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see notes, Only 9.5 feet wide it was once the home of Edna St Vincent Millay, Cary Grant and John Barrymore, not at the same time.
This video used to freak me out when it came out (in my defense, I was 10 and music videos were a new concept ;-)).
Somebody's Watching Me
by Rockwell
I'm just an average man with an average life
I work from nine to five, hey hell I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone
And...
CHORUS:
I always feel that somebody's watchin' me
And I have no privacy
I always feel that somebody's watchin' me
Tell me is it just a dream?
When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid
Well, can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid
CHORUS
When I'm in the shower, I'm afraid to wash my hair
'Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there
People say I'm crazy, just a little touched
But maybe showers remind me of Psycho too much
That's why...
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Who's playin' tricks on me?
I don't know anymore
Are the neighbors watching me
Well is the mailman watching me
And I don't feel safe anymore, oh what a mess
I wonder who's watching me now?
Who?
The IRS?
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Who's playin' tricks on me?
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me who can it be?
I always feel like somebody's watching me
if you went to somervilleopenstudios.org and took all of the images from all the artists that described their work as "watercolor" and averaged those images, you'd get this
With this mesh I'm hoping to create a very generic average man so that I may use it for multiple characters in the future. I want it to be flexible enough to expand to the size of the hulk and shrink to someone who appears be anorexic. I'm almost ready to start hard surface sculpting, but need to tweak the phalanges first. What you see here is the average male character in Zbrush with subtle musclular features.
Check out the entire process at my blog. tonyelmoreart.blogspot.com/
Have to be happy with that. I haven't reset it since collecting the car. Mind you, there isn't a lot of commuting included, mainly long trips.
Multiclavula mucida (Pers.) R.H. Petersen, syn.: Lentaria mucida (Pers.) Corner, Clavaria mucida Pers.
Scum lover, DE: Schmiriges Holtzkeulchen
Slo.: ?
Dat.: Nov. 11. 2015
Lat.: 46.35984 Long.: 13.70473
Code: Bot_926/2015_DSC9744
Habitat: Alpine valley, semiruderal grassland in front of a farm house; shallow, calcareous ground; flat terrain; partly sunny; cold place in shade of mountain during winter months; exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7 - 9 deg C, elevation 560 m (1.850 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.
Substratum: stump of a cut down, old Juglans regia in its final disintegration stage.
Place: Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soča and Trenta, near farm house Skokar, Trenta 2, right bank of river Soča, East Julian Alps, Posočje, Slovenia EC
Comments: This is my second observation of this interesting basidiomycete growing in symbiosis with algae (Coccomyxa) similar to lichens, where I measured spores. It is also the second time where they are definitely wider than they should be for M. mucida (see graph 'Measured spore dimensions and data from literature' in this observation and compare album Multiclavula mucida - I). Measured spores originated from tiny but clear spore pint produced by the sporocarps. All sources I found consistently state that spore width should not exceed 3.0 (3.2) μm. According to the key in Ref.:(4), only three other Multiclavula species (among 13 treated) fit to the spore dimensions of this observation: M. fossicola, which is terrestrial and has larger basidia (see MycoBank), M. coronilla, which is also terrestrial and M. clara, which is not white but pale orange. In addition MycoBank disagrees with Ref.4. in stating M. fossicola maximal spore width no more than 2.7(3.0) microns. Therefore the measured spore width remains a secret to me and casts some doubt in the determination. Sporocarps also seem quite frequently branched, more than stated in most sources for typical Multiclavula mucida. Substrate is also interesting. Most my other observations of this species in the Upper Soča River region involve Picea abies as substrate.
Spores smooth; dimensions: 6.4 [7.4 ; 7.7] 8.7 x 2.8 [3.2 ; 3.3] 3.7 microns; Q = 2 [2.3 ; 2.4] 2.6; N = 44; C = 95%; Me = 7.6 x 3.2 microns; Qe = 2.3. Basidia multiguttulate, sterigmata 4, oblong with narrow, stalk like, base; dimensions: 15.9 [19 ; 21.2] 24.3 x 4.3 [5 ; 5.5] 6.3 microns; Q = 2.6 [3.5 ; 4.2] 5.1; N = 15; C = 95%; Me = 20.1 x 5.3 microns; Qe = 3.9 (25-30 x 7-8 µm according to Ref.: 3). Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water, cotton blue. AmScope MA500 digital camera.
Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Večna pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF
Ref.:
(1) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1986), p 342.
(2) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Württembergs, Band 2, Ulmer (2000), p 43.
(3) R.H. Petersen, Multiclavula mucida, Bull. New Zealand Dept. Sci. Industr.Res. 236 (1988), p 85, access available at www.mycobank.com .
(4) The key based on R.H. Petersen, Notes on Clavarioid Fungi. VII. Redefinition of the Clavaria vernalis - C. mucida, American Midland Naturalist (1967), 77.1, pp 205-221, modified by A. Rockefeller, J. Hollinger, D. Newman, available at Mushroom Observer.
(5) V. Wirth, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil.1. 2., Ulmer (1995), p 594.
(6) D. Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 636
(7) W. Rothmaler, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Vol.1, Niedere Pflanzen, Elsevier, 3. Auflage (1994), p 542.
(8) M.P. Nelsen, Noteworthy collection, Michigan, Multiclavula vernalis, Multiclavula mucida, The Michigan Botanist, Vol.46. (2009), p 124.
(9) C.W. Smith, et all, The lichens of Great Britain and Ireland, The British Lichen Society (2009), p 613.
A diagram showing the yearly average size of the ozone hole between 1960 and 2011. / Диаграмма, показывающая среднегодовой размер озоновой дыры с 1980 г. по 2011 г.
English version here.
Composite of all 16 faces I randomly chose from the work of Martin Schoeller to demonstrate the "averageness" of the final images.
Los Quinchos feeds an average of 40 children from the landfill a day. For most of these children this would be their only decent meal if not their only meal of the day. When I was here in March/April, there was a protest amongst the garbage pickers/residents of La Chureca because the people driving the dump trucks scavenged for the "best" garbage already. It cuts the residents earnings and so that week alone, the center had to reduce the amount of food given to each child to feed the high volumes of children that showed up to be fed.
A diagram displaying the average cost of destroying ozone depleting substances contained in different types of products.
CP 182 passes the cement company in Des Plaines, IL with freshly rebuilt CP SD60 6241 in tow. Even though the weather is just so wonderful, I'm not taking my chances with this Soo power.
Kavalcare Solar System for Jhpiego Mid-Wife Clinic Dec8, 2014
Every year, 12,000 women in Pakistan die of birth complications. The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Services Component, implemented by MCHIP/Jhpiego, aims at preventing maternal, newborn, and child deaths by ensuring skilled birth attendance (SBA) through a total market approach, empowered community, timely referral of obstetric and neonatal complications to an emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) facility, and improved access to child care.
Lack of electricity in remote areas is a major issue that often leads to obstetric complications and newborn deaths. Refrigerated storage is vital for the effectiveness of life saving drugs and vaccines. Ice boxes are used in remot areas of this purpose but it is an ineffective method especially when easy availability of ice is a problem. To overcome these issues, Lodhie Foundation in association with Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program/JHPIEGO, extended its Kavalcare program and provided a Solar Powered System to a remote clinic located at village Haji Usman Jhakro near Makli, District Thatta. System provides sufficient power to operate a small refrigerator, a fan and 3 lamps 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. It was designed, manufactured and installed by Shaan Technologies private Limited Karachi. After installation of Solar System in August 2014, this small remote clinic is serving a community of 10,000 plus persons who lives in village Haji Usman and surrounding areas. On an average 10 patients visits this clinic each day. Clinic also provides up to 15 birth attendance and new born care in a month.
Name of Village HAJI USMAN JAKHRO, MAKKLI, District Thatta
Name of Midwife. Zoriyat.
Surrounding population 10,000. (Ten Thousand)
Delivery in Solar Light 10 to 13 per month.
OPD patient / day 10.
System Installation Date Aug/12/2014
The average photo I took in Yosemite Valley.
I created a short Processing script to take each of photos in a directory and create the average photo.
This image is the result of averaging about 80 medium format photographs I took over a week spent in Yosemite National Park (most of which are in this set). In comparison to the average photo I took in India, it's a bit less vibrant considering the number of black and white photos included in the set – many more than I took in India.
Also seen on my Tumblr.
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An average evening on Sydney Harbour. #avgcampro #afterlight
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The Colosseum or Coliseum (/?k?l?'si??m/ KOL-?-SEE-?m), also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio [a?fite'a?tro 'fla?vjo] or Colosseo [kolos's??o]), is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock) , and brick-faced concrete, it was the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and held 50,000 spectators. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir, Titus. Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (81–96). These three emperors are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named in Latin for its association with their family name (Flavius).
The Colosseum could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators during phases of its various renovations over the centuries, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles (for only a short time as the hypogeum was soon filled in with mechanisms to support the other activities), animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.
Although substantially ruined because of earthquakes, thieves, and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is still an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome and is listed as one of the New7Wonders of the World. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and also has links to the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum.
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Arch of Constantine, Rome (05-09-18
The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. Dedicated in 315, it is the largest Roman triumphal arch.The arch spans the Via triumphalis, the way taken by the emperors when they entered the city in triumph.
Though dedicated to Constantine, much of the decorative material incorporated earlier work from the time of the emperors Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138) and Marcus Aurelius (161–180), and is thus a collage. The last of the existing triumphal arches in Rome, it is also the only one to make extensive use of spolia, reusing several major reliefs from 2nd century imperial monuments, which give a striking and famous stylistic contrast to the sculpture newly created for the arch. This earned it the derisive nickname of Cornacchia di Esopo Aesop's Crow.
The arch is 21 m high, 25.9 m wide and 7.4 m deep. It has three archways, the central one being 11.5 m high and 6.5 m wide and the lateral archways 7.4 m by 3.4 m each. Above the archways is placed the attic, composed of brickwork revetted (faced) with marble. A staircase within the arch is entered from a door at some height from the ground, on the west side, facing the Palatine Hill. The general design with a main part structured by detached columns and an attic with the main inscription above is modelled after the example of the Arch of Septimius Severus on the Roman Forum.
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Had two nice mornings in NC's Green Swamp during this visit. A little early for the late summer wildflowers but it still worked out. This area has seen quite a bit of rain lately...already having exceeded the annual average rainfall!
Decline and fail of a drug addict
Over the years, drug-related cases have been on a rise. Reported overdose deaths average one a month and Bhutanese youth are taking to psychotropic substances like it’s an essential part of their diet.
7 July, 2008 - The elegant young man is clad in a black gho. He is looking straight ahead with a blank expression on his face, the black gho a contrast to his flawless skin. His striking aspect predates the “Korean look” of today.
This moment is captured on a 4x6 inch photograph.
For his age, Tashi had almost everything. He was blessed with good looks, material possessions, happiness and most things that youth of his age lacked.
An intelligent, enterprising and obedient person, Tashi was also the most practical among his six siblings. Hailing from a family, which is into business, Tashi wanted to become successful like his father. And, as if to say it’s in his blood, he was also very business-minded.
Tashi always did well at school and he was wise beyond his years. But even wise guys make mistakes. He loved collecting stones, books, games, and was interested in religion - particularly the dharma. He had a lot of faith and believed in gods and deities.
Tashi spent most of his life outside Bhutan doing his schooling in India. He had just a few friends in Bhutan and came home only during vacations. He was sent to India again for a business management course.
Being the favourite among the siblings, everybody expected a lot from Tashi. If only life hadn’t been cruel to him. If only he’d lived to tell his tale.
Eight years have passed since Tashi’s death. But the pain is still evident in his family’s eyes and their voice. No matter how he died, to them, he is still the apple of their eye.
The younger ones in the family refer to him as “uncle Tashi” although they didn’t get to know him as an uncle. Born to parents like Karma and Kesang, whose children didn’t lack anything, it was not a fate foreseen.
Karma and Kesang have been happily married for about 40 years and, looking back, such a development was a total shock to them. “When my son expired, I went through a tough time. I even had to give up some of my work. But in life, we have to move on, no matter what,” says Karma.
Looking back, Karma says that he should have called Tashi back when he wanted to quit his business management course and return. “Had I called him back, the situation could have turned otherwise,” he says, adding, “it’s important for parents to listen to their children when they speak. Parents shouldn’t be too insistent when their child expresses something.”
Karma says, “He called me saying that he was the only Bhutanese and that he couldn’t cope with the ragging of his seniors.” But Karma had been adamant. He told Tashi not to let such things bother him and instead concentrate on his studies.
Following that, Tashi suffered from a fatal fall in India. He couldn’t continue his course and was brought back to Bhutan.
But by then things had changed. Because of the accident, he couldn’t do things like he did before. He grew depressed and befriended all sorts of people. That’s when he got heavy into drugs.
When Karma came to know about his son’s addiction, his family confronted him. They made him understand the ill effects of drugs. Tashi would listen and quit for a while. “There were times when I even caught him by his neck to shake some sense into him.”
Tashi was off the stuff for about seven months, before it took his life in 2002. The family was convinced of his recovery, hence the trip to Phuentsholing. Once there, Tashi relapsed into his old ways, as it was easily available across the border.
The day, they were to come back from Phuentsholing, he died. “He complained of stomach ache and backache. I called a doctor. We found injections and pills under his pillow.”
He died before reaching the hospital.
Karma says, “We took him along as he was getting bored at home. I said I’d drive from here and that he should drive on the way back home.”
Kesang said that, had he been alive, Tashi would have been a successful businessman. “He never asked for huge sums and wasn’t the type of person who’d blow up his money unnecessarily.” As she speaks, her voice trails off with and there are tears in her eyes.
The elder daughter adds, “We didn’t lack in comfort or money, neither were we unhappy to resort to drugs. It was peer pressure!” she says sobbing. “Our parents had a lot of expectations from him.” She is unable to talk further. Friends describe Tashi as the best dressed, most fashionable and stylish in their group. Above all, he was a good friend.
A long time friend, Sonam best describes him as “a little boy trapped in a man’s body.”
They were friends since the mid eighties, together at a boarding school in Bhutan. “He was a sweet looking kid. He knew nothing about drugs then,” says Sonam, who was into drugs at one point of time.
“I don’t know why he got into drugs. The common denomination of substance abusers is that the vacuum in their lives. Getting into drugs is easy but getting out of it is tough,” says Sonam, adding that by then even he was neck deep into drugs.
“Well, one thief can’t tell another not to steal. When you’re really into it, you’re unable to function without. And not many live to tell the tale of their experience,” says Sonam.
They lost touch in between and the next time Sonam heard about him was of his death.
Today, Karma is very concerned about the drug issue in Bhutan. He reads a lot on drugs. “Drug cases have become an epidemic. Such a situation should not rise in a small country like ours.”
For parents like Karma, it’s a lesson learned the hard way.
(all names have been changed)
Here is an example of the same number of JPEG images averaged in Photoshop. There is just about the same workflow here - the curve adjustments may be slightly different because I didn't save the earlier version.
This image looks better than the single exposure. However, the super resolution processing looks even better and snappier. Super resolution processing appears to do more than average separate images for the composite.
I haven't quantified the noise levels between the three images because I am waiting for a sunnier and more colorful day. I don't have the ability to process RAW on this travel computer, so things will have to be done in JPEG.