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Just my monopod and Me, and this Ant... Hangin-Out in San Juan Capistrano waiting for a Morning Mocha ;-)
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organized colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist mostly of sterile, wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialized groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens".
Ants have colonized almost every landmass on Earth. The only places lacking indigenous ants are Antarctica and a few remote or inhospitable islands.
(Wikipedia)
One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified.
-- Marthe Bibesco
Explore # 427 on Friday, 03 July 2009 - the 353rd
I'm afraid that my friends are now bored with my birds.
Just trying to diversify my subject.
There's much talk of re-wilding Scotland's mountains and forests. Apart from diversifying the wildlife, it's seen as a possible solution to the problem of too many deer. It's estimated there are about a million deer in Scotland causing much environmental damage, particularly to trees, which are seen as part of the solution to de-carbonising the world. Wolves and large cats, such as lynx, were part of the Scottish landscape until hunted to extinction hundreds of years ago, but they might reduce the deer population to sustainable levels.
But today I saw some wolves up close. They were a lot bigger than I expected, and as a pack, ran much faster than I would have believed. Having just seen "The Grey" movie where a pack of wolves hunt down a group of survivors from a plane crash in Alaska, they were rather frightening even at arm's length.
Farmers object on the basis they will kill livestock. I object on the basis I am frightened enough to go into a forest on my own already.
Lynx, i reckon, will be OK. Yes, I've met a panther on a walk before, and whilst it made me rather jumpy, a single animal I can cope with. A pack is another matter
Cette balade fait partie des incontournables. Paysage et criques splendides
C'est une ballade magnifique qui offre des points de vue extraordinaires sur la côte, les plages et les villes alentour comme Toulon.
À l'origine, l'île de Giens était semblable à ses voisines, les îles d'Hyères. Jusqu'au jour où, il y a plusieurs milliers d'années, s'opéra lentement un phénomène naturel le plus curieux de toute la méditerranée : le double tombolo (les deux cordons sableux qui relient l’île au continent).
La randonnée sur la Presqu’île de Giens est une boucle de 6km autour du port de la Madrague. C’est une balade d’une étonnante richesse qui parcourt différents milieux, allant de la pinède littorale au milieu dunaire, en passant par le littoral. Des paysages aussi diversifiés que surprenants à découvrir !
découvrez les plus beaux sentiers du bord de mer à proximité de Toulon en suivant ce lien : toulontourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/topoguide-s...
his ride is a must. Beautiful landscape and coves
It is a beautiful ballad that offers extraordinary views of the coast, beaches and surrounding towns like Toulon.
Originally, the island of Giens was similar to its neighbors, the islands of Hyères. Until the day when, thousands of years ago, there was slowly a most curious natural phenomenon of all the Mediterranean: the double tombolo (the two sandy cords that connect the island to the continent).
The hike on the peninsula of Giens is a loop of 6km around the port of Madrague. It is a stroll of astonishing richness that goes through different environments, ranging from the coastal pine forest to the dune, passing by the coast. Landscapes as diverse as surprising to discover!
discover the most beautiful paths of the seaside near Toulon by following this link: toulontourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/topoguide-s...
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Ferns have been with us for more than 300 million years and in that time the diversification of their form has been phenomenal. Ferns grow in many different habitats around the world. source: American Fern Society
Das Blaue vom Himmel. Das Grüne aus dem Erdboden.
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A delicate, somewhat diffuse side and a clearly structured side. Sometimes it's good that there is the second – it will hopefully bring us back to the real ground when we have been promised the blue of the sky and it doesn't quite turn out to be reality ;-) I wish everyone a fun diversified evening!
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Eine zarte, etwas diffuse Seite und eine klar strukturierte Seite. Manchmal gut, dass es die zweite gibt – bringt sie uns doch hoffentlich wieder auf den realen Erdboden zurück, wenn uns das Blaue vom Himmel versprochen wurde und es nicht ganz so zur Wirklichkeit wird ;-) Ich wünsche allen einen abwechslungsreichen Abend!
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Promising someone the blue of the sky – the symbol is easy to understand: What falls from the sky happens without your own intervention and without any influence on it. The saying is very old – the first written evidence is from the year 1656 ... In English it is expressed more like: "to promise the moon" or "... sky and the stars". At least that's how I was able to research it – if there are any objections, I ask for correction! ;-)
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Jemandem das Blaue vom Himmel versprechen – das Sinnbild ist einfach zu verstehen: Was vom Himmel fällt, geschieht ohne eigenes Zutun und ohne dass man Einfluss darauf hat. Die Redensart ist schon sehr alt – der wohl erste schriftliche Beleg ist aus dem Jahre 1656 ... Im Englischen wird es eher so ausgedrückt: "to promise the moon" or "... sky and the stars". So habe ich es jedenfalls recherchieren können – falls es Einwände gibt, bitte ich um Korrektur! ;-)
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The Burj Khalifa (literally "Khalifa Tower"), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since its topping out in 2009 (preceded by Taipei 101). The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition. The design is derived from the Islamic architecture of the region, such as in the Great Mosque of Samarra (Iraq).
They say that Vickers was once the largest employer in Britain employing tens-of-thousands of workers. The giant company has faded but it has left us with a legacy of quality that still continues to this today in its products. But why was this massive concern making sewing machines?
Now funny things happen with history. Just before the outbreak of WWI, around 1914, the giant Vickers Corporation started looking at sewing machines. The company had, throughout its history, continually diversified and expanded. At their peek the company was said to employ over 70,000 people around the country, from ship building to steel castings, torpedoes to machine guns.
In 1914 Vickers was looking to diversify and sought out products to make after the war had finished that could be profitable in peacetime. Everyone thought that the Great War that was supposed to be over by Christmas!
Their gaze fell upon the humble sewing machine that every household wanted and the market was expanding.
There was also another benefit. Many of the German manufacturers of sewing machines were not able to sell their products to The British Empire, leaving a huge hole in the market that Vickers could jump into. Even better, the giant German Frister & Rossmann company were about to launch a new sewing machine. Not only were Vickers going to copy their machine but they would steal their market as well. Well, what could the Germans do about it?
At the time Frister & Rossmann’s were being imported from Berlin by an importer called Pierssene. He must have known that importing from Germany, when they went to war, would be difficult if not impossible.
As the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said, 'every man knew war was coming.'
Pierssene possibly looked around Britain to find another manufacturer to supplement his supplies and keep his market going. His eye fell upon Vickers, or was it the other way around? Anyway it was a perfect match, he was an importer with all the designs, agents and markets, and they were a company that seemed to be able to make just about anything they set their minds to.
After some appraisals Vickers approved the idea and a site was sought to make their first sewing machines.
An image of industrial espionage jumps to mind of the former importer running off with the plans of F&R's new machine to Vickers. Mind you that, in turn, was just a copy of a Singer-with an added reverse stitch anyway. Most of the patents had run out by then and could not cover their new model, so basically anyone could copy it. There's no love lost in the sewing machine industry.
Article and photos here:
sewalot.com/vickers_sewing_machine_history.htm
Happy Window Wednesday!
Alleppey (Inde) - Quand on a la chance d’avoir une scène intéressante qui s’offre à vous, il faut en profiter. Ne jamais bouder son plaisir. Le tout est surtout de ne pas reproduire à l’infini la même photo. Il faut diversifier les plans et les angles pour obtenir plusieurs photos différentes d’une même scène. Une série doit trouver sa cohérence sans la diversité. C’est en tout cas ma définition de la série. On commence avec au moins 3 photos. Mais il n’y a pas de limite.
Je connais au moins deux photographes qui poursuivent la même série depuis 20 ans. Ils ne font pas que ça, mais ça occupe beaucoup de leur temps consacré à la photographie.
Pour cette image ci-dessus, notez que c’est le vieil homme à l’avant qui fait l’essentiel de la photo par son attitude dynamique.
End of series
Alleppey (India) - When you're lucky enough to have an interesting scene open to you, you have to take advantage of it. Never sulk your pleasure. The key is not to reproduce the same photo over and over again. You have to vary the shots and angles to get several different photos of the same scene. A series must find its coherence in diversity. This is one of the definitions of the series anyway. We start with at least 3 photos. But there is no limit.
I know at least two photographers who have been pursuing the same series for 20 years. They don't just do that, but it takes up a lot of their time devoted to photography.
For this photo, note that it is the old man in the front who does most of the picture with his dynamic demeanor.
A picture from my archives. Obviously, I think I focused on the wrong object. :-)
Gaomei was called Gaomi in the Qing Dynasty and was renamed during the Japanese era. The wetlands here are over 300 hectares, but the area is only 1/10 of Dadu River wetlands. The geography is divided into 7 categories, which results in diversified organisms in this area. Gaomei Wetlands is one of the few places that have wild ducks.
Despite the small area, Gaomei Wetlands have special soils mixed with mud and sand. Ecology here breeds diversified organisms of both plants and animals. Research shows that animals here include birds, fishes, crabs and invertebrates.
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Gaomei was called Gaomi in the Qing Dynasty and was renamed during the Japanese occupation. The wetlands here are over 300 hectares, but the area is only 1/10 of Dadu River wetlands. The geography is divided into 7 categories, which results in diversified organisms in this area. Gaomei Wetlands is one of the few places that has wild ducks.
Despite the small area, Gaomei Wetlands have special soils mixed with mud and sand. Ecology here breeds diversified organisms of both plants and animals. Research shows that animals here include birds, fishes, crabs and invertebrates.
位於清水大甲溪出海口南側，廣達1,500公頃的高美濕地，擁有豐富的天然資源，是國內少數幾處雁鴨集體繁殖區之一。 曾在高美濕地棲息的鳥類有多達120餘種，為重要之生態保育區。 目前已逐漸取代大肚溪口，成為喜好賞鳥人士的新興賞線。
高美濕地雖然面積不大，但是由於泥質及沙質灘地兼具，加上與河口沼澤地帶鑲嵌在一起，所以孕育了豐富又複雜的濕地生態，以及目前所知全台灣最大族群的雲林莞草區，形成乾濕相間伴有植物生長的複雜地形，因為地形多變，生態種類亦相當複雜，主要為鳥類、魚類、蟹類及其他無脊椎類等生物。
Badlands National Park was the final stop of our recent travels through Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. We were a bit disappointed to find the Badlands bison herd in a corral. Management of the bison herd involves rounding them up once a year and sending some to other locations around the country to diversify the overall bison gene pool and keep their numbers in line with what local habitats can support.
But we found several bulls around the park that didn't seem to like the idea of being rounded up and corralled. These three had ventured into a part of the park where we had never seen bison before. I'm glad they did, as I was able to get a shot of them in a cool spot.
New-Delhi (Inde) - En Inde il suffit parfois de se baisser pour « ramasser » une photo. Idéal quand on travaille une série où il est impératif de diversifier les angles pour éviter les redondances visuelles.
Selection of tomatoes
New-Delhi (India) - In India it is sometimes enough to bend down to "pick up" a photo. Ideal when working on a series where it is imperative to diversify the angles to avoid visual redundancies.
Tyre shop, it has recently diversified into the business of selling bicycles.
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Stelis cf argentata in situ durant un tour super diversifié de 18 jours que je viens de guider pour Nature Experience, pendant lequel nous avons observé plus de 130 espèces d'orchidées fleuries in situ en plus d'un tas d'autres plantes, oiseaux, insectes... Ici dans le département du Valle del Cauca, Colombie.
Stelis cf argentata in situ durante un tour muy diverso de 18 días que acabo de guiar para Nature Experience, logrando observar mas de 130 especies de orquídeas florecidas in situ además de muchas otras plantas, aves, insectos... Acá en el departamento de Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
I need to diversify, I know...But time is always an issue. Here is another one of the Peaks of Otter, facing Flat Top one early morning.
September, 2015
Italia, Toscana, Pisa, Parco di San Rossore, Estate 2018
San Rossore è parco in provincia di Pisa. In passato era di proprietà del Presidente della Repubblica e ancor prima della famiglia reale italiana. Nella tenuta si trovano un importante ippodromo e la villa presidenziale del Gombo. Il parco copre un'area di circa 24.000 ettari nelle province di Pisa e Lucca. L'area del Parco si estende lungo la costa tirrenica tra Livorno a sud e Viareggio a nord. Ospita una variegata flora e fauna tra cui spiccano daini, volpi e cinghiali.
San Rossore is a park in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. In the past, it was owned by the President of the Republic and before by the Italian royal family. Here there is is an important racecourse and the Gombo presidential villa. This park covers an area of about 24.000 hectares in the provinces of Pisa and Lucca. The Park area stretches along the Tyrrhenian coast between Livorno in the south and Viareggio in the north. It hosts a diversified flora and fauna including deer, foxes and wild boars.
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
Proud that this image has been used by the University of Oxford website.
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From the Texas State Historical Association on Ridge, TX - "formerly known as Holly Springs, is on U.S. Highway 79 and the Missouri Pacific line in extreme east central Robertson County. The community of Holly Springs developed there in the late 1850s to supply the cotton farmers of the surrounding prairie. Around 1900 cotton prices tumbled, and the community was forced to diversify into watermelons, turkey farming, sawmills, and brickyards."
Belcastel est un des plus beaux villages de France et renferme un patrimoine médiéval d'une richesse rare.
A l’origine rural, Belcastel a su diversifier son économie grâce à une restauration du centre bourg qui a préservé le charme de ce site.
Belcastel is one of the most beautiful villages in France and contains a medieval heritage of a rare richness.
Originally rural, Belcastel has diversified its economy thanks to a restoration of the village centre which has preserved the charm of this site.
J'aimerais bien diversifier un peu mes photos d'oiseaux, mais j'ai essentiellement des moineaux et des tourterelles qui me rendent visite.
I would like to diversify my bird photos a bit, but I mainly have sparrows and collared doves that visit me.
🇫🇷 Le lac de Piano est une zone protégée par la Région Lombardie, ainsi qu'une ZSC (Zone spéciale de conservation) et un SIC (Site d'importance communautaire) pour l'Union européenne. Sa singularité réside dans la présence d'habitats variés et diversifiés. Situé à 279 mètres d'altitude, il couvre une superficie totale de 176 hectares, soit 203 hectares, y compris la ZSC/SIC.
C'est un véritable trésor de biodiversité végétale et animale, caractérisé par d'importantes caractéristiques géologiques. On y trouve de nombreux témoignages bien préservés de l'activité humaine passée : le village agricole du haut Moyen Âge de Castel San Pietro, les anciens moulins, le lavoir de Lembra, le piège à oiseaux, les glacières et les murs en pierres sèches.
Le flanc imposant et sauvage du mont Galbiga est son poumon vert : un corridor écologique qui garantit la connexion des dynamiques naturelles.
🇬🇧 Lake Piano is a protected area designated by the Lombardy Region, as well as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Site of Community Importance (SCI) for the European Union. Its uniqueness lies in the presence of varied and diverse habitats. Located at an altitude of 279 metres, it covers a total area of 176 hectares, or 203 hectares including the SAC/SCI.
It is a veritable treasure trove of plant and animal biodiversity, characterised by important geological features. There are many well-preserved examples of past human activity: the early medieval farming village of Castel San Pietro, the old mills, the Lembra wash house, the bird trap, the ice houses and the dry stone walls.
The imposing and wild flank of Mount Galbiga is its green lung: an ecological corridor that ensures the connection of natural dynamics.
🇮🇹 Il Lago di Piano è un'area protetta dalla Regione Lombardia, nonché una ZSC (Zona Speciale di Conservazione) e un SIC (Sito di Importanza Comunitaria) per l'Unione Europea. La sua particolarità risiede nella presenza di habitat vari e diversificati. Situato a 279 metri sul livello del mare, copre una superficie totale di 176 ettari, ovvero 203 ettari se si include la ZSC/SIC.
È un vero e proprio tesoro di biodiversità vegetale e animale, caratterizzato da importanti caratteristiche geologiche. Vi si trovano numerose testimonianze ben conservate dell'attività umana del passato: il borgo agricolo altomedievale di Castel San Pietro, gli antichi mulini, il lavatoio di Lembra, la trappola per uccelli, le ghiacciaie e i muri a secco.
L'imponente e selvaggio versante del Monte Galbiga è il suo polmone verde: un corridoio ecologico che garantisce il collegamento delle dinamiche naturali.
🇩🇪 Der Piano-See ist ein von der Region Lombardei geschütztes Gebiet sowie ein besonderes Schutzgebiet (ZSC) und ein Gebiet von gemeinschaftlicher Bedeutung (SIC) für die Europäische Union. Seine Einzigartigkeit liegt in der Vielfalt und Verschiedenartigkeit seiner Lebensräume. Er liegt auf einer Höhe von 279 Metern und umfasst eine Gesamtfläche von 176 Hektar, bzw. 203 Hektar einschließlich des ZSC/SIC.
Er ist ein wahrer Schatz an pflanzlicher und tierischer Artenvielfalt und zeichnet sich durch bedeutende geologische Merkmale aus. Hier finden sich zahlreiche gut erhaltene Zeugnisse menschlicher Aktivitäten aus der Vergangenheit: das frühmittelalterliche Bauerndorf Castel San Pietro, alte Mühlen, der Waschplatz von Lembra, die Vogelfalle, Eiskeller und Trockenmauern.
Der imposante und wilde Hang des Monte Galbiga ist seine grüne Lunge: ein ökologischer Korridor, der die Verbindung der natürlichen Dynamiken gewährleistet.
🇪🇸 El lago Piano es una zona protegida por la Región de Lombardía, así como una ZSC (Zona Especial de Conservación) y un SIC (Lugar de Importancia Comunitaria) para la Unión Europea. Su singularidad reside en la presencia de hábitats variados y diversificados. Situado a 279 metros sobre el nivel del mar, tiene una superficie total de 176 hectáreas, o 203 hectáreas si se incluye la ZSC/SIC.
Es un auténtico tesoro de biodiversidad vegetal y animal, caracterizado por importantes características geológicas. En él se encuentran numerosos testimonios bien conservados de la actividad humana del pasado: el pueblo agrícola de la Alta Edad Media de Castel San Pietro, los antiguos molinos, el lavadero de Lembra, la trampa para pájaros, las neveras y los muros de piedra seca.
La imponente y salvaje ladera del monte Galbiga es su pulmón verde: un corredor ecológico que garantiza la conexión de las dinámicas naturales.
Decided to diversify variants of the models from comic-book origins to MCU origins.. Yeah, yeah, I know "Fox-Men" ain't part of the MCU (yet) but didn't want 'em to not have a place somewhere.
Tourists passing through don’t often buy flowers. So this shop now offers an assortment of wares that might be more attractive. The umbrella is €47, but (says the price tag) there are others to choose from inside. And there's a mirror showing something from across the street. On a beautiful summer morning in Bamberg, I finally felt like getting some interesting shots locally once again. There was something nice about the morning light. [P1130581_lr_3000]
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and his dad was table radio!
Powel Crosley Jr. made his fortune in the automotive parts and accessories business, before diversifying into manufacturing other consumer products and Crosley automobiles in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925 his company became the largest manufacturer of radios in the world. The financial success of his manufacturing and radio broadcasting businesses provided the funds for Crosley to pursue his lifelong interest in manufacturing automobiles. He introduced the first Crosley compact car in 1939.
Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of subcompact cars, bordering on microcars. At first called the Crosley Corporation and later Crosley Motors Incorporated, the Cincinnati, Ohio, firm was active from 1939 to 1952, interrupted by World War II production. Their station wagons were the most popular model, but also offered were sedans, pickups, convertibles, a sports car, and even a tiny jeep-like vehicle. For export, the cars were badged Crosmobile.
Crosley introduced several "firsts" in American automotive history, including the first affordable, mass-market car with an overhead camshaft engine in 1946; the first use of the term 'Sport(s-) Utility' in 1947, for a 1948 model year convertible wagon; and the first American cars to be fitted with 4-wheel caliper type disc brakes, as well as America's first post-war sports car, the Hotshot, in the 1949 model year.
All of Crosley's models were lightweight (1,100 to 1,400 pounds (500 to 640 kilograms)) body-on-frame cars with rigid axles front and rear, and engines with less than 1 litre (61 cubic inches) displacement. With exception of the late introduced Hotshot and Farm-O-Road models, the vast majority of all Crosleys were built on an 80-inch (2.03-meter) wheelbase, and with leaf-springs.
Dave: Bruno, what is going on outside?
Bruno: I have no idea. That's more of a job for the girls.
Dave: Because protecting the home is a job for females?
Bruno: Nope. Because I believe in diversification of labor.
Dave: That is a bit more enlightened than I expected.
Bruno: Indubitably. My fur has definitely lightened over the years.
Dave: That's not what I was going for. I was more thinking about how I did not expect you to have theories on specialization of labor.
Bruno: Oh but I do. Diversification of labor is at the heart of our modern society. It's whats separates us from the cavemen.
Dave: That and purebred dogs who need specialized diets?
Bruno: That too.
Dave: So by diversification of labor I assume that you have other jobs?
Bruno: You assume wrong. My diversification of labor means that I don't do any.
Dave: That is remarkably honest.
Bruno: I'm too handsome and simple to be deceitful. So, let's just assume that I have no idea what is going on outside and if you have questions on it you should ask Eva or NewPuppy.
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Bruno taking his own unique approach to watching what is going on in front of the house. But in his defence I'm pretty sure that Eva and Aggie had the situation (the occasional car and bunny) well covered.
Telipogon bertae in situ durant le tour super diversifié de 30 jours que je viens de guider pour Nature Experience, durant lequel nous avons observé plus de 300 espèces d'orchidées fleuries in situ en plus d'un tas d'autres plantes, oiseaux, insectes... Ici dans le département de Cundinamarca, Colombie.
Telipogon bertae in situ visto durante el tour muy diverso de 30 días que acabo de guiar para Nature Experience, logrando observar mas de 300 especies de orquídeas florecidas in situ además de muchas otras plantas, aves, insectos... Acá en el departamento de Cundinamarca, Colombia.
After a bumper season, farmer Brown harvests his fairy floss, cotton candy and marshmallows in time for the festive season.
Remains of barley (Hordeum vulgare) grains found at archaeological sites in the Fertile Crescent indicate that about 10,000 years ago the crop was domesticated there from its wild relative Hordeum spontaneum. The domestication history of barley is revisited based on the assumptions that DNA markers effectively measure genetic distances and that wild populations are genetically different and they have not undergone significant change since domestication. The monophyletic nature of barley domestication is demonstrated based on allelic frequencies at 400 AFLP polymorphic loci studied in 317 wild and 57 cultivated lines. The wild populations from Israel-Jordan are molecularly more similar than are any others to the cultivated gene pool. The results provided support for the hypothesis that the Israel-Jordan area is the region in which barley was brought into culture. Moreover, the diagnostic allele I of the homeobox gene BKn-3, rarely but almost exclusively found in Israel H. spontaneum, is pervasive in western landraces and modern cultivated varieties. In landraces from the Himalayas and India, the BKn-3 allele IIIa prevails, indicating that an allelic substitution has taken place during the migration of barley from the Near East to South Asia. Thus, the Himalayas can be considered a region of domesticated barley diversification.
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From December 1984 until this day nearly 32 years later big coal trains from the Alaskan interior to tidewater at Seward were a staple of Alaska Railroad business and a showpiece of the state's desire to diversify it's natural resource exports. But times change and markets shift and with this train it would finally end....forever? I don't know. But there hasn't been an ounce of coal moved south to Resurrection Bay since I took this photo half a decade ago....so that's not a bet I'd take. But the rails remain, the miners still dig up in Healy, and the dock beckons....so I suppose it's possible....
Anyway, with 52 loaded aluminum hoppers and four SD70MACs running 2x2 DPU this train would turn out to be the final loaded export coal train to run to Seward. After three decades of exporting coal from Usibelli Mine on the north side of the Alaska Range to markets in Korea, China, Japan, Chile and beyond the market had simply evaporated.
In 2011 the ARR purchased 70 additional aluminum hoppers to cycle two complete train sets making two 720 mile round trips per week and delivered just about 1.1 million metric tons to 18 ships. That was the best year in the history of the Alaskan export market, and in fact we (I was Superintendent at the time) were working on plans to get to over 2 million! But from those halcyon days the business evaporated just as quickly as hit had boomed, and four years later only four colliers called on the terminal at the head of Resurrection Bay.
With only one ship for all of 2016 the ARRC callex it quits and laid off the 16 employees in Seward, mothballed the facility, and sold off the hoppers. The south end of the railroad has been pretty quiet since...seeing only summer passenger trains and no more freights as you can count on one hand in a good year. So this was a sad day....a sad day indeed.
But for a moment revel in the site of the blue and gold SD70MACs 40005 & 4009 on the rear of the train reflecting in the placid water of Upper Trail Lake as they cross the Trail River bridge at MP 29.5....less than 30 miles to go and that will be a wrap.
Moose Pass, Alaska
Monday July 11, 2016
Sensō-ji, is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. Structures in the temple complex include the main hall, a five-story pagoda and large gates. It is the most widely visited religious site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually. The temple is the 13th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route.
The temple was destroyed during a 10 March 1945 firebombing air raid on Tokyo during World War II. The main hall was rebuilt in the 1950s. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, the temple became independent in 1950 after the war. Leading to it is Nakamise-dōri street, containing many shops with traditional goods. Adjacent to the east of Sensō-ji is the Asakusa Shrine of the Shinto religion.
The origins of Sensō-ji are uncertain. According to legends found in sources such as the "Sensō Engi", the temple began in the Asuka period when the brothers Hinokuma Hamanari and Takenari discovered a statue of Kannon while fishing in the Sumida River in 628. The headman of their village, Haji no Nakatomo became a monk and converted his home into a temple. In 645, a monk named Katsumi renovated the temple and, following a revelation in a dream, designated the statue as a hibutsu image. The statue is said to be made of gold and measuring approximately 5.5 centimeters in height, but its true details is unknown as it is never displayed to the public. If this account is true, it would make Sensō-ji the oldest-established temple in Tokyo. In 857, during the early Heian period and in 828, Ennin visited the temple and carved a maedachi Kannon statue (a statue for people to worship in place of the secret image). In 942, when Taira no Kinmasa was appointed Musashi-no-kami, he renovated the shichidō garan, and the Kaminarimon Gate and Niōmon Gate were constructed at this time.
However, the first documented reference to Sensō-ji is in the Kamakura-period "Azuma Kagami." According to this chronicle, in 1181, carpenters were called in by Minamoto no Yoritomo from Asakusa to build Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura. Additionally, in 1192, monks from Sensō-ji participated in the 49th day memorial service for Emperor Goshirakawa held at Shōchōjū-in in Kamakura. Lady Nijō described her visit to Sensō-ji in her Towazugatari in 1290. In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was in Edo, designated Senso-ji as an official place of prayer for the shogunate and granted the temple 500 koku of land.. Sensō-ji's buildings had burned down many times before theEdo period, and after the start of the Tokugawa shogunate, they were destroyed by fire twice, in 1631 and 1642. However, with the assistance of the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, the five-story pagoda was rebuilt in 1648 and the main hall in 1649. In 1685, shops that would become "Nakamise" were established on the main approach to the temple. The temple granted these businesses permission in exchange for charging local residents for cleaning the grounds. By the mid-Edo period, street performances and other events began to take place in the area at the back west of the temple grounds, commonly known as "Okuyama," and the temple grounds became a place of entertainment for the common people. Between 1843 and the following year, the three Edo theaters moved to Asakusa, further strengthening this trend.
Asakusa continued to thrive as a popular entertainment and entertainment district into the Meiji period. In 1873, much of the temple grounds were designated as Asakusa Park. In 1890, the 12-story Ryōunkaku (commonly known as the "Asakusa Twelve-Story Tower"), a commercial facility and observation tower, was completed. While much of the Asakusa district was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, a local construction master led the evacuees within the temple grounds in a bucket brigade firefighting operation, limiting damage to only a few buildings at Sensō-ji. However, the main hall (Kannon Hall), a former national treasure, and the five-story pagoda were destroyed in the 10 March 1945 firebombing air raid on Tokyo. The main hall was rebuilt in 1951–58 The temple now has a titanium tiled roof that maintains a historic image but is stronger and lighter. The Kaminarimon gate was rebuilt in 1960, the Hōzōmon gate in 1964, and the pagoda in 1973. After World War II, Asakusa temporarily declined due to the diversification of entertainment options and the development of other entertainment districts in Tokyo. However, thanks to efforts by the local shopping district, it gradually regained its former vitality and has become a representative tourist destination in Tokyo as a town that retains its old-fashioned atmosphere, with annual events such as the Hagoita Market and Hozuki Market attracting large crowds.
A diversified mosaic of emerged lands and marine environments developing along the coast of Gaeta Gulf. The calcareous nature of the territory is highlighted in some points by characteristic and charming formations like faults, imposing cliffs, and marine caves. The geological environments of Riviera di Ulisse Regional Park are extremely varied and interesting, its trails offer the opportunity to observe cliffs, bays, beaches, caves, fossils, tectonic structures, ancient shorelines, soils, and forms of erosion.
Similar to BIH: without area coding and therefore quite diversified. After all they are relatively rare ;-)
Seen in Leipzig, about 1830km from home.
Some call it ugly, some awkward, some imperfect, or what ever the human invented technicalities bring up to mentally block the reality around us. But for me it’s perfection to the purest, down to it's fundamental essence. Life is analog and Nature doesn’t like straight lines for a reason.
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Rittreck 5x7", Fujinon T 400mm f8, 1/8s, Kodak Tri-X 320 Pan Professional (320TXP) developed in Ethol UFG 3 minutes, wet-mounted drumscan.
Scaf is a French graffiti artist who also enjoys revisiting classics (such as skeletons, spiders and snakes) to diversify his repertoire. He very often paints his animals in anamorphosis to increase their realism. His works are unusual, fantastic and sometimes funny. The shape of the walls, the angles chosen, the perspectives, the shadows and the reflections transform the whole of the urban space into a decor in motion.
For this mural, produced as part of the sixth edition of the urban art and street-art festival of the city of Boulogne sur Mer, he offers us the King of the Animals, the Lion King, roaring with all his might, and seeming to jump out of the wall.
Location: Rue Laennec & Rue du Chemin Vert, Boulogne sur Mer
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Scaf est un graffeur français qui se plait aussi à revisiter des classiques (tels que des squelettes, des araignées et des serpents) pour diversifier son répertoire. Il peint très souvent ses animaux en anamorphose pour en augmenter le réalisme. Ses œuvres sont insolites, fantastiques et parfois drôles. La forme des murs, les angles choisis, les perspectives, les ombres et les reflets transforment l’ensemble de l’espace urbain en décor en mouvement.
Pour cette fresque, réalisée dans le cadre de la sixième édition du festival d’art urbain et de street-art de la ville de Boulogne sur Mer, il nous propose le Roi des animaux, le Roi Lion, rugissant de toutes ses forces, et semblant sortir du mur.
Localisation : Rue Laennec & rue du Chemin Vert, Boulogne sur Mer
Source: www.trompe-l-oeil.info/Murspeints/details.php?image_id=97539