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Brian worked for Aonghas the wizard, who lived in the small town of Blackberry Bushes, which was located ten miles away from the royal city of Bramble Patch. People from the city often came to Aonghas for medicine, and occasionally advice. He was known amongst the populace to be a wise but eccentric old man who knew many magical things, and had many potent remedies for the various afflictions that the townsfolk were sometimes troubled with. His laboratory was filled with amazing contraptions and wonderful shiny little objects which wowed any visitor. He also had a pet owl named Tylluan, who was very fond of Brian.
Even though people knew him as a wizard, in reality he didn't really know any "magic" of the supernatural sort at all. All his medicinal potions were derived from years of study of herbs and roots, and the contraptions he invented were based on sound engineering and scientific principles.
His crystal ball was an inverted fishbowl which covered a series of mechanical switches. It was part of a larger, complex mechanical device which Aonghas called a "difference engine" which could be used for calculation. When the machine was fed a mathematical problem, the answer would be represented by the clickety-clicking of the switches in the fishbowl, the meaning of which only Aonghas understood. The bowl wasn't entirely necessary for the machine, but old Aonghas liked keeping up the appearance of owning a mystical crystal ball in which he could see things and find answers.
For most people, all this seemed like either insane jibberish or arcane magic. Even though Aonghas was well-liked, nobody except Brian paid the slightest attention to him when he starts rambling about his esoteric interests. Therefore, Aonghas took Brian as his apprentice and trained him for as much as Brian's short attention span would allow. It was Aonghas's hope that one day he would develop an interest of his own in mathematics and herbology and engineering, and perhaps write a thesis on something along those lines.
However, all that came out of Brian was poetry. He was a helpful fellow though, so Aonghas continued to pay him as an assistant, even if all he does is carry heavy objects, sweep the laboratory occasionally and follow Aonghas on field trips.
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What a difference an hour makes! This was taken at virtually the same spot as yesterdays post and I had been waiting around for the sun to set. Then along came this couple who walked past me and on down the track, nicely silhouetted against the bright sky!
More than 100 Soldiers, Civilians, Retirees and Family Members joined Korean volunteers today for the second annual Humphreys Make a Difference Day at Deog Dong San Park in Pyeongtaek.
The volunteers spent the morning picking up trash, raking leaves and conducting beautification projects under the watchful eyes of the Pyeongtaek City Parks and Greenbelt Management Division.
Following the work the volunteers enjoyed lunch, a performance by the ShinHan Middle School traditional dance team and a post-work awards ceremony.
U.S. Army photos by Bob McElroy
More than 100 Soldiers, Civilians, Retirees and Family Members joined Korean volunteers today for the second annual Humphreys Make a Difference Day at Deog Dong San Park in Pyeongtaek.
The volunteers spent the morning picking up trash, raking leaves and conducting beautification projects under the watchful eyes of the Pyeongtaek City Parks and Greenbelt Management Division.
Following the work the volunteers enjoyed lunch, a performance by the ShinHan Middle School traditional dance team and a post-work awards ceremony.
U.S. Army photos by Bob McElroy
? Juvenile male - white breast?
The Magnificient Frigate Bird (Fregata magnificens) and Great Frigate bird (Fregata minor) are similar.
Differences are described at:
eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/galapagos/expert%20topics%2020...(bonine)/Tollefson_Frigatebirds.pdf
Great frigatebirds are
difficult to distinguish from magnificent frigate birds. A table of differences follows:
Great frigatebird Males - Brown band across wings
Magnificent frigatebird Males -No brown bands
Great frigatebird Females - White feathers on chin, throat, and breast
Magnificent frigatebird Females
White on throat and breast only
Great frigatebird -Red eye ring
Magnificent frigatebird- Blue eye ring
Juveniles
(1 yr)
Great frigatebird -White head with some rusty color on it
Magnificent frigatebird -White head
video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHcdbIHAQZU
The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) was sometimes previously known as Man O'War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds.
It is widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in Florida, the Caribbean and Cape Verde Islands. It also breeds along the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador including the Galapagos Islands.
It has occurred as a vagrant as far from its normal range as the Isle of Man, Denmark, Spain, England, and British Columbia.
The Magnificent Frigatebird is 100 cm (39 inches) long with a 215 cm (85 inch) wingspan. Males are all black with a scarlet throat pouch which is inflated like a balloon in the breeding season. Although the feathers are black, the scapular feathers produce a purple iridescence when they reflect sunlight. Females are black, but have a white breast and lower neck sides, a brown band on the wings and a blue eye ring. Immature birds have a white head and underparts.
This species is very similar to the other frigatebirds and is similarly sized to all but the Lesser Frigatebird. However, it lacks a white axillary spur, and juveniles show a distinctive diamond-shaped belly patch.
The Magnificent Frigatebird is silent in flight, but makes various rattling sounds at its nest.
This species feeds mainly on fish, and also attacks other seabirds to force them to disgorge their meals. Frigatebirds never land on water, and always take their food items in flight.
It spends days and nights on the wing, with an average ground speed of 10 km/hour, covering 223±208 km before landing. They alternately climb in thermals, to altitudes occasionally as high as 2500 m, and descend to near the sea surface (Chastel et al. 2003). The only other bird known to spend days and nights on the wing is the Common Swift.
A scientific study that examined genetic and morphological variation in Magnificent Frigatebirds found both expected, and also highly unexpected results: firstly—as predicted by the flight capacity of the species—the authors found signatures of high gene flow across most of the distribution range. This included evidence of recent gene flow among Pacific and Atlantic localities, likely across the Isthmus of Panama. This geological formation is a strong barrier to movement in most tropical seabirds. However, the same study also found that the Magnificent Frigatebird on the Galapagos Islands is genetically and morphologically distinct. Based on this study, the Galapagos population has not been exchanging any genes with their mainland counterparts for several hundred thousand years.[1]
Given these findings, the Galapagos population of this tropical seabird may be its own genetically distinct species warranting a new conservation status. This small population of genetically unique Magnificent Frigatebirds is a vulnerable population. Any catastrophic event or threats by humans could wipe out the approximate 2,000 Magnificent Frigatebirds that nest on the Galapagos Islands. Magnificent Frigatebirds are currently classified as Least Concern (LC)' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but the Proceedings of the Royal Society paper recommends that, because of the genetic uniqueness of those on the Galápagos, this status be revisited.
What a difference a week makes! Only last weekend, we had snow on the ground. This weekend, the crocus are blooming. Truly the Spring Chicken has worked her magic!
Linocut on Canson Edition Paper (100 x 70 cm) and transparencies placed on an overhead projector; 2012
This linocut got honorable mantion on 12th Gielniak Graphic Arts Competition
Jackie and Jessie on the Hurricane ride on the pier in Ocean City, Maryland. Each time it came around they each struck a different pose for me. Very funny!!
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don't be afraid to stand up for what you believe in. hoping for change is sometimes simply not enough. never be afraid to do something new. remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the titanic.
This special day, Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday, asks ordinary citizens to spend just 67 minutes of their time to make a difference to the world around them in South Africa
No difference between the Democrats and the Republicans? Just look at the Supreme Court, who gets nominated and who makes the nominations.
Ya like Scalia and Roberts? Perhaps you want more from Alito and Clarence Thomas? Want corporations to have the ability to make unlimited contributions to political campaigns? Ya love corporate power? Ya like the result in Bush v. Gore or the Citizens United case? Vote Republican for President.
On the other hand, just in case you are a moderate or - especially - a liberal, well ya know what to do..........
Supreme Court Justices serve for life. There are only nine Justices. Once appointed they are accountable to no one. Think about it.
Am teaching a class called "Crafting for Charity: Making a Difference Locally and Globally."
One of the projects is making pillowcase dresses that will be donated to Little Dresses for Africa. They are distributed to girls who are orphans who are living in Africa.
An early warning for the event of the year...
Castle Ward Forum Community Clean Up...
Keep it Clean with Vi Green!
Vi Green is travelling down to Hastings from 'oop North to participate in the Castle Ward Forum Make A Difference Day on Saturday 25 October.
(Locals may notice a striking similarity between Vi and her long lost relative, artist, performer and professional show-off, Linda King.)
Vi is on a mission to clean up the streets of Hastings. She is particularly drawn to the town because her late husband, Harold, lost an eye in an unfortunate archery accident.
She will be on the streets with her trusty tea trolley and her faithful budgie Bobby Dazzler. Watch out for her handing out boiled sweets, bin bags and recycling advice as she travels.
Why not join Vi and help clean up the streets of Castle Ward?
Local residents will be meeting at 10am at Britannia Enterprise Centre, and will go out in small groups to tackle grot spots around the
ward. There will be a free lunch for the workers at 1pm at the Blacksmiths Cafe in the Britannia Centre, and a celebration party in the early evening.
This is a fun day to get to know other people who live in your neighbourhood, and to help freshen up any eye-sores that deserve a bit of TLC.
Bin Bags, litter pickers and gloves will be provided. Please bring along secateurs and dress for the task!
This event is part of the CSV Make A Difference Day -- the national day of volunteering.
For more information and press photos, contact Jo Bevan on 07981 833202 or email: jobevan@hotmail.com
For more information about Make A Difference Day nationally, visit: www.csv.org.uk/Campaigns
This is a subject that I am actually quite interested in because I often see women in various incarnations of the photo above. I wish I had the cojones to have friendly dialogue with someone who wears the full face mask (that is usually not very discreet), long sun visor (that some versions can look like a welding mask) and/or the long shirt and gloves (which I suspect is not just about avoiding skin cancer) to better understand the cultural differences.
I guess the fascinating thing to me that I try to understand is the "mindset". Honestly, if that were me, I would be uncomfortable going out in public. However, quite contrary, I have never sensed any uneasiness from people who look similar to this photo in the United States, where although it is becoming more common to see this, it is definitely not mainstream. Whereas in Asia, I presume this is accepted because of serious medical issues like SARS and other cultural differences.
I guess the rhetorical rebuttal to me would be "why don't you dress or look this way." I just really would like to understand better. Feel free to email. Any insight would be appreciated.
Description/Notes: The CCC boys are being taught the difference between fir and pine trees on the Columbia National Forest, Washigton. USFS photo #340009.
Original Collection: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Item Number: WilliamsG:CCC teaching pine
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A self-portrait. I wanted to emphasize my natural heterochromia (different coloured eyes) so I photoshopped a bit. The brown eye is basically natural and the hazel eye has been enhanced. The close cropping was done in part for drama and in part so I wouldn't have to deal with editing my acne-stricken forehead.
Best viewed large and on black.
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Divergent: tending to be different or developing in different directions. I wanted to use this word but unfortunately with busy schedules today, luck was on my side when I found this lovely shot of my Tribe.
What a difference a few weeks makes! This girl was terribly shy the first day she arrived. She hid behind the litter box and over the next week or 10 days she generally stayed quietly out of the way watching the household interact. Now, she is quite a normal kitten, playing happily and begging treats. I quite love this little girl.
Page from a 1987 Buick brochure delineating the Regal option packages. Note - there is no T-Type package - a difference from previous years. You could order a non-Grand National Regal with the turbo engine. You could also order the T Package without the turbo engine.
T Package (Y56)
> Gran Touring Suspension
> Leather wrapped sport steering wheel
> 15"x6" aluminum wheels
> 215/65R15 tires
> "T" option fender badges
Exterior Sport Package (W02)
> Full black-out exterior trim (except the bumpers!)
Turbo Package (LC2)
(requires Y56 T package)
> 3.8L Sequential Port Fuel Injected (SFI) Turbocharged and Intercooled V6 (which came standard with the 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive and a dual exhaust outlets from the catalytic converter back)
> Special acoustical insulation
> 3.42 Performance Axle Ratio
> Special instrument cluster with LED tachometer, turbo boost gauge, and trip odometer
> Turbo hood and identification (the turbo engine came with a hood bulge; turbo engine identification included the "3.8 SFI TURBO" emblems placed on both sides of the hood bulge and one on the left hand side of the trunk lid)
Regal Grand National (WE2)
The GN package essentially grouped the Y56 T Package, W02 Exterior Sport Package, the LC2 Turbo Package, and added black front and rear bumpers, as well as special Grand National badging inside and out (GN badge on each fender, GN badge replacing "3.8 SFI TURBO" badge on the trunk lid, the "Turbo-6" insignia/logo on the front seat head rests, etc.), and added a subtle trunk lid lip spoiler.
Version 3 on the left, Version 2 on the right. In Ver 3, the paint most obviously is of a different quality. The aperture scale is white numbers on black anodise, as opposed to black numbers on shiny aluminum in Ver 2. The bearing plates look to be the same, but the one in Ver 3 is mangled, which was probably the source of the shutter speed selector binding I experienced when installing it on the camera.
One thing that can't be seen here, is that the depth of the bayonets differs, with Ver 2 being taller when stacked next to the Ver 3 ones. Also, the slot that the aperture control arm resides in is wider on Ver 2.
Seen at the Alton Bus Rally in July 1999 are preserved AEC Regal / Metro Cammell buses MXX463 and MLL555.
On May 29, 2014, the Bureau of Land Management presented its prestigious “Making a Difference” National Volunteer Awards for outstanding volunteer service or volunteer leadership in 2013 on BLM-managed lands. The award was presented to recipients at a recognition event held via live video conference hosted at the BLM’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. and connected to seven states around the country.
The annual “Making a Difference” Award recognizes exceptional volunteers who have contributed thousands of hours improving the public lands. Their work ranges from trail repairs, providing environmental education and visitor services to monitoring and habitat restoration.
Read more about the awards: on.doi.gov/SVO1o4
Pictured here: Mark Kreider (Outstanding Youth), Anchorage District Office, Alaska