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Venice is a city in northeast Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks.The city in its entirety is listed as World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon. The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. For centuries gondolas were the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti -ferries over the Grand Canal. They are also used in special regattas rowing races held amongst gondoliers. The gondola is propelled like punting, except an oar is used instead of a pole. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There can be six people in a gondola and a ride of 40 minutes during the day according to the official rate costs € 80 euros and evening EUR 100. Additional money if the gondolier sing a song! But you can have a very short, short gondola ride to the traghetto, a public gondola that in a few places to cross the Grand Canal makes. Such a trip costs only 50 cents!
A gondolier in traditional dress. Venice, the Serenissima, is also known as the “City of Bridges”. About 400 bridges connect the 117 small islands and cross the 150 canals of the city. Some of these bridges have been dubbed with the most bizarre or unusual names, often linked to the history of famous, mysterious or less known sites and personages behind Venice.
Venetië is een stad in het noordoosten van Italië. Venetië is wereldwijd bekend om het historische centrum met zijn vele wateren en heeft een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de wereldgeschiedenis. Sinds 1987 staan Venetië en zijn lagune op de Werelderfgoedlijst van de UNESCO. De Venetianen vestigden zich in de 6e eeuw na Christus op de eilanden van de lagune bij het tegenwoordige Venetië, opdat barbaren hen niet konden bereiken. De lagune bestond uit kleine eilanden met een netwerk van smalle kanalen, niet diep genoeg voor de grote zeeschepen van de barbaren. Het leven op de lagune werd mogelijk gemaakt door het gebruik van een smalle, lichte boot die mensen en goederen kon vervoeren. Deze Gondel boot werd bestuurd door een enkele roeier die op de achterkant van de boot stond, zodat hij goed zicht had. Venetië bezoeken zonder een tochtje in een gondel te maken kan natuurlijk best, want lopend en met de vaporetti kun je overal komen, maar misschien is het toch beter een bedrag te reserveren om Venetië te bekijken zoals het bekeken moet worden: langzaam voortglijdend door stille grachten tussen hoge huizen, begeleid door het geplons van de riem in het water. Houd er rekening mee dat de gondeliers een soort maffia vormen, waarvan een aantal leden er niet voor terugdeinst toeristen te bedonderen, dus maak tevoren duidelijke afspraken over de tocht en probeer flink af te dingen. Er kunnen zes personen in een gondel en een tochtje van 40 minuten kost overdag volgens het officiële tarief € 80 euro en 's avonds 100 euro; elke 20 minuten langer kost € 40 of € 50 meer. Laat je de gondelier een lied zingen, kost dat veel extra geld! Maar je kunt een heel kort, goedkoop gondeltochtje maken met de traghetto, een openbare gondel die op enkele plaatsen de oversteek over het Canal Grande maakt. Zo'n tochtje kost slechts 50 cent!
I've seen a probe droid picture by Udo Stafflinger which is awesome, so I thought I'd have a bash at my own.
A more substantial probe launch and tracking platform...
Rover on tracks and 2 persons wide (just), with a tracking array, and space for different probes that can be launched with a rocket. And a rocket trailer that doubles as launch platform.
Not perfect yet, but I was in a bit of a hurry to get this done in celebration of the real Black Hole picture presented today (April 4 2019).
Launched on August 30, 2012, the two Van Allen Probes spacecraft operate in the Van Allen Radiation Belt suffering the harsh conditions they are studying. While other satellites have the luxury of turning off or protecting themselves in the middle of intense space weather, the Van Allen Probes must continue to collect data, and therefore, were built to withstand the constant bombardment of particles and radiation they experience in this intense area of space.
Artist's Conception
Credit: NASA/JHUAPL
Image Number: ArrayDeployment.jpg
Date: August 30, 2012
The Deep Water Inter-Tidal Explorer Mark II (DWITE 2, for short) is the most advanced un-manned submersible currently in use by the Titus Ocean Exploration Institution. A variety of useful tools and mechanisms allow this independant probe to explore the depths without any human control, using the revolutionary new independent exploration system. The probe will actively "explore" the ocean depths without any human guidance. When the DWITE 2 runs out of power or video space, small gas canisters on its bottom will vent, thrusting the probe to the surface, where it will emit a homing beacon until the retriever ship comes to collect it. The DWITE 2 has a battery charge of roughly 4 days of constant movement, and up to 100 hours of video contained in its processors. All in all, the DWITE 2 has revolutionized modern AI, and continues to discover stunning new organisms and environments in the deepest parts of our oceans.
I've wanted to do a small sea-probe for ages now, but never really got around to it until now. The Photoshopping took two hours, and I'm still not totally satisfied with how that came out.
Also, this is heavily inspired by J5N's Oras mkIV.
And yes, the name is an Office reference ;)
The Norseman program was pitched to take planetary research in the YSSR to Nix, the next planet beyond Erf in the solar system.
The two-part probe, launched aboard a Transnistrian heavy lift rocket, would have imaged the dark surface of the planet to scout landing sites for its diminuative lander (housed in its descent aeroshell at the bottom of the spacecraft).
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CN A408 crawls into Champaign yard with three Illinois Central deathstars leading the freight. The Olympian Road bridge was a lot busier then than it usually is!
I'd say this is a special Star Wars day post, but, well, you know me and just how many deathstars I post.
D'aww, momma and bubs! The vintage one is really cute but the new one is just gorgeous. Rich black tones and lots of details, more poseable legs. Droids rule!
Some polystyrene and a biro. I like how the sastrugi is it called? texture turned out on the base. If I've been good this year maybe Santa will bring me the new Black Series probe for Xmas.
En dan probeer je een foto te maken voor de "roest" opdracht van MacroMondays . Word je ingehaald door een slak.
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This is my updated version of my Probe droid moc. Seeing as I am still working on my Hoth base and AT-AT, I thought it was time to revisit this build, modify some areas and finalize it.
The center hasn't changed much besides removing the center bar, allowing it to use a clear antenna piece to make it float. The head has gone through the most changes, with more accurate detailing and a better antenna using a screwdriver.
My first day in Paris was much better than I expected it to be, I took more photos today than I did in my entire trip to Paris last October
Here is a fly-around view of my Meta Probe from Space: 1999, built to minifig scale. I used Studio 2.0's animation feature to generate the movie and added the titles and logo in iMovie. The fly-around gives a better sense of the design and volumetrics of the model.
1996 Ford Probe 16v. Previously registered P170 HMT. Last MoT test expired in June 2015 (SORN).
1996 Ford Probe 16v. Last MoT test expired in August 2017 (SORN).
Acrylic marker and ink on paper 16.75" x 11.75" January 7, 2022. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Autonomous-Ocean-Probe-Enc... #dessin #zeichnungen #disegno #art #arte #futurism #drawing #architecture #space #moon #Enceladus #technology #kunst #konst
one umbilical remains to be hooked up but we are on schedule for launch at 16:00 UTC, morning weather brief was good
The Hoopoe is a medium sized bird, 25–32 cm (9.8-12.6 in) long, with a 44–48 cm (17.3-19 in) wingspan weighing 46-89 g (1.6-3.1 oz). The species is highly distinctive, with a long, thin tapering bill that is black with a fawn base. The strengthened musculature of the head allows the bill to be opened when probing inside the soil. The hoopoe has broad and rounded wings capable of strong flight; these are larger in the northern migratory subspecies. The Hoopoe has a characteristic undulating flight, which is like that of a giant butterfly, caused by the wings half closing at the end of each beat or short sequence of beats.[6]
The song is a trisyllabic "oop-oop-oop", which gives rise to its English and scientific names.
[edit] Behaviour
In what was long thought to be a defensive posture, Hoopoes sunbathe by spreading out their wings and tail low against the ground and tilting their head up; they often fold their wings and preen halfway through.[13] The Hoopoe also enjoys taking dust and sand baths.[14]
[edit] Diet and feeding
The diet of the Hoopoe is mostly composed of insects, although small reptiles as well as some plant matter such as seeds and berries are sometimes taken as well. It is a solitary forager which typically feeds on the ground. More rarely they will feed in the air, in pursuit of numerous swarming insects, where their strong and rounded wings make them fast and manoeuvrable. More commonly their foraging style is to stride on relatively open ground and periodically pause to probe the ground with the full length of their bill. Insect larvae, pupae and mole crickets are detected by the bill and either extracted or dug out with the strong feet. In addition to feeding in soil Hoopoes will feed on insects on the surface, as well as probing into piles of leaves and even using the bill to lever large stones and flake off bark. Common diet items include crickets, locusts, beetles, earwigs, cicadas, ant lions, bugs and ants. These can range from 10 to 150 mm in length, with the preferred size of prey being around 20-30 mm. Larger prey items are beaten against the ground or a preferred stone in order to kill them and remove indigestible body parts such as wings and legs.[6]
[edit] Breeding
The Hoopoe is monogamous, although the pair bond apparently only lasts for a single season. They are also territorial, with the male calling frequently to advertise his ownership of the territory. Chases and fights between rival males (and sometimes females) are common and can be brutal.[6] Birds will try to stab rivals with their bills, and individuals are occasionally blinded in fights.[15] The nest is in a hole in a tree or wall, with a narrow entrance;[14] it may be unlined or various scraps may be collected.[11] The female alone is responsible for incubating the eggs. Clutch size varies with location, with northern hemisphere birds laying more eggs than those in the southern hemisphere and birds in higher latitudes having larger clutches than those closer to the equator. In central and northern Europe and Asia the clutch size is around 12, whereas it is between four in the tropics and seven in the subtropics. The eggs are round and milky blue on laying but quickly discolour in the increasingly dirty nest.[6] They weigh 4.5 grams.[13] A replacement clutch is possible.[11]
The Hoopes have well developed anti-predators defences in the nest. The uropygial gland of the incubating and brooding female is quickly modified to produce a foul-smelling liquid, and the glands of nestlings do so was well. These secretions are rubbed into the plumage. The secretion, which smells like rotting meat, is thought to help deter predators, as well as deter parasites and possibly act as an antibacterial agent.[16] The secretions stop soon before the young leave the nest.[13] In addition to this secretion nestlings are able to direct streams of faeces at nest intruders from the age of six days, and will also hiss at intruders in a snake like fashion.[6] The young also strike with their bill or with one wing.[13]
The incubation period for the species is between 15 and 18 days. During incubation the female is fed by the male. The incubation period begins as soon as the first egg is laid, so the chicks are born asynchronously. The chicks hatch with a covering of downy feathers, by around day days feather quills emerge which become adult feathers. The chicks are brooded by the female for between 9 to 14 days.[6] The female later joins the male in the task of bringing food.[14] The young leave the nest after approximately three and a half weeks; the parent still leads them for a week.[11]
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