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“You have seen nothing yet”, asserts Sinead O’Brien in single Girlkind – and you are inclined to believe her. Building on her arresting releases since 2018, the multifaceted Irish poet, songwriter and performer is ascending into new territory with her debut LP, Time Bend and Break the Bower, released via Chess Club Records.
Demanding a visceral response from her audiences, O’Brien issues a challenge to those who would box her music inside a notion of tradition. Instead, the artist’s poetry – a constant, active absorption of how people speak, communicate and clash in the era we are living through – is an essential clarion call heard in the future.
Communing at the triangulation of words, music and image, O’Brien is a conjurer of powerful worlds: and none are more powerful, or as immersive, as those of Time Bend and Break the Bower. In the space that exists between her delivery – at once wry, silky, vicious, and self-assured – and the music – a dynamic, dancing call-and-response from her collaborators, guitarist Julian Hanson and drummer Oscar Robertson – lies the record’s productive tension. Using a method of creating on-instinct, in constant communication with multisensory cues, O’Brien carves out her own space as a musical oracle for an ever-shifting era. Treading her path as a poet, not a singer, is how O’Brien has forged an identity she feels is truly hers: it is, simply, how the artist has to communicate.
If O’Brien’s delivery alone issues a challenge of genre, of categorisation, what is she telling us with those words? Born in Dublin and raised in Limerick, there are no overtly explicit references to O’Brien’s home country to be found in the new record, but the atmosphere of its landscape is nonetheless found in its lyrical world..On tracks like ‘Girlkind’, and latest single ‘Holy Country’, the narrative builds from abstract memories of home, before O’Brien’s wild current drags us somewhere else entirely, issuing an urgent protest as much as an incantation. In ‘Like Culture’, she carries a poem she began writing when she was 17 – an ode to coming together with friends on dance floors – through with her into the current moment, where the healing power of movement matters now more than ever.
O’Brien wants each word to be heard – to make impact. And she is being heard. Since 2020, O’Brien’s releases – such as 2021’s ‘Kid Stuff’ single, and 2020’s ‘Drowning in Blessings’ EP – have garnered international critical acclaim, from titles like Rolling Stone, DIY, Dazed, Dork, Loud & Quiet, NME, Paste, Stereogum, The FADER, The Guardian, The Quietus, and AnOther Magazine, among others. O’Brien has also been consistently supported on national radio: she counts Jack Saunders at BBC Radio 1, and Steve Lamacq and Amy Lamé at BBC Radio 6 Music, as champions of her music, with the latter station giving two tracks a spot on their B List. And O’Brien is building on her prior US support from the likes of Seattles’ KEXP with appearances at SXSW – in virtual form in 2021, and as she brings her band to Texas itself in spring 2022.
O’Brien has also toured across the UK and Europe at a number of venues and festivals, where she has stamped her unforgettable performance style alongside her musical collaborators – an impact that has led to her being invited to tour with Belle & Sebastian later in 2022. On stage, the raven-haired artist commands attention, demonstrating a kinetic connection with Hanson and Roberston with every sentiment she voices. Live performance is a vital ingredient of O’Brien’s ongoing project – it’s here that her contemporary sonics transform into a unique on-stage vocabulary, one that both seduces and challenges.
With a background on the design teams for John Galliano and, later, Vivienne Westwood, O’Brien’s cultural touchstones also span a rich history of art, photography, film, and dance: from Helmut Newton femme fatales and Henri Cartier-Bresson’s bleak landscapes, to modern movement performance by Michael Clark and Michael Laub companies, to the writings of Virginia Woolf and Samuel Beckett. Recently tapped by Alessandro Michele’s Gucci to perform, it’s clear that O’Brien’s esoteric instincts are inspiring those in spaces beyond the music industry as well as within it.
Relentless, surreal, incendiary, O’Brien operates inside her own atmosphere even as she constantly forms her response to the contemporary world she moves through. In 2022, with the release of her debut album, festival circuit presence, and multiple tour dates, the artist is blazing a trail into the new – always questioning, and asking you to join her.
Iron Man Records will be looking after Tour Management for Sinead O'Brien on her tour dates through September and October. Come and see the band play. If you are already an Iron Man Records Patron, ask if you are after guestlist places. I might be able to find you a ticket or two.
Listen here: sineadobrienpoetry.bandcamp.com/
A hook is attached to one end an absorption tower during its unloading off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Dock workers place some cables onto a giant hook that is attached to a crane during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Operation of atomic absorption spectrometer in analytical laboratory
Obsluha atomového absorpčního spektrometru v analyzační laboratoři
Sonata Vario Acoustic Absorbers Installed to the ceiling at at Kirkby Lonsdale Methodist Chapel to reduce reverberation with the side room.
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Two natural uncut emeralds and a Gilson synthetic cut stone. Like ruby and red spinel, emerald is coloured by chromium. Emerald contains beryllium as an integral part of its crystalline structure (Be_3 Al_2 (SiO_3)_6). Beryllium is a uniquely interesting element since, during the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang, it was not produced by nuclear reactions in stars and supernova explosions like most of the other chemical elements but by the interaction of cosmic rays with interstellar gas between the stars.
Technicians using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) - cation analysis in soil-plant-water samples.
Pulse oximeters measure light absorption in the finger to noninvasively monitor oxygen saturation and pulse rate.
www.amazon.com/Masimo-Oximeter-Connector-Sensor-Android/d...
This shows the transmission spectra of Burt's deep blue glass compared with a twilight sky's worth of ozone gas, both of which appear as a rich ultramarine blue with a deep red tint.
E. O Hulburt, was the first to appreciate the importance of the Chappuis band of ozone gas high in the atmosphere in determining the brightness and colour of the twilight sky. See his paper from 1953: "Explanation of the Brightness and Color of the Sky, Particularly the Twilight Sky", E. O. HULBURT, 1953, J. Opt. Soc. America, 43, 2, p113
Origin: Damasraya, West Sumatera
The three 404nm laser-excited spectra illustrate the effect of self-absorption of the fluorescence signal since the red amber absorbs the blue light so strongly even from a shallow depth.
Infrared spectroscopy (green line) of a biodegradable 'plastic' cup, seen in the centre of the photograph, compared with two samples of conventional clear plastic food-wrapping boxes (red and brown line spectra).
The cup is made from corn starch converted to polylactic acid (PLA): see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid
The PLA shows a rich blue fluorescence under LW (UVa) light in contrast with the plastic that glows a pale greenish white.
Just like a bodybuilder, Buzzwole is often seen striking poses that show off its massive, abnormally swollen muscles. The creature’s body covered in red blood-like filled sacs with veins that are said to be as hard as steel. Buzzwole’s crushing power and unbridled rage give way to fearsome physical damage, and worst of all, a stabbing attack from its silver proboscis which can drain and steal opponents’ energy! This giant extra-dimensional anthropomorphic mosquito packs quite a pulverizing punch!
Built for the Ultra Beasts Collab! Find the other powerful Ultra Beasts from these talented builders!
@_ezreel_ as Nihilego
@anderson_builder as Buzzwole
@dv_mocs as Pheromosa
@carecreations_ as Xurkitree
@aidan_jh as Celesteela
@rons_oc as Kartana
@petersheikah as Guzzlord
@space_glove as Nekrozma
@panuvara as Naganadel
@danielbrickson as Stakataka
@brick_diamonds as Blacephalon
This annotates the telluric absorption features in the sunset and Lunar eclipse absorption spectra. It shows that the water and dimer (O_4) absorptions are much weaker in the eclipse (Pallé, E. et al. Nature volume 459, pages 814–816 (11 June 2009)) spectra since this samples predominantly the upper atmosphere where these species are rare. The dimer bands require a temporary pairing of oxygen molecules and so their relative abundance depends on the pressure.
An interesting discussion of the effect of ozone on sunrise and sunset sky colour is given by Frédéric Zagury and Mitsugu Fujii (New Astronomy, 2003, 8, p.549-556 ), available at :
Color of Life note
Biofluorescence results from the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at one wavelength by an organism, followed by its reemission at a longer and lower energy wavelength, visually resulting in green, orange, and red emission coloration. Many species of mantis shrimp, for example, make use of fluorescent body parts when in threat display in order to intimidate or confuse either a predator or a competing male.
Ref: Color sources, California Academy of Sciences Docent program May 2015
PLOS one Biofluorescence journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone...
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Odontodactylidae
Genus/species: Odontodactylus scyllarus
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Beautifully colored in peacock colors of greens, blues, and reds. Has a green body, blue head, green antennal scales, red limbs. The body is elongated with a long, flattened , blue tail and ranges in size from 3–18 cm (1.2-7.0 in). Highly noticeable is the pair of clubbed-shaped, praying mantis-like claws.
DISTRIBUTION/HABITATS: Indo-Pacific Habitat: warm salt water and builds U-shaped burrows in gravel substrates. Depth ranges from 3-40 m (10-131 ft).
DIET IN THE WILD: Feeds on other shrimp, worms, snails, crabs, mollusks. Lies in wait for prey in front of burrow, then swims out and quickly crushes prey with a strong, powerful smash. The claw moves so quickly it generates cavitation bubbles, which explode with a second powerful burst. The speed with which the claw moves through the watergenerates a force 100 times the shrimp’s body weight.
REPRODUCTION: Monogamous. O. scyllarus mate, spawn, brood, and hatch their eggs in their burrows.
LONGEVITY: Often live in pairs for their entire lifetime (4-6 years).
PREDATORS: Yellow Fin tuna
CONSERVATION: IUCN Not Evaluated
REMARKS: Large peacock mantis shrimp generate forces powerful enough to crush the shell of a large conch, and have been known in captivity to break the glass of their tanks! Striking speed of 50+ mph.
The amazingly complex eyes of mantis shrimp detect 12 base colors (compared to our 3). They also can discern ultraviolet, infrared frequencies, and the polarization of light!
Water Planet Sensing AQJ16
References
California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium Water Planet, Senses Cluster (Sight) 2016
Animal Diversity Web animaldiversity.org/accounts/Odontodactylus_scyllarus/
Ron's Wordpress shortlink wp.me/p1DZ4b-We
Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/sets/72157608602469734/
9-8-11, 4-22-13, 8-17-15, 2016
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Sonata Duo high performance acoustic absorbers suspended from the ceiling within a classroom at Manorfield School, Central London. Sonata Duo was used to meet the reverberation criteria of BB93 for Schools.
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AirDrain Agronomic Natural Grass Drainage at the Chesapeake Energy Roof Top Sports Field
74,000 sqft. Natural Grass Field
Benefits of AirDrain in a green roofing system include:
AirDrain creates and helps maintain a constant Gmax for artificial turf (See below)
Thickness and resin consistency of AirDrain provides uniform shock absorbency
Shock absorption reduces the strain on joints and ligaments
AirDrain is only limited by the drainage capacity of the profile above it
Installation time measured in days instead of weeks
AirDrain can be reused when the artificial turf must be replaced
Water harvesting reclamation and reuse
Helps qualify for LEED and other green building credits
A smaller carbon and development footprint with reduced site disturbance
100% vertical drainage under the entire field surface
Minimizes water related injuries / Less infill migration due to superior drainage
AirDrain is a 100% recycled product
Less infill migration due to superior drainage
GMAX Information Existing Conditions for Testing
Turf - 2 1/2” Slit Film, in filled with 50% Green Rubber Infill and 50% Silica Sand.
The drainage/shock pad and turf underlying substrate consists of a concrete deck/rooftop, coated with a waterproof membrane and 10 ounce 100% recycled polyester geo-textile filter fabric.
The Standard Test Method for Shock-Absorbing Properties of Playing Surface Systems and Materials (ASTM F1936-98 American Football Field) testing locations and procedure were preformed. The tests were performed using a Triax 2000 A-1 Missile, tripod mounted Gmax registration unit(www.triax2000.com). This report presents background information on the test procedures, existing conditions, test results and observations in football, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey artificial sports fields.
The environmental impact of a green roof is undenyable, and adds significantly to the LEED Point system designed by the USGC in all five major areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Green roofing replaces the green space displaced by a building, prevents excess storm water drainage, reduces the temperature of a building and the urban heat island effect, protects and extends the useful life of a roof, and reduce energy demands.
What's more, a green roof incorporating AirDrain means your design includes renewable, recycled, and locally obtained materials. We know you have a choice in designing a green roof, and we hope you consider the many benefits of AirDrain.
A typical AirDrain green roof
Sonata Duo high performance acoustic absorbers suspended from the ceiling within a classroom at Manorfield School, Central London. Sonata Duo was used to meet the reverberation criteria of BB93 for Schools.
www.soundreduction.co.uk/Products/Sound-Absorption-Soluti...
AirDrain Agronomic Natural Grass Drainage at the Chesapeake Energy Roof Top Sports Field
74,000 sqft. Natural Grass Field
Benefits of AirDrain in a green roofing system include:
AirDrain creates and helps maintain a constant Gmax for artificial turf (See below)
Thickness and resin consistency of AirDrain provides uniform shock absorbency
Shock absorption reduces the strain on joints and ligaments
AirDrain is only limited by the drainage capacity of the profile above it
Installation time measured in days instead of weeks
AirDrain can be reused when the artificial turf must be replaced
Water harvesting reclamation and reuse
Helps qualify for LEED and other green building credits
A smaller carbon and development footprint with reduced site disturbance
100% vertical drainage under the entire field surface
Minimizes water related injuries / Less infill migration due to superior drainage
AirDrain is a 100% recycled product
Less infill migration due to superior drainage
GMAX Information Existing Conditions for Testing
Turf - 2 1/2” Slit Film, in filled with 50% Green Rubber Infill and 50% Silica Sand.
The drainage/shock pad and turf underlying substrate consists of a concrete deck/rooftop, coated with a waterproof membrane and 10 ounce 100% recycled polyester geo-textile filter fabric.
The Standard Test Method for Shock-Absorbing Properties of Playing Surface Systems and Materials (ASTM F1936-98 American Football Field) testing locations and procedure were preformed. The tests were performed using a Triax 2000 A-1 Missile, tripod mounted Gmax registration unit(www.triax2000.com). This report presents background information on the test procedures, existing conditions, test results and observations in football, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey artificial sports fields.
The environmental impact of a green roof is undenyable, and adds significantly to the LEED Point system designed by the USGC in all five major areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Green roofing replaces the green space displaced by a building, prevents excess storm water drainage, reduces the temperature of a building and the urban heat island effect, protects and extends the useful life of a roof, and reduce energy demands.
What's more, a green roof incorporating AirDrain means your design includes renewable, recycled, and locally obtained materials. We know you have a choice in designing a green roof, and we hope you consider the many benefits of AirDrain.
A typical AirDrain green roof
- MERINO sheepskin lining offers all of the advantages of wool over synthetic fibers, providing efficient shock absorption and superior thermal comfort. Sheepskin contains lanolin, a natural substance, which soothes the horse's sensitive or inflamed skin. When sheepskin is set directly against the animal's body, it stimulates blood circulation and promotes a therapeutic effect.
- The Non-Slip mesh upper assures perfect grip and steadily secures the MerinoLUX Half-Pad under the saddle.
- Breathable 3-Dimensional Spacer fabric reduces heat build-up and provides excellent moisture vapor transfer.
- The black non-slip mesh is not visible under the saddle, conforming to the FEI rules and regulations.
- Optimum thickness of the MerinoLUX Half-Pad does not compromise the fit of the saddle.
A couple of dock workers attach a hook onto an absorption tower so that it can be unloaded off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Line graph showing the relative amounts of light absorption at different light wavelengths of the photosynthetic pigment family known as the Cryptochromes. Feel Free to use the photo but please don't forget to give credit to www.ledgrowlightshq.co.uk.Thanks!
I am revisiting the question of the outrageously blue colour of the aril surrounding the seeds of the Traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) that I was investigating in 2011. This was triggered by coming across the following patent application that suggests that the colour derives from the photonic structure of iridosomes rather than being a protein-based pigment as had been previously suggested ( www.google.com/patents/US20110223121 )
The image above shows an aril-wrapped seed while the plots show:
Blue line - the reflectance spectrum of a 1mm thick mass of aril pressed between two microscope slides and
Red line - the 404nm excited fluorescence spectrum of the aril.
The red parts of both spectra, the broad fluorescence peak and the sharp reflectance 'red-edge', suggest the presence of some chlorophyll within the aril. The profile of the fluorescence suggests strong self-absorption at 680nm caused by a high a high column density of chlorophyll in this thickness of aril [note that this sentence was changed on 26 February 2019].
[Note: 2021-06-16. I do not now think this is chlorophyll]
The reflectance band peaking at 485nm could well be the result of photonic crystal structure but I have, as yet, found no direct evidence of this in the literature. The weak blue fluorescence at a slightly shorter wavelength is probably not related to the origin of the blue colour but is likely to come from the surrounding organic material.
It is noteworthy that the seeds examined here are at least ten years old and have not faded in colour with storage. The blue is as vibrant as ever, an observation that supports the idea of it being structural rather than an organic pigment.
The absorption coefficient of the powdered pigment is shown as the light blue line. The three maxima at 530nm, 630nm and 790nm identify absorption from the ground state of the Cu^2+ ions (^2B_1g) to the levels ^2A_1g, ^2E_g and ^2B_2g.
A filtered high-pressure 'energy-saving' Hg bulb provides an excitation source that accesses in particular the ^2E_g level. The filters used here are a Schott OG570 (low-pass) and a BG38 (high-pass). The fluorescence spectrum (EB_Hg, orange line) is observed through a 610nm low-pass filter and shows the resulting infrared fluorescence peaking at 908nm (ambient temperature 26°C).
The pigment has also been excited by three lasers: 404nm, 532nm and 633nm. The fluorescence spectra are shown by the purple, green+turquoise and red lines respectively (stepped by 0.25 units up the vertical scale). Shining the focussed 532nm laser (300mW) directly on the powdered pigment (green line) produced a shifted and broadened fluorescence peak - probably due to local heating of the grains. When diffused with ground glass, the same laser resulted in the turquoise spectrum which is congruent with the other exciters. The three laser spectra have been scaled to have the same peak intensity but the efficiency of excitation is in the order of 404nm (lowest; actually very low), 532nm and 633nm, the latter wavelength being optimum to excite the Cu^2+ ion to the upper level (^2E_g) of the 910nm fluorescence.
The wavelengths of the three lasers are shown schematically in the figure.
The 'rough' structure near the peak of the 633nm laser-excited fluorescence peak (890-950nm) is real and may be due to diffraction effects from the powdered pigment surface. This effect can also be seen in the (green curve) spectrum from the direct 532nm laser but not in the (turquoise curve) diffused laser spectrum which is very smooth.
The temperature dependence (below 300K) of the peak fluorescence wavelength has beed addressed by Yixi Zhuang and Setsuhisa Tanabe, "Forward and back energy transfer between Cu21 and Yb31 in Ca12xCuSi4O10:Ybx crystals", J. Appl. Phys. 112, 093521, 2012. This indicates that, around room temperature, there is a redwards shift of approximately 2nm per 10°C increase. This implies that my green laser was heating the powdered sample to about 100°C.
Organic dyes with strong near infrared absorption are layered onto a substrate to create organic photovoltaics inside Stephen Forrest’s lab at the G.G. Brown Building on North Campus in Ann Arbor, MI on July 28, 2020.
These semi-transparent OPVs are attractive energy conversion devices for integration onto window panes, skylights, and building facades, providing an opportunity for increasing solar energy harvesting on building surfaces.
Photo: Robert Coelius/University of Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
The shows the use of an Ocean Optics USB4000 digital spectrometer to obtain a blue-UV spectrum of a clear blue sky at sunset. Such spectrometers are used extensively for atmospheric measurements - especially for the study of gases in volcanic plumes such as sulphur dioxide and bromium monoxide that have absorption bands in this spectral region.
The blue line spectrum here was obtained in Munich during the evening of the 22 August 2014 using an optical fibre pointed towards the NE at an altitude of about 60°. What is plotted is the ratio of the sky spectrum when the Sun was on the horizon to the spectrum obtained earlier with a Solar altitude of 19°. Such a ratio will remove most (but see below) of the Solar (Fraunhofer) spectral lines and leave what we call the 'telluric' spectrum: the extinction caused by the passage of the Sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere.
This telluric spectrum has been modelled (orange line) using the published X-sections (absorption coefficients) of the molecules O3 (ozone), NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) and O4 (the Collision Induced Absorption produced by the O2.O2 'dimer'). There is also a smooth spectral slope produced by the molecular (Rayleigh) scattering by molecules and the Mie scattering produced by aerosols: this has been modelled over this spectral range using a simple power-law in wavelength. Note that the observed (blue) spectrum has been shifted upwards by 0.1 transmission units for clarity of presentation.
The 'rippled' cut-off below 350nm is caused by the Huggins band of ozone - the gas that protects us from hazardous UV radiation. Ozone also has a much weaker absorption , the Chappuis band, that has some effect at the longest wavelengths in this spectrum. The nitrogen dioxide, in this case probably a pollutant produced by engine exhausts around the city, is apparent as the haze of weak absorption bands mostly between about 400 and 500nm. The O4 only has a small effect here at a wavelength of 476nm.
The two most obvious discrepancies between the observation and the model are marked with the pink rectangles on the plot. On the left, the two strong Fraunhofer lines (H & K) produced in the Solar atmosphere by ionized calcium appear in 'emission' in the ratio spectrum. This is due to Raman scattering on the Earths atmosphere, a process called the 'Ring effect' that has been discussed in another of my posts. The one on the right is produced by a weak absorption band of water between 500 and 510nm that is not included in this model: the strong water bands are further to the red.
A simple model of this kind produces estimates of the column densities of molecular absorbers and scatterers that affect the transfer of light through the atmosphere.
During the passage of the remnants of hurricane bertha across Munich at 10:30 local time on the 11th August 2014, I obtained a spectrum of the relatively heavy overcast sky. The spectrometer fibre was pointed at an altitude of about 60° towards the NE. Using the same process as for the thundercloud reported in a recent post, I can show that the photon pathlength within the cloud in this case is around 30km rather than the over 100km seen in the thundercloud.
The water absorptions, while strong, are also weaker than in the thundercloud. The cloud is still bluer than direct sunlight but the spectrum has a shallower slope in the visible spectrum with a power-law* slope of approximately -1.1 (cf -2 for the thundercloud and -4 for Rayleigh scattering).
The brightness ratio at 600nm of this spectrum to the thundercloud is measured to be 23.5.
Another interesting thing to note in these spectra is that the CaII H & K absorption lines (the strong doublet between 390 and 400nm) appear weakly in 'emission' in the ratio spectrum. This is due to the 'Ring effect'. The light scattering of sunlight from air molecules in the atmosphere is mostly elastic (no wavelength change): the Rayleigh scattering that makes the blue sky. A small fraction of the photons, however, scatter inelastically giving (usually) energy to the molecule and producing scattered light that is a bit redder. This is called Raman scattering - after the first Indian Nobel laureate in physics, Sir C V Raman - which is able to take light from brighter parts of the spectrum and transfer some of it into the absorption lines and so making them shallower. When you take the ratio of this to the direct light from the Sun, the lines show up apparently in 'emission'. This is seen clearly in this and in the thundercloud spectrum.
*although the power-law is not such a good fit in this case (except in the middle of the visible spectrum).
A "Versabar" lift apparatus is being used during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Absorption spectrum of the sky made with my DIY spectroscope. A 650 nm red laser spectrum is overlapped for reference.
Of limited interest I accept. this plasterboard panelling is slotted to provide acoustic absorption. It means that the huge Grand Arcade shopping mall in Cambridge doesn't sound like a toilet. It is often seen in atria, and is being increasingly used as corridor ceilings in schools, and communal corridors in housing.
Just like a bodybuilder, Buzzwole is often seen striking poses that show off its massive, abnormally swollen muscles. The creature’s body covered in red blood-like filled sacs with veins that are said to be as hard as steel. Buzzwole’s crushing power and unbridled rage give way to fearsome physical damage, and worst of all, a stabbing attack from its silver proboscis which can drain and steal opponents’ energy! This giant extra-dimensional anthropomorphic mosquito packs quite a pulverizing punch!
Built for the Ultra Beasts Collab! Find the other powerful Ultra Beasts from these talented builders!
@_ezreel_ as Nihilego
@anderson_builder as Buzzwole
@dv_mocs as Pheromosa
@carecreations_ as Xurkitree
@aidan_jh as Celesteela
@rons_oc as Kartana
@petersheikah as Guzzlord
@space_glove as Nekrozma
@panuvara as Naganadel
@danielbrickson as Stakataka
@brick_diamonds as Blacephalon
AirDrain Agronomic Natural Grass Drainage at the Chesapeake Energy Roof Top Sports Field
74,000 sqft. Natural Grass Field
Benefits of AirDrain in a green roofing system include:
AirDrain creates and helps maintain a constant Gmax for artificial turf (See below)
Thickness and resin consistency of AirDrain provides uniform shock absorbency
Shock absorption reduces the strain on joints and ligaments
AirDrain is only limited by the drainage capacity of the profile above it
Installation time measured in days instead of weeks
AirDrain can be reused when the artificial turf must be replaced
Water harvesting reclamation and reuse
Helps qualify for LEED and other green building credits
A smaller carbon and development footprint with reduced site disturbance
100% vertical drainage under the entire field surface
Minimizes water related injuries / Less infill migration due to superior drainage
AirDrain is a 100% recycled product
Less infill migration due to superior drainage
GMAX Information Existing Conditions for Testing
Turf - 2 1/2” Slit Film, in filled with 50% Green Rubber Infill and 50% Silica Sand.
The drainage/shock pad and turf underlying substrate consists of a concrete deck/rooftop, coated with a waterproof membrane and 10 ounce 100% recycled polyester geo-textile filter fabric.
The Standard Test Method for Shock-Absorbing Properties of Playing Surface Systems and Materials (ASTM F1936-98 American Football Field) testing locations and procedure were preformed. The tests were performed using a Triax 2000 A-1 Missile, tripod mounted Gmax registration unit(www.triax2000.com). This report presents background information on the test procedures, existing conditions, test results and observations in football, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey artificial sports fields.
The environmental impact of a green roof is undenyable, and adds significantly to the LEED Point system designed by the USGC in all five major areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Green roofing replaces the green space displaced by a building, prevents excess storm water drainage, reduces the temperature of a building and the urban heat island effect, protects and extends the useful life of a roof, and reduce energy demands.
What's more, a green roof incorporating AirDrain means your design includes renewable, recycled, and locally obtained materials. We know you have a choice in designing a green roof, and we hope you consider the many benefits of AirDrain.
A typical AirDrain green roof
As part of my series of little explorations of the villages of the Mont d’Or massif and the Saône river valley North to Lyon city, France, I decided to visit this time Limonest on January 21, 2026, by a clear afternoon (7°C with south wind).
Limonest is a commune located at the west foot of the Mont Verdun which is the culminant peak of the massif (altitude 626m). At the summit of Mount Verdun are strategic military installations of the French Air Force which notably house the French Air Defense and Air Operations Command (CDAOA), National Air Operations Center (CNOA) as well as control facilities for the strategic air forces (FAS) and the strategic oceanic force (FOST). Limonest is also located along the former « Route Nationale 6 » that links Paris, France, to Torino, Italy, via Lyon city.
I brought along with me my lovely Rolleiflex 3.5F (1960-1964, see below for details) loaded with a Rollei RPX400 black-and-white film. The camera was equipped with a Rollei Orange 1.5—3 filter together with the original Rollei RII shade hood on the taking lens. The film was exposed for 125 ISO to compensate the orange filter absorption. Light metering was done using an external Minolta Autometer III equipped with a 10° finder for selective metering privileging the shadow areas.
View n°: 1/125s f/8 focusing @ infinite, Rollei RII Orange (1.5…3) filter and Rollei RII shade hood.
Château de la Barollière, January 21, 2026
Route du Col du Verdun (RD92)
69760 Limonest
France
After the view #12 exposed, the film was fully rolled to the taking spool and was revealed in a Paterson tank with a spiral adapted to the 120-format film with 500 mL of Adox Adonal developer (identical to the original Agfa Rodinal in its formula of 1891) prepared at the dilution 1+25 . The film was processed for 12 min at 20°C with regular 10s agitation every minute.
Digitizing was made using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) held on a Minolta vertical macro stative device and adapted to a Minolta MD Macro lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The light source was a LED panel (approx. 4x5') CineStill Cine-lite fitted with film holder "Lobster" to maintain flat the 120-format film.
The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version available of Adobe Lightroom Classic 15 (version 15.0.1 of dec. 2025) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as print files with frame or the full size JPEG's possibly together with some documentary smartphone color pictures.
About my Rolleiflex 3.5F:
I got this stunning Rolleiflex 3.5F from a French artist near Paris, France. The camera came in it original box and leather bag with accessories and a reference book year 1955. The whole kit is in a remarkable state of conservation.
The Rolleiflex 3.5F is the model-3 that Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke produced in about 50.000 units in Germany from 1960 to 1965. The Rolleiflex originates from 1928 for the very first model and was produced still in a limited number until the years 2000’s. The 3.5F model 3 was available etheir with a Schneider-Kreuznak Xenotar taking lens or the Call Zeiss Planar 1:3.5 f=75mm as this camera. The Rolleiflex, that was a quality reference for many professional photographers in the 50’s for the medium-format 6X6 camera’s. Many worked both with the Leica M3 (starting from 1954) as small-format 24x36mm camera and the Rolleiflex for other appliances. The Rolleiflex remained one of the most iconic and trusted camera of all the times.
This specific 3.5F is labelled on the right side with nice badge made of enameled brass « T » « Telos » that was the exclusive first French importer of Rollei to France until 1972.
The Rolleiflex 3,5 F model 3 is equipped with the Synchro-Compur central shutter MXV CR00 with cone-wheel differential. The distance scale is only in meters here with automatic DOF indication. Serial number with ‘3,5F’ prefix on of top name shield.
I detailed the camera and accessories and studied carefully the user manual and the book to before familiar this beauty before waiting for a quiet moment to prepare for a test film. I did not trust the old leather original neck strap to carry this precious machine on the field to avoid the real risk to drop the camera. I ordered a new one from a manufacturer in China for a safe operation on the field.
Sonata Vario Absorbers Installed to the ceiling at Park Central Restaurant, York Science Park.
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The cables are attached to the hooks during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Taken in 2014 at a panorama and photoshop clinic run by my friend Rob and his business partner Peter (standing at rear)
Even though the light was appalling I had to get this shot of the student and his enthusiastic concentration!
Sonata Duo high performance acoustic absorbers suspended from the ceiling within a classroom at Manorfield School, Central London. Sonata Duo was used to meet the reverberation criteria of BB93 for Schools.
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