer had shifted, so I had to relevel them. Then, I had issues with roots that would cause the bricks to be higher than intended, so some pruning was required to get the level right. So, today's bricks numbered 8, bringing the total number to 90. Yes, I counted! That leaves about 15 more bricks to go.
East Glacier, Montana. But Luna's serves up a great piece of huckleberry pie for breakfast! Or lunch or dinner, I suppose.
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The forecast predicts it's going to be raining all week :(
But it hasn't rained in a long time, so the grass needs it.
Planning on posting a bird shot from a photo shoot tomorrow!
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"It's gonna be hot!... and wet! That's nice if you're with a lady, but ain't no good if you're in the jungle!" — Roosevelt E. Roosevelt, Good Morning Vietnam
I just heard that European insurance carriers are no longer willing to insure ski resorts at altitudes under 6,000 ft.
The forecast was for a mix of sun and clouds, but it was a bluebird day as far as we were concerned. We've done this scramble many times, but never tire of it. We walked around 6.5 km's return distance, gaining, with all the ups and downs 769 m's of elevation, taking 4 hours to do so.
Rest day for me on Wednesday. Forecast wasn't great so I'd made no plans.
Then I noticed that a Sellafield - Drigg LLWR had run whilst I was still in bed. I knew that this would be the GBRf box wagons conveying the previous day's aggregate from Barrow docks and a return trip was booked for later in the morning back to Sellafield.
I decided to head down and get a shot of that return leaving the LLWR.
Normally that would be a no-go as one would be shooting into the sun but that wasn't going to be a problem on this occasion as there was no sign of it.
Unfortunately the return got away an hour early whilst I was making my way there.
Fortunately I had stopped en route to check so I promptly diverted to Sellafield itself to see if I could catch it there.
I arrived in time to see one of the 66s which had operated it in top & tail mode drifting northwards light engine through the station.
The other loco and rake were already esconced in Sellafield's north siding and by the time I'd got my gear out of the car and reached the platform the light engine had rejoined them there.
Here we see the driver dismount in order to make the trek back to DRS HQ.
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Stena Forecaster arriving at Birkenhead's Twelve Quay's Terminal to replace her sister Stena Forerunner who departed for Europoort.
Name:Stena Forecaster
IMO:9214678
Flag:Sweden
MMSI:266040000
Callsign:SCKZ
Vessel type:Ro-ro Cargo
Gross tonnage:24,688 tons
Summer DWT:12,300 tons
Home port:Gothenburg
Class society:Det Norske Veritas
Build year:2003
Builder: DALIAN SHIPYARD - DALIAN, CHINA
Michael Hanley, Head of Digital Communications, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum and Philip Tetlock, Leonore Annenberg University Professor in Democracy and Citizenship, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA and Molly Crockett, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 18, 2017
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst
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It's just a few day until the participants arrive, the forecast is saying rain today but sun on the opening ceremony. Photo: Jonas Elmqvist/Scouterna
The forecast brilliantly sunny day had finally materialised as I hit the GWML on my way to Maidenhead but cloud had started to rapidly bubble up in the heat by the time I arrived at Taplow. (It is a shorter walk from Taplow station to here than it is from Maidenhead). Alas the cloud became rather more massed later in the afternoon but while I sat here on the banks of the Thames it was all very pleasant indeed. Note there are no masts on the listed Brunel designed flat arch viaduct yet, although they are up immediately either side of it and indeed the fast lines are wired from the viaduct to just short of Maidenhead station.
Most of the masts are now up between Airport Junction and Maidenhead and there is supposed to be a concerted effort to put up the wiring this Bank Holiday weekend between the two hence my last day visit to the area.
The global pregnancy pillow market is projected to reach approximately USD 733.5 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 3.00% from 2022 to 2030. A maternity pillow, also known as a pregnancy stomach pillow, is used by pregnant women to support their backs, legs, and bellies while carrying a child.
The pregnancy support pillow makes it more comfortable for pregnant women to sleep. This cushion is offered in various hues, designs, sizes, and forms, including J-shape, U-shape, etc. During the forecast period, rising rates of restless legs syndrome and awareness of prenatal self-care are projected to fuel the worldwide pregnancy pillow market growth.
The purpose of a pregnancy pillow is to support pregnant women's changing bodies, help them find a comfortable resting position, and promote deeper sleep. Throughout pregnancy, and especially as it progresses, the body is put under a lot of stress. The added weight frequently strains the back and joints, especially the hips, knees, and ankles. This might cause aches and pains, making it challenging to have a restful night's sleep. Pregnancy pillows are designed to accommodate a woman's body curves and provide support where it is most required.
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I correctly forecast single costliest natural disaster ever world wide in great detail.
On the evening of June 15, 1896, the northeast coast of Hondo, the main island of Japan, was struck by a great earthquake wave (tsunami), which was more destructive of life and property than any earthquake convulsion of this century in that empire. The whole coastline of the San-Riku, the three provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchu, and Rikuoku, from the island of Kinkwazan, 38° 20' north, northward for 175 miles, was laid waste by a great wave moving from the east and south, that varied in recorded height from 10 to 50 feet. A few survivors, who saw it advancing in the darkness, report its height as 80 to 100 feet. With a difference of but thirty minutes in time between the southern and northern points, it struck the San-Riku coast and in a trice obliterated towns and villages, killed 26,975 people out of the original population, and grievously wounded the 5,390 survivors. It washed away and wrecked 9,313 houses, stranded some 300 larger craft—steamers, schooners, and junks—and crushed or carried away 10,000 fishing boats, destroying property to the value of six million yen. Thousands of acres of arable land were turned to wastes, projecting rocks offshore were broken, overturned, or moved hundreds of yards, shallows and bars were formed, and in some localities the entire shoreline was changed.
They were all seafaring communities along this coast strip and the fisheries were the chief industry. The shipment of sea products to the great ports was the main connection with the outer world. A high mountain range bars communication with the trunk railway line of the island, and this picturesque, fiord-cut coast is so remote and so isolated that only two foreigners had been seen in the region in ten years, with the exception of the French mission priest, Father Raspail, who lost his life in the flood. With telegraph offices, instruments, and operators carried away, word came slowly to Tokyo, and with 50 to 100 miles of mountain roads between the nearest railway station and the seacoast aid was long in reaching the wretched survivors. When adequate idea of the calamity reached the capital and the cities, men-of-war, soldiers, sappers, surgeons, and nurses were quickly dispatched, and public sympathy found expression in contributions through the different newspapers, amounting to more than 250,000 yen, for the relief of the injured. The Japanese journalist and photographer were quickly on their way, and the vernacular press soon fed the public full of horrors, yet the first to reach the scene of the disaster was an American missionary, the Rev. Rothesay Miller, who made the usual three days' trip over the mountains in less than a day and a half on his American bicycle.
There were old traditions of such earthquake waves on this coast, one of two centuries ago doing some damage, and a tsunami of forty years ago and a lesser one of 1892 flooding the streets of Kamaishi and driving people to upper floors and the roofs of their houses. The barometer gave no warning, no indication of any unusual conditions on June 15, and the occurrence of thirteen light earthquake shocks during the day excited no comment. Rain had fallen in the morning and afternoon, and with a temperature of 80° to 90° the damp atmosphere was very oppressive. The villagers on that remote coast adhered to the old calendar in observing their local fêtes and holidays, and on that fifth day of the fifth moon had been celebrating the Girls' Festival. Rain had driven them indoors with the darkness, and nearly all were in their houses at eight o'clock, when, with a rumbling as of heavy cannonading out at sea, a roar, and the crash and crackling of timbers, they were suddenly engulfed in the swirling waters. Only a few survivors on all that length of coast saw the advancing wave, one of them telling that the water first receded some 600 yards from ghastly white sands and then the Wave stood like a black wall 80 feet in height, with phosphorescent lights gleaming along its crest. Others, hearing a distant roar, saw a dark shadow seaward and ran to high ground, crying "Tsunami! tsunami!" Some who ran to the upper stories of their houses for safety were drowned, crushed, or imprisoned there, only a few breaking through the roofs or escaping after the water subsided.
Shallow water and outlying islands broke the force of the wave in some places, and in long, narrow inlets or fiords the giant roller was broken into two, three, and even six waves, that crashed upon the shore in succession. Ships and junks were carried one and two miles inland, left on hilltops, treetops, and in the midst of fields uninjured or mixed up with the ruins of houses, the rest engulfed or swept seaward. Where the wave entered a fiord or bay it bore everything along to the head of the ravine or valley and left the mass of debris in a heap at the end. Where the coast was low and faced the open ocean the wave washed in and, retreating, carried everything back with it. Many survivors, swept away by the waters, were cast ashore on outlying islands, or seized bits of wreckage and kept afloat. On the open coast the wave came and withdrew within five minutes, while in long inlets the waters boiled and surged for nearly a half hour before subsiding. The best swimmers were helpless in the first swirl of water, and nearly all the bodies recovered were frightfully battered and mutilated, rolled over and driven against rocks, struck by and crushed between timbers. The force of the wave cut down groves of large pine trees to short stumps, snapped thick granite posts of temple gates and carried the stone cross-beams 309 yards away. Many people were lost through running back to save others or to save their valuables.
One loyal schoolmaster carried the emperor's portrait to a place of safety before seeking out his own family. A half-demented soldier, retired since the late war and continually brooding on a possible attack by the enemy, became convinced that the first cannonading sound was from a hostile fleet, and, seizing his sword, ran down to the beach to meet the foe. One village officer, mistaking the sound of crashing timbers for crackling flames, ran to high ground to see where the fire was, and thus saved his life. Another village officer, living on the edge of a hill, heard the crash and slid his screens open to look upon foaming waters nearly level with his veranda. In a moment the waters disappeared, leaving a black, empty level where the populous village had been a few minutes before. Four women clung to one man, seeking to escape to high ground, and their combined weight resisting the force of the receding wave they were all saved. The only survivors of another village were eight men who had been playing the game of "go" in a hillside temple. Eight children floated away and left on high ground were believed to be the only survivors of one village, until one hundred people were found who had been borne across and stranded on the opposite shores of their bay. One hundred and fifty people were found cast away on one island offshore. From two large villages on one bay only thirty young men survived, hardy, muscular young fishermen and powerful swimmers, yet in other places the strongest perished, and the aged and infirm, cripples, and tiny children were miraculously preserved. The wave flooded the cells of Okachi prison and the jailers broke the bolts and let the 195 convicts free. Only two convicts attempted to escape, the others waiting in good order until marched to the high ground by their keepers. The good Père Raspail had just reached Kamaishi from his all-day walk of 50 miles over the mountains and entered his inn, when his assistant called to him from the street. The priest came to the veranda, but in an instant the water was upon him. He was seen later, swimming, but evidently was struck by timbers or swept out to sea, as his body has not been recovered. Japanese men-of-war cruised for a week off Kamaishi, recovering bodies daily. The Japanese system of census enumeration is so complete and minute that the name of every person who lost his life was soon known, and the Official Gazette was able to state that out of a population of 6,529 at Kamaishi 4,985 were lost and 500 injured, while 953 dwellings and 867 warehouses and other structures were destroyed or carried away, and 176 ships carried inland or swept out and lost.
The survivors were so stunned with the appalling disaster that few could do anything for themselves or others. With houses, nets, and fishing-boats carried away and the fish retreating to further and deeper waters, starvation faced them, and, the great heat continuing while so many bodies were strewn along shore and imprisoned in ruins, the atmosphere fast became poisonous. The north-coast people are opposed to cremation and insisted on earth burial, which delayed the disposal of the dead and augmented the danger of pestilence. Disinfectants were sent in quantity, and the work of recovery and burial was so pressing that soldiers were put to it after all available coolies had been impressed. The Red Cross Society, with its hospitals and nurses, had difficulty in caring for all the wounded, the greater number of whom, besides requiring surgical aid, were suffering from pneumonia and internal inflammations consequent upon their long exposure in wet clothing without shelter and from the brine, fish oil, and sand breathed in and swallowed while in the first tumult of waters. Besides the generous relief fund subscribed by the people, the government has made large assignments from its available funds and sent stores of provisions, clothing, tools, etc., to the 60,000 homeless, ruined, bereaved, and starving people of the San-Riku coast.
The wave was plainly felt two hours later on the shores of the island of Yesso, 200 miles north of the center of disturbance on the San-Riku coast, the water advancing 80 feet beyond high-tide mark on the beach at Hakodate. Eight hours later there was a great disturbance of the waters on the shores of the Bonin islands, more than 700 miles southward, the water rising three or four feet and retreating violently. Six hours later, on the shores of Kaui, the most northern of the Hawaiian islands, distant 3,390 miles, the waters receded violently and washed on shore in a wave some inches above the normal height.
The plainest inference has been that the great wave was the result of an eruption, explosion, or other disturbance in the bed of the sea, 500 or 600 miles off the San-Riku coast. The most popular theory is that it resulted from the caving-in of some part of the wall or bed of the great "Tuscarora Deep," one of the greatest depressions of the ocean bed in the world, discovered in 1874 by the present Rear-Admiral Belknap, U. S. N., while in command of the U. S. S. Tuscarora, engaged in deep-sea surveys.
The "Tuscarora Deep" is nearly five and one-third statute miles in depth, being exceeded, so far as known, only by the still more profound depths discovered last year in the South Pacific by Commander A. F. Balfour, of the British Navy.
That disturbances were taking place in this tremendous abyss was again suggested at six o'clock on the morning of July 4, when the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's mail steamer Empress of Japan, sailing directly over it in a smooth sea, was shaken as if a propeller blade had been lost or the ship had struck an obstruction. Every one was roused by the peculiar shock, but no visible explanation was furnished. The destructive wave and this incident together should stimulate further investigation of this dangerous, bottomless pit of the Pacific ocean, which owes its discovery to United States explorers by deep-sea soundings.
This static image is for September 12, 2008.
Image: University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
The image was captured for a www.scitechlab.com/ blog post on the Northern Lights.
In Birmingham city centre and it didn't rain like forecast!
The Two Towers from Brindleyplace.
You can see the towers that inspired JRR Tolkien from the roof level of Brindleyplace Car Park.
Perrott's Folly
The Monument, or Perrott's Folly, an impressive Gothick tower of 1758. Massive two-storey base chamfered into a slim five-storey octagon with pointed windows, stone battlements and circular stair-turret.
From Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Foster
It is Grade II* listed.
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1758, and the folly of one John Perrot. Red brick; 6 storeys. Octagonal on a
square base and with round stair turret attached. Single pointed window to
each storey except the fifth, which has an oculus. The windows of the top storey
within an arcade with stone dressings. Stone cornice and battlements. Now used
as the Edgbaston Observatory of the University of Birmingham.
Perrott's Folly, grid reference SP047862, also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.
The tower is one of Birmingham's oldest surviving architectural features. Built in the open Rotton Park by John Perrott, who lived in Belbroughton, the tower now stands high above the local residential and business housing.
There are many stories to explain why the tower was built. One is that John Perrott wanted to be able to survey his land and perhaps entertain guests. Or the tower might have been used to spot animals for hunting. Or that he built the tower so that he could see his wife's grave, 15 miles away.
From 1884 to 1979 the tower was used as a weather recording station for the Birmingham and Midland Institute. In 1966 the Geography Department of the University of Birmingham took over the running of the observatory until operations were transferred to the main campus.
It has been suggested, but not proven, that the towers of Perrott's Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks may have influenced references to towers in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, who lived nearby as a child.
The Perrott's Folly Company was formed in 1984 to renovate the tower and make it accessible to the public. The company has obtained grants from English Heritage and Birmingham City Council to secure the building.
RIBBON REEF 3. Ships log
Heading up the ribbons in the winter when the forecast is 15-20knots S.E. is considered expectable trade wind conditions for comfort. Just of Ribbon reef 3 is the most spectacular Steves bommie , Frank Thompson from the maritime safety lays claim to discovering it and it didn't take long for the dive charter boats to hijack it and set up a moorings that made it a must stop location for divers on there way up the Ribbons. Being in about 35 me it's a difficult boat anchorage so we always use the private mooring. At the time of writing the mooring gets used 3 or 4 times a week so we try and find out or estimate when it will likely be in use ( a radio call to a charter boat might get you their schedule or more likely you will be ignored but you have tried!!!!) . We anchor near by and shoot over for a dive when it appears we won't be in their way. I love my radar!
This splendid bommie is the home to a huge variety of sea life. A great spot for wide angle photography with an abundance of school fish as well as reef fish and pelagics.
Its also a great place for macro photography with nudibranches and one of the biggesy arrays of colorful anemones one could ever hope for.
Because of it high use rate the marine life are quite tame and this makes for great scenes. In the winter there is often minke whales about as well. They don't seem to like it when you are scuba diving and are quite shy but if you hang of the back of the boat with with a snorkel they come in quite close and seem to love the human interaction.
Reminiscing .... My first dive here was 4 years ago with our floating Hookah and my 14yo. son was in raptures after the dive . I readily agreed to hang around for a few days to keep diving it. On the second dive i tied our vessel to the mooring by the stern. I fired up the hookah and attempted to launch it on top of a large wave as it reached the back step...big mistake ..it did a flip sucking in the ocean as it gasped its last breath of life. Andrew was in SHOCK ....that's before his frustration and anger kicked in :-( .......anyhow I redeemed myself by working all night to resurrect said hookah and we had a couple more amazing dives on Andrews favourite dive location. :-)
Our logists procedure here is to anchored for the night in a few different locations near Steves bommie the latest location being the most southerly of the 2 little reefs in between 2 and 3 . A couple of sand patches work fine. I drop the anchor next to the reef in about 5me , let out 75 me of chain and dig the anchor in by heading NW . The anchor usually sticks in about 15 meters and holds well. (Divings not to bad along the the little reef here as well )Another option is to tie to the remnants of an old mooring chain that was once used by the big charter boats , it lays in 6 meters of water in the second sand patch and has still got a lot of years of life in it for holding small boats like ours..at your own risk as always !!!
The forecast was promising fog, and as I'd missed out the week before (simply laziness) I thought I'd give it a try. Alas, despite a beautiful view and sunrise there was no fog and just a smattering of mist.
I'm still working on the viewpoint images - struggling with processing them in the way I'd like. However, in the meanwhile here's something a bit different from me which I kinda like, though I know it's not great!
Forecast of a dry night encouraged us to put out the moth trap
Because we can no longer bend very easily we placed the trap on a picnic table and hoped for something to be trapped.
This is one of the results although very few moths were trapped.
Was that because of the placement of are there fewer moths this year?
NOAA harmful algal bloom forecasts alert coastal managers to blooms before they cause serious damage.
(Original source and more information: NOAA National Ocean Service FY2013 Annual Report)
Six colors have captured the attention of the Brentano Design Studio for 2014. Distilled from an analysis of reigning trends, innovations in fashion and the shifting tastes of designers, the colors comprising Brentano's 2014 color forecast anticipate the needs of interior designers and will direct the Design Studio in their color selections for the coming year.
"Every year we see new, exciting colors emerge — like the Seafern and Coral we're forecasting for 2014. These 'emerging colors' typically aren't prevalent on the market yet, but they show signs of popularity," says Brentano Design Director Iris Wang.
"While emerging colors make great accents and can quickly update a space, most interior color trends move more slowly to accommodate the permanent fixtures in a design. Our fifth annual color forecast reflects that pace," she says. "We included two 'continuing colors' from last year, natural Linen and Sapphire. Sapphire has moved towards navy, but it's still that rich, very usable jewel tone. The two colors we call 'evolving colors' are Gold and Charcoal, both cooler tones than the Saffron and Graphite we forecast for 2013."