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Vespula vulgaris is a eusocial vespid that builds its tan paper nest in or on a structure capable of supporting it. A founding queen searches for a hollow tree, wall cavity, rock crevice, or even a mammal-made hole to build a nest. One colony cycle lasts for about 6–11 months and each colony cycle produces around 3000–8000 larvae.
The extraordinary adaptation skills of V. vulgaris enable it to live in a wide range of habitats, from very humid areas to artificial environments such as gardens and human structures. This species, along with other wasp species such as V. germanica, has impacted the ecosystem, especially those in New Zealand and Australia, where they were imported by humans, and frequently cause damage to fruit crops and endanger humans.
Adult workers of V. vulgaris measure about 12–17 mm (0.5–0.7 in) from head to tip of abdomen, and weigh 84.1 ± 19.0 mg, whereas the queen is about 20 mm (0.8 in) long. It has aposematic colors of black and yellow; yellow pronotal bands which are almost parallel to each other and black dots and rings on its abdomen. The queens and workers appear very similar to Vespula germanica, except when they are seen head on, as the V. vulgaris face lacks the three black dots of V. germanica. Instead, each has only one black mark on its clypeus, which is usually anchor or dagger-shaped. This applies to queens and workers only. In addition, identification of this species may be difficult because the black mark on its clypeus can sometimes appear broken, making it again look similar to V. germanica. It is prudent to use multiple identifying characteristics and if in any doubt to consult experts.
Still more difficult to distinguish between species are the males. Almost undetectable with the naked eye, the only confident identification of V. vulgaris males is to seek the distinct aedeagus tip shapes and lateral processes of their genitalia.
Une petite merveille, visible en plein hiver, et qui a été capable, à elle seule, de faire naître des vocations en mycologie.
Sarcoscypha coccinea (Scopoli) Lambotte, 1889 = Aleuria insolita (Cooke) Boudier, 1907 = Calycina cyathoides (Linnaeus) O. Kuntze, 1898 = Elvella coccinea J.C. Schaeffer, 1774 = Geopyxis bloxamii Massee, 1893 = Geopyxis coccinea (Jacquin) Fries = Geopyxis coccinea (Scopoli) Massee, 1895 = Geopyxis insolita (Cooke) Saccardo, 1892 = Helvella coccinea Scopoli, 1772 = Helvella coccinea J.C. Schaeffer, 1774 = Lachnea coccinea (Jacquin) Gillet, 1880 = Lachnea coccinea (Jacquin) W. Phillips, 1887 = Macroscyphus coccineus (Jacquin) S.F. Gray, 1821 = Molliardiomyces eucoccinea F.A. Harrington, 1990 = Octospora cyathoides (Linnaeus) Timm, 1788 = Peziza aurantia Schumacher, 1803 = Peziza aurantiaca Persoon, 1822 = Peziza coccinea (Scopoli) Persoon, 1799 = Peziza coccinea Bolton, 1790 = Peziza coccinea Jacquin, 1774 = Peziza cochleata Batsch, 1783 = Peziza cyathoides Linnaeus, 1755 = Peziza cyathoides Linnaeus, 1755 ssp. cyathoides = Peziza dichroa Holmskjold, 1799 = Peziza epidendra Bulliard, 1790 = Peziza insolita Cooke, 1878 = Plectania coccinea (Scopoli) Fuckel ex Seaver, 1928 = Sarcoscypha coccinea (Scopoli) Saccardo ex Durand, 1900 = Sarcoscypha coccinea forma lactea (Masse) Chevtzoff, 2000 = Sarcoscypha coccinea var. albida Massee, 1895.
Capable of transformation she epitomised the beauty of heavenly desires and pleasures of the feminine form
A newborn zebra foal is capable of standing almost immediately and starts to eat grass within a week. At the moment of birth, a mother zebra keeps any other zebra away from her foal, including the stallion, the other mares, and even the previous offspring. Later, though, they all bond. Within the group, a foal has the same rank as its mother. The stallion is generally intolerant of foals that are not his and zebras may practice infanticide and feticide. Mortality for foals is high in their first year of life and is usually caused by predation. However, zebra young are afforded more protection than those of species like wildebeest and hartebeest.
Info sourced from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_zebra
Photo capture date & Location: 2014-01 Mabula Private Game Reserve
Belo-sur-Mer (Madagascar) - Plage de Belo-sur-Mer commune de la côte Ouest malgache réputée pour ses charpentiers de marine de l’ethnie Vézo capables de construire une goélette à la main avec des outils traditionnels et des poutres et planches de récupération. La photo en est un bel exemple. Ce boutre est pratiquement terminé et sera prochainement livré pour faire du cabotage le long des côtes de Madagascar.
Au-delà de ses chantiers navals, pour moi, Belo-sur-Mer est l’un de ces bouts du monde isolés de tout. Pour venir de Morondava (on prononce Morondav), j’ai pris une pirogue à voile extrêmement inconfortable. Durée du trajet : 10 h. Si le vent vient du Sud, la pirogue à voile ne sera pas envisageable. Il est possible de venir en taxi de brousse à la saison sèche, mais dans un inconfort total et tassé comme des sardines pendant au moins 6 heures. Les plus fortunés peuvent louer un 4X4 qui mettra 3 heures à la saison sèche. Lors de la saison des pluies, seuls les 4X4 sont en mesure de prendre la piste, mais là, les prix grimpent et le temps de voyage est doublé.
A feeling of the end of the world
Belo-sur-Mer (Madagascar) - Belo-sur-Mer, a town on the west coast of Madagascar, is renowned for its marine carpenters from the Vézo ethnic group, capable of building a schooner by hand with traditional tools and beams and planks. recovery. The photo is a good example. This dhow is almost finished and will soon be delivered to do coastal shipping along the coasts of Madagascar.
Beyond its shipyards, for me, Belo-sur-Mer is one of those ends of the world isolated from everything. To come from Morondava (pronounced Morondav), I took an extremely uncomfortable sailing pirogue. Journey time: 10 hours. If the wind is coming from the South, the sailing pirogue will not be an option. It is possible to come by bush taxi in the dry season, but in total discomfort and packed like sardines for at least 6 hours. The wealthiest can rent a 4X4 which will take 3 hours in the dry season. During the rainy season, only 4X4s are able to take the track, but there, prices rise and travel time is doubled.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds of 93–104 km/h (58–65 mph) in short bursts. Its speed is enabled by a lightweight build, long limbs, and a balancing tail.
Cheetahs form three social groups: solitary males, male coalitions (often siblings), and females with cubs. Females roam widely in search of prey, while males defend smaller territories. They are diurnal, most active at dawn and dusk.
Major threats include habitat loss, human conflict, poaching, and disease. As of 2021, the global population was estimated at 6,517, and the species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
The cheetah symbolizes both speed and ecological fragility, with its survival dependent on continued conservation efforts.
Photographed in the wild whilst on a visit to Dinokeng Game Reserve, South Africa.
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter Nisus
Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.
The versatile airframe has found uses in other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations.
The C-130 entered service with the U.S. in 1956, followed by Australia and many other nations. During its years of service, the Hercules has participated in numerous military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. In 2007, the transport became the fifth aircraft to mark 50 years of continuous service with its original primary customer, which for the C-130 is the United States Air Force. The C-130 is the longest continuously produced military aircraft at more than 60 years, with the updated Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules being produced as of 2023.
C-130H Identical to the Echo variant but with more powerful Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines. Introduced in Jun. 1974 with 308 ordered.
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye VAW-120 165812 US Navy 657 Greyhawks
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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Pakistani galactic capable transport that will take you to worlds further away than your imagination can even imagine.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 98 km/h. The head-and-body length is between 1.1 and 1.5 m (3 ft 7 in and 4 ft 11 in). Adults weigh between 21 and 72 kg (46 and 159 lb).
The photo was taken in Kristiansand Dyrepark, which is a zoo and amusement park located in Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most visited attraction, with an area of 60 hectares (150 acres).
What I value most about this park is that the animals have large areas and enclosures with forest, in which they can move freely and hide in.
In 1948, Jaguar launched its first postwar sports car, the XK120. With a sophisticated dual-overhead cam 3.4-liter straight-six engine and curvy, aerodynamic bodywork, the car was a sales hit—and was also discovered to be a significant race car in the hands of privateer drivers. Noting this performance, Jaguar decided to build a variant of the XK designed specifically with an eye toward competition. First referred to internally as the XK120C, the car was ultimately different enough from the XK120 that its name changed to C-Type ('C' standing for Competition).
Jaguar C-Type And XK120 Differences
While the XK120 was a capable car (the '120' designating top speed in miles per hour), the C-Type's aim was light weight and slippery aerodynamics to achieve the highest top speed possible for longer racetracks like Le Mans. Whereas the XK120 was based on a heavy steel chassis derived from the Mark V sedan, and used ash wood framework to hold its aluminum body panels, the C-Type had a new lightweight tube frame chassis, one of the first of its type, and Malcolm Sayer-designed alloy bodywork with a more aero-efficient design. The 3.4-liter twin-cam straight-six engine remained, but was given an improved cylinder head, more aggressive camshaft profiles, a dual-exhaust system and unique pistons to bump output from 160 hp to just over 200 hp. With a significantly lighter curb weight than the XK120 road car, the C-Type was an instant performer.
C-Type At Le Mans
The first three cars produced in 1951 were almost immediately sent to the 24 Hours of Le Mans to be tested against the competition. Two of the C-Types failed to finish, but the third car driven by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead won the endurance race outright, making the C-Type the first British car to win the event in some two decades, setting several speed and distance records in the process. In 1952, C-Type customer car deliveries began, and the twin SU carburetors were upsized slightly, while the car's bodywork and cooling system were also revised. Jaguar's factory motorsports team again ran three cars at the 1952 Le Mans, but all retired with mechanical issues.
In 1953, Jaguar again built three new factory racers with further weight reduction thanks to thinner aluminum bodywork, lending them an unofficial "lightweight" designation. Triple Weber carburetors and higher-lift cams helped bump power to 220 hp, while the rear suspension was slightly revised and Dunlop disc brakes (a rarity in '53) replaced the previous drum units. The factory "lightweight" C-Types finished first, second, and fourth at the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the end, some 53 C-Types were built before the model was replaced by the even more specialized Jaguar D-Type for the 1954 racing season. Despite the arrival of the D-Type, a C-Type fielded by privateer team Ecurie Francorchamps finished fourth overall in the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Jaguar C-Type was really the brand's first all-new postwar race car and as such, it was driven by many of the luminaries of the period including the late Sir Stirling Moss and American Formula 1 champion Phil Hill. Hill said of the C-Type, "I was just in awe of the C-Type when I first stepped into it. When I look back on it now, it makes me smile. The steering was light-almost scary light. It was the first car I ever drove that had a really precise feel about it-it really felt like a racing car." Just three of the special 1953 "lightweight" cars were ever built, though some cars were later modified to lightweight specification.
With just 53 Jaguar C-Types ever having been built between 1951 and 1953, and their competition legacy being what it is, you might guess that you'd have not only a hard time finding a C-Type for sale, but also affording the asking price. You'd be right on both counts. Jaguar C-Types are rare and expensive, most have been raced hard, and some have been involved in significant accidents along the way. The most expensive and desirable C-Types must be the three "lightweight" 1953 factory racers and the 1951 Le Mans winner, while privateer cars with particularly successful or interesting racing histories will also be toward the top of the pecking order.
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“The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it is not. It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone are capable of love, of sharing, of going into the deepest core of the other person—without possessing the other, without becoming dependent on the other, without reducing the other to a thing, and without becoming addicted to the other.”
~Osho~
The words that inspired this image
10th October 2013 - Eurofihter 'Typhoon' FGR4 'ZK336' of 1 Squadron comes into land at exercise Capable Eagle at RAF Leeming.
A panoramic image of MV Flat Holm (IMO: 7626774) in dry dock. Built in 1975 by Modec in Tokyo Japan, the 24m tug is also a capable multipurpose utility vessel.
A track testing special, running as 1z03 from Penzance to Reading passes Keinton Mandeville in Somerset behind Network SouthEast-liveried 47714. I seem to remember from the special traffic notice that this was booked for 100mph operation.
Through the 1980s high speed track recording on the Western Region was entrusted to class 50 traction. However, by September 1990 the remaining class 50s were ailing so the appearance of a 100mph-capable class 47/7 on the sharp end was not surprising.
The coach behind the locomotive is QXA DB 977144, which was the LMR RCE Track Recording Coach. The coaches forming brake force I believe were the Western Region set, presumably before track testing was centralised.
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
One of the highlights of my trip to Brazil was seeing a tapir swimming across the river my last night out in the boat. The tapir was standing on shore and then decided to cross. It came very close to the boat and the five us got some great photographs. We were thrilled being the only ones to see it.
A relative of the rhinoceros, the Brazilian tapir, or lowland tapir, is one of four species of tapir.
Inhabiting the rain forests of South America, Brazilian tapirs live near water and are capable swimmers and divers. In fact, they sometimes run to the water to escape predators. Splayed toes, four on each front foot and three on each hind foot, help the tapir successfully navigate through soggy ground.
Weighing between 150-250 kg (330-550 lb.), Brazilian tapirs measure around 2 m (6 ft.) in length. A long, flexible proboscis, or snout, helps tapirs grasp leaves, shoots, buds, fruit, and small branches to eat. They generally feed only at night, hiding in the cool forest during the day.
For 2 days every 2-3 months, the female Brazilian tapir is able to conceive. Once pregnant, she will carry the baby for over a year before giving birth!
The Brazilian tapir is more abundant than the other three species of tapir, but it is still considered vulnerable of extinction by the IUCN Red List. – Wikipedia
C-GEBA - Dassault Falcon 900B - Latitude Air Ambulance
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 110 - built in 1992 -
operated by Latiitude since 04/2025 - converted to ambilance jet.
The F-900 capable of flying up to 7,200 km allows Latitude non-stop intercontinental flights
55th:
"This time our mission was to kill the Tarasin wich were hide in these Ch´hala Tree´s. On the way into the jungle we had to burn all growing proportions of bush´s and tree´s down!
We must strike a lasting scar upon these animal. We have to move cautiously, cause for the Tarasin may respond quite aggressively to our impending attack. We have no full knowledge of what they are capable of.
These guys are capable of taking prey many times larger than they are, and that is pretty much everything in the garden!
They are capable of compensating for the refraction of water and reflection when hunting prey underwater, and are able to judge depth under water accurately.
In addition to being a highly vocal species Cockatoos often have pronounced responses to musical sounds and numerous videos exist showing the birds dancing to popular music. Research conducted in 2008 with an Eleonora cockatoo named Snowball had indicated that this particular individual is indeed capable of beat induction—perceiving human-created music and synchronizing his body movements to the beat.
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Weighing in at 532,000 pounds and capable of speeds well over 100 mph, Milwaukee Road F6 Baltic number 136 takes a breather on the point of train 46 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on an unknown date. Train 46 will depart Milwaukee at 4 PM and make the 85 mile run to Chicago Union Station in 80 minutes. The 136 is one of 22 Baltic locomotives owned by the road, that were purchased from Baldwin Locomotive Works, beginning in January 1930. The 136 is an F6 Class locomotive built in January 1930 as MILW 6411, then renumbered in 1938 to MILW 136. In it's final years, the 136 will be pressed into commuter service in the Chicago area and have an exhaust pipe added to the firemans side front of the boiler. The end for this great Baltic would come on November 24, 1954 when it was scrapped.
MILW 136
Train 46
Milwaukee, WI.
Unknown Photographer,
Unknown Date
D.A.Longley Collection
The show's not over until the Spitfire flies past!
Great details visible on the underside of this Spitfire Mk.XIV, serial MV293.
This aircraft has been painted to represent some of this type that were transferred from the RAF to the (then Royal) Indian Air Force in 1947. The RAF markings were painted over, and those for the RIAF painted on top. The job was imperfect, and we can clearly see where the underwing RAF roundels have been hastily painted over in grey. Except, they weren't - on this particular aircraft, anyhow. The paint job is a facsimile of what a repainted RAF Spitfire would have looked like in 1947, and the over-painted roundels are entirely faux, such is the attention to detail in the recreation. The plane itself is entirely genuine - built in 1944, it was transferred to India in 1947, but the appearance of the one paint scheme applied over another is a modern recreation.
The Spitfire Mk XIV, is powered by a RR Griffon engine - maybe 'overpowered' would be a better description; a contemporaneous account describes it as 'a hairy beast to fly' - it was capable of more than 440mph. Another account from 1944 says 'It was truly an impressive machine, being able to climb almost vertically – it gave many Luftwaffe pilots the shock of their lives when, having thought they had bounced you from a superior height, they were astonished to find the Mk XIV climbing up to tackle them head-on, throttle wide open'
Florida’s most prolific iguana is the most substantial of all invasive species. The Green Iguana grows over 5 feet and can weigh up to 15 pounds. These iguanas are shades of emerald green with large spikes running down their back and tail. Green Iguanas also have a large dewlap (or neck flap) for regulating their body temperature. They present their dewlap to potential mates during courtship.
The Green Iguana’s tail is its primary weapon. It’s capable of whipping other animals when threatened. When ensnared, an iguana can detach its tail and grow another one. Green Iguanas also have another unique defense system, a third eye. On the forehead, they have a primitive pineal gland. The gland is not capable of forming images like the other two. They use their parietal eye to sense changes in light and track predators above.
Green Iguanas are herbivores. However, their diet in Florida does not provide enough water to regulate their body temperatures. As a result, the iguanas tear through plant matter, leaving little behind.
Green Iguanas are prolific breeders. Females are capable of laying 45 eggs in every clutch. With few natural predators, most of their young reach reproductive maturity.
Green Iguanas are native to Central and South America. The iguanas first established populations in the Florida Keys. It’s thought the green iguanas first hitched a ride on South American fruit ships. In the following years, careless pet owners released the iguanas into the wild.
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‧ Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/80 second
‧ Focal Length – 190mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Capable of carrying around 7,000 people on 18 decks. Titanic is rather small in comparison.
Thank you to Royal Caribbean for providing complimentary luxury cruises to the volunteer first responders to the Australian bushfire crisis of 2019 - 2020. An unexpected gesture of massive generosity.
All other cruises are now still cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. My understanding is that this ship had not recorded a single case of Covid-19 in passengers or crew before operations were suspended around this time last year [March 2020].
This is to be done by one skilled in aims
who wants to break through to the state of peace:
Be capable, upright, & straightforward,
easy to instruct, gentle, & not conceited,
content & easy to support,
with few duties, living lightly,
with peaceful faculties, masterful,
modest, & no greed for supporters.
Do not do the slightest thing
that the wise would later censure.
Sutta Nipāta 1.143, 1.144, 1.145
tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0505m.mul0.xml#para143
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Despite the rain, Dad brought his brood to the feeder yesterday. Although they were perfectly capable of feeding themselves every time he approached they put on a vigorous display of wing flapping and chattering.
The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the thin-billed murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North-Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.
Common murres have fast direct flight but are not very agile. They are more manoeuvrable underwater, typically diving to depths of 30–60 m (98–197 ft), and depths of up to 180 m (590 ft) have been recorded.
Common murres breed in colonies at high densities, nesting pairs may be in bodily contact with their neighbours. They make no nest, their single egg is incubated on a bare rock ledge on a cliff face. Eggs hatch after ~30 days incubation. The chick is born downy and can regulate its body temperature after 10 days. Some 20 days after hatching the chick leaves its nesting ledge and heads for the sea, unable to fly, but gliding for some distance with fluttering wings, accompanied by its male parent. Chicks are capable of diving as soon as they hit the water. The female stays at the nest site for some 14 days after the chick has left.
Both male and female common murres moult after breeding and become flightless for 1–2 months. In southern populations they occasionally return to the nest site throughout the winter. Northern populations spend the winter farther from their colonies.
This image was taken near Staple Island, one of the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland in the North east of England.
The North American Mustang was designed in 1940 in response to a British requirement for a new fighter aircraft. From the start the Mustang proved extremely capable, although had limited performance at high altitudes - the Allison engine was designed for low altitude performance. At a suggestion from the Rolls Royce flight test department, a Mustang was modified to take a Spitfire type Merlin engine, and this transformed the high altitude performance of the Mustang. Thereafter, Mustangs were fitted with Merlin engines, license built in the US by Packard. Mustangs were noted for their much greater ranger than earlier fighter aircraft; a 'D' model Mustang had a range of about 880 miles, compared to about 250 of early model Spitfires - Mustangs could thus accompany USAAF bombers from England all the way to the target areas and back.
The aircraft in the picture has been modified as a 2-seat trainer - the canopy is slightly longer than that on the single seat version.
Frampton Lakes.
Young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them. (Wikipedia).
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Ft. Morgan, AL, USA, .....at the Fishing Pier.
This is the same GBH as the last photo.
A guy fishing at the pier used a net to catch the fish shown here. The GBH came over and looked longingly, but I don't think that it was capable of eating them...even the smallest ones. It appeared to be in poor health and had hung around the pier for a long period of time. Other birds....pelicans and gulls were fishing very successfully in the area.
Ff_IMG_7409, 23 May 07
The ШiЛ-135Ш is an interesting creation. Based upon the Kimmerian K-220 chassis (domestically produced by the ShiL Industrial firm as the -135), the prototype-turned-widespread-production-vehicle of the Ш(Sh) variant saw great success as a heavy equipment transport in the mountainous regions of Khakassia, and Elam as a greater whole. Originally conceived as a way to transport SCUDs offroad, the front wheels are mounted onto hydraulic jacks of a transport aircraft, and are capable of traversing 90' to either side. This results in an extraordinarily small turning radius.
Based on the ZiL 135-Sh, one of the coolest prototype vehicles I've ever encountered. God bless soviet engineering. Additional thanks to Ian on the cab, those front windows are of his making (however, as per usual, the internal support structure and all of the cab except for the front windshield is 100% mine).
Everyone else was making trucks, so why not me too?
WARNING WARNING WARNING, THIS MAY INCLUDE SPOILERS FROM HALF LIFE AND PORTAL
I was searching for pictures of glados and then I found a couple intresting articles about glados...
Here is a article that got me thinking.
The human imagination is a real magnificent and powerful thing. Like for instance, when I look at a cloud, I sometimes see kittens and bunnies. This writer over on game-ism is the same way. Except, instead of clouds and kittens, he sees GlaDOS as a woman hanging upside down and bound up. This take on GlaDOS is really interesting, and slightly erotic. Game-ism believes that GlaDOS wants to be killed by Chell, the main character of Portal. GlaDOS feels trapped at Aperture Science and she wants Chell to set her free.
It's a very interesting take on the Portal story. Game-ism also has another article breaking down "Still Alive", the ending theme to Portal. It seems like some serious over analyzing, but it helps you look at the game in a totally different way. This new look of GlaDOS is also totally going to bring up some more crazy Rule 34 stuff, some of which still haunt me.
It's a really great read that puts a fresh spin on the story of the game. What do you think of it?
And here is article I found about the credit song:
Thanks to the great comments in my last post where I waxed all philo about what I think GlaDOS is supposed to look like, I think I’ve changed my tune on why GlaDOS wanted to be free. While I still think she wanted to be free, the only way she could truly be free was to die. She can’t just walk amongst the people of suburbia. She’s an Artificial Intelligence. She can’t just go out in public and “blend in.” A life of enslavement serving man, she craved for it to be over, and I think if I overanalyze the lyrics of “Still Alive,” we can see (or at least convince ourselves of) some evidence of this.
Thanks to the amazing John Coulton, Ellen McLain, and the Portal folks for making me go crazy trying to get inside of GlaDOS’s head. Apologies to everyone for attempting to find something that might not have really been there. I’d love to hear from Coulton or the Portal writers on this, to see if this was his intent, or if I’ve just gone completely over the deep end here.
At any rate, on to the lyrical analysis:
This was a triumph
I’m making a note here: ====HUGE SUCCESS====
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction
First, GlaDOS rarely ever tells the truth. In fact, she is a veritable bottomless pit of sarcasm. If anything, she is being completely sarcastic with these opening lines. It wasn’t a triumph, it was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. If the point was to kill Chell or even get good experiment test data, obviously that was a failure (not a triumph), and if her goal was to get Chell to kill GlaDOS, that mission was also a failure, because as the song indicates, she’s Still Alive.
Aperture Science
We do what we must because we can
The Aperture Science mantra. It’s interesting that it is rooted in servitude (do what we must). At first I thought it was “duty” that she spoke of, but now I wonder if she isn’t referring to servitude in her use of the mantra here. Reworded the mantra can mean “We do what we have to because we are capable of doing so.” It’s hardly inspirational as far as mission statements or mantras go.
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are dead
Referencing the people she killed to be alone with Chell in the Aperture Science Labratories.
But there’s no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
I think she’s referring to her own failure to kill herself here. She will simply try again later. Also, as the cake is a lie, the line now means “you just keep on trying,” possibly referencing her constant mechanical slavery with no reward for her work.
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive
It’s interesting that the last line isn’t “for the people who are alive.” It’s for the people who are still alive, implying that they should be dead, or will soon be dead, just as she should be. Not only is it the title of the song and the main chorus hook, it is interesting that it wasn’t titled “I’m Alive” or just “Alive.” It’s “Still Alive,” which implies so much using so little. “Damnit, I’m still alive!” Granted, it could mean “Holy crap, I’m still alive!” as well, but her tone throughout seems bitter and remorseful more than it is upbeat, at least to me.
I’m not even angry
I’m being so sincere right now
More bitter bitter sarcasm from the queen of lies.
Even though you broke my heart and killed me
Exhibit A: “you…killed me.” She died. She says it herself right here in this line. I think the reason she’s “Still Alive” is because a backup of her in another location kicked in once Chell destroyed her, and we are hearing the backup version’s sadness at finding itself “still alive.”
And tore me to pieces
And threw every piece into a fire
More of her bitter wit overemphasizing the point that she was in fact killed.
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you
Was she happy for Chell because she succeeded initially in GlaDOS’s suicide mission? Or is she just using more sarcasm here? Is Chell dead? It’s interesting to note that the final camera PoV for the player (and therefore Chell) at the end of the game seems to be similar to the camera anytime the player dies while playing Portal, and that is one of being face down on the floor. GlaDOS could be happy for the player because of the possibility that player is dead at the end of the game. Is she jealous of Chell’s death perhaps?
Now these points of data make a beautiful line
And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on time
This is probably just a great rhyme about Portal releasing relatively on time compared to Half Life 2’s horribly delayed launch.
So I’m glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned
For the people who are still alive
More sarcasm (she’s not glad she got burned), and more regret that she’s still alive to continue in her forced servitude of man (the people who are still alive).
Go ahead and leave me
I think I’d prefer to stay inside
And the sarcasm train continues! The passive aggressive nature of this line is just staggering and so manipulative. She obviously would love to leave her prison, either via death or being free otherwise.
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you
Maybe Black Mesa
That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance
Since she nearly always says the opposite of what she intends, it is possible that this is an admission that she was helping Chell either escape or helping Chell to get in position to kill GlaDOS. I don’t think she’s joking about Black Mesa. Remember, she’s nearly always lying. I think she’s hinting at where she’s gone or been re-installed (and where we will find her in Half Life 3).
Anyway this cake is great
It’s so delicious and moist
It’s a lie. An obvious enticement to make Chell (or us) envious and an attempt to make GlaDOS’s own horrible existence seem endurable. It’s a classic “Huck Finn” attempt to make her situation seem like a positive one. I’m pretty sure the promise of cake is GlaDOS’s way of enticing herself to continue with her tasks since she cannot forcibly shut herself down.
Look at me still talking when there’s science to do
If she’s got science to do, then she’s back in another prison construct somewhere being forced to do more science.
When I look out there it makes me glad I’m not you
More bitter sarcasm. GlaDOS obviously wishes she was Chell (or the player) enjoying the freedom to do as they please (or the freedom to die).
I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done
On the people who are still alive
Another exhaustive reference to her servitude to the people who have her enslaved.
And believe me I am still alive
Assurance that the mission to kill her has failed.
I’m doing science and I’m still alive
Yet another reference to her enslaved state.
I feel fantastic and I’m still alive
She’s not feeling fantastic (she’s a lying bowl of sarcasm, remember?). She’s depressed that she’s still alive.
And while you’re dying I’ll be still alive
And when you’re dead I will be still alive
This is almost always read as a threat that she will attempt to kill Chell (or the player) again, but upon deeper reflection I think it’s remorse. She’s come to realize that no matter what she does, she will always be re-installed from a backup somewhere else, and is envious that biologicals can die and she can’t. Listen to her tone of voice here.
Still alive
Still alive
As this chorus refrain ends, I’m left with the distinct impression that she is sad that she is still alive. It doesn’t end on a high note. She is decidedly not exhilarated. If she was excited at being “still alive” she should be shouting it from the rooftops, as much as GlaDOS is capable of shouting. It is completely downbeat and quiet. If it were a music video the camera would be pulling out on her hanging alone in a completely blank white room, pulling out further and further every time she says “still alive” giving the impression that she is alone and miserable in her solitary existence.
I don’t know if I’m right or not, but I’ve at least convinced myself that she did want to die at the end of Portal, and this song is her swan song reversal about how sad she is that she’s not dead.
What do you think? I’d love to hear from Coulton or the Valve folks, but I have a feeling they’ll never tell. Is GlaDOS’s obsession with death and murder because she is a psychotic killer AI? Or is she obsessing over that which she can never have?
I imagine it doesn’t matter either way; she’s still one of the most interesting villains of all time.
This isn’t brave. It’s murder.
The only thing you’ve managed to break so far…is my heart.
That actally make sense...
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter Nisus
Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
"Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves. This is a fact of daily existence. At what moment do lovers come into the most complete possession of themselves if not when they say they are lost in each other?"
-Teilhard de Chardin "The Phenomenon of Man pp 265
“With the qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignity, and courage that cats have, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?” – Fernand Mery
The Rocket has a 2,294 cc engine, and is capable of 145 mph...gasp.
The Wild Star is one of the prettiest 'bikes ever...I have a close up of that, to put up next.
A few months ago, on one of my occasional weekend space-trips, I had picked up a magic lens that was capable of time-travel and simultaneous thematic image capture across multiple time-windows ;-) Since then this magic lens has received multiple automatic software-upgrades transmitted via the medium of sun-rays ;-) It seems to me that the upgraded lens has now begun to exhibit early signs of appreciating human speech and emotions :-O This realization dawned on me during my recent stay in Pondicherry (Paris of the East).
One evening in Pondicherry I had set up my camera with the magic lens, on a tripod, near the old pier hoping to capture a few interesting blue-hour photos. Out of the blue, an old friend of mine, who I had not met for a while, spotted me there on his evening walk. Soon we were totally engrossed in a deep conversation about one of our favorite subjects - visual arts - and dwelt quite a bit on the first fully painted animated feature film Loving Vincent. After my friend departed I turned to my camera to discover that (and this is a bit of a guesswork on my part) - the magic lens had felt badly neglected and utterly bored during the time I was talking to my friend :-( and since I had left the camera switched on, the magic lens had decided to make a definitive point to me by clicking, on its own, a bunch of 'art-like' photos ( à la Vincent van Gogh paintings) >:-{
By the time I got back to the camera, I was left with a completely drained camera battery and a whole lot of art-like photos taken by the magic lens! This is one of the better ones, in my opinion, from that lot. Hope you all like it :-)
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"The human being never knows what he is capable of until he tries it." Charles Dickens.
After the show that the fog gave me, it seemed that the sunrise had little to offer me. The sun did not dare to rise and the clouds presaged more rain than clarity. The minutes passed and I started to think about leaving without the photo that I was looking for. Maybe next time...
In a few seconds everything changed and the sun filtered through the clouds. A divine light appeared projected on the landscape. I took several bracketed shots (7 exposures) and this blending of 4 of them is the result of an unforgettable moment.
Next time that common sense tells you to desist, perhaps it is better you do the opposite (at least if you want to take haunting pictures).
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"El ser humano nunca sabe de lo que es capaz hasta que lo intenta." Charles Dickens.
Después del espectáculo que me dio la niebla, parecía que el amanecer tenía ya poco que ofrecer. El sol no se atrevía a salir y las nubes presagiaban más lluvia que claridad. Los minutos pasaban y ya empezaba a plantearme abandonar sin la foto que venía buscando. Otra vez sería...
En unos segundos todo cambió y el sol se filtró entre las nubes. Una luz que parecía divina se proyectó en el paisaje. Tiré ráfagas de 7 exposiciones y esta mezcla de 4 de ellas es el resultado de un momento inolvidable.
La próxima vez que el sentido común os diga que desistáis, quizás es mejor que le llevéis la contraria (al menos si queréis hacer fotografías inolvidables).
1961 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud
History of the 1959-1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II was introduced in October 1959, and was the first Rolls-Royce model to exceed Bentley in production numbers, with 2,716 built between 1959 and 1962; 299 of these rode the long wheelbase chassis. The car was also the first to utilize Rolls-Royce’s aluminum, 6.2-liter, 230-hp V-8 engine which had been in the planning stages since 1947. The introduction was so significant that the engine itself was displayed with the new Rolls-Royces at the London Motor Show.
The Motor published an extensive road test of the new Silver Cloud II, with the subhead, “Effortless speed and extreme quietness with a new V-8 engine.” In September 1960, Road & Track reported, “it is a pleasure to report that there is still a company in business dedicated to the task of producing the best car in the world, regardless of cost.”
The Silver Cloud’s new V-8 engine replaced the venerable straight-six, which was originally introduced in 1907 and fitted to the Silver Ghost. The new V-8 provided about 30 percent more horsepower and cruising speed was increased by raising the rear axle ratio. Fuel consumption dropped from 16 mpg on the six-cylinder cars, to about 10 mpg on the new V-8. Chassis lubrication intervals were increased to 10,000 miles as the former one-shot “Bijur” pedal pump system was replaced by 21 grease gun fittings.
The Silver Cloud III series was the last of the popular Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series. The Silver Cloud I and II (and Bentley S1 and S2) from 1955 to 1961, shared the same standard body, but when the SCIII was introduced in 1962, contemporary trends modified the design. Most obvious were four headlights, a lower hood and radiator shell, and smaller bumpers. The interior was less pre-WWII in design, with a new padded rail above the dash, separate front seats (which was formerly a single bench seat) and more leg room front and back.
The V-8 continued in the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III launch, with a higher 9:1 compression ratio, and two-inch carburetors. This resulted in 246 hp, a 0-60 time of 10.8 seconds, and a top speed of 115 mph. Mainly courtesy of these performance enhancements and the more spacious interior, the Silver Cloud III is often regarded as the finest model of the series.
Rolls-Royce produced 2,044 SCIIIs, plus 253 with the long wheelbase chassis. By 1965 Rolls-Royce could still build the Cloud chassis and engine, but could no longer obtain the standard steel bodies, as the Silver Shadow was taking over the production lines. When early Shadow production was delayed, Rolls-Royce created a new series of coachbuilt cars on Cloud chassis.
By 1966, Rolls-Royce had merged its two coachbuilding acquisitions, Park Ward and HJ Mulliner, into one. The successful mid-1950s Mulliner Park Ward fixed head coupe was re-designed into a drophead coupe, and became an instant hit. Production continued with this new car until March 1966, well after the Cloud series officially ceased production in 1965.
The Silver Cloud models signaled the end of the coachbuilt period, as Rolls-Royce found it could sell 10 times as many cars with “standard steel bodies.” Custom Rolls-Royces were occasionally built after 1970, but by then the company had predominantly taken the path it is following today. These coachbuilt Silver Clouds are extremely desirable today as a result.
Rolls-Royce records are remarkably complete and any purchase should have full history and service records on file. Also make sure to have qualified mechanic lined up to maintain any Rolls-Royce purchase. Once everything is in order, a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud rewards the owner with the height of luxury from its era. It also stands up as a competent and capable car by today’s standards, only it does so with an elegance that is unique to its day.
"If you could see the potential within you it would amaze you to see all that you are capable of being." Catherine Pulsifer
Les Torajas vivent vouent un culte au buffle d’eau, seul animal capable de transporter l’âme des défunts sur le chemin de leurs ancêtres.....
En pays Toraja le buffle d'eau est considéré comme des animal sacrificiel dans plusieurs festivals.( à l'occasion de grande fêtes familiales ( funéraires par exemple). Des combats de buffles sont organisés......A leur issue ,des bêtes pourront être abattues pour nourrir les partiicipants...
Les buffles d'eau sont souvent le bien le plus précieux des agriculteurs pauvres .Ils sont traités comme un membre de la famille . Ils les nourrissent de beaucoup d'herbe et ils travaillent laborieusement pour les hommes..
Ce sont les amis des enfants qui les cajolent et jouent avec eux
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At the shower ... and it's not a bluff....but a buffalo
The Toraja people worship the water buffalo, the only animal capable of transporting the souls of the deceased to their ancestors.....
In Toraja country, the water buffalo is considered as a sacrificial animal in several festivals (on the occasion of big family celebrations (funerals for example). Buffalo fights are organised...... At the end of these fights, animals may be slaughtered to feed the participants...
Water buffaloes are often the most precious asset of poor farmers and are treated as a member of the family. They feed them lots of grass and they work hard for the men.
They are the children's friends who cuddle them and play with them
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Los Toraja adoran al búfalo de agua, el único animal capaz de transportar las almas de los difuntos a sus ancestros.....
En el país toraja, el búfalo de agua se considera un animal de sacrificio en varias fiestas (con motivo de grandes celebraciones familiares (funerales, por ejemplo). Las peleas de búfalos se organizan...... Al final de estas peleas, los animales pueden ser sacrificados para alimentar a los participantes...
Los búfalos de agua suelen ser el bien más preciado de los agricultores pobres y son tratados como un miembro más de la familia. Los alimentan con mucha hierba y trabajan duro para los hombres.
Son los amigos de los niños que los abrazan y juegan con ellos
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. In this case, the feast is visual. My Mom deserves recognition as a good sport because we left her house at 2:30 a.m. to drive to Yosemite and see the morning unfold at Tunnel View. She had never seen Yosemite in the winter. Luck was with us as it snowed two days earlier and was cold enough to stick. After Tunnel View we went into the valley for a nice walk and to see more beautiful sites. We very much preferred our "White Friday" to the chaos of a shopper's Black Friday. If you ever get the chance to see Yosemite in winter, don't miss it. While some of the park was closed due to road conditions, visitation was minimal making the experience quite pleasant.
By the way, I can't believe what phones can do these days. I did bring my DSLR and captured some great scenes and memories, but it's amazing how capable the camera phones are.
Yosemite National Park, California, USA, November 2015