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The Arctic Tern (isl. Kría / lat. Sterna paradisaea) protecting it's young.
That amazing bird migrates all the way from the north pole to the south pole and back again, rounding the world each year - which is the longest migration of all known animals.
Most of the year these birds spend on their way, and for short periods only, in the subarctic areas, they stop to dwell.
Since their dwelling is so short, the survival of the species is highly dependant on it's effect. That's why this birds are extremely aggresive protecting their youth. Even some other bird species tend to nest near the Arctic Tents and use their protection :)
Centre of Hvammstangi town, northern Iceland (Ísland).
( Better on black. Please click on the image )
The first Cape Florida lighthouse was built in 1825. In December 1835 the Second Seminole War broke out after a U.S. Army unit marching north was massacred by Seminoles.
"My name is John Thompson, newly appointed keeper of the Cape florida Light. Yesterday, July 23, 1836, my assistant and I were attacked by Seminole rifle fire.
We kept the indians at bay until nightfall but we were forced to leave the cottage and barricade ourselves in the lighthouse. My assistant and I were badly wounded from Seminole bullets. My feet were nearly shot off. The Indians set fire to the entrance, the doors and the windows of the light. Breaking oil cans used for illuminating the light fed the fire, which soon covered the entire floor.
We ran up the tower stairs, which caught fire from the bottom up. We were desperate. Finding ourselves caught on the iron tower floor, which was burning hot, there seemed to be no way out of our situation. We were surely going to burn to death. I threw down gun powder expecting to cause an explosion, which would put a quick end to our lives. I guess the Indians thought the explosion killed us. They burned down my cottage and took off in my sloop.
The explosion actually put out the fire. Unfortunately, my assistant, who was shot, died from his wounds. Parts of my feet are burned and shot off. I am also suffering other burns and have spent 12 hours naked on the watch tower, eaten by mosquitoes and roasting under the burning sun. It seemed as if I was now almost as bad off as before, a burning fever on me, my feet shot to pieces, no clothes to cover me, nothing to eat or drink, a hot sun overhead, a dead man by my side, no friend near or any to expect, and placed between 70 and 80 feet from the earth with no chance of getting down.
Finally I was rescued by a passing naval vessel -- The Motto. Apparently he sailors heard the explosion and came to see what the problem was. They found me on the tower, but couldn’t get up the burnt stairway. To rescue me, they fired a line from a musket that snagged the lantern gallery and hoisted a tail block for me to secure. Then two crewmen scaled the tower and lowered me on a makeshift litter. "
..........Thompson did recover, though somewhat crippled.
From the direction of the treeline came units from Iverson's and Nicholl's Brigades. Their flanking attack helped to drive off the Union presence at the Buschbeck Line (just to the right of this photo).
Photo: Rob Shenk
This Sri Lanka photo has been made by Dutch travel photographer Hans Hendriksen. Should you want to buy a high-res file for publication, photo print or poster? Visit www.hanshendriksen.net to find all information about the author and how to order or publish his work.
Deze fotoserie van Sri Lanka is gemaakt door reisfotograaf Hans Hendriksen. U wilt meer zien? Bezoek dan zijn populaire homepage www.hanshendriksen.net met fotogalerijen uit meer dan 30 landen, info over de auteur en hoe te bestellen/publiceren.
Cette photographie Voyage photo sur la Sri Lanca a été prise par Hans Hendriksen Voyage photographe néerlandais. Si vous voulez acheter un haute-rés. fichier pour la publication, tirage photo ou une affiche? Visite www.hanshendriksen.net pour y trouver toutes les informations sur l'auteur et la façon de commander ou de publier son travail.
Este Sirilanca fotografía viajes foto recibió un disparo por el fotógrafo de viajes neerlandés Hans Hendriksen. Si usted quiere comprar una de alta resolución de archivo para la publicación, impresión de fotografías o carteles? Visita www.hanshendriksen.net para encontrar toda la información sobre el autor y la forma de orden o publicar su trabajo.
Autor dieser SriLanka Reise-Fotografie Galerie ist Hans Hendriksen, ein Niederländischer Reise-Fotograf mit Vorliebe für das Abbilden des Alltags. Mehr auf seiner Homepage www.hanshendriksen.net mit Informationen über den Autor und wie Sie seine Bilder bestellen/publizieren.
Эта фотография o Шри-Ланка Индии Дарджилинге путешествий был убит выстрелом в Гаване путешествия голландский фотограф Ханс Хендриксен. Если вы хотите приобрести высокое разрешение файла для печати, печать фото или плакат? Посетите www.hanshendriksen.net, чтобы найти всю информацию об авторе и как заказать или опубликовать его работу.
Side view with Mini-figs in front (left to right): Plo Koon (Jedi), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi), Asajj Ventress (Sith), Commander Cody (Clone), Clone Trooper).
be careful with your lipid levels, your blood presure jaja, a little representation of the pain in a heart attack.
Thousands of university, college and school students – joined by workers – are marching in London and Manchester against Tory cuts to education, fee rises and attacks on jobs and services.
The revolution in Tunisia and uprising in Egypt have clearly inspired the marches. Marchers have chanted, “Egypt, Egypt everywhere.”
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Aisha, an FE student from Camden in north London said, “I’ve been on all the demonstrations, but some of my friends are here who haven’t been out on the protests before.
“I like the slogan ‘This is only the beginning’, because it’s going to be a long fight against this government.”
Theo, a school student from south east London, took part in the Day X walkouts last year. He said, “Lots of people who want to go to university won’t be able to and people will definitely be affected by the cuts to EMA [Education Maintenance Allowance]. The government is making the wrong people pay – the bankers are getting hundreds of thousands in bonuses.”
For workers, the student protests have been an inspiration.
A GMB rep joining the protest in London said, “I’m here to show solidarity with the students. I’ve got a daughter who has just gone through university and there is no way she would have been able to afford £9,000 a year fees.
“I’m also here to say that I don’t believe in these cuts. We’ve got to stick together workers and students. I think that the TUC demo on the 26 March can give people confidence to fight.”
UCU lecturer Vicky Margree works at the University of Brighton. She said, “We face 100 percent cut in arts and humanities funding which will hit universities hard. And the new fees will make university unaffordable for the majority of people.”
Kelly Rogers, a Unison organiser, said, “Unless we show solidarity with younger people we may as well give up. Students have led the way and enthused workers, showing us how to fight.”
Solidarity with the Egyptian uprising
In London the mood was electric as up to a thousand students joined the many hundreds of people already protesting in solidarity with the Egyptian people outside the embassy off Park Lane.
Chants of “Solidarity, solidarity,” “London and Cairo unite and fight” and “Hey ho Mubarak has to go” are ringing through the air.
One man on the original protest said, “I can’t believe that all these young people have come to support us. This makes us feel even stronger. I can’t wait to send the pictures of all you British people who have come to support us to people back home.”
Before reaching the embassy, the protest stopped outside the Tory HQ at Millbank – a focus of student anger and protests last year – as students chanted, “Tory scum, here we come.”
Follow this link for live reports from Egypt with Judith Orr reporting from Cairo www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=23731
Impressions from the Session "Hack the Attack" at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2018
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser
Joint Fires Observers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and their Latvian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers conducted a combined training exercise DATE at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia. The training is taking place in conjunction with JTACs from the U.S. Air Force and Michigan Army National Guard's unmanned aerial surveillance assets from the 37th Inf. Bde. Combat Team, and is part of a larger unscheduled land force exercise in the Baltic nations and Poland to demonstrate NATO resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Seth LaCount/Released)
This is what you get to see if you arrive on a malicious website using Firefox 3. down at the bottom right is a tiny link, ignore this warning :)
Putting on a superb show as nearly always seems to the case for Brits, no. 70000 storms the 1 in 70 of Upton Scudamore Bank on the 12th April 2012.
I brought with me the Yongnuo 50mm f/1.4 lens to the big greaser meet at Lissma park. Haven't used the lens much this Summer but decided to give it a try at the car event. This is the hood ornament on a 1949 Mercury Monarch.