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Jennifer Walters is a lawyer who, after an injury, received an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner, and acquired a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself. Unlike Banner she largely retains her personality, in particular the majority of her intelligence and emotional control. Like Hulk, she is still susceptible to outbursts of anger and becomes much stronger when enraged.
She-Hulk has been a member of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Heroes for Hire, the Defenders, Fantastic Force and S.H.I.E.L.D. As a highly skilled lawyer who became a superhero by accident, she frequently leverages her legal and personal experience to serve as legal counsel to various superheroes and other metahumans. She-Hulk has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes.
Jennifer Walters, the cousin of Bruce Banner (Hulk), is the small and somewhat shy daughter of Los Angeles County Sheriff William Morris Walters and Elaine (née Banner) Walters (who died in a car crash when Jennifer was 17).
Operatives of Nicholas Trask, a crime boss who had crossed paths with her father, shot and seriously wounded her on the day that Banner visited her to tell her about his transformation into the Hulk.
Since no other donors with her blood type were available, Banner provided his blood for a transfusion; as they already shared the same blood type and DNA, his gamma-irradiated blood, combined with her anger, transformed Jennifer into the green-skinned She-Hulk when the mobsters tried to finish her off at the hospital.
She then used her new powers to take down Trask, who was killed when the earth-boring device he rode malfunctioned, taking him to the center of the Earth.
As She-Hulk, Jennifer possessed powers similar to those of her cousin, though at a reduced level. She also possessed a less monstrous, more Amazonian appearance. Initially, anger triggered the transformation to her She-Hulk form (as with Bruce Banner's).
Like her cousin Bruce, his counterpart, the Leader, Doc Samson and most other persons mutated by exposure to gamma radiation over the years, her mutated form was originally explained as being molded by her subconscious desire to look like the ideal woman.
She eventually gains control of her transformations when Michael Morbius cures her of a lethal blood disease. As a criminal defense lawyer, she defended Morbius in his trial for his vampiric killings and managed to reduce the conviction to involuntary manslaughter, considering his medical condition.
Eventually, Jennifer decides that she will retain her She-Hulk form permanently—preferring the freedom, confidence, and assertiveness it gave her compared to her more timorous and fragile "normal" form. After her brief solo career, she joined the Avengers.
This led to her being transported to Battleworld by the Beyonder and her participation in the Secret Wars is most notable for sparking her long-standing rivalry with the newly empowered Titania.
After the heroes returned to Earth, she temporarily replaced the Thing (who, having been repeatedly de-powered during the event, opted to stay in Battleworld for some time as a form of soul-searching) as a member of the Fantastic Four.
During her tenure with the Fantastic Four, She-Hulk met and started a romance with Wyatt Wingfoot. One day, she had to prevent a radiation leak in a downed S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. This radiation exposure drastically affected Jennifer: she could no longer transform back into her original human form. However, this was an agreeable turn of events for her, since she preferred being She-Hulk, and it was revealed much later by Leonard Samson and Reed Richards that the block was purely psychological.
Shortly after that, she appeared before the Supreme Court, where she battled Titania again.
After her Fantastic Four years, She-Hulk rejoined the Avengers for a while. She became hypnotized by the Ringmaster into becoming a performer in the Circus of Crime, and battled the Headmen.
With Spider-Man, she defeated the Headmen and became an assistant District Attorney and began working for New York City district attorney Blake Tower. Here she met Louise "Weezie" Grant Mason, formerly the Golden Age superheroine the Blonde Phantom. She had a long series of unusual encounters, including when she battled Doctor Bong, first contended against Xemnu the Living Titan, encountered "Nick St. Christopher", and encountered "Spragg the Living Hill/Comet".
Jennifer underwent another change, transforming into a grey version of She-Hulk that appeared at night only and shared a lot in common with the Hulk, such as having a childlike mind, speaking in the third person and divorcing from her Jennifer Walters identity, referring to Jennifer as "puny Jennifer", She-Hulk quickly returned to "normal", with her green coloration returning.
She-Hulk later discovered that Louise Mason had manipulated Tower into hiring her, so that Mason might again perform as a super-heroine (and thus avoid dying of old age). Later, while doing legal work for Heroes for Hire, She-Hulk spent some time dating Luke Cage.
After a time, She-Hulk returns to the Avengers. Repeated exposure to the presence of her teammate Jack of Hearts, who has the innate ability to absorb radiation that is around him, leads to She-Hulk being unable to control her changes, which resulted in her tearing the Vision in half.
It is then revealed that all of the events were caused by the Scarlet Witch. Now, when she is afraid, she not only turns into She-Hulk but her mind becomes maddened by paranoia and rage. Jennifer flees, fearing that she will endanger her friends and others, leading to the "Search for She-Hulk".
The other Avengers track her to the town of Bone, Idaho, where Jennifer is lying low but the anxiety of being found prompts her to change, causing her to damage much of the town. Her cousin shows up but fails to reason with her; he "Hulks out" and the two fight—the devastation to the town subsequently being blamed on the Hulk.
Psychological limitations inhibit her transformation between her two forms. For a time, Jennifer works as a relief volunteer helping to repair Bone. She gains confidence after solving a murder mystery, reveals her green alter-ego to the entire town, and then uses her strength to make many more repairs. This, combined with Leonard Samson's new 'gamma-charger', gives her full control over her transformations for, as she said, 'the time being'.
She-Hulk registered under the Superhuman Registration Act, and is a supporter of Tony Stark (Iron Man). However, as an attorney, she advised individuals on both sides of the Civil War.
She agreed to file suit against Peter Parker for fraud on behalf of her father-in-law, Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson. Her intention is to keep the suit tied up in the courts indefinitely. She is also the lawyer for Speedball.
Then Clay Quartermain of S.H.I.E.L.D. informs Jennifer that she has been drafted into the organization as a result of her registration. Her mission is to fight various foes of the Hulk while training heroes under the Initiative. She serves with the Hulkbusters: Clay Quartermain, Agent Crimson, Agent Cheesecake and Agent Beefcake.
Due to her involvement in S.H.I.E.L.D., She-Hulk derives a bit of information suggesting that the organization knows of her cousin's whereabouts. Anticipating a problem, Tony Stark has She-Hulk secretly injected with S.P.I.N. Tech that transforms her to human form. Enraged, she tells Stark that, although he may have taken She-Hulk out of the equation, he still has to face Jennifer Walters, one of the best lawyers in the country. Jennifer informs Stark that he's miscalculated: She-Hulk would have just pummeled him, but Jennifer Walters has the ability to destroy him.
On her way home, Jennifer runs into Amadeus Cho, a young genius out looking for friends of the Hulk. Cho, whom the Hulk once saved, discovered what the Illuminati had done to the Hulk, and he wants help in finding him. Cho temporarily restores Jennifer's powers so that she can take out Doc Samson, who came to apprehend Cho for Reed Richards and Tony Stark. Cho says he can permanently restore Jennifer's powers if she will join him, but she politely refuses, instead directing him to Hercules and Angel.
During the "World War Hulk" event, a re-powered She-Hulk assists in the evacuation of Manhattan. She tries to reason with her cousin, who has just destroyed Stark Tower during his battle with Iron Man. The Hulk warns her to leave, but she stands her ground. After she lands a punch squarely to his face, the Hulk smashes her into the ground, creating a crater around her body. As he moves on to his next confrontation, all Jennifer can say is: "God help us all."
Jennifer is held captive with the other defeated heroes at Madison Square Garden, which the Hulk has converted into a gladiatorial arena. The heroes have been implanted with the same obedience discs that compelled the Hulk and his allies to fight one another during their time on the planet Sakaar.
Jennifer returns to the law firm to work on suing Tony Stark for stealing her powers. She is subpoenaed to give a testimony in a case in which Mallory Book is trying to prove that the Leader's criminal acts are the result of a shift of personality induced by his mutation, and an addiction to his gamma irradiated powers, and that he thus cannot be held accountable for his actions.
During her testimony, Jennifer realizes that she herself is "addicted" to being She-Hulk. After the testimony, Pug appears and the two spend an evening together as friends, which cheers her up. She confronts Mallory the next day and tells her that she will put a stop to her Leader case. However, it is revealed that the Leader has been acquitted of his crimes.
At some point after World War Hulk, Jennifer was brought before the Living Tribunal, and asked to weigh her universe against a newer, better "cosmic trophy wife" version, described by Walters as "an ultimate universe." Her universe wins, and she resigns from the Magistrati.
After the Leader's trial, Artie Zix reveals himself as RT-Z9 and holds the main staff of GLK&H hostage while asking them questions at the behest of a group of aliens from a corner of the galaxy recently discovered by the Watcher Qyre. The aliens, called the Recluses, wish to keep their existence a secret.
She-Hulk earlier decreed that Qyre not reveal knowledge of the Recluses' existence at the meetings of the Watchers.
This had serious repercussions: it is revealed that an evil being has conquered that portion of the galaxy, and is preparing an assault on all of creation. Qyre, who holds knowledge of the plan, is unable to speak of it to anyone else. At She-Hulk's time trial, it was revealed that her actions made a destructive event called the Reckoning War possible. However, comments made by the future Southpaw, divulge that the war, though a terrible and dark time, will be favorably resolved.
A permanently de-powered Jennifer Walters finds that tourists from an alternate universe – designated the Alpha universe – are crossing into her universe – which they call Beta – to gain access to superpowers and comes face to face with her own powered-up doppelganger.
Her anger quickly turns to sorrow as she realizes that without her abilities, the Alpha Jennifer Walters – while unfamiliar with superhuman law – is far better suited to life in the Beta universe. Realizing this, she decides that she will go to the Alpha universe and let the other Jennifer Walters take over for her.
As she steps through the portal, Reed Richards realizes he can use the previously stored configuration of the Alpha She-Hulk to restore Jennifer's powers by purging the nanites from her body and setting the teleporter to loop her back to this reality.
Having regained her abilities, Jennifer remains in her home reality, while the Alpha Jen Walters returns to her own universe and reconciles with her boyfriend, the Alpha Augustus "Pug" Pugliese.
At an unspecified time after World War Hulk, She-Hulk assists Tony Stark with Emil Blonsky's murder investigation.
While in Stark's Helicarrier, she is attacked and beaten by the Red Hulk who states to her that he's not Bruce. She-Hulk vows to get even for the deliberate humiliation.
She later helps to prevent casualties in San Francisco after the Red Hulk caused an earthquake in the area, and assembles Thundra and the Valkyrie together to capture him.
Some months after regaining her abilities, Jennifer was tasked to defend an accused killer named Arthur Moore. While she was successful in defending him, immediately after his freedom was secured he claimed to be guilty and showed her images of the crimes he had been accused of.
Jennifer's horror at what she was being shown, combined with Moore's gloating, was enough to push her rage so far that she became the savage She-Hulk once again. She attacked him and threatened to kill him if he was not given the death penalty. She also told everybody within earshot that he was guilty and backed up her accusation by revealing privileged information.
This resulted in her being disbarred. Jennifer later found out that Moore really was innocent; the images he had shown her had been false. It was also revealed, albeit not to Jennifer, that Moore had hoped to get her to react exactly the way she did since his employers wanted She-Hulk disbarred for purposes as yet unknown.
Unable to practice law any more, Jennifer began working for Freeman Bonds Inc. – a subsidiary of GLK&B – as a bounty hunter with her Skrull partner Jazinda.
She was later recruited by Stark as a member of an Initiative-sponsored incarnation of the Defenders for a short while until Tony Stark disbanded the team.
Afterwards, she continued to aid team leader Nighthawk for a brief time until she was fully able to join the team on Nighthawk's request and that it would be away from the Initiative.
Together they have several adventures, even encountering Hercules, but they soon ended up involved in the midst of the Secret Invasion.
During the Skrull takeover of Earth during Secret Invasion, She-Hulk and Jazinda hunt down a member of the Skrulls who functions as their religious leader.
X-Factor initially impedes her progress, but they part ways on uncertain terms. She-Hulk and Jazinda capture the Skrull and the two heroines take the Skrull to New York, where they encounter the Super-Skrull, Kl'rt.
Kl'rt came to kill his daughter, Jazinda, going so far as to shoot her in the head. Due to her regenerative properties, Jazinda was still not fully dead. The Skrull religious leader wants to completely remove her regenerative ability, but Kl'rt stops him after She-Hulk pleads to his fatherly nature, tapping into his guilt for not being able to save his son who had died in a previous war.
Some time after the Skrull invasion is defeated, the country of Marinmer suffers a devastating earthquake.
Because the victims of the earthquake are members of a minority religious group, the Marinmer government has confiscated all humanitarian aid packages, and because of Marinmer's strong ties to powerful countries such as Russia and China, other nations refuse to intervene for fear of sparking a war.
She-Hulk and several members of the Lady Liberators secretly enter Marinmer, intending to steal the confiscated aid packages and distribute them to the earthquake victims.
The Winter Guard attempts to stop them, but gives up after seeing the plight of the earthquake victims.
Afterwards, the US government attempts to arrest She-Hulk for her actions in Marinmer, but drops the charges to avoid political embarrassment. With public opinion overwhelmingly in her favor, She-Hulk seems poised to get her legal license back when Jazinda is captured by the Behemoth after he mistakenly attacks her, thinking she is the real She-Hulk.
Jazinda is then taken to a government lab and brutally experimented on when her ability to resurrect herself from the dead is discovered. Jazinda contacts She-Hulk telepathically through a secretly implanted mind reading device and warns her that the government will be coming to question her about their relationship.
Jazinda tells She-Hulk to say she did not know Jazinda was a Skrull. When she sees Jazinda about to be vivisected, she loses control and breaks Jazinda out.
The Behemoth tries to stop her, but She-Hulk defeats him with the help of the Lady Liberators. Later it is revealed that Mallory Book, her former boss, was behind all the bad things happening to She-Hulk along with a group called the "Fourth Wall". Yet when she saw She-Hulk risk herself to save her Skrull friend, Book "cancelled" the plan.
Later, Jennifer tasks Ben Urich to discover the identity of Red Hulk. She informs him that she is unable to as she has asked too many questions to the wrong people. She has Urich bring a photographer (Peter Parker), and meets him along with her insider, Doc Samson, and they venture into a S.H.I.E.L.D. base that is actually a front for A.I.M. and General Ross's Gamma Power Super Soldier Program.
Leonard Samson then appears to have a breakdown, but in reality he is changing into Samson. Samson claims to be stronger and faster (and is larger in size, has longer hair and a lightning bolt scar) than Jennifer.
The clashing duo are subdued by MODOK and the facility explodes in the aftermath of a fight between Red Hulk and Hulk; Jennifer, Samson (who has reverted to Leonard) and Red Hulk are caught in the explosion. Jennifer's status is unknown and Red Hulk does not reveal anything to Urich when the two meet a second time.
While She-Hulk is M.I.A., the Red She-Hulk makes her first appearance where she claims Jennifer Walters to be dead.
It was later shown in a flashback that Red She-Hulk prevented Jennifer Walters from escaping from A.I.M. custody. During this battle, Red She-Hulk brutally beat Jennifer and snapped her neck with a cable. In the last panel, Jennifer Walters appeared to be dead with the Red She-Hulk standing over her body, though the Red She-Hulk claims she did not know her own strength.
She then questions Doc Samson whether it was the real She-Hulk or a Life-Model Decoy, to which Samson answers "You're here to follow orders, not to ask questions". Lyra later infiltrates the Intelligencia, where she finds Jennifer in stasis. Following a brief fight with the Red She-Hulk, the three decide to team up to take down Intelligencia's forces.
Following the defeat of the Intelligencia, Jennifer begins traveling with her cousin Bruce, Skaar, Korg, Rick Jones and Betty Ross.
Shortly after the events of World War Hulks, Skaar becomes aware that his brother Hiro-Kala is approaching and that he intends to crash the planet K'ai into the Earth. She-Hulk is on the team as they manage to successfully avert disaster. Upon returning to Earth, they find the world in flames as it is in the grasp of the Chaos War. They journey to Hell, where they fight and defeat the Chaos King. Returning to a restored Earth, they are greeted as monsters.
At some point before or after these events, Jennifer and Lyra end up in New York, where Lyra begins to attend high school in an attempt to gain an understanding of humanity as it occurs in this timeline. As well as helping to integrate Lyra into society, they are also involved in trying to round up the remaining members of the Intelligencia.
They manage to round up the Intelligencia, but the Wizard is able to escape imprisonment and goes after Lyra at her high school prom, almost killing her before She-Hulk intervenes, knocking out Wizard but not before Lyra's secret identity has been compromised.
The rest of the pupils turn on Lyra as a result of her prom date being injured and the endangerment of everyone at the dance. She-Hulk explains to her afterwards that they have to leave and that despite being heroes, the life of a Hulk is often lonely.
During the Fear Itself evemt, She-Hulk joins with Howard the Duck, Nighthawk and the Frankenstein Monster to form a four-person team called the Fearsome Four to stop the Man-Thing from its destructive path. They later discover a plot by Psycho-Man to use the Man-Thing's volatile empathy to create a weapon.
Prior to a time- and multiverse-spanning trip by the Fantastic Four and family, the Thing asks She-Hulk to be a member of the Future Foundation.
When the Hulk is elevated into "Doc Green" – a version of the Hulk possessing Bruce Banner's intellect – after he is treated for a shot to the head as Bruce Banner by use of the Extremis virus, he sets out to attack and cure other gamma-based mutations.
Steve Rogers attempts to order the Hulk to stop before he goes after She-Hulk, but when Doc Green finally confronts her, he instead admits that he has come to recognize that he is coming dangerously close to the Maestro, as part of him enjoyed eliminating his 'rivals', having decided instead to accept the eventual loss of his intellect as Extremis wore off rather than risk that persona emerging.
Informing She-Hulk that she is the only gamma mutation whose life he felt had been legitimately enhanced by her condition, Doc Green provides her with the last injection of his cure, asking her to use it on him if he goes too far in his efforts to stop an A.I. version of himself that he created and unleashed.
In Gwenpool's first Christmas event, Howard the Duck invited her to She-Hulk's Christmas party on the provision that she has not killed any good guys recently. She shows up and karaokes with Ms. Marvel.
There were dozens of superhumans in attendance, proving that whether she is acting as a hero or not, She-Hulk keeps strong ties to the super-community.
During the 2016 Civil War II event, after the Inhuman Ulysses predicts Thanos' arrival on Earth, She-Hulk was mortally wounded by a direct attack from the villain in question.
When Iron Man learns that they used Ulysses' precognitive power to ambush Thanos, he vows to make sure that no one uses it again. Before She-Hulk goes into cardiac arrest, she tells Captain Marvel to fight for the future.
After Hawkeye was acquitted for shooting Bruce Banner, Captain Marvel visited She-Hulk, who came out of her coma. When She-Hulk angrily demanded to know the verdict of Hawkeye's trial, Captain Marvel remained silent.
Following Bruce Banner's funeral, Jennifer Walters left the superhero business and continued to work as a lawyer, where she gained her first client: Maise Brewn, who was an Inhuman descendant.
Due to the stress following the fight with Thanos, Jennifer started turning uncontrollably into her version of the Grey Hulk at different intervals. Jennifer helped Maise when she was recovering from the trauma and being evicted by her landlord Mr. Tick.
When Maise got impatient with Jennifer and summoned a Fear Golem that killed Mr. Tick and some police officers, Jennifer is nearly killed by it and transforms into the Hulk. She defeated the Fear Golem and prevented Maise from committing suicide when Maise was arrested for reckless endangerment afterwards.
Afterwards, Jennifer transformed into the Hulk and met the Hellcat. After changing back, Jennifer told the Hellcat that she was worried over the fact that her grey color could mean that she is like Bruce (since Bruce also had a grey incarnation).
Later, Jennifer was watching a live video on the internet when a baker named Oliver turned into a Hulk-like creature on-camera. Jennifer spent several days trying to track him down, eventually confronting him as the Hulk at the Brooklyn Bridge. During the following battle, she lost control of her Hulk persona, almost killing him, though the Hellcat managed to calm her down. However, the incident left Jennifer worried about losing control again.
Some time later, the Leader kidnapped Jennifer and forced her to transform into the Hulk in order to force her to kill his new assistant, Robyn, who willingly went through a blood transfusion in order to become a Hulk-like monster herself. The Hulk nearly killed Robyn, but Jennifer managed to regain control, before defeating the Leader by electrocuting him.
Jen then went with self-help writer Florida Mayer, who used a special pill to transport Jennifer to her subconscious, leading her to confront her Hulk persona and illusions of Thanos and Banner, finally overcoming her trauma in the process. Upon waking, Jennifer reverted to her standard green She-Hulk persona.
During the war against the Cotati, She-Hulk is revealed to have been killed and replaced by a Cotati, attacking the Avengers when they tried to negotiate a truce with their new enemy, the heroes only surviving the attack thanks to the Invisible Woman's forcefield, although the Cotati/She-Hulk then beats down the Thing and retreats.
Invisible Woman, Mantis, and Thing are locked in combat with the Cotati-possessed She-Hulk. Back in New York, Jo-Venn and N'kalla release their positive memories which revives She-Hulk enough to break the Cotati off of her and to stop the fighting between the Kree and the Skrull. When the Cotati are defeated, She-Hulk and Thor take Sequoia away.
It turns out that She-Hulk was able to return to life thanks to Leader who has mastered the way to control the Green Door.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Secret Identity: Jennifer Walters
Publisher: Marvel
First appearance: The Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980)
Created by: Stan Lee (Writer)
John Buscema (Artist)
See Shulkie in action in Paprihaven! Standing up to fake goddesses:
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Getting slung around by giants:
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Driving her She-Hulk mobile:
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And hanging out A LOT with Ben Grimm:
Figured that title would get your attention. Too easy. So I sat down and figured it would be cute if I wrapped myself in lights. Here's what happened next - started at the feet and that didn't work. Then started at the top and pulled the extension cord out. Hobbled to the outlet and plugged it back in. Gave up and started all over. I wrapped and rewrapped at least four times just to get it to look like this. Imagine. While I'm doing it the lights were flickering on and off and kept getting knotted with my hair. So I'm thinking I'm going to jolt myself and someone is going to find me smoked on the floor wrapped up in icicle lights while trying to dress like an adult schoolgirl even though I'm an adult man. Sure I could have just posted myself in this very cute outfit (and I will soon enough). Sure I could have maybe just held the lights. But does that sound like me or does this?
Please be advised that I am an adult and live near a licensed electrician so all safety precautions were taken. Be aware of and follow all codes and regulations pertaining to electrical safety in your particular jurisdiction. Do not hang Christmas lights even on yourself without the proper gear, including plaid skirt with suspenders, pantyhose and ankle boots. Risks even under the best circumstances include electrocution, shock, scorching, melting, sterilization, and the confirmation you are an idiot.
yay! It took us two months but yesterday we finally finished repairing, plastering, painting, flooring, electrocuting, decorating and what not.. and moved to our new workspace! Hurray!
... Christmas eve is already far but i had the idea to realize this scenery with my own original Wall-E...
I rebuilt here one of the most poetic and sweet moment of the movie.....
but.....
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WHERE OUR PLANET IS GOING?
WHAT OUR FUTURE WILL BE?
WHAT OUR PLANET WILL BE?
PLEASE, MY FRIENDS, WATCH AT THIS POETIC AND CUTE MOVIE AND THINK...
WALL-E (stylized with an interpunct as WALL·E)
is a 2008 American computer-animated science-fiction romance film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, and co-written by Jim Reardon. It stars the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy and Sigourney Weaver, with Fred Willard in the film's (and Pixar's) only prominent live-action role. The overall ninth feature film produced by the company, WALL-E follows a solitary robot on a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth, left to clean up garbage. However, he is visited by a probe sent by the starship Axiom, a robot called EVE, with whom he falls in love and pursues across the galaxy.
In the 29th century, rampant consumerism and environmental neglect have turned Earth into a garbage-strewn wasteland; humanity is nowhere to be found and has been evacuated by the megacorporation Buy-n-Large (BnL) on giant starliners seven centuries earlier. Of all the Waste Allocation Load-Lifter: Earth-class (WALL-E) robots left by BnL to clean up, only one remains operational. One day, WALL-E's routine of compressing trash and collecting interesting objects is broken by the arrival of an unmanned probe carrying an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator (EVE) robot, sent to scan the planet for human-sustainable life. WALL-E is smitten by the sleek, otherworldly robot, and the two begin to connect until EVE goes into standby when WALL-E shows her his most recent find: a living seedling. The probe then collects EVE and the plant, and—with WALL-E clinging on—returns to its mothership, the starliner Axiom.
In the centuries since the Axiom left Earth, its passengers have degenerated into helpless corpulence due to laziness and microgravity, their every whim catered to by machinery; even the captain, B. McCrea, is used to sitting back while his robotic steering wheel AUTO flies the ship. McCrea is unprepared to receive the positive probe response, but discovers that placing the plant in the ship's Holo-Detector will trigger a hyperjump back to Earth so humanity can begin recolonization. Upon inspecting EVE's storage compartment, however, the plant is missing, and EVE blames WALL-E for its disappearance.
EVE is deemed faulty and taken to Diagnostics. Mistaking the process for torture, WALL-E intervenes, causing him and EVE to be designated as rogues. Frustrated, EVE tries to send WALL-E home in an escape pod, but they witness AUTO's gopherbot GO-4 stowing the stolen plant in a pod set to self-destruct. WALL-E saves the plant, and he and EVE reconcile and celebrate with a dance in space around the Axiom.
EVE brings the plant back to McCrea, who watches EVE's recordings of Earth and concludes that they have to go back. However, AUTO is revealed to be loyal only to his own secret no-return directive A113—issued after BnL incorrectly concluded centuries ago that the planet could not be saved—even when McCrea countermands it; AUTO mutinies with GO-4 as a result, electrocuting and frying WALL-E's circuit board, putting EVE into standby, throwing them both down the garbage chute, and locking McCrea in his quarters. EVE and WALL-E are nearly ejected into space along with the ship's trash but are saved by a Microbe Obliterator robot named M-O, who has been following WALL-E's dirt trail across the ship. As humans and robots help in securing the plant, McCrea and AUTO fight for control, resulting in WALL-E being crushed in the Holo-Detector when he tries to keep it open; McCrea eventually overpowers and deactivates AUTO, and the plant is inserted into the Holo-Detector, initiating the hyperjump.
Arriving back on Earth, EVE repairs WALL-E but finds that his memory has been reset and his personality is gone. Heartbroken, EVE gives WALL-E a farewell kiss, which sparks his memory and restores his original personality. WALL-E and EVE reunite as the inhabitants of the Axiom take their first steps on Earth. During the credits, humans and robots turn the ravaged planet into a paradise, and the plant is shown to have grown into a mighty tree.
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Volta was rescued after flying into a power line in Sitka, Alaska. He suffered from a concussion, electrocution, and various bone fracture injuries. All his injuries healed but the one bone fracture in his coracoid (Left shoulder bone) leaving him unable to gain lift and fly, he is non-releasable.
Back in the day I used to spend a lot of my time in the back of the radio. I didn't know what I was doing and I'm lucky I didn't get electrocuted. Those were my "radio days". (1960's)
Espèce protégée à Munster.
La cigogne blanche est un oiseau sacré, porte bonheur et symbole de l’Alsace. C’est un grand échassier à la démarche calme, au vol lent et souvent planant. Sa longueur est d’un mètre pour une envergure de deux mètres et un poids de trois kilos.
Entre 1960 et 1974, la population alsacienne de cigognes est passée de 148 à 9 couples. De nombreuses cigognes ne revenaient plus de leur quartier d’hiver : victimes de la sécheresse et de la disparition des prairies, du drainage des zones humides dans notre région et surtout à cause de l’électrocution sur les lignes électriques.
Pour pallier cette baisse d’effectifs, des expériences de sédentarisations ont été tentées avec succès. Après trois ans de captivité, les cigognes ne migrent plus à la condition de trouver une nourriture suffisante sur place.
En 1984, la Ville de Munster, Grego (association des artisans et commerçants de la vallée de Munster) et l’Aprécial (Association pour la Protection et la Réintroduction des Cigognes en Alsace Lorraine) avaient installé un centre de réintroduction des cigognes, chemin du Dubach à Munster.
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Protected species in Munster.
The white stork is a sacred bird, good luck and symbol of Alsace. It is a great wader with a calm pace, slow flight and often hovering. Its length is one meter for a wingspan of two meters and a weight of three kilos.
Between 1960 and 1974, the Alsatian population of storks increased from 148 to 9 pairs. Many storks were no longer returning from their winter quarters: victims of drought and the disappearance of meadows, drainage of wetlands in our region and especially because of electrocution on power lines.
To mitigate this decline in numbers, sedentary experiences have been successfully attempted. After three years of captivity, the storks no longer migrate provided that sufficient food is available on site.
In 1984, the City of Munster, Grego (association of artisans and traders in the valley of Munster) and the Aprecial (Association for the Protection and Reintroduction of storks in Alsace Lorraine) had set up a center for the reintroduction of storks, path of Dubach in Munster.
I Am A Real American All The Way Cooler Than Batman (story part II)
Che Guevara the narrator: “Chucky have been busted in Alabama during the presidency of Barack Obama
Oh mamma, life behind the bars was like a bad drama
Convict was ready for date with fate
It was time for goddamned preparation for execution by electrocution”
Raúl Castro: “Surprisingly Chucky's ass has been saved spectacularly by cloned Che Guevara & badass Jessy Jess
The Suddenness of the escape operation have left everyone in bewildered confusion”
Wacky Chucky: “Bloody Cain my arrest won’t happened again
I have destructive appetite, tonight is the night to ignite the dynamite”
Che Guevara the narrator: “Chuck is not as dumb as a fucking stump
He haven't been stopped by ex-president Donald Trump
I doubt he would be caught dead or alive during the presidential term of Joe Biden
Little by little rebellion became a most wanted American
Chucky is like a shaft of hope for the downtrodden”
Jessy Jess the narrator: “With remarkable hand saw from Japan
In the great duel Chucky flawlessly defeat rotten billionaire Peter Pān
Thanks to his outstanding power he can beat even mighty Superman”
Wacky Chucky’s monologue part 1: “Little ol' me is more redoubtable than Genghis Khan
My art is to strike fear into the greedy tycoonistic hearts
I scared the shit out of the scamming banker Shao Kahn
My mission is to bring horror to the deceitful Wall Street women and men
Beware of my strength à la Hulk Hogan
One day I will be more famous than Major Solomon Allen
I have better sword skill than superhuman He-Man
I train martial arts every day, even harder than Jackie Chan
With a lumber I defeated nefarious stockbroker Donnie Yen
I finished him and I blasted him all the way to the Shenzhen
You probably didn't know but my sparring partner was George Foreman
On the last Kumite tournament it was an honor to fight against Ryu and Ken
They are good guys so I spared them, I didn’t want to use my deadly Shoryuken
Shame on the Namco because they never included my character in the game Tekken
My ally Super Gran said that I am more hard-ass than a Dollman
She states that from my karate technique everyone can learn including Dolph Lundgren”
Wacky Chucky reccomends you a song from Scorpions Dynamite.
I escaped prison and went out for a coffee. It felt good to be among the living. Selfie accomplished by placing the camera on some sort of electrical box. Surprisingly, no one was electrocuted. Nice mask.
My twin kittens, Ragnar and Freja are 10 months old now, and showing little sign of slowing down! They are impossible brats, but knowing they will grow out of it eventually, and be sweet natured cats is getting me through the somewhat adolescent phase!
Ragnar is on the left. He has a normal tail, and Freja is a manx. She has always been a little smaller and more dainty, while he's all Tom cat! Siblings to the core, they roughhouse and scrap, but mostly they work like a tag team.
The other night, I was waiting to let them out of the bedroom- something that can't happen unless no one is coming or going, or they'd be out the door and run over by a car! They are fast as lightning. My nephew was supposed to be coming over, but called at 11 PM to say he was too tired, and by then it was so late, they never came out to run around. Big mistake!
Here's how my night went. First, they were climbing on everything they weren't supposed to climb on. Then Freja started playing with the wires behind my bed! Of course, I'm trying to sleep through their antics, but that wasn't happening! The lights went on, and the bed was jerked away from the wall to scare her away from getting electrocuted. Off went the lights. Two minutes later, the curtain rod came crashing down on their "perch", and onto Freja! On went the lights, up went the curtain rod, and major screaming and threatening ensued. Okay, off went the lights. Then it was Ragnar's turn. He got in his litter box and played, "let's dump ALLLL this litter onto Mom's bedroom floor! ALLLL of it!" On went the lights, the litter was swept up, and more threatening and yelling occurred Then it was Freja's turn! More sweeping, more threatening with bodily harm implied, and out went the lights.
Freja has a thing she likes to do that makes no sense to me, but she takes paper, or her catnip mice, and dunks it in their waterbowl! (One morning, a wet tissue greeted my foot as I slid into my flip flops. Eeeew. then I figured out it was some kind of gift. Yuk. Well, shoving things across the floor and rustling paper I had no idea where she got proceeded. Finally, I think I fell asleep from exhaustion.
About an hour before my alarm went off, I was rudely awakened by one of them attacking my big toe, probably because I irresistibly moved it under the covers. Claws went through my blanket and sheet and pierced my toe, and I began bleeding. Into the bathroom to clean and bandage my wound. More yelling- mostly from pain- and threatening proceeded. By the time I got back to sleep, my alarm went off.
Last night, they came out. They were more raucous than usual, and began shuffling something across the floor. I'm thinking it's another piece of paper Freja found someplace, when I got up to put a mug in the sink. They were playing with a Palmetto Bug. Now, anyone who has lived in or visited Florida knows, these outdoor insects are nothing but a giant, flying ROACH! When I saw it was very muich alive, I screeched, "Get away from that!", to which Freja grabbed it in her MOUTH and ran with it, with Rags hot on her heels! Into MY BEDROOM they went, and under MY BED, with a big, fat, 2 inch long cockroach!!!
Okay, my brother was in his room listening to what was going on, and asked what it was. When I told him, he started laughing with a deep, belly laugh. I growled at him that if he didn't stop, I was going to open his door and let them bring it in there! A second later, the (now lifeless looking) Palmetto Bug slid across the floor under my nightstand, so I squooshed it and flushed it, and Cloroxed my floor. I praised Freja for her hunting prowess, grateful that she didn't EAT it. (I had a little kitten once that did!)
In case you think Freja is the worst of the two, think again. Rags defies everything fearlessly, and gets into twice the trouble she does, and I think he was the one who ripped my toe open! If I live through kittenhood, I will be happy.
Pray for me.....
Reports of the death of the Trinity-Bellwoods white squirrel were greatly exaggerated. Last month, a photo of the famous critter, electrocuted and hanging limp from a power line, circulated on social media, leading some to suggest the rodent who inspired the name of a cafe and a city laneway was no more. Luckily, there's more than one white squirrel in Toronto.
Jess Hogge works at Wildhagen Hats at Queen and Portland. She says a white squirrel has been visiting the store's rooftop for months.
"We had a black squirrel that would come on the roof," she says. "And then all of a sudden I saw a long white thing. I thought it was a ferret at first, so I called my boss over and opened the door and it was a white squirrel.
"We figured out it was a girl because it showed up looking quite large in the spring, and then quite thin the next time it came," she says. "This is the weird thing: I know there's not that many in the city, but we've been considering there is two visiting. One will come right to your hand and is very bold - it's actually come in the shop before. One is a bit more standoffish.
"There might two, there might be even more, or it might just be one that's just really moody."
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The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. With a range spanning across much of Central Eurasia, from the Mediterranean in the West to the Taiwan Strait in the East, and from the Persian Gulf in the South to Siberia in the North, it is a short-to-medium-distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas. No subspecies are known to exist over its wide range, but based on size differences, a Pleistocene paleosubspecies, P. c. palaeocrispus, has been described from fossils recovered at Binagady, Azerbaijan.
As with other pelicans, the males are larger than the females, and likewise their diet is mainly fish. Their curly nape feathers, grey legs and silvery-white plumage are distinguishing features, and the wings appear solid grey in flight. The adults acquire a drabber plumage in winter, however, when they may be mistaken for great white pelicans. Their harsh vocalizations become more pronounced during the mating season. They breed across the Palearctic from southeastern Europe to Russia, India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. They usually return to traditional breeding sites, where they are less social than other pelican species. Their nests are crude heaps of vegetation, which are placed on islands or on dense mats of vegetation.
The species' numbers underwent a dramatic decline during the 20th century, partly due to land use, disturbance and poaching activities. The core population survives in Russia, but in its Mongolian range it is critically endangered. Removal of power lines to prevent collisions or electrocution, and the construction of nesting platforms or rafts have reversed declines locally.
This huge bird is by a slight margin the largest of the pelican species and one of the largest living flying bird species. It measures 160 to 183 cm (5 ft 3 in to 6 ft 0 in) in length, 7.25–15 kg (16.0–33.1 lb) in weight and 245 to 351 cm (8 ft 0 in to 11 ft 6 in) in wingspan. Its median weight is around 11.5 kg (25 lb), which makes it perhaps the world's heaviest flying bird species, although the largest individuals among male bustards and swans may be heavier than the largest individual Dalmatian pelican. More recently, six male Dalmatians were found to average 10.4 kg (23 lb) and four females 8.7 kg (19 lb), around the same average weight as the great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and slightly lighter than mean body masses from other huge birds such as the trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) or Andean condor (Vultur gryphus).[11] A mean estimated body mass for the Dalmatian pelican of 10.9 kg (24 lb) was also published, around the same mass as the aforementioned largest swan and condor. It is either the heaviest or one of the heaviest birds native to Europe, its closest rival in mass being mute swans (Cygnus olor), which weighs on average around 10.1 kg (22 lb), followed closely by the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) (whose average weight is not known) and the whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus), averaging at just shy of 9.5 kg (21 lb), and the great white pelican. These same five species are probably rank as the largest flying birds in Asia as well, alongside the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis). It also appears to have one of the largest wingspans of any living bird, rivaling those of the great albatrosses (Diomedea ssp., in particular the two largest species, the wandering albatross and southern royal albatross) and the great white pelican. These four species are the only modern birds with verified wingspans that range over 350 cm (11 ft 6 in).
The somewhat similar-looking great white pelican broadly overlaps in size but has greater size sexual dimorphism: female great whites can be noticeably smaller than female Dalmatians but male individuals of the two species are essentially the same size and weight. However, the Dalmatian differs from this other very large species in that it has curly nape feathers, grey legs and silvery-white (rather than pure white) plumage. In winter, adult Dalmatian pelicans go from silvery-grey to a dingier brownish-grey cream color. Immature birds are grey and lack the pink facial patch of immature white pelicans. The loose feathers around the forehead of the Dalmatian pelican can form a W-like-shape on the face right above the bill. In the breeding season it has an orange-red lower mandible and pouch against a yellow upper mandible. In winter, the whole bill is a somewhat dull yellow. The bill, at 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in) long, is the second largest of any bird, after the Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). The bare skin around the eye can vary from yellow to purplish in color. Among standard measurements, compared to the great white pelican, the Dalmatian's tarsus is slightly shorter, at 11.6 to 12.2 cm (4.6 to 4.8 in), but its tail and wing chord length are notably larger, at 22 to 24 cm (8.7 to 9.4 in) long and 68 to 80 cm (27 to 31 in), respectively. When the Dalmatian pelican is in flight, unlike other pelicans, its wings are solid grayish-white with black tips. It is an elegant soaring bird. When a whole flock of Dalmatian pelicans is in flight, all its members move in graceful synchrony, their necks held back like a heron's.
The Dalmatian pelican is often silent, as most pelicans tend to be, although it can be fairly vocal during the mating season, when it may engage in a wide range of guttural, deep vocalizations, including barks, hisses and grunts.
This pelican usually migrates short distances with varying migration patterns during the year. It is dispersive in Europe, based on feeding opportunities, with most western birds staying through the winter in the Mediterranean region. In the Danube Delta, Dalmatian pelicans arrive in March and leave by the end of August. It is more actively migratory in Asia, where most of the birds that breed in Russia fly down for the winter to the central Middle East, largely around Iran through to the Indian Subcontinent, from Sri Lanka, Nepal to central India. The pelicans that breed in Mongolia winter along the east coast of China, including the Hong Kong area.
In general, the species prefers relatively warm temperatures. During periods where the climate was warmer, the Dalmatian pelican was far more widespread in Europe (today its European range is restricted to the southeastern part of the continent). Notably, a large number of subfossil bones dating from 7400–5000 Before Present (BP), coinciding with the Holocene climatic optimum, have been found in Denmark, and bones dating from 1900–600 BP have been found in central Europe, Netherlands and Britain. This preference for warmer temperatures is also supported by movements recorded in recent history, as there are indications of a slow range expansion in response to modern climate changes.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_pelican
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So I've never been one to have things 'come' to them, like I hardly ever experience that feeling of spontaneously knowing exactly what to take a photo of next; which can be a drag I guess, always trying to make somethings out of nothings. I mean it's also nice because even when I get into a rut it's not the end of the world. But. Anyways. Basically this was one of those 'it caaame to me' type deals where I actually sat up in my bed Monday night and it was nice end of accidentally drawn-out story, promise. Not that this hasn't been done before probably I'm sure, it's just. You know. Like. Whatever, I'm done I'm sorry.
But it's also weird because I've started helping out with this local group called Science Scouts, which was started by this awesome couple and parents can bring their kids to the meetings to do scientific experiments and quick little mind-teasers and whatnot, and last night's experiment was all about electricity and conduction, and how the addition of lead to a circuit slows down the electrical current. Basically these kindergartners are going to be smarter than me by like next year. But anyways we helped them connect these tiny light bulbs and batteries and pencils and it was adorable and they were so excited to learn which was a little weird for me to see because normally I don't work with kids that have the privilege of having school as a first priority, you feel.
But I felt like such a badass when I actually knew the answer to the one true/false question, that the human brain has enough electrical activity going on to light a lightbulb, which isn't that super dope? I always think it's funny that we're made of water and our brains run on electricity and whatnot, and I mean obvi we don't electrocute ourselves because pure water doesn't conduct electricity and whatever but still, it's sort of funny. *Nerrrrrd alerrrt, serrry**
I mean people are kind of funny in general so it makes sense.
Kids are hilarious.
Happy Wednesday, lovelies <3
I’m glad you folks are setting down, because this is going tp be a long one. Apparently many here in Yosemite don’t know there’s a pandemic going or what is meant by social distancing. But, you see, they didn’t acknowledge the Norovirus outbreak over the Christmas/New Year, this pass season. Or, the Hantavirus outbreak in 2017. Or, the extreme overcrowding on the buses last year; guest were making human chains to stop them.
Yosemite National Park didn’t actually close until 3;00 pm, March 12, 2020, for the Pandemic. Until then, we had guest visiting from all over the world and many from Asia. I’ve been here a little over 11 years and interact with guest daily, as do many that I work with. I often ask guest where there are from. During the winter months we get a lot of guest from Asian countries.
During the Hantavirus outbreak; people died because of poor sanitation. Those in charge at the time; continued to rent out the infected tent/cabins. They knew they had a Hantavirus problem, but continued to rent out the cabins without informing the guest, of possible contamination (all for profits). Even when guest repeatedly complained of mice and feces. People died and no one was held accountable. There are links throughout my photostream and it’s easily researched. Just a minute; I’ve got to close my window. Those involved in Yosemite’s Mobbing Community are smoking outside, upwind of it again. This is what they do during a respiratory pandemic and mandatory social distancing, among many other appalling acts.
The Shuttle mess was caused from the lack of maintenance. The shuttle drivers were so fed up, they stormed to the Superintendent's office and demanded they be repaired. Many quit, one a retired Law Enforcement Officer. . I spent a day off, back then, on the shuttles to see how bad it really was. To start; I had to wait for a second bus, because the first one was too full. On the second bus, I was able to squeeze to the back. At the next stop; there was a big line of people waiting to get on an already full shuttle. As a few people were trying to get off the back; a group stormed them trying to get in; causing a woman stepping off the bus to trip in the curb, smash her face on the concrete at full force. It looks like she broke a couple teeth, her nose and lip. She sat up, while blood gushing from her face. People quickly helped her until paramedics arrived. I was so packed in the back of the bus, I couldn’t get off.
The Norovirus outbreak, was over this last Christmas and New Year holidays. Norovirus is spread through contaminated feces (poop). There were a couple confirmed cases and up to 200 unconfirmed. During this outbreak; we had a women’s bathroom that didn’t have working faucets at the sinks. When I went into work on 12-26-19, there was a sign on the mirror; saying out of order. This indoor public bathroom facilitated two dinning facilities. The sinks were not repaired until 1-5-20. Women eating at these facilities were washing their hands at the water filling stations. This was in our dinning facilities; women changing babies, using the bathroom and unable to wash with soap and water. Apparently we didn’t have the parts. Rather than make a 2 hour drive to Merced or 2 hr 20 to Fresno, someone decided to order the faucets. The sinks were not repaired until 1-5-20. I was off on the 24th and 25th of December. They were out for 12-13 days, during holiday weekends and a Norovirus outbreak. No one here will admit it, no one is held accountable, Department of Health covered it up.
It’s kind of like the water station; that could have electrocuted guest and children, all summer long. I addressed it repeatedly, unplugged it daily, to have it plugged back in. I even witnessed a young boy using his finger to trigger sensor, for the water flow. While his little sister stood there holding his arm with one hand and a pinched, out of code electrical cord, with the other. It’s wasn’t repaired, until I sent picture after picture to the NPS Regional Office. The retaliation I received over that was epic.
Now here we are during a respiratory Pandemic and I have coworkers, managers right in my face. I’m talking a foot or two. This is done, along with coughing, fake coughing and all kinds of skits pertaining to Covid19 symptoms; performed by managers and associates. These skits are just triggers, trying to get me to quit or act out. On 3-22-20, I was leaving work. I left from the back of our building and walked to and across the front of the building. As I came around the corner; an NPS Law Enforcement Officer walk out the front door; being held open for him by a supervisor. I was walking clear to the right, to keep my distance. This officer stepped out of the building, started walking towards me, he pretended to look at something in the palm of his hand. He kept walking further to his left, to a point, I was almost walking into a row of outside tables, to avoid him. That wasn’t enough, I had to almost stop, as he brushed pass me. Again, this was just an act (trigger), to get me to act out, or instill fear.
In my department; I have the most seniority. I was cut back to 16 hours a week. Employees that were hired within a year, were given way more hours than me. When I questioned it; I was sharply told “You’re lucky to even have a job” I stood my ground and was then told “I’ll just take hours from someone else”, trying use guilt. I took this job here as a janitor, because I wanted something with minimal stress. I raised my daughter as a single parent, served almost 10 years in the Army, sold a successful business I owned and became a District Manager for a company, before this. I love the outdoors and nature, but here I am; in the most stressful job I’ve ever had. That's even before the Pandemic.
There are many here in Yosemite that are a credit to this great park, but they are stifled by the incompetence, waste, fraud and cover-up that truly goes on here. Let anyone expose the truth and they will be mobbed, harassed, bullied and retaliated against, beyond belief. Truly, very few believe what’s going on here. Even when you have the evidence to prove it. I’ve given it to; two Superintends, an acting Super, now we have another acting Superintend. I’ve driven to San Franasicso, NPS Regional Office, presented evidence to two Special Investigators (what a waste), I’ve sent pictures, evidence, letters, complaints to two NPS Regional Directors and two acting Directors, drove five hours each way to Congressman McClintock’s office (another waste). After driving to McClintock’s office; the clerk almost wouldn’t let me in. I told him I drove five hours; he let me in after a practicality begged. I explained I what was going on in Yosemite, he said there was no one ther for me to talk with. He said I would have to call to make an appointment and tried to make me feel privileged for even being let through the front door (they keep it locked). After several calls, I spoke with his assistant; she too, tried to make me feel I should have felt privileged for being let in the door, after driving five hours. I didn’t get an appointment, or a returned phone call. I’ve sent certified, return receipt letters to Pelosi, Feinstein, Secretary of the Interior and our Over-site Committee. Not one resounded. And, look what they are doing now; selling off their stock and commodities, playing the blame game.
If I go public with the detailed evidence I have, I lose my job, my union pension and I’m 7 months from retirement, at 62. Even with the hate, harassment and retaliation; I put pride in my work, my appearance, the facility I clean and this wonderful park.
I stepped out for some exercise and pictures today. I was stalked and mobbed by housing staff, the woman across the hall in room 3, room 7, room 9. I came across 7 people in isolated, closed areas; stalking me. A couple exposing me to second hand smoke on the back trail to Mirror Lake and the halfwits waiting for me when I got home. Again, there are great people here and many in LAW Enforcement that are professional and dedicated, but they are overshadowed, by the human trash that actually runs the park. Things here in Yosemite don’t change, unless someone forces a change by exposure. It’s one of the Good-ol-Boy Parks. This is where the incompetent, unethical and amoral, hire and promote like minded individuals. This isn’t about me; it’s about you knowing the truth. Even when the park does open; I’m telling you, there are very few that truly care about your safety. They do want your money.
As I think about the brave men and women in the medical field, tears swell in my eyes; knowing they will someday be forgotten, just like our veterans. Please, please don’t let this happen. Please stay in, wear a mask, keep you distance if you do go out and wash, wash , wash. On that note: if you are in need of gloves for medical use; Sysco has plenty and our shelves are fully stocked. Why hasn't Sysco and the company I work for stepped up. My company is to busy sending out PR about how they are improving customer and employee relations, while bragging about how they can weather events like this because they don't have to pay their employees, when they're not working.
Thank you for visiting my phototream and not the park. My name is Rick Pineiro, if you want the truth about Yosemite, or our government; just ask me.
The West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, was first opened in 1876, but closed in 1995. It's seen riots, fires and the execution of nearly 100 prisoners through either hanging or electrocution.
Here are 30 illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern. These diagrams outline causes of electrical accidents
If you end up linking to this, it would be nice if you attributed me as bre pettis and linked to brepettis.com/blog.
For me, it's spelled Beethoven. I had an e-mail on the 5th of January from the head of the local raptor rehab, telling me an eagle had been electrocuted in the power lines about 200 yards from this pole in one of the storms. When the weather calmed the next day, I was down there a number of times, but no sign of my buddy. On the 7th, there, big as life, was an eagle on Beethoven's pole. I was hoping it was the same one. As soon as I got stopped it seemed, he began his calisthenics, ending with his patented scratch move. He's fine, thankfully. It's a pity about the other eagle, but I'm thrilled it wasn't mine. On the heels of that, I'll be getting a bit more involved. I'll be helping the Wildlife Tree Service this year to monitor eagle's nests, among them the nest of Beethoven and his mate. Should be a grand summer, with hopefully some great photo ops. Have a fine weekend, everybody.
The Eurasian Eagle Owl or sometimes European Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) is one of the largest owls in the world. This species has an extremely large range, one of the largest ranges of any eagle-owl, being found across much of Europe, through the Middle East, India, Russia and Asia, and as far east as China, Korea and Japan, as well as on the north of the African continent.
Eagle Owls occupy a variety of habitats, from coniferous forests to warm deserts. Rocky landscapes are often favoured.
The Eurasian eagle-owl is an impressive and majestic bird, with distinctive prominent ear-tufts, a barrel-shaped body, and vivid orange eyes. The plumage is brown-black , paler on the underparts, and heavily mottled and streaked with black. The bird has a wingspan of up to 138-200 cm and measures 58-75 cm long. Females weigh 1.75-4.2 kg and males weigh 1.5-3.2 kg.
The call of the Eagle Owl is a deep monotonous "oohu-oohu-oohu". The female's call is slightly higher than the male's. In Germany, the name of this bird is "Uhu", in the Netherlands “Oehoe”.
Eagle Owls have various hunting techniques, and will take prey on the ground or in full flight. Usually most active at dawn and dusk. They may hunt in forests, but prefer open spaces.
The eagle owl mainly feeds on small mammals in the 0.2-2.5 kg weight range, such as voles, rats, mice, rabbits, hares and fish, but birds of all kinds are also taken.
Eurasian Eagle Owls may live more than 60 years in captivity. In the wild, about 20 years may be the maximum. The leading causes of death for this species are man-made: electrocution, traffic accidents and shooting sometimes claim the eagle owl.
De oehoe (Bubo bubo) is een van de grootste uilensoorten ter wereld. De naam van de vogel heeft deze te danken aan zijn roepgeluid. De roep van de Oehoe is een diepe monotone "oohu-oohu-oohu". Vooral in de late winter laat het mannetje zijn imposante "Oehoe"-roep horen.
De oehoe heeft een enorm groot verspreidingsgebied en wordt aangetroffen in grote del van Europa, bijna geheel Azië, en verder in het uiterste noorden van het Afrikaanse continent, waar de oehoe overgaat in Afrikaanse soorten.
In Nederland broeden oehoes in het wild in Limburg en de Achterhoek; in België in de Ardennen.
De oehoe is door zijn grootte, zijn massieve lichaam en dikke kop met geen andere uilensoort in Europa te verwarren.
Kenmerkend aan het gezicht van de oehoe zijn de grote ogen en de vaak lange oorpluimen. De oorpluimen zijn overwegend zwart van kleur en worden gevormd door een groepje veren die door een aparte spier op het hoofd worden bewogen. De ogen zijn fel oranje. De snavel is zwart en ligt verzonken in een keelplooi.
Het verenkleed is overwegend geel-bruin van kleur met zwarte accenten. De zwarte accenten treden op de rug en de bovenzijde van de vleugels het meest naar voren. Op de borst is het verenkleed kenmerkend okergeel gekleurd.
De vogel heeft een vleugelspanwijdte van maximaal 138 tot 200 cm en is 60 à 70 cm hoog. Vrouwtjes wegen 1,75 à 4,2 kg en mannetjes wegen 1,5 à 3,2 kg.
Oehoes hebben verschillende jachttechnieken, en zal jagen vanaf gedekte uitkijkplaatsen, op de grond of in volle vlucht. Meestal is de vogel actief bij zonsopgang en zonsondergang. Oehoes voeden zich met kleine zoogdieren van 0,2 à 2,5 kg, zoals veldmuizen, ratten, muizen, konijnen en hazen maar ook vissen en vogels die ze in volle vlucht of op hun slaapplaatsen overvallen.
Oehoes kunnen in gevangenschap meer dan 60 jaar leven. In het wild is circa 20 jaar het maximum.
Deze opname is gemaakt tijdens een roofvogelshow in de overdekte vlindertuin, de 'Vlindervallei', deel van de Orchideeenhoeve in Luttelgeest (Flevoland). .
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Taken for group 'Macro Monday' theme 'Safety' December 17th 2018.
This is a UK 1 amp plug that's used to plug a shaver or tooth brush into a 13 amp socket.
The live (+ve) and neutral (-ve) pins have plastic on them near the top. This is to save stupid people who hold the plug wrapping their fingers around the pins from being electrocuted. I remember doing that as a youngster, plugging in the Christmas tree lights. There was no plastic on the pins those days. I got quite a shock and learnt a lesson.
Got to number 14 in Explore Monday December 17 2018
Be sure the catenary section is de-energized before working on it.
LEGO 365: Jar Jar Having A Bad Year
The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. With a range spanning across much of Central Eurasia, from the Mediterranean in the West to the Taiwan Strait in the East, and from the Persian Gulf in the South to Siberia in the North, it is a short-to-medium-distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas. No subspecies are known to exist over its wide range, but based on size differences, a Pleistocene paleosubspecies, P. c. palaeocrispus, has been described from fossils recovered at Binagady, Azerbaijan.
As with other pelicans, the males are larger than the females, and likewise their diet is mainly fish. Their curly nape feathers, grey legs and silvery-white plumage are distinguishing features, and the wings appear solid grey in flight. The adults acquire a drabber plumage in winter, however, when they may be mistaken for great white pelicans. Their harsh vocalizations become more pronounced during the mating season. They breed across the Palearctic from southeastern Europe to Russia, India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. They usually return to traditional breeding sites, where they are less social than other pelican species. Their nests are crude heaps of vegetation, which are placed on islands or on dense mats of vegetation.
The species' numbers underwent a dramatic decline during the 20th century, partly due to land use, disturbance and poaching activities. The core population survives in Russia, but in its Mongolian range it is critically endangered. Removal of power lines to prevent collisions or electrocution, and the construction of nesting platforms or rafts have reversed declines locally.
This huge bird is by a slight margin the largest of the pelican species and one of the largest living flying bird species. It measures 160 to 183 cm (5 ft 3 in to 6 ft 0 in) in length, 7.25–15 kg (16.0–33.1 lb) in weight and 245 to 351 cm (8 ft 0 in to 11 ft 6 in) in wingspan. Its median weight is around 11.5 kg (25 lb), which makes it perhaps the world's heaviest flying bird species, although the largest individuals among male bustards and swans may be heavier than the largest individual Dalmatian pelican. More recently, six male Dalmatians were found to average 10.4 kg (23 lb) and four females 8.7 kg (19 lb), around the same average weight as the great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and slightly lighter than mean body masses from other huge birds such as the trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) or Andean condor (Vultur gryphus).[11] A mean estimated body mass for the Dalmatian pelican of 10.9 kg (24 lb) was also published, around the same mass as the aforementioned largest swan and condor. It is either the heaviest or one of the heaviest birds native to Europe, its closest rival in mass being mute swans (Cygnus olor), which weighs on average around 10.1 kg (22 lb), followed closely by the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) (whose average weight is not known) and the whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus), averaging at just shy of 9.5 kg (21 lb), and the great white pelican. These same five species are probably rank as the largest flying birds in Asia as well, alongside the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis). It also appears to have one of the largest wingspans of any living bird, rivaling those of the great albatrosses (Diomedea ssp., in particular the two largest species, the wandering albatross and southern royal albatross) and the great white pelican. These four species are the only modern birds with verified wingspans that range over 350 cm (11 ft 6 in).
The somewhat similar-looking great white pelican broadly overlaps in size but has greater size sexual dimorphism: female great whites can be noticeably smaller than female Dalmatians but male individuals of the two species are essentially the same size and weight. However, the Dalmatian differs from this other very large species in that it has curly nape feathers, grey legs and silvery-white (rather than pure white) plumage. In winter, adult Dalmatian pelicans go from silvery-grey to a dingier brownish-grey cream color. Immature birds are grey and lack the pink facial patch of immature white pelicans. The loose feathers around the forehead of the Dalmatian pelican can form a W-like-shape on the face right above the bill. In the breeding season it has an orange-red lower mandible and pouch against a yellow upper mandible. In winter, the whole bill is a somewhat dull yellow. The bill, at 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in) long, is the second largest of any bird, after the Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). The bare skin around the eye can vary from yellow to purplish in color. Among standard measurements, compared to the great white pelican, the Dalmatian's tarsus is slightly shorter, at 11.6 to 12.2 cm (4.6 to 4.8 in), but its tail and wing chord length are notably larger, at 22 to 24 cm (8.7 to 9.4 in) long and 68 to 80 cm (27 to 31 in), respectively. When the Dalmatian pelican is in flight, unlike other pelicans, its wings are solid grayish-white with black tips. It is an elegant soaring bird. When a whole flock of Dalmatian pelicans is in flight, all its members move in graceful synchrony, their necks held back like a heron's.
The Dalmatian pelican is often silent, as most pelicans tend to be, although it can be fairly vocal during the mating season, when it may engage in a wide range of guttural, deep vocalizations, including barks, hisses and grunts.
This pelican usually migrates short distances with varying migration patterns during the year. It is dispersive in Europe, based on feeding opportunities, with most western birds staying through the winter in the Mediterranean region. In the Danube Delta, Dalmatian pelicans arrive in March and leave by the end of August. It is more actively migratory in Asia, where most of the birds that breed in Russia fly down for the winter to the central Middle East, largely around Iran through to the Indian Subcontinent, from Sri Lanka, Nepal to central India. The pelicans that breed in Mongolia winter along the east coast of China, including the Hong Kong area.
In general, the species prefers relatively warm temperatures. During periods where the climate was warmer, the Dalmatian pelican was far more widespread in Europe (today its European range is restricted to the southeastern part of the continent). Notably, a large number of subfossil bones dating from 7400–5000 Before Present (BP), coinciding with the Holocene climatic optimum, have been found in Denmark, and bones dating from 1900–600 BP have been found in central Europe, Netherlands and Britain. This preference for warmer temperatures is also supported by movements recorded in recent history, as there are indications of a slow range expansion in response to modern climate changes.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_pelican
A SAD UPDATE: DR SPIT WAS ACCIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTED IN MAY, 2015 IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. Please take two minutes to watch the following video clip, especially if you like bluesy harmonica music: www.ky3.com/news/local/meet-dr-spit/21048998_27037266
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Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
WEEK 49 I cannot believe how fast this came up
I had an uh-oh trying to hang Christmas lights, that’s why electricity and I don’t get along.
So I rented an artists’ studio. Now I have a place to set everything up! It's a former erector set factory, there are hundreds of studios rented out by artists. A huge facility of 11 buildings all somehow intertwined and filled with people, ideas and creativity.
I collaborated on this with an architect across the hall from me.
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Real Name: Arthur Brown
Current Alias: Clue master
Abilities: He carries pellets on his uniform that contain bombs, gas and other weapons.
Attire: He wears a bullet proof vest with yellow gloves and boots along with orange pants and shirt that also covers his mouth.
BlackGate File: Prisoner 236789 Arthur Brown Aka Cluemaster was a gameshow host that was fired because of poor ratings and became a thief in order to support his family. Brown Started with small jobs and left clues at the scene of the job as a calling card. Batman got involved in the case and deduced Brown’s identity and showed up to his home with the GCPD. Brown was not there though and was in the middle of a robbery. Batman showed up at the scene and stopped Brown, but he escaped. He later got into contact with some people, who were working with The Riddler and were sent by him to offer Brown a partnership. Nashton and Brown wanted access to banking codes and hacked into the mainframe. Batman showed up along with The Spoiler to stop the two. Riddler got away, but he abandoned Brown and planned to use him as the scape goat for the job, calling him a pitiful copy of himself and relished in watching him take the fall. He was captured and sent to BlackGate where he was offered a pardon in exchange for helping with a government operation. Not much is known, but Brown completed the operation, he suffered major physical trauma from an explosion which left him damaged. He didn’t reappear for six months, but when he did he went under the guise of Joe Black. As Black he acted as a champion of the people who led the protest against Batman after the current Robin was killed by Black Mask. Robin ended up being his daughter Stephanie Brown and he was angry with His Daughter’s death at the hands of Is enemy. He was also angry that his daughter’s body disappeared and he blamed Batman for the disappearance with no evidence. Batman eventually discovered that Joe Black was Arthur Brown and revealed his identity to the public. He was outcasted as a criminal and conducted a scheme to kill Batman and did so by inviting all of Batman’s worst enemies to due harm on Gotham. He worked with with small time criminals while he let the more known threats keep Batman off their backs’. During the chaos he invited Batman to the top of the GCPD and electrocuted Batman with a set trap. He revealed that he wanted Batman to feel his pain, but all of Batman’s Allies showed up and they Defeated Brown. He was sent back to BlackGate, but he never made it there. It was discovered that he was captured by The Answer who wanted him to help get revenge on the Riddler. He agreed and they recruited The Puzzler, the three kidnapped the newly reformed investigator after they framed him for murder and proceeded to kill him. Batman and the GCPD were working with Nashton and they sent Brown and others back to BlackGate and Arkham Asylum.
This juvenile bald eagle had already perished prior to this shot, from being electrocuted landing on this electrical pole. As they went to take it down, the wing touched the coil and was set on fire. A sad ending to a beautiful creature.
This week's theme is Electricity in the 52.5 of 2010 group. I realized that I forgot to post this for voting but I wanted to go ahead and put it up so the set is intact!
Disclaimer: At no time was my lovely model in danger of being electrocuted, although after about 10-12 shots she was getting whiney about the strobes going off in her eyes :)
Strobist- SB900 camera left in softbox to light her face, SB900 bare and zoomed to 200mm just out of frame left of the lgiht bulb to light it, enhanced in post. Fired TTL with Nikon CLS AWL.
This is a technique I have wanted to try for a while.
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A broken light bulb turned on, then lit briefly with a burst of flash as the tungsten filament burns out when exposed to the atmosphere.
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So with the dark nights I gave this a go.
Went through six bulbs during this wee shoot but this was my first shot taken.
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I enhanced the smoke colour using photoshop.
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Best seen on black - Press L
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Words Of Caution:
If trying this, do not touch the bulb while it is plugged in or switched on as you risk being electrocuted.
Also take special care of the broken glass when breaking the bulb.
The Cape Griffon vulture, the largest bird of its kind in Africa, is also one of the most endangered. Listed as “vulnerable” to extinction the Cape Griffon vulture has suffered a significant population decline over the past few tears. One of the biggest problems is electrocution on power lines. In addition, changes in the migration patterns of large game herds and an increase in domesticated animals have diminished the amount of food available to the birds and led to dietary insufficiencies..The prognosis is not looking good.. Like other vultures, it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over open areas, .. The maximum lifespan recorded for the Griffon Vulture is 41.4 years. It was captive]
Dead power outlets at the old industrial facility.
Of all the risks involved in photographing these abandoned sites, electrocution must rank right near the bottom of the list.
The Eurasian Eagle Owl or sometimes European Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) is one of the largest owls in the world. This species has an extremely large range, one of the largest ranges of any eagle-owl, being found across much of Europe, through the Middle East, India, Russia and Asia, and as far east as China, Korea and Japan, as well as on the north of the African continent.
Eagle Owls occupy a variety of habitats, from coniferous forests to warm deserts. Rocky landscapes are often favoured.
The Eurasian eagle-owl is an impressive and majestic bird, with distinctive prominent ear-tufts, a barrel-shaped body, and vivid orange eyes. The plumage is brown-black , paler on the underparts, and heavily mottled and streaked with black. The bird has a wingspan of up to 138-200 cm and measures 58-75 cm long. Females weigh 1.75-4.2 kg and males weigh 1.5-3.2 kg.
The call of the Eagle Owl is a deep monotonous "oohu-oohu-oohu". The female's call is slightly higher than the male's. In Germany, the name of this bird is "Uhu", in the Netherlands “Oehoe”.
Eagle Owls have various hunting techniques, and will take prey on the ground or in full flight. Usually most active at dawn and dusk. They may hunt in forests, but prefer open spaces.
The eagle owl mainly feeds on small mammals in the 0.2-2.5 kg weight range, such as voles, rats, mice, rabbits, hares and fish, but birds of all kinds are also taken.
Eurasian Eagle Owls may live more than 60 years in captivity. In the wild, about 20 years may be the maximum. The leading causes of death for this species are man-made: electrocution, traffic accidents and shooting sometimes claim the eagle owl.
De oehoe (Bubo bubo) is een van de grootste uilensoorten ter wereld. De naam van de vogel heeft deze te danken aan zijn roepgeluid. De roep van de Oehoe is een diepe monotone "oohu-oohu-oohu". Vooral in de late winter laat het mannetje zijn imposante "Oehoe"-roep horen.
De oehoe heeft een enorm groot verspreidingsgebied en wordt aangetroffen in grote del van Europa, bijna geheel Azië, en verder in het uiterste noorden van het Afrikaanse continent, waar de oehoe overgaat in Afrikaanse soorten.
In Nederland broeden oehoes in het wild in Limburg en de Achterhoek; in België in de Ardennen.
De oehoe is door zijn grootte, zijn massieve lichaam en dikke kop met geen andere uilensoort in Europa te verwarren.
Kenmerkend aan het gezicht van de oehoe zijn de grote ogen en de vaak lange oorpluimen. De oorpluimen zijn overwegend zwart van kleur en worden gevormd door een groepje veren die door een aparte spier op het hoofd worden bewogen. De ogen zijn fel oranje. De snavel is zwart en ligt verzonken in een keelplooi.
Het verenkleed is overwegend geel-bruin van kleur met zwarte accenten. De zwarte accenten treden op de rug en de bovenzijde van de vleugels het meest naar voren. Op de borst is het verenkleed kenmerkend okergeel gekleurd.
De vogel heeft een vleugelspanwijdte van maximaal 138 tot 200 cm en is 60 à 70 cm hoog. Vrouwtjes wegen 1,75 à 4,2 kg en mannetjes wegen 1,5 à 3,2 kg.
Oehoes hebben verschillende jachttechnieken, en zal jagen vanaf gedekte uitkijkplaatsen, op de grond of in volle vlucht. Meestal is de vogel actief bij zonsopgang en zonsondergang. Oehoes voeden zich met kleine zoogdieren van 0,2 à 2,5 kg, zoals veldmuizen, ratten, muizen, konijnen en hazen maar ook vissen en vogels die ze in volle vlucht of op hun slaapplaatsen overvallen.
Oehoes kunnen in gevangenschap meer dan 60 jaar leven. In het wild is circa 20 jaar het maximum.
Deze opname is gemaakt tijdens een roofvogelshow in de overdekte vlindertuin, de 'Vlindervallei', deel van de Orchideeenhoeve in Luttelgeest (Flevoland). .
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This eagle lives at the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal.
The steppe eagle is probably the most numerous eagle of it's size in the world. It is a large, bulky and robust looking eagle, mainly dark brown in colour with a longish but very thick neck and a relatively small head that nonetheless features a strong bill and long gape-line. It appears long winged and has a longish and rather rounded tail and markedly well feathered legs.
The bird's total length can range from 24 to 35 in. (60 to 89 cm) in fully grown adults. Wingspan of this species is very variable, with the smallest steppe eagles spanning as little as 65 to 69 in. (165 to 174 cm) while the largest ones can reportedly span up to 98 to 103 in. (250 to 262 cm). Eagles weighed in Russia were found to scale from 40 to 56 oz. (2.5 to 3.5 kg) in males while in females weights were reported to range from 37 to 78.5 oz. (2.3 to 4.9 kg).
They inhabit semi-arid open planes spending the summer on the Russian and Mongolian Steeps and the winter in India and Africa. Autumn migration often begins around October and usually ends in late November to early December. Spring migration usually commences in February and continuing in a diminishing trickle into April and May.
Steeps eagles can sore at great heights looking for prey but are more commonly seen at 150 to 660 ft. (45.75 to 200 m).
Steppe eagles mainly hunts in a low soaring or gliding flight, diving or making short, accelerated stoops onto their prey. They will also scavenge on the ground. The steppe eagle is an opportunistic predator preying mainly on small sized mammals, some birds, reptiles, insects such as termites and locusts and carrion. Although they actively hunt for prey, steeps eagles are rather lazy and will steel food from other birds by diving at them until they drop their prey.
The nest of this bird is around 28 to 39 in. (70 to 100 cm) in diameter and around 8 to 19.75 in. (20 to 50 cm) deep. They are traditionally place in an exposed site among stones, often on small knolls. Other nesting sites can include very low bushes and a raised spot on the ground. The clutch size is from 1 to 3, usually 2, sometimes very rarely as many as 4 or 5 eggs. The incubation lasts around 45 days, hatching is often sometime in May, but can continue to early June. The fledging of the young eagles occurs relatively quickly at somewhere between 55 and 65 days, due probably to the vulnerability of the nest sites. Steeps eagles have one of the worst success rates of raising young of any bird of prey, with an average of only 3 in 11 surviving.
The conservation status of the steep eagle is 'Endangered' due to, amongst other things, interference from man, poisoning of their prey, nests destroyed by steppe fires or trampling by cattle, the increase of blackfly caused by temperature rise that kill nestlings, collisions with powerlines and electrocution.
I grab an old suit of enhanced armor before I leave. Looks like I'll need it.
Infantino Park, 10:58 p.m. EST
I arrive to the park to find it in chaos. People are running everywhere, and there are multiple fires blazing. I quickly run around them to quench the flames and go to find the Rogues.
Finally, I see them waiting in the middle of the park, in front of a statue commemorating "Sir Belfrish Kane". Snart simply stands there with the hood over his face, while Heatwave and Weather Wizard prime their weapons. Mardon upgraded his, as it's now more of a wand than a staff. I see Snart's mouth form a smile under his mask.
"So good of you to join us, Flash. I thought we'd be here all night. "
I bow and reply, "Well, I hate to disappoint such noble criminals. Mr. Mardon, it's a pleasure to meet you. And Mick, nice to see you again. Have you been applying SPF 50? Because you have a really nasty-"
"ENOUGH!" Snart yells, and throws off his hood and mask. The sight makes me gag. His head is now covered with a sheet of ice, his features blurred like a fish under a frozen lake.
"Do you understand why I want STAR Labs dead now? They did this to me! Made me a monster. Let's see how you like it!"
He whips out gun and shoots a stream of ice particles at me. I dodge it and kick his legs out from under him. Mardon then comes at me, a bolt of lightning crackling between his fingers and the wand. I'm able to get him to aim at the statue, which acts as a lightning rod and absorbs the blast. Once the bolt dissipates, I grab Mardon and throw him down. Both Snart and Rory come at me, and they fire. I grab Mardon and run as a small reaction of fire and ice collide in my previous spot.
As I put Mardon down, I am greeted by all three Rogues surrounding me with their weapons pointed at my face. They grin.
"Gotcha, doll. Nowhere you can run."
"You will burn, speedster."
I just stand there and wait. Three...two...one...
"NOW!"
I bolt out of the way as all three weapons overheat and malfunction, resulting in an electrocuted Wizard, a burning Heatwave, and a Captain Cold with a frozen hand. I stand over him, smiling, and held up a tiny disc.
"A STAR Labs electric pulse generator, designed by Cisco Paco Ramone himself. They charged up the electric currents in all of your weapons until they had enough to blow the circuits. Gotcha."
I stand triumphantly as the sweet sound of police sirens fill my ear. Three of my dad's worst enemies down and I didn't break a sweat.
"Nice one, Allen."
Shot from a recent trip down to Gasworks with Nick Parker to mess around on one of our slightly sunny days that we've been getting lately. About 15 minutes after this was taken the wind and rain came in and it was a rush to put the vagabonds away before we got electrocuted.
Nick thinks he's a pimp cause he has the new D300. I let him slide because he's one of those underprivileged kids from the wrong side of the tracks that bought his camera by slangin food stamps and used VCR's so he doesn't quite know yet that all the true pimps roll with 5D's:) (I didn't tell him how much top ramen I ate to get my deal...I make it all tasty with lettuce, tomatoes and an egg )
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17-40l
Hitech .3 Soft GND (kicked to the right as the sun was coming in hard)
White Lightning X1600 from camera left
Sun from back right
EDIT: Due to some suggestions I fixed the exposure on his check, and cloned out the two people that were in the middle. I always say I suck at cloning (which I do) but most of it is just being impatient.
Celebrity English Electric Type 4 No. D326 between duties at Bristol Bath Road MPD on 9th September 1967. The loco was hauling the West Coast Postal on the night of 8th August 1963 and became famous for its part in the Great Train Robbery. It had experienced earlier misfortune when hauling The Midday Scot on 26th February 1962 and collided with the rear of a Liverpool Lime Street - Birmingham New Street train. The bad luck continued when, in 1964, a crew member was electrocuted when he came into contact with the overhead wires whilst working on the outside of the loco. In 1965, whilst approaching Birmingham New Street on a passenger service, it lost all brake power and was diverted into a platform where it was in rear end collision with a freight train and the guard was injured. The loco was new from Vulcan Foundry in December 1960, was withdrawn in February 1984 and cut up at Doncaster Works during April of that year.
Photographed in West Jordan, Utah
This individual survived a collision with a power pole and his right wing had to be amputated. But he did retain his feisty spirit, bone-chilling voice, and incredibly soft head-feathers, which I had the opportunity to feel at a bird demonstration where this rehabed Barn Owl was on display.
Tens of thousands of birds, including Bald and Golden Eagles, owls, and hawks are thought to die each year as a result of power line electrocutions. The large wingspan of these birds can bridge the gap between two lines or a line and a pole, completing a deadly circuit. Birds also die as a result of direct collisions with power lines, which can be virtually invisible, particularly in poor weather. Fortunately solutions do exist, and power companies have become increasingly willing to implement these, as a single avian electrocution incident can disrupt electricity service for thousands of customers at a time.
--American Bird Conservancy
Very little is known about Bullseye's past because he is a habitual liar.
He claims to have grown up in the Bronx with a brother and an abusive father. The only time they spent with one another as a family was when they would shoot air rifles together. Even at a young age, Bullseye had excellent accuracy. This was demonstrated when he killed a pigeon by throwing a yo-yo.
Later, he and his brother, still at a young age, attempted to kill their father by setting the apartment on fire. As a result, the two were split up placed in foster homes. While in high school, Bullseye became a talented pitcher and was offered a college scholarship. He instead chose to join minor league baseball. With a perfect pitching record, it is possible that he was on his way to be a Major League Baseball player.
Eventually, however, he became bored and killed a batter who mocked him. This was a watershed moment for Bullseye, revealing the pleasure that killing brought him.
The Punisher & Daredevil
After serving in juvenile hall and prison, he joined the army. He claims he encountered The Punisher during this era. The Punisher attempted to shoot him, only to miss. Bullseye then returned fire with a knife, hitting The Punisher directly in the chest. Bullseye even mocked him by making a Bullseye on his own forehead made of mud. He allegedly went on working for the United States National Security Agency and then went on to become a freelance killer for hire. His rise to notoriety came in New York City where he wanted to make a name for himself by defeating Daredevil. He threw a grenade at the hero, and quickly defeated him in an alleyway. He then lured Daredevil into a carnival and defeated him again. Daredevil later returned the favor and bested Bullseye.
Kingpin & Elektra
Being beaten bothered Bullseye and destroying Daredevil became his new passion. When Bullseye was hired to kill the Kingpin, Fisk gave him a better offer. Bullseye was now under his employ.
After serving some jail time Bullseye began to suffer from his brain tumor. He began to kill innocent people after they all appeared to look like Daredevil to him.
He manages to get the upper hand over Daredevil in a fight, and says he will let Daredevil live, knowing that everyone Bullseye kills will be his fault. Daredevil regains his strength and defeats him.
Bullseye was angered to discover that the Kingpin had replaced him with Elektra. Bullseye managed to escape from jail during a televised interview and then searched to kill Elektra. In a battle with the female ninja, he slit her throat with a card and then severely injured her with her own sai.
Adamantium
It transpired that Elektra was Daredevil's lover and this added fuel to their mutual hatred.
After obtaining medical records from Daredevil's childhood accident, Bullseye believes Matt Murdock is Daredevil, and was granted superhuman powers by the incident that blinded him.
Bullseye then tries to sneak behind Matt and kill him in his own apartment, but Daredevil ambushes him. Daredevil tricked him by having a dummy pose as Matt with a tape recorder for audio.
Daredevil battled Bullseye and the fight moved onto a telephone wire across the rooftops. Bullseye lost his balance and fell, but Daredevil grabbed his hand. Bullseye refused to let Daredevil save him and tried to stab the hero. Daredevil released his grip, allowing Bullseye to plummet.
Bullseye's spine was shattered and he was left paralyzed. Bullseye was then taken to Japan, where Dark Wind replaced various bones with adamantium and laced others. It is unclear exactly what bones have been laced, but it has been confirmed that his spine, fists, and skull have adamantium.
Later, Bullseye posed as Daredevil when he was away from New York for some time. Again, he is defeated by Daredevil.
Bullseye also faced against Captain America and Crossbones during a battle between Kingpin and Red Skull's empire in New York.
Bullseye battles Captain America in a construction zone at night, and is able to keep the Avenger at bay. The fight is interrupted and Bullseye leaves unharmed. Crossbones later attempts to kill Kingpin, but fails due to Daredevil interfering.
Annoyed, Kingpin sends Bullseye to kill the Red Skull. Bullseye manages to shoot the Red Skull in the head, but it turns out to be a robot. He then battles Crossbones. Crossbones quickly obtains the upper hand, but Bullseye spits a fake tooth in his eye, stabs him in the bicep and then flees.
Mercenary
He also encountered Gambit when there was a price on Gambit's head. Bullseye stabs Gambit in the chest and defeats him, however Gambit is saved due to interference.
He also joined forces briefly with Deadpool, Vulture, Sandman, Sabretooth and Juggernaut to obtain the identity disc from A.I.M.
Bullseye attempts to leave the group, and battles the entire roster in a bar. He holds them back briefly with a volley of tooth picks, but is quickly defeated and remains on the team.
Bullseye battles Daredevil again and wins, and then injures Daredevil's girlfriend, Karen Page, with his own baton in a church. He also battled Elektra and Daredevil in the streets of New York. He was able to stalemate the two, but when he tried to flee, he is struck by a vehicle.
While in jail, he is released as chaos breaks out. Daredevil and Kingpin form an alliance in the prison. When Daredevil is told Bullseye is working with them, he refuses and attacks Bullseye.
While working foe Gen.Kato, he had faced Hit-Monkey at a wedding. The monkey was disguised as the ring bearer and tried unsuccessfully to kill Kato, but escapes by throwing cake in Bullseye's face.
Bullseye kills a man who laughed at this and fails to protect Kato, so he kills those who witnessed him failing. He ran after Hit-Monkey to a model's house and causes a fight involving three gangsters. Bullseye escapes unharmed.
Thunderbolts
After the Super-Human Registration Act, several villains were captured and offered a chance to redeem themselves by hunting down heroes and villains not in compliance with the Registration.
Bullseye became part of a new team of Thunderbolts along with the likes of (the new) Venom, and Norman Osborn. Each member has a safe-fail implanted in them, so if they go out of line, the device can be activated, electrocuting the user.
Bullseye serves as the one member of the Thunderbolt's that the public does not know about. Norman informed him he wants to let Bullseye kill, but only with targets Norman sees fit. When the team was unable to capture Jack Flag, Bullseye took him out by shoving a sai into his lower back.
This was done in a warehouse, away from the public. Later, Songbird tricks Bullseye into thinking his security features are disabled. Bullseye kills the two guards he is with and attempts to battle American Eagle. American Eagle makes quick work of Bullseye, and his device is set off, electrocuting him. As he is suffering, American Eagle slugs him across the face, apparently cracking his spine yet again.
Later on, telepaths that were being held captive in the base were using their powers to turn the team members against one another. Bullseye walks away from the operating table, apparently recovered, and uses the telepaths for practice, unaware he is actually saving the team.
Powers and Abilities
Bullseye's superhuman powers are centered on his skills. He is in fact more dangerous than many people that possess more robust physical superhuman powers.
Weapons Proficiency: As a result of his naturally perfect athletic gift for hand-eye coordination, Bullseye can quickly learn how to wield most forms of weapons even if he has never seen them before. Aside from throwing projectiles, he is also skilled with knives, swords, and other forms of edged weapons.
Bullseye has also used conventional firearms, bows and arrows, knives, shuriken, whips, sais, darts, and plastic explosives.
Bullseye can also use any item imaginable to kill and has been seen using normal everyday objects as either thrown projectiles such as: pen, pencils, vases, hairbrushes, golf balls, paper clips, tooth picks, peanuts, and playing cards. He once used a yoyo to kill a bird, Bullseye can throw arrows without using a bow, has used a single tooth knocked loose from his mouth, paper airplanes, a flashlight, an angry poodle, and a bullet without a gun. Bullseye once threw a gun right though someone’s chest, and has also shown being able to kill cockroaches by spitting orange seeds at them.
For close combat, Bullseye has been seen using a spoon to stab someone’s neck, he’s cut a person’s throat with a straw, a coffee cup, a pen and a clipboard and has shown being able to use other abnormal methods such as driving vehicles into a target, jamming a gun with a shard of glass, causing it to backfire and has even manipulated and used people to kill on his behalf for him.
Expert Marksman: Bullseye possess an innate ability to throw any projectile with great and unerring accuracy from either of his hands with a deadliness that borders on the uncanny. Bullseye has trained rigorously for many years with almost every type of throwing weapon that is imaginable, allowing Bullseye to develop an uncanny ability to use virtually any object as a lethal projectile.
Bullseye can throw an object with the size and mass of a baseball at over 105 miles per hour (168.981 kilometers per hour) and is also very skilled at ricocheting thrown objects towards targets as well.
Because of that, Bullseye can and has accomplish many incredible feats with thrown projectiles some of which are considered impossible. Because of Bullseye’s uncanny ability to use virtually any common object as a lethal projectile or weapon.
Hypercognitive: Bullseye’s brain can instinctively or with little effort perform certain complex operations beyond the capability of a normal human mind. This allows him to aim and throw with the perfect accuracy he’s known for while having little to do with deliberate cognitive thought.
Olympic Physical Conditioning: Bullseye is an Olympic-Level Athlete and weightlifter. Bullseye is in overall exceptional physical condition, with the agility, dexterity, balance, bodily coordination, reflexes, reaction time, endurance, stamina, bodily tissue durability, and speed all of which is equal to that of a professional or Olympic level athlete.
As a result of Bullseye’s naturally perfect athletic gift for hand-eye coordination, his reflexes and reaction time are actually honed to a level well beyond that of any normal human.
Bullseye has dodged gunfire on several occasions, has blocked a bullet and has even broken out of handcuffs by moving the chain of the handcuffs in the bullet‘s flight path.
Bullseye’s balance and bodily coordination is great enough to once even allow Bullseye to fight Daredevil on telephone wires. Bullseye’s metabolism is also conditioned to a higher human level which allows his body to heal at a faster rate than normal, allowing him to survive injuries that would be fatal to most normal humans. His stamina and endurance have also been reported to be at peak human condition.
Skilled Acrobat: Bullseye is a skilled acrobat capable of performing many difficult feats and is even capable of matching the feats of some of the finest human acrobats and due to the Adamantium implants fused to parts of his skeleton including his spine.
Bullseye is also able to utilize a range of motion in his acrobatic maneuvers which would be considered impossible for normal humans as his bones are protected from skeleton fracture. Bullseye has even shown being able to shot a gun with perfect accuracy while being in a mid-air backflip.
Skilled Pilot: Bullseye has shown to be capable of driving and piloting planes and other types of air based vehicles to the point where even being tracked by a heat seeking based missile, Bullseye was able to make it fly back to its source by having it follow him.
Escapologist: Bullseye has shown that he is a skilled escape artist capable of breaking out of high security facilities and prisons often using methods of intimidation to aid him.
Interrogation Expert: Bullseye is well versed in various forms of interrogation methods including torture and intimidation. Bullseye once tortured and interrogated someone by flicking toothpicks into their body.
Stealth Skills: Bullseye has shown when he wants to that he can be very skilled in the areas of stealth and is capable of breaching high facilities without being detected. He even snuck on to Genosha to kill a mutant with invulnerable rock-like skin by throwing a poisoned dart into its ear in broad day light just to show he could.
Master Martial Artist: Aside from Bullseye’s ability to throw projectiles with lethal and unerring accuracy, Bullseye is also a master of a wide verity of different forms of martial arts disciplines in both armed and unarmed combat with Bullseye’s knowledge of every pressure point and vulnerable spot on or in the human body and is also extremely talented in the use of edged weapons and conventional firearms.
Bullseye is considered by some to be overall one of the top all-around fighters on the planet.
Bullseye has easily beaten Gambit, has shown of being able to kill multiple Hand ninjas with almost ease, and has fought and even toyed with Elektra, who is arguably one of the most skilled ninja on at least two separate occasions.
In fights, Bullseye has consistently held his own and has even won multiple times against Daredevil and even Daredevil has stated that Bullseye’s skill set could even rival his own.
Often, Bullseye’s outspoken attitude during physical combat about using his abilities seems to have become one of his favorite weapons of intimidation. As such, Bullseye believes that his attention in the media grants him more effectiveness in combat with a near flawless reputation, rather than an assassin who often uses fear of the unknown.
Expert Assassin: Bullseye possess knowledge of every pressure point and vulnerable spot on or in the human body and is capable of turning virtually any object into a deadly weapon capable of incapacitating or killing any enemy. Bullseye is a deadly assassin often hired by the likes of the Kingpin for covert assassinations making him one of the world's greatest assassin. Bullseye has a compulsive need to study his targets' histories, abilities, and relationships before engaging them. Bullseye employs this information in attempts to anticipate many of his opponents' movements and reactions in combat. This compulsion often crosses from the professional line of work into personal, such as Bullseye's obsession with Elektra or Daredevil.
Body System Control: Bullseye does have some degree of control over his bodily function as he was once able to break out of S.H.I.E.L.D. hold by giving himself cardiac arrest by making his heart stop beating and making himself flat line, forcing the guards to take him out of his straps and chains whom Bullseye then killed as they tried to perform CPR. When questioned by one of the guards about it Bullseye stated “the heart is a muscle which can still be controlled”.
Wealth: According to Bullseye himself; he has amassed a fortune from the large number of hits he has done in the past, and yet has spent very little of his money once saying that it wouldn’t surprise him if he had more money than Norman Osborn and once even paid off Deadpool in order to save his own life while pretending that it was Norman Osborn’s money he was giving.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Secret Identity: "Lester"
Publisher: Marvel Comics
First appearance: Daredevil #131 (March 1976)
Created by: Marv Wolfman (writer)
John Romita Sr. (artist)
Bullseye was last seen in BP 2021 Day 11: