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Sonata Memo and Vario acoustic absorbers installed to control reverberation at Manor Farm Barns, Ruislip
Samādhi, or concentration of the mind (one-pointedness of mind), is the third division of the Eightfold Path of the Buddha's teaching: prajñâ (wisdom), sila (conduct), samādhi(concentration) - within which it is developed by samatha meditation.
It was taught by the Buddha using 40 different objects of meditation, according to the Visuddhimagga, an ancient commentarial text. These objects include the breath (anapanasati meditation), loving kindness (metta meditation), various colours, earth, fire, etc. (kasina meditation).
Photo du Vénérable Nyanadharo (Moine Vietnamien) -- Prise au Centre Karma Migyur Ling - Centre d'Etudes tibétaines de Montchardon [France] à l'occsion de l'inauguration du centre de retraites.
Section of lightly-burned Douglas-fir showing irregular absorption of Eosine (Eosin) dye and HgCl2 (mercuric chloride) solution. Tree medication studies. Jewell, Oregon.
Photo by: J. Whiteside
Date: January 19, 1934
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: Bureau of Entomology Collection; La Grande, Oregon.
Image: BUR-8856
To learn more about this photo collection see:
Wickman, B.E., Torgersen, T.R. and Furniss, M.M. 2002. Photographic images and history of forest insect investigations on the Pacific Slope, 1903-1953. Part 2. Oregon and Washington. American Entomologist, 48(3), p. 178-185.
For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
Sonata Vario acoustic absorbers installed within the hall at Aldwyn Primary School Hall in Audenshaw.
This lab has several purposes. I want the students to become familiar with lab procedure, get a feel of how different people work with others, learn about lab reports and to practice measuring, converting and making graphs. This is an easy lab to set up and it is a quick one.
LDN 1613, also known as the Cone Nebula, is a dark absorption nebula in the constellation Monoceros. It consists of a dense cloud of dust and cold molecular gas projected against a brighter emission nebula in the background. This is why, in images, it appears as a dark cone rising from the red glow of hydrogen.
This region is part of the extensive NGC 2264 complex, which also includes the Christmas Tree Cluster, the Fox Fur Nebula, and young star-forming regions. The Cone Nebula itself was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, and catalogued as H V.27. The designation LDN 1613 comes much later, from Beverly T. Lynds’ 1962 catalogue of dark nebulae, compiled from photographic plates of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.
The nebula lies approximately 2,500 to 2,700 light-years from Earth. The dark pillar itself is about 7 light-years long, while the broader NGC 2264 complex covers a much larger area of the sky.
What is particularly interesting is that the cone shape is not accidental. It is formed by the intense radiation and stellar winds from young, hot stars, which gradually blow away and erode the surrounding gas. Denser parts of the cloud resist this process for longer and form dark pillars similar to the famous Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. Inside such regions, new stars — and later even planetary systems — may be born.
In the image, the contrast between the red light of ionized hydrogen, the dark dust structures, and the bluish reflection regions, where dust reflects the light of young stars, stands out very clearly. The result is a striking example of how young stars are not only born from nebulae, but also gradually reshape them with their radiation.
I started imaging this winter-sky object well into the spring season because I wanted to test the Sloan i′ filter on a suitable target. Although the conditions were no longer ideal, I still managed to collect at least some data — and this is what emerged from it.
LRGB + Hα + NIR version
Equipment:
SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro, GSO Newtonian astrograph 200/800 — used as 200/600 at f/3 — Starizona Nexus 0.75× coma corrector, ToupTek ATR585M, AFW-M filter wheel, ToupTek LRGB filters, Baader SHO Ultra-Highspeed f/2 3.5–4 nm filters, Baader Sloan i′ filter, Gemini EAF focuser, TS Off-Axis Guider with Player One Ceres-C guide camera, SVBony 241 power hub, DIY Raspberry Pi Pico flat-panel flap, automated observatory shed controlled by my own OCS — Observatory Control System.
Software:
NINA, Astro Pixel Processor, GraXpert, PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop.
Acquisition:
33 × 180 s R
33 × 180 s G
33 × 180 s B
75 × 120 s L
56 × 600 s Hα
52 × 120 s Sloan i′
Flats, master darks, master dark flats
Gain: 150
Offset: 300
Imaging dates: March 16 – April 25, 2026
Location: Belá nad Cirochou, northeastern Slovakia
Sky quality: Bortle 4
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Tiananmen , Beijing, July 2012
China
Urban Life
Canon 550D
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A Kodak Tri-X with my Zorki 1 type D (year 1955), Lyon, France, January 25 an 26, 2023. Since tenth of days, the weather was invariably very cloudy with 0-3°C (mild temperatures for a Zorki...) making the outdoor scenes very flat and colorless.
The Zorki camera was loaded with a 36-exposure Kodak Tri-X, with its leader trimmed for old Leica's. Outdoor, the Industar-22 lens was equipped with a 36mm push-on "1A" (likely the so-called "Skylight") filter and unknown brand (not FOCA) and a generic metal cylindric shade hood. Indoor, only the shade hood was used. After solving the problem of the stiff rewind mechanism, the film advance was flawless all along the 36 exposures.
Expositions were determined using a Minolta Autometer III with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. The possible slight absorption of the 1A filter was corrected by +0.5 EV.
Typically the indoor views at the Musée de la Résistance were exposed at 1/20s or 1/30s and full aperture 1:3.5 and outdoor views were at 1/60s at 1:5.6 to 1:8.
Pont SNCF sur le Rhône à Lyon-Perrache, January 25, 2023
69007 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was processed using Adox Adonal (= Agfa Rodinal) developer at dilution 1+50, 20°C for 14min.
The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body adapted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III and a Minolta Slide Duplicator using a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5 at a reproduction ratio of 1:1. The reproduced RAW files obtained were processed in LR prior the the final JPEG editions.
All views of the film are presented (with resizing for overlapped ones) in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg.
About the camera and the lens:
This camera is a practically mint sample of Zorki 1 arrived to me in Lyon, France, January 10, 2023.
The camera looked exiting from the KMZ factory in USSR almost 70 years later spent in a time capsule ... with almost no traces of use. According to a custom receipt of July 28, 1955, signed in Vienna, Austria, the camera body and lens are the original matched ones. As for the original FED, FED-Zorki and Zorki's ("ФЭД", "ФЭД-Зоркий", „Зоркий“), the Zorki 1 was a straight legal copy of the Oskar Barnack Leica II after the cancelation of German camera patents following the end of WWII.
This Zorki 1 is a type D model PM1115 (year 1955 according sovietcams.com/index7584.html). Type D Zorki's were produced from 1953 to 1955 in about 250.000 units with serial numbers ranging from #470.000 to (in 1955) #55 45.000. The original lens of this Zorki units is an collapsible lens Industar-22 1:3.5 f=5cm.
In the rear pocket of the ever-ready leather bag was deposited the custom receipt and a film label of Agfa negative-color CN17 likely from the 60's.
A Fomapan Action 400 black-and-white film to test the effect a the special Foca filter "Dyma" produced in France in the 50's.
The filter is called "Dyma" due to the presence of neodymium in the glass giving an unusual absorption by bands in the visible spectrum. In particulier blue and yellow color ans more absorbed than the rest of the spectrum. The filter existed in two different versions with the coefficient x2.5 or 3.5. Here the 42mm push-on Foca Dyma filter used is a x 3.5.
As a consequence, I exposed the Foma 400 for 80 ISO using a Minolta Autometer III with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. I used my FOCA camera PF2B year 1956 and its normal Oplar lens1:2.8 f=5cm equipped for all the views with the Dyma filter and a Genaco metal shade hood.
Typical settings during the session : 1/100s f/8 to f/11.
May 29, 2023
69004 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was processed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developer at dilution 1+25, 20°C for 6 min.
The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body adapted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III and a Minolta Slide Duplicator using a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5 at a reproduction ratio of 1:1. The reproduced RAW files obtained were processed in LR prior the the final JPEG editions.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg.
About the camera and the lens:
The Foca type PF2B (PF for "Petit Format") was constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) starting from 1947. It was manufactured in the Chateaudun OPL factory, route de Jallans, France, in 1956 among a late series of the PF2B. The factory, constructed in 1938, is still at the same place under the name of SAFRAN now producing precision devices for aerospace appliances.
The camera is equipped with the collapsible OPLAR lens (a Tessar formula) 1:2.8 f=5cm. The focal shutter of the PF2B has timing of 1/1000, 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50 and 1/25s plus the B pose. A slow exposure device below 1/25s could be installed by the aftermarket service and was installed basically for the FOCA PF3 and Foca Universel.
- 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.
Sonata Vario acoustic absorbers installed within the hall at Bryn Coch Primary School to reduce reverberation. The Vario panels were supplied in Teal and Cherry colours and installed on suspension fixings. For further information see www.soundreduction.co.uk/Products/Sound-Absorption-Soluti...
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Images and spectra of a flat plate crystal of titanite (sphene) with a maximum dimension of 17mm. These are quite difficult spectra to obtain since the absorption lines seen in transmission (orange line) are very weak and the fluorescence (purple line) is very faint.
The absorption lines between 730 and 830 nm are due to neodymium (Nd^3+) while the line at 972nm is due to samarium (Sm^3+).
The strongest fluorescent emission lines are due to Sm^3+ with others possibly due to europium (Eu^3+) and chromium.(Cr^3+)
The two images at the bottom are of opposite sides of the plate crystal and taken with a linear polariser at an angle that minimises the transmission and deepens the colour.
Sonata Vario acoustic absorbers suspended from the ceiling within Bolton Villas United Reformed Church, Bradford. The introduction of the absorbers dramatically reduced the reverberation within the church
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David Oyediran is looking at microwave absorption properties of nanomaterials in the Advanced Sensors Development Laboratory.
The Hague
April 2012
The Netherlands
Urban life in the Netherlands
Ricoh GRD IV
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- 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.
- "Open-channel" design alleviates excessive pressure from the horse's spine and promotes increased air circulation.
- Two large pockets are designed specifically to ensure proper fit of the saddle and comfort for the horse by accommodating both specialized and custom-made shims.
- High Resiliency open-cell foam shims (included in the package) allow for the overall weight to be redistributed over a larger area, thus minimizing pressure points.
- Breathable 3-Dimensional Spacer fabric reduces heat build-up and provides excellent moisture vapor transfer.
- The Non-Slip mesh upper assures perfect grip and steadily secures the ComfortLUX Half-Pad under the saddle.
Note the pollen in different stages of absorption by the Stigma on their way to the ovaries. This is a reverse lens macro. 50mm f1.8 and a reverse mounted 24mm f2.8.
All photos are copyrighted and are not to be used without my written consent. © Sean Kaufmann
Sonata Vario Class A acoustic absorbers installed within the reception area at Norwood Primary School
Further details on Sonata Vario can be found here: www.soundreduction.co.uk/Products/Sound-Absorption-Soluti...
Sonata Memo and Vario acoustic absorbers installed to control reverberation at Manor Farm Barns, Ruislip
hortaleza, madrid
the uva (neighbourhood absorption unit) de hortaleza was built as temporary housing for displaced chabolistas (shanty town dwellers) by the government in 1963. they were provisionally planned to be used for 5 years. 45 years later just under half of them are still in existence with approxinmately 460 families still living there. they are totally deteriorated due to their cheap construction and lack of maintenance. presently the future of the uva is being decided upon in the courts.
sources: "paternalism, conflict, and coproduction"
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David Oyediran is looking at microwave absorption properties of nanomaterials in the Advanced Sensors Development Laboratory.
Erin Beckman is a Dean’s Honored Graduate in the Departments of Mathematics and Chemistry and Biochemistry. She is graduating with honors degrees from both departments. Lindsay is being recognized for her excellent academic performance and research efforts working in collaboration with Professor John Stanton in chemistry and Lorenzo Sadun in mathematics that have culminated in an honors thesis, “Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Molecular Absorption: A study of the Ising model and the infinite parking limit problem.”
Erin began her research career in the FRI lab of Drs. Jones and Holliday, synthesizing polymerizable lanthanide complexes. After this, she joined Professor Stanton’s research group, studying models of chemical absorption onto surfaces. She enrolled in a Discrete Mathematics class with Professor Michael Starbird as a sophomore, and as a junior and a senior she quickly took on an additional mathematics major. It turns out that the mathematics behind chemical phenomena is surprisingly deep and requires an understanding of statistical mechanics (in her case, the Ising model of ferromagnetism), which in turn is built on the statistical study of random partitions, among other topics. As it happens, the rudiments of these ideas are presented in a Discrete Mathematics class, but the gulf is huge between that class, which she had just taken a couple of semesters earlier, and the research tools she needed for her project. Erin made remarkable progress in just a couple of semesters, and did so mostly on her own, chasing chains of references to understand the principles involved.
In addition to being a part of the Dean’s Scholars Honors Program, Erin demonstrated her excellence in many ways while at UT. She was a math and chemistry tutor at the UT Sanger Learning Center for four years. She also made the time to study abroad at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland; in addition to exploring Ireland and Europe, she worked there in a marine biology lab and studied ancient languages like FORTRAN. She is known as an avid soccer player and took a fencing class as well. Not surprisingly, she has received a number of accolades while at UT, including being on the honor roll for three years running, winning a CNS Book Award, as well as the Dow Chemical USA Centennial Endowed Scholarship, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Authors’ Scholarship, and the American Airlines Global Leaders Travel Scholarship.
Next year, Erin plans to pursue a PhD in mathematics at Duke University, where she plans to study mathematical biology. Among the books she has chosen for her summer reading are The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, The Five Elements of Effective Thinking by Michael Starbird and Edward Burger, Mavericks, Miracles, and Medicine: Pioneers Who Risked Their Lives to Bring Medicine into the Modern Age by Julie M. Fenster, and Introductory Complex Analysis by Richard A. Silverman.
- 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.
- "Open-channel" design alleviates excessive pressure from the horse's spine and promotes increased air circulation.
- Two large pockets are designed specifically to ensure proper fit of the saddle and comfort for the horse by accommodating both specialized and custom-made shims.
- High Resiliency open-cell foam shims (included in the package) allow for the overall weight to be redistributed over a larger area, thus minimizing pressure points.
- Breathable 3-Dimensional Spacer fabric reduces heat build-up and provides excellent moisture vapor transfer.
- The Non-Slip mesh upper assures perfect grip and steadily secures the ComfortLUX Half-Pad under the saddle.
AirDrain Synthetic Turf Drainage Doubles as a Drainage Layer and Shock Pad
Benefits of AirField 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 stormwater 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.
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The Egyptian-Sumerian Annunaki's secret earth based science: surface science, explores the use of lasers and gas surface emitting electron beams to test and approximate the absorption-desorption coeeficients in the different states of matter for engineering applications in optics and electronics, lasers and semiconductor device materials. These techniques are used for secret Annunaki alien plasma vacuum pipe beam weapons and radiation emmiters for mining through heavy elements and metals like gold (among other things)..The Nibiruan metroship, planet X or the 12th planet Nibiru, is a spheroid meteorship shell that shelters an intricate city built of layers inside the giant planet. Surface science is the primordial physical scientific discipline of the Annunaki shapeshifting humanoid giants. Holographic mechanics and photoelectron radiation tools allow them to morphologically adjust the frequency, energy, spectrum and mass of particles so they behave invisibly like dark matter. Nibiru orbits between Mars and Jupiter, many believe, every 10,000 years but is invisible to us. Parts of this technology and an endless fountain of other forms of hidden knowledge was shared amongst the gods, the kings and queens of long ago. Trade routes were built between the Mid-Eastern countries and the far East and then disseminated through the titan races to all the worlds cultures through myths and legends scribed by part Annunaki writters. Before and after the pyramids were constructed in Egypt and in the Gobi dessert at Shambalah China, the planet Nibiru made frequent. . .
“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/
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2.1 target coating just have aluminum single material film with total 6-7 layers.
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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! .
References
California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium Water Planet, Senses Cluster (Sight) 2016
Animal Diversity Web animaldiversity.org/accounts/Odontodactylus_scyllarus/
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Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/sets/72157608602469734/
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The Aerosol Observing System (AOS) measures aerosol absorption and scattering coefficients as a function of the particle size and radiation wavelength.
The Two-Column Aerosol Project (TCAP) was conducted from June 2012 through June 2013, and included the deployment of both the first ARM Mobile Facility (AMF1) and ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) to Cape Cod and Hyannis, Massachusetts, respectively. The primary goal of TCAP was to investigate cloud-aerosol interactions.
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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
A steel plate weighing between 15 and 20 tons is being place onshore 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)
Sonata Vario acoustic absorbers installed within the hall at Bryn Coch Primary School to reduce reverberation. The Vario panels were supplied in Teal and Cherry colours and installed on suspension fixings. For further information see www.soundreduction.co.uk/Products/Sound-Absorption-Soluti...
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grass carpet has a higher absorption rate than natural grass. This means that it will last longer before requiring any maintenance other than occasional re-taping to retain its beauty.
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Sonata Vario acoustic absorption panels installed to the ceiling of the new Menai Bridge Scout & Guide Hall
“What a difference a few square boards can make, the noise levels as so much better, no more gritting my teeth when the Rainbows scream.”
We are all in agreement that the panels have made a big difference to the noise levels and therefore to our enjoyment of using the new Hall. They also look really good."
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Nike Air Force 1 Mid 07, Obsidian, Denim, Sail, Gum, Light Brown, 315123-408, Men’s, Size 10.5, Off White, leather and textile upper, padded ankle collar, provides a comfortable fit, VELCRO closure across the ankle adds stability and support, Full-length Phylon midsole with heel Air-Sole unit provides added shock absorption, Rubber outsole supplies durable traction, Basketball, Classic/Retro, Mid-Top, Bruce Kilgore, Release Year 2015, AF1, Uptowns, Basketball, Classic/Retro, Mid-Top