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The horizontal axis is time: 7000000 years before present at left, present time at right. The vertical axis is longitude: 180° W at top, 180°E at bottom. Ellipses represent various populations. Labels at top are of the best-known populations (at least 10 specimens); other taxa are labelled at bottom. The area of the ellipses is proportional to the number of individuals known. (With the exception of the big blob at right for Homo sapiens sapiens, which has been greatly shrunk to fit on this graph.)
The dataset needs to be refined further. Large blobs need to be broken up, and extant chimpanzees have not been added. The labeling is obviously too crowded.
Drawing and painting plant life was the theme of this painting demonstration by botanical illustrator Pat Doyne. Doyne’s exhibit currently on display on the 2nd floor of the Hayward Downtown Library showcases a collection of watercolors until August 6, 2022.
Pat Doyne used Koi Watercolors by Sakura of America in this demonstration, and invited participants to sketch, with pencil on paper, botanical examples she provided. Pat guided illustration through observation-focused exercises. Thanks to Sakura of America, every participant who registered and attended this art demonstration was presented with a free Koi Watercolor set of 12 colors and paintbrushes.
Pat Doyne has been drawing since she could hold a pencil, and holds a BA in Art from California State University East Bay. Pat taught in Castro Valley for 25 years, and retired in 2012. That summer she took Mary Harden’s class in botanical illustration, and has been working ever since on “being true to the plant.” She is president of A.R.T., Inc., and is a member of Hayward Arts Council, the California Writers’ Club, and Alameda-Diablo Chapter of the National League of Pen Women.
Pat’s botanical paintings have been exhibited at many venues such as the H. C. Russell Library of Horticulture in Golden Gate Park, the UCSF Faculty/Alumni House in San Francisco, the East Bay Mud Administrative Headquarters in Oakland, Liberty Arts Gallery in Yreka, the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, the H.D. Brown Gallery in San Ramon, the Castro Valley Center for the Arts, and the Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. You can see Pat’s art work at www.sfbotanicalartists.com/pat-doyne
This event was co-sponsored by Hayward Arts Council, Hayward Public Library, and Friends of the Hayward Library.
Some sample from a recent real estate shoot.
Shot with a camera lofted by a kite. Kite Aerial Photography / KAP.
Washington D.C. 31 January 2023 – Dr. Jarbas Barbosa was sworn in today as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), pledging to work in partnership with member states to end the pandemic and ensure that the region’s health systems recover stronger than before. He will take office on 1 February 2023.
“Countries in the Americas face a complex epidemiological landscape, with the stubborn persistence of communicable diseases, the risk of outbreaks and epidemics, the rise of non-communicable diseases, the damage caused by traffic accidents and violence, and the impacts of climate change,” Dr. Barbosa said. “We need strong, resilient health systems that can perform all the Essential Public Health Functions adequately.”
Dr. Barbosa, formerly Assistant Director at PAHO, was sworn in at a ceremony held at the Organization of American States (OAS). PAHO is the specialized international health agency for the inter-American system and Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Barbosa, a national of Brazil, succeeds Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, of Dominica.
To address the “significant inequalities between and within countries” and to ensure post-pandemic recovery and preparedness, Dr. Barbosa’s tenure will focus on five strategic pillars:
End the pandemic with the tools countries have at hand, including surveillance and vaccines
Apply the lessons learned from the pandemic to prepare for future health emergencies
Guarantee rapid and equitable access to health innovations for all countries in the region
Build resilient national health systems based on Primary Health Care
Strengthen PAHO’s capacity to help member states.
“I will work tirelessly,” Barbosa said, “to ensure that PAHO maintains all of its many achievements to date, renewing itself every step of the way, always building networks and working as a bridge for understanding, solidarity and innovation.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of universal health to both the public and heads of state like never before, Barbosa said.
“It is urgent that we make use of this attention to strengthen health systems, address persistent issues and shortcomings, and ensure the right to health of all peoples in our Region,” he added.
“One hundred and twenty years ago, our countries proposed an alliance to improve the health of our peoples and face outbreaks and epidemics together,” Dr. Barbosa said.
“The dream of pan-Americanism. The dream that solidarity among the countries of the Americas is a powerful force that can improve the lives of our peoples.”
“We stand here today, 120 years later, encouraged by these very dreams, which remain very much alive and continue to inspire us.”
Another blast from the past.
Must be in the phone instructions, step one, take selfie!
As I post this I'm watching news on TV, Looks like a tanker from my old job just overturned an hour from here!
Title: Golden Terraces
Other title: Zlote Tarasy
Creator: Jerde Partnership International
Creator role: Architect
Creator 2: Skanska
Creator 2 role: Contractor
Date: 2007
Current location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Description of work: Warsaw's Golden Terraces shopping complex is located in the geographical center of Warsaw, directly between the main railway station and the Palace of Culture and Science. Intended to contribute to the restoration of Warsaw's urban identity, the design by the American architectural firm Jerde Partnership won the 2006 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Award in the Retail and Leisure category. The architectural highlight of the Golden Terraces is the atrium, a glass canopy measuring 10,200 meters squared, which is enclosed by two half-moon shaped building sections and a 100-meter-high building. The multi-use complex features many shops and restaurants, leisure facilities, a movie theater, offices, and a four-story underground car park. (Source: "Armaflex in the Zlote Tarasy in Warsaw." 2009. Accessed 07/01/2014. www.armacell.com/C1256AF100412A28/F/NT00060F86/$FILE/Gold...)
Description of view: Built-in benches beneath the curve of the atrium ceiling; the smaller Golden Terraces tower is visible through the glass.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Contemporary
Culture: Polish
Materials/Techniques: Glass
Metal
Stone
Source: Pisciotta, Henry (copyright Henry Pisciotta)
Date photographed: May 2011
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG
Image size: 3648H X 2736W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightsarch.htm
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2014-0225 Golden Terraces.JPG
Record ID: WB2014-0225
Sub collection: shopping centers
Copyright holder: Copyright Henry Pisciotta
I helped a friend redesign his excisting app, the update should be hitting the appstore shortly. Go here to see it: itunes.apple.com/us/app/winescanner/id394878711?mt=8
At the Spanish Grand Prix 2008. I'm shooting with my new 40D with a 70-200 f2.8 IS L and the EG-B2n vertical grip.
Even though Fuji is producing the Z40...I'm still forever impressed still with how well the Z1 shoots in good lighting.
today I shaped hind legs a bit more, and trimmed off the jacket - first cut.
I feel more and more confident :) Fresh brushing is off - Poodles had a little play-fight.
Kinda boring in there now. I'm sure I'll get around to decorating. When I took this I had just gotten the whiteboard, so that's something.