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The San Francisco city bus flashed between "Embarcadero" to "Fireworks"..... So there ya have it, I did take a picture of "Fireworks"!
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California
Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco, California, U.S.
It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Avenue east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street. It is best known for being the location of Pier 39, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, the Cannery Shopping Center, Ghirardelli Square, a Ripley's Believe it or Not museum, the Musée Mécanique, the Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf, Forbes Island and restaurants and stands that serve fresh seafood, most notably dungeness crab and clam chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl. Some of the restaurants, like Pompeii's and Alioto's #8, go back for three generations of the same family ownership. Nearby Pier 45, there is a chapel in memory of the "Lost Fishermen" of San Francisco and Northern California though it might not always be open everyday. Once a year, the chapel has a service for the lost fishermen.
Transportation to Fisherman's Wharf can be provided in a variety of ways. The F Market streetcar runs through the area, the Powell-Hyde cable car lines runs to Aquatic Park, at the edge of Fisherman's Wharf, and the Powell-Mason cable car line runs a few blocks away. Other popular areas in San Francisco, such as Chinatown, Lombard Street and North Beach are all located in proximity to Fisherman's Wharf.
Fisherman's Wharf plays host to many San Francisco events, including a world-class fireworks display for Fourth of July, and some of the best views of the Fleet Week air shows.
One of The City's most popular figures is a harmless but controversial resident of Fisherman's Wharf called the World Famous Bushman, a local street performer who sits behind some branches and startles people who walk by. He has gained notoriety during the 28 years he has been doing this.
Trivia
The introduction video of ABC's Full House features Fisherman's Wharf, where Bob Saget, Candace Cameron, and Jodie Sweetin are fishing around in front of Alcatraz prison.
In the year 3000 in FOX's animated show Futurama Fisherman's Wharf is renamed "Fisherman's Worf" in reference to Worf of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Fisherman's Wharf was one of the featured raceable areas in the Sega Dreamcast game Metropolis Street Racer, as well as its successor, the first game in the Project Gotham Racing franchise..
Googleplex Google headquarters in Mountain View, California aerial - Copyright 2018 David Oppenheimer - Performance Impressions aerial photography archives - www.performanceimpressions.com
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Spezify is a search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways.
"We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience. We want you to get a good overview of a subject, find useful information and be inspired with Spezify.
We mix all media types and make no difference between blogs, videos, microblogs and images. Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture.
We collect websites and are aiming to use as many relevant, free and open API:s as possible to generate extensive and diverse search results."
Spezify was founded in Stockholm, Sweden by Felix af Ekenstam and Per Persson who have over 10 years experience within the creative digital industry.
A beta was released late April 2009 and the first official version went online on the 15th of June. The developers are constantly working on Spezify, adding API:s and enhancing the search experience for upcoming versions.
On February 14th, Google's homepage displayed a Valentine's Day themed logo conspicuously missing its L. Granted, the strawberry stem is what they were going for, but at a glance, I didn't read it as "Google".
Royalty-free clipart of an orange guy character kneeling and peering at something through a magnifying glass.
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Music
Pow-wow music is the American Indian drumming, singing, and dancing performed at pow-wows. Though there are many genres unique to different tribes pow-wow music is characterized by pan or intertribalism with the Plains cultures, the originators of the modern pow-wow, predominating. For information on dancing, see #Dances.
[edit] Drumming
* "Good drums get the dancers out there, good songs get them to dance well. Without drum groups there is no music. No music, no dance, no powwow."[4]
There may be many drums at a powwow, especially weekend or week long ones, but each powwow features a host drum which is accorded great respect and some authority. The members of drum groups are often family, extended family, or friends. Groups are then often named for families, geographic locations, tribal societies, or more colorful names. Most groups display their names on jackets, caps, vehicles, and chairs. Traditionally only men would drum and women would sit behind the men singing high harmonies. Beginning in the mid 1970s however women began drumming with men and seconding, or singing, an octave higher, the song.[5]
The supplies a drum group carries include the drum, rawhide headed, a cloth bag for padded drum sticks, the drum stand, folding chairs for sitting, and a public address system or PA. The drum head, stand, microphone stands, and PA box are often decorated with paintings or eagle feathers, fur, flags, and strips of colored cloth.[6]
Readily noticeable in performances are the "hard beats" used to indicate sections of the song. The "traditional method" consists of a pronounced strike by all singers every other beat. These may appear in the first or second line of a song, the end of a section, before the repetition of a song. A cluster of three hard beats (on consecutive beats) may be used at the end of a series of hard beats, while a few beats in the first line of a song indicate performer enthusiasm. In the "Hot Five" method five beats are used, with the first hard beat four beats before the second, after which the beats alternate.
Singing
While the drum is central to pow-wows, "the drum only helps them keep beat. Dancers key on the melody of the song. Rhythms, tones, pitch all help create their 'moves'." (p.85) Note that Bill Runs Above did not mention the lyrics of the songs, and while they are no doubt important, most lyrics of most songs employ vocables, meaningless syllable sounds such as "ya", "hey", and "loi" (p.86).[8]
The song structure consists of four pushups, singing the chorus and verse through four times. In each chorus the melody is introduced or led off by the lead singer whose is then seconded by another singer who begins to vary the melody before the end of the leader's first line. They are then joined by the entire chorus for the rest of the pushup. Three down strokes or hard beats[9] mark the end of the chorus and beginning of the verse, and during these drummers while alter their dancing such as by hopping low like fancy dancers. An increase in tempo and volume on the last five beats marks the end of the final verse. The dancing stops on the final beat and then a tail, or coda, finishes the song with a shortened chorus.[10]
Singing differs by region in that a high falsetto produced deep in one's throat is used in the north while in the south a lower range is used. "To the unfamiliar listener, Indian singing sounds exotic, different, and difficult to comprehend," and the contrast in the quality or timbre of voice used in traditional Indian and European musics may have much to do with that difficulty. However, "to the trained ear, melodies flow, ascend and descend" while dancers react to changes in the structure of the melody and the song. Boye Ladd says, "if you give me a stink song, I'll dance stink. If you give me good music, I'll give you a great show," implying that one can appreciate the music through the dancing, which is readily appreciate by everyone.[11]
Talented singers also sing off-the-beat, placing the words between the drum beats rather than on them, which "is probably the non-Indian's greatest obstacle in trying to learn Indian songs
Genres and change
In the 1970s drums had began incorporating native words in addition to vocables. Groups such as the Black Lodge Singers have released songs with English words, such as on their children's albums. Given the inter-tribal style of pow wow music it may be viewed as less traditional or valuable though the music is also used to support tribal identity and display the value of a living culture.
[edit] Drum etiquette
To help oneself understand drum protocol a drum may be thought of a person or being and to be regarded and respected as such. Drum etiquette is highly important and receives extra emphasis in the south and is the central symbol of Oklahoma powwows and is located in the center of the dance floor and powwow (which are themselves shaped in concentric circles). Southern drums are suspended by four posts, one for each direction. Northern drums are set up on the outside of the dance area, with the host drum in the best position. Musicians may not casually leave the drum, which may never be left by itself[citation needed] till it is carried out at the end. Water boys alleviate the effort involved. The drum is offered gifts of tobacco during giveaways and musicians acknowledge this by standing.
Part of a short Set / Slideshow documenting an installation by Mike Pudan.
Visitors to a kiosk / "confessional" made from wood and satin are asked questions through a dark screen at an installation called "Search Engine".
Ever such a nice man, ever so well presented, its such a pleasure to see a young man in a suit - art students are normally so scruffy these days!
Mind you, he did ask a some very impertinent questions though...
Part of The Antechamber exhibition at the Brighton Universty 2012 Degree Show.
Critical Fine Art Practice BA (Hons.)
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The Port of Oakland was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. It is now the fourth busiest container port in the United States; behind Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Newark. Development of an intermodal container handling system in 2002 culminated over a decade of planning and construction to produce a high volume cargo facility that positions the Port of Oakland for further expansion of West Coast freight market share.
Early history
Originally, the estuary, 500 feet (150 m) wide, had a depth of two feet at mean low tide. In 1852, the year of Oakland's incorporation as a town by the California State Legislature, large shipping wharves were constructed along the Oakland Estuary, which was dredged to create a viable shipping channel. 22 years later, in 1874, the previously dredged shipping channel was deepened to make Oakland a deep water port.
In the late 1800s, the Southern Pacific was granted exclusive rights to the port, a decision the city soon came to regret. In January 1906, a small work party in the employ of the Western Pacific Railroad, which had just begun construction, hastily threw a crossing over the SP line to connect the WP mainline with trackage built on an area of landfill. This act, protested by the SP and later held up in court, broke the railroad's grip on the port area. The courts ruled that all landfill since the date of the agreement did not belong to the SP. This ruling ended SP control and made the modern Port of Oakland possible.
On May 6, 1915, the Admiral Dewey became the first vessel to dock at the foot of Clay street. Captain J. Daniels, master of the vessel, was greeted by Commissioner of Public Works Harry S. Anderson and Harbor Manager W.W. Keith, the two men who had so much to do with the upbuilding of the city's waterfront, were the first aboard the boat. "Captain do you realize that you are the commander of the first big vessel that has ever tied up to what will eventually be the busiest wharf on the Pacific Coast?" Anderson asked that official as he shook Captain J. Daniels hand. "I certainly do realize that, Mr. Anderson." returned Captain Daniels, "and I assure you that I appreciate the honor. I've been many years on the sea, but I have never docked a ship at a better wharf than this."-Source Oakland Tribune May 7, 1915. The project in 1921 dug a channel thirty feet deep at mean low water from the bay to Brooklyn Basin, a distance of four and three quarters miles, and then a channel twenty-five feet deep around the basin and eighteen feet to San Leandro Bay, an added distance of four miles (6 km). However, the port was not officially named the Port of Oakland until 1927, under the leadership of the newly-organized Board of Port Commissioners.
Under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1922, the project produced the channel thirty feet deep and eight hundred feet wide through the shoal south of Yerba Buena Island narrowing to six hundred feet at the end of the Oakland jetties, widening of the estuary channel to six hundred feet to Webster Street, dredging of the south channel basin to thirty feet and a turning basin, then thirty feet to Park street, at a cost to the federal government of six million dollars
In 1962, the Port of Oakland began to admit container ships. Container traffic greatly increased the amount of cargo loaded and unloaded in the Port; by the late 1960s, the Port of Oakland was the second largest port in the world in container tonnage. However, depth and navigation restrictions in San Francisco Bay limited its capacity, and by the late 1970s it had been supplanted by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as the major container port on the West Coast.
Recent history
One of the main limitations to growth was the inability to transfer containers to rail lines, all cranes historically operating between ocean vessels and trucks. In the 1980s the Port of Oakland began the evaluation of development of an intermodal container transfer capability, i.e. facilities that would allow trans-loading of containers from vessels to either trucks or rail modes. The Port retained VZM, Korve Engineering and Earth Metrics to perform engineering and environmental studies to allow detailed engineering to proceed.[1] In 1987, on behalf of the Oakland port Commission, Allen Broussard led a group of 72 lawyers and city officials on a 3-week long trip to China meeting the Mayor of Shanghai, Jiang Zemin (Shanghai is twinned with San Francisco)[2]
Completion of the resulting rail intermodal facility occurred in 2002. That brought the cumulative investment of port expansion to over 1.4 billion dollars since 1962, half of which was comprised by the intermodal facility. In the early 2000s, the new intermodal rail facility along with severe congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach caused some trans-Pacific shippers to move some of their traffic to the Port of Oakland (especially if the final destination is not in Southern California but lies farther east). Also, the Port is now reaping the benefits of investment in post-panamax cranes, dredging, and the transfer of military property, which has now been used for expansion.
Oakland International Airport
Main article: Oakland International Airport
In addition to its maritime activities, the Port also operates Oakland International Airport.
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Collier Memorial State Park is a state park in southern Oregon. The park is operated and maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is located on U.S. Highway 97, approximately 30 miles north of Klamath Falls, Oregon and 105 miles south of Bend, Oregon. The park covers 146 acres along the Williamson River.
History
The park was established in 1945 when two brothers from Klamath Falls, Alfred and Andrew Collier, donated 146 acres to the state of Oregon. The land was to be used for a park honoring their parents, Charles Morse Collier and Janet McCornack Collier.[1]
In 1947, the Collier brothers donated a collection of antique logging equipment to be displayed as an outdoor logging museum on the park grounds. The equipment shows the evolution of the logging industry from axes and oxen to diesel tractors and logging trucks. The museum also highlights the role railroads played in developing the timber industry. Alfred Collier continued to add logging equipment items to the collection until his death in 1988. As a result, the Collier Logging Museum has one of the largest collections of logging equipment in the world.
Logging museum
Collier Memorial State Park has an outstanding outdoor museum with the finest collections of historic logging equipment in Oregon. Some pieces of equipment date back to the 1880’s, and many are quite rare. The collection includes ox drawn "high wheels" used to raise the forward end of logs off the ground so they could be skidded through the forest to a collection area. Steam-powered "donkey engines" used steel cables to haul logs to a collection point. There are also steam tractors and diesel "cats" that performed the same function in their turn. The most modern piece of logging equipment on display is a Beloit tree harvester. The harvester, operated by one person, cuts trees near ground level using hydraulic blades, removes the limbs, and stacks the logs onto a logging truck all in one continuous operation.[2]
There are two areas that display large saw mill machinery. One exhibit is a complete band saw used in the Edward Hines lumber mill. This saw turned trees into lumber from 1930 until 1980. A new building houses a saw mill steam plant along with a collect of chain saws.[2]
The museum also has railroad equipment used to transport logs out of the forest. The collection includes a Baldwin locomotive used in the Mount Shasta area to haul redwood logs to saw mills in northern California. There is a self-powered McGriffert Log Loader built in 1926 which was in active use until 1962. The museum also owns a 1923 Clyde track laying machine, one of only two still in existence. It was used by at various locations around Klamath County by Weyerhaeuser until 1959. The museum even has a diesel-powered tug boat used to tow rafts of logs from an Agency Lake collection site to a saw mill at the south end of Upper Klamath Lake, a 22-mile trip. The tug was operated on the lake from 1937 until 1943.[2][3]
One of the most impressive exhibits is a 16 foot cross section from the laregest Douglas fir tree ever cut. This forest giant was already an old tree when Columbus landed in the New World.[4] In addition, several logging camp structures have been relocated to the museum site along with twelve authentic pioneer homestead buildings. A logger’s cabin is now used as an exhibit building and gift shop. The pioneer village area gives visitor insight into how Oregon families once lived. The buildings also show several nineteen century building techniques used by Oregon pioneers. During the summer, the museum staff shows movies about old-time logging at 9 p.m. every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night.
Recreation
Collier Memorial State Park is located in an area forested with ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine. The park's recreational facilities are well developed. Visitors can hike, camp, picnic, or fish in the park. A trailhead provides accesses a number of hiking trails in the surrounding forest, and a popular horse trail goes from Collier state park to Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site. There are 50 sites with recreational vehicle hook-ups and 18 tent sites. There are also four horse corrals. The park has modern restrooms, hot showers, and laundry facilities. The park is open to campers April through October. Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits for tent camping cost $15 during the summer season and $11 the rest of the year. Overnight parking for recreational vehicles is $17 in the summer and $13 the rest of the year. Use of the horse corrals cost $15 per day.[3]
In addition, the park is located at the confluence of Spring Creek and the scenic Williamson River. The source of Spring Creek is a nature spring about a mile from the park. The aquifer that feeds the spring is believed to originate thirty miles northeast of the park in the east side drainage of Crater Lake National Park.[1] The Williamson River is well known for its trout fishing. Brook, rainbow, and native redband trout are found in the Williamson River in the area of Collier State Park. The brook and rainbow trout often reach 20 inches, and the redband trout in the Williamson River can reach record size, up to 5 pounds
Access
Collier Memorial State Park is located just off of U.S. Highway 97, approximately 30 miles north of Klamath Falls and 105 miles south of Bend. The area in the Cascade Mountains around the park experiences cold winters with significant snowfall so the park is closed for camping from November through March. Summers are generally dry with warm temperatures, and all facilities are open from April through October.
Search engine test prompted by Bing, 10th October 2013.
Looks like I am in the minority judging by this "Blind test" devised by Bing.
Google gave best results.
Trying out Bing independently vs Google it was found that Google got better results in the context of Flickr than Bing.
However, Bing did seem better than it was a few years ago.
Search options in Google better than in Bing.
Goggle therefore shall remain my search engine of choice with Bing being a fall-back option if Google fails to come up with adequate results.
Junk Jet has developed an archive impossible that transports, in print format, net based works, or fragments of works showing collections, series, animations, applications, and reflecting anti-heart texts on the net and its new forms of art, design, and architecture. N°5, the net.heart issue, has transferred internet things from their digital space into a paper jet. This transportation procedure relies on documents in a similar way as the museum relies on photograph and video documenting performance arts. And Junk Jet believes that this analogue documentation is in no way inferior to pseudo-preserving techniques of data migration, emulation, or reprogramming. At the end, Junk Jet says: Transportation is not so much about the artwork as object, but rather about the indication of the subjective decision of the artist. In this sense Junk Jet is a Russian conceptualist.
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With wireless contributions by Adam Cruces, Agathe Andre, Alessandro Bava, Alexei Shulgin, Angela Genusa, Angelo Plessas, Aureliano Segundo, Asli Serbest, Aristide Antonas, Artie Vierkant, Ball-Nogues, Bärbel Jetter, Bea Fremderman, Beatriz Ramo, Ben Aqua, Ben Vickers, Billy Rennekamp, Bonno van Doorn, Brad Troemel, Bryan Boyer, Carsten Güth, Christian Oldham, Christine Nasz and Stefanie Hunold, Constant Dullaart, Dennis Knopf, Eilis Mcdonald, Fabien Mousse, Gene McHugh, Greg J. Smith, Hanne Mugaas, Jacob Engblom, Jasper Elings, JODI, Jonas Lund, Jordan Tate, Katja Novitskova, Laimonas Zakas, Lenox Twins, m-a-u-s-e-r, Marisa Olson, Michael Schoner, Mike Ruiz, Mimi Zeiger, Mona Mahall, Natalie Bookchin, Nicholas O'Brien, Nicolas Sassoon, NIEI, NLarchitects, Olia Lialina, Palace Palace, Rafaël Rozendaal, Ricardo Scofidio, Parker Ito, Patrick Cruz, Pieterjan Grandry, Raphael Bastide, Sam Hancocks, Sarah Weis, Something Fantastic, Sterling Crispin, Theo Seemann, Will Brand, Wyne Veen
Edited by Mona Mahall and Asli Serbest
N°5 comes with a Poster: "Home Buttons by Architects"
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Great Western Trains was formed as part of the privatisation of British Rail. As with all of the original franchises, Great Western was formed as a division of British Rail prior to the franchise being let. The sector consisted of the express services out of London Paddington to the West of England (Bristol, Exeter, Penzance) and South Wales (Cardiff). Instead of being franchised to an existing private company, this sector was instead bought by its managers and employees in 1996 (one of the first two to be privatised after South West Trains), who named the new company Great Western Trains Ltd. The name is derived from that of the earlier Great Western Railway, which served a similar, but larger, area.
Livery
The livery for Great Western Trains consisted of an ivory lower half and green top half, with the merlin and 'InterCity' logos, later repaints omitted the InterCity logo
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Klamath Falls, is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867, after the Link River on whose falls this city sits. The name was changed to Klamath Falls circa 1892. The population was 19,462 at the 2000 census, with the 2006 estimate at 20,720.[3] The regional population is near 42,000, counting suburbs (primarily the community of Altamont). It is the county seat of Klamath County
History
The Klamath Indians were the first inhabitants of the area. Their name for this place was Yulalona or Iwauna, which referred to the phenomenon of the Link River flowing upstream when the south wind blew hard. Their name for the falls was Tiwishkeni, or "where the falling waters rush"[citation needed].
The Modoc Tribe's homeland is about 20 miles south of Klamath Falls, and the war of 1872 - 1873 was a hugely expensive campaign for the US Cavalry, costing an estimated $500,000 the equivalent over 8 Million in yr 2000 dollars. 17 Indians and 83 whites were killed.[1]
The Applegate Trail, which passes through the lower Klamath area, was blazed in 1846 from west to east to find a safer route for emigrants on the Oregon Trail[citation needed].
The Klamath Reclamation Project began in 1906 to drain marshland to allow for agriculture. With the building of the main "A" Canal, water was first made available May 22, 1907. Veterans of World War I and World War II were given homesteading opportunities on the reclaimed land.[2]
During World War II, a Japanese-American internment camp, the Tule Lake War Relocation Center, was located in nearby Newell, California, and a satellite of the Camp White, Oregon, POW camp was located just on the Oregon-California border near the town of Tulelake, California. In May 1945, about 30 miles east of Klamath Falls, (near Bly, Oregon) a Japanese balloon bomb killed a woman and five children on a church outing. This is said to be the only Japanese-inflicted casualty on the US mainland during the war. [5]
Timber harvesting through the use of railroad was extensive in Klamath County for the first few decades of the 20th century.[3] With the arrival of the Union Pacific in 1909, Klamath Falls grew quickly from a few hundred to several thousand. Dozens of lumber mills cut Fir and Pine lumber and the industry flourished until the late 1980s when the Northern Spotted Owl and other endangered species were driving forces in changing western forest policy.
Water rights controversy
The city made national headlines in 2001 when a court decision was made to shut off Klamath Project irrigation water on April 6 because of endangered species act requirements. The lost river sucker and shortnose sucker were listed on the Federal Endangered Species List in 1988, and when drought struck in 2001, a panel of scientists stated that further diversion of water for agriculture would be detrimental to these species, which reside in the Upper Klamath Lake, as well as to the protected coho salmon which spawn in the Klamath River. After many protests by farmers and a criticised revision of the biologist's decision, a new plan was implemented in early 2002 to resume irrigation to farmers.
This may have led to mass die-off of the salmon, practically shutting down the fishing industry in the region and leading to over $60 million in disaster aid being given to fisherman to offset losses. Citation needed
In March 2006, the plan was found to be in violation of the Endangered Species Act and a new ruling was made to shut off irrigation if natural water levels go below a specified point.[6]
According to a National Academy of Sciences report of October 22, 2003, limiting irrigation water did little if any to help endangered fish and may have hurt the populations.[7] However, this report has been widely criticized as politically motivated.
Politics
In the state legislature, Klamath Falls is located in the 28th Senate district, represented by Republican Doug Whitsett, and in the 56th House district, represented by Republican Bill Garrard. Federally, Klamath Falls is located in Oregon's 2nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +11[9] and is represented by Republican Greg Walden.
Recreation
Klamath Falls is home to many outdoor winter and summer activities. The nearby Running Y Ranch Resort, features a golf course designed by Arnold Palmer[citation needed], an ice skating arena Bill Collier Community Ice Arena, trailriding, and overlooks Upper Klamath Lake, the largest natural lake in the Pacific Northwest[citation needed] There is also a canoe trail through the wildlife refuge at Rocky Point.
Klamath Falls is located on the Pacific Flyway, and large numbers of waterfowl and raptors are seen at all times of the year. The largest concentration of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 winter in Bear Valley[citation needed], just 10 miles west of Klamath Falls, near Keno, and the American White Pelican shows in great numbers in summer.
Crater Lake National Park is 50 miles north of Klamath Falls and the 33 mile rim drive circumnavigating the lake is a favorite of cyclists. Winter cross country skiing in the park is also very popular. The more than mile high Crater Lake Marathon [21] is an annual event.
Jason Calacanis and Jimmy Wales....
when people complain about search, they are mostly complaining about
what the search finds rather than about the search engine itself. So
the fix is not to improve search, but to improve the content that is
found....
round one to Jason.
but how can you fix the long-tail results?
the letters 'arc' from the word 'Search' backwards on a door inside Microsoft's Research unit 113 building just off the main campus
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The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University, a university located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. The Beavers are part of the Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10). Oregon State's mascot is Benny Beaver. Both the men's and women's teams share the name, competing in 7 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A men's sports and 10 NCAA Division I-A women's sports respectively.
The primary rival of the Beavers is the Oregon Ducks of the University of Oregon, located 45 miles (75 km) south of the Oregon State campus. The football rivalry between the Beavers and Ducks, known as the Civil War, is one of the longest-running in the country, having been contested 111 times as of the end of the 2007 season. The Beavers won the 2007 Civil War in Eugene, 38-31.
As of June 2007, the Beavers have won one pre-NCAA team national championship and three NCAA team national championships. The 1926 wrestling team won the Amateur Athletic Association national championship, the 1961 men's Cross-country team won the NCAA title, and most recently the baseball team won the 2006 and 2007 College World Series. Other notable performances include a second place finish in the 1973 and 1995 NCAA wrestling finals, two Final Four appearances by the men's basketball team, the football team trouncing Notre Dame in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl (and finishing the season ranked #4 in the polls), and several individual NCAA championship titles in gymnastics, wrestling, and track & field.
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gal·ley (gl)
n. pl. gal·leys
1. Nautical
a. A large, usually single-decked medieval ship of shallow draft, propelled by sails and oars and used as a merchant ship or warship in the Mediterranean.
b. An ancient Mediterranean seagoing vessel propelled by oars.
c. A large rowboat formerly used by British customs officers.
2. The kitchen of an airliner, ship, or camper.
3. Printing
a. A long tray, usually of metal, used for holding composed type.
b. Galley proof.
[Middle English galei, from Old French galie, from Old Provençal or Catalan galea, from Medieval Greek, probably variant of Greek galeos, shark, perhaps from gale, weasel.]
galley
Noun
1. the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft
2. a ship propelled by oars or sails, used in ancient or medieval times [Old French galie]
Thesaurus
Noun1.galleygalley - a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
2.galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
trireme - ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
3.galley - the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
airliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengers
kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
4.galley - the area for food preparation on a ship
caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley
cuddy - the galley or pantry of a small ship
kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cocina (= ship); galera
Collins Spanish Dictionary & Grammar 4th Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006
French galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cambuse f (= ship); galère f;
(also: galley proof) → placard m, galée f
Collins French Dictionary & Grammar 5th Edition 2007 © HarperCollins Publishers 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007
German galley [ˈgælɪ] n → Kombüse f;
(ship) → Galeere f;
(also: galley proof) → Fahne f, Fahnenabzug m
Collins German Dictionary & Grammar 5th Edition 2007© HarperCollins Publishers 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
Italian galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cambusa;
(ship) → galea;
(also: galley proof) → bozza in colonna
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Brick by brick
H&N photo by Todd E. Swenson
Retired Air Force veteran Jack Lawrie lays the first brick in place for the Veterans’ Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday.
New Veterans’ Memorial takes shape downtown
By LEE BEACH
H&N Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:41 PM PST
Retired Air Force veteran Jack Lawrie placed the first of 1,254 engraved bricks into mortar Wednesday at the Veterans’ Memorial in Veterans Park.
“It’s history in the making,” Lawrie said. “I’ve been visiting the project from time to time and served on the committee. It’s long overdue. There are people around who think they aren’t veterans because they weren’t in a war. We try to straighten them out.”
It was the first step in cementing the rest of bricks ordered so far by the city of Klamath Falls Parks Department. More orders will be placed in the future, and the memorial will be able to accommodate 5,000 engraved bricks. Each brick costs $50 and has the name of a veteran being honored by the purchaser.
Also installed with a crane Wednesday were two burnished aluminum flagpoles, a 40-foot pole for the U.S. flag and a 30-foot one for the POW/MIA flag.
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From the crowd that gathered, members of the 173rd Civil Engineer Squadron sought out representatives from each branch of service from the crowd to help install bronze seals for the National Guard, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Merchant Marines and Coast Guard.
Jim Hamilton, a retired Navy flier who flew 106 missions in Vietnam, placed the Navy seal. He is a finish carpenter who is placing all the plaques dedicated to wars and conflicts on the monuments, which were built with Doak Mountain stone. Tech Sgt. Tonia Brown and A1C Eve Wasche were there to see the laying of the first brick.
They joked that they “were the dirt girls.”
They had helped move dirt and rocks and clean up at the site. Both come from families with military backgrounds. They have observed many residents come to help or just to watch.
“I think a lot of people have been really touched by it,” Brown said.
Ground was broken for the memorial Aug. 20, and the project quickly gathered momentum with support from the public, businesses, veterans’ groups, Klamath Falls and Klamath County and the expertise and efforts of the 173rd Fighter Wing Civil Engineers Squadron.
Dedication ceremony on Sunday
A key event Veterans Day will be 11 a.m. dedication ceremonies for the new veterans memorial, following a parade that will end at Veterans Park.
Keynote speaker for the memorial dedication will be Val Conley, administrative director of Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs. Conley served in the U.S. Army in 1982-1983.
Wreaths to be placed, veterans saluted
A salute to veterans will be presented by the local veterans’ organizations at Sunday’s dedication. The master of ceremonies will be Joe Collins, quartermaster of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1383.
There will be a placing of wreaths, 21-gun salute and taps. Anyone who wants to present a wreath should contact Collins at 884-0074.
All veterans are encouraged to attend, and they will be guests of honor, standing or seated in the memorial area.
Veterans will be encouraged to be on the front stage of the memorial during the dedication ceremony. There will be access for wheelchairs and the disabled. The general public will be seated in front of the memorial.
Parking limited
Because parking spaces are limited at the memorial, the public is encouraged to car pool, and the trolley will transport people to the park.
It will begin traveling down Main Street to pick people up at 10:25 a.m., or as soon as the parade finishes, and will continue the route for about two hours. The VFW van also will transport people.
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Basket-hilted sword
The Basket-hilted broadsword was invented in Germany between 1560 and 1580. It was an improved version of the side-sword, itself a variant of the medieval longsword. These weapons had just a cross-guard as its owner normally wore metal gauntlets for protection.[1] In contrast when the basket-hilt was designed armor was becoming obsolete, meaning a guard capable of covering the hand was needed. At first the wire guard was a simple design but as time passed it became increasingly sculpted and ornate.[2]
By the 17th century there were regional variations of the original design: the Walloon hilt, the Sinclair hilt, Schiavona, Mortuary Sword and Scottish Broadsword.[3] The final two were common in England, whether domestically-produced or acquired through trade with Italy and Germany.[4] They inspired the later cavalry sabre adopted during the 18th century and used to deadly effect during the Napoleonic Wars.
Sinclair Hilt
The Sinclair Hilt was one of the earliest basket-hilt designs and was of south German origin.[6] On average the blade of a Sinclair or "compound" hilt sword measured 38in.[7]
It had long quillons and an oval leather-wrapped grip that was originally designed for falchion blades but was soon applied to the broadsword.[8] It had a large triangular plate very similar to the ones used on main gauche daggers and was decorated with pierced hearts and diamonds.[9]
Hilts of this design were also used on other weapons including sabres, cutlasses, rapiers, backswords and civilian hunting hangers.[10]
A similar weapon was the Pallasch which had the same hilt and straight blade but was single-edged. It was used until the mid-18th century by the Austrian army and inspired the British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sabre.
It is believed that these swords were brought back to Scotland by George Sinclair's mercenaries who had served on the continent.[11]
The Sinclair hilt broadsword influenced the development of the Scottish basket-hilted claymore, which was used by highlanders in the 17th and 18th century.[12] After the Jacobite Wars it became a symbol of Scotland.
Walloon Sword
This weapon was common in Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia[14] and the Netherlands where it was known as a Pappenheimer,[15] after Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, a German general in the 30 Years War where the Walloon swords were used by both sides.[16]
The Walloon sword was favored by both the military and civilian gentry[17] for its versatility: it was light, flexible, and good for both cutting and thrusting as well as the more accurate pointwork required in duels with rapiers.[18] Its hilt was ambidextrous with shell-guards and knuckle-bow that inspired 18th century continental hunting hangers.[19]
Following their campaign in the Netherlands in 1672 (when many of these German-made swords were captured from the Dutch), the French began producing this weapon as their first regulation sword.[20] Weapons of this design were also issued to the Swedish army from the time of Gustavus Adolphus until as late as the 1850s.[21]
The Pappenheimer was also used for fencing in the 16th and 17th century; this sport was vital as gentlemen were expected to know how to defend themselves.[22] A similar hilt remains in use today on some modern fencing swords.
Schiavona
The Schiavona was a Renaissance sword that became popular in Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries.[24] Stemming from the 16th-century sword of the Venetian Doge guard, the name came from the fact that the guard consisted largely of Istrian and Dalmatian Slavs - Slovenians and Croats (Schiavoni).[25] It was widely recognisable for its "cat's-head pommel" and distinctive handguard made up of many leaf-shaped brass or iron bars that was attached to the cross-bar and knucklebow rather than the pommel.[26]
Classified as a true broadsword, this war sword had a wider blade than its contemporary civilian rapiers. It was basket hilted (often with an imbedded quillon for an upper guard) and its blade was double edged. A surviving blade measures 93.2 cm × 3.4 cm × 0.45 cm and bears two fullers or grooves running about 1/4 the length of the blade. Weighing in at around 1.1 kg, this blade was useful for both cut and thrust.[27]
The name "Schiavona" means "big slave", or "enslaver", which is what gives the sword this name.[28] Alternatively it could be a derivative of the Italian word for Slav, due to its association with the Balkan mercenaries who formed the bodyguard of the Doge of Venice[29] and distinguished themsleves in the wars against the Ottoman Empire.[30]
The schiavona became popular among the armies of those who traded with Italy during the 17th century and was the weapon of choice for many heavy cavalry.[31] It was popular among mercenary soldiers and wealthy civilians alike; examples decorated with gilding and precious stones were imported by the upper classes to be worn as a combinaiton of fashion accessory and defensive weapon.
Mortuary Sword
A similar weapon was the cut-and-thrust mortuary sword which was used after 1625 by cavalry during the English Civil War. This (usually) two-edged sword sported a half-basket hilt with a straight blade some 90-105 cm long. These hilts were often of very intricate sculpting and design.
In the 19th century it was conjectured that the ornate markings were meant to commemorate King Charles I, the executed English king.[33] However this style of hilt predates the execution of Charles (1649).[34]
Another possible origin of the name comes from the half-basket guard itself, which often bears a passing resemblance to a human rib cage.[35]
This sword was Oliver Cromwell's weapon of choice; the one he owned is now preserved in the Royal Armories Museum in London. Mortuary swords remained in use until around 1670 when they fell out of favor among civilians and began to be replaced with the smallsword.
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Organization and location
The tribe has approximately 4400 enrolled members as of April 14, 2006. It owns and manages a 3,666 acre (15 km²) reservation located along the Siletz River in the Central Oregon Coast Range of central Lincoln County, Oregon approximately 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Newport.
The tribe owns and operates the Chinook Winds Casino and Convention Center, and the Chinook Winds Golf Resort in Lincoln City (including the Chinook Winds Resort hotel purchased from Mark Hemstreet of Shilo Hotels for $26 million in 2004), the $9.5 million undeveloped oceanfront Lot 57 north of Chinook Winds Casino, a dredging and salvage company known as Northwest Maritime LLC, Hee Hee Illahee RV park in Salem, the Logan Road RV Park, Salem Flex Building where the Salem Area Offices currently exist, the $1.6 million Portland Stark Building which was purchased in August 2007 and will eventually be the site of the tribe's Portland Area Office, the Eugene Elks building which houses the Eugene Area Office, the Siletz Gas & Mini Mart, the old Toledo Mill site, the tribe also owns the building in which the Depoe Bay Seafood Company is currently doing business in Depoe Bay.
In late 2005 the Siletz Tribe partnered with a bankrupt aerospace parts manufacturing company in Dayton, Ohio called U.S. Aeroteam. The original plan included expanding that partnership to create a tribally owned business called Siletz Aeroteam to manufacture jet engine parts in the Siletz area. Siletz Aeroteam never began operation and is now defunct, but the Tribe still owns 20% of U.S. Aeroteam, the Ohio company.
The Tribe also owns and runs the Siletz Community Health Clinic. A $7.5 million plan is underway to expand the clinic. $2 million of the funding will come from the Federal government's IHS Small Ambulatory Grant funding. The clinic is currently 15,000 square feet but will grow to 45,000 square feet between 2006-2016.
The Siletz Tribal Police have disbanded, but the Tribe now contracts with the nearby Toledo City Police to provide law enforcement services to the Siletz area.
The Tribe is gradually accumulating additional property into the reservation, as part of a 2005-2015 Comprehensive Plan. These include 3851 acres entrusted to the tribe in 2007 by the State and Federal governments as part of the New Carissa oil spill settlement, on the condition that the Siletz Tribe will manage it solely as a marbled murrelet habitat.
The tribal government is attempting to get old treaties recognized via an effort to reference them in the Tribe's Constitution and also by mention of the treaties within a work by Charles Wilkinson, who has been hired by the Tribal Council to write a history of the Siletz. There have also been attempts to retrieve the remains of tribal ancestors from the Smithsonian Institution and various other tribal artifacts distributed through-out the United States of America.
The current Tribal Council of 2008 includes Chairman Delores Pigsley; Vice Chairman Bud Lane; Secretary Tina Retasket; Treasurer Jessie Davis; Loraine Butler; Lillie Butler; Reggie Butler; Frank Simmons; and Robert Kentta. The General Council's online member's forum, Siletz Net, publishes daily news and discussion from the tribal members at large, while the tribal government's Public Information Office publishes the monthly Siletz News
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# Memorial Park is located in a two block area between 7th and 9th Street, Washington Avenue and Watson Avenue. View Map
# Memorial Park was dedicated to Robert “Bob” Caufman on November 11, 2006 who was instrumental in making the park a destination for all to enjoy.
# The Beaverton American Legion Post #124 hosts two events in the park each year:
Memorial Day Ceremony
(held on the observed Memorial Day Holiday)
11:00 a.m.
and
Veteran’s Day Ceremony
(held on Veteran’s Day, November 11th)
11:00 a.m.
During the festivities guests hear patriotic music by the Beaverton Community Band and speeches given by Mayor Rob Drake and other elected officials. The ceremonies are to honor veteran’s past, present and future. The crowd is always pleased with a flyover performed by F-15’s from the 142nd Fighter Wing based in Portland. The program is concluded by a beautiful rendition of Taps.
# The park was designated as a Blue Star Memorial by the Pioneer District Garden Club and the Oregon State Federations of Garden Club, Inc.
# The park is a tribute to all branches of the military and is a wonderful place for peaceful reflection.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, or simply VFW, is an American organization whose members are current or former members of the U.S. armed forces. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.
Membership
To be eligible for membership, an individual must have earned a United States Government–issued overseas expeditionary or campaign medal, or have one of the following:
* Combat Infantryman Badge
* Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge
* Combat Action Ribbon
* Korea Defense Service Medal
* Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
* U.S. Navy SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignia.
* Service in Korea from 30 June 1949 for 30 consecutive, or 60 nonconsecutive days to present
* hostile fire-imminent danger pay records
In addition they must either currently be on active duty or in a reserve component, or have been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces. A DD214 or World War II era discharge paper with campaign medals, and or badges printed on back is used to verify membership eligibility. A member must also be a United States citizen.[1]
The VFW became a government-chartered non-profit organization by an act of the United States Congress in 1936;[2] as such, it receives no funding from United States tax receipts and is supported by charitable donations. The first VFW was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1899. The current VFW was first formed in 1914 from the merger of two prior veterans organizations which both arose in 1899: the American Veterans of Foreign Service and the National Society of the Army of the Philippines.[2] The former was formed for veterans of the Spanish-American War, while the latter was formed for veterans of the Philippines War.
VFW works on behalf of American veterans by lobbying Congress for better veterans' health care and benefits.[3] The VFW also maintains a nationwide organization of employees and volunteers to assist veterans with their VA disability claims.[4]
VFW also donates hundreds of thousands of dollars and millions of hours for community service.[5] One of their most popular programs, Operation Uplink, provides free phone cards to overseas service members.
The current Commander of the VFW is George Lisicki.
Criticism
The VFW has been criticized for partisanship during election campaigns, with many arguing that it is a biased Republican organization. In the 2006 midterm elections, the VFW endorsed Peter Roskam, a Republican congressional candidate with no military background, over Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost both her legs in combat.
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Peter Skene Ogden (alternately Skeene, Skein or Skeen), (baptised 12 February 1790 – September 27, 1854) was a fur trapper and a Canadian explorer of what is now British Columbia and the American West. During his many expeditions he explored parts of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.
His birthdate is variously given as 1774, 1794, or 1790. He was the son of Chief Justice Isaac Ogden of Quebec, and Sarah Hanson. After a brief stint with the American Fur Company, he joined the North West Company in 1809. His first post was at Île-á-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan in 1810 and by 1814 was in charge of a post at Green Lake, Saskatchewan, 100 miles south.
Ogden had frequent run-ins with the rival Hudson Bay Company (HBC) employees and engaged in physical violence on several occasions. In 1816, HBC clerks report that Ogden killed an Indian who had traded with the Hudson Bay Company. Not only killed, he was "butchered in a most cruel manner," according to HBC officer James Bird. Although many in the North West Company viewed this as a necessary part of living in the Northwest, the HBC viewed him as a dangerous man, whose actions were deplorable especially considering his background as the son of a judge. Ogden was charged with murder, and the North West Company moved him further into the west to attempt to avoid any further confrontations with the HBC. He served at various posts in modern-day Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia for the next several years.
As a way of ending the ongoing strife between the two companies, the HBC and the North-West Company merged in 1821. Ogden's violent history placed the now larger HBC in a quandary. The company management severely disliked and distrusted Ogden, but finally agreed that he had done no more than many other people during the 'fur-trade wars' and appointed him Chief Trader for the Snake River Country of the HBC's Columbia Department in 1823. Between 1824 and 1830 Ogden set out on a series of expeditions to explore the Snake River country. One of the company's obejectives was to bring as many furs from this area as possible to the HBC so as to create a "fur desert". This would discourage inroads by American trappers and traders. The exploration trips included:
* 1824-25: Ogden led a fur brigade which expanded HBC's influence along the Snake River east to Montana's Bitterroot River and south to the Bear River in modern Utah.
* 1825-26: Traveling south from the Columbia River to the Deschutes River in Oregon, Ogden then turned east and traveled through the Blue Mountains to the Snake River.
* 1826-27: From Walla Walla, in present-day Washington, this expedition also explored the Deschutes River, following it to Klamath Lake and an area near Mount Shasta in northern California.
* 1828-29: Ogden explored the Great Salt Lake and the Weber River drainage, where the current city of Ogden, Utah is named after him. He explored areas of the Great Basin, following the Humboldt River to its dry sink in modern-day Nevada. The party traveled through the Great Basin along the eastern Sierra Nevada, reaching the north shore of the Gulf of California.
The expeditions were a successful venture for the HBC, but not without troubles, including an attack by the Mohave near the Gulf of California.
In 1830, Ogden was sent north to establish a new HBC post named Fort Simpson near the mouth of the Nass River in British Columbia. He also managed an outpost on the south coast of Alaska. He administered a fur post at Fort Vancouver throughout the 1840s. There Ogden fought successfully against American fur competition and successfully negotiated with local native tribes, including the Cayuse.
Ogden retired to Oregon City, Oregon with one of his several Native American wives. His contact with native tribes led him to write a memoir entitled "Traits of American Indian Life and Character. By a Fur Trader." The book was published posthumously in 1855.
Legacy
Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint in Jefferson County, Oregon and Ogden Point in Victoria, British Columbia are named for him, as is the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School in 100 Mile House, British Columbia. Peter S. Ogden Elementary School in Tumwater, Washington.
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Visitors to a kiosk / "confessional" made from wood and satin are asked questions through a dark screen at an installation called "Search Engine".
Ever such a nice man, ever so well presented, its such a pleasure to see a young man in a suit - art students are normally so scruffy these days!
Mind you, he did ask a some very impertinent questions though...
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Ecology
The Oregon Coast is a region rich with hundreds of species of plants and animals. The Coast is home to Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex which consists of six National Wildlife Refuges stretching 371 miles.
Several species of mammals exist on the Oregon Coast. There are several varieties of pinnipeds along the coast, including the California Sea Lion on the Southern Coast and Steller's Sea Lions throughout, as well as Northern Elephant and Harbor Seals.[6] Sea Lion Caves near Florence, and the Newport Harbor in Yaquina Bay are the best places to see pinnipeds, though they can be observed in many other places. Whales can also be seen in the area, especially during migration in late December and late March. Among the species of Whales passing through are Gray, Orca, and Humpback Whales. Harbor Porpoises are also relatively common.[7] The infamous "exploding whale" incident, where a dead beached whale was blown up by dynamite, happened near Florence.
Many varieties of birds make their home on the Oregon Coast. Birds along the Oregon Coast can be divided into four categories:
* Seabirds spend most of their lives at sea and are adapted to ocean life. Some even sleep in the water, though they must all return to land to lay their eggs. Their diets consist mostly of small fish, squid, shellfish, and crustaceans. Species of seabirds on the Oregon Coast include the Common Murre, Tufted Puffin, Marbled Murrelet, the Black Oystercatcher, Auklets, many varieties of cormorants, and the Western Gull.
* Shorebirds, unlike seabirds, do not have webbed feet and spend their lives on the shore foraging for food, eating worms, insect larvae, amphipods, copepods, crustaceans, and mollusks. Among the types of shorebirds on the Coast are the Western and Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Whimbrel, the Semipalmated and Western Snowy Plover, and Killdeer.
* Many birds of prey live on the coast, eating small birds, rodents, and small mammals. These include the Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, and Osprey.
* Waterfowl also make their homes in the freshwater areas around the Coast. These are the many varieties of ducks and geese in the area.[6]
Tidepools are unique, contained ecosystems that are plentiful on the Oregon Coast. Red, green, and brown algae are common in tidepools. There are also several species of invertebrates. These include sponges, sea anemones, mussels, sea stars, limpets, crabs, shrimp, barnacles, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.[8] Sunset Bay State Park, near Coos Bay, and Strawberry Hill near Seal Rock are among the largest collections of tidepools and are popular places for tidepooling.
Many species of plant life also call the areas around the Oregon Coast home. Due to their reproductive advantages, the Coastal Strawberry and Pacific Silverweed are the most common plant on the beaches and dunes themselves. However, the forests, wetlands, and meadows surrounding the coast are home to many species of plants, shrubs, and flowers.
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"We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience. We want you to get a good overview of a subject, find useful information and be inspired with Spezify.
We mix all media types and make no difference between blogs, videos, microblogs and images. Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture.
We collect websites and are aiming to use as many relevant, free and open API:s as possible to generate extensive and diverse search results."
Spezify was founded in Stockholm, Sweden by Felix af Ekenstam and Per Persson who have over 10 years experience within the creative digital industry.
A beta was released late April 2009 and the first official version went online on the 15th of June. The developers are constantly working on Spezify, adding API:s and enhancing the search experience for upcoming versions.
Part of a short Set / Slideshow documenting an installation by Mike Pudan.
Visitors to a kiosk / "confessional" made from wood and satin are asked questions through a dark screen at an installation called "Search Engine".
Ever such a nice man, ever so well presented, its such a pleasure to see a young man in a suit - art students are normally so scruffy these days!
Mind you, he did ask a some very impertinent questions though...
Part of The Antechamber exhibition at the Brighton Universty 2012 Degree Show.
Critical Fine Art Practice BA (Hons.)
This image / video is available under the indicated creative commons licence - subject to the approval of the artist(s) featured - and also subject to any additional conditions that the artist(s) may wish to apply.