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UPDATE: I've been reliably informed by an Oz birder that this is actually a southern boobook (Ninox boobook ocellata) rather than a brown falcon, so I've updated the title accordingly.
One of the things I had not expected when we crossed the Simpson Desert in Australia in 2017 was the variety of birdlife. In fact, I was suprised to see so much vegetation. We did follow the Hay River Track from Jervois Station to Birdsville and even if the Hay River is more of a concept than a reality, it does provide enough underground water during the odd rainy spell to keep the bush and eucalypt trees with enough moisture to survive.
It also provides enough to keep an entire eco-system going, including the brown falcon (Falco berigora) - one of 176 different bird species that flourish in the Simpson Desert.
"The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. It is the fourth-largest Australian desert, with an area of 176,500km2.
The desert is underlain by the Great Artesian Basin, one of the largest inland drainage areas in the world. Water from the basin rises to the surface at numerous natural springs, including Dalhousie Springs, and at bores drilled along stock routes, or during petroleum exploration. As a result of exploitation by such bores, the flow of water to springs has been steadily decreasing in recent years. It is also part of the Lake Eyre basin.
The Simpson Desert contains the world's longest parallel sand dunes. These north-south oriented dunes are static, held in position by vegetation. They vary in height from 3m in the west to around 30m on the eastern side. The largest dune, Nappanerica or Big Red, is 40m in height."
American postcard, no. MPC 903-50. Photo: Robert Redford in The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973).
With his all-American good looks, Robert Redford (1936) was one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1970s. In classics as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973) and All the President's Men (1976), he was the intelligent, reliable, sometimes sardonic good guy. He received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002. In 2010, the actor, director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in France.
Charles Robert Redford Jr. was born in Santa Monica, California in 1936. His parents were Martha W. (Hart) and Charles Robert Redford, Sr., a milkman-turned-accountant. Redford's family moved to Van Nuys, California, while his father worked in El Segundo. He attended Van Nuys High School and was interested in art and sports. After high school, he attended the University of Colorado for a year and a half. He travelled in Europe but decided on a career as a theatrical designer in New York. Enrolling at the American Academy of Dramatic Art he turned to acting. In 1959, Redford's acting career began on stage, making his Broadway debut with a small role in Tall Story. It was followed by parts in The Highest Tree (1959) and Sunday in New York (1961). On TV, he appeared as a guest star on numerous programs, including Maverick (1960), Perry Mason (1960), The Twilight Zone (1962), and The Untouchables (1963). Redford earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (1962). Redford made his screen debut in War Hunt (Denis Sanders, 1962), set during the last days of the Korean War. This film also marked the acting debut of director Sydney Pollack, with whom Redford would collaborate on seven films. His biggest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of Elizabeth Ashley in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park (1963). After this smash hit, he was cast in larger film roles. In the war comedy Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious (Gottfried Reinhardt, 1965) with Alec Guinness, he played a soldier who has to spend years of his life hiding behind enemy lines. In Inside Daisy Clover (Robert Mulligan, 1965), he played a bisexual movie star who marries starlet Natalie Wood. It won him a Golden Globe for the best new star. A success was This Property Is Condemned (Sydney Pollack, 1966), again with Nathalie Wood. The same year saw he co-starred with Jane Fonda in The Chase (Arthur Penn, 1966), also with Marlon Brando. Fonda and Redford were paired again in the film version of Barefoot in the Park (Gene Saks, 1967) and were again co-stars much later in The Electric Horseman (Sydney Pollack, 1979).
After this initial success, Robert Redford became concerned about his stereotype image of the blond 'All American'. At the age of 32, he found the property he was looking for in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969), scripted by William Goldman. For the first time, he was teamed with Paul Newman and it was a huge success. The film made him a major bankable star. Other critical and box office hits were Jeremiah Johnson (Sydney Pollack, 1972), the hugely popular period drama The Way We Were (Sydney Pollack, 1973) with Barbra Streisand, and the blockbuster crime caper The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973), the biggest hit of his career, for which he was also nominated for an Oscar. Between 1974 and 1976, exhibitors voted Redford as Hollywood's top box-office name with such hits as The Great Gatsby (Jack Clayton, 1974) and Three Days of the Condor (Sydney Pollack, 1975) with Faye Dunaway. The popular and acclaimed All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976), directed by and scripted once again by Goldman, was a landmark film for Redford. Not only was he the executive producer and co-star, but the film's serious subject matter—the Watergate scandal—and its attempt to create a realistic portrayal of journalism, also reflected the actor's offscreen concerns for political causes. He also appeared in the war film A Bridge Too Far (Richard Attenborough, 1977) before starring in the prison drama Brubaker (Stuart Rosenberg, 1980), playing a prison warden attempting to reform the system, and the baseball drama The Natural (Barry Levinson, 1984). With his enormous salaries, he acquired Utah property, which he transformed into a ranch and the Sundance ski resort. In 1980, he established the Sundance Institute for aspiring filmmakers. Its annual film festival has now become one of the world's most influential.
Robert Redford continued his involvement in mainstream Hollywood movies, though with a newfound focus on directing. The first film he directed, Ordinary People (1980), which followed the disintegration of an upper-class American family after the death of a son, was one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning a number of Oscars, including the Academy Award for Best Director for Redford himself, and Best Picture. His follow-up directorial project, The Milagro Beanfield War (1987), failed to generate the same level of attention. Out of Africa (Sydney Pollack, 1985), with Redford and Meryl Streep, became an enormous critical and box office success and won seven Oscars including Best Picture. It was Redford's biggest success of the decade and Redford and Pollack's most successful film together. Redford continued as a major star throughout the 1990s and 2000s. His third film as a director, A River Runs Through It (1992) with the young Brad Pitt was a mainstream success. Then, he starred in Indecent Proposal (Adrian Lyne, 1993) as a millionaire businessman who tests a couple's (Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson) morals. It became one of the year's biggest hits. His film Quiz Show (Robert Redford, 1994), starring Ralph Fiennes and Rob Morrow, earned him yet another Best Director nomination. He co-starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in the newsroom romance Up Close & Personal (Jon Avnet, 1996), and with Kristin Scott Thomas in The Horse Whisperer (1998), which he also directed. Redford also continued work in films with political contexts, such as Havana (Sydney Pollack, 1990), playing Jack Weil, a professional gambler in 1959 Cuba during the Revolution, as well as the caper Sneakers (Phil Alden Robinson, 1992), with River Phoenix. He reteamed with Brad Pitt for Spy Game (Tony Scott, 2001). Redford stepped back into producing with The Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles, 2004), a coming-of-age road film about a young medical student, Ernesto 'Che' Guevera, and his friend Alberto Granado. He reteamed with Meryl Streep 22 years after they starred in Out of Africa, for his personal project Lions for Lambs (Robert Redford, 2007), which also starred Tom Cruise. The film disappointed at the box office. Recently, he starred in All Is Lost (J.C. Chandor, 2013) about a man lost at sea. He received very high acclaim for his performance in the film, in which he is its only cast member and has almost no dialogue. Next, he appeared in the Marvel Studios superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier playing Alexander Pierce (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, 2014). More recently, he appeared in such films as A Walk in the Woods (Ken Kwapis, 2015) with Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson, Truth (James Vanderbilt, 2015) with Cate Blanchett, The Discovery (Charlie McDowell, 2017) with Mary Steenburgen, and Avengers: Endgame (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, 2019) with Robert Downey Jr. Between 1958 and 1985, Robert Redford was married to Lola Van Wagenen. The couple had four children: Scott Anthony (1959 - he died of sudden infant death syndrome, aged 2½ months), painter Shauna Jean Redford (1960), writer and producer David 'Jamie' James (1962), and director, and producer Amy Hart Redford (1970). Redford has seven grandchildren. In 2009, Redford married his long-time partner, German painter Sibylle Szaggars. In 2011, Alfred A. Knopf published 'Robert Redford: The Biography' by Michael Feeney Callan, written over fifteen years with Redford's input, and drawn from his personal papers and diaries.
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One word best describes the UP main across Iowa: Dead.
Don't get me wrong. There're still trains out there, but sometimes they were so difficult to find. Early one morning, I found myself at a rural crossing in the small community of Ralston, where I managed to get two eastbounds and a westbound within about 45 minutes. The second eastbound, to my surprise, had a rather elusive SD70M leading. I didn't see a whole lot of these units on this trip, but I did see enough to feel reassured that they haven't all bit the dust just yet.
Sakib Al Hasan, the Bangladeshi Cricket team captain is one reliable person. The whole country can count on him to deliver the goods.
Today with the start of the world cup, the country probably relies on him more than anybody else!
Took this a couple of weeks back when my friend Tamim Iqbal called me during their practice sessions!
Chittagong Divisional stadium,Bangladesh.
1997 Pre-facelift Nissan Micra K11
Here seen in Durham on 25th September 2021
This car has only covered 35,000 Miles (56327 KM) From brand new
I believe this was the very last all Nissan-Nissan that was designed before Renault took them over and it is without a doubt one of the most reliable mass-produced cars that have ever been manufactured.
Thank you Nissan for this little gem of a car.
I have owned two of these with ZERO breakdowns and ZERO fail to starts.
The more naff unnecessary "Electronic sh1t" you put on a car the more unreliable it becomes.
I prefer function over frivolity
This car does what it says on the tin ..Gets you from A to B
A reliable, native, shade-loving and sun-tolerant plant is spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana). Glowing bluish-purple, three-petaled flowers with bright yellow stamens add interest to shaded areas during spring. Spiderwort tolerates a high-level of gardener neglect. Plus, an added bonus is that it can survive under a black walnut tree, which contains allelochemicals deterring the growth of many species planted under its canopy.
Named for its long, narrow leaves arching downward, resembling a large spider, spiderwort is native to the Eastern United States, and its botanical name comes from the 17th-century European botanist and horticulturist, John Tradescant, who was a gardener to King Charles I of England. Tradescant introduced many native New World plants to Europe. The "wort" part of spiderwort's name indicates it has been used for medicinal purposes. "Wort-cunning" was an Old English term used for having the knowledge of plants' uses.
Despite bearing his name for its genus, spiderwort was introduced to Europe prior to John Tradescant. A late 16th-century book on herbal medicine by John Gerard notes that spiderwort leaves held drying properties, mostly like attributed to tannin constituents, and was useful in expelling poisons.
Cherokee medicinal uses of spiderwort leaf influsions were for nonspecific kidney, stomach and female ailments. Leaves were mashed, exposing a juicy liquid, and applied as a poultice for insect & spider bites. As a food, the Cherokee parboiled young leaves and slender shoots.
Spiderwort reproduces abundantly by seed, so eating some of the young leaves and shoots is hardly a concern for the plant once it's established.
As a member of the dayflower family (Commelinaceae), spiderwort blooms last only a day, blooming in mid-morning and withering to mush in late afternoon. At the end of each stalk is a terminal cluster of buds, opening only a couple at a time, spreading out spiderwort's enjoyment for a week or two. To encourage a second blooming in late summer, spiderwort can be deadheaded after the bud clusters bloom in spring.
The cure for spider bite becomes environmental monitor. Stories in herbal and medicinal plants take various paths, as the scientific use of a species is accidentally discovered. Spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana, a common North American native wildflower with three-petaled purple flowers, was once considered a cure for the bites of spiders, but during modern times has offered scientists other advantages. Botanically, the plant is unusual, being a historic link between the sedges (grass-like wetland plants) and lilies. Moreover, the plant has relatively large chromosomes, making it useful for lab studies in cytology (the structure of cells).
Modern scientific studies of Spiderwort recently rendered an unexpected discovery. Attentive botanists noticed that the plant is extremely sensitive to pollution and radiation which cause its blossoms to change color from blue to pink in a very short period of time! What happens is that the number of cells mutating when in contact with severe pollutants, correlates directly to the level of pollution. So this plant is now used as an inexpensive, but very accurate device for testing pollution. Where dangerous pollution is expected, spiderworts are planted, and their flower color is closely monitored for changes.
The days of a bus between York and Harrogate are over, except the odd dalesbus service on a weekend. The history of transdev York No 582 YX19ONV needs no explaining though !
Reliable Equipment Co., Michigan, Peterbilt 379 (RP 8013) on Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts in May 2001.
This lone Great Egret spends the summer in a small pond at HIgh Park in Toronto every year. I probably first noticed him/her about 10 years ago. I suppose it might be a different bird, but I have never seen a mate or young ones.
Historic Arms, not used by state institutions.
Right: Master of Arms of the Dukes of Württemberg, in gold three black deer antler above the other
• Left: Dukes of Swabia, in black gold 3, border lion (actually originally Leopards) superimposed. It is the old coat of arms of the Hohenstaufen, the former dukes of Swabia.
Grafschaft Württemberg, in Gold drei schwarze Hirschstangen übereinander
'Furchtlos und treu' ...
der Leitspruch, der erstmals 1817 auf dem Wappen des Königreichs Württemberg auftauchte.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigreich_W%C3%BCrttemberg#/m...
Auch das aktuelle Motto des VfB Stuttgart.
Bild verballhornte es zu:
Der VfB 2014: Mutlos und scheu!
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Württemberg (in Gold drei schwarze Hirschstangen), und drei staufische Löwen
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Origin of the Country's Name:
Der Name "Württemberg" geht auf das frühere, bis 1918 regierende Herrschergeschlecht der Herzöge von Württemberg zurück, die ihren Namen auf die Burg Wirtemberg (in Stuttgart-Rotenberg gelegen) zurückführen. Mit der Erhebung des Herzogtums zum Kürfürstentum im Jahre 1803, wurde die Schreibweise des Landes offiziell von "Wirtemberg" in "Württemberg" abgeändert. The name "Württemberg" goes back to the former – until 1918 ruling – dynasty of the Dukes of Württemberg. Their name has its roots in the Castle Wirtemberg (located in Stuttgart-Rotenberg).
With the elevation of the Duchy to an Electorate in 1803, the name of the country was officially changed from "Wirtemberg" to "Württemberg".
Manchmal wird statt "Württemberg" der Name "Schwaben" verwendet, was auf den hier lebenden deutsche Stamm der Schwaben zurück geht. Sometimes is used instead of "Württemberg", the name "Swabia" ("Schwaben"). This points out the the here living German tribe of the "Swabians".
Löwe: ?
drei Löwen, das Wappen der Staufer, die bis zu ihrem Aussterben im 13. Jahrhundert Herzöge von Schwaben gewesen waren.
Mit dieser Symbolik machte König Friedrich seinen Anspruch auf die Nachfolge der Staufer als Herrscher Schwabens deutlich; er nannte sich zunächst „Fürst zu Schwaben“.
Die Gestaltung des Wappens, in der zwei goldene Schildhälften aneinander stießen, wurde von Wappenkundlern oft kritisiert.
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Die Gestaltung des Wappens war von dem Wunsch geleitet gewesen, den beibehaltenen
Landesfarben Schwarz-Rot
auch im Wappen Geltung zu verschaffen.
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Weltweit bekannt dürfte das Wappen des Automobilherstellers Porsche sein, welches das nach 1922 gültige Landeswappen mit dem Stadtwappen des Firmensitzes Stuttgart verbindet und seit 1953 in Gebrauch ist.[12] Beispielhaft für die Verwendung württembergischer Symbolik durch Sportvereine seien die Hirschstangen im Logo des VfB Stuttgart genannt.
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Wappen: Es wird einfacher!
Richtungsumkehr: Das württembergische Wappen wird nicht mehr komplizierter, sondern einfacher. Gott sei Dank, 1817 wurde es unter König Wilhelm von Württemberg mit Dekret vom 30.12.1817 verschlankt! Und Wilhelm I. nannte sich nur noch "König von Württemberg". Die ganzen kleineren Felder flogen auf einmal in einem gewaltigen heraldischen Befreiungsschlag aus dem Schild. Übrig blieb nur das, was im 8. Wappen der Herzschild war: Ein gespaltener Schild unter einem Helm mit Königskrone:
•rechts: Stammwappen der Herzöge von Württemberg, in Gold drei schwarze Hirschstangen übereinander
•links: Herzöge von Schwaben, in Gold 3 schwarze, schreitende Löwen (eigentlich ursprünglich Leoparden) übereinander. Es handelt sich um das alte Wappen der Hohenstaufen, der einstigen Herzöge von Schwaben.
Ganz einfach die Geschichte der Württemberger in kondensierter Form: Ein kleines Grafenhaus diente einst unter den staufischen Herzögen und wurde zu Königen. Das Wappen hatte bis 1918 (Abdankung von König Wilhelm II. von Württemberg) Bestand.
Unfortunately this week another independent Renfrewshire bus operator Reliable Buses, Johnstone ceased trading. Always an interesting fleet for me from their early Transit and Sherpas to latterly their varied fleet of ageing Mercs. This is one of the last vehicles used on schools P489TGA new to Clyde Coast, Ardrossan
Reliable Auto Body & Towing Service of Bedford Hills, NY operates this 2015 Peterbilt/Jerr-Dan 16 ton as Truck # 2.
52 weeks of 2017
Week #20 ~ Hot
when cold and flu strike.... hot whiskey to the rescue.... lemons, cloves, whiskey and honey (or sugar), you can't beat it!
note to self.... learn how to do steam/smoke!
My intentions with this photograph were to demonstrate the vibrant and dependable personality of the model. Such symbolism can be seen in the rainbow planks that cascade their body. Vibrant color is a perfect delivery system for the idea of a youthful, fun, and carefree personality. However, the firmness of the wood planks that they wear signify their durability, that they can bear weight and pressure while maintaining such vitality.
Zinnias are reliable, all-season bloomers, and it's easy to get a good shot of the butterflies that visit. I like to plant these outside my office window where I will be sure to spy any visitors, and maybe run outside with my camera to catch a few shots. Of course I have native flowers (caterpillar host plants) in the yard too.
Monarch butterfly counts have been horribly reduced in the past few years - it's believed the reduction is due to herbicide use in agricultural areas in the central US, which kills off non-crop plants such as Milkweeds. Monarchs migrating between the northern US (their summer homes) and Mexico (their winter homes) can't find host plants during migration upon which to lay their eggs. People throughout the US are planting Milkweed in their yards to try to make up for the deficit of Milkweeds along the edges of fields. Not sure if it will be enough.
CSX 8857, a former Conrail SD40-2, hustles Q263 south at Buckner, Kentucky, on Leap Day. L&N is known as the Old Reliable, but that may as well describe this veteran power.