Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021)] it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, and was an important city of the empires of Greater Iran. By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as Μαράκανδα. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.

The city is noted as a centre of Islamic scholarly study and the birthplace of the Timurid Renaissance. In the 14th century, Timur made it the capital of his empire and the site of his mausoleum, the Gur-e Amir. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, rebuilt during the Soviet era, remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. Samarkand's Registan square was the city's ancient centre and is bounded by three monumental religious buildings. The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts: embroidery, goldwork, silk weaving, copper engraving, ceramics, wood carving, and wood painting. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.

Modern Samarkand is divided into two parts: the old city, which includes historical monuments, shops, and old private houses; and the new city, which was developed during the days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and includes administrative buildings along with cultural centres and educational institutions. On 15 and 16 September 2022, the city hosted the 2022 SCO summit.

Samarkand has a multicultural and plurilingual history that was significantly modified by the process of national delimitation in Central Asia. Many inhabitants of the city are native or bilingual speakers of the Tajik language, whereas Uzbek is the official language and Russian is also widely used in the public sphere, as per Uzbekistan's language policy.

Ravelry project page: ravel.me/yarnover/6scec

continuously unclothed from december 17th 2000 to january 18th 2001, remanded in a brixton prison segregation cell on a non-imprisonable charge. eventually released naked on unconditional bail, and later the charges are dropped.

naked protest

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

- Winston Churchill

München | Munich | Мюнхен, 06-11-2014.

Henk Visch - Present Continuous. 2011.

Munich on Wikipedia (English)

Skulpturenpark Pinakothek on Wikipedia (German)

Henk Visch on Wikipedia (Dutch)

My Munich, November 2014 set in my European Union Collection.

This short video demonstrates my latest enhancement to my soft focus lenses: continuously variable soft focus effect. It's still crude, however I am able to vary the density and radius of the glow by turning a dial.

Please forgive the poor quality video. This is my first attempt at using video and I have a lot to learn.

Somehow I feel Ruskin Bond would have woven a wonderful story around this tree !!!!!

Common name: Kadam • Hindi: कदम्ब Kadamb • Tamil: வெள்ளை கதம்பு Vellaikkatampu • Malayalam: Katampu • Kannada: Kaduavalatige • Telugu: Rudrakskamba

Botanical name: Neolamarckia cadamba Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)

Synonyms: Anthocephalus cadamba, Anthocephalus indicus.

n Hindu mythology, Kadam was the favourite tree of Krishna. Tree up to 45 m tall, without branches for more than 25 m. Diameter up to 100 (-160) cm but normally less; sometimes with buttresses. The crown is umbrellashaped and the branches are characteristically arranged in tiers. Leaves simple, 13-32 cm long. Flowers orange, small, in dense, globose heads. They appear like solid, hairy orange balls. The fruits are small capsules, packed closely together to form a fleshy, yellow or orange coloured infructescence containing approx. 8,000 seeds. The small capsules split into four parts releasing the seed at maturity. There are approximately 20,000 seeds per gram. It is believed to have medicinal value in curing astringent, ulcer, digestive, diarrhoea, expectorant, fever, vomiting. A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this tree.

Continuous light, 50 frames stacked.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Roy Powers, a C17 Loadmaster and continual process improvement specialist, assigned to the 105th Rescue Wing, shares information on the live Continuous Process Improvement system made to improve efficiency, in support of state efforts to provide mass COVID-19 vaccinations administered by the New York State Department of Health at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, January 22, 2021.

The National Guard has more than 350 Guardsmen and women deployed to the vaccination site to support staffing for the site. The New York State Department of Health conducts vaccination efforts for essential workers and members of the community over age 75 beginning January 13, 2021. Eligible members of the public can register for a vaccine appointment through the Department of Health website: www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn and Maj. Michael O’Hagan)

All participants have provided permission to appear in this media product.

"Monami end the world?" Author: Hayaminekaoru

Events that happened in high school becomes the major event of the world?. In order to protect the girl who holds the fate of the world, a man who appeared to ...? . Continuous trick of mystery and you do not believe it! . Twenty anniversary work "Hayaminekaoru" writer life!.

Continuous light in large softbox

Tactical Baton, Handcuff Keychain, JLab Earbuds

roll-133 ARISTA.EDU Ultra 400

Rodinal 1+25 5.5 mins continuous

Minolta Maxxum HTsi Plus

Minolta Maxxum AF Zoom 28-85mm f3.5-4.5

It's a 1993 style GPS Continuous Observation Point "Chiba Ichikawa 93023" at South Gyotoku park (called "Pencil park") in north of Minami Gyotoku station.

Please enjoy the interactive viewer! (thanks to fieldOfView and Aldo)

And small but quick interactive viewer is here (Wrapr Beta)

another interactive version:

www.360cities.net/image/gps-continuous-observation-point-...

(need Adobe Flash player)

- SLR camera and lens: Nikon D90 /w Sigma 8mm fisheye

- handheld (with Simon's "PanoTool")

- 4 pan (Philopod pitch variation)

- software: ptgui and Photoshop on MS-Windows XP

See where this picture was taken. [?]

[MAP by ALPSLAB]

Five scarves woven using the continuous strand weaving method on a rectangle loom.

This is the continuous route for the Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10k Run race route runners running through the top of the hill peak at Angels Point Drive and Park Row Drive Elysian Park followed by the view of the Echo Park, Silver Lake, Hollywood, Griffith Park, Angeleno Heights, Westlake MacArthur Park, Wilshire Center, Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire, Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills, Century City, West Los Angeles, Westwood, Westside, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Mar Vista, Southwest Los Angeles, Inglewood, Culver City, Santa Monica and Pacific Ocean skyscraper skyline located at Solano Canyon - Los Angeles, California 90012 - 90026.

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#solanocanyon

#echopark

#silverlake

#hollywood

#griffithpark

#academyroad

#angelenoheights

#westlakemacarthurpark #wilshirecenter

#koreatownla

#koreatownlosangeles

#midwilshire

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@silverlake

@hollywood

@griffithpark

@academyroad

@angelenoheights

@westlakemacarthurpark @wilshirecenter

@koreatownla

@koreatownlosangeles

@midwilshire

@miraclemile

@beverlyhills

@centurycity

@westla

@westlosangeles

@westwood

@brentwood

@marvista

@southwestla

@southwestlosangeles

@pacificpalisades

@culvercity

@santamonica

@firecracker10k @firecracker10krun @firecracker10k

@SouthwestLA @SouthwestLosAngeles @SouthBay @LAXAirport @LAXInternationalAirport @LosAngelesInternationalAirport @WestLA @WestLosAngeles @Inglewood @CulverCity

In continuous operation by the same family since 1911. Winkleman, Arizona.

Wildebeests on their endless migration. Maasai mara, Kenya.

Watch the video: AFRICA SELVAGEM IN YOUTUBE

Continuous Light Portrait - Single Light #photography #photographylover #art #riohondocollege #riohondoarts #portraitphotography #singlelightportrait #stagedphotography #drawingwithlight #lightingphotography #themagicoflight #itsokaytobemad #itsnotokaytohurtyourself #sogobreaksomething #screamyellshout #letgo #freeyouremotions #itsnotaboutalwaysbeinghappy #beyourownkingandqueen👑

The Cemetery was begun by the Indian Corps (and in particular by the 2nd Leicesters) in November, 1914, and it was used continuously by Field Ambulances and fighting units until March, 1918. It passed into German hands in April, 1918, and after its recapture a few further burials were made in Plot IV in September and October. The grave of one Officer of the London Regiment was brought in in 1925 from a position on the Estaires-La Bassee road near "Port Arthur", and the 264 Portuguese graves of March, 1917 and April, 1919 were removed to Richebourg-L'Avoue Portuguese National Cemetery after the Armistice.

Victoria Cross: The following four soldiers are commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial within the cemetery:

Private Abraham Acton, VC, "B" Coy. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment, died 16/05/1915.

Corporal William Anderson, VC, 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment, killed in Action 13/03/1915.

Private Edward Barber, VC, 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards, presumed to have died on or since 12/03/1915.

Private Jacob Rivers, VC, 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), killed in action 12/03/1915.

Casualty Details: UK 891, Canada 11, India 9, Germany 4, Total Burials: 915

This is the Grade II listed signal box at New Street Station. It is unusual for a building of the 1960s to be listed, like this one. But it was listed due to its unique design. It is on the corner of Navigation Street and Brunel Street.

Includes: Birmingham New Street Signal Box BRUNEL STREET. Railway signal box. 1964. Architects Bicknell and Hamilton in collaboration with R L Moorcraft the Regional Architect, London Midland Region. Horizontal pre-cast concrete cladding units of a bold triangular profile, hung from a reinforced concrete frame. The boundary parapet wall in Navigation Street is constructed from facetted vertical pre-cast concrete units. Continuous metal windows; walls on either side of the entrance doors are finished in vertical glazed tiling. Flat roof. Contains staff and equipment rooms. Five storeys high above railway track level and four storeys above street level with single storey wing at track level. Various floor to floor heights. The signalling control room at top level is surrounded by a projecting flat roof with a deep down-standing fascia to provide shading for the control console. The building is very much a 'one off' constructed on a very difficult and congested site. A dramatic building of exceptional architectural quality with a strongly sculptural form.

Sources: Architectural Review, November 1965

Building, 18 August 1967

Railway Magazine, October 1966, pp.564-7

New Street Station Signal Box - Heritage Gateway

Continuous Concrete Slip Forming of the footing for the median barrier, 1/4 of a mile west of the Route 105 Fort Eustis interchange on I-64. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)

CPKC 2CWR-15 utilizing CPKCs veteran GMD 40-2s for power, being 6043 and 6055.

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021)] it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, and was an important city of the empires of Greater Iran. By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as Μαράκανδα. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.

The city is noted as a centre of Islamic scholarly study and the birthplace of the Timurid Renaissance. In the 14th century, Timur made it the capital of his empire and the site of his mausoleum, the Gur-e Amir. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, rebuilt during the Soviet era, remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. Samarkand's Registan square was the city's ancient centre and is bounded by three monumental religious buildings. The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts: embroidery, goldwork, silk weaving, copper engraving, ceramics, wood carving, and wood painting. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.

Modern Samarkand is divided into two parts: the old city, which includes historical monuments, shops, and old private houses; and the new city, which was developed during the days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and includes administrative buildings along with cultural centres and educational institutions. On 15 and 16 September 2022, the city hosted the 2022 SCO summit.

Samarkand has a multicultural and plurilingual history that was significantly modified by the process of national delimitation in Central Asia. Many inhabitants of the city are native or bilingual speakers of the Tajik language, whereas Uzbek is the official language and Russian is also widely used in the public sphere, as per Uzbekistan's language policy.

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021)] it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, and was an important city of the empires of Greater Iran. By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as Μαράκανδα. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.

The city is noted as a centre of Islamic scholarly study and the birthplace of the Timurid Renaissance. In the 14th century, Timur made it the capital of his empire and the site of his mausoleum, the Gur-e Amir. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, rebuilt during the Soviet era, remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. Samarkand's Registan square was the city's ancient centre and is bounded by three monumental religious buildings. The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts: embroidery, goldwork, silk weaving, copper engraving, ceramics, wood carving, and wood painting. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.

Modern Samarkand is divided into two parts: the old city, which includes historical monuments, shops, and old private houses; and the new city, which was developed during the days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and includes administrative buildings along with cultural centres and educational institutions. On 15 and 16 September 2022, the city hosted the 2022 SCO summit.

Samarkand has a multicultural and plurilingual history that was significantly modified by the process of national delimitation in Central Asia. Many inhabitants of the city are native or bilingual speakers of the Tajik language, whereas Uzbek is the official language and Russian is also widely used in the public sphere, as per Uzbekistan's language policy.

a day on the hill

a week (mostly) of public holidays was spent (mostly) decorating.

However, too much time indoors can be bad for you, so with the weather forecast looking so good it was decision time. A day varnishing the floor, or a day on the big hill?

The alarm went of early and we headed to the Lake District for a perfect day high above Langdale...

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(for those wondering how I managed to get onto the rock with only a 10 second timer, I have a new secret weapon - the continuous shoot mode. An appropriately placed rubber band enables my camera to continuously take 650 shots over 9 minutes - after which the SD card becomes full)

Blog post available at:

scoop.cheerfactory.co.uk/2007/11/30/tinder-continuous-int...

#OccupyLSX protesters gather at St. Paul's Cathedral - Day One, 15.10.2011

As part of the newly-emerging global "Occupy" movement which has seen a continuous occupation of Liberty Park near Wall Street in New York, and which today saw protests in approximately 950 cities worldwide against the corruption of both bankers and governments, around 4-5,000 activists - having been blocked by police from their original objective, Paternoster Square which leads to the London Stock Exchange - converged on the front steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London to begin an occupation which. it is hoped, will oblige the financiers and bankers to realise that there are real people being grievously punished for the unpunished crimes of the banking industry which have resulted in crashing world economies and swingeing 'austerity measures' which are only paid for by the poor and middle classes. In the meanwhile the entire country has been treated to the disgraceful sight of the very people who caused this unmitigated shitstorm of greed, dishonesty and arrogance having the audacity to reward themselves with millions of pounds in bonuses, despite almost bringing the world economy to its knees.

Throughout the day the completely peaceful protesters discussed their grievances and through a series of open Spanish-style 'congresses' or 'people's assemblies' formulated a series of propositions which form the basis of the mass protest.

During the afternoon the crowd was joined by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange who arrived wearing the obligatory Guy Fawkes mask made famous in the cult film "V for Vendetta", which is worn by members of hacktivist group Anonymous. Assange, wearing an electronic tag on his leg imposed by the British court as he is under house arrest awaiting deportation to Sweden - was accompanied by two police detectives, one of whom frequently made a point of holding Assange's shoulder, as if they thought for one second that one of the most identifiable faces in the world right now would ever be able to make a run for it, surrounded completely by a cordon of upwards of 3-400 police.

The only mindless, vindictive violence came from some members of the Territorial Support Group who were militaristic in their brutality towards completely passive citizens when they decided to rush the steps of the cathedral once darkness fell, during which assault they stamped on people's heads and bodies, punched and kicked several people and were seen to rip the hijab off one girl's head. All of this was to prove or gain nothing whatsoever strategically except the ability of the police to be - in my opinion as I watched it from very close quarters - criminally, dangerously violent to passive, peaceful protesters who no longer, it seems, are protected from violence by the agents of the State. When the police commit violence everyone - especially the police - knows it is very difficult to go after them to demand legal justice.

Several hours later the police abandoned the steps at the request of Cathedral officials, leaving everyone to wonder what was the primary motive of the senior officer who gave the order to lead this attack on private land when no crime had been committed. This was Abuse of Process in many people's opinion.

To follow the progress of #OccupyLSX and #OccupyLondon visit their website here, and follow them on Twitter HERE and HERE.

To follow the progress of the second protest camp set up in Finsbury Square on 22.10.2011 (photos soon) visit BeyondClicktivism and follow them on Twitter

All photos © 2011 Pete Riches

Do not reproduce, alter or reblog my images without my permission.

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ARM's North Slope of Alaska (NSA) atmospheric observatory is providing data about cloud and radiative processes at high latitudes. Scientists use NSA data to improve how these processes are represented in earth system models.

Terms of Use: Our images are freely and publicly available for use with the credit line, “Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.”

Graflex Super Graphic 4x5 press camera (handheld at 1/15)

Nikkor-W 5.6/135mm

Ilford HP5 Plus, nominal exposure at 400ASA

Developed in Jobo CPP-2 film processor using Perceptol 1+1 at 20C, 16min. continuous rotation

Plasser & Theurer 09-32 CSM,continuous action levelling, lining and tamping machine, DX73107 at Barnetby - 09/06/2003.

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021)] it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, and was an important city of the empires of Greater Iran. By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as Μαράκανδα. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.

The city is noted as a centre of Islamic scholarly study and the birthplace of the Timurid Renaissance. In the 14th century, Timur made it the capital of his empire and the site of his mausoleum, the Gur-e Amir. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, rebuilt during the Soviet era, remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. Samarkand's Registan square was the city's ancient centre and is bounded by three monumental religious buildings. The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts: embroidery, goldwork, silk weaving, copper engraving, ceramics, wood carving, and wood painting. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.

Modern Samarkand is divided into two parts: the old city, which includes historical monuments, shops, and old private houses; and the new city, which was developed during the days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and includes administrative buildings along with cultural centres and educational institutions. On 15 and 16 September 2022, the city hosted the 2022 SCO summit.

Samarkand has a multicultural and plurilingual history that was significantly modified by the process of national delimitation in Central Asia. Many inhabitants of the city are native or bilingual speakers of the Tajik language, whereas Uzbek is the official language and Russian is also widely used in the public sphere, as per Uzbekistan's language policy.

British Pride......

The original MG marque was in continuous use (barring the years of the Second World War) for 56 years after its inception. Production of predominantly two-seater sports cars was concentrated at a factory in Abingdon, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Oxford.[2] The British Motor Corporation (BMC) competition department was also based at the Abingdon plant and produced many winning rally and race cars. In the autumn of 1980, however, the Abingdon factory closed and MGB production ceased.

Between 1982 and 1991, the MG marque was revived on sportier versions of Austin Rover's Metro, Maestro and Montego ranges. After an interval of barely one year, the MG marque was revived again, this time on the MG RV8 – an updated MGB Roadster with a Rover V8 engine, which was produced in low volumes.

A second revival came in the summer of 1995, when the high volume MG F two-seater roadster was launched.

The MG marque passed, along with the Rover marque, to the MG Rover group in May 2000, when BMW "broke up" the Rover Group. This arrangement saw the return of MG badges on sportier Rover-based cars, and a revised MG F model, known as the MG TF, launched in 2002. However, all production ceased in April 2005 when MG Rover went into administration.

The assets of MG Rover were bought by Chinese carmaker Nanjing Automobile in July 2005[3] (subsequently bought by SAIC in December 2007),[4] who now operate a UK subsidiary, MG Motor.

British Pride......

The original MG marque was in continuous use (barring the years of the Second World War) for 56 years after its inception. Production of predominantly two-seater sports cars was concentrated at a factory in Abingdon, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Oxford.[2] The British Motor Corporation (BMC) competition department was also based at the Abingdon plant and produced many winning rally and race cars. In the autumn of 1980, however, the Abingdon factory closed and MGB production ceased.

Between 1982 and 1991, the MG marque was revived on sportier versions of Austin Rover's Metro, Maestro and Montego ranges. After an interval of barely one year, the MG marque was revived again, this time on the MG RV8 – an updated MGB Roadster with a Rover V8 engine, which was produced in low volumes.

A second revival came in the summer of 1995, when the high volume MG F two-seater roadster was launched.

The MG marque passed, along with the Rover marque, to the MG Rover group in May 2000, when BMW "broke up" the Rover Group. This arrangement saw the return of MG badges on sportier Rover-based cars, and a revised MG F model, known as the MG TF, launched in 2002. However, all production ceased in April 2005 when MG Rover went into administration.

The assets of MG Rover were bought by Chinese carmaker Nanjing Automobile in July 2005[3] (subsequently bought by SAIC in December 2007),[4] who now operate a UK subsidiary, MG Motor.

Found on the internet

A continuous line study of people eating in the Regency Cafe, London. I was really interested in how people eat and I wanted to closely analyse people eating and how they break down food.

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of Florida's oldest continuously running attractions, having opened on May 20, 1893. Not only does it have 24 species of crocodilians, but also a variety of other reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as exhibits, animal performances and educational demonstrations.

The park began in 1893 on St. Augustine Beach as a minor attraction at the end of a railway running through neighboring Anastasia Island. The alligators were added at first to get visitors to buy souvenirs and see the museum there. Soon the reptiles themselves became the main point of interest.

Growing in popularity, the park moved to its current location in the early 1920s. The park changed owners in the 1930s, and after a devastating fire they started reconstruction and expansion of the facilities. In 1993, for their 100-year anniversary, the park became the first place in the world to display every species of crocodilian.

As of 2012, this was the only place where one can see every species of alligator, crocodile, caiman and gharial. Over the years the zoo has expanded to include exotic monkeys, birds, and other reptiles. The bird collection alone boasts some species not often seen in other zoos, including hornbills, cassowary, marabou, Cape griffon vultures and Pesquet's parrots. In 2008 the zoo opened a new Komodo dragon facility that also exhibits lizards and snakes found within the range of the saltwater crocodile.

The back section of the park contains a large bird rookery, where free-roaming local bird species such as egrets, herons, wood storks and roseate spoonbills nest and rear their young.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Alligator_Farm_Zoolog...

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A weightless, stretchy star stitch lace vortex inspired by the earliest known star stitches of the 1800's!

("Wirbel" is German for "whirl." These stars are crocheted in a continuous spiral.)

Downloadable crochet pattern in the DesigningVashti shop and in Ravelry as of 3/31/14.

Continuous motion, visible from sequentially viewing one photo/frame to the next.

Continuous motion photographed like a flipbook (frame by frame.)

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021)] it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, and was an important city of the empires of Greater Iran. By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as Μαράκανδα. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.

The city is noted as a centre of Islamic scholarly study and the birthplace of the Timurid Renaissance. In the 14th century, Timur made it the capital of his empire and the site of his mausoleum, the Gur-e Amir. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, rebuilt during the Soviet era, remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. Samarkand's Registan square was the city's ancient centre and is bounded by three monumental religious buildings. The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts: embroidery, goldwork, silk weaving, copper engraving, ceramics, wood carving, and wood painting. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.

Modern Samarkand is divided into two parts: the old city, which includes historical monuments, shops, and old private houses; and the new city, which was developed during the days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and includes administrative buildings along with cultural centres and educational institutions. On 15 and 16 September 2022, the city hosted the 2022 SCO summit.

Samarkand has a multicultural and plurilingual history that was significantly modified by the process of national delimitation in Central Asia. Many inhabitants of the city are native or bilingual speakers of the Tajik language, whereas Uzbek is the official language and Russian is also widely used in the public sphere, as per Uzbekistan's language policy.

When I took the pen off the paper and started from a fresh point the scale changed. Weird.

Mamiya RB67

If asked, we would probably say that we live in the present and that things that have already happened are in our past and things that are going to happen are in our future. However, if we looked closer we would realise that what we see as our present has in effect already happened and it has just taken time for the light to reach us. At near distances this is hardly noticeable but for things further away more time has elapsed. It takes light 1.2 seconds to reach us from the Moon, 8.3 minutes from the Sun, 4.37 years from Alpha Centauri (the nearest star system to us), and 2.5 million years from Andromeda (the nearest spiral galaxy to us). We are separated from the things around us not only by distance but also time.

We live in the continuous past and the world that we see around us is in effect made up of multiple times in the past, depending on its distance.

This may seem just a visual effect, but if the Sun was to suddenly disappear, we would not know about it for 8.3 minutes and during this time the Earth would continue to orbit a Sun which was no longer there.

Don McCrady has kindly given permission to use his Andromeda Galaxy image www.flickr.com/photos/djmccrady/317214228/.

The star map of Alpha Centauri was taken from www.solarsystemscope.com/ which is an interactive map of the solar system and planets.

The original Sun solar flare image can be fund on the Nasa website www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/jan_7_x_flare_1600-304.jpeg

The original Moon image can be found here

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The photo is of the Houses of Parliament with Big Ben behind.

Built in 1888.

"Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Administratively, it is defined as part of the Cabbagetown-South St. Jamestown neighbourhood. It largely features semi-detached Victorian houses and is recognized as "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association.

Cabbagetown's name derives from the Irish immigrants who moved to the neighbourhood beginning in the late 1840s, said to have been so poor that they grew cabbage in their front yards. Canadian writer Hugh Garner's novel, Cabbagetown, depicted life in the neighbourhood during the Great Depression.

Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/ tə-RON-toh; locally [təˈɹɒɾ̃ə] or [ˈtɹɒɾ̃ə]) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since expanded past its original limits through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).

The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than half of residents were born outside of Canada, more than half of residents belong to a visible minority group, and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city. The mayor of Toronto is elected by direct popular vote to serve as the chief executive of the city. The Toronto City Council is a unicameral legislative body, comprising 25 councillors since the 2018 municipal election, representing geographical wards throughout the city.

Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 43 million tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the tallest free-standing structure on land outside of Asia, the CN Tower.

The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences, education, arts, fashion, aerospace, environmental innovation, food services, and tourism. Toronto is the third-largest tech hub in North America after Silicon Valley and New York City, and the fastest growing." - info from Wikipedia.

The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.

On this trip I had a surprise 4 day layover in Toronto.

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Lake Superior, Minnesota

We got back from holiday on Saturday and went straight into quarantine, which is a good excuse to get on with some track laying.

I don't know which I am happiest about:

Until two months ago, my only experience of concrete was wheelbarrowing many tons of it across the Leeds University Chemistry building roof in 1994. I imagine there are still mini-mountains up there from when the wheelbarrows tipped over.

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Managing to install the old Windows Movie Maker 2012 on my Windows 10 PC.

Foundries producing medium to very large volumes of castings on high-speed molding lines demand large volumes of prepared sand and maximum productivity from the sand plant. The Simpson Multi-Mull is specifically designed to provide medium to very large volumes of high-quality molding sand on a continuous basis and utilizes the same effective mulling technique as the Simpson Mix-Muller.