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Many parents with their children had the opportunity to visit classrooms, meet the teachers and see the class lists posted during the Sneak a Peek held at the Vicenza Elementary School in Villaggio Aug.23.
Bullfrog saying hello. We we walking around a pond nd getting low to take some pictures and out of no where one of these guys belted out a ribbit ad scared the crap out of us.
Day 48/365 - This little sweetie had just learned to walk so she liked to play everywhere in the yard. She was always on the run!
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania - A giraffe peeks out from behind another giraffe. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species. Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 1,360 kilograms (3,000 pounds).
The giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi. Its range extends from Chad to South Africa. Giraffes can inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. They prefer areas enriched with Acacia growth. They often drink, and as a result, they can spend long periods of time in dry, arid areas. When searching for more food they will venture into areas with denser foliage.
Modifications to the giraffe's structure have evolved, particularly to the circulatory system. A giraffe's heart, which can weigh up to 10 kg (22 lb) and measure about 2 feet long, has to generate around double the normal blood pressure for an average large mammal in order to maintain blood flow to the brain against gravity.
non ci crederete ma, non era mia intenzione fotografare quest'esserino, gli dicevo, da bravo tu, nasconditi cosi' riesco a fotografare i petali.. ma mentre facevo click si è affacciato! :)
The big hype in the San Francisco Bay Area over the weekend was that the weather forcasters were predicting that we could get snow as low as sea level for the first time in 35 years. Although many people waited with excited anticipation to finally see a little bit of snow in their yards...it didn't happen in most places. Fortunately, I live in one of the few places it snowed, and stayed freezing enough to stick for a few hours before melting. I was lucky enough (for once) to be in the right place at the right time!
Peek & Cloppenburg Flagship Store, Vienna, Austria
The new Peek & Cloppenburg flagship store will be located on Kärtner Strasse, between
Johannesgasse and Himmelpfortgasse, in Vienna’s historic centre, a district protected as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The starting point for the design was the idea of a “building with windows” – a modern, abstract
interpretation of a classical building typology, which is not freestanding but part of the overriding
structure of the urban area. The building will assert itself as tectonically powerful, and
demonstrate a long-lasting and institutional character through the selection of its materials and
proportions, whilst remaining modest and above all becoming an integral part of the street
façade. The defining material for the façade is a light-coloured, finely pointed Danube Limestone
(Donaukalk) – a typical Viennese building material. The façade will be solidly built, corresponding
in its materiality and craftsmanship with the historic context.
The new building volume will close the urban block as a continuation of the neighbouring
buildings. In its rational structure the design ties in strongly with the tradition of late Viennese
department stores. The façade will subtly react to the structure of the neighbouring buildings.
The window proportions and the ratio between closed wall and openings will reflect the historic
neighbouring buildings. The otherwise recessed glass layer will be brought forward on the ground
floor, transforming the wall openings into display windows at street level. On the fourth floor, the
façade will open up to the city through a loggia.
The six sales levels will be accessed from the main entrance on Kärtner Strasse via a central
atrium, flooded by daylight. A translucent glass and bronze structure crowns the atrium in the
tradition of the large department stores of the 19
th
century, acting as a counterpoint to the sales
areas with its textile stock.
Client: Peek & Cloppenburg KG
Competition date: 2007
Completion due: 2010
Gross floor area: 23,000 m2
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Porr Projekt und Hochbau AG, Vienna
Quantity Surveyor: IGP Ingenieur AG, Berlin
Presentation model: Christoph Leistenschneider, Cologne
Photomontage: Jens Gehrcken, Berlin
Playing around with textures on a snowy cold day...This was taken on a nice sunny day, in a barn undergoing renovation. I like the way the lady appears to be peeking in on us as we wandered around :)
RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE! RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE! RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE! RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE! RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE! RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE! RACHEL-B WAS AT OUR HOUSE!
Yay!
Explore: #209!
I am looking after Amy and Ella this evening. They have come to spend the night at mine and when they come to Aunty Katy's they get to watch Cbeebies and play hide and seek behind the long curtains...how cool!! I've just put them to bed, have a glass of wine and lots of respect for parenting!
Many parents with their children had the opportunity to visit classrooms, meet the teachers and see the class lists posted during the Sneak a Peek held at the Vicenza Elementary School in Villaggio Aug.23.
Quite a number of boys in this film. This kid looks about 11 or 12. He's placing empty trays under the cutting web. They will emerge under the panning web to receive their biscuits. This machine is running at 60 cuts per minute, with a double row cutter, meaning 120 rows per minute. It's feeding about three two tray wide ovens. Well, I was was 15 when I started biscuit work, -during the school holidays. My first job was lining Bycroft Cabin Bread cartons on a Saturday and Sunday at the Otahuhu factory. They were still transferring the Aulsebrook machinery at the time, hence the weekend work. They were short of labour. Lucky for me. Film still from "A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works (1906)." from archive.org
Gizmo peeks out from under my leg - I only agreed to do the shoot with the condition that my puppy could come too. He's a natural model.
The Playbox look interesting with the better graphics. From The Australian Woman's Weekly 25 April 1973 via the National Library of Australia.