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Pup being fed milk from its mothers teats
Halichoerus grypus
Following birth the single pup sucks from the cow for 18-21 days. The milk contains up to 60% fat, and the pup increases in weight by about 2 kg in weight each day.
Arriva Midlands Dennis Dart SPD 2369 - FJ54 OTT is pictured in Oswestry on route 70 to Shrewsbury. Oswestry depot liked to do things differently and this unusual Dennis Dart variant was part of a batch of four carrying a special hybrid variant of Arriva and Shropshire Council livery intended to increase patronage on the more direct Shrewsbury route.
Gulf Of Mexico
Southwest Florida
USA
Best seen in Lightbox -
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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving in water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.
The brown pelican mainly feeds on fish, but occasionally eats amphibians, crustaceans, and the eggs and nestlings of birds. It nests in colonies in secluded areas, often on islands, vegetated land among sand dunes, thickets of shrubs and trees, and mangroves.
It has been rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It was listed under the United States Endangered Species Act from 1970 to 2009, as pesticides such as dieldrin and DDT threatened its future in the Southeastern United States and California. In 1972, the use of DDT was banned in Florida, followed by the rest of the United States. Since then, the brown pelican's population has increased.
Water increase because of the rain, and please choose the one by which a flow becomes clear.
A mountain went to the deep valley stream.
I expect, it's clear for water, and, the quantity of water is also rich.
A heart danced in wonderful location in !
The place where a flow of water is also intense in particular at the inside for me, search
I walked.
The flow full of uplifting feeling what I have in mind did finally upstream
NI could touch.
The creature who rises at all freely flows in the condition for water.
charmed me repeatedly.
Ahhh I love these places. (and I know you do too!)
I tend to always gravitate to the western areas, and by that, I don't mean the cowboy & Indian paintings... I'm on a hunt to see how many original Impressionist works I can see in my life.
My percentage is slowly increasing every year... not sure I will ever break 90% because there are a few in private collections, so I will need to befriend those collectors ASAP. If any of you pal around with collectors, hook me up! :)
from the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
"2.5 Seconds" climate change awareness series
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As humans continue to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, oceans have tempered the effect. The world's seas have absorbed more than 90 percent of the heat from these gases, but it’s taking a toll on our oceans: 2018 set a new record for ocean heating.
Rising seas is one of those climate change effects. Average sea levels have risen over 8 inches (about 23 cm) since 1880, with about a third of that gained in the last 25 years.
Sea level rise is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers and the expansion of seawater as it warms.
When sea levels rise as rapidly as they have been, even a small increase can have devastating effects on coastal habitats, it can cause destructive erosion, flooding, soil contamination with salt, and lost habitat for fish, birds, and plants. Higher sea levels are cause more deadly and destructive hurricanes that move more slowly and drop more rain, contributing to more powerful storm surges that can strip away everything in their path.
Already, flooding in low-lying coastal areas is forcing people to migrate to higher ground, and millions more are vulnerable from flood risk and other climate change effects. In the United States, almost 40 percent of the population lives in relatively high population-density coastal areas, where sea level plays a role in flooding, shoreline erosion, and hazards from storms. Most predictions say the warming of the planet will continue and is likely to accelerate, causing the oceans to keep rising. It is projected to rise another 1 to 4 feet by 2100. This means hundreds of coastal cities face flooding.
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Today, 16 January 2022, our temperature is 0°C (windchill -4°C) just after noon. Sunrise is at 8:32 am and sunset is at 5:00 pm. A sunny day. A few days ago, our deepfreeze finally come to an end - at least until the next one - and we have been enjoying much milder weather. We do have a Special Weather Statement for tomorrow night (Monday), though - "Strong winds, snow, blowing snow and a rapid drop in temperature expected for southern Alberta. Be prepared for poor travel conditions." Hopefully, it will miss my city!
Yesterday, 15 January 2022, I was finally able to get out for a drive out of the city. The last time I had been for a drive was on 24 October 2021! I had been wanting to get out for the last few days, but each day involved having to do something in connection with the car accident on 20 December 2021, when a young driver T-boned the loaner vehicle I was driving just a couple of roads away from home. Apparently, the Police Accident Report that was made at the time of the accident had been sitting on someone's desk, waiting to be authorized. This resulted in my having to make and answer endless phone calls and emails to various people, plus having to go to the nearest Police Station to pick up a driver's copy of the now-authorized report. I was told that an accident benefit adjuster is now supposed to phone me. I have never put in an accident benefit claim for anything before. I read that ones payments will go up if a claim is put in, so I don't think it's worth doing. My only financial expenses during the week after the accident, were several taxi rides. The rest of the 'damages' were pretty much stress, including being without a vehicle for the Christmas week. Oh, and whiplash and other muscle injury, for which I won't be getting physio. So, I don't think it's worth going through all the hassle of putting in a claim and then having my payments increase..
Anyway, yesterday, I decided to go for a drive SE of the city, really just to get out and see something other than my four walls. Not a lot to see, but it was good to drive a few quiet, peaceful back roads, and on a lovely sunny day. I was surprised to see a lot less snow on the ground than I was expecting. It also surprised me, though, that I found it so very tiring to do a shortish drive like this, along familiar roads.
Great Western 90 is a preserved 12-42-F class 2-10-0 "Decapod" steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) east of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Built in June 1924 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, No. 90 originally pulled sugar beet trains for the Great Western Railway of Colorado, and it was the largest of the company’s roster. On April 5, 1967, No. 90 was purchased by the Strasburg Rail Road, who were looking for a new engine to pull the ever-increasing train loads, which was becoming too much for No. 31, Reading 1187 and Pennsylvania Railroad 1223, doing its first test run on May 13. Wikipedia
I spent the last few days preparing a slide show for the railroad group here at Death Valley Country Club on RR excursions we've been on. And this it the best freakin' shot I had from the show. Of course, I had to redux it. ;-)
Strasburg Railroad
Strasburg, Pennsylvania 39.983470, -76.158289
July 18, 2010
Tones adjusted, removed a distracting element, slightly adjusted the color balance, a touch of a recrop, brightened the human, sharpened and noise reduction in Topaz, uploaded a larger version, and deobnoxioused the watermarks
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ARMaTech
Effective Range: N/A - Civilian Use
Classification: Racing - MRL Rumbler
Armaments: N/A
A heavily modified version of the Baron Prototype, the DASH Baron was made purely to compete in the Mecha Racing League. Designed to withstand a beating during races while still maintaining high top speeds, the DASH is definitely something you should watch out for in MRL.
Pilot: Baron Ishi
No one knows for certain if Baron Ishi is his real name or if he's even a human being but his patient yet deadly driving style has earned him a reputation in the league. Some say he's actually a cyborg with an advanced AI program designed by ARMaTech to drive their hulking speedster mech while others swear he's just a really cold human being, sick of piloting war machines and opts to drive a humanoid coffin at high speeds instead.
Special Ability: Shell Rush
Using both heavy arm guards, the DASH will charge towards an opposing mech, crushing them with deadly blunt force.
Special Ability: DASH Rush
The special Quorus heatsinks at the rear of the DASH activates and grants the reFrame increased speed, mobility, and reaction time although using this ability puts a lot of stress on the machine and can only be used once or twice before having the heatsinks replaced.
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Build notes:
You can find more about the build in my blog article :D
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More info, WIP details, and other LEGO mechs over at my blog:
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For those interested in LEGO mech building, I put out an eBook over at Amazon Kindle a while back called Mech Wars Instructional Primer. If you’re looking for a resource that could help you start or even improve your mech building skills, you might find this eBook useful :D
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Had to delete the previous one since it was too dark and I only noticed when I compared it to another video.
VIDEOS ARE SO NOT MY THING
T___________T .. well not yet
Now ice snow increases and eventually thickness of ice to walk on and create Ice Hut for catching fish under ice snow.
Below Ice hut boxes now put on snow by shoreline….
Butterfly Pond in Lincoln, RI USA during the transition from Golden Hour to Sunset
Taken with iphone 6s, mobile edit as well
(meant to be viewed on mobile due to increased saturation - will look grainy/noisy on larger screen)
This weekend visited a little town in South Africa by the name of Franschoek with some local flickrites. It was Bastille Day...which is always accompanied by lots of wine, cheese and foods (though not much cheese this year round...but more wine) along with various attempts at French accents.
This was taken along a road where all the parade vehicles sat in the shade. This little balloon on a car aerial caught my eye.
Gulf Of Mexico
Southwest Florida
USA
I photographed the brown pelican in the Gulf of Mexico from a pier.
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving in water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.
The brown pelican mainly feeds on fish, but occasionally eats amphibians, crustaceans, and the eggs and nestlings of birds. It nests in colonies in secluded areas, often on islands, vegetated land among sand dunes, thickets of shrubs and trees, and mangroves.
It has been rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It was listed under the United States Endangered Species Act from 1970 to 2009, as pesticides such as dieldrin and DDT threatened its future in the Southeastern United States and California. In 1972, the use of DDT was banned in Florida, followed by the rest of the United States. Since then, the brown pelican's population has increased.
detail of control wheel for 1930s vintage electric load tester. 23 second exposure, light painted with red & blue gels and LED flashlight. nikon D7000 + nikkor 18-200mm.
fall 2013 paul's junkyard night photography alumni workshop hosted by troy paiva aka lost america. junkyard location not disclosed at the request of the owner.
The increase use of the pesticide DDT in modern farming brought the Peregrine falcon population to the bring of extinct in North America. Conservation efforts across the continent by various conservation organizations and individuals as increased the population such that the falcon is no longer in danger and population status of the bird is now labeled “Least concern” which is a great success story for conservation.
I found this falcon sitting on a concreate post under a bridge near a major highway. It gave me a pose for a few moments and flew after a flock of pigeons to find breakfast.
SN/NC: Eucalyptus Grandis, Myrtaceae Family
Batistella Family's Farm Entrance Hallway planted with Eucalyptus. Very decorative. In the interior of São Paulo state, city of Guararapes.
Entrada de la Hacienda de la Familia Batistella en Guararapes, São Paulo, Brasil -- totalmente plantada con eucaliptus.
Entrada da Fazenda Córrego Seco, familia Batistella em Guararapes, São Paulo. Uma linda plantação de eucalipto. Na Rodovia Mal Rondon, SP-300.
Brazil is the world’s largest beef exporterby volume, leading a market that is expected to grow by 35% over the next two decades. With its vast territory, favorable climate, and strong cattle ranching culture, Brazil is poised to serve a growing share of the global market.
To face these challenges and spur a cycle of economic growth, Brazil’s beef industry must increase transparency across the supply chain, offering better visibility into the origins of its cattle and,most important, ensuring that production is not linked to deforestation.Brazil’s agribusiness industry has been a major driver of the country's economy. While Brazil’s GDP rose a mere 1.1% in 2019, agriculture grew3.81%—accounting for around 21% of the country’s total output. The beef industry, including retail and other associated sectors, is one of the main pillars of Brazil’s agribusiness sector, making up 8.5% of the country’s GDP in 2019.
O Brasil é o maior exportador mundial de carne bovina em volume, liderando um mercado que deverá crescer 35% nas próximas duas décadas. Com seu vasto território, clima favorável e forte cultura pecuária, o Brasil está preparado para atender uma parcela crescente do mercado global. Para enfrentar estes desafios e estimular um ciclo de crescimento económico, a indústria da carne bovina do Brasil deve aumentar a transparência em toda a cadeia de abastecimento, oferecendo melhor visibilidade sobre as origens do seu gado e, o mais importante, garantindo que a produção não está ligada ao desmatamento. A indústria do agronegócio brasileiro tem sido um importante impulsionador da economia do país. Embora o PIB do Brasil tenha aumentado apenas 1,1% em 2019, a agricultura cresceu 3,81% – representando cerca de 21% da produção total do país. A indústria da carne bovina, incluindo o varejo e outros setores associados, é um dos principais pilares do setor do agronegócio brasileiro, respondendo por 8,5% do PIB do país em 2019.
Brasil es el mayor exportador de carne vacuna del mundo por volumen y lidera un mercado que se espera que crezca un 35% en las próximas dos décadas. Con su vasto territorio, clima favorable y una fuerte cultura ganadera, Brasil está preparado para atender una porción cada vez mayor del mercado global. Para enfrentar estos desafíos y estimular un ciclo de crecimiento económico, la industria cárnica de Brasil debe aumentar la transparencia en toda la cadena de suministro, ofreciendo una mejor visibilidad de los orígenes de su ganado y, lo más importante, garantizando que la producción no esté vinculada a la deforestación. La industria agroindustrial de Brasil ha sido un importante impulsor de la economía del país. Si bien el PIB de Brasil aumentó apenas un 1,1% en 2019, la agricultura creció un 3,81%, lo que representa alrededor del 21% de la producción total del país. La industria de la carne vacuna, incluido el comercio minorista y otros sectores asociados, es uno de los principales pilares del sector agroindustrial de Brasil y representó el 8,5% del PIB del país en 2019.
Il Brasileè il più grande esportatore mondiale di carne bovina in termini di volume,guidando un mercato che si prevede crescerà del 35% nei prossimi due decenni.Grazie al suo vasto territorio, al clima favorevole e alla forte culturadell’allevamento del bestiame, il Brasile è pronto a servire una quotacrescente del mercato globale.
Peraffrontare queste sfide e stimolare un ciclo di crescita economica, l’industriabrasiliana della carne bovina deve aumentare la trasparenza lungo tutta lacatena di approvvigionamento, offrendo una migliore visibilità sulle originidel suo bestiame e, cosa più importante, garantendo che la produzione non sialegata alla deforestazione. L’industria agroalimentare brasiliana è stata unodei principali motori dell’economia del paese. Mentre il PIL del Brasile ècresciuto solo dell’1,1% nel 2019, l’agricoltura è cresciuta del 3,81%,rappresentando circa il 21% della produzione totale del paese. L’industriadella carne bovina, compresa la vendita al dettaglio e altri settori associati,è uno dei pilastri principali del settore agroalimentare brasiliano, rappresentandol’8,5% del PIL del paese nel 2019.
Brazilië is qua volume de grootsterundvleesexporteur ter wereld en leidt een markt die naar verwachting dekomende twintig jaar met 35% zal groeien. Met zijn uitgestrekte grondgebied,gunstig klimaat en sterke veehouderijcultuur is Brazilië klaar om eengroeiend deel van de wereldmarkt te bedienen.
Om deze uitdagingen het hoofd te bieden en eencyclus van economische groei te stimuleren, moet de Braziliaanserundvleesindustrie de transparantie in de hele toeleveringsketen vergroten, eenbeter inzicht bieden in de oorsprong van het vee en, het allerbelangrijkste,ervoor zorgen dat de productie niet gekoppeld is aan ontbossing. DeBraziliaanse landbouwindustrie is een belangrijke motor van de economie van hetland geweest. Terwijl het bbp van Brazilië in 2019 met slechts 1,1% steeg,groeide de landbouw met 3,81% – goed voor ongeveer 21% van de totale productievan het land. De rundvleesindustrie, inclusief de detailhandel en andereaanverwante sectoren, is een van de belangrijkste pijlers van de Braziliaanselandbouwsector en vertegenwoordigt in 2019 8,5% van het bbp van het land.
Le Brésilest le plus grand exportateur mondial de viande bovine en volume, leader sur unmarché qui devrait croître de 35 % au cours des deux prochaines décennies. Avecson vaste territoire, son climat favorable et sa forte culture d’élevage debétail, le Brésil est sur le point de servir une part croissante du marchémondial.
Pourrelever ces défis et stimuler un cycle de croissance économique, l’industriebovine brésilienne doit accroître la transparence tout au long de la chaîned’approvisionnement, en offrant une meilleure visibilité sur l’origine de sonbétail et, plus important encore, en garantissant que la production n’est pasliée à la déforestation. L’industrie agroalimentaire brésilienne est un moteurmajeur de l’économie du pays. Alors que le PIB du Brésil n’a augmenté que de1,1 % en 2019, l’agriculture a augmenté de 3,81 %, ce qui représente environ 21% de la production totale du pays. L’industrie bovine, y compris la vente audétail et d’autres secteurs associés, est l’un des principaux piliers dusecteur agroalimentaire brésilien, représentant 8,5 % du PIB du pays en 2019.
Brasilien ist der mengenmäßig größte Rindfleischexporteur der Welt und führt einen Markt an, der in den nächsten zwei Jahrzehnten voraussichtlich um 35 % wachsen wird. Mit seinem riesigen Territorium, dem günstigen Klima und der ausgeprägten Viehzuchtkultur ist Brasilien bereit, einen wachsenden Anteil des Weltmarktes zu bedienen.Um diesen Herausforderungen zu begegnen und einen Kreislauf des Wirtschaftswachstums anzukurbeln, muss die brasilianische Rindfleischindustrie die Transparenz in der gesamten Lieferkette erhöhen, einen besseren Einblick in die Herkunft ihres Viehs bieten und vor allem sicherstellen, dass die Produktion nicht mit der Abholzung der Wälder zusammenhängt. Die brasilianische Agrarindustrie war ein wichtiger Motor der Wirtschaft des Landes. Während Brasiliens BIP im Jahr 2019 lediglich um 1,1 % stieg, wuchs die Landwirtschaft um 3,81 % – was rund 21 % der Gesamtproduktion des Landes ausmachte. Die Rindfleischindustrie, einschließlich des Einzelhandels und anderer damit verbundener Sektoren, ist eine der Hauptsäulen des brasilianischen Agrarsektors und machte im Jahr 2019 8,5 % des BIP des Landes aus.
تعد البرازيل أكبر مصدر للحوم الأبقار في العالم من حيث الحجم، وتقود سوقًا من المتوقع أن تنمو بنسبة 35% خلال العقدين المقبلين. بفضل أراضيها الشاسعة، ومناخها الملائم، وثقافة تربية الماشية القوية، تستعد البرازيل لخدمة حصة متزايدة من السوق العالمية.
ولمواجهة هذه التحديات وتحفيز دورة من النمو الاقتصادي، يتعين على صناعة لحوم الأبقار في البرازيل أن تعمل على زيادة الشفافية عبر سلسلة التوريد، وتوفير رؤية أفضل لأصول الماشية، والأهم من ذلك، ضمان عدم ربط الإنتاج بإزالة الغابات. كانت صناعة الأعمال الزراعية في البرازيل محركًا رئيسيًا لاقتصاد البلاد. وفي حين ارتفع الناتج المحلي الإجمالي في البرازيل بنسبة 1.1% فقط في عام 2019، نمت الزراعة بنسبة 3.81%، وهو ما يمثل حوالي 21% من إجمالي إنتاج البلاد. تعد صناعة لحوم البقر، بما في ذلك تجارة التجزئة والقطاعات الأخرى المرتبطة بها، إحدى الركائز الأساسية لقطاع الأعمال الزراعية في البرازيل، حيث تشكل 8.5٪ من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي للبلاد في عام 2019.
ブラジルは世界最大の牛肉輸出国であり、今後 20 年間で 35% の成長が見込まれる市場をリードしています。広大な領土、良好な気候、強力な牧畜文化を備えたブラジルは、世界市場でますます大きなシェアを占める態勢が整っています。これらの課題に直面し、経済成長のサイクルを促進するために、ブラジルの牛肉産業は、サプライチェーン全体の透明性を高め、牛の産地の可視性を高め、最も重要なこととして、生産が森林破壊に結びつかないようにする必要があります。ブラジルのアグリビジネス産業は、ブラジル経済の主要な原動力となっています。 2019年のブラジルのGDPはわずか1.1%増加したが、農業は3.81%増加し、国の総生産量の約21%を占めた。小売およびその他の関連部門を含む牛肉産業は、ブラジルのアグリビジネス部門の主要な柱の 1 つであり、2019 年の同国の GDP の 8.5% を占めています。
This staircase is at the end of your visit to the Vatican Museums ... I've taken a few of this with different angles. I think you would need a 5mm lens to get everything into the frame!
The original picture from Adobe Stock was less kinky.
The passage to black and white, plus the increased contrast, added to the grungy look made this a little more ... coquin as we say in french ... LOL
Dirty Work is from The Rolling Stones
Increased tonnage lead the A&A to acquire RS-3u #114 to replace the GE centercabs in freight service. On Sept. 18, 2025 the train is approaching Genesee Road. (misc70436d)
The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California and is estimated to have an area of 318 square miles. It is shrinking at an increasing rate now estimated upwards of 3.75 square miles per year. It is heavily toxic. High levels of selenium with a substantial amount of heavy metals such as cadmium and copper are present. Fish that exist in this soup cannot be eaten. The wind in this area drives the toxic dust over a wide area and is the cause of many breathing issues for local inhabitants. On the flip side the deposits of lithium that exist beneath this goulash are estimated to be worth $540 billion dollars. Enough to build 375 million vehicle batteries. The economic viability of extracting and processing the crude lithium is still in debate. Meanwhile time moves on and all that occurs is stagnation.
It may be because I am inexperienced in camera operation, but when I take pictures at a high ISO value, even with the hero body D850, a lot of color information seems to be lost.
I was thinking about buying a speedlight to take night photos, but I think the flashing lights would scare people.
I guess I should buy a tripod. A reasonably cheap one from Manfrotto would do. I'm not going to take pictures of the Milky Way anyway...
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km², making it the 34th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science, and arts, and has sometimes been referred to as the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the region and province of Île-de-France, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,997,058 in 2020, or about 18% of the population of France, making it in 2020 the second largest metropolitan area in the OECD, and 14th largest in the world in 2015. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, in 2021 Paris was the city with the second-highest cost of living in the world, tied with Singapore, and after Tel Aviv.
Paris is a major railway, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris–Charles de Gaulle (the second-busiest airport in Europe) and Paris–Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily; it is the second-busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th-busiest railway station in the world and the busiest located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015. Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre received 2.8 million visitors in 2021, despite the long museum closings caused by the COVID-19 virus. The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art. The Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of two noted Parisians. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991; popular landmarks there include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire. Other popular tourist sites include the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, also on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the hill of Montmartre with its artistic history and its Basilica of Sacré-Coeur.
Paris hosts several United Nations organisations: the UNESCO, the Young Engineers / Future Leaders, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, and other international organisations such as the OECD, the OECD Development Centre, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, the International Energy Agency, the International Federation for Human Rights, the International Organisation of La Francophonie; along with European bodies such as the European Space Agency, the Euro Banking Association or the European Securities and Markets Authority. Other international organisations were founded in Paris such as the CIMAC in 1951 (International Council on Combustion Engines | Conseil International des Machines à Combustion), or the modern Olympic Games in 1894 which was then moved to Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tourism recovered in the Paris region in 2021, increasing to 22.6 million visitors, thirty percent more than in 2020, but still well below 2019 levels. The number of visitors from the United States increased by 237 percent over 2020. Museums re-opened in 2021, with limitations on the number of visitors at a time and a requirement that visitors wear masks.
The football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français are based in Paris. The 80,000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. The city hosted the Olympic Games in 1900, 1924 and will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, as well as the 1960, 1984 and 2016 UEFA European Championships were also held in the city. Every July, the Tour de France bicycle race finishes on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Peace Bridge - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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The saltwater lagoon of the Mar Menor in Spain, has particular conditions for jellyfish, the water temperature increase in it is more pronounced (it can be between 5 and 10 ºC during the summer) than in the Mediterranean, and the contribution of nutrients coming from the surrounding agricultural exploitations make jellyfish proliferate in large quantities.
Photograph taken in La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia (Spain). Copyright @ 2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
El Mar Menor, reúne unas condiciones particulares para las medusas, el amento de la temperatura del agua en ella es mas acusada (puede estar entre 5 y 10 ºC durante el verano) que respecto al Mediterráneo, y el aporte de nutrientes procedentes de las explotaciones agrarias que lo rodean hacen que las medusas proliferen en grandes cantidades.
Fotografía realizada en La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia (España). Copyright @ 2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
A large group of Pelicans is called a Brief or Pod.... I tried to get them to all look and smile for the camera but like a group of kids you take what you get!
I increased contrast significantly for slider's Sunday.
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This aerial photograph was taken from an airplane flying over Cape Town. It was a nice clear day. Thanks to photoshop the photos look wonderful. This photos were taken while landing at Cape Town International Airport coming from Lanseria Airport in South Africa.
When shooting aerial photos the shutterspeed always need to be high to compensate for the movement and shake of the airplane, especially when landing or taking off. Using a shutterspeed of 10 times the focal length will usually ensure a sharp image. It is okay to use a big aperture but a smaller aperture will help with image sharpness. It is important to find the balance between increasing the ISO and increasing the aperture to improve sharpness and quality of the photo. Some form of stabilisation also helps a lot. It is very important not to rest your camera or lens on any part of the airplane as this will cause much more vibration.
These photo was taken in July 2014 with a Canon 5D MkIII and Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.
Camera Settings: f/8.0, 1/400 seconds and ISO 500
For increased tendered services won after GHA Coaches ceased trading has allowed Howards to invest in some new vehicles. One of two ADL Enviros is seen in Knutsford Bus Station operating former GHA service 27 to Macclesfield.
Knutsford Bus Station - 2017.
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Water increase because of the rain, and please choose the one by which a flow becomes clear.
A mountain went to the deep valley stream.
I expect, it's clear for water, and, the quantity of water is also rich.
A heart danced in wonderful location in !
The place where a flow of water is also intense in particular at the inside for me, search
I walked.
The flow full of uplifting feeling what I have in mind did finally upstream
NI could touch.
The creature who rises at all freely flows in the condition for water.
charmed me repeatedly.
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Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Conservation statusPopulation apparently still increasing, as with some other Arctic-nesting geese (Snow and White-fronted). Ross's Goose often hybridizes with Snow Goose, but evidently not enough to be genetically "swamped" by the Snows.
FamilyDucks and Geese
HabitatTundra (summer), marshes, grain fields, ponds. In summer on Arctic tundra, especially flat tundra with mix of grassy areas and low matted thickets of dwarf birch or willow. In migration and winter, shallow lakes, freshwater marshes, flooded stubble fields, other agricultural lands.
This pint-sized relative of the Snow Goose has been surrounded by mystery and surprise. Explorers recognized it as a different bird as early as 1770, but it was not described to science until 1861; its Arctic nesting grounds were not discovered until 1938. Once thought to be very rare, or even on brink of extinction, its population has greatly increased in recent decades. Not until the late 1970s was it discovered that Ross's, like Snow Goose, can occur in a “blue” morph. Blue Ross's Geese are still rarely detected.
Migration
Main population migrates from Northwest Territories to central California, traveling along a rather narrow route with traditional stopovers, especially in Alberta and Montana. In recent years, numbers wintering in New Mexico and east of Rockies have increased markedly. Migrate in flocks, often mixed with Snow Geese, sometimes with other geese. Strays appearing far out of range may have arrived by traveling with other species.
Feeding Behavior
Forages mainly by walking on land, or wading or swimming in shallow water. During migration and winter, feeds in flocks, usually with Snow Geese.
Eggs
4, sometimes 2-6, rarely 1-8. Dull white, becoming nest-stained. Female does all incubating, usually 21-23 days. Young: Leave the nest shortly after hatching, following parents to water. Both parents tend the young; male is most active in defense against predators. Young fledge in 40-45 days.
Young
Leave the nest shortly after hatching, following parents to water. Both parents tend the young; male is most active in defense against predators. Young fledge in 40-45 days.
Diet
almost entirely plant material. Diet for most of year is mainly green grasses and sedges. On arrival on breeding grounds, before new growth is available, do much grubbing for roots. In fall migration, feeds more on seeds and grains of wild grasses or cultivated crops.
Nesting
First breeding at age of 2 or 3 years. Courtship involves rapid head-dipping by both members of pair. Breeds in colonies, usually associated with colonies of Snow Goose. Nest site is often on island or shore of tundra lake, usually on edge of low thicket. The same site is often used for more than 1 season. Nest is a bulky bowl of twigs, leaves, grass, moss, lined with down. Female builds nest, beginning about the time the first egg is laid, continuing after incubation begins.
The lowering sky, increasing rain and wind finally got the better of me.
These were the last taken that morning, however, this stand of trees at Crummock water is not what I remember most from that morning, but the journey back over Honister Pass. I must have driven over it 30+ times, in all kinds of weather, yet I have never seen it looking more sinister or dramatic. Every rock and boulder was saturated, and streams of water were pouring down every crevice. The clouds were low and swirling, revealing every hidden contour, and giving the impression that the walls carried on upward, up and up, and the rain and mist was like curtain veils up the pass. I quite expected the mountain giants to be out throwing boulders around!
I could just see it as a really moody B&W. (...and sure to win at next years LPOTY! ;o))
The problem was, I was tired, cold and wet, the wind was blowing, the rain was heavy, the camera gear was all packed away, and all I wanted to do was get back to the warm caravan! Need I say more... great memory though.
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Bond Equipe GT4S (1964-70) Engine *1296 cc S4 OHV of 63 bhp increased to 67 bhp Production 2505
Registration Number OOR 331 G (Hampshire)
BOND SET
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The GT4 Bonds first four wheeled car with fibre glass body with Triumph windscreen and doors, and Triumph Herald engine. Joined in 1964 by the GT4S a true four seater, with the original GT4 now retitled GT 2+2, The new Equipe was the work of the company's in-house design team and was to use the same basic Triumph components as the previous model, in order to allow production to commence as soon as possible. The main changes were to the body shell which was completely redesigned at the rear to include a conventional opening boot-lid and at the same time raise the headroom over the rear seats to just 3 inches less than that
over the front seats. The result retained the Equipe's distinctive fast-back styling, by incorporating a neat rear spoiler making the practical opening boot-lid less intrusive. The most obvious change was however the new bonnet whic now included twin head lights of the Triumph 2000. a neat fresh-air intake scoop and was designed to allow the possibility of accommodating the in-line 6-cylinder engine from Triumph's Vitesse at a later date.
The engine was upgraded in April 1967 shortly after the Triumph Herald to the new 1296cc unit. The car now being called GT4S 1300. At the same time disc brakes were enlarged and rear suspension revised
Diolch yn fawr am 73,075,223 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 73,075,223 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-262
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St Martin, the French side of the Caribbean Island of St Maarten.
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The inversion had been there all day and increased as the day was coming to an end, completely enveloping Cheshire. As the sun was setting, this lovely soft glow appeared making such a magical scene.
The Jewish feast of PURIM, is the feast of customs and happiness.
It takes place at the Jewish month ADAR (more or less on March).
The Jewish phrase says: “When Adar enters, joy increases",
In a slight form of command: "You should be happy".
Not trivial to obey such a command, if you ask me.
My impression of this man, is that he obeys,
alongside a serious facial expression…
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southwest Florida
USA
Blue-grey gnatcatcher shot in the bushes low to the ground flitting between the branches. My first image of this bird.
The blue-gray gnatcatcher or blue-grey gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a very small songbird, 10–13 cm (3.9–5.1 in) in length and weighing only 5–7 g (0.18–0.25 oz). Adult males are blue-gray on the upperparts with white underparts, have a slender dark bill, and a long black tail edged in white. Females are less blue, while juveniles are greenish-gray. Both sexes have a white eye ring.
The blue-gray gnatcatcher's breeding habitat includes open deciduous woods and shrublands in southern Ontario, the eastern and southwestern United States, and Mexico. Though gnatcatcher species are common and increasing in number while expanding to the northeast, it is the only one to breed in Eastern North America. Both parents build a cone-like nest on a horizontal tree branch, and share feeding the young. The incubation period is 13 days for both sexes, and two broods may be raised in a season.
These birds migrate to the southern United States, Mexico, northern Central America-(Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras), Cuba, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands.
They forage actively in trees or shrubs, mainly eating insects, insect eggs and spiders. They may hover over foliage while snatching prey (gleaning), or fly to catch insects in flight (hawking).
The tail is often held upright while defending territory or searching for food.
One of the first plants to bloom in our gardens every year, here's a 2021 daffodil. This flower is photographed using three LED lights: a white one is directly behind the flower. Shining down from the front are both a "blacklight" LED, and, somewhat offset, a white LED. The black background is provided by a sheet of black velvet. Other than some brightening and contrast increase later, this is how my camera "saw" the scene.
Date taken: April 12, 2021
[T7 0681] Alt Tags: Canon Rebel T7i EOS 800D Narcissus
IC1025/IC1028 get A407 hauling out of Leverett, which has been moving faster now thanks to the recent track upgrades. Manifests like 407 and is sister 408 are now able to get up to 50mph once again, and the acceleration of the trains follows a similar theme. Right now, that increase is appreciated thanks to how quick the sun goes down these days, but it certainly does make a bit more of a challenge in following these things. Though it is a bit more fun, too...
increased contrast, lightened
I am preparing to rework my website. I am prototyping it on Flickr. So far, I preliminary picked the abstract and some graphic photos. I will still prune this selection. You can see them here: www.flickr.com/photos/pavel_photophile2008/collections/72.... It is a long-term project that has already soaked up a fair bit of time. Eventually, I hope to have a shiny new website.
Your comments, real input will be greatly appreciated.
With increased business in Guelph, OSR added a third crew on "Job Two" to serve the customers in the south end of the city (PDI liquids and PDI Polymers mostly). Job Two on duty at 14:30 would head up to Guelph around 16:00 and would quickly have to meet Job One on their way south back to Guelph Jct from the North End industrial area in Guelph. The meet change location daily and the timing was always different, so this was a treat to finally get it in good light.
182 on Job Two pauses his switching in southern yard to exchanges a wave with the southbound Job One with 1620 leading 505.