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The Tillamook structure in north Milwaukie will carry the light rail tracks from the west side of existing heavy rail tracks to the east side. One half of the structure can be seen under construction on the right side of the photo. The Springwater Corridor Trail bridge can be seen in the upper half of the photo where it crosses the railroad tracks. The SE Tacoma St/Johnson Creek MAX Station is at the top left.
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This structure is about two feet tall and was built in front of the bunker mounds. It wasn't clear who built it or what its purpose is.
WESTLAKE - On August 13th, 2019, 42 firefighters knocked down flames in the garage of a one-story single-family home in 26 minutes. A gas line had caught fire in the garage. Firefighters shut off the utilities to eliminate the hazard, while finishing the fire attack. One patient was assessed and treated for a minor laceration. No other injuries were reported.
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Salient features of the structure of SVV-001. (a) Subunit organization highlighting the important loop regions in VP1 (blue), VP2 (green), VP3 (red) and VP4 (yellow). (b) Organization of the above subunits in the assembled capsid. (c) Surface-rendered image of SVV-001 showing the most exposed residues in shades of yellow and the least in shades of blue. (d) Cutaway view showing the organization of RNA (magenta) in the SVV particle. Half of the protein subunits surrounding the RNA are shown as ribbons.
Structure 16, 1555 (October 8, 2008)
Viruses are small particles composed of protein and nucleic acid that are known for their ability to cause infectious diseases, such as the flu, and some cancers. What they are less known for is their ability to treat cancer. However, this possibility has been studied since the 1950s, when the first clinical trials investigating the use of viruses to treat cervical cancer were initiated. Research has progressed in this area and new viruses have been identified that can selectively kill tumor cells. One of these is the new picorna family virus, Seneca Valley Virus-001 (SVV-001), which is unique enough to be given its own genus. In recent work performed at the BioCARS 14-BM beamline at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory under biohazard safety level 2 (BSL2) conditions, researchers elucidated the three-dimensional structure of this remarkable RNA virus. This work produced important information about a new viral genus and may provide answers to the question of how some viruses specifically recognize and kill cancer cells.
The iron bridge in Ironbridge, completed 1779.
Source: Wikipedia - The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn at the Ironbridge Gorge, by the village of Ironbridge, in Shropshire, England. It was the first arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron, a material which was previously far too expensive to use for large structures. However, a new blast furnace nearby lowered the cost and so encouraged local engineers and architects to solve a long-standing problem of a crossing over the river.
In the early eighteenth century, the only way to cross the Severn Gorge was by ferry. However, the industries that were growing in the area of Coalbrookdale and Broseley needed a more reliable crossing.
In 1773, Thomas Farnolls Pritchard wrote to a local ironmaster, John Wilkinson of Broseley, to suggest building a bridge out of cast iron. By 1775, Pritchard had finalised the plans, but he died in December 1777, only a month after work had begun.
Abraham Darby III, who was the grandson of the first foundry owner and an ironmaster working at Coalbrookdale in the gorge, was commissioned to cast and build the bridge. The iron for the new bridge was cast at his foundry.
Shares were issued to raise the £3,200 required, and Darby agreed to fund any overspend. Although it had been predicted that 300 tons of iron would be needed (costing £7 a ton), in the end 379 tons were used, costing Darby and his company nearly £3,000. There would be many other costs to bear (masonry abutments, assembly, etc.), so that the project was far more expensive than first envisaged. Darby bore most of the cost over-run, and got into debt for the rest of his short life.
Being the first of its sort, the construction had no precedent; the method chosen to create the structure was therefore based on carpentry. Each member of the frame was cast separately, and fastenings followed those used in woodworking, such as the mortise and tenon and blind dovetail joints. Bolts were used to fasten the half-ribs together at the crown of the arch. Very large parts were needed to create a structure to span 100 feet rising to 60 feet above the river. The largest parts were the half-ribs, each about 70 ft long and weighing 5.25 tons. The bridge comprises more than 800 castings of 12 basic types.
The bridge was raised in the summer of 1779, and it was opened on New Year's Day 1781. In 2001, the BBC screened a documentary in which a half-sized model of the bridge was built to test recent research over the construction. Instead of large timber towers, a pair of uprights with a crosspiece was used to erect each of the ribs in sequence. The abutments were built afterwards.
Erg Chebbi (Arabic: عرج شبّي) is the sole Saharan erg in Morocco. The erg is 22 km long (North-South) and 5 km wide. Its dunes reach a maximum height of 150 meters. It is located roughly 40 kilometers south-east of Erfoud. The local center for tourists is the village of Merzouga. Supposedly, the locals believe that these dunes were sent as a punishment for turning away a weary traveller from the desert. They say that after they sent away this traveller, the gods made the dunes pile up right outside their town; to teach them a lesson and to never send away weary men and women ever again.
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Marvelous dunes comprised of the finest sand one can imagine; beautiful place to hang out!
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Interpretation of the Totem Poles
First Image: Two Poles on Grass with Forest Backdrop
LEFT POLE
🔹 1. Thunderbird (Top Figure)
Description: A large avian figure with curved beak, prominent brow, and what appears to be a single surviving wing, extended laterally.
Interpretation: Likely Thunderbird, a major crest figure representing power, transformation, and ancestral potency. Thunderbird is known for its role in supernatural origin stories and often tops poles as a protector or lineage progenitor. The missing wing doesn’t detract from its symbolic role as a bearer of prestige.
🔹 2. Cap-like Feature or Supernatural Mouth
Description: A U-shaped form that appears to be either:
A headdress, “roof,” or ceremonial structure placed atop the human figure below, or
A stylized open mouth or creature’s jaws encasing the head.
Interpretation: This element could signal:
A transformation motif, with the human emerging from or being “swallowed” by a supernatural entity.
A spiritual possession or empowerment image, such as a shaman possessed by a helper spirit.
Alternatively, if read as a roof, it could mark the human as a house figure—a symbolic founder beneath the gabled roof of a lineage house.
🔹 3. Human Figure
Description: A dignified human with hands resting on the stomach or grasping a stylized object. The posture is front-facing and symmetrical.
Interpretation: This likely represents an ancestral chief, cultural hero, or founder figure—a common motif on poles. The solemn pose may evoke dignity, wisdom, or status within the lineage system.
🔹 4. Fish-like Head
Description: A stylized animal head with pronounced lips or snout and prominent ovoid eyes. It appears compressed and horizontal.
Interpretation: Possibly a salmon, halibut, or lingcod, all of which have rich symbolic and subsistence significance. Fish heads often appear on poles as symbols of wealth, abundance, and oceanic origin. If associated with transformation, it may be a sea-being or helper spirit.
🔹 5. Figure Biting the Tail of the One Below
Description: A wide-faced being, possibly humanoid or animal, with arms outstretched and mouth wide open, gripping the tail or lower back of the figure beneath.
Interpretation: This is a classic interactional motif—common in Northwest Coast poles—depicting one being biting, grasping, or even birthing another. It could symbolize:
Descent or inheritance (a being emerging from the body of another)
Dominion or capture (an ancestor conquering a spirit being)
The Sisiutl (double-headed serpent), if the biting figure is a head on one side of a larger monster.
🔹 6. Long Ridged Creature (Likely Sea Monster or Crocodilian Being)
Description: A lengthy creature with a ridge-backed body, tail curled upward, and a broad, fish-like snout.
Interpretation: This could be:
A Sea Monster (Natsilane’s sea lion, or Sisiutl) associated with transformation and supernatural encounters.
A mythical crocodilian, a form rarely seen but sometimes present in older coastal imagery.
The Kwakiutl sea-wolf (Wasgo), a creature part wolf, part orca, associated with deep-sea travel and mythic quests.
🔹 7. Humanoid Base Figure
Description: A human or humanoid at the base with an expressive face, bent knees, and thick legs or paddled feet.
Interpretation: Often, base figures represent:
The foundational ancestor, literally supporting the pole’s narrative.
A mythic bearer, sometimes a slave figure or clan servant depending on the pole’s ceremonial context.
Occasionally, the carver's persona, inserted at the base as a mark of authorship.
🔸 Interpretation as a Whole
This pole likely recounts a hereditary myth, starting with Thunderbird, passing through a sequence of ancestral or heroic events, and culminating in a transformational encounter with a sea creature or spirit animal. The interlocking, gripping, and emergent forms reflect Kwakwaka’wakw narrative structure, in which supernatural inheritance, clan crests, and mythic trials are visually encoded.
It may have served as:
A heraldic crest pole, advertising clan identity.
A mortuary pole, commemorating a powerful individual.
A house frontal pole, narrating ancestral claims to land, privileges, and supernatural connections.
RIGHT POLE
The pole on the right appears older, unpainted, and possibly a mortuary or memorial pole, identifiable by:
🔹 TOP FIGURE: Bird of Prey (Likely Thunderbird)
Description: A stylized avian head with long, narrow beak and folded wings extending back along the head. The crest atop the head is deeply cracked with age.
Interpretation: This is most likely Thunderbird (Kwankwanxwalige), a supernatural being often placed at the top of Kwakwaka’wakw poles. Thunderbird is known for its association with power, storms, and prestige. Thunderbird can also be a crest figure for high-ranking lineages.
Its beak shape, lack of full wing spread, and elevated perch are consistent with stylized representations in old poles.
🔹 SECOND FIGURE: Human with Copper (1st)
Description: A human-like figure with a round, blunt face, deeply carved eyes and nose, and both arms grasping a copper shield (symbolic ingot) across the chest.
Interpretation: This likely represents an ancestral chief or high-ranking person, holding a copper—a powerful symbol of wealth, lineage prestige, and ceremonial status in Kwakwaka’wakw society. Coppers were displayed and even ritually broken during potlatch events to demonstrate wealth and spiritual authority.
🔹 THIRD FIGURE: Human with Copper (2nd), Wearing Mask or Headdress
Description: A very similar human figure directly beneath the first, with an exaggerated, snarling face, sharp cheeklines, and projecting wooden crossbars (originally forming a headdress or outstretched arms). This figure also grasps a copper.
Interpretation: This is a second chiefly ancestor, or perhaps a transformation of the same one into a ceremonial dancer. The outstretched crossbars may represent elements of a dance costume or transformation mask, as seen in Tuxw’id (shamanic) rituals. Like the one above, the copper reinforces his high status.
🔹 BOTTOM FIGURE: Sea Creature (Possibly Killer Whale or Sea Monster)
Description: A large, stylized creature with deeply carved eye sockets, a prominent dorsal fin, and flaring “jaws” that appear to grip the figure above. The open mouth forms an arched recess, typical of orca or sea-monster imagery. Abstract ovoids on the flaring “jaws” resemble eyes, indicating they may belong to another creature interlocking with or gripping the sea being.
Interpretation: Most likely a Killer Whale (Maxinux̱) or Sisiutl-like sea monster, which symbolizes strength, transformation, and the depths of origin. The "biting" motif may allude to mythical dominance, ancestral conquest, or a supernatural event in clan mythology.
🔹 OVERALL COMPOSITION
This pole likely:
Honors the lineage and rank of a family whose crests include Thunderbird and Killer Whale (a common pairing in high-status Kwakwaka’wakw families).
Celebrates wealth and authority, as indicated by the repeated display of coppers.
Evokes transformation, both in the possible headdress/mask elements and in the layered interlocking of animal and human forms.
Additional Notes
The Kwakwaka'wakw pole style is highly expressive, often featuring wide-eyed, snarling or grimacing beings, and elaborate use of black, red, green, and white pigments.
Totem poles were not religious objects but declarations of status, identity, rights, and history.
They were raised during potlatches, and each carving could be “read” by those familiar with the stories and rights behind them.
After some fiddling i now manage to store data structurally in Liferay's structures, and lift it to the website using Velocity templates.
struts were made by wrapping newspaper around dowels. for some struts, the dowel was left inside the rolled up newspaper.
First conceptional approach with the topic structure close-ups.
Shot with Nikon D5100.
ISO 1000
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Editing in PS Lightroom 5.
Notable structures visible here include the DoubleTree Hotel, Chase Bank building, Wells Fargo building, O.T. Bassett Tower, and El Paso Museum of History.
Superficially, the skin of the scalp and bones of the skull create the first layer of protection. Deep to these layers, the meninges (represented by the dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater) cover and partition the brain. Within the meninges, blood inside blood vessels and sinuses, and cerebrospinal fluid within the subarachnoid space and ventricles circulate to support the brain's function. (Image credit: "Cranial meninges" by Chiara Mazzasette is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / A derivative from the original work)
