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Continuing my new Set of places in Brockton, Massachusetts, that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Moses Packard House is an historic house at 647 Main Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1897 and added to the National Historic Register in 1978.
It currently serves as the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home which has added a Chapel to the building.
The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a seabird and the largest member of the gannet family. It has the same colours as the Australasian gannet and is similar in appearance. Nesting in colonies as large as 60,000 pairs on both sides of the north Atlantic this bird undertakes seasonal migrations and is a spectacular high-speed diver.
Old names for the northern gannet include solan and solan goose.
Adults are 81–110 cm (32–43 in) long, weigh 2.2–3.6 kg (4.9–7.9 lb) and have a 165–180 cm (65–71 in) wingspan.
Before fledging, the immature birds (at about 10 weeks of age) can weigh more than 4 kg (8.8 lb). Each wing measures between 47 and 53 cm (19 and 21 in) when outstretched and the beak measures between 9 and 11 cm (3.5 and 4.3 in) (measured from the head). The two sexes are a similar size.
The plumage of the adults is white with dark wing tips, with colours that range from brown to black. The colour of the head, cheeks and side of the neck depends on the season and the individual; during breeding, the head and neck are brushed in a delicate yellow, although this colouring may not be evident in some individuals. The feathers are waterproof, which allows the birds to spend long periods in water. A water-impermeable secretion produced by a sebaceous gland covers the feathers and the birds spread it across their body using their beak or their head. The eye is light blue, and it is surrounded by bare, black skin, which gives the birds their characteristic facial expression.
Young birds are dark brown
Fledglings are brown with white wing tips. They have white spots on their head and on their back and a v-shaped white area underneath. The plumage of one-year-olds can be almost completely brown. In the second year the birds’ appearance changes depending on the different phases of moulting: they can have adult plumage at the front and continue to be brown at the rear. They gradually acquire more white in subsequent seasons until they reach maturity after five years.
Newborn chicks are featherless and are dark blue or black in colour. In the second week of life they are covered in white down.[8] From the fifth week they are covered in dark brown feathers flecked with white.
Their beak is long, strong and conical with a slight downward curve at the end. The front part has a sharp edge. In adults, the beak is blue-grey with dark grey or black edges. It is brownish in immature birds.
The northern gannet’s eyes are large and point forwards, and they have a light blue to light grey iris surrounded by a thin black ring. The four toes of their feet are joined by a membrane that can vary from dark grey to dark brown. There are yellow lines running along the toes that continue along their legs; these lines probably have a role in mating. The rear toe is strong and faces inwards allowing the birds to firmly grip onto vertical cliff faces.
When feeding, these birds are spectacular high-speed divers. They can locate their prey from heights of up to 45 m (148 ft), but they normally search from a height of between 10 and 20 m (33 and 66 ft). When they see a fish they will dive into the water. They dive with their bodies straight and rigid, wings tucked close to the body but reaching back, extending beyond the tail, before piercing the water like an arrow. They control the direction of the dive using their wings. Just as it is going to hit the water a bird will fold its wings against its body. A bird’s head and neck are stretched out in front of the body and the beak is shut. Birds can hit the water at speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph). This allows them to penetrate 3–5 m (10–16 ft) below the surface, and occasionally they will swim down to 12–15 m (40–50 ft).
They usually push their prey deeper into the water and capture it as they return to the surface. When a dive is successful, gannets swallow the fish underwater before surfacing, and never fly with the fish in their bill. Larger fish are swallowed headfirst, smaller fish are swallowed sideways or tail first. The bird’s subcutaneous air bags aid their rapid return to the surface.
Their white colour helps other gannets to identify one of their kind and they can deduce the presence of a shoal of fish by this diving behaviour; this in turn facilitates group foraging, which makes capturing their prey easier. Northern gannets also forage for fish while swimming with their head under water.
Some studies have found that the duration and direction of flights made while foraging for food are similar for both sexes. However, there are significant differences in the search behaviour of males and females. Female northern gannets are not only more selective than males in choosing a search area: they also make longer and deeper dives and spend more time floating on the surface than males.[
Continuing our review of the Sydney Trains network - Rhodes railway Station. Located on the Main North Line it serves suburban trains on the T1 line.
From Wikipedia:
Rhodes station opened on 17 September 1886. In March 1892, a second platform was added when the Main North line was duplicated. In 1912, an extra line was added to the west of the station, but no platform face was provided until 1928.
Rhodes developed into a predominately industrial area, being the base for railway locomotive manufacturer Tulloch.
To the north of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.
Beginning in the 1990s with the gated village/suburb of Liberty Grove (the luxury suburb opened in 1998) the area was redeveloped. It now includes residential apartments, commercial offices and the Rhodes Shopping Centre. In the early 2000s, Rhodes station underwent a major redevelopment.
In 2015, a southbound loop was added south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project
Crews continue clearing work on Union Cross Road in Forsyth County. They are removing trees to make way for additional lanes on 4.2 miles of the roadway from Sedge Garden Road north of I-40 to just south of U.S. 311.
I was already spoiled rotten over Christmas, but I got home from Christmas today and found two more gifts! The box of C.Howard's Violets from Jim is aces for multiple reasons. Like Jim himself, they are so freaking sweet and delicious. And a little more bittersweet was the last piece of my Merge Records Score! 20th anniversary box set. It was the actual box to house the book and CD compilations I've received throughout 2009, plus the last two installments of the compilations.
Travel day. Dueling
Camera phones in tunnels of
CDG airport.
Continuing to not feel so great today. Good that we had two rest days. I needed it badly. Woke up at 4:30am again, but didn't have the luxury of going back to sleep. Finished packing, double checked everything, balanced out the weight of all the gear in various bags, decide on not risking the bigger camera bag as a carry on; good thing too—Germans do like their regulations...
Really short flight: 50 minutes. Spent more time taxiing on both ends. Bought a nice red scarf at Timberlands in the Frankfurt airport when we arrived. I think I chose my outerwear poorly for this trip... Its rainy and cold in Germany and Amsterdam all week. Guess it's the season, but man it sucks for filming.
Arrived at a hotel in the middle of an industrial park. But I must say, either it's because there are a lot of conventions, or because Germans are just nicer and less covetous about their language, but it's much more pleasant dealing with the staff here than the Parisian suburbs. Banged out a few production emails, FaceTime with Julie and Jamie, tried to come up with a way to FedEx some Flonase and the neti pot from home, then promptly fell asleep.
Woke up with my nose and throat feeling 10% worse. Watched some Top Chef on my iPad. Then had a nice dinner with Frank and Dan at the hotel restaurant downstairs, because as I mentioned before, it's pouring and freezing out.
After dinner, I scouted the seventh floor terrace and fitness center of the hotel, and had a breakthrough idea: since I'm finally in a real hotel, I could go downstairs to the restaurant and simply ask for some salt. Which I did. Then I proceeded to take my extra bottle of water, empty it, and create myself a makeshift neti pot. It worked like a charm! Well, charm is a strong word. We'll see how I feel tomorrow, but I'm hopeful...
Now, off to bed. Tomorrow will be late evening and night of filming, followed by a very long Tuesday. Good night!
A Brechtbug newspaper cartoon without the paper - insect comic comics bug bugs - In Which Brecht Continues To Find A Place To Smoke A Cigar - New York City - Brechtbug - Gadfly dumb waiter brownstone building basement cellar police cop cops flatfoot escape - NYC 2012 comix to be continued dumbwaiter design elevator small cigars smoking cartoon cartoons
Stats are stats, but you can only know how what the different seasons are actually like when you live through them. Although it's not been Arctic of late, the crocuses have blossomed up, and the tulips and other plants have started to poke out of the dirt. But in nature, I've not been seen much green, but I did spot these pussy willows on a recent walk...
Continuing with the Xmas In July joy,here we have a giant mag o' joy from my pal Michele. I was REALLY stoked to get this cos I discovered a lot of great ads/layouts I have coveted in other people's Flickr streams over the years
You done good,girl!
Continuing the Smashed series with a set of Christmas lights gently destroyed with a nice big sledge hammer.
This video shows the yellow light bulbs being pulverized.
Continuing a tradition laid down from predecessor Marshall Fields, Macy's State Street is bedecked with horns at Christmastime.
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Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Exp: ISO 100, 32mm, f/9.0, 1/20
Such a beautiful bridge to walk, bike, or jog on.
New Jersey USA 11-05-2019
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Laridae
Genus:Leucophaeus
Species:L. atricilla
Binomial name
Leucophaeus atricilla
Songs and Calls
Loud, high-pitched ha-ha-ha-ha-haah-haah-haah-haah-haah.
Family
Gulls and Terns
Habitat
Salt marshes, coastal bays, piers, beaches, ocean. Generally found only in coastal regions, especially common around beaches and salt marshes, but also ranging several miles inland to rivers, fields, dumps. Found well inland in Florida and at Salton Sea, California. Nests on beaches and dredge spoil islands among grass and bushes.
The strident laughing calls of this well-named gull are among the most characteristic sounds around tidewater along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, especially in summer. It seems to be mostly a warm-weather bird, with the majority departing from Atlantic coastal areas north of Florida in winter. Its nesting colonies are localized but often large, sometimes with thousands of nests.
Feeding Behavior
Forages while walking, wading, or swimming, or may forage in flight by plunging into water or dipping to surface. May steal food from Brown Pelican, landing on pelican's head and snatching fish from larger bird's bill pouch.
Eggs
3, sometimes 2-4. Olive to buff or brown, blotched with brown. Incubation is by both sexes, about 20 days. Young: Remain in nest for a few days after hatching, then wander nearby, hiding under vegetation. Both parents feed young, giving them half-digested food at first, solid food later. Age at first flight about 5 weeks.
Young
Remain in nest for a few days after hatching, then wander nearby, hiding under vegetation. Both parents feed young, giving them half-digested food at first, solid food later. Age at first flight about 5 weeks.
Diet
Includes crustaceans, insects, fish. Diet varies with location and season. Eats many small fish, crustaceans, and insects, also earthworms, snails, refuse. In late spring, gathers to eat eggs of horseshoe crabs. Also eats eggs and sometimes young of other birds, especially Royal Terns.
Nesting
Breeds in colonies, sometimes with thousands of nests; sometimes associated with other species of gulls or terns. Nest site is on ground among grass or bushes. In more southerly areas, may be among denser growth, under shrubs or vines, perhaps for protection from sun. Nest (built by both sexes) may be a scrape in ground with sparse lining, or may be shallow cup of grass, sticks, debris, lined with finer grass. Adults may continue adding to nest during incubation
Heavy rain on a mid elevation snow-pack caused local creeks/rivers to rise ~ 60 cm. overnight. Work crews work to repair the damage on Highway 26 east of Quesnel in the Cariboo District.
once you start playing this game with Finn it's hard to stop. Poor Two Spot is so so so worried about him.
News - TROY FLEECE/Leader-Post - Family, friends, trained search and rescue, members of the RCMP and other members of First Nations joined in a search effort on Friday to try locate missing Amber Redman on the Standing Buffalo Reserve. Amber's mom Gwenda Yuzicappi was on hand to help organize the search parties for her missing daughter.
Continuing search
Mother of missing woman sharing story with others
Heather Polischuk
The Leader-Post
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Gwenda Yuzicappi has never stopped looking for her missing daughter, Amber Redman, in the hopes that she is still alive.
On Friday, the mother from the Standing Buffalo First Nation will take her story to Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., as part of a conference there on murdered and missing women.
The conference, entitled "Feminicide = Sanctioned Murder: Gender, Race & Violence in Global Context", takes a hard look at the large number of disappearances and murders of women in Canada, Mexico and Guatemala.
Yuzicappi has her own reasons for attending the conference.
Ever since Redman, 19, went missing from a Fort Qu'Appelle bar on July 15, 2005, Yuzicappi has led numerous searches for her daughter and has spoken publicly about the painful turn her life has taken.
"To me, doing this, I feel that this is one of my purposes for my daughter and I feel that I'm on the right track," she said. "This is my purpose."
Since Redman disappeared, Yuzicappi has spoken publicly at a number of events across Canada and said she felt honoured to be asked to go to Stanford to represent Canadian First Nations people who are searching for missing loved ones or mourning those who have been found murdered.
Yuzicappi said she has found an affinity with other families who share her experience and hopes she can now begin to connect with families from other countries.
"At (an) event (in Ottawa), I made a statement that I would like nation to nation to come together and support each other, the unity, to bring this issue to the forefront," she said. "When we have more people the strength is stronger and the support is enormous...
"I just believe this is so important and I'm so passionate about this issue that I would go and speak anywhere. If I can let one more person know about my daughter, then I believe that my purpose is met that day."
Yuzicappi will be speaking at Stanford alongside women from Mexico and Guatemala whose daughters have been the victims of violence in their countries.
Yuzicappi said she was touched by a Canadian/British-produced documentary called Killer's Paradise, which tells the story of the brutal murders of women in Guatemala, many of which go uninvestigated and unsolved. That film was to be shown at the conference on Wednesday.
"When I watched that documentary, it upset me but ... when I heard the parents speak on there, I just felt, 'You're going through the same thing that I'm going through,' " she said.
Yuzicappi said she would like to be able to help other families the way she feels she has been helped by bonding with others in Saskatchewan who share her experience.
"When we mention one thing, we all understand that loss that we're facing," she said. "We understand going through shock, going through denial and when we talk about it we have that similarity within the families ...
"But going back to Stanford University and the conference, that's my intent when I go down there. I'm hoping that (through) my words that I'm bringing, my healing and what I'm going through every day, that I'm able to extend that out to other families and vice versa."
Later in May, Yuzicappi will join other family members of missing aboriginal women at an event in Saskatoon. She said she would one day like to help organize a conference in Saskatchewan to host families from around the world who are experiencing the same loss.
© The Leader-Post (Regina) 2007
Feminicide=Sanctioned Murder
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Lil Faithful playing with her toys now and says she is full. :)
Visit this location at Del Renee Villas, Club House in Second Life
Continuing with my system based Bionicle we have our next which is based on the trans-orange Robo-Force space theme from 1997.
He is the leader of the group of toa pretenders as he came up with the scheme. He claims to be a toa of the element of iron. Of the group he is far the most technically minded.
Continuing a tradition that was reinaugurated during the university's Tercentenary in 1993, William & Mary begins each fall with Opening Convocation to celebrate the start of the academic session.
#wmconvocation 2015
Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Willliam & Mary
ousands more students will soon have access to new, safe and accessible playgrounds that support play and health as the Province continues to support the Playground Equipment Program (PEP) for a sixth year.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023ECC0029-000721
Continued flooding caused evacuations throughout the county, power outages and the closure of U.S. 36 on Thursday. Parts of most major roads in Boulder were also closed.
Alumni of St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine (SGUSVM) and veterinarians from around the world gathered at St. George’s University in September for the Practical Veterinary Dentistry Continuing Education (CE) Conference covering the importance of oral health for animals. Find our more more at SGU News.