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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi).
The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. It is larger than the Great Wall of China.
The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.
It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.
A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which helps to limit the impact of human use, such as fishing and tourism. Other environmental pressures on the reef and its ecosystem include runoff, climate change accompanied by mass coral bleaching, and cyclic population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish. According to a study published in October 2012 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985.
The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over $3 billion per year.
Due to its vast biodiversity, warm clear waters and accessibility from the tourist boats called "live aboards", the reef is a very popular destination, especially for scuba divers. Tourism on the Great Barrier Reef is concentrated in the Whitsundays and Cairns due to their accessibility. These areas make up 7% of the Park's area.
Many cities along the Queensland coast offer daily boat trips. Several continental and coral cay islands are now resorts, including the pristine Lady Elliot Island. As of 1996, 27 islands on the Great Barrier Reef supported resorts.
Approximately two million people visit the Great Barrier Reef each year.
A variety of boat tours and cruises are offered, from single day trips, to longer voyages. Boat sizes range from dinghies to superyachts. Glass-bottomed boats and underwater observatories are also popular, as are helicopter flights. By far, the most popular tourist activities on the Great Barrier Reef are snorkelling and diving, for which pontoons are often used, and the area is often enclosed by nets. The outer part of the Great Barrier Reef is favoured for such activities, due to water quality.
Saltwater crocodiles live in mangrove and salt marshes on the coast near the reef.
Around 125 species of shark, stingray, skates or chimaera live on the reef.
Close to 5,000 species of mollusc have been recorded on the reef, including the giant clam.
49 species of pipefish and 9 species of seahorse have been recorded.
At least seven species of frog inhabit the islands.
215 species of birds (including 22 species of seabirds and 32 species of shorebirds) visit the reef or nest or roost on the islands. 1.4 to 1.7 million birds use the area to breed.
30 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef.
Large populations of dugongs live there.
More than 1,500 fish species live on the reef.
As well as 17 species of sea snake.
The islands of the Great Barrier Reef also support 2,195 known plant species, the plants are propagated by birds.
400 coral species, both hard corals and soft corals inhabit the reef.
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX GX1
Lens: Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 7-14mm/F4.0 ASPH.
Location: Elements, Hong Kong
This isn’t quite how the sunset’s light appeared when I took the shot, but I think this image captures the atmosphere of the area a bit better than had I left it as was.
I think.
I like the strong contrast between light and shade on the rock. I think it helps to bring forward some of the smaller details like the cracks, as well as the overall surface texture of the rock.
I think that in a way the rock almost looks like charcoal.
VENICE - An outside fire quickly spread to and destroyed a vacant commercial building near the Venice Beach Boardwalk just before dawn Wednesday, but thankfully caused no injury.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified of a rubbish fire at 6:19 AM on January 13, 2021 at 723 South Ocean Front Walk in Venice, where firefighters arrived quickly to discover the outside fire involving a homeless encampment had spread into a vacant two story commercial building, threatening two additional occupied business structures to the north.
Though portions of the fire building and threatened structures were initially believed partially residential, they proved to all have been businesses.
With an aggressive effort to curtail the flames underway, additional firefighters were requested while LAFD crews shepherded bystanders to safety and forcibly breached the perimeter of the well-secured fire building, assuring no one was trapped inside the heat- and smoke-charged structure.
Determining no one to be in peril within the 6,952 square-foot building, and noting evidence of structural compromise and fire through the roof, a swift and well-coordinated transition was made to external defensive operations, to deploy large volumes of water via handheld hose lines and elevated hose streams atop aerial ladders.
One hundred sixteen firefighters under the command of Assistant Chief Dean Zipperman confined the fire to the involved structure and a portion of the encampment, preventing damage to the two adjacent businesses, extinguishing the stubborn flames in 2 hours and 17 minutes.
No injuries were reported.
Though several nearby fire hydrants were readily used by LAFD responders to successfully battle the flames, one - that displayed no evidence of damage or any manner of tampering, proved to be non-functional and was reported to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for repair. That individual hydrant's status did not exacerbate fire damage or hinder the control of flames.
The specific cause (emphasis) of this greater alarm fire remains the focus of an active LAFD investigation.
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Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Cody Weireter
LAFD Incident: 011321-0289
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The Harbor structure is the longest structure on the project. Its girders, made of recycled steel, were fabricated in Tigard, Oregon.
The structure is designed to carry light rail trains and buses between downtown Portland and South Waterfront. The structure travels above and below several roadways, meaning traffic will not need to stop as transit passes.
Licensed for all uses by TriMet.
At 8:42AM on March 10, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 720 S Ceres Ave in Downtown Los Angeles. The first arriving fire company found a one story commercial building with smoke showing.
As firefighters worked to gain entry into the building, the conditions worsened and they faced thick, black smoke, severely limiting visibility. Vertical ventilation conducted by the truck company opened up the roof to find heavy, pressurized smoke emanating from holes cut towards the back of the building. This smoke turned to fire and given the distance from where firefighters entered and the location of the fire combined with the amount of fire present, the incident commander, Assistant Chief Wade White, made the call to move the operation into a defensive mode.
All crews exited the building and came off the roof to rapidly deploy master streams. With multiple ladder pipes and large diameter hand lines flowing, firefighters quickly made progress as the white smoke in the sky dissipated.
The incident then transitioned back into the offensive mode and once the ladder pipes were shut down, an interior fire attack resumed, extinguishing the remaining pockets of fire.
Over 90 firefighters achieved a knockdown in 40 minutes with no injuries reported. The 4,536sq foot, nearly 100 year old building, housed an artist’s studio/metal fabrication business and was ‘red-tagged’ (deemed unsafe to occupy) by the LA Department of Building and Safety.
The LAFD Arson and Counter-Terrorism Section (ACTS) responded per protocol and is actively investigating the cause of the fire.
Use of This Photo Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: Gary Apodaca
LAFD Incident: 031022-0396
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The Structure Gauging train zaps its way through Portobello on 16.04.10 top and tailed by 31105 and 31285, running from Machynlleth to Derby.
The 720S Spider was introduced in December 2018 as the brand's new open top flagship sports car. Due to the integral roll structure of the monocoque used in the 720S, the Spider did not need additional bracing to compensate for the loss of a fixed roof. The modified monocoque loses the spine running from front to the rear of the car and is dubbed the Monocage II-S. Due to the loss of the roof, the 720S Spider uses traditional dihedral doors. The Spider weighs 45 kg (100 lb) more than its coupé counterpart due to the retractable hardtop system. The Spider marks the debut of new 10-spoke alloy wheels and new exterior colour options.
The roof is a single piece of carbon fibre and takes 11 seconds for operation, 6 seconds quicker than the 650S Spider. The roof can be operated at speeds up to 50 km/h (31 mph). The Spider uses the "flying buttress" as used on all convertible McLaren models. There is an added window on the buttress of the car to increase rear visibility. The retractable window between the roll-over hoops is carried over from the 650S Spider.
The engine and the transmission remain the same as the coupé with the engine generating the same amount of power. The Spider can accelerate to 97 km/h (60 mph) from a standstill in 2.9 seconds, to 193 km/h (120 mph) in 7.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 341 km/h (212 mph) with the top closed.
The 720S features McLaren's new M840T engine which is an evolution of the M838T used in the 650S. It is a 3,994 cc (4.0 L; 243.7 cu in) twin-turbocharged V8 engine. However, the stroke has been lengthened by 3.6 mm to increase the capacity and 41% of the engine's components are new. The engine uses new twin-scroll turbochargers which have a low inertia titanium-aluminium turbines which spin with maximum efficiency with the help of actively controlled waste gates. The engine has a rated power output of 720 PS (530 kW; 710 hp) at 7,000 rpm, giving the car its name; the maximum torque is 568 lb⋅ft (770 N⋅m) at 5,500 rpm.
WESTLAKE - At 2:05 p.m. on July 2, 2019, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 800 block of S Westlake Avenue. Firefighters extinguished this non-injury fire in 45 minutes.
Firefighters found a vacant, boarded-up, two-story apartment building with heavy smoke showing. Fire was on the first and second floors, as well as in the walls and attic. Firefighters took an offensive posture and took the fight inside the structure. The structure was well-secured and firefighters overcame forcible entry challenges to open up the building. While firefighters were establishing hose lines and advancing inside to the fire, firefighters were on the roof simultaneously cutting holes to release smoke and super-heated gases. Ultimately the fire was snuffed out in 45 minutes and there were no people inside. We are pleased to report no injuries and no adjacent building were damaged.
© Photo by Cody Weireter
LAFD Incident: 070219-0834
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Since at least the fourth century CE a structure identified as the Cenacle, the site of the Last Supper, has been a popular Christian pilgrimage site on Mount Sion in Jerusalem. It is documented in the narratives of many early pilgrims such as Egeria, who visited in 384.[12] The building has experienced numerous cycles of destruction and reconstruction, culminating in the Gothic structure which stands today.
the Cenacle is considered the site where many other events described in the New Testament took place,[3][4] such as:
the Washing of the Feet[5]
some resurrection appearances of Jesus[6][7][8]
the gathering of the disciples after the Ascension of Jesus[9]
the election of Saint Matthias as apostle[10]
the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples on the day of Pentecost[11]
While the church was destroyed sometime after 1219, the Cenacle was spared.[16] In the 1340s, it passed into the custody of the Franciscan Order of Friars, who maintained the structure until 1552, when the Ottoman Empire took possession of it. After the Franciscan friars' eviction, this room was transformed into a mosque, as evidenced by the mihrab in the direction of Mecca and an Arabic inscription prohibiting public prayer at the site. Christians were not allowed to return until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle
I like the structure and the align...
See where this picture was taken.
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Mobile home fire in area 66 of the San Miguel Fire Protection District. With assistance from Heartland and San Diego Fire Department the crew from CAL FIRE/San Miguel were able to keep the fire to the structure of origin. The 2 occupants of the home were away at the time of the fire and were assisted by the Red Cross of San Diego upon their return.
What does the Instant structures Mod (ISM) by MaggiCraft?
official website: instant-structures-mod.com/
With the Instant Structures Mod (short: ISM) you can choose one of 365+ structures and place them with just a few click in your Minecraft world. The structures sizes range between a few 100 blocks and 3,000,000 blocks. Placing larger structures accordingly takes longer. Structures are divided in themes and are easily accessible through a wiki. The structures of the Instant Structures Mod (ISM) are quite detailed, published structures are listed in the sub-side Structures.
Furthermore you can scan (save) your own structures and place them as many times as you like. You can share your saved structures with your friends or even with the entire Minecraft community ISM is available for Minecraft Versions 1.7.10 and 1.8. To install ISM you need Minecraft Forge.
official website: instant-structures-mod.com/
Suppression and Incident activity on the Delta Fire, burning north of Redding, CA along I-5.
USFS crews from Six Rivers NF Engine 323 attack a spot fire that threatened 2 homes near Pollard Flats. (Steve Valentine / leader-Red helmet. Josh Collum, Graceson Boecking (f), Joe Bane and Thomas Vargas). Assisting was Angeles NF Engine 326.
Both structures were saved.
Crews are working night and day shifts to affect suppression along the fire which earlier closed Interstate 5 in Northern California.
Credit: Jim Bartlett Team Rubicon/BLM for USFS
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Wildfire Structure Protection near Shan Creek Road on the Taylor Fire by the Eugene Springfield Fire Department. By removing excess brush and debris, crews may have a chance to decrease potential wildfire damage. Credit: Darren Stebbins 7-27-18
RESEDA - A wind-driven tree fire spread through several blocks burning structures and vegetation.
On Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 11:53 AM, LAFD responded to a structure fire at the 18000 block of Elkwood St. The fire appeared to have started in ornamental vegetation near Strathern St, then was fueled by wind and pushed several blocks to the south across Blythe, Arminta, Elkwood and Ingomar. A post-fire survey revealed that only two homes sustained minor fire damage, and four out buildings were damaged or destroyed. LAFD Firefighters were on scene just three minutes after being dispatched and acted quickly to prevent this situation from becoming much worse in the warm/windy conditions, with an attack that included water-dropping helicopters. It took 68 firefighters 49 minutes to extinguish all of the flames. There were no injuries. The fire is under investigation.
© Photo by Greg Doyle
LAFD Incident: 011621-0707
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My first tutorial for the good people at Creative Market is now live!
I will walk you through the process of re-creating a poster I call "Structure." We will go through all the steps, from conceptualization to execution.
I used quite a few resources from the Creative Market community along the way. This writeup should give you a glimpse of how versatile they all are.
I hope you'll enjoy the process piece. Until next one, cheers!
Upcoming Building (04-17-2014) This is going to be the Second Part of the La Vela Mall in Margarita Island - Venezuela
WEST HILLS - On Monday, June 28, 2021, LAFD firefighters responded to the 21900 block of West Parthenia Street at 5:04 AM for a structure fire. Flames could be seen coming from the second floor of a two-story single-family home. Thirty-two firefighters extinguished the flames in 24 minutes, without injury.
Use of This Photo Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: Shawn Kelley
LAFD Incident: 062821-0227
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OK, this book may not be everyone's cup of tea. If you want pretty pictures of aircraft in flight over snow-capped mountains during a sunset, the black-and-white drawings and photos of an airplane's skeleton just won't cut it. For those of us passionate about aircraft and want to know how our favorite birds were put together, however, this book will satisfy and gratify. Every section of the Boeing 767 (the -200 as well as the -300 models, both standard and -ER variants) is covered in superlative detail, accompanied by detailed photographs and line drawings. Those of us who want to know how everything is put together and the ingenious structures used will rejoice in the sharp line drawings and photographs of actual aircraft being assembled in the factory. Every structural system, from the nose bulkhead to the control surfaces, is covered thoroughly. This book is a wonderful curiosity for airplane aficianados and an excellent reference for modelers looking to add extra detail.
Ten Mile Bridge, 1867, built by Phillip Locke Adams, a shipwright from Wodonga, Victoria.
It spans the Greater Anabranch of the Darling River,
New South Wales,
Australia.
// Inital position
set background #000
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mat
// Ground plane
//{ x -0 y -0 z -0.5 s 20 20 0.01 color #000 } box
// make 6x6 blocks
rule mat {
12 * { x 1 hue 10 } 12 * { y 1 hue 10 } split
}
// do a z -0.5 to center cube around zero before doing scale
// - then translate back with z 0.5 at end of operation
// this way all bases line up.
// X-split
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{ z -0.5 s 1/3 1 1.3 x -1 hue 5 z 0.5 } split
{ z -0.5 s 2/3 1 0.7 x 1/4 hue 30 z 0.5 } split
}
// Y-split
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{ z -0.5 s 1 1/3 0.8 y -1 hue 10 z 0.5 } split
{ z -0.5 s 1 2/3 1.2 y 1/4 hue 20 z 0.5 } split
}
// No split
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rule square {
{ z -0.5 s 0.95 0.95 0.8 z 0.8 } box
onTopBox
}
// 20% height boxes
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{ s 0.5 0.5 0.2 z 3 h 25 } box
}
rule onTopBox { // 50/50 H/W + shifted
{ x 0.1 y 0.1 s 0.5 0.5 0.2 z 3 h 25 } box
}
rule onTopBox { // 30/50 H/W - shifted
{ x -0.1 y -0.1 s 0.3 0.5 0.2 z 3 h 25 } box
}
rule onTopBox { // 20/10 H/W + shifted
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}
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{ x 0.1 y 0.1 s 0.1 0.1 0.5 z 1.5 h 25 } box
}
rule onTopBox w 2 { // 50/50 H/W
{ s 0.5 0.5 0.5 z 1.5 h 25 } box
onTopBox2
}
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}
rule onTopBox2 { // 30/30 H/W - shifted
{ x -0.05 y -0.05 s 0.3 0.3 0.2 z 5.5 h 25 } box
}
// 80% height
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}
rule onTopBox2 { // 10/10 H/W - shifted
{ x -0.05 y -0.05 s 0.1 0.1 0.8 z 1.7 h 25 } box
}