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Maple Ridge, BC
Jerry Sulina Park is actually an off-leash dog park which is situated along the Trans Canada Trail.
The park itself consists of a fenced area enclosing a small pond and marsh area with a short series of trails. The pond and surrounding habitat is apparently home to many animals including turtles, cranes and several species of waterfowl.
The Trans Canada Trail system that runs through Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge is one of a kind. In total the portion of the TCT that runs through our communities is over 21 km. It winds its way along the dykes and through city streets. There are many places to access the TCT trail system, Jerry Sulina Park is just one of them.
The sections of the TCT which are along the Alouette and Pitt rivers are absolutely stunning. The waterways and blueberry fields with the Golden Ears mountains as a backdrop summarize the beauty of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows perfectly.
This image is best viewed in Large screen.
Thank-you for your visit, and please know that any faves or comments are always greatly appreciated!
Sonja
well, the spring has come again. I don't really understand all the shit that happened this year. There was so much disgusting abeyance, worst in about 5 years, where I just couldn't bring myself to get started on even easy classwork.
The first semester was really disappointing. My classes were overwhelming and I didn't live up to them all as much as I wanted to, except for Imaging Science, which I went nuts over. I made an apartment switch for second semester, which improved my quality of life drastically. I had to do Physics this year, which I should be interested in but it just kills my love of math like no other learning setting. Except for electromagnetic radiation. <3.
A new... element of this year was that all the feels, encounters, and thoughts didn't build up to the sharp, worried pain that they did last year. Nah. This semester I'm genuinely rolling with life and it usually feels grand. I've been getting better about being genuine to people... letting secrets go, acting like what I feel like. I got a Partizan-Summer Gorka E and wore it as my winter jacket - windbreaker, something which I fantasized about doing for years, and it felt great to come out in camouflage without it falling into the tacky-stigma sort of wear that's always kept me from wearing any camo in public. What I'm trying to say is that I'm hiding less and less of myself and it's so relieving to cut the shit with... with nearly everyone I talk to.
I only have one more week of being just like this, a facet of personality which won't ever return after my housing - class setup is changed once my year ends. The best note I will leave behind is my recent Rogue One photo. It's almost exactly like Two Last Letters from last year. Each highlighted a hand-painted face which summarized a lot of how I felt in each semester. Two Last Letters captured my feelings from Maggot Brain and the album Echoes, while the Rogue One picture captured my feelings from The Stage and the album Strange Trails. In fact, it was originally going to be named "Hope my wheels don't abandon me now" and the description only the subsequent lyrics of The Stage, but with the other photo turning out so well, the mini-series worked better and I went with "What the Darkness Does" from Lord Huron's Meet Me in the Woods. Truly, there ain't language for the things I feel, but at least I can translate the imagination well into pictures of Lego. Oh god, this description is getting really bad. there there, reader. It's my last year of being a teenager. Maybe I'll become an emotionless twit once I turn 20 and then all the fun angst will dissipate then my life will be the move Office Space and eventually I'll get to have catharsis and smash a printer. ttthhhhhbbbt. I'm so happy with my job for this summer because it's exactly the opposite of that... good god, it's one of the most exciting things I could have dreampt up to do with my education. I was expecting some cubicle (or maybe worse, hipster agile scrum buzzwords) job in software, but nope, planes with cameras. Idk. I'll have just a few days with my complete collection of Lego this summer, then a very limited one, but I'll bring my heavy-duty customization supplies with me and a decent set of bricks. Got so many swords to do. Welp, once more, I'm uploading a huge embarrassing description. dark necessities and all that. I've got good uploads coming when I make it home!
Rovingian Council - Reading Ancient Sources by Daniel Arrhakis (2025)
Reading and the Importance of Consulting Ancient Sources in Mystical Development
Consulting a variety of sources is fundamental to mystical research, but also because it expands and deepens our knowledge, perspectives, and methods for understanding the spiritual world and the universe.
By combining diverse sources—such as religious texts, sacred diagrams and geometries, personal experiences, scientific findings, and sociological studies of communal practices—researchers can form a more complete and nuanced picture of the spiritual realm than they could from any single source.
Nowadays, the internet and Artificial Intelligence end up summarizing and making available part of the knowledge about the mystical world.
Search algorithms and AI models often prioritize the most popular, widely available, or easily digestible information. This can mean that common or "surface-level" knowledge becomes dominant, while niche, esoteric, or culturally specific wisdom might be less visible.
Many writings, texts and books were never digitized, others remained hidden or prohibited over the centuries and their memory was lost in time.
Hence the importance of consulting other sources in libraries, or in the repositories of former convents or monasteries.
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A Leitura e a Importância da Consulta de Fontes Antigas no Desenvolvimento Místico
Consultar uma variedade de fontes é fundamental para a investigação mística, não só porque expande e aprofunda o nosso conhecimento, como abre perspetivas e métodos para compreender o mundo espiritual e o universo.
Ao combinar diversas fontes — como textos religiosos, diagramas e geometrias sagradas, experiências pessoais, descobertas científicas e estudos sociológicos de práticas comunitárias — os investigadores podem formar uma imagem mais completa e matizada do reino espiritual do que seria possível com uma única fonte.
Atualmente, a internet e a Inteligência Artificial acabam por resumir e disponibilizar parte do conhecimento sobre o mundo místico.
Os algoritmos de pesquisa e os modelos de IA priorizam frequentemente as informações mais populares, amplamente disponíveis ou facilmente assimiláveis. Isto pode significar que o conhecimento comum ou "superficial" se torna dominante, enquanto a sabedoria de nicho, esotérica ou culturalmente específica pode ser menos visível.
Muitos escritos, textos e livros nunca foram digitalizados, outros permaneceram ocultos ou proibidos ao longo dos séculos e a sua memória perdeu-se no tempo.
Daí a importância de consultar outras fontes nas bibliotecas, ou nos arquivos dos antigos conventos ou mosteiros.
El momento llegó. Me alegra mucho anunciaros que este próximo viernes 17 de abril, a las 19:30h, y en la sala del Ámbito Cultural del Corte Inglés de Málaga, tendrá lugar la inaguración de mi primera exposición fotográfica en solitario.
Con el título "Versos de Luz" se mostrarán un total de 80 fotografías con las que pretendo resumir mi trabajo de estos últimos tres años, sin duda apasionantes, y de ello vosotros tenéis gran parte de culpa... Me encantaría contar con vuestra presencia en ese día tan importante para mí, así que ¡estáis todos invitados!.
Deseadme suerte, la necesito...
Dear friends: Next Friday, April 17, at 19:30 pm, in Exposition Room of "Ámbito Cultural del Corte Inglés de Málaga", will be the opening of "Versos de Luz", my first photographic exhibition. A sample of 80 pictures with which I have attempted to summarize my work of the past three years. You're invited!.
I need good luck...
Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl murals adorn the walls in Palacio de Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala, the Mural La Historia de Tlaxcala.
3 of 3.
We had a mural tour in Spanish so we did a lot of head nodding and understood little of the discourse.
The murals are by Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin.
The murals summarize passage from the long and complex history of the Tlaxcalan people captured on the walls of the Government Palace of Tlaxcala, a building erected around the mid-16th century.
The building housed the Royal Houses. The murals, created by artist Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin, have become the Tlaxcalan version of the history of the Spanish conquest.
The mural spanning 450 square meters is divided into 24 segments, beginning with the arrival of the first settlers in America, continuing through Independence, the Porfiriato, and culminating well into the 19th century.
The project for the fresco murals began in 1953, but they were not started until 1957.
The first stage of this undertaking lasted 10 years, during which time Hernández Xochitiotzin researched, designed, and created the sketches that would become the images that cover the walls of the building, a work of invaluable artistic and cultural value.
The work lasted 35 years until 2000, when Hernández Xochitiotzin created the sketch for a work titled "Christopher Columbus to Mexican Lands," which was intended to become the final mural in the collection.
However, in 2001, the painter decided to retire permanently due to health reasons and died six years later at the age of 85.
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La Torre Magdala (Tour Magdala en francès) fou construida amb aparentment misteriosa financiació un pobre mossen d'un escarransit poblet de les dures terres de les Corbieres, entre Carcassona i Perpinyà. Com aconseguí els diners per a edificar-se aquest complex senyorial?
Tota aquesta historia altament sobredimensionada per l'ocultisme giran entorn el famós mossen Berenger Sauniere. El seu gust estetic és altament discutible, però molts hi han vist una simbologia ocultista fonamentada en totes les falornies que s'han escrit entorn d'aquest mossen ultraconservador que feu de les seves per aquí a inicis del s. XX. Deien deien deien que havia trobat un tresor restaurant l'església o el cementiri, ja que feu tal nivell d'obres en un poblet de 200 habitants perdut en un racó aillat de les corbieres que semblaria no poder-se explicar. Sauniere redecorà tota la església, es construi una rectoria prou luxosa, uns jardins, hivernacle i una torre neo-medieval anomeanada Tour Magdala, que li feia de biblioteca privada. Dècades després de la seva mort, una colla d'exageradors, vividors i estafadors (Noel Corbú, Pierre Plantard, Gerard de Sedé, Henry Lincoln) varen anar fent creixer la bola ,vinculant el "tresor" amb el Priorat de Sió, la descendencia de Jesucrist i l'hereu del regne de França. I tot plegat resumit per a fama mundial per el Codi DaVinci.
Investigadors més seriosos donen la clau de la fortuna de Sauniere en el que ja va investigar el bisbat de Carcassona: que era un estafador enriquit pel trafic de misses. En fi, val a dir que les vistes des de Rènnas valen prou la pena.
Us recomano "Prohibido excavar en este pueblo", d'Oscar Fàbrega.
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This neo-medieval tower is known as Tour Magdala, and was built (at considerable cost) by a humble priest of a tiny hilltop village in the impoverished mountains of Les Corbieres, in southern France.
All began with the famous padre Berenger Sauniere. His aesthetic taste is highly debatable, but many have seen an occultist symbolism based in their works, based on all the stories that have been written around this ultra-conservative priest who resided here arround the 1900. They said that he had found a fabulous treasure, since he made such a level of work in a village of 200 inhabitants lost in a corner isolated in the Corbieres range that it would seem to be unable to explain. Sauniere redecorated the whole church in dubious taste, ordered the building of a fairly luxurious rectory, gardens, a greenhouse and this neo-medieval tower, which was his own private library. Decades after his death, a group of exaggerators and scammers (Noel Corbú, Pierre Plantard, Gerard de Sedé, Henry Lincoln) were going to grow the ball, linking the "treasure" with the Priory of Sion, the offspring of Jesus Christ and the heir of the kingdom of France. And all this summarized for world renown by the DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown. Some even dare to say that Sauniere found the tomb of Mary Magdalen or Christ under that church! The world is mad.
More serious investigators give the key to the fortune of Sauniere to what the bishopric of Carcassonne already in his lifetime suspected and investigated: he was a scammer enriched by the traffic of masses. In short, it's worth saying that the views of the landscape arround Rènnas are worth the trouble.
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31/12/2016; Albeit kinda late, this pretty much summarizes last December, when literally half of the month was covered in fog.
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More eclipse, aka The Super Blood Wolf Full We Need To Give It More Names For Even More Hype Moon:
This is the Lunar Eclipse of January 20-21, 2019 at 12:12am, or "maximum eclipse," seen from the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Appearing to be pointed directly at the Blood Red Moon is an Atlas-Agena rocket. The Atlas-Agena was active from 1960 to 1978, flying 109 missions and two are of note relative to this photo: the Ranger and Lunar Orbiter unmanned probes to the Moon were launched atop the Atlas-Agena.
The stars were really that visible during totality, and the Moon was really that red. Quite simply, it was spectacular, almost surreal.
Also, even though this was during totality, the Moon was not uniformly dark/red. The top is indeed brighter; Hap Griffin posted something yesterday explaining why. I won't attempt to summarize it here, but it's cool.
My thanks, again, to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for hosting a small group to document the eclipse from the Rocket Garden, and to Kenna Pell for being such a gracious host, in less than favorable conditions. (It was very late and very cold.)
Details: Although the temptation was certainly great to do this as a composite (to better expose the rocket and to keep it in focus), this is a single image, shot at ISO3200, f4 and 1.3 seconds at 70mm with a Canon 7D2 (crop sensor).
I haven't taken many photos of the Rialto Bridge, I suppose because I prefer to avoid the throngs of tourists that it attracts. For this (handheld) image I first created a black and white version, then added the original color as a new layer with the opacity reduced, and balanced the result.
The bridge has always been one of the city's most important features. Deborah Howard succinctly summarizes the history in her "The Architectural History of Venice":
"Like London, Venice had only one bridge across the main waterway. This was the Ponte di Rialto, situated at that most significant geographical landmark, the lowest bridging point -- that is to say, the most seaward position at which a bridge could easily be built. It was also the uppermost point to which sea-going vessels could navigate. The original pontoon bridge was replaced at the end of the fourteenth century by a permanent wooden structure. This bridge came to a dramatic end in 1450 when it collapsed under the weight of crowds of spectators during the visit of Emperor Frederick III of Austria. The bridge was rebuilt, once again in wood, with a drawbridge in the centre, this time ined with shops, like the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. This picturesque structure is vividly depicted in Carpaccio's famous painting of the 'Miracle of the True Cross' dated 1494. The present stone bridge, built by an architected named (most appropriately) Antonio da Ponte, dates from the end of the sixteenth century. The importance of the Rialto bridge to Venetians is indicated by the fact that the state had commissioned designs from architects as renowned as Michelangelo, Sansovino, Palladio and Vignola. Even da Ponte's relatively sober project cost the huge sum of 250,000 ducats."
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Maple Ridge, BC
Jerry Sulina Park is actually an off-leash dog park which is situated along the Trans Canada Trail.
The park itself consists of a fenced area enclosing a small pond and marsh area with a short series of trails. The pond and surrounding habitat is apparently home to many animals including turtles, cranes and several species of waterfowl.
The Trans Canada Trail system that runs through Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge is one of a kind. In total the portion of the TCT that runs through our communities is over 21 km. It winds its way along the dykes and through city streets. There are many places to access the TCT trail system, Jerry Sulina Park is just one of them.
The sections of the TCT which are along the Alouette and Pitt rivers are absolutely stunning. The waterways and blueberry fields with the Golden Ears mountains as a backdrop summarize the beauty of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows perfectly.
This image is best viewed in Large screen.
Thank-you for your visit, and please know that any faves or comments are always greatly appreciated!
Sonja
I was watching a lecture by Andrew Peterson about imagination and it's collision with faith, and was moved to think about an illustration I did several years back. Pulling out my old card stock journal and thumbing to the page with the crowned guitar playing I wept...
At first I was unsure why this moved me to tears, but after several moments of leaning into the spirit a levee broke in my heart. The summary of all this emotion is to detailed to write down, but can be summarized as .... I Have A Calling!
I now that may be too vague for some, but for me it was the air that stoked the coals. Having meaning is the fundamental element that we all look for. Sadly I spent many years and many pages fooling myself into a mortal meaning, not knowing that I'm a prince that represents the Makers kingdom.
I know that artist are incredibly fickle due to lack of purpose and charge. Take the moment however to trust this weary traveler, that we all are little makers representing our heavenly Maker.
I pray that this blesses your life and moves you further up and further in....
All the best,
Here's the video that spurred this flood of truth:
Despite the dark mood, this is a picture of hope.
It was taken the 1st of january 2021, and summarizes the lockdown that has been going on , back and forth, in many countries around the world.
My hope is that this image is going to be a distant memory of the past very soon!
Derrière la fresque de Yoko Tsuno de Roger Leloup.
Cette sculpture longiligne représente la Grâce. Elle est l’oeuvre de Marianne Doucet, née en 1958 et enseignante depuis 1978. Marianne Doucet utilise des matériaux aussi divers que la terre, la résine, la pierre ou le bronze selon l’objectif à atteindre. Si l’artiste devait résumer sa démarche artistique, elle citerait la phrase de Botticelli : « Par les mouvements du corps je voudrais dévoiler ceux de l’âme ». L’eau qui s’écoule et qui voile la danseuse représente le temps qui passe inexorablement envers et contre nous. Inaugurée en mars 2005, la fontaine est en bronze et en pierre bleue. La Grâce mesure 3 mètres de hauteur.
Behind the fresco by Yoko Tsuno by Roger Leloup.
This elongated sculpture represents Grace. It is the work of Marianne Doucet, born in 1958 and a teacher since 1978. Marianne Doucet uses materials as diverse as earth, resin, stone or bronze depending on the goal to be achieved. If the artist had to summarize her artistic approach, she would quote Botticelli's phrase: "Through the movements of the body I would like to reveal those of the soul". The flowing water that veils the dancer represents the time that inexorably passes against us. Inaugurated in March 2005, the fountain is in bronze and blue stone. The Grace is 3 meters high.
My hair has the same length as it did in the last photo that felt like this, although I haven’t cut it in the meantime. I have spent a lot of days this summer doing nothing, but not the good kind. They were filled with thoughts about all the things I didn’t have time for, because I didn’t take care of the important ones. The worst thing about all of it is that I have a feeling I have been stuck in this phase for so many years that I don’t even know what it’s like to not be like this.
But sometimes, a little bit of motivation appears out of nowhere and I try my absolute best to hold onto it. Having my hair cut is one of those things I can easily procrastinate on for over a year, but somehow it fixed itself lately and I really don't mind not having to spend any money on it. And this was me trying to summarize what I have been up to, while having no idea whatsoever.
From long, tapered jets to massive explosions of solar material and energy, eruptions on the sun come in many shapes and sizes. Since they erupt at such vastly different scales, jets and the massive clouds — called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs — were previously thought to be driven by different processes.
Scientists from Durham University in the United Kingdom and NASA now propose that a universal mechanism can explain the whole spectrum of solar eruptions. They used 3-D computer simulations to demonstrate that a variety of eruptions can theoretically be thought of as the same kind of event, only in different sizes and manifested in different ways. Their work is summarized in a paper published in Nature on April 26, 2017.
The study was motivated by high-resolution observations of filaments from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, and the joint Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/NASA Hinode satellite. Filaments are dark, serpentine structures that are suspended above the sun’s surface and consist of dense, cold solar material. The onset of CME eruptions had long been known to be associated with filaments, but improved observations have recently shown that jets have similar filament-like structures before eruption too. So the scientists set out to see if they could get their computer simulations to link filaments to jet eruptions as well.
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere - the corona - can be seen, will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk. NASA created this website to provide a guide to this amazing event. Here you will find activities, events, broadcasts, and resources from NASA and our partners across the nation.
Image credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO
Marechal Floriano Peixoto, the 2nd President of Brazil (1891-1894).
Série Brasil História 5/5.
In the center of Rio de Janeiro has a monument (Monument to Marechal Floriano Peixoto), which practically summarizes the history of the country through the ethnic groups that comprise it: Native, white and black in view of the historical tradition in the late 19th century.
The conquest of a territory by white colonizers and imposing their culture to natives and slavery African. Series 5 images.
This Christmas, the Peanuts gang are performing "The Seven Questions of Christmas" at the Bijou Planks Theater! They are on their way to get ready now.
"Hi Charlie Brown!"
"Hi Linus! Are you ready?"
"Yes, I thought we could walk together. I'll challenge you on your question. Are you ready, Charlie Brown?"
"Sure, go ahead!"
*ahem* "Which?"
"Which promise from God was fulfilled with Christmas? The oldest one! From Genesis 3:15: "I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."
Immediately after we sinned against God, when all hope should have been lost because we had fallen short of His perfect standard, God promised a Redeemer. The seed of the woman. He promised victory over evil. The serpent, Satan, would bruise the heel of the promised Seed. An ineffective blow. The Seed would bruise the enemy's head. A fatal strike.
From that moment, mankind awaited the promised Redeemer. In fact all of the Old Testament can be summarized in Isaac's question to his father, Abraham. In Genesis 22:7 "Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”"
That question, "Where is the lamb?" was finally answered by John the Baptist in John 1:29, "The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"
On Christmas Day God stepped out of Heaven and into His creation. Who is the promised Redeemer? God Himself. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
"Great job, Charlie Brown!"
"I hope I can remember it all on stage..."
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
CHRISTmas! He is truly the reason for the season as there would be no Christmas without Him, making our traditions of gifts and celebrations disingenuous if they do not point to the Lord Christ Jesus.
Previous Days of Christmas in Paprihaven!
2015:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/23948713355/
2016:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/31818469406/
2017:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/39262019472/
2018:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/45663605854/
2019:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/49242766596/
2020:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/50736652896/
2021:
… the Government is planning to round them up and remove them.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released an Environmental Assessment of the public land where the wild horses live in central Wyoming.
The BLM estimates there are 2,620 wild mustangs on 753,000 acres of public land in the area that we call the Red Desert. One plan involves a round up and removal of 2,096 of our 2,620 wild horses. That’s 8 out of every 10. The majority of the horses they remove spend the rest of their days standing elbow-to-elbow in holding pens.
Here’s the good news: the decision to round up 80% of our wild horses is not final, and we have until June 5, 2017 to make our voices heard.
Please visit this call for public comment:
act.americanwildhorsecampaign.org/p/dia/action4/common/pu...
The American Wild Horse Campaign did a fine job summarizing the issues. They also drafted a letter that anyone can sign. I encourage you to make the letter your own, however. Use their points, but add your own. Tell the BLM who you are and why you care.
There’s plenty of room in Wyoming for 2,620 wild horses!
Another old shot looking down from the big commuter rail parking garage above what is the busiest station on the network outside of Boston.
Outbound Keolis/MBTA train 107 arrives at Salem enroute to Rockport from North Station. They are emerging from the tunnel under downtown at about MP 16.8 on the former Boston and Maine Eastern Route mainline. The 2200 ft tunnel was extended as a cut and cover project in 1958 in order to grade separate the railroad which had bifurcated downtown since it opened in 1838. It was basically an extension of the original 718 ft tunnel dating from 1839 when the railroad built north from Salem and on to Portsmouth, NH. To learn more check out this link: lostnewengland.com/2019/02/railroad-station-salem-mass/
Guarding the north portal is Salem tower which closed on March 2, 1992. Originally built in 1929 to replace two replace two mechanical towers it was moved slightly from its original location in 1950 as part of the aforementioned project. For many years another track diverged out of the tunnel providing a direct connection to the Danvers branch and creating a wye which surrounded the engine terminal complex. That track and the old steam era roundhouse are long gone replaced by the modern MBTA station and parking garage with only the unused tower remaining as a link to the old B&M days.
As for the train, 1025 is an F40PH-2C built by Morrison-Knudsen to EMD specs in May 1991. Since the date of this photo she has been rebuilt into an F40PH-3C by MPI successor Wabtec per the contract summarized here: archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/802863/ocn...
Salem, Massachusetts
Friday September 7, 2018
Under Hospitals in Berlin-Buch several hospitals and homes in the Berlin district Berlin-Buch are summarized, which originated between 1898 and 1930 under the direction of the Berlin architect and city architect Ludwig Hoffmann
Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the Berlin-Buch location. Since 1977, the entire system is under ensemble protection. In addition, most buildings are protected as individual monuments and centrally located green areas as a garden monument.
The hospital is a T-shaped building with three wings, which should be modeled on a neo-baroque castle. The front faces south. At the back of the highlighted middle section is a narrow tract, which was planned as a kitchen wing. The main building is long stretched, with the sickrooms in the back of several loungers were preceded. The central part as well as the side buildings on both sides are a bit out of the overall building. In addition to the optics, this also serves above all to improve the distribution of sunlight and fresh air, since here, too, lying areas were planned. The Mittelrisalit is slightly higher built and equipped with a mansard whale roof.
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Unter Heilanstalten in Berlin-Buch sind mehrere Krankenhäuser und Heime im Berliner Ortsteil Berlin-Buch zusammengefasst, die zwischen 1898 und 1930 unter der Leitung des Berliner Architekten und Stadtbaurates Ludwig Hoffmann entstanden
Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie am Standort Berlin-Buch. Seit 1977 steht die gesamte Anlage unter Ensembleschutz. Darüber hinaus sind die meisten Gebäude als Einzeldenkmale geschützt sowie zentral gelegene Gründflächen als Gartendenkmal.
Beim Krankenhaus handelt es sich um einen T-förmigen Bau mit drei Gebäudeflügeln, der einem neobarocken Schloss nachempfunden werden sollte. Die Vorderseite weist dabei nach Süden. An der Rückseite des hervorgehobenen Mittelbaus schließt sich ein schmaler Trakt an, der als Küchentrakt geplant wurde. Der Hauptbau ist lang gestreckt, wobei den Krankenzimmern im hinteren Teil mehrere Liegehallen vorgelagert wurden. Der zentrale Teil sowie beidseitig die Seitenbauten treten ein wenig aus dem Gesamtgebäude hervor. Dies dient neben der Optik vor allem auch der besseren Verteilung des Sonnenlichts und der Frischluft, da auch hier Liegehallen eingeplant waren. Der Mittelrisalit ist leicht höher gebaut und mit einem Mansardenwalmdach ausgestattet.
The large basilica we can see today dates from 1015. The Romanesque church, one of the masterpieces of Romanesque architecture, with its three naves and three apses remains intact next to a solid belfry. A large part of the original monastic rooms and the cloister have also been preserved.
The old Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Casserres is on the inside bank of a very pronounced meander in the Ter River, currently half surrounded by the Sau Reservoir.
Casserres was an ancient castle of the Viscounts of Osona-Cardona - Catalonia, where the church of Sant Pere is already cited in the mid 10th century. The viscounts founded the monastery. The Viscountess Ermetruit caused works to begin in 1006, and in 1015, under the protection of the Viscountess Eugóncia and her son Bermon, the community was formed and the great basilica seen today was built, consecrated in 1050.
The monastery’s endowment was extended to take in various neighbouring villages. In 1080 it was joined to Cluny and lost its original category of an abbey to become a priory. The monastery was the most important possession of Cluny in Spain; much lands and several churches were dependencies of Sant Pere de Casserres, as well as the two small priories of Sant Pere de Clarà (in the Maresme region) and Sant Ponç de Corbera (in the Baix Llobregat region). Pedro de Luna, the future Benedicto XIII, was invested as Prior Commendatary of Casserres in 1376.
The monastery began to go into decline in the 14th and 15th centuries, and was secularized in 1572. Thus, its assets went to the Jesuit College of Bethlehem in Barcelona, to which it belonged until the disbanding of 1767. After this it was sold to the owners of the Pla de Roda.
Today, the Romanesque church is intact with three naves and three apses, one of the masterpieces of the Catalan Romanesque, by the side of a solid bell tower. The majority of the original monastic rooms and the cloister also remain. An earthquake in 1428 caused the vault of the north nave to fall and destroyed the cloister. In 1998 the restored monastery was inaugurated.
Benedictines.
The sense of community was a defining characteristic of the order since the beginning.[30] Section 17 in chapter 58 of the Rule of Saint Benedict states the solemn promise candidates for reception into a Benedictine community are required to make: a promise of stability (i.e. to remain in the same community), conversatio morum (an idiomatic Latin phrase suggesting "conversion of manners"; see below) and obedience to the community's superior.[31] This solemn commitment tends to be referred to as the "Benedictine vow" and is the Benedictine antecedent and equivalent of the evangelical counsels professed by candidates for reception into a religious order.
Much scholarship over the last fifty years has been dedicated to the translation and interpretation of "conversatio morum". The older translation "conversion of life" has generally been replaced with phrases such as "[conversion to] a monastic manner of life", drawing from the Vulgate's use of conversatio as a translation of "citizenship" or "homeland" in Philippians 3:20. Some scholars have claimed that the vow formula of the Rule is best translated as "to live in this place as a monk, in obedience to its rule and abbot."
Benedictine abbots and abbesses have full jurisdiction of their abbey and thus absolute authority over the monks or nuns who are resident. This authority includes the power to assign duties, to decide which books may or may not be read, to regulate comings and goings, and to punish and to excommunicate, in the sense of an enforced isolation from the monastic community.
A tight communal timetable – the horarium – is meant to ensure that the time given by God is not wasted but used in God's service, whether for prayer, work, meals, spiritual reading or sleep. The order's motto Ora et Labora ("pray and work") may be said to summarize its way of life.
Although Benedictines do not take a vow of silence, hours of strict silence are set, and at other times silence is maintained as much as is practically possible. Social conversations tend to be limited to communal recreation times. But such details, like the many other details of the daily routine of a Benedictine house that the Rule of Saint Benedict leaves to the discretion of the superior, are set out in its 'customary'. A ' customary' is the code adopted by a particular Benedictine house, adapting the Rule to local conditions.[32]
In the Roman Catholic Church, according to the norms of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, a Benedictine abbey is a "religious institute" and its members are therefore members of the consecrated life. While Canon Law 588 §1 explains that Benedictine monks are "neither clerical nor lay", they can, however, be ordained.
Some monasteries adopt a more active ministry in living the monastic life, running schools or parishes; others are more focused on contemplation, with more of an emphasis on prayer and work within the confines of the cloister.
Benedictines' rules contained ritual purification,[33] and inspired by Benedict of Nursia encouragement for the practice of therapeutic bathing; Benedictine monks played a role in the development and promotion of spas.[34]
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October 10th. 2022
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18/365 - Birthday
This picture isn't awesome, but it summarize quite well the 18th of january ! Today was my birthday ! I'm not that kind of person who tells everyone that today is my birthday. I've received some heartfelt messages. Thanks, it was lovely.
And take a look at Guilhem's and Seb's pictures. We wanted to started a 365 project all three at the same time, but they couldn't begin on january 1st. They started yesterday, and the photos just rocks !
strobist info:
SB-28 @ 1/64 @ 24mm thru little mama (50x70 lightbox) camera left.
SB-800 @ 1/128 @ 17mm on the floor, behind the delicious cake, with CTO gel.
camera info: Nikon D300 | 50mm | ƒ/4 | ISO 200 | 1/250s — Handheld via Cactus v4
We were walking down the path when we saw and heard this tree fall. It was loud. So we can summarize that when a tree falls in the woods, yes it does make a sound, a very loud sound
I want to be brief and not bore you, so there is no word that best summarizes my feelings at this time, more than: "THANKS", A thank you in capital letters to all.
THANKS to the organization of Miss Virtual World, for allowing us mere mortals, this dream of being Queen.
THANK YOU, to all those who were with me on projects, for their work, for their success and folly, for laughter, anger and tears, because along the way, all this is a beautiful teaching of life.
THANKS to designers, fellow models, builders, DJ’s, photographers, singers and everyone who helped me help others in their time.
THANKS to each and every one for the support, for believing in this crazy woman who liked to "play dress up"with dolls, I will never forget all the love I have received, it is something that I will keep in my heart forever.
To all these beautiful girls who are competing today to be my successor, I congratulate you for the great work you all do and I guarantee that from now on, they are all earning more than a crown; the experience, the stress, the friendships they make, and the emotion in the competition will always be a beautiful memory.
I hope that somewhere in your hearts, there is always a place for Shantal Gravois, this would truly make me feel Queen forever.
Blessings for all.
Shantal Gravois <3
The Bible is full of plot twists. I have attempted to visually encapsulate the gospel message (a major twist) using twists. The apple and serpent represent original sin in the Garden of Eden. The white (righteous) twist tie Jesus died on the Chocolate Twizzler cross for our sins. The sinner (black twist tie figure) can be reconciled to God only by bowing the knee to Jesus. I have uploaded four different iterations of this theme. I had to pick one for the Macro Mondays Group, but let me know which you like best. 1 Peter 2:24 does a good job of summarizing the gospel in words.
I don't have a lot to add to the description of this shot, as most of it was described with this shot already, and this is part of a small collection of shots taken around the same time.
But to summarize, this shot was taken at Marshall's Beach in San Francisco, specifically just after sunset (maybe 20 minutes or so after). I've struggled with the color of these shots quite a bit because, to the eye, the color was somewhat neutral looking because it was already getting dark. Leaving the camera to its own devices it will randomly shift between deep blues and exagerated magentas, and the 'truth', whatever that is, falls somewhere in between. Low-light photography tends to reveal colors you don't know are there, but that's also at the root of the problem.
Anyawys, no real post-production was involved that I can recall, this is more of less what I can away with. For this specific shot I waited for a large wave to come up high on the shore and took the exposure as that wave retreated back down to the shore. The result is the reflection in the wet sand, and all the bubbles that add the texture in the foreground. I particularly liked that the largest and darkest cloud reflected clearly on the beach.
I took this in February already, and I'm backlogged on photos I'd like to upload, so this is part of my effort to catch up.
ND Grad-tastic, as usual.
Nikon D40 | Sigma 10-20@20mm | f/16 | 2s | ISO200 | Tripod
Wildkirchli , canton of Appenzell, Switzerland
The name may be translated into "little church in the wilderness", is a huge cave ruin in the southeast flank of the Ebenalp mountain. It was used for several hundred years, by shepards staying there with their herds and sometimes as a church.
All in all there are various caves summarized under the term Wildkirchli or Aescher Wildkirchli. They are located at about 1,500m asl. A small wooden church is built into one entrance of the cave.
The Wildkirchli caves were excavated at the beginning of the 20th century, between 1903 and 1908, by the St. Gallen archaeologist Emil Bächler (1868-1950). He was first looking for bones of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) which he found, but then he discovered
A pic that summarizes the allure of the section. UBL WDG-4 twins led by a unique looking 12313 coast down the braganza ghat section pulling an epmty BOXN consist.
One of the captures during the grand medieval jousting at Eltham Palace. I loved last year's tournament and I couldn't miss this one. Loads of excitement and you get to practice with the telephoto lenses. There is a corner where all the photographers were and we were able to take really beautiful snaps. Loved the motion, the action and how the knights smash the lances between each other. All that summarized in a single picture. I hope you like it.
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The Herald has arrived to proclaim the Void's edict: The end draws near, and it is closer than you may think.
[Combat in the Ruins - Stuart Chatwood (Darkest Dungeon)]
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Heavily inspired by the 'Cultist Priest' enemy from the game 'Darkest Dungeon'.
I just remember watching a playthrough and almost leaping out of my chair when those cloaked dudes turn out to not be dudes at all (though given the other enemies in there, I totally should have seen it coming).
Entry to the Quarter-Final round of the 2017 Bio-Cup.
Leonid and I decided on 'something dark/creepy/edgy' as our theme - though that might not be my forte, it was totally the most fun option, and I just had to go with that.
EDIT: 'Cultist Priest' doesn't really show up when you search it, so here's the part of that playthrough (which actually does a pretty good job of just summarizing the game quintessentially).
EDIT 2: I wrote a 'post-mortem' on BZPower about my performance in this year's Bio-Cup (when I happened to be in Twitch-Emote-Speak phase WeirdChamp )
«A cloudless plain blue sky is like a flowerless garden» - Terri Guillemets
View of Faedis from Zucco Castle. Faedis (UD), Italy. © Michele marcolin, 2022. K1ii + Laowa Zero-D 12mm f2.8.
Note: exif is wrong (left the camera IBIS set on 75mm).
No point in repeating what ha already been summarized well on the page of the city. If you are interested in the long history of the town of Faedis, please rfere to this link: www.prolocofaedis.it/english/history_of_faedis.html
Isola Bella :Entrata di Palazzo Borromeo con difesa vista dall'Imbarcadero
Isola Bella :Isola Bella summarizes in a magnificent Baroque Palace with overcrowded halls of works of art ,magnificent tapestries ,marble floors Alcoves ,of caves converted into beautiful environments .The building is completed by a beautiful garden lush wonderful work of nature and of a man ,Who has shaped rocks and flora creating a fairy tale atmosphere .
If originally Isola Bella appeared as a bleak and barren rock ,now it is definitely the most beautiful of the lake .
The Italian garden is an attraction unique in the word .
Began in the '600 by Count Carlo III Borromeo ,it consist of overlapping terraces in tiers and the visitor passes through a succession of statues, fountain,flowers and the rare plants ,while beautiful white peacocks roam between the green.
In honor his wife Isabella he called the island Isabella ,then transformed into Isola Bella .
The garden was the work of Crivelli,Richini and others architects. The Simonetta and Resnati sculptors the populated
of statues .Isola Bella culminates in an amphitheater placed over the last terrace ,on which is placed a shell and Leocorno ,symbol of the Borromeo .
From the upper terrace( 37 m.above the Lake ) you can enjoy an excellent panoramic view of the gardens and Lake .
There are the garden of typically English flower ,where it is kept to a minimum human intervention to leave the field open to the creativity of nature .Here you can observe the lotus ,the
Egyptian papyrus ,Japanese maple and even a banana plantation.
The garden of azaleas ,beautiful in spring ,the garden in Italian style, reminiscent of mosaic composition .
L'Isola Bella riassume nel suo fastoso palazzo barocco ,con sale stracolme di opere d'arte,di magnifici arazzi ,di marmorei pavimenti ,di alcove ,di grotte trasformate in splendidi ambienti .Il palazzo é completato da un bellissimo giardino lussureggiante opera meravigliosa della natura e dell'uomo , il quale ha plasmato rocce e flora creando un ambiente da favola.
Se in origine Isola Bella si presentava come uno scoglio brullo e sterile ,ora é senz'altro la più bella del Lago .
Il giardino all'Italiana costituisce un'attrattiva unica al mondo .Iniziata nel '600 dal Conte Carlo III Borromeo ,si compone di 10 terrazze sovrapposte a gradinata e il visitatore passa attraverso un susseguirsi di statue, fontane ,fiori e piante rare ,mentre bellissimi pavoni bianchi si aggirano tra il verde .
In onore della moglie Isabella chiamò l'isola Isabella poi trasformato in Isola Bella .
Il Giardino fu opera degli architetti Crivelli ,Richini e altri .Gli scultori Simonetta e Resnati lo popolarono di statue .
Isola Bella culmina con un anfiteatro posto sopra all'ultima terrazza ,su cui é posta una conchiglia e un Leocorno simbolo dei Borromeo.
Dalla terrazza superiore (37 metri sul livello del lago ) si può godere di un'ottima vista panoramica sui giardini e sul Lago .
Vi si trovano il giardino dei fiori tipicamente Inglese,in cui viene limitato al massimo l'intervento dell'uomo per lasciare campo libero alla creatività della natura .Si possono qui osservare i fior di loto, il Papiro Egiziano ,l'acero Giapponese e perfino un bananeto .
Il giardino delle azalee ,splendido in primavera ,il giardino dell'amore all'Italiana ,che ricorda la composizione dei mosaici .
Impacto del coronavirus visto desde arriba: tráfico ligero en el Lincoln Tunnel, lotes de centros comerciales vacíos
Travel to New York City during Covid-19: What to know before you go
COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
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For effects of the pandemic in the state, see COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state).
COVID-19 pandemic
in New York City
USNS Comfort passing by Statue of Liberty, March 30, 2020.
The USNS Comfort passing by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on March 30, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak New York CSA per capita cases map.svg
Confirmed cases per 100,000 residents in the greater New York City area, as of July 3, 2020
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
New York Metropolitan Area (depending on criteria of study)
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseManhattan
Arrival date mid-December
(first case found January 1
Confirmed cases
535,700 (CSA; June 4, 2020)
2,508,916 (NYC; November 17, 2022)
Hospitalized cases 193,304
Deaths43,052 (36,836 confirmed,
6,216 probable)
Government website
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February. By March 29, over 30,000 cases were confirmed, and New York City had become the worst-affected area in the United States. There were over 2,000 deaths by April 6; at that stage, the city had more confirmed coronavirus cases than China, the UK, or Iran. Bodies of the deceased were picked up from their homes by the US Army, National Guard, and Air National Guard.
Starting March 16, New York City schools were closed. On March 20, the New York State governor's office issued an executive order closing "non-essential" businesses. The city's public transportation system remained open, but service was substantially reduced. By April, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers were out of work, with lost tax revenues estimated to run into the billions of dollars. Low-income jobs in the retail, transportation, and restaurant sectors were especially affected. Over the course of the year, average residential and commercial rents both declined more than 10% in Manhattan, and vacancies surged.
The first phase of reopening began in June 2020 with reduced occupancy ceilings. Schools reopened in September. The police department was ordered to enforce public health measures and conduct emergency inspections at private schools. Spikes in infection rates were observed in some neighborhoods, prompting tighter restrictions in ZIP codes that were identified as "cluster" areas. Public schools were closed again to in-person learning in November, as the seven-day rolling average positivity rate continued to rise over 3%. Indoor dining was suspended again on December 14. COVID-19 vaccinations began at nursing homes on December 21. Public health researchers estimated that 44% of all metro New York residents had been infected by December 31.
Face masks in public areas were mandated throughout New York State by an executive order on April 15, 2020. The ongoing pandemic is one of the deadliest disasters by death toll in the history of New York City. As of June 17, 2022, the city's confirmed COVID-19 deaths exceeded 35,000 and probable deaths exceeded 5,500.[4]
As of July 11, 2022, New York City has administered 17,956,430 COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Contents
1Timeline
2Government response
2.1Stay-at-home order
2.2Four-phase reopening plan
2.3Social distancing and face masks
2.4Micro-cluster strategy
2.5Public transport
2.6Education
2.6.1Colleges and universities
2.7Parks
2.8Open space
2.8.1Open streets
2.8.2Open restaurants
2.9Temporary burials
3 Economic impact
3.1Unemployment and loss of revenue
3.2Business closures
3.3Real estate
3.4Recovery
4Social impact
4.1Social distancing
4.2Police and crime
4.3Social disparities
4.4Deaths
5Public health impact
5.1Hospitals
5.2Shortages and policy changes
5.3Guidelines
5.4Variants
6 Demographics
7Data
8 Graphs
8.1COVID-19 cases over time
8.2COVID-19 deaths over time
8.3All-cause deaths over time
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Timeline
Main article: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New York State on March 1, 2020, in a 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25.Genomic analyses suggest the disease had been introduced to New York as early as January, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia. A Queens man contracted COVID-19 via community transmission in late February, falling ill on February 29.
NYPD taping off One Grand Central Place during the early afternoon of March 3, 2020, in response to New York's first confirmed case of COVID-19 person-to-person spread
New York City Subway passengers on March 9, when there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City, with NYC Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg on the right
On March 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the first recorded case of person-to-person spread in New York State had been confirmed via a New Rochelle man who was working at a law firm within One Grand Central Place in Midtown Manhattan.[12] Six days later, on March 9, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City. Cuomo announced a New Rochelle "containment area" on March 10,[14] and the World Health Organization declared a global COVID–19 pandemic on March 11.
The virus entered its exponential growth stage.[16] At the time, the city's infection rate was five times higher than the rest of the country, and its cases were one-third of total confirmed US cases.[17] The reasons for the high infection rate continue to be discussed.On March 27, Queens was the worst-affected borough by number of deaths, with over a third of total deaths.
Refrigerated trucks filled with COVID-19 victims outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
The USNS Comfort hospital ship arrived in New York Harbor on March 30. Field hospitals were also set up in several places citywide. Refrigerator trucks were set up on city streets outside hospitals to accommodate the overflow of bodies of the deceased.
On April 4, President Donald Trump announced that 1,000 additional federal medical soldiers would be deployed to New York City.It was reported that "Urban Area Medical Task Forces" made up of army reservists would be working in the New York City field hospitals and other parts of the country.As of April 4, there were 1,200 medical military personnel serving on the USNS Comfort. 2,700 New York State National Guard forces had also been deployed.
Closed non-essential retailers in Morris Park, the Bronx, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Masks for sale in June, South Bronx
On April 5, it was reported that a Malayan tiger at the already-closed Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. This was the first known case of an animal in the US (or a tiger anywhere) being infected with the disease. The tiger had started showing symptoms on March 27, including a dry cough, wheezing, and weakened appetite. The source of the infection was believed to be an infected zookeeper who was not yet showing symptoms. On April 22, it was reported that four additional tigers and three lions had tested positive.
By April 6, New York City had nearly 25% of the total deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S.During May, active COVID-19 cases started to decline.After the George Floyd protests in New York City started in late May, public officials expressed concern about the spread of COVID-19 via the crowded events.
On June 8, the city commenced the first phase of its reopening plan after meeting seven conditions of the stay-at-home order, which had been put in place three months earlier.On June 24, New York state, along with New Jersey and Connecticut, began requiring travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days if traveling from an area with high infection rates.
Prometheus, masked for protection
Plans to open indoor dining during the Phase 3 reopening were postponed due to the heightened risks posed by customers refusing to wear face masks and the uncertain role of air conditioning for COVID spread. Indoor dining in other states has resulted in superspreading at certain venues. To compensate in part, outdoor space was expanded by shutting down certain areas to create more space for outdoor dining. Plans to reopen museums in Phase 4 were also postponed.
On the nineteenth anniversary ceremony of the September 11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the reading of names of victims, usually by family members, was instead recorded in advance. Mask protocols and social distance measures were also in place. The Tunnels to Towers foundation held a simultaneous memorial nearby at Zuccotti Park where around 125 family members took part in reading names.
In early October, the city was still in Phase 4 of reopening, which included museums, gardens, botanical gardens and gyms. Twenty ZIP Codes were identified as cluster areas.[38] In response, the governor's office announced what they called "direct enforcement" of COVID-19 related restrictions in high-risk neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. The mayor's office proposed closing businesses deemed "non-essential" and on-site dining. In-person schooling would have to shut down in nine ZIP Codes with 14-day positivity rates over 3%, while another eleven ZIP Codes were placed on a "watch list" because their positivity rates were 1–3%.
On October 6, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced a "micro-cluster strategy". The new plan placed tighter restrictions in cluster areas with spikes in COVID-19 cases. The first areas to experience these new restrictions were parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
Public schools were closed indefinitely on November 19 after the rolling seven-day average reached 3%.Despite calls from health experts to close indoor dining before it was too late "to reverse the tide of new infections", the governor's office declined to impose restrictions until the statistical thresholds were met. The mayor's office took charge of closing schools only. Some epidemiologists and public health officials have criticized the decision to close schools, while allowing indoor dining to continue.The school-closure policy was partly reversed less than two weeks later, with de Blasio announcing that elementary schools would resume in-person learning from December 7.[ However, intermediate and high schools would remain closed through 2021.
COVID-19 vaccinations were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 11.[48] New York administered the vaccine first to health-care workers, and then to nursing-home residents starting December 21.
Public health researchers estimated that 44 percent of metro New York residents had been infected by December 31, 2020, based on a combination of virus testing, antibody testing, fatality counts, and population mobility data.[50][51]
Mask vending machine in a subway station, April 2021
On February 8, it was announced that public middle schools would reopen for in-person learning on February 25.On March 8, it was announced that public high schools would reopen for in-person learning on March 22. On April 29, de Blasio announced that New York City would fully reopen on July 1.By June, the city's overall testing positivity rate had reached its lowest since the pandemic began.Cuomo reopened the entirety of New York state on June 15, two weeks ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's planned July 1 reopening.
Healthcare workers being honored for their efforts in combating COVID-19 during a July 7, 2021 ticker-tape parade for essential workers in New York, NY.
On July 7, 2021, the city held a "Hometown Heroes" ticker tape parade to honor healthcare professionals and essential workers for their work during the pandemic.The Uniformed Firefighters Association asked its members to boycott the event, however, saying that COVID-related risks to firefighters had not yet ended, citing the case of a union member who was in the ICU with COVID-related pneumonia at the time of the parade.The Uniformed EMS Officers Union also asked its members not to attend the parade due to an ongoing dispute with the city over a lack of hazard pay during the pandemic.
On July 23, 2021, the city's health department announced that daily average cases were 32% higher than the prior week and that the Delta variant had become the dominant COVID strain, accounting for 57% of citywide samples over a four-week period. On August 2, 2021, de Blasio recommended that vaccinated people wear masks in indoor settings, following CDC guidance and a continued uptick in positive COVID cases due to the Delta variant.[61] The next day, it was announced that masks would be required indoors beginning August 16.
On August 3, de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first in the United States to require proof of vaccination for workers and customers at all indoor dining establishments, gyms, entertainment venues, and performances. As of August 16, patrons would be expected to show either their vaccination cards or one of two authorized vaccine passport apps: the city's NYC COVID Safe app or the state's Excelsior app.[63] Enforcement of the requirement began in September.[64]
Government response
See also: New York state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Woman wearing a mask walks by the Cobble Hill Cinemas in Brooklyn, which closed as a non-essential business
On March 2, de Blasio tweeted that people should ignore the virus and "go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus."[65] At a press conference the next day, New York City Commissioner of Health Oxiris Barbot said, "We are encouraging New Yorkers to go about their everyday lives." On March 4, she said, "There's no indication that being in a car, being in the subways with someone who's potentially sick is a risk factor."New York City Council members Robert Holden and Eric Ulrich wrote to Mayor de Blasio asking him to relieve Barbot of her position. (She ultimately resigned on August 4.
On March 7, Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York State after 89 cases had been confirmed in the state, 70 of them in Westchester County, 12 in New York City, and 7 elsewhere.
On April 20, de Blasio announced that major events had been cancelled through June, including the Pride March and the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
On August 5, de Blasio announced that COVID-19 checkpoints would be set up at major crossings and tunnels to help enforcement of a mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers from areas of a high transmission rate per Cuomo's order, in coordination with the New York's Sheriff department.[71] Failure to comply with this order would result in fines ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 with de Blasio adding, "We're not going to let our hard work slip away and will continue to do everything we can to keep New Yorkers safe and healthy."
Stay-at-home order
A nearly empty street at Times Square, New York City during the pandemic. April, 2020.
On March 14, before the statewide stay-at-home order (also known as the "New York State on PAUSE" executive order) was put in place, all New York Public Library branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island were temporarily closed. The Queens Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library were also closed.Theaters, concert venues, and nightclubs in NYC have been shut down since March 17, and restaurants were restricted to take-out and delivery only. Schools were closed from March 16 until at least April 20.Gyms were closed as well.
On March 17, despiste de Blasio's message to New Yorkers that they should be "prepared right now" for the possibility of "shelter in place" orders, Cuomo expressed doubts about whether the policy would be effective. The governor's office issued a statement that the shelter in place order could only be put in place by the governor's office; the Mayor's office agreed.On March 20, with 5,683 confirmed cases in NYC, the governor's office issued the PAUSE order that would go into effect on March 22 at 8 PM. The order put in place the following restrictions, summarized in the executive order in ten points:
Effective at 8pm on Sunday, March 22, all non-essential businesses statewide will be closed;
Non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason (e.g. parties, celebrations or other social events) are canceled or postponed at this time;
Any concentration of individuals outside their home must be limited to workers providing essential services and social distancing should be practiced;
When in public individuals must practice social distancing of at least six feet from others;
Businesses and entities that provide other essential services must implement rules that help facilitate social distancing of at least six feet;
Individuals should limit outdoor recreational activities to non-contact and avoid activities where they come in close contact with other people;
Individuals should limit use of public transportation to when absolutely necessary and should limit potential exposure by spacing out at least six feet from other riders;
Sick individuals should not leave their home unless to receive medical care and only after a telehealth visit to determine if leaving the home is in the best interest of their health;
Young people should also practice social distancing and avoid contact with vulnerable populations;
Use precautionary sanitizer practices such as using isopropyl alcohol wipes.
It's obviously impossible to express all of the beauty of an area as big and diverse as Rocky Mountain National Park in a single picture. None the less, looking at all of the images of its scenery, its characteristic elk, the mountain sheep (and chipmunks), this single image seems to best summarize today's pleasures.
I want to be brief and not bore you, so there is no word that best summarizes my feelings at this time, more than: "THANKS", A thank you in capital letters to all.
THANKS to the organization of Miss Virtual World, for allowing us mere mortals, this dream of being Queen.
THANK YOU, to all those who were with me on projects, for their work, for their success and folly, for laughter, anger and tears, because along the way, all this is a beautiful teaching of life.
THANKS to designers, fellow models, builders, DJ’s, photographers, singers and everyone who helped me help others in their time.
THANKS to each and every one for the support, for believing in this crazy woman who liked to "play dress up"with dolls, I will never forget all the love I have received, it is something that I will keep in my heart forever.
To all these beautiful girls who are competing today to be my successor, I congratulate you for the great work you all do and I guarantee that from now on, they are all earning more than a crown; the experience, the stress, the friendships they make, and the emotion in the competition will always be a beautiful memory.
I hope that somewhere in your hearts, there is always a place for Shantal Gravois, this would truly make me feel Queen forever.
Blessings for all.
Shantal Gravois <3
The Herald has arrived to proclaim the Void's edict: The end draws near, and it is closer than you may think.
[Combat in the Ruins - Stuart Chatwood (Darkest Dungeon)]
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Heavily inspired by the 'Cultist Priest' enemy from the game 'Darkest Dungeon'.
I just remember watching a playthrough and almost leaping out of my chair when those cloaked dudes turn out to not be dudes at all (though given the other enemies in there, I totally should have seen it coming).
Entry to the Quarter-Final round of the 2017 Bio-Cup.
Leonid and I decided on 'something dark/creepy/edgy' as our theme - though that might not be my forte, it was totally the most fun option, and I just had to go with that.
EDIT: 'Cultist Priest' doesn't really show up when you search it, so here's the part of that playthrough (which actually does a pretty good job of just summarizing the game quintessentially).
I want to be brief and not bore you, so there is no word that best summarizes my feelings at this time, more than: "THANKS", A thank you in capital letters to all.
THANKS to the organization of Miss Virtual World, for allowing us mere mortals, this dream of being Queen.
THANK YOU, to all those who were with me on projects, for their work, for their success and folly, for laughter, anger and tears, because along the way, all this is a beautiful teaching of life.
THANKS to designers, fellow models, builders, DJ’s, photographers, singers and everyone who helped me help others in their time.
THANKS to each and every one for the support, for believing in this crazy woman who liked to "play dress up"with dolls, I will never forget all the love I have received, it is something that I will keep in my heart forever.
To all these beautiful girls who are competing today to be my successor, I congratulate you for the great work you all do and I guarantee that from now on, they are all earning more than a crown; the experience, the stress, the friendships they make, and the emotion in the competition will always be a beautiful memory.
I hope that somewhere in your hearts, there is always a place for Shantal Gravois, this would truly make me feel Queen forever.
Blessings for all.
Shantal Gravois <3
... in de Nieuwstraat
Ik wilde de titel "gevels uit Dordrecht" samenvatten met "Dordtse gevels" en kwam er toen achter dat dit eigenlijk een heel specifiek type beschrijft - meer info hier nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordtse_gevel
dus hier zijn enkele echte "Dordtse gevels" en een paar andere, meer klassieke ;-)
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I wanted to summarize the title "facades from Dordrecht" by "Dordtse facades" and then found out that this actually describes a very specific type - so here are some truly "Dordtse gevels" and a few others, more classical ones as well ;-)
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The story of this photo
I took this photo at a recent HDR workshop I held. It is a 8-exposure HDR image of Fortress Marienberg in Würzburg, Germany. It was shot across the Main river at the blue hour.
If you take a single shot at the blue hour, you would usually try to shoot right around the time where the artificial light (e.g. the lighting of the fortress) is of about the same brightness as the ambient light. This is important to get a balanced exposure and not overexpose the building. However, that time window may only be a few minutes long.
So, what do you do if you miss that point? Well, you either come back the next day and hope for good conditions or you use HDR. That is a prototype situation for using HDR: A large dynamic range that exceeds the capabilities of your camera. If you take multiple exposures of the scene, you can create a well-balanced exposure even if you fail to take your best shots at the perfect time. In addition to that, the blue tones get more intensive towards the end of the blue hour when the blue starts to fade to black. So when the blue tones are really intensive and just as you would like them to be, the highlights will actually be too bright in relation to those blue tones if you take only a single shot.
In this case, I shot many AEB series throughout the entire blue hour. But I deliberately chose to use one series that was produced right before it was too dark. That was the series that gave me those great blue colors.
To summarize this little lesson: When you're out shooting at the blue hour, be prepared to shoot exposure series. That will help you a lot in the post-processing.
How it was shot
> Taken from a tripod
> Eight manual exposures (30s, 15s, 8s, 4s, 2s, 1s, 0.5s, 0,25s)
> Camera: Nikon D7000
> Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
How it was tonemapped
> CA reduction and white balance correction on all source exposures in Adobe Camera Raw
> Saved the 8 images as TIFFs
> Applied noise reduction (Topaz Denoise) to each of the source images [details]
> Resulting TIFF images were then used as input to Photomatix (Details Enhancer option)
How it was post-processed
> Post-processing was done in Photoshop
> Some retouching to remove a huge ugly crane
> Topaz Infocus (sharpening selectively on some parts)
> Levels layer on the sky (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the sky (master)
> Levels layer on the clouds (brightening)
> Saturation layer on the clouds (desaturation)
> Slight vignetting [details]
> Watermarking [details]
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Les gorges de la falaise (Ajoupa bouillon)
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Pour résumer, 30min de marche trop cool une bonne chute d'eau de 6 ou 8 mètre, plus que froide et fait un peux mal au dos mais ça fait du bien.
To summarize, 30min walk too good a cool waterfall of 6 or 8 meters, more than cold and can do a bad back but it feels good
This young tortoise was trying to cross the Legacy (Bicycle) Trail, in the general vicinity of Oscar Scherer State Park, amidst very heavy two-wheeled traffic. Adult tortoises and their burrows are easy to spot along this public railbed/bike path. The species (Gopherus polyphemus) is state-listed as "Threatened" in Florida and deserves listing by the US Fish & Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act, but has not been thus designated due to agency resource limitations (and resistance from developers?). It occupies the type of dry, well drained soils beloved by real estate developers, and if any phrase best summarizes life in Florida today, it is rampant, relentless, rapacious development and massive destruction of wildlife habitat.
An adult tortoise can reach nearly a foot in length and will spend most of its time in burrows it has excavated (length of the burrows can reach 15 or more). It's generally a good idea to avoid touching these animals, but this little one was in grave danger of being crushed by racing cyclists and thick-wheeled, rapidly moving e-bikes, so we moved it off the pavement into the adjacent grass and shrub-land. Gopher tortoises are characterized as a keystone species, as they modify the environment in ways that benefit many other species: over 300 species of animals have been found living their burrows. They are relatively accustomed to human activity, and I've found in some parks they actually walked directly toward me if I stop to photograph them. The fourth photo shows that adult approaching me.
(Legacy Trail, Osprey/Venice Florida, Sarasota County: 02, April, 2023
Collaboration with John Rudy, Patrick Taylor, Joshua Brooks and Sam Schmidt for our 2nd Annual Brickfair Virginia Civil War Display. This was a great success, although it took a long time to set up, and we wish we had more of both trees and ground cover. Nominated for Best Historical.
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The Battle of The Wilderness, May 5-7th 1864, was the first battle fought between Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee as part of Grant's Overland Campaign to reach Richmond. Grant attempted to move quickly through the dense underbrush of the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, but Lee launched two of his corps on parallel roads to intercept him. Heavy fighting on the 5th was inconclusive but resulted in terrible casualties.
The day of the 6th, as portrayed here in our collaboration, also resulted in heavy casualties, starting with a Federal attack Under General Winfield Hancock which drove back AP Hill's forces. Confederate General James Longstreet (far left on horseback) stopped the Federals and followed up with a surprise flanking attack from an unfinished railroad bed (on the right) that drove Hancock's men back to the Brock Road, but the momentum was lost when Longstreet was severely wounded by his own men.
Years later, when Hancock and Longstreet met, they discussed the attack from the Railroad Cut, to which Hancock famously summarized, "You rolled me up like a wet blanket!"
While a tactical success for the Confederates, it was a strategic victory for the Union, as Grant refused to retreat and instead started a bloody stepped advance of battles which eventually led to the end of the war.
I have been away for a while busy with my daytime job and family. I am hoping to catch up with my Flickr friends soon.
To answer some of your questions, the workflow for the photo above can be summarized as
1) Apply HDR to get the details out (on RAW)
2) Apply texture
3) Manually process all pixels using graphic tablet
4) Saturate
5) Apply noise reduction and sharpen.
Workflow does not involve any automatic filters and all digital brush work is done manually.
A wonderful sight to see as well as to hear in Porteau Cove
Adult males can be up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) long. They can weigh 200 to 400 kilograms (450 to 900 pounds). They are often dark brown and look almost black when wet.
They sound like they are barking, whereas steller sea lions sound like they are growling
Males have a large dog-like head with a long, narrow snout, and small external ear flaps. The sea lions' large hairless flippers can support their body for “walking". Only males are seen in B.C. They [can be seen all year round] on rocky outcrops and islets, buoys and jetties. At sea, they are often seen alone or in small groups; they may gather in large “rafts” as seen in Porteau Cove. (summarized from The Squamish Chief)
An unusual astro-landscape for residents of mid-latitudes - the Milky Way and the Northern Lights
At the end of the past year, many residents of even mid-latitudes witnessed the Northern Lights. I saw this in my region of Western Siberia (55 degrees north latitude) for the first time in my life. The sky was lit up with a glow with a pronounced color gradient from green to red. And it swayed like a banner in the wind. And from time to time, against the background of this glow, pillars of light appeared, moved and disappeared. The brightest peak of the aurora lasted 30 minutes, during which time I filmed continuously from a tripod with shutter speeds of 20 seconds. I want to share here the most striking shot. Of course, for polar latitudes this is a very modest picture. But in Western Siberia I saw such a sky for the first time. Let this be a good sign for the New Year! May the sky above us continue to give us light and beauty. And most importantly, peace.
P.S.
There is also a video version of this shooting, but it reflects the flashes of light pillars very controversially, because in the timelapse, the exposure times of the frames are the same and the light pillars look static and drawn out.
I will attach a link to a frame summarizing the entire timelapse for the period of the brightest manifestation of the aurora (approx. 30 minutes of total exposure)
lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ABLVV87ltCCCTaPT34w-FAqxGAer...
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Необычный астропейзаж для жителей средних широт - Млечный Путь и Северное сияние
В конце уходящего года многие житиели даже средних широт стали свидетелями Северного сияния. Я такое увидел в своём районе Западной Сибири (55 градусов северной широты) впервые в жизни. Небо озарило свечение с выраженным градиентом цвета от зелёного к красному. И оно колыхалось словно знамя на ветру. А временами на фоне этого зарева возникали, передвигались и исчезали световые столбы. Самый яркий разгар сияния продолжался 30 минут, в это время я вёл непрерывную съёмку со штатива с выдержками по 20 секунд. Хочу поделиться здесь самым ярким кадром. Конечно, для полярных широт это очень скромная картинка. Но в Западной Сибири я видел такое небо впервые. Пусть этот будет добрым знаком в Новый год! Пусть небо над нами продолжит дарить нам свет и красоту. А самое главное, - мир.
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Есть и видеоверсия этой съёмки, но она весьма спорно отражает вспышки световых столбов, т.к. в таймлапсе время экспонирования кадров одинаковое и световые столбы выглядят статично и затянуто.
Ссылкой прикреплю кадр, суммирующий весь таймлапс за период наиболее яркого проявления авроры (ок.30 минут суммарной экспозиции):
lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ABLVV87ltCCCTaPT34w-FAqxGAer...
Probably juvenile lizard. Love the red & white banded tail.
Went for a 3D2N herping trip with buddies from the north.
Type locality: Gunung Raya, Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia (06°22.096 N; 99°49.004 E), 834 m elevation.
Location: Kedah, Malaysia
About 300-400 meter elevation
Note: The difference between B. cristatella vs. B. rayaensis is the black circle around its eyes in B. cristatella but it is absent in B. rayaensis.
Diagnosis: Diagnosis. A small species reaching 85 mm SVL; Tympanum small (DT/DO 0.46–0.49); head squarish in lateral profile (HD/HL 0.49–0.56), relatively narrow (HW/HL 0.56–0.59); forelimbs relatively long (FLL/SVL 0.59); foot relatively short (FoL/HLL 0.37–0.38); hind limbs relatively long (HLL/SVL 0.91–0.99); 5–7 loreal scales; three postmentals; nuchal crest low, longer than diameter of orbit, spines lancolate; 67–71 midbody scales; no rows of paravertebral scales bearing keels pointing dorsoposteriorly; 5–7 rows of dorsal scales bearing keels pointing posteriorly; ventral scales less than five times the width of dorsal scales; 30 subdigital lamellae on the third finger; 31–33 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; third finger longer than fourth finger; fourth finger not longer than fifth toe; no white patch between tympanum and orbit; tympanum green in adults; no white or yellow supralabial stripe; no red gular patch; no white ventrolateral line on body; no postfemoral red line; and faint caudal bands. These characters are scored across all species in Tables 4 and 5 in GRISMER et al. 2015.
Bronchocela rayaensis sp. nov. most closely resembles B. cristatella and B. shenlong sp. nov. from Peninsular Malaysia but can be differentiated further from them by its smaller maximum adult SVL (85 mm vs. 87–120 mm collectively for B. cristatella and B. shenlong); a relatively longer forelimb (FLL/SVL 0.59 vs. 0.51–0.59 collectively for B. cristatella and B. shenlong); the third finger being longer than the fourth; and very small nuchal spines. It can be further separated from B. cristatella by having more subdigital lamellae on the third toe (30 vs 24– 29) and having a green as opposed to a black tympanum. Bronchocela rayaensis sp. nov. can be further differentiated from B. shenlong sp. nov. by having a relatively shorter foot (FoL/HLL 0.37–0.38 vs. 0.39–0.41); fewer midbody scale rows (67–71 vs. 71–92); having paravertebral scales bearing posteriorly directed keels as opposed to lacking such scales; land lacking a white infralabial region and a red postfemoral stripe that extends onto the anterior portion of the tail. These character states are summarized in Table 5 (GRISMER et al. 2015).
Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Malay word raya meaning “great” and the Latin suffix - ensis meaning “originating in” and refers to this species discovery at the type locality on Gunung Raya.
Source: The Reptile Database reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Bronchocela&a...
Maple Ridge, BC Canada
*The Golden Ears Mountains ‘peak’ through the smoke, mist and a ribbon of cloud...
Jerry Sulina Park is actually an off-leash dog park which is situated along the Trans Canada Trail.
The park itself consists of a fenced area enclosing a small pond and marsh area with a short series of trails. The pond and surrounding habitat is apparently home to many animals including turtles, cranes and several species of waterfowl.
The Trans Canada Trail system that runs through Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge is one of a kind. In total the portion of the TCT that runs through our communities is over 21 km. It winds its way along the dykes and through city streets. There are many places to access the TCT trail system, Jerry Sulina Park is just one of them.
The sections of the TCT which are along the Alouette and Pitt rivers are absolutely stunning. The waterways and blueberry fields with the Golden Ears mountains as a backdrop summarize the beauty of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows perfectly.
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Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.
Sonja