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Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. The genus Coffea is native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. [2] The plant was exported from Africa to countries around the world and coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded arabica, and the less sophisticated but stronger and more hardy robusta. Once ripe, coffee beans are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee beans are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. Roasted beans are ground and brewed to produce coffee as a beverage.
Coffee is slightly acidic and can have a stimulating effect on humans because of its caffeine content. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world.[3] It can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways (e.g., espresso, cappuccino, cafe latte, etc.). It is usually served hot, although iced coffee is also served. Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long-term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.[4][5]
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking appears in the middle of the 15th century in the Sufi shrines of Yemen.[6] It was here in Arabia that coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a similar way to how it is now prepared. Coffee seeds were first exported from Eastern Africa to Yemen, as the coffee plant is thought to have been indigenous to the former.[7] Yemeni traders took coffee back to their homeland and began to cultivate the seed. By the 16th century, it had reached the rest of the Middle East, Persia, Turkey, and northern Africa. From there, it spread to Europe and the rest of the world.
Coffee is a major export commodity: it is the top agricultural export for numerous countries and among the world's largest legal agricultural export.[3][8] It is one of the most valuable commodities exported by developing countries. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world.[9] Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and the way developed countries trade with developing nations and the impact of its cultivation on the environment, in regards to clearing of land for coffee-growing and water use. Consequently, fair trade coffee and organic coffee are an expanding market.
Lush walls at Lincoln College, Oxford. An ambience to stimulate your brains and the development of science.
Oxford, UK
This is another full body standing pose with the silver with dark roots wig that I purchased for the Bondage Ball..... The wig is becoming my new favorite / go to wig. My hand is feeling my great breast and I am getting very stimulated...
This picshows off the cute little skirt (short in front and long in the back) that I found at the Thrift store for $1.... I want to wear this outfit to HM or go out in SF or Sac. It is pretty suggestive.....
I chose to photograph the outer unit of my Dorsal Column Stimulator....which is definitely a contraption!
I have a Single Lead 8-Electrode System that is implanted along my spine up to the base of my skull. It helps to control the chronic pain that I have from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in my hands and arms. This particular unit is called the Mattrix. The receiver to this unit is implanted in my hip.
The gray circular pad on the left is the RF Antenna which plugs into the unit on the right. I then place the antenna over the receiver which is inside my hip.
Paperwork says: "The DCS provides pulsed electrical stimulation through nerves in the spinal cord or targeted peripheral nerves. Activation of these nerves produces impulses that often inhibit the transmission of pain."
Something is making Julianne bleat, but I'm not sure what it is. All was well at the farm today, and the four goats enjoyed a nice afternoon of grazing. I also let the hens out to peck around; that's their coop win the background.
light pouring,
down,
into,
through,
all creation,
penetrating its warmth,
stimulating growth,
beauty bursting out,
exploding from hidden realms,
absorbing lights grace,
reflecting back its joy.
Thumbelina is a friend of Pepper who was with us for a day of shooting this past winter. Fun afternoon around the house and then some beach shooting….
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Just finished an agility session at the dog park. Red loves it, he's stimulated, full of fun and truly enjoys the work ethic (and the treats that go with it). One happy boy.
Almost 60 concerts and other live events took place at Kulturbühne Hinterhalt, South of Munich, since the COVID lock-down started one year ago. Donations are welcome. Here: The Stimulators.
In the early hours of Monday morning, as Argentina's CONAE space agency launched the SAOCOM-1A satellite into space, photographer William T. Reid captured this dramatic image of Earth’s newest admirer catching a lift on the back of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
An Earth observation satellite, SAOCOM-1A will provide welcome new data on our planet, stimulating projects to monitor the planet’s forests, map soil moisture and measure surface deformation and motion from space, in the context of natural and anthropogenic disasters.
With teams of experts at its ESOC operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany, ESA is proud to be supporting CONAE with this important new endeavor.
Moments after launch, ESA’s flight dynamics specialists provided critical information to ground stations so they could track SAOCOM-1A, and soon after made their first 'orbit determination' — a vital step toward being able to communicate with the satellite. The flight dynamics team will continue calculating the satellite’s orbit in the following weeks.
Throughout its life, SAOCOM-1A is also being supported by ESA’s Space Debris Office, who are assessing the risk due to any space junk in the satellite's vicinity and determining if, and how, a ‘Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre’ should be carried out.
In the months to come, Estrack — ESA’s global network of ground-based antennas — will begin to provide tracking support to the satellite, through its ground station in Kourou, French Guiana.
From launch up until its end of mission, ESA will be on hand to support SAOCOM in space as well as working with its teams on ground.
This ESA support has been facilitated thanks to the ESA Earthnet programme, which for more than 40 years has been the cornerstone of Europe’s Earth Observation international cooperation.
For more excellent photography from William T. Reid, visit his website.
Credits: William T. Reid
“I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind” Albert Einstein
Explore - Nov. 9, 2008
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Bagasbas
Daet, Camarines Norte
Philippines
March 30, 2014
"Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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A routine Sunday that started with more snow. Luckily it seems that the majority of what fell this morning has already melted away, but if this keeps up we'll never completely see the snow go. Just when someone of the pile melts away, it seems we get yet another day of snow.
The desperation for winter to go away continues to grow; at this rate I'm ready to quit my job, pack a suitcase for Fyero and I and hit the road; somewhere much further South; is "Winter is never going to die" a good enough reason for immigration into the states? I wonder if they'd issue me a green card for that...
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.
Oh; and before I forget, today's treat is a Chocolate Espresso Roulade from Epicuria which was a tremendous disappointment. The cake was dry and there wasn't even a hint of espresso flavour. I took a few bites and decided it wasn't worth it. Nard did the same with his piece.
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I hope you will enjoy this tutorial which may stimulate you own imagination about how making a tree. Please forgive me for the mistakes you will probably find, my english is... well... it's my own english ! LOL!
1) You will need :
5 green wires #24 (but it would be better #22 or #20)
bulbous cone tool
craft knives
modelling paste brown and 2 shades of green paste
mini leaf cutter
glue
2) Make a big sausage with the brown modelling paste. Then modell it to make the 4 roots at the base of the tree. With the cone tool make a hole in the trunck.
3) With the cfraft knife (yellow one) cut the top of the trunck in 4 parts to make 4 branches. Roll a bit every branch in your fingers to make them more round.
4) To prepare the little branches, fold in 2 each wires, then twist together the 2 parts ( it makes easier to insert in the biggest branches). Cut the leaves in the green modelling pastes with a mini leaf cutter, and sign the center of the leaves with the knife.
(Agalychnis callidryas) Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice.
These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep by day stuck to leaf-bottoms with their eyes closed and body markings covered. When disturbed, they flash their bulging red eyes and reveal their huge, webbed orange feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant for the frog to spring to safety.
Their neon-green bodies may play a similar role in thwarting predators. Many of the animals that eat red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal hunters that use keen eyesight to find prey. The shocking colors of this frog may over-stimulate a predator's eyes, creating a confusing ghost image that remains behind as the frog jumps away.
Red-eyed tree frogs, despite their conspicuous coloration, are not venomous. They are found in tropical lowlands from southern Mexico, throughout Central America, and in northern South America. Nocturnal carnivores, they hide in the rain forest canopy and ambush crickets, flies, and moths with their long, sticky tongues.
Red-eyed tree frogs are not endangered. But their habitat is shrinking at an alarming rate, and their highly recognizable image is often used to promote the cause of saving the world's rain forests. (National Geographic)
Green laser pen and purple-gelled LED flashlight on the side of a wrecked semi-trailer. I shot this as a demo during one of the September 2010 Pearsonville night photography workshop.
The laser has interchangeable lenses; this one breaks the beam into hundreds of smaller points of light. I taped it in the on position and set it on the ground, off camera, left, about 20 feet away. It was totally stationary. I left it on for about 30 seconds of this 2 minute exposure. The purple was skimmed down the side of the trailer from the right, just enough to add a little variance to the color.
This photo came as a result of a professional makeover, styling and photo shoot in Nashville, TN in January. Both the stylist, Brittany Muse, and the photographer, Cody Stallings, were professional enough to ask what I wanted from the sessions and what motivates me.
Their caring inquiry helped me realize that my real self is happy both as a man and a woman. I learned that it is the delicate balance between masculinity and femininity that feeds my soul, keeps me healthy and stimulates my imagination and creativity. It gives me confidence and compassion.
This next series of photos, captures one version of that balance. Later you will see all femme. These are representative of both sides of who I truly am and want to be.
A number of times over my various careers, I had photographs much like this one taken for the companies I worked for or for my own company. They were for annual reports, press releases, staff photo rosters, marketing materials and the like.
They were fine. And, deep down inside, this is what I felt and wanted to look like.
Hey guys,
how are you doing? I had a really long period of time of 'not taking pictures'. Sometimes, it´s not that easy to bring everything under one roof... (work, hobby, family, etc.). That´s why you haven´t heard something of me the last few month.
But now I have something new for you with the incredible Kiki Vermillion! I love it so much to shoot with her, ´cause it´s so easy and makes always fun.
Please be so kind and visit her Facebook Fanpage!
Greetings, Marcus
Model:
Apparel:
Canon EOS 5D MK III
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART
TV 1/ 2000
AV 1.4
ISO 100
Post - Production with Photoshop
Model:
Apparel:
Canon EOS 5D MKIII
Sigma 35mm f/1.4
TV 1/2000
AV 1.4
ISO 100
Post - Production with Photoshop
The art of Turkish tiles and ceramics occupies a place of prominence in the history of Islamic art and Middle East. Its roots can be traced at least as far back as the Uyghur's of the 8th and 9th centuries. . Its subsequent development was influenced by Karakhanid, Ghaznavid, and (especially) Iranian Seljuk art. With the Seljuk's victory over the Byzantines at Malazgirt in 1071, the art followed them into Anatolia and embarked upon a new period of strong development fostered by the Anatolian Seljuk sultanate.
These examples are extremely complex and detailed designs to be applied to ceramic surfaces. In addition to plant motifs, examples decorated with calligraphy and (less commonly) geometric patterns that are a continuation of Seljuk traditions are to be found. A rich and subtle palette of colors was available with colors such as turquoise, cobalt blue, lilac, yellow, black, and pistachio.
Ottoman Turks inherited the design and the craftsman ship of Seljuk's Ceramic arts and developed the techniques of ceramic making. The late 15th and early 16th century marks the beginning of a new period in Ottoman tile and ceramic-making. The most important center active at this time was Iznik. Designs prepared by artists who were employed in the studios of the Ottoman court were sent to Iznik to be executed in wares ordered for use at the palace.
The court's patronage stimulated and supported the development of an artistically and technically advanced ceramic industry in Iznik. The techniques involved in their manufacture are quite advanced as compared with anything previously done. The pastes are quite hard, pure white, and of fine quality. In that period these ceramics must have been fired at temperatures as high as 1,260 degrees Celsius rather than the normal 900 degrees adding that, at such temperatures, one is in the realm of light porcelain.
The techniques and quality employed in these ceramics were to last through various changes in style until the middle of the 17th century.
The reasons I like particular photographic subjects and styles, is a complex discussion and definitely too deep for today, but generally it’s my aim to seek out and record the landscape that offers something positive, dramatic, interesting, or dare I say it beautiful. Every image I personally value must maintain and stimulate my own attention span longer than the fleeting moment. It must offer me something to enquire further, look a little harder, it must grow on me and if placed on my wall at home, be enjoyed beyond the initial wows have subsided. Please don’t misinterpret this statement. I’m not saying every image I make does this, I’m very lucky if I come away with one a month that I’m truly happy with. But this generalist definition guides not only my editing for others to see, but it influences my future creative choices. What subjects I gravitate towards, what locations, what and which projects I pursue with vigour.
Now as I’m sure you will all no doubt already be aware that this philosophy isn’t uncommon amongst other landscape photographers and I recently read a very well written artist statement by Peter Bridgwood, which mentioned amongst other things that “I'm a fine-art photographer, which means I create images for my own satisfaction.” Now I don’t generally disagree with this and Pete is a very talented and thoughtful photographer that I’m sure has not said this statement lightly. But I If I consider this statement in a little more depth in relation to my own work and I’m honest with myself, I personally just don’t do this for myself. I am guided and influenced by many things from feedback, work I’m exposed to and in subtle unfathomable ways, to the choice of supermarket parking spot. That said, It ‘is’ my intention, to not only to enjoy the work I produce, but to keep visually enquiring, learning and changing.
That said, you will not be surprised to hear me say that personally it’s a little more complex and if I’m truly honest, my ego needs massaging so that others respect my journey. This is embarrassing to admit, but I do consider the photographic audience wider than myself in the creative choices I make. Again this ‘thing’ has complex psychological reasons, but I’m sure my animation background and its relationship with nurturing the audiences sentiments, play their part in the understanding the target audience that shapes my photographic content.
Again, please don’t misinterpret my motivations; I’m not saying I chase the Wow. The audience I desire is a small one, but one of my peers, one that will understand my motivations and hopefully inspire and develop inspiration, symbiotically. I think it not to insensitive of me to make the observation that I see this happening with respected other pro photographers. How can we not be influenced by others? But this inspiration does come with a complicated balancing act. Too far one side and is curtains with Michael Kenna square black white demise! Tip the other side and fall into the blades of Peter lik’s helicopter and be shredded into photographic history all over Pariah Canyon. But keep on the wire; keep learning how to move forward. Yes you will wobble occasionally, but as long as the wire is tethered to something solid like a lone tree, I’m sure the future will be good!
Anyway nobody said that this game is easy, and we must all follow our own path. The trick is, well for me, is to keep developing, keep experimenting, keep trying to synthesize my inspirations and keep trying to be myself. Anyway, today I was deciding the choices for that annual LPOY and considering the amazing year that Tony has had, it has inspired me to have another crack! What struck me was how one year is a nice amount of time to reflect on your work and choosing a set helps you see just how you have developed in the year. Personally I’m happier than I thought I was with my work over the year and I will cross my fingers with thousands of others to see if anybody else agrees with my choices. Have a look here if you’re interested to see what you think.
Anyway turning my attention to this image for a moment: The location is a massive body of water called Bassenthwaite Lake and the mountain you see here is Skiddaw, a really big mountain not far from Keswick, but it looks rather small juxtaposed against the foreboding lake. For me the image and place has a really open harsh mood and the heavy clouds pertaining to the harsh conditions in those peaks. I’ve always experienced a slightly humbling experience here, I’m not sure if it’s because it’s just so wide open, but it does leave me feeling just a tad exposed. We were there looking for the ospreys one evening last month and I spent my time doing what I often do whilst the kids and Mrs. took cover in the bird hide not far from this location.
One last thing, Tony Spencer and I have two places left for our long weekend Cornish seascape workshop this August (5th 6th and 7th) and if you fancy coming along please get in touch...
Actually I almost think that insecurity is not something that is crippling.... but somewhat stimulating. It almost forces one to do one's best. Seems to be that way for me...... without that insecurity it's too easy to get complacent.
On flickr I used to wonder why no-one tagged me, no-one wrote testimonials, no-one copied my photos, why folk didn't mark me as a contact in return, why I had so few views, comments etc. Ultimately this drove me on in my photgraphy & I feel leaps & bounds better than I did this time last year. I am now less bothered about the volume of comments / faves etc - partly because I get more now anyway, but more because I'd rather get some comments from a smaller set of specific photographers who I see & respect on flickr.
Luckily I still feel insecure about my photography... Thankfully there are still many photos I come across on flickr every day that make me go "Wow - I could never do that"
Without this, I'm not sure I'd have the drive to try & improve.... and I am hoping that this time next year I will look back again & feel slightly smug about having improved again.
Hmmm reading this back, it seems a complete load of crap... better post it quickly before I delete it
March Alphabet Madness - I is for Insecurity
TOTW - Insecurity (Tick!)
FGR - Tuesdays with Taco (??? Photos on each Tuesday with some loved object time & time again or something similar) My much loved object that I photograph time & time again is the artwork on the wall behind me.... a piece of art that my son did.
Inspiration can be so hard to stimulate. It takes effort, it takes a certain frame of mind, and it takes persistence. Sometimes it needs a catalyst, something to jolt the grey matter and free up the boring predetermined path towards inevitability. Something to infiltrate your mind and help you see the world with a different set of ‘eyes’ and help weave a slightly different set of neural pathways. This can take the form of a piece of writing, a painting, or even a conversation, but one thing is for sure, the lack of inspiration, a blockage in stimuli, is one of the major factors that will dampen the spirits of the creative mind.
Please don’t assume that this arduous journey into the unknown will be a walk in the park, or that you will ever arrive at a destination. No for it to be worthwhile, the further you venture into this barren wilderness without a map or even a compass, the more lost you must become! So why bother? Why put yourself through this arduous emotionally charged journey?
Well paradoxically, the more work you invest in creative development, the more you face those egotistical creative defence mechanisms, the greater the rewards towards an enriched creative experience.
Anyway this is all very well, but how can we force that new direction. How can we break that photographers block! Well you might want to start with guidance, in the form of deeply considered and sensitively applied feedback. It can do wonders if intelligently administered, but best of all from somebody that knows how and when to offer it to you as an individual. All too often people only offer their particular views, just replicating what they would do. (“This is wrong, you want to do it like me” kind of rubbish). But feedback that is given that comes from somebody that has taken the time to understand your creative direction and merely taps into and confirms a pre-existing subconscious knowing, with the main objective of it is to sets your imagination into overdrive, then it’s working.
Anyway, there are many other ways to stimulate inspiration, and many of them will be different for each of us, but the key factor is to enjoy the journey, and what a complex, enjoyable journey it can be.
As always, if you fancy coming along on a workshop, I have some day courses in the north of England and a seascape weekend workshop with Antony Spencer coming up. See my profile for details if you’re interested...
The view from my back porch tuesday night. Me with my camera and one terrified dog And me also being aware of the "don't you know how dangerous that was lecture I will get from my husband and from Chris at NOAA, but doing it anyway because the lightening was too great to pass up..
Tilly Opaline: MGU 2023 - Italy
For this stimulating challenge Tilly has chosen to represent the zodiac sign under which she was born here in SL: Virgo.
According to legend, for the ancient Greeks the constellation Virgo was linked to the goddess Demeter.
Demeter was the goddess of nature, the fields and agriculture and, with them, the changing seasons. Tilly has chosen to represent it in the luxuriance of the summer season, when the wheat ripens in the fields and the sunflowers chase the star that allows life.
The bare branches overhead, however, and the orange leaves are already a reminder of autumn, the season of rest and preparation for winter sleep that will precede the spring rebirth in a continuous cycle that is life.
without edit =)
Red. Activates the circulatory system. Stimulates the process of learning and concentration; increases your will power and constancy.
Orange. Useful for nervous exhaustion. Lifts up the spirit and leaves a sense of euphoria.
Yellow. Relaxes the muscles and reduces excess worry when you are under pressure.
Green. Regenerates the body's cells, relaxes the muscles and relieves tired sight. Soothes tensions and aggressions and renews optimism.
Blue. This color gives a sense of relaxation and restfulness. Helps to get over fears.
Violet. Detoxifies the body, supporting the expulsion of toxins and improving oxygen flow to the cells. Stimulates brain activity.
White. Fortifies the immune system. Produces a state of positive energy and good spirits.