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The beached ships of Aral Sea at Moynaq, once a vibrant fishing port. The ships now stand more than 150km from the water. They are sobering symbols of an ecological disaster of tragic proportion. Once the world's fourth-largest inland sea with an area of 68,000 km², the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s, after the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya that fed it were diverted by Soviet Union irrigation projects. By 2004, the sea had shrunk to 25% of its original surface area, and a nearly fivefold increase in salinity had killed most of its natural flora and fauna. By 2007 it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into three separate lakes, two of which are too salty to support fish. The once prosperous fishing industry has been virtually destroyed, and former fishing towns along the original shores have become ship graveyards. With this collapse has come unemployment and economic hardship.
The Aral Sea is also heavily polluted, largely as the result of weapons testing, industrial projects, pesticides and fertilizer runoff. Wind-blown salt from the dried seabed damages crops, and polluted drinking water and salt- and dust-laden air cause serious public health problems in the Aral Sea region. The retreat of the sea has reportedly also caused local climate change, with summers becoming hotter and drier, and winters colder and longer.
The plight of the Aral Sea is frequently described as an environmental catastrophe. There is now an ongoing effort in Kazakhstan to save and replenish what remains of the northern part of the Aral Sea (the Small Aral). A dam project completed in 2005 has raised the water level of this lake by two metres. Salinity has dropped, and fish are again found in sufficient numbers for some fishing to be viable. The outlook for the far larger southern part of the sea (the Large Aral) remains bleak.
Haiti is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti (land of high mountains) was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island. The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince. Haitian Creole and French are the official languages.
Labadee (also Labadie) is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti. It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean International until 2050. Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises for a fee, and paying the Haitian government US$6 per tourist.
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Royal Caribbean International, 9 night Eastern Caribbean Cruise, on the Explorer of the Seas, Voyager-class cruise ship.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Samana, Dominican Republic
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These birds photographed at Travis Wetland in Christchurch which contains a large proportion of the total Christchurch population of this attractive rail.
The pukeko is a widespread and easily recognisable bird that has benefitted greatly by the clearing of land for agriculture. In addition to its brilliant red frontal shield and deep violet breast plumage, the pukeko is interesting for having a complex social life. In many areas, pukeko live in permanent social groups and defend a shared territory that is used for both feeding and breeding. Social groups can have multiple breeding males and females, but all eggs are laid in a single nest and the group offspring are raised by all group members.
The pukeko is a large, conspicious rail found throughout New Zealand. The head, breast and throat are deep blue/violet, the back and wings are black, and the under-tail coverts are conspicuously white. The conical bright red bill is connected to a similarly coloured ‘frontal shield’ ornament covering the forehead, the eyes are also red. The legs and feet are orange, with long, slim toes. Females are smaller than males, but similarly coloured. Juveniles are similar to adults but duller, with black eyes and black bill and shield that turn to red around 3 months of age.
Pukeko are found throughout New Zealand, although less common in drier regions. They are typically found near sheltered fresh or brackish water (e.g. vegetated swamps, streams or lagoons), especially adjacent to open grassy areas and pastures. Pukeko are regularly seen near roadside and drainage ditches and along the margins of scrub or forested areas, from sea level up to 2300 m. (Source: www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz)
Vatican City (/ˈvætɪkən/ (listen)), officially Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is an independent city-state[9] enclaved within Rome, Italy. Established with the Lateran Treaty (1929), it is distinct from, yet under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes). With an area of 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of about 1,000, it is the smallest sovereign state in the world by both area and population.
The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state (a type of theocracy) ruled by the pope who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins. Since the return of the popes from Avignon in 1377, they have generally resided at the Apostolic Palace within what is now Vatican City, although at times residing instead in the Quirinal Palace in Rome or elsewhere.
The Holy See dates back to early Christianity, and is the primate episcopal see of the Catholic Church, with 1.3 billion Catholics around the world distributed in the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. The independent Vatican City-state, on the other hand, came into existence on 11 February 1929 by the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy, which spoke of it as a new creation, not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756–1870), which had previously encompassed much of central Italy.
Within the Vatican City are religious and cultural sites such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums. They feature some of the world's most famous paintings and sculptures. The unique economy of Vatican City is supported financially by the sale of postage stamps and souvenirs, fees for admission to museums, and sales of publications.
The name "Vatican" was already in use in the time of the Roman Republic for a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber across from the city of Rome. Under the Roman Empire, many villas were constructed there, after Agrippina the Elder (14 BC – 18 October AD 33) drained the area and laid out her gardens in the early 1st century AD. In AD 40, her son, Emperor Caligula (31 August AD 12–24 January AD 41; r. 37–41) built in her gardens a circus for charioteers (AD 40) that was later completed by Nero, the Circus Gaii et Neronis,[17] usually called, simply, the Circus of Nero.
Even before the arrival of Christianity, it is supposed that this originally uninhabited part of Rome (the ager vaticanus) had long been considered sacred, or at least not available for habitation.[citation needed] A shrine dedicated to the Phrygian goddess Cybele and her consort Attis remained active long after the Constantinian Basilica of St. Peter was built nearby.
The particularly low quality of Vatican water, even after the reclamation of the area, was commented on by the poet Martial (40 – between 102 and 104 AD). Tacitus wrote, that in AD 69, the Year of the Four Emperors, when the northern army that brought Vitellius to power arrived in Rome, "a large proportion camped in the unhealthy districts of the Vatican, which resulted in many deaths among the common soldiery; and the Tiber being close by, the inability of the Gauls and Germans to bear the heat and the consequent greed with which they drank from the stream weakened their bodies, which were already an easy prey to disease".
The Vatican Obelisk was originally taken by Caligula from Heliopolis in Egypt to decorate the spina of his circus and is thus its last visible remnant.[22] This area became the site of martyrdom of many Christians after the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64. Ancient tradition holds that it was in this circus that Saint Peter was crucified upside-down.
Opposite the circus was a cemetery separated by the Via Cornelia. Funeral monuments and mausoleums and small tombs as well as altars to pagan gods of all kinds of polytheistic religions were constructed lasting until before the construction of the Constantinian Basilica of St. Peter's in the first half of the 4th century. Remains of this ancient necropolis were brought to light sporadically during renovations by various popes throughout the centuries, increasing in frequency during the Renaissance until it was systematically excavated by orders of Pope Pius XII from 1939 to 1941. The Constantinian basilica was built in 326 over what was believed to be the tomb of Saint Peter, buried in that cemetery.
From then on, the area became more populated in connection with activity at the basilica. A palace was constructed nearby as early as the 5th century during the pontificate of Pope Symmachus (reigned 498–514).[25]
Pollo Frito Nanban Japonés日式南蠻炸雞Japanese Nanban Fried Chicken
😍Nuggets de pollo Nanban. También se puede preparar una hamburguesa con setas shiitake. Delicioso.南蠻雞塊。還可以和香菇做成漢堡狀。好吃極了。Nanban chicken nuggets. You can also make a burger with shiitake mushrooms. Delicious.😍
El pollo frito al estilo japonés Nanban es un plato famoso en Miyazaki, Japón. Sus tres elementos principales son jugosos trozos de pollo frito, vinagre Nanban agridulce, cebollas + mayonesa + leche fresca + salsa tártara multiespecias. La fusión en el delicioso sabor del pollo frito Nanban japonés. En proporción directa a los ricos ingredientes, el pollo frito Nanban japonés es muy nutritivo, incluyendo la proteína del pollo, el alto valor nutritivo de los huevos, las multivitaminas y minerales de las cebollas frescas, el calcio de la leche fresca, etc., solo un plato de pollo Nanban... Simplemente una comida deliciosa y nutritiva.
日式南蠻炸雞是日本宮崎的知名料理，其多汁的炸雞塊、酸甜鹹辣的南蠻醋、洋蔥+美乃滋+鮮乳＋多種香料的塔塔醬，這三大元素一起融合成日式南蠻炸雞的美味。與豐富的食材成正比例，日式南蠻炸雞的營養很豐富，有雞肉的蛋白質、雞蛋的高營養、新鮮洋蔥的多種維生素與礦物質、鮮乳的鈣質等等，只要一道南蠻雞，就是一餐的美味營養。
Japanese-style Nanban Fried Chicken is a famous dish in Miyazaki, Japan. Its three major elements are juicy fried chicken pieces, sweet and sour Nanban vinegar, onions + mayonnaise + fresh milk + multi-spice tartar sauce. Fusion into the delicious taste of Japanese Nanban Fried Chicken. In direct proportion to the rich ingredients, Japanese Nanban Fried Chicken is very nutritious, including the protein of chicken, the high nutrition of eggs, the multivitamins and minerals of fresh onions, the calcium of fresh milk, etc., just one dish of Nanban Chicken will... Just a delicious and nutritious meal.
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1) The principle in this photo is proportion since my cat looks like she's inside the glass but is actually too big to fit inside so it creates an illusion.
2) The aspect that is most visually striking is how my cat looks tiny and it throws off the viewer when they see this photo.
Architecture Field Trip to Flandern 2017. Visiting SOM / Gordon Bunshaft 1965 Bank Lambert with it's great facade proportion and articulated groundfloor coloums.
Not quite in proportion but a nice effect. Chocolate cake with a peanut butter-buttercream frosting/filling ! YUM!
A triumph of harmony, proportion and elegance, the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet (known as the Blue Mosque), has six minarets and the courtyard is the biggest of all of the Ottoman mosques. The interior similarly grand: the blue tiles that give the building its unofficial name number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the prayer space is huge.
The Blue Mosque was founded by Sultan Ahmet I. He ordered Architect Mehmed AgaBlue Mosque from air to begin constuction in 1609 and the whole complex was completed in 1616. The location of the mosque is just opposite of the splendid Church of Hagia Sophia as it is trying to compete with it. That is actually true because Architect Mehmed wanted to construct a bigger dome then Hagia Sophia's but he could not succeed. Instead, he made the mosque splendid by the perfect proportion of domes and semidomes as well as the splendid minarets. There is an interesting story of the mosque; according to it, Sultan Ahmet I wanted to have a minaret made of gold which is "altin" in Turkish. The architect misunderstood him as "alti" which means "six" in English. However, when the architect was shivering as "am I going to be beheaded?", the Sultan Ahmed I liked the minarets so much. Prior to that time, no sultan had a mosque with 6 minarets. There was some jealousy in Mecca at that time.
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1) This image represents proportion by showcasing a person hopping over the top of a building.
2) The most visually striking part of this image would have to be the silhouettes, contrasted to the vibrant colours of the sky, it really draws the eye to the subject of the image.
These heavy, monumentally proportioned figures once lined part of a processional way leading from the ancient city of Miletus to the Sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma.
The style is very much of the Archaic period of Greek sculpture, dating from c550BC
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Proportion and symmetry!...but still due to be flattened and carted away in 5 million skips.
I imagine it is actually true that maintenance and services in this 60s leviathon would cost more than the PFI mortgage on the imminent new-build. On the other hand the artist's impression of the new-build looks like a lot of other contemporary Liverpool architecture: spatially fussy, ashamed of its size, texturally chequerboard and soon to look like 1970s Karl-Marx-Stadt in rain.
And by the way that lone green light on the right is just to the right of my window in 2011 (& 2012). Wish I could join in the love-fest for the NHS (and I support it wholeheartedly) but it does need to be managed by Hattie Jacques types not Polly Toynbee types. But certainly not by Gove or Hunt types.
The Chapter House.
York Minster is without doubt one of the largest and most impressive Gothic architectural buildings in all of England. The full majestic proportion of the building can be seen after entering a few narrow streets called the shambles that bring you to the south of the Church. Altho it's the Cathedral of York and it's dedication is St Peter, the building was given the title Minster for it's importance in the church field considering it's the home place for the Archbishop of York.
The Minster has had a long very active history with there being a building on site back to the Anglo- Saxon age. The Norman's built a Cathedral on site in the 11th-Century but shortly after the present Gothic Structure was built in place starting from the 13th-Century. The new nave was built on the old Norman Cathedral foundations and shortly after the Transepts, Choir and Chapter House were constructed. The original Central tower collapsed in 1407 and the present tower was built along with the western towers near the end of the Century.
The Cathedral has many notable features which includes the Chapter house, octagonal shaped with carvings of heads around the bases of the large windows, the space in the Nave and Choir making them the largest of their kind in England, a decorated Central tower and a large collection of bells which are set in the Western towers, one of them holding the Cathedral's hour bell 'Great Peter' along with 6 clock bells, while the other tower holds the 14 peal as well as a collection of 22 Carillion bells which are unique in an English Cathedral.
The Cathedral's main interior feature is it's medieval stained glass which is seen throughout the building. At the West end is a large window which near the top is heart shaped which has since been given title 'The Heart of Yorkshire'. The transepts too have their stained glass masterpieces with the North having the five sisters window while the South has a rose window.
The most famous Stained glass window in the Minster is the Great East Window by John Thornton, the largest piece of medieval glass in the world at 76 ft and if layed down would cover one of Wimbledon's tennis courts. For the past couple years the window has been replaced by a large full size print copy of the window since the glass was taken out as part of a large restoration project that is due to be completed in 2016.
During the Minster's turbulent history, it's been noted for having a number of disasters caused by fire. The first recorded instance was during the Anglo-Saxon period when the old wooden structure was destroyed. In 1137 the old Norman structure was damaged and replaced by another Norman building afterwards.
Most recently was a fire in 1829 started by resident Jonathan Martin which destroyed the East end roof along with the organ, after this Martin was tried at the Courts and sent to the Lunatic Asylum as it was found he was mentally unstable at the time of starting the arson. Shortly afterwards in 1840 the Nave and South West tower were gutted by a fire this time by accident.
On July 9 1984 thinking it was a lightning strike, fire destroyed the South Transept roof leaving it a gutted shell and open to the elements. Up to £2 million was spent to renovate the damage which was completed in 1988