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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.
- Chinese Proverb -
This place is so peaceful, I could sit here all day and lose myself in its essence. This is the perfect spot for meditation but the sensory deliciousness of it prevents the mind from becoming still enough!
The former manor castle is still located in the northwestern corner of the town center, surrounded by the town wall and castle walls. The remains of the earliest known predecessor of the castle system, the pile castle, have been uncovered in its courtyard. After the Tatars withdrew, construction began on the Lower Castle next to the settlement in the valley, which in the Middle Ages took over the role of the Upper Castle as the center of the lord's estate, which was difficult to access. The castle consists of two parts: the outer bailey and the inner castle. The buildings on either side of the outer bailey once housed the guards and the castle's service staff. At the end of the 13th century, it was owned by the Héder clan. In 1289, Prince Albert captured the castle. In accordance with the terms of the Peace of Hainburg, Andrew III had the Old Castle demolished in 1291. In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family and, after his victory, granted it significant privileges in 1328.
In 1327, after several wars, Charles Robert captured the castle from the Kőszegi family, and after his victory in 1328, he helped the town develop by granting it significant privileges. The town walls were gradually built up to prevent Austrian invasions, and they were protected by strong towers. The water from the nearby Gyöngyös stream was diverted into the moats surrounding the walls. In 1392, the castle belonged to the Garai family, in 1445 to the Habsburgs, from whom Matthias Corvinus recaptured it in 1482, but in 1492 the Habsburgs occupied it again.
Its most famous siege was in 1532, when it was attacked by the huge army of the Turkish Sultan Suleiman, who was marching towards Vienna. A statue of Miklós Jurisics, captain of the castle during the Turkish siege, stands in the courtyard. In memory of the enemy's retreat, bells ring every day at 11 a.m. in Kőszeg. The inner castle can be reached via a two-arched brick bridge spanning the moat.
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Battleship Texas is the last remaining battleship that participated in both World War I and World War II. Over her service life, the Navy repeatedly outfitted the ship with cutting edge technology. Fate spared Battleship Texas as she fought in two wars. Now she is fighting for survival against age and rust.
Powerful weapon
ship launch_800p.jpegLaunching the ship in 1912 (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives)
The U.S. Navy com-mis-sioned USS Texas on March 12, 1914. She was the most powerful weapon in the world, a complex product of an industrial nation emerging as a force in global events.
In 1916, USS Texas became the first U.S. battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns. She was also the first to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers. These early computers increased firing accuracy.
In World War I, USS Texas joined the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet early in 1918. Her duties included laying a North Sea mine barrage, responding to German High Seas Fleet maneuvers, and helping prevent enemy naval forces from cutting off Allied supply lines.
Late in 1918, she escorted the German Fleet to its surrender anchorage.
Retooled ship
Two sailors swabbing the deck.Swabbing the deck (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives)
In 1925, the Navy opted to modernize USS Texas instead of scrapping her. This meant con-vert-ing the ship to run on fuel oil instead of coal. Tripod masts and a single stack replaced the ship’s cage masts and two smoke stacks. Torpedo blisters added another layer of protection to the ship’s waterline.
USS Texas received one of the first radars in the U.S. Navy in 1939. With new anti-aircraft guns, fire control and communication equipment, the ship remained an aging but powerful asset in the U.S. naval fleet.
World War II
Baker-Bryant German Shell031_800p.jpgCaptain Baker and Admiral Bryan pose with the unexploded German shell (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives).
USS Texas became flagship of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet before World War II. She had a close call in 1941 while on "Neutrality Patrol.” German Submarine U-203 had the ship in its sights and asked permission to fire. Adolf Hitler eventually denied permission to engage the ship, or any other U.S. ship.
Fate spared the battleship again when Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941: She was safe in Maine. The United States entered World War II soon after.
During the war, USS Texas fired on Nazi defenses in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Shortly afterward, German coastal defense artillery near Cherbourg hit the ship twice. The first shell exploded, injuring 12 and killing one. This was the only combat fatality ever aboard USS Texas. The second shell hit the ship, but did not explode. The Navy deactivated this “lucky shell” and returned it to the ship as a good luck charm.
After repairs, the battleship shelled Nazi positions in Southern France before transferring to the Pacific. There she lent gunfire support and anti-aircraft fire to the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Final mission
Berthing the ship_800p.jpgTugboats bring the battleship to her final resting place in 1948 (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives).
After Japan’s surrender, USS Texas carried soldiers stationed across the Pacific home from war.
When she completed her final mission, the state of Texas acquired the ship. On April 21, 1948, Battleship Texas was decom-missioned, and became a memorial ship.
Today, Battleship Texas is a floating museum and the last remaining U.S. battleship of her kind. She stands as a memorial to the bravery and sacrifice of the servicemen who fought in both world wars.
The battleship is both a National Historic Landmark and a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. Ensuring her future will require a concerted effort from Texas citizens and businesses. Luck has gotten her this far, but now it’s up to Texans to save Battleship Texas.
Taken from; tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/battleship-texas/park_history
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You probably wonder what is that horse with stripes and paint markings ?! Well, let me answer that question. It's a cute cross between a paint horse and a zebra. Hence why it does have those cute ears and strange tail. We are so glad she take the markings from her mama and the stripes from her dad. So happy to be able to call this cutie ours, she'll grow up a little more but not so much cause we all know, zebras aren't that tall !
You might have another question about the collar the mare have on her neck, well, this pretty here is cribbing on fences that means she'll literally destroy them with her teeth ! This collar will avoid her to do, don't worry it's without danger for her, it have a little furred part on the top and under her jaw as well. It will prevent us as well to change the fences every weeks.. We'll see how it goes !
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Capolavoro dell'ingegneria medievale. Voluto da Matilde di Canossa e restaurato da Castruccio Castracani, è conosciuto anche come Ponte della Maddalena. Attraversa il fiume Serchio nei pressi di Borgo a Mozzano, in provincia di Lucca.
I diritti delle mie immagini sono riservati e ne è vietato qualsiasi uso, senza il mio preventivo consenso.
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Bunches of growing bananas are covered in blue polytene bags to prevent disease. The Saint Lucia banana industry is a valuable source of foreign trade. Marigot Bay is located on the western coast of Saint Lucia.
The Small White Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium candidum) is a rare, endangered, perennial orchid with tiny white flowers that occurs in isolated patches in Ontario. As with all orchids, fungus found in the soil are interdependent for their nourishment and survival. The orchid requires approximately three years to produce its first leaf and as many as 16 years to produce its first flower after germination. The species is capable of extended dormancy, surviving underground for as long as six years, until suitable conditions occur for above ground growth.
It is important to be aware of the ecological sensitivity of the location. I stay on the trails and minimize my impact on the environment at all times. I practice wildflower-friendly photo techniques only, to prevent damage to flowers and their habitat. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
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The bird park Pont de Gau is located in the Camargue on the RD 570 that leads the Saintes-Maries-de-la- Mer to Arles . It was created in 1949 and since 1974, which was the beginning than a zoo, acquired its status as the ornithological park .
History
In 1949 , a passionate ornithologist André Lamouroux, opens at Pont de Gau space consisting of small aviaries where are shown some Camargue poultry species. René Lamouroux, his son, succeeded him in 1974 , and decides to allow visitors to see a maximum number of species in freedom in a park with opportunities to learn through the Park House . The role of the latter is to educate visitors about the protection of the Camargue environment and safeguarding the natural environment .
The park
René Lamouroux first enlarges the field of twelve hectares of marshland, landscape and tag paths to allow visitors to approach as close fauna and flora . Then in 1987 , he rented the marsh Gines the Camargue Regional Park . Today, with its 60 hectares, the park allows you to discover wildlife in its natural environment made up of marshes , of ponds , of reeds , of lawns , of sansouires and roubines . This diversity promotes the presence of a large variety of bird species, both migratory sedentary than .
Among these species are distinguished flamingos , the herons , the storks , the egrets , the teals , the raptors and many small waders . The few aviaries park welcome disabled birds or too impregnated by man to survive alone in the wild. A care center was established for the Camargue birds. It receives an average of 350 per year . In 1985 , he was picked up over 5000 flamingos cold dead roses, in February 2012 , the park welcomed and cared for these iconic birds of the Camargue. Over 90% of the area ponds were frozen to prevent them from feeding .
The park offers seven kilometers of nature trails with paths suitable for all and accessible to persons with disabilities. Throughout the picnic areas are set . With terraces, the observation of several hundred birds is particularly facilitated . At the exit, the house of the Regional Park of Camargue complements informing the public about the Camargue, its specificities, its natural environment and ways to respect .
The "Caminito del Rey" is an awesome walkway constructed on the steep and deep cliffs of the "Desfiladero de los Gaitanes", a canyon in Andalusia, southern Spain. Originally built near the end of the 19th century and in serious state of decay, the path was off limits until a mayor restoration was undertaken only recently. Now, visitors can safely enjoy the breathtaking views and experience the excitement of just having a few planks, or this glass floor balcony (!) beneath their feet preventing a sheer drop of over 300ft... Well worth a visit, but not for those with more than casual vertigo.
Con garra y corazón el Puebla FC viene de atrás y empata con las Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara
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Puebla., Puebla a 09 de Enero 2011
El refuerzo Félix Borja se estrenó con la playera del Puebla y de paso le dio el empate final a un gol ante las Chivas de Guadalajara, en el debut de ambos equipos en el torneo Clausura 2011, en duelo celebrado en el estadio Cuauhtémoc.
El ecuatoriano, en una jugada de riñones consiguió el tanto de la igualdad al minuto 54. Previamente, en una acción desafortunada, un autogol de Gerardo Lugo había puesto en ventaja a las Chivas, al minuto ocho.
Con este marcador, el cuadro camotero llegó a un punto para ubicarse momentáneamente en el cuarto lugar del Grupo Tres. En tanto, el Rebaño Sagrado también llegó a una unidad, para ser terceros del primer sector
Así ante una gran entrada, el Puebla tuvo la primera llegada al minuto siete, cuando Edgar Castillo sirvió para Félix Borja quien en los linderos del área sacó fogonazo que se fue arriba de la cabaña de Luis Michel.
Al minuto ocho, Alberto Medina cobró un tiro de esquina hacia atrás, donde recibió Omar Esparza quien intentó mandar centro que fue desviado por Gerardo Lugo, pero para su mala fortuna el rechace cayó en la red poblana, para el 0-1 a favor de las Chivas.
Tras el gol, el juego continuó de ida y vuelta y al minuto 12, Alberto Medina recibió el balón, sacó tiro raso que Alexandro Álvarez mandó a tiro de esquina, en el cobro, apareció Omar Arellano quien cabeceó de manera incómoda y su envío se fue a un lado de la cabaña poblana.
A partir de ese momento el juego bajó de intensidad, donde el Puebla se hizo de la posesión del esférico, pero sin llegar con peligro, en tanto Chivas retrasó líneas en busca de un contragolpe.
Para la parte complementaria, el Puebla apretó desde el arranque y al 47 Yasser Corona se quitó a par de hombres, ingresó al área, pero se topó con la salida de Michel quien le robó el esférico.
Al minuto 54, el Puebla logró la igualdad luego de Félix Borja a base de fortaleza ingresó al área y con la marca encimosa de un defensor, alcanzó a puntear el esférico para superar la salida de Luis Michel y poner el 1-1, ante la algarabía de los presentes.
Al 67, Omar Arellano controló el balón en el área, pero su disparo salió sin potencia a las manos de Alexandro Álvarez. Todavía al minuto b74, anularon un golazo de Félix Borja, que causó enojo entre los aficionados.
El árbitro fue Ricardo Arellano quien amonestó a Roberto Juárez, Edgar Castillo, del Puebla. Mientras que por Chivas mostró cartón preventivo a Omar Esparza, Miguel Ponce.
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A flower whose name I did not know at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Thanks to Sal, I now know it is a scabious. My wife Glynis very kindly held the stem to prevent at least some of the swaying in the wind!
ENGLISH:
The DIMAG company truck crane from the late 80's has a 245hp engine. The vehicle drives at 75 km/h.
25 tons can be lifted at a radius of 2.5m to a height of 26m.
I made the 1/87 model from a Kibri kit. The crane is fully functional.
There are steel weights on the chassis to prevent the model from tipping over.
ESPAÑOL:
El camión grúa de la empresa DIMAG de finales de los 80 tiene un motor de 245cv. El vehículo circula a 75 km/h.
Se pueden levantar 25 toneladas en un radio de 2,5 ma una altura de 26 m.
Hice el modelo 1:87 a partir de un kit de Kibri. La grúa es completamente funcional.
Hay pesos de acero en el chasis para evitar que el modelo se vuelque.
DEUTSCH:
Der DIMAG Firmen Autokran aus den späten 80er hat einen 245PS Motor. Das Fahrzeug fährt 75km/h.
Es können 25 Tonnen bei einer Ausladung von 2.5m bis auf eine Höhe von 26m gehoben werden.
Das 1:87 Modell habe ich aus einem Kibri Bausatz hergestellt. Der Kran ist voll funktionsfähig.
Im Fahrgestell sind Stahlgewichte, damit das Modell nicht kippt.
Cette œuvre conjugue mémoire de l’antique et traitement contemporain. Ses proportions sont idéales, mais Ikaria a été délibérément décapitée et clouée au sol par une main qui semble l’empêcher de prendre son envol, malgré ses ailes déployées. À travers son œuvre, Igor Mitoraj n’a de cesse d’exprimer la nature humaine et son imperfection le corps humain, sa beauté et sa fragilité. Souvent de grande taille, à l’instar d’Ikaria, en bronze, et ses six mètres de haut, ses sculptures captent le regard dans des lieux publics aujourd’hui disséminés dans de nombreuses villes en Europe, aux États-Unis ou au Japon.
This work combines memory of the ancient and contemporary treatment. Its proportions are ideal, but Ikaria was deliberately decapitated and pinned to the ground by a hand that seemed to prevent it from taking flight, despite its outstretched wings. Through his work, Igor Mitoraj constantly expresses human nature and its imperfection, the human body, its beauty and its fragility. Often large, like Ikaria, in bronze, and its six meters high, his sculptures capture the eye in public places now scattered in many cities in Europe, the United States or Japan. .
Praca ta łączy w sobie wspomnienie dawnego i współczesnego leczenia. Jego proporcje są idealne, ale Ikaria została celowo ścięta i przygwożdżona do ziemi ręką, która zdawała się uniemożliwiać mu lot, pomimo rozpostartych skrzydeł. Poprzez swoją twórczość Igor Mitoraj nieustannie wyraża ludzką naturę i jej niedoskonałość, ludzkie ciało, jego piękno i kruchość. Jego rzeźby, często duże, jak Ikaria, z brązu i wysokie na sześć metrów, przyciągają wzrok w miejscach publicznych rozsianych obecnie po wielu miastach Europy, Stanów Zjednoczonych czy Japonii.
In bright backlit frosty conditions 3850 departs Winchcombe with the 10am departure from Toddington to Cheltenham Racecourse. Not quite the hoped for image as the exhaust blotted out the sun preventing the full loco and train glint, however still a pleasing result I feel. GWSR. Thursday 2nd January 2025.
Nestled among the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own solar system.
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features AFGL 5180, a beautiful stellar nursery located in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins).
At the center of the image, a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets, extending to the top right and bottom left of the image. Light from this star is mostly escaping and reaching us by illuminating these cavities, like a lighthouse piercing through the storm clouds.
Stars are born in dusty environments and although this dust makes for spectacular images, it can prevent astronomers from seeing stars embedded in it. Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument is designed to capture detailed images in both visible and infrared light, meaning that the young stars hidden in vast star-forming regions like AFGL 5180 can be seen much more clearly.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. C. Tan (Chalmers University & University of Virginia), R. Fedriani (Chalmers University); CC BY 4.0; Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt
Moon prevented good visibility of the Milky Way for most of the night. I decided to sleep under the stars and happen to wake up around 2:30 am, the moon had set making the sky dark enough to clearly see the milky way. This picture was taken from the comfort of my sleeping bag!
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I visited Knox Farm State Park recently and photographed the collapsing greenhouse complex near the abandoned stable complex.
The Knox Farm greenhouse was designed and built by the noted firm Lord & Burnham Company in 1927. This is the same firm that designed and built the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Garden, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden in Pittsburgh, New York Botanical Garden in Bronx NY, and the United States Botanical Garden in Washington DC.
I’ve been photographing abandoned heritage and industrial sites across the Rust Belt for the past 15 years. I never thought I’d be doing the same in my hometown of East Aurora NY. Here I always thought there was always a certain reverence and capacity for heritage stewardship. I guess it's time for some reflection and needed cultural reassessment.
In 2016 New York State determined that this greenhouse was eligible for the National Register. When a building or structure is determined to be eligible for the NR certain protections follow. One of those protections prevents the use of public funds for the demolition of the eligible structure. See this link for a 2016 list of the buildings and structures that have these protections at Knox Farm.
The last time I photographed the historic buildings at Knox Farm State Park - I learned that a number of the cottages, along Buffalo Road, were never included in that 2016 survey. So, I sent my photographs to the NYS Office of Historic Preservation. A few weeks later - based on my photos - the three cottages were then added to the list of Knox Farm properties that are determined to eligible for the National Register. Here’s that 11/2018 post.
I’ll follow up with additional photographs when the snow melts.
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In an effort to prevent the onset of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), groups of trees are now arranging to meet up at the forest edge to listen to each other talk through their feelings, let each other know that they are cared about and encourage each other to do the things that they enjoy, all whilst taking in as much sunlight as possible.
That sounds like something worth doing all year round!
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Was suprised how this shot came out as it didn't look that great in the camera but by adding a layer that was tonemapped at about 40% opacity it really brought these clouds out.
Long exposure of 20 seconds at F11 iso 250 as didn't want to lengthen to increase cloud movement. Looks like at dusk but was mid morning but got really dark.
Thanks for the suggestions for preventing light leak on the Lee Big Stopper as have a Hi-Tech holder that isn't tight enough. In the end I bought a 99p roll of black insulation tape that does the job nicely and isn't too sticky.
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From the archives, reprocessed, using Photoshop CC 2022.
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Lower Slaughter is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire, located in the Cotswold district, 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye, which also flows through Upper Slaughter. At the west end of the village there is a 19th-century water mill with an undershot waterwheel and a chimney for additional steam power. There is a ford where the river widens in the village and several small stone footbridges join the two sides of the community. While the mill is built of red brick most of the 16th and 17th century homes in the village use Cotswold sandstone and are adorned with mullioned windows and often with other embellishments such as projecting gables. Records exist showing that Lower Slaughter has been inhabited for over 1000 years. The Domesday Book entry has the village name as “Sclostre”. It further notes that in 1066 and 1086 that the manor was in the sheriff's hands. Lower Slaughter Manor, a Grade-II listed 17th-century house, was granted to Sir George Whitmore in 1611 and remained in his family until 1964. The 13th century Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. Much of the current structure was built in 1866; however, the spire and peal of six bells was recently restored. In May 2013 it was reported in the national news that the Parish Council were fiercely opposed to the presence of an icebox tricycle selling ice creams for seven days a week, six months of the year, citing that the trading times were excessive, increased footfall would prevent the grass from growing and that children could climb on the trike and fall into the nearby river.
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The Slaughters Country Inn is privately owned and offers a relaxed ambience, a style that is sympathetically balanced between the original features of a 17th Century building and contemporary design. The blend of old and new creates the perfect retreat in a beautiful country location
The Noxcelle Obvsgernor-Louse was first concieved before the exile of the Belkkescape, and was thus created by the neighboring dragon-worshipers of Illmere. It featured a highly unconventional design with large crescent swept wings embedding the four engines. The plane was modified a decade later to carry a single rocket-powered missile, which fit snugly in the space behind the chin bulge.
Despite its well thought out design, the Louse was not without several weaknesses; only two of its 5-man crew were provided with ejection seats, and even then, escape chances looked grim. The mechanical complexity of the aircraft was another problem, and several retractable air turbines later had to be installed along its fuselage just to prevent electrical shutdown.
Prototypes of the bomber featured a unique brown and red color scheme, while early models donned a green and gray camouflage. Final paint schemes featured a simpler gray due to r̶e̶n̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶l̶i̶m̶i̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ paint shortages.
20303 sits at Sheffield awaiting its final run of this years RHTT season around 07:30 yesterday morning. And, yes despite the best efforts at starting to clean the cab end of the loco, the end facing the camera is actually hi visibility yellow. Like so much of this years season, a full diagram was not possible as 66432 was sat at the other end preventing it from running via Barnsley.
Marcus Stent can be seen at the far end of the platform guarding his tripod.
A magnificent view from the Loch Ness shows this wonderful Castle of Urquhart surrounded by beautiful scenery and wondrous Autumnal colours from the Landscape.
Founded in the 13th century, Urquhart played a role in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. It was subsequently held as a royal castle, and was raided on several occasions by the MacDonald Earls of Ross. The castle was granted to the Clan Grant in 1509, though conflict with the MacDonalds continued. Despite a series of further raids the castle was strengthened, only to be largely abandoned by the middle of the 17th century. Urquhart was partially destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite forces, and subsequently decayed. In the 20th century it was placed in state care as a scheduled monument and opened to the public: it is now one of the most-visited castles in Scotland.
Looking to catch a break in a swarming, plant-dominated world, the twin rusted orbs of an ancient truck peer cautiously from between two cedars, Skagit Valley Provincial Park, British Columbia.
My wife and I walked West down the Skagit River for awhile, not having a destination but moving briskly to prevent The Mosquitoes from catching up and finding a tender place to land. Some miles into the forest and down the river, we heard a splashing sound up and off to one side. Leaving the trail and following the sound of the water, we went up a slope thickly wooded with Western Red Cedar and discovered this distinguished visage peering through the trees. Nearby and a bit further up was an abandoned mine situated 20 feet from a medium-sized waterfall flanked with ferns and tumbling down a dark basalt channel. Given the lushness of the forest, it was difficult to imagine that a road had existed that would have allowed this truck to find its final resting spot.
This photo is a bit different for me so I wonder what folks think. For anyone checking the date taken, all I can say is 'Yes, I'm an American who decided to go to Canada for the 4th of July.' It was lovely, and it turns out that Canada Day (1st of July) was celebrated with a massive fireworks display in Vancouver at the Waterfront.
Thanks for your visits and comments!
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We just came back from a little excursion. On the way home, we found this fawn (2-3 days old) sitting on the street. The mother was nowhere in sight. In order to prevent it from getting run over, we took it to a local ranger.
This is my latest 'do-it-yourself' Retinette! :)
I recently bought two items from a dealer and he chucked in a broken Retinette IB.
When the items turned up the IB was actually a bit of a poor old thing... The lenses were good but the shutter was stuck, the light-meter was only partially working and at some point it had been dropped and badly damaged on the film counter end of the top housing this was preventing the film counter and shutter button from working properly.
I was pretty resigned to the fact that this one was going to go in the parts bin, but i thought i would have a go at getting the shutter working. Anyway, with a bit of fiddling i managed to get it working correctly. Unfortunately, i didn't have any spare IB top housings and the light-meter was shot anyway. I still had a couple of spares 022 cameras so i set to making an 022 top fit onto the IB body...
The changes were as follows:
- Replace top housing mounting brackets with 022 items
- Replace rewind spindle with 022 item.
- Cut down shutter button spindle to size of 022 spindle.
- Cut down film advance peg to correct height for 022 housing
- Drill small hole for film release button from 022.
- Cosmetic only - Replace plastic advance lever and foot with metal ones from 022.
All working now and looks pretty funky! (IMHO ;) )
Kristiansten Fortress was built after Trondheim's great city fire in 1681. Then King Christian the 5th ordered that a new city and fortification plan be prepared, where Kristiansten Fortress should prevent an enemy from being able to shoot down the city. Kristiansten was an effective guardian of the city until it was closed down as an active military facility in 1816. Today it appears as Norway's best-preserved tower fortress from the 17th century, with the distinctive donjon visible from all over the city.
Leica M6TTL | Leica Summicron 50 f.2 V. | Ilford HP5 400 @ 250, -1 dev
Digitized with Canon EOS 6D | Lighttable | Digitazia
Home developed in Kodak TMax 1/4 | 6 min / 20 deg C
Negative Lab Pro v2.2.0 | Color Model: B+W | Pre-Sat: 3 | Tone Profile: LAB - Standard | WB: None | LUT: None
Oral CBD Prevented COVID-19 Infection in Real-World Patients, Study Suggests.
While not a substitute for vaccines, "CBD has the potential to prevent infections, such as breakthrough infections," the study's lead author said. Cannabidiol—the non-psychoactive cannabis compound better known as CBD—is a potent blocker of SARS-CoV-2 replication in human cells, new research shows. Not only that, but a survey of real-world patients taking prescribed CBD found a “significant” negative relationship between CBD consumption and COVID-19 infection.
As detailed in a paper published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances by a team of 33 researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Louisville, a survey of 1,212 U.S. patients taking prescribed CBD found that people taking 100 milligrams-per-milliliter oral doses of CBD returned positive COVID-19 tests at much lower rates than control groups with similar medical backgrounds who did not take CBD.
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According to the study, all of the patients were people who had seizure-related conditions, which CBD is often prescribed to treat. Of this group, 6.2 percent returned positive COVID-19 tests or a diagnosis, compared to 8.9 percent in the control group. Among a smaller subset of patients who were likely taking CBD on the dates of their first COVID-19 test, the effect was even more pronounced: Only 4.9 percent of people taking CBD became infected with COVID-19, compared to 9 percent in the control group.
"Our results suggest that CBD and its metabolite 7-OH-CBD can block SARS-CoV-2 infection at early and even later stages of infection,” the study states.
Besides looking at real-world data, the scientists conducted lab tests. Lead author Dr. Marsha Rosner, a professor in the Ben May Department for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago, and her team treated human lung cells for two hours with CBD before infecting them with SARS-CoV-2, and left them for 48 hours while monitoring them for the presence of the COVID spike protein. They found that CBD inhibits the replication of genes required for the growth and spread of the virus throughout the body. They performed the same tests on three COVID-19 variants and found the same result.
“As a bottom line, what this says is that CBD has the potential to prevent infections, such as breakthrough infections, which might be one of the most useful applications,” Rosner told Motherboard.
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The researchers strove to identify the mechanism through which CBD inhibited infection; while they found a negligible effect at the point at which viruses enter cells, they found CBD to be “very effective” at preventing protein expression in cells two and six hours after infection, and “partially effective” at doing so 15 hours after infection. They also found that CBD’s metabolite, 7-OH-CBD—the compound created in the body when CBD is processed in the liver and intestines—has similar antiviral effect and was non-toxic to cells.
The study offers strong evidence that CBD can treat and slow the transmission of COVID-19. It comes just one week after an initial revelation out of Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Sciences University that cannabis precursors (the acids that, when combusted, turn into CBD and THC) can halt the infection of cells by SARS-CoV-2 in lab tests.
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The authors of that study were careful to note that cannabis-derived products, while a potentially important public health intervention, are no substitute for vaccination campaigns. However, in the all-out fight to end the pandemic, they could end up becoming a much-needed supplement.
“Despite recent vaccine availability, SARS-CoV-2 is still spreading rapidly, highlighting the need for alternative treatments, especially for populations with limited inclination or access to vaccines,” the University of Chicago researchers write in their study.
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“What we don't want… is people just running out and thinking, ‘I can take CBD, and then I don't have to get vaccinated or I don't have to be masked,’” Rosner said. “This is what we really don't want to see.”
It seems like there’s a flood of scientific news about the promise of cannabis in preventing or treating COVID-19. Last week, a different group of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, identified CBD as a primer to a process called apoptosis, or natural cell death—in the case of COVID-19, their research suggests that CBD spurs on the death of infected cells, stopping viral spread in its tracks and slowing the transmission to others.
The studies, in tandem, contribute to a growing body of research identifying cannabis as a tool in the global COVID-19 response arsenal. Rosner and her team first laid the ground for this work in March of 2021, when they identified cannabidiol as a potential treatment for COVID-19 for its ability to hamper viral replication in lung cells in a lab. As detailed in a pre-print, the team found that in quantities similar to those that are prescribed as treatment for epilepsy, CBD inhibits the replication of genes that are required for viruses to spread throughout the body.
Rosner and her team caution against conflating their findings with the suggestion to use recreational cannabis as a treatment for COVID-19: THC may inhibit CBD’s antiviral effects, the authors note, and smoking is bad for your lungs. Without clinical trials, they also can’t recommend that people go out and buy CBD at a dispensary.
“We strongly caution against the temptation to take CBD in presently available formulations including edibles, inhalants or topicals as a preventative or treatment therapy at this time,” the authors write. “Especially without the knowledge of a rigorous randomized clinical trial with this natural product.”
Rosner notes that it’s impossible to know what CBD dosage and formula will be most effective at treating COVID-19 infection until her research moves into clinical trials on humans. After all, Rosner said, “we can only do so much in mice; we really need to do this in people.”
“We think it has a potential, both to be a preventative—so for instance, you can imagine that I'm going traveling and CBD is something that, if we can make the right product accessible, it should be widely available, it should be something people could anticipate needing,” she said. “Or you go and get tested and immediately start taking it. The hope is that it would prevent more serious disease, but we don't know yet. And we would need a clinical trial.” Source: www.vice.com/en/article/bvn743/oral-cbd-prevented-covid-1...
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John and Chas wait till later in the night to go grave-digging. The two find the grave of the Headless Horseman and abruptly begin digging. Luckily for them, the grave was not a full six feet deep, so they got to it sooner then they thought. Chas jumps down into the hole and opens the grave. John sighs as he sees the thing he was worried about.
"Bollocks! His head is missing."
Chas climbs out of the grave and sits on the ground next to it. Seconds of angered silence pass until John breaks it.
"No! Johny Boy! I'm not giving up! This trip isn't going to end with bugger all to show for it."
"John give up, the guy has been dead for almost two centuries and no one has found his head."
"I'm not giving up, Chas. I can't. I'm not going to let someone die because of a reason I could have prevented."
A loud laughter is heard from close by.
"Hello?"
Another burst of laughter is heard, this time John hears the direction it came from.
"Chas, shine your torch over there."
Chas shines his flashlight towards the direction John pointed and it shines on a shed down a stone trail. John looks at Chas and shrugs his shoulders.
"Couldn't hurt investigating."
"Yeah, but if you die by some psychotic murderer inside that shed, don't come haunting me."
"That's why you're coming with me as my muscle."
"Screw you, John..."
Meet the Perseus Cluster's giant, overbearing resident galaxy. It's possibly the weirdest-looking elliptical I've ever seen because it hosts these very unusual tendrils of glowing pink and blue gas (the blue parts may be part of the foreground galaxy). They are supposedly maintained by a weak magnetic field that somehow both prevents them from dissipating or collapsing into new stars. To further complicate matters, there is a foreground galaxy rapidly falling toward NGC 1275, visible as a disorganized smear of dark dust accompanied by some young and newly forming blue stars.
I honestly don't know what to make of this galaxy. It's always looked bizarre to me, and I am no closer to coming to any understanding of it now that I've made my own version of it. I'm not totally convinced even the pros understand it very well... which is not a bad thing. Even the Universe needs to keep some secrets.
This has long been one of my favorites from Hubble. You may recall seeing it before like this:
hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2008/28/2375-Image.h...
Felt that image was a bit heavy on the red side, so I wanted to try for a more balanced coloration. Hope you like it.
Data from the following proposal were used to create this image:
A luminosity layer was created by using pseudogreen in the green channel instead of F550M. Helps make the tendrils much more visible.
Red: ACS/WFC F625W
Green: ACS/WFC F550M
Blue: ACS/WFC F435W
North is up.
Post privatisation but still in Network SouthEast livery Railtrack Plc owned Sandite/De-Icing unit 930 007 is seen waiting at Hastings to form sandite train 8Z42 13.20 to Tonbridge.
This departmental unit was one of the batch authorised for conversion at Selhurst Depot between 1977-82 from redundant 4-SUB (class 405) motor coaches. Set 007 was formed of ADB975592 (ex S10993 from set 4127) and ADB 975593 (ex S12659 from set 4604). The no.1 end ADB 975592 was the De-icing vehicle fitted with polythene lined steel tanks to prevent the tanks becoming live when de-icing fluid was being released onto the conductor rail. The no.2 coach ADB 975593 was initially empty on conversion but subsequently modified and fitted with hopper vats to carry Laponite solution (commonly known as Sandite). When laying sandite the train would be restricted to 20mph hence the class 8 headcode where as de-icer could be laid at 45mph. The units were fitted with extra shoe gear to create better contact in icy conditions and two shoes, one either side were fitted with air operated vibrating pins to dislodge any formed ice on the conductor rail rather than just frost or snow. Formed ice blobs could be a problem under overhanging structures like bridges where water could drip and freeze creating a lump on the conductor rail.
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d) Lettura Esposimetrica Angolo 3° con Sekonic DualSpot F-L-778 (effettuate 5 misurazioni con metodo del Sistema Zonale di Ansel Adams);
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f) Scansione con Agfa Duoscan T2500 Pro su supporto mobile orizzontale (porta SCASI);
g) 1°/a Post-Produzione Corel Photo-Paint X5 e Adobe Photoshop CS3;
h) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2.
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Immagine tratta dal Racconto Reportage ”Volti e Usanze della gente Siciliana”
”Un racconto reportage che è stato effettuato nei paesi, borgate, casolari e contrade nell’entroterra Siciliana allo scopo di far conoscere le usanze, i modi, le attività sociali e culturali, della bellissima Sicilia”
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Image from the story Reportage ”Faces and Customs of the people of Sicily"
"A narrative report that was made in the villages, hamlets, farmhouses and inland districts of Sicily in order to know the customs, manners, social and cultural activities, beautiful Sicily"
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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Critically Endangered because its population has undergone a very rapid reduction, for reasons that are poorly understood but are likely to be at least partly due to hunting along the migration flyway; this decline is projected to continue and increase in the future. Fieldwork in Kazakhstan (and counts in Turkey and the Middle East) has shown the population to be substantially larger than previously feared, but recent demographic studies have found low adult survival, possibly largely driven by hunting pressure along the migration routes and wintering grounds.
By Jim Lawrence
BirdLife International, RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) and leading optics manufacturer Swarovski Optik have just launched a remarkable new interactive website The Amazing Journey which charts the migration of one of the world’s most threatened birds - Sociable Lapwing. The new website enables you to experience the birds' migration online and witness new discoveries as they happen. It also provides support to a large team of international scientists who are trying to prevent the species from becoming extinct. Following extensive research, nine Sociable Lapwings have been carefully fitted with tiny, state-of-the-art satellite transmitters, which will track their hazardous 5,000+ km journey from their breeding grounds in Kazakhstan to their non breeding areas in tropical Africa and other, as yet undiscovered, destinations. The Amazing Journey follows the adventures of Erzhan, Dinara, Svetlana and six other intrepid satellite-tagged lapwings as they fly south for the winter - dodging hunters with guns and falcons and the myriad other unknown threats that await them. Andreas Pittl – Head of the Nature Division at Swarovski said, “This is a hugely important and fascinating project which Swarovski Optik is proud to champion. Wildlife is threatened with extinction for many reasons so finding ways to help such a beautiful and inspiring creature as the Social Lapwing is an important conservation effort we are keen to support. We want to bring people and nature together so they can continue to enjoy brilliant, close-up views of birds like these for years to come.” Designed by online marketing experts Digital Spring, The Amazing Journey uses satellite data fed through Google map technology to keep pace with the birds. A mixture of clever, regularly updated maps and video and photo blog reports from the field will follow their progress. Relatively little is still known about the routes Sociable Lapwings take, so tracking them will provide vital information, enabling BirdLife scientists to monitor and protect the birds and unlock the mystery of their migration. Now, for the first time, those interested in birds, wildlife and conservation can sit alongside scientists, and learn about these extraordinary birds, their migration habits and their conservation. Dr. Paul Donald, the project’s Principal Conservation Scientist at RSPB said, “We are using the world’s smallest and latest satellite transmitter – weighing just 5 grams – to record this amazing journey. By engaging with people around the world and inviting them to see this fascinating migration happening live online we believe we can inspire them to play their part too.” As the Sociable Lapwings progress along a lengthy route through various countries they need to stop every now and again to ‘refuel’ along the way. As they do so they form big feeding flocks (which is how they get their name). Whenever they touch down, precise details of their location are picked up by satellites orbiting high overhead and sent to RSPB scientists. These locations are then passed on to conservation project partners in each of the countries the birds travel through. With detailed coordinates they can quickly locate the flocks of birds, wherever they’ve touched down and take action if they are threatened in any way. The Amazing Journey website will provide regular reports from these scientists in the field keeping us up to date with all the latest news on the birds’ progress. Jim Lawrence, Preventing Extinction Programme Manager at BirdLife International said, “Protecting migratory species on the brink of extinction like Sociable Lapwings can’t be done without the considerable support of BirdLife Species Champions like Swarovski and RSPB. The Amazing Journey website is a new window on our world where you can see BirdLife International Partners around the globe delivering co-ordinated international conservation solutions.” Main photo credit Maxim Koshkin - Conservation Project Leader ACBK.