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In a rarely-seen or photographed event, thousands of hapless jellyfish on their way to spawn were stranded and frozen along the shores of the Connecticut River last week. The gelatinous creatures are not uncommon, but usually go unnoticed because they are a cold water species that do not sting. But the necessities of reproduction bring them together in great numbers this time of year, as they return to their traditional spawning grounds. That, combined with a freakish combination of weather conditions allowed lucky and observant onlookers to enjoy this serendipitous spectacle.
"As a rule, we don't even notice them." explained Caleb Shoeworthy, whose family have fished these waters for shad for five generations."The thing is, you just can't see them in the water. They have no color. You could have half a dozen in that bucket and you'd swear there was nothing but water. Even the big ones are pretty much invisible."
Invisible they may be, but any creatures are hard to ignore when they come drifting in to narrow channels in the hundreds of thousands. In some parts of the world, relatives of these jellyfish have been known to clog cooling intakes of nuclear power plants and have forced some giant cruise ships to change their itinerary. A close relative of the common moon jelly "Aurelia aurita", the greater river jelly "A. awlryta" spends its adult life in estuaries such as Long Island Sound. The animal, which is easily killed by heat, moves downriver as it matures in the early spring, but swims to deeper water during the warmer months. It is only when the days shorten and water temperatures drop, that they come inshore and start to move upriver.
"The greater river jelly can cause some pretty impressive spectacles" says Dr. Kent Dogwhistle, head of the Department of Tentacular Studies at Miskatonic University in Massachusetts."but as they are getting their freak on in cold water, not many people are out and about to notice. The jellies can be very common in the Bay of Fundy," he further explained. "But they aren't equipped to handle the tidal bore very well. And the thomping great splat of them hitting the rocks at speed is something you never forget once you've heard it. It's one of those great mysteries of nature as to why they are there in the first place. Hardly any of them survive to complete their lifecycle."
While most jellyfish are marine and live in salt water, freshwater species are not unknown. However, greater river jellies are unique in that they are the only jellyfish known to be anadromous. They are born in small freshwater streams, to which they return to mate, lay their eggs, and die. This is especially impressive considering these jellies are weak swimmers, moving using contractions of their bell-like bodies in a pumping motion.
"It's kind of amazing they get anywhere." Dr. Dogwhistle told this reporter. "They (A. awlryta) wouldn't seem to move fast enough to even count as pelagic. What they do is hardly more than an agitated sort of drifting. Yet, as long as there are no dams along the way, they seem to manage to get upstream. They cannot, obviously, make use of a fish ladder."
And up the Connecticut River they came last week, at least as far as Chicopee. A combination of a post-storm drop in water levels left countless jellies high and dry along the shore and even in trees! And if the sight of school of jellyfish stuck to trunks and impaled on stems and branches was not surprising enough, a sudden cold snap froze the stranded creatures solid. It might have been a rum deal for the jellies, but it was a delight and amazement to onlookers along the river, as is evidenced by this fascinating collection of photographs from Windsor Locks.. They looked, exclaimed a tourist from Miami, like Christmas ornaments.
Dr. Dogwhistle assured us that enough of the plucky cnidaria survive to carry on the species, and that they are likely to continue to do so, unless global temperatures continue to rise.
"They're pollution tolerant, so they are still plentiful, even if no one notices them because they have no commercial value. But they do need the cold. If it does not freeze, we do not see them here. I can only hope that they will continue to thrive and add their beauty to the diversity of these waters."
The Clachan Bridge is a simple, single-arched, hump-backed, masonry bridge spanning the Clachan Sound, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It links the west coast of the Scottish mainland to the island of Seil.
The bridge was originally designed by John Stevenson of Oban (and not by Thomas Telford as sometimes quoted) and was built between 1792 and 1793 by engineer Robert Mylne. The original design had two arches, but it was finally built with a single high arch, of roughly 22 metres (72 ft) span and about 12 metres (39 ft) above the bed of the channel, to allow the passage of vessels of up to 40 tonnes (39 long tons) at high tide. The bridge is still in use today, forming part of the B844 road, and is in the care of Historic Scotland.
Because the Clachan Sound connects at both ends to the Atlantic Ocean, and might therefore be considered part of that ocean, the bridge came to be known as the Bridge over the Atlantic. Such an appellation has also been applied to certain other bridges having similar situations, such as the bridge between Norðskáli and Oyri in the Faroe Islands and between Lewis and Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides.
Purse seine fishing boats from Gig Harbor, Washington fishing southern Puget Sound on October 18, 2010. Built in 1982 by Delta Marine Industries Inc., Seattle, WA. 49.6 feetl long, 19' beam, 10.1' draft and 72 gross tons. Owned by Edward N. Manning Jr. 11170 Ridge Rim Trail SE, Port Orchard, WA 98367.
Fjord (fiord) Milford Sound, in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, has been called an eighth Wonder of the World.
sail among the mountains, waterfalls, clouds, rains and the sunshines, very nice feeling,,,
naviga sui fiordi in Milford Sound tra le monte, nuvole in continuazione di cambiamenti, tante cascate (grandi permanenti o piccole temporanee causate dalla pioggia), le pioggia, il sole, una meraviglia ....
nature island of the caribbean
you'll have to turn the computer round to see this one ;-) what I meant to record are the sounds of the rainforest.
Manlief moet werken met de Kerst maar mijn moeder heeft me geleerd om altijd overal het beste van te maken dus heb ik 1e Kerstdag ongegeneerd in m'n eentje zitten snotteren, zwijmelen en zingen bij Scrooge, Kruimeltje en de karaoke versie van de Sound of Music.. ;-))
and you belong to him... jaja heren, zo ging dat nog in die tijd. ;-))
Desolation Sound Aug 2008
Desolation Sound Aug 2008
desolation sound aug 2008
desolation sound aug 2008
September 2013. Green Tea Restaurant, Hangzhou. Goran came to interview me and other sound artists, and gave me a copy of his limited-edition book.
Gerbrand providing direction instructions to the rest of the crew.
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Tijdens de koude oorlog stegen dagelijks met veel gebrul Amerikaanse straaljagers op van Vliegbasis Soesterberg. The Sound of Freedom noemden omwoners het overweldigende geluid. Op de Internationale Dag van de Vrede 21 september, sluit de Vrede van Utrecht het grootse vieringsjaar af met Sound of Freedom. Niet met straaljagers, maar met een massale vredesmaaltijd, een spectaculaire reddingsoperatie van de Nederlandse Krijgsmacht én een groot vredesconcert onder leiding van het Metropole Orkest op de kruising van de landingsbanen.
are these people recording what we say now? - those living in these houses better have a quiet sex life
Regardless of the band , the sound guy at the back always looks cooler , and probably always is . Dreadlock cool at Car Free Day on Commercial Drive . Summer in the City
The Plot (Amsterdam, Netherlands) & Friends - 1988
Photo: Robert Piesenecker / rustikal_records
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SQUAT - SOUNDS
AUTONOMES KULTURZENTRUM HANAU
(Besetztes Haus / Metzgerstrasse-Squat in Hanau / Germany).
Photographs 1987-1994
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The Squat - Photos:
www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/sets/72157627799174125
Squating the Parliament (1988):
www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/sets/72157627923787960
Concert-Photos 1987-1988:
www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/sets/72157627799191443
Concert-Photos 1989-1990:
www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/sets/72157627923799072
Concert-Photos 1991-1992:
www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/sets/72157627923811302
Concert-Photos 1993-1994:
www.flickr.com/photos/sterneck/sets/72157627923815978
- Concert-Photos 1987-1988:
Culture Shuck (Warminster, England) - 1987+1988
Die Trottel (Budapest, Hungary) - 1988
Fear Of God (Zurich, Switzland) - 1988
Filler (Nottinghamshire, Engand) - 1989
Filthy Christians (Falun, Sweden) - 1988
Generic (Newcastle, England) - 1988
Heresy (Nottingham, England) - 1988
Karma Sutra (Luton, England) - 1988
Lärm (Amersfoort, Netherlands) - 1988
Loveslug (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1988
Milgram Experiment (Hanau, Germany) - 1987
Open Session - 1987
Negazione (Turin, Italy) - 1988
Rich Kids on LSD (Santa Barbara, USA) - 1988
Spermbirds (Kaiserslautern, Germany) - 1988
The Plot (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1988
UFD - Uncounted Faces of Death (Hanau, Germany) - 1988
Yeastie Girlz (San Francisco, USA) - 1988
5Les (Brussel, Belgium) - 1988
..... and Friends and .....
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There were a lot more bands playing in the squat.
If you have photographs or recordings - please get in contact:
contact@sterneck.net
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THE SQUATED AUTONOMOUS CULTURE CENTER
METZGERSTRASSE / HANAU
In December 1986 some people in Hanau (Germany) decided to squat a house that had been empty for a long time, Metzgerstraße 8. They restored it and filled this free space with a new life.
Soon it became an ’Autonomous Culture-Center’ for the people and by the people, and also a focal point for a solidaric projects and for the resistance against ruling systems in all their repressive forms. The center has had a long history of attempts to establish a self-determined culture-center in Hanau, although it has always been repressed by the local city council.
The basic forum of the center is the ”squatter meeting,” which is open to everyone who has an interest in the squat as a counter-cultural free space. Decisions are made on the consent principle, which means that they try to find a decision that can be supported by everyone. Many activists in the squat, but not all, describe themselves as members of the autonomy movement, which connects anarchist, communist and feminist ideas.
At the moment there are a lot of projects, groups, and events that take place in the center. Everything is done on a do-it-yourself and nonprofit basis; no one receives money for her or his work. Solidarity, trust and self-determination are the basis for all work. Here are some examples:
- The ’Infoladen’ (Infoshop): The Infoshop is an opportunity to get information that can’t be found in the normal bourgeois media. There are a lot of autonomous, left radical and feminist leaflets, brochures and newspapers available. There is also a small media center and an archive that includes material on topics like anti-fascism, atomic politics, women’s liberation, internationalism, etc.
- The ’Volxküche’ (Peoples Kitchen): Frequently people from the community cook a vegetarian meal that is available for a small price. The idea behind this is to overcome isolation between people and the patriarchal roles typical in the kitchen, and, of course, to provide a good tasting meal for many people.
- The Concerts: Concerts in the center are organized, and absolutely dedicated to the principle of working in a self-determined way without a manager, an agency, or even a contract. The bands that play in the squat should have a mutual relation to the ideas of the center. There are no musical limits: Local punk bands have played there as well as jazz bands from North-America and Avantguarde projects from Eastern Europe. Some of the performances have been released on tapes and records.
In a way, the things that happen between the people in the center are more important than the events: changes in behavior, opportunities to live together without hierarchical structures, and new ways of relating. Although the squat is like an island in some ways, it’s far from a concrete utopia. Problems in interpersonal relations exist, as well as differences between ideals and real behaviour.
If people want to go alternative ways, the authorities try to stop them. In Hanau the local city council has said for a long time that none of the things the squatters do and organize represent culture. They decided in parliament that the center was to be closed and torn down without an alternative. In place of the squat, they planned to build five parking places. A decision that is very symbolic and characteristic. Certainly, the real aim was to destroy the ideas and the structures this center stands for.
The answer of the supporters of the Autonomous Culture-Center was the squatting of the parliament of the city. The politicians went out of the building and the squatters voted for the continuation of the center.
Up to now the authorities have not been able to realize their plans for various reasons. On the one hand there are many people who support the squat. There are also legal difficulties around closing it, and they are afraid of the resistance and activities that could take place after closing the squat.
But even if they evict the center, they can’t repress the ideas that the squat stands for. It’s about a self-determined culture and a self-determined life. It’s about dreams and ideals. It’s about consequence and change, here and now.
Wolfgang Sterneck, 2001.
Autonomes Kulturzentrum
Metzgerstrasse 8, D-63450 Hanau, Germany.
Autonomes Kulturzentrum Metzgerstraße:
- www.metzgerstrasse-hanau.org
- de-de.facebook.com/people/Metzgerstrasse-Acht-Hanau/10000...
- www.myspace.com/metzgerstrasse
Info on the Project of John Cage and Sterneck / KomistA in benefit of the squat:
- www.sterneck.net/john-cage/metzgerstrasse-e
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SUBVERSIVE SOUNDS *
Konzerte im Autonomen Kulturzentrum Hanau.
Das besetzte Haus
Im Dezember 1986 kam es in Hanau zur Besetzung eines ehemaligen Nachtclubs in der Metzgerstraße 8. Das Gebäude, das zuvor über Jahre hinweg leer stand, wurde renoviert, neu gestaltet, umbenannt und wird seitdem als Autonomes Kulturzentrum genutzt. Das Ziel der Besetzung war es, einen Freiraum zu schaffen, in dem die Vorstellung einer autonomen Kultur wie auch die Wiederaneignung des entfremdeten Alltags konkret umsetzbar wird.
Vor diesem Hintergrund gelang es, ein Zentrum zu entwickeln, in dem solidarisches Handeln, kollektives Leben und politische Identität auf vielen Ebenen verschmelzen oder sich zumindest annähern. Die Metzgerstraße wurde dadurch zu einem wichtigen Bezugspunkt von dem auf verschiedenen Ebenen vielschichtige politische, soziale und kulturelle Impulse ausgingen.
Im Laufe der Jahre entstanden vielfältige Projekte wie die Volxküche (Essen zum Selbstkostenpreis), der Infoladen (Aktuelle politische Informationen und Archiv) und das Basta-Cafe (Treffpunkt und Sozialberatung). Die politischen Schwerpunkte der im Kulturzentrum aktiven Gruppen liegen unter anderen in den Bereichen 'Internationale Solidarität', Antifaschismus und 'Soziale Veränderung'.
Die Entscheidungen innerhalb des Kulturzentrums werden basisdemokratisch nach dem Konsensprinzip getroffen. Alle Aktivitäten basieren auf einer idealistischen Grundhaltung. Keine Person aus dem Zentrum erhält für ihre Tätigkeiten eine finanzielle Entlohnung.
Selbstbestimmte Kultur ohne Kommerz
Musik hatte von Anfang an in der Metzgerstraße eine besondere Bedeutung. Über das Musikhören hinaus machen viele AktivistInnen selbst Musik, veröffentlichen eigene Aufnahmen oder organisieren Konzerte. Im Sinne des DIY-Prinzipes ('Do it Yourself') werden die Auftritte im direkten Kontakt mit den MusikerInnen ohne Konzertagenturen und auch ohne Verträge auf völlig nichtkommerzieller Basis organisiert.
Eine Grundlage bildet ein solidarisches Verhältnis der MusikerInnen zur Metzgerstraße, was sich unter anderem auch in der Gage ausdrückt, die sich in der Regel auf die für die Band entstandenen Unkosten und die Verpflegung beschränkt. Der Eintrittspreis ist so ausgerichtet, dass er für alle interessierten Personen erschwinglich ist und die anfallenden Kosten deckt bzw. im Rahmen von Benefiz-Konzerten bestimmte Projekte unterstützt.
Freiräume statt Parkplätze
Während der ehemalige sozialdemokratische Kulturdezernat Hanaus davon sprach, dass in der Metzgerstraße keine Kultur stattfindet, bildete dass selbstorganisierte Zentrum durch die Auftritte von Bands aus Westeuropa und Nordamerika einen im Hanauer Kulturleben herausragenden internationalen Bezugspunkt. Die musikalische Bandbreite umfasst unter anderem Rockmusik in den verschiedensten Schattierungen, Punk, Hardcore, Folk und Jazz, sowie experimentelle und improvisierte Musik. Lokale Nachwuchsbands traten im Laufe der Jahre genauso auf wie renommierte Gruppen aus unterschiedlichsten Ländern. Einen Kultcharakter erlangten zudem die Nachtcafe-Sessions, an denen jeder und jede teilnehmen konnte.
Die Aufnahmen einiger Konzerte wurden später auf verschiedenen Tonträgern veröffentlicht. 1992 kam es daneben zur Veröffentlichung eines der Metzgerstraße gewidmeten Stücks des Avantgarde-Komponisten John Cage.
In den Anfangsjahren plante der Hanauer Magistrat das Haus nach einer Räumung abreißen zu lassen, um dort stattdessen fünf Parkplätze zu errichten. Die Kulturpolitik des Magistrates entlarvte sich dadurch in einer kaum zu übertreffenden symbolhaften Weise selbst. Das Vorhaben wurde jedoch nicht zuletzt in Folge einer Besetzung des Stadtparlamentes durch Unterstützerinnen des Kulturzentrums nicht weiter verfolgt.
Rund 25 Jahre nach der Besetzung wird das Haus weiterhin als Kulturzentrum genutzt. Im ansonsten auf Konsum und Kommerz ausgerichteten Stadtzentrum Hanaus ist es mit seinen vielfältigen Projekten kreativer wie auch subversiver Freiraum.
Wolfgang Sterneck, September 2011.
Autonomes Kulturzentrum Metzgerstraße:
- www.metzgerstrasse-hanau.org
- de-de.facebook.com/people/Metzgerstrasse-Acht-Hanau/10000...
- www.myspace.com/metzgerstrasse
Eine ausführliche Beschreibung der Geschichte des Kulturzentrums:
Freiräume entwickeln - Das besetzte autonome Kulturzentrum Metzgerstraße Hanau
- www.sterneck.net/squat/metzgerstrasse-d
English Info:
The squated Autonomous Culture Center Metzgerstrasse Hanau
- www.sterneck.net/squat/metzgerstrasse-e
Infos zum Benefiz-Projekt von John Cage und Sterneck / KomistA für das Kulturzentrum:
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For the last few days, moments of silence between us have often been broken by one of us blurting out something that excites us about home - usually in the Homer Simpson style of "mmmnn doooonut". Here are a few... (please feel free to insert your own styles or sound effects).
Electric Toothbrush
Grill
Furry dog
Coffee Maker
Christmas
Fire
Wifi
Tivo
Mark
New Clothes
Packages sent from abroad
Cheese slicer
Washer and Dryer
A kitchen
Microbrews
Electric Shaver
Different shoes
Xbox
Mio Posto (neighborhood cafe)
Aside from these things there are a lot of people that have been on our minds a lot too, especially kids. We can't wait to see Griffin, Calder, Isabella, Michael, Trevor and Charlie (and their parents too, of course).
4 hours to go...and we just crossed the 45 parallel, a sign says.