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The extent of Tailem Bend's railway yards has retreated over the years but interstate freight services continue to pass through the crossroads.
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This region is the production center of the world famous 'San Daniele prosciutto'. The city is located in the north of italy and has a beautiful surrounding with its landscape and the moutains in the background.
If you are looking closely at the tower you can see that the picture is not perfekt sharp. That's because of the heat haze. It's the first time I could realise this effect to this extent.
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Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-300mm/4.5-5.6G: 155mm - ISO200 - 1/640 - f8
Antarctica—the continent at the southernmost reach of the planet—is fringed by cold, often frozen waters of the Southern Ocean. The extent of sea ice around the continent typically reaches a peak in September and a minimum in February. The photograph above shows Antarctic sea ice on November 5, 2014, during the annual cycle of melt.
The image was acquired by the Digital Mapping System (DMS), a digital camera installed in the belly of research aircraft to capture images of terrain below. In this case, the system flew on the DC-8 during a flight as part of NASA’s Operation IceBridge.
Most of the view shows first-year sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea, as it appeared from an altitude of 328 meters (1,076 feet). The block of ice on the right side of the image is older, thicker, and was once attached to the Antarctic Ice Sheet. By the time this image was acquired, however, the ice had broken away to form an iceberg. Given its close proximity to the ice sheet, this could have been a relatively new berg.
Read more: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86721
Credit: NASA/Goddard/IceBridge DMS L0 Raw Imagery courtesy of the Digital Mapping System (DMS) team and the NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
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This image reveals the full extent of the intriguing interacting galaxy pair in Corvus, known as the "Antennae Galaxies" The deep exposure shows quite an extensive and flocculent very faint outer halo, extending in all directions around the galaxies, including at the end of each long star stream.
Orion Optics UK AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress TRIUS PRO-694 Midi Combi PRO Blue Edition incl.CFW & OAG unit
FLI Atlas Focuser
LHaRGB = 880min, 120min, 140min, 125min, 135min Combined total exposure 23hr 20min
Astronomik Deep-Sky LRGB and 6nm Ha filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar PRO
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Data collected 17, 21, 24 and 25 April 2023, no moon, generally good seeing (FWHM for Lum = 1.6" - 2.1") No BlurEx used in processing.
Taken from Eagleview Observatory:
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A collage of two images of the Moon and Venus taken minutes apart on April 28, 2020, to show the similarity in their phases this night, April 28, 2020. Both images were shot with the same focal length and camera and so are identical in image scale, to compare their apparent sizes. I have not enlarged Venus, but I have put a frame around it to emphasize that its image has been layered in as a composite.
The Moon was a 5.6-day-old waxing crescent this night, 32% illuminated.. Venus was at its greatest brilliancy, or Greatest Illuminated Extent, with a disk 38 arc seconds across and 27% illuminated, so slightly less.. But the Moon was closer in phase to Venus this night than it would have been the night before with a 5-day Moon. The Moon’s disk appears about 50 times larger than Venus’s.
Just to be clear — Venus was not this close to the Moon! I layered in the image of Venus taken after the Moon image, with both set in the deep blue evening twilight. Venus and the Moon were actually some 30° apart in the sky. But the composite illustrates their mutual phases and disk sizes.
Taken with the 130mm Astro-Physics refractor with a 2X Barlow lens for an effective focal length of 1600mm and with the Canon 60Da APS-sensor camera. The Moon image is the full frame of the sensor, uncropped. Both images are single short exposures at ISO 100.
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coast line exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
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Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Latin America and the Caribbean. It has been planted widely in Asia especially in Nepal. A cosmopolitan plant, Jacaranda mimosifolia is quite common in southern California, Florida, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Zambia and has been introduced to most tropical and subtropical regions to the extent that it has entered the popular culture. The generic name is also used as the common name. The species are shrubs to large trees ranging in size from 20 to 30 m tall. The leaves are bipinnate in most species, pinnate or simple in a few species. The flowers are produced in conspicuous large panicles, each flower with a five-lobed blue to purple-blue corolla; a few species have white flowers. 7079
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Along side the Amtrac tracks in Roanoke Virginia . its visible from the tracks if you're walking them but not to this extent. For life of me I couldn't figure out exactly what its purpose is but my best guess would be cement. It is without a doubt a fascinating structure to photograph.
This was my first real outing with a Nikkor-SC 55mm f1.2 made in 1974, this I shot at f4 and the way it renders realism, depth and radius to the point of feeling you could reach in to the photo really surprised me. Its really remarkable. Subject isolation and its ability to cut out of the background is remarkable too, even better than the 85mm 1.4 ais and the 50 mm 1.2 ais at the same apertures.
Zoom in on this and roll around a bit and you'll see. Best viewed on a monitor. Its not been manipulated in any way, just my usual conversion to black and white. The lens has easily repeated this result in other photos too from the same day and other days as well.
Sharpness from f2 on is on par @2 with the 50mm F1.2 ais and even more even as you tighten aperture. Sharpness against the 85 for both is no comp, the 85 wins easily. But this lens has rendering that beats both hands down.
If you have been thinking about picking one up don't hesitate. Go for it. You'll be more than thrilled with it.
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Nikon Nikkor -SC 55mm F1.2. Hand held, manual focus.
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(From Wikipedia)
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).
The watershed area for the lake lies to a large extent to the north and west of the lake. The lake drains through the Nam Pilu or Balu Chaung on its southern end. There is a hot spring on its northwestern shore.
Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species. Over twenty species of snails and nine species of fish are found nowhere else in the world. Some of these, like the silver-blue scaleless Sawbwa barb, the crossbanded dwarf danio, and the Lake Inle danio, are of minor commercial importance for the aquarium trade. It hosts approximately 20,000 brown and black head migratory seagulls in November, December and January.
In June 2015, it becomes the Myanmar's first designated place of World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It was one of 20 places added at at the Unesco's 27th Man and the Biosphere (MAB) International Coordinating Council (ICC) meeting.
The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering the lake, in numerous small villages along the lake's shores, and on the lake itself. The entire lake area is in Nyaung Shwe township. The population consists predominantly of Intha, with a mix of other Shan, Taungyo, Pa-O (Taungthu), Danu, Kayah, Danaw and Bamar ethnicities. Most are devout Buddhists, and live in simple houses of wood and woven bamboo on stilts; they are largely self-sufficient farmers.
Most transportation on the lake is traditionally by small boats, or by somewhat larger boats fitted with single cylinder inboard diesel engines. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds. However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern.
In addition to fishing, locals grow vegetables and fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake. The floating garden beds are formed by extensive manual labor. The farmers gather up lake-bottom weeds from the deeper parts of the lake, bring them back in boats and make them into floating beds in their garden areas, anchored by bamboo poles. These gardens rise and fall with changes in the water level, and so are resistant to flooding. The constant availability of nutrient-laden water results in these gardens being incredibly fertile. Rice cultivation is also significant.
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe.
Obviously, looking good when at work is important - especially when you're a female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia).
That must be the reason that most of the ones I come across of this species are hanging out on top of ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare).
The white and yellow work so well together for these - and should they end up on a flower of a different colour, they can to some extent shift colour to match it. The hue of these can change from white like this one, via a soft green hue into the same bright yellow as the center of the daisy here. Making that change takes several days though, so it isn't practically instant like a chameleon or octopus.
For two much closer shots of the same spider, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50579770748/ and here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51543482175/
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 2,000,000 km². The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as 'frequent' in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Family/Sub-family Picidae
Species name author d'Orbigny, 1840
Taxonomic source(s) SACC (2005), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), Stotz et al. (1996)
Superregnum: Eukarya
Regnum: Animalia (Metazoa)
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Bilateria: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Picidae
Subfamilia: Picumninae
Genus: Picumnus
Species: Picumnus albosquamatus
Subspecies: P. a. albosquamatus - P. a. guttifer
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Categoria: Ameaçado
Entre as espécies do gênero Picumnus estão os menores pica-paus encontrados no Brasil.
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The Punjab (Listeni/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/, /ˈpʌndʒɑːb/, /pʌnˈdʒæb/, /ˈpʌndʒæb/), also spelled Panjab, panj-āb, land of "five rivers"[1] (Punjabi: پنجاب (Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi)), is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of South Asia, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India. Not being a political unit, the extent of the region is the subject of debate and focuses on historical events to determine its boundaries.
The Punjab region has been inhabited by Indus Valley Civilisation, Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Scythians and has seen numerous invasions by the Achaemenid Empire, Greeks, Kushan Empire, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Mughals, Afghans, British and others. The foreign invaders mainly targeted the most productive region of Punjab known as the Majha region,[2] located in central part of Punjab, which is also the bedrock of Panjabi culture and traditions.[3] The people of the Punjab today are called Punjabis and their principal language is called Punjabi. The main religions of the Punjab region are Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism. Other religious groups are Christianity, Jainism and Buddhism.
Etymology
History
The name of the region is a compound of two Persian words[1][4] Panj (five) and āb (water) and was introduced to the region by the Turko-Persian conquerors[5] of India and more formally popularised during the Mughal Empire.[6][7] Punjab literally means "(The Land of) Five Waters" referring to the rivers: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas.[8] All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Chenab being the largest.
Physical geography
There are two main definitions of the Punjab region: the 1947 definition and the older 1846-1849 definition. The third definition incorporates both the 1947 and the older definitions but also includes northern Rajasthan on a linguistic basis and ancient river movements.
1947 definition
The 1947 definition defines the Punjab region with reference to the dissolution of British India whereby the then British Punjab Province was partitioned between India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, the region now includes the Punjab province and Islamabad Capital Territory. In India, it includes the Punjab state, Chandigarh, Haryana[9] and Himachal Pradesh.
Using the 1947 definition, the Punjab region borders Kashmir to the north, Sindh and Rajasthan to the south, the Pashtun region and Balochistan to the west, and the Hindi belt to the east. Accordingly, the Punjab region is very diverse and stretches from the hills of the Kangra Valley to the plains and to the Cholistan Desert.
Major cities
sing the 1947 definition of the Punjab region, some of the major cities of the area include Lahore, Faisalabad and Ludhiana.
The older definition of the Punjab region focuses on the collapse of the Sikh Empire and the creation of the British Punjab province between 1846 and 1849. According to this definition, the Punjab region incorporates, in Pakistan, Azad Kashmir including Bhimber and Mirpur[10] and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (especially Peshawar[11][12] known in the Punjab region as Pishore).[13] In India the wider definition includes parts of Delhi and Jammu Division.[14][15]
Using the older definition of the Punjab region, the Punjab region covers a large territory and can be divided into five natural areas:[1]
the eastern mountainous region including Jammu Division and Azad Kashmir;
the trans-Indus region including Peshawar;
the central plain with its five rivers;
the north-western region, separated from the central plain by the Salt Range between the Jhelum and the Indus rivers;
the semi-desert to the south of the Sutlej river.
The formation of the Himalayan Range of mountains to the east and north-east of the Punjab is the result of a collision between the north-moving Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The plates are still moving together, and the Himalayas are rising by about 5mm per year.
The upper regions are snow-covered the whole year. Lower ranges of hills run parallel to the mountains. The Lower Himalayan Range runs from north of Rawalpindi through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and further south. The mountains are relatively young, and are eroding rapidly. The Indus and the five rivers of the Punjab have their sources in the mountain range and carry loam, minerals and silt down to the rich alluvial plains, which consequently are very fertile.[16]
Major cities
According to the older definition, some of the major cities include Jammu, Peshawar and parts of Delhi.
Greater Punjab
The third definition of the Punjab region adds to the definitions cited above and includes parts of Rajasthan[17][18][19][20] on linguistic lines and taking into consideration the location of the Punjab rivers in ancient times. In particular, the Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts are included in the Punjab region.
Climate
The climate is a factor contributing to the economy of the Punjab. It is not uniform over the whole region, with the sections adjacent to the Himalayas receiving heavier rainfall than those at a distance.[22]
There are three main seasons and two transitional periods. During the Hot Season, from about mid April to the end of June, the temperature may reach 49˚C. The Monsoon Season, from July to September, is a period of heavy rainfall, providing water for crops in addition to the supply from canals and irrigation systems. The transitional period after the monsoon is cool and mild, leading to the Winter Season, when the temperature in January falls to 5˚C at night and 12˚C by day. During the transitional period from Winter to the Hot Season sudden hailstorms and heavy showers may occur, causing damage to crops.[23]
History
The Punjab region of India and Pakistan has a historical and cultural link to Indo-Aryan peoples as well as partially to various indigenous communities. As a result of several invasions from Central Asia and the Middle East, many ethnic groups and religions make up the cultural heritage of the Punjab.
In prehistoric times, one of the earliest known cultures of South Asia, the Indus Valley Civilisation was located in the region.
The epic battles described in the Mahabharata are described as being fought in what is now the present-day State of Haryana and historic Punjab. The Gandharas, Kambojas, Trigartas, Andhra, Pauravas, Bahlikas (Bactrian settlers of the Punjab), Yaudheyas and others sided with the Kauravas in the great battle fought at Kurukshetra.[24] According to Dr Fauja Singh and Dr L. M. Joshi: "There is no doubt that the Kambojas, Daradas, Kaikayas, Andhra, Pauravas, Yaudheyas, Malavas, Saindhavas and Kurus had jointly contributed to the heroic tradition and composite culture of ancient Punjab".[25]
Menander I Soter (165/155 –130 BC) conqueror of the Punjab, he carved out a Greek kingdom in the Punjab and ruled the Punjab till his death in 130 B.C.[26][27]
In 326 BCE, Alexander the Great invaded the tip of the Punjab from the north (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan) and defeated King Porus. His armies entered the region via the Hindu Kush in northwest Pakistan and his rule extended up to the city of Sagala (present-day Sialkot in northeast Pakistan). In 305 BCE the area was ruled by the Maurya Empire. In a long line of succeeding rulers of the area, Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka stand out as the most renowned. The Maurya presence in the area was then consolidated in the Indo-Greek Kingdom in 180 BCE. Menander I Soter "The Saviour" (known as Milinda in Indian sources) is the most renowned leader of the era, he conquered the Punjab and made Sagala the capital of his Empire.[26] Menander carved out a Greek kingdom in the Punjab and ruled the region till his death in 130 B.C.[27] The neighbouring Seleucid Empire rule came to an end around 12 BCE, after several invasions by the Yuezhi and the Scythian people.
In 711–713 CE, 18-year-old Arab Sultan Muhammad bin Qasim of Taif, a city in what is now Saudi Arabia, came by way of the Arabian Sea with Arab troops to defeat Raja Dahir. The Sultan then led his troops to conquer the Sindh and Punjab regions for the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate. Qasim was the first to bring Islam to the region.
A section of the Lahore Fort built by the Mughal emperor Akbar.
During the establishment and consolidation of the Muslim Turkic Mughal Empire prosperity, growth, and relative peace were established. Particularly under the reign of Jahangir. Muslim empires ruled the Punjab for approximately 1000 years. The period was also notable for the emergence of Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the founder of Sikhism.
In 1758, Punjab came under the rule of Marathas who captured the region by defeating Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Abdali. Abdali's Indian invasion weakened the Maratha influence, but he could not defeat the Sikhs. After the death of Ahmad Shah, the Punjab was freed from the Afghan yoke by Sikhs between 1773 and 1818. At the time of the formation of the Dal Khalsa in 1748 at Amritsar, the Punjab had been divided into 36 areas and 12 separate Sikh principalities, called misl. From this point onward, the beginnings of a Punjabi Sikh Empire emerged. Out of the 36 areas, 22 were united by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The other 14 accepted British sovereignty. After Ranjit Singh's death, assassinations and internal divisions severely weakened the empire. Six years later the British East India Company was given an excuse to declare war and in 1849, after two Anglo-Sikh wars, the Punjab was annexed by the British.
In the Indian Rebellion of 1857 the Sikh rulers backed the East India Company, providing troops and support,[28] but in Jhelum 35 British soldiers of HM XXIV regiment were killed by the local resistance and in Ludhiana a rebellion was crushed with the assistance of the Punjab chiefs of Nabha and Malerkotla.
The British Raj had political, cultural, philosophical and literary consequences in the Punjab, including the establishment of a new system of education. During the independence movement, many Punjabis played a significant role, including Madan Lal Dhingra, Sukhdev Thapar, Ajit Singh Sandhu, Bhagat Singh, Udham Singh, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Bhai Parmanand, Muhammad Iqbal, Chaudhary Rehmat Ali, and Lala Lajpat Rai.
At the time of partition in 1947, the province was split into East and West Punjab. East Punjab (48%) became part of India, while West Punjab (52%) became part of Pakistan.[29] The Punjab bore the brunt of the civil unrest following the British Raj, with casualties estimated to be in millions.
Timeline
3300–1500 BCE: Harappan civilisation
1500–1000 BCE: (Rigvedic) Vedic civilisation
1000–500 BCE: Middle and late Vedic Period
599 BCE: Birth of Mahavira
567–487 BCE: Time of Gautama Buddha
550 BCE – 600 CE: Buddhism remained prevalent
326 BCE: Alexander's Invasion of Punjab
322–298 BCE: Chandragupta I, Maurya period
273–232 BCE: Reign of Ashoka
125–160 BCE: Rise of the Sakas
2 BCE: Beginning of Rule of the Sakas
45–180: Rule of the Kushans
320–550: Gupta Empire
500: Hunnic Invasion
510–650: Vardhana's Era
711–713: Muhammad bin Qasim conquers Sindh and small part of Punjab region
713–1200: Rajput states, Kabul Shahi & small Muslim kinddoms
1206–1290: Mamluk dynasty established by Mohammad Ghori
1290–1320: Khilji dynasty established by Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
1320–1413: Tughlaq dynasty established by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
1414–1451: Sayyid dynasty established by Khizr Khan
1451–1526: Lodhi dynasty established by Bahlul Khan Lodhi
1469–1539: Guru Nanak
1526–1707: Mughal rule
1526–1530: Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur
1530–1540: Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun
1540–1545: Sher Shah Suri of Afghanistan
1545–1554: Islam Shah Suri
1555–1556: Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun
1556–1556: Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
1556–1605: Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
1605–1627: Nooruddin Muhammad Jahangir
1627–1658: Shahaabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan
1658–1707: Mohiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
1539–1675: Period of 8 Sikh Gurus from Guru Angad Dev to Guru Tegh Bahadur
1675–1708: Guru Gobind Singh (10th Sikh Guru)
1699: Birth of the Khalsa
1708–1713: Conquests of Banda Bahadur
1722: Birth of Ahmed Shah Durrani, either in Multan in Mughal Empire or Herat in Afghanistan
1714–1759: Sikh chiefs (Sardars) war against Afghans & Mughal Governors
1739: Invasion by Nader Shah and defeat of weakened Mughal Empire
1747–1772: Durrani Empire led by Ahmad Shah Durrani
1756–1759: Sikh and Maratha Empire cooperation in the Punjab
1761: The Third Battle of Panipat, between the Durrani Empire against the Maratha Empire.
1762: 2nd massacre (Ghalughara) from Ahmed Shah's 2nd invasion
1765–1801: Rise of the Sikh Misls which gained control of significant swathes of Punjab
1801–1839: Sikh Empire also known as Sarkar Khalsa, Rule by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1845–1846: First Anglo-Sikh War
1846: Jammu joined with the new state of Jammu and Kashmir
1848–1849: Second Anglo-Sikh War
1849: Complete annexation of Punjab into British India
1849–1947: British rule
1901: Peshawar and adjoining districts separated from the Punjab Province
1911: Parts of Delhi separated from Punjab Province
1947: The Partition of India divided Punjab into two parts. The Eastern part (with two rivers) became the Indian Punjab and the Western part (three rivers) the Pakistan Punjab
1966: Indian Punjab divided into three parts: Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh
1973–1995: Punjab insurgency
1986: Resolution by militants proposing an independent state of Khalistan
People of the Punjab
Ethnic ancestries of modern Punjabis include a mixture of Indo-Aryan and Indo-Scythian. Semitic ancestries can also be found in lesser numbers. With the advent of Islam, settlers from Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Kashmir have also integrated into the Muslim Punjabi society. However the majority of Punjab is still made up of the Ahirs, Arains, Dalits (mostly Chamars), Gujjars, Jats, Khatris, Tarkhans, Brahmins, Bhats, Rajputs, Rors and Saini. In the past, the most densely populated area has been the Majha region of Punjab.
Languages
The major language spoken in the Punjab is Punjabi. In the Indian Punjab this is written in the Gurmukhi script. Pakistan uses the Shahmukhi script, that is closer to Urdu script. Hindi, written in the Devanagri script, is used widely in the Indian states of Himanchal Pradesh and Haryana. Several dialects of Punjabi are spoken in the different regions. The Majhi dialect is considered to be textbook Punjabi and is shared by both countries.
Religions
The vast majority of Pakistani Punjabis are Sunni Muslim by faith, but also include large minority faiths mostly Shia Muslim, Ahmadi Muslim and Christians.
The Indian states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are mostly Hindu-majority. Sikhism, founded in the late 15th century, is the main religion practised in the post-1966 Indian Punjab state. About 60% of the population of Punjab state is Sikh, 37% is Hindu, and the rest are Muslims, Christians, and Jains.[30] However, due to large scale migration from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Bengal and Odisha the demographics have become more skewed than reported earlier. Punjab state contains the holy Sikh city of Amritsar.
The Punjab was home to several Sufi saints.[31] Sufism is a concept in Islam. Also, Kirpal Singh revered the Sikh Gurus as saints.
Punjabi festivals
Punjabis celebrate the following cultural, seasonal and religious festivals:
Maghi
Lohri
Holi
Vaisakhi
Teeyan
Raksha Bandhan
Mela Chiraghan
Diwali
Dussehra
Karwa Chauth
Eid
Christmas
Navratri
Punjabi clothing
Traditional Punjabi clothing includes the following:
Salwar (Punjabi) Suit
Patiala salwar
Punjabi Tamba and Kurta
Phulkari
Punjabi Ghagra
Shalwar kameez
Kurta
Economy
Main articles: Economy of Punjab, Pakistan and Economy of Punjab, India
The historical region of Punjab is considered to be one of the most fertile regions on Earth. Both east and west Punjab produce a relatively high proportion of India and Pakistan's food output respectively.
The region has been used for extensive wheat farming, in addition rice, cotton, sugarcane, fruit and vegetables are also grown.
The agricultural output of the Punjab region in Pakistan contributes significantly to Pakistan's GDP. Both Indian and Pakistani Punjab are considered to have the best infrastructure of their respective countries. Indian Punjab has been estimated to be the second richest state in India.[34] Pakistani Punjab produces 68% of Pakistan's food grain production.[35] Its share of Pakistan's GDP has historically ranged from 51.8% to 54.7%.[36]
Called "The Granary of India" or "The Bread Basket of India", Indian Punjab produces 1% of the world's rice, 2% of its wheat, and 2% of its cotton.[37] In 2001, it was recorded that farmers made up 39% of Indian Punjab's workforce.
DJZ_7706-Edit: This horse was friendly to the extent it walked over by me, but it would not let you touch it. That's OK, it was a good horse.
1997 Rover Sterling coupe.
2497cc KV6.
Previously and subsequently re-registered P646 KVV
Last SORN declaration expired in November 2021 and last recorded MoT test expired in October 2014*.
It failed a test in February 2015 -
Nearside rear registration plate lamp not working (1.1.c.1d)
Horn not working (1.6.2a)
Offside front lower front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.g.2)
Nearside inner front front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.c.1a)
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.b.1a)
*It must have had a current MoT test here in August 2017. I guess the online MoT history for the period covered by the time it had this private plate has been lost when the vehicle reverted to its original registration number.
Venus as a morning star and at its greatest brilliancy (or illuminated extent) for this dawn apparition, shining at magnitude -4.9 in the dawn twilight. The star Spica is to the right of Venus. Taken from home on November 30, 2018, the day before the official day of greatest brightness. The waning crescent Moon off camera higher in the sky provides the illumination and the sparkles in the snow.
This is a stack of 4 x 10 second exposures for the ground to smooth noise and one 10-second exposure for the sky, all with the Nikon D750 at ISO 800 and Sigma 24mm Art lens at f/2.8. Orton glow effects added to the sky and ground with Luminar and Nik Collection effects. Diffraction spikes on Venus added with Astronomy Tools for artistic effect.
The curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) is a medium-sized mimid native to most of Mexico and to the deserts of southwestern United States. The demeanor of the curve-billed has been described as "shy and rather wild", but it allows humans to view it closely. This one was photographed through a bedroom window. It is very aggressive in driving out potential threats, whether competitors for food or predators of its chicks. The curve-billed thrasher sometimes mimics several other species, though not to the extent of other mimids. It has a variety of distinctive songs, and this extensive repertoire of melodies has led it to be known as cuitlacoche (songbird) in Mexico.
Since he decided to show the full extent of his crown I decided I would post this second picture of this cute little fellow.
Landsat image that shows the extent of Thomas wildfires in southern California. This image was acquired after the fires that raged in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The Thomas fires started on December 4, 2017 and became the largest ever in California history.
This is a high-resolution, false-color satellite image, from Landsat 8; image acquired on February 11, 2018. Please place your cursor above the image, then click on the image in order to see more detail; click on the image a second time to get back to your normal viewing.
Ein erster Schlossgarten war bereits um 1500 vorhanden. Südöstlich der Bucht, an der das Schloss liegt, wurde auf Verfügung Bischofs Johann Friedrich zu Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts ein sogenannter Lustgarten angelegt, der die Keimzelle des späteren Barockgarten werden sollte. Seine größte Ausdehnung erhielt der Eutiner Barockgarten unter Fürstbischof Christian August, der durch Johann Christian Löwen ab 1713 einen Park nach französischem Muster anlegen ließ. Nach Ideen des Oldenburger Herzoges Peter Friedrich Ludwig gab es ab 1788 eine radikalen Umgestaltung in einen Landschaftsgarten im englischen Stil. Eine 330 Meter lange Lindenallee östlich des Schlosses verbindet den Seepavillon an der tiefsten Stelle des Gartens mit der einzigen Gartenskulptur, der Flora, die die Göttin des Frühlings und der Blumen darstellt. Die höchste Stelle liegt im südöstlich gelegenen Tempelgartenbereich, wo sich ein klassizistischer Rundtempel erhebt. Der Hofgärtner Daniel Rastedt (1761–1836) bezog den Großen Eutiner See in die Anlage mit ein und schuf den Garten im Sinne eines Arkadiens, einer gestalteten Ideallandschaft mit Wasserläufen, Baumgruppen und einer augenscheinlich natürlich gewachsenen Umgebung. Der Park wurde mit verschiedenen Brückenbauten, Wasserkunstwerken sowie Staffagebauten versehen. Die geometrisch beherrschten Linien des alten und auf den Sitz des Fürsten ausgerichteten Barockgartens wichen der (künstlich) gestalteten Natur und diese sollte nach der Vorstellung Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwigs die Lehren der Freimaurer versinnbildlichen.
Quelle: www.wikiwand.com/de/Eutiner_Schloss
stark gekürzt
Eutin is a district town in Schleswig Holstein with 12,000 inhabitants and a rich history. A first castle garden already existed around 1500. South-east of the bay on which the castle is situated, a so-called pleasure garden was laid out at the order of Bishop Johann Friedrich at the beginning of the 17th century, which was to become the nucleus of the later Baroque garden. The Eutin Baroque garden reached its greatest extent under Prince-Bishop Christian August, who had Johann Christian Löwen lay out a park according to the French model from 1713 onwards. Following the ideas of Oldenburg Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, the park was radically transformed into an English-style landscape garden from 1788. A 330-metre-long allée of linden trees to the east of the palace connects the lakeside pavilion at the lowest point of the garden with the only garden sculpture, Flora, which represents the goddess of spring and flowers. The highest point is in the temple garden area to the south-east, where a neo-classical round temple rises. The court gardener Daniel Rastedt (1761-1836) included the Great Eutin Lake in the design and created the garden in the sense of an Arcadia, a designed ideal landscape with watercourses, groups of trees and an apparently naturally grown environment. The park was provided with various bridges, water art works and staffage buildings. The geometrically controlled lines of the old Baroque garden, which was oriented towards the residence of the prince, gave way to (artificially) designed nature, which Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig intended to symbolise the teachings of the Freemasons.
Source:
www.wikiwand.com/de/Eutiner_Schloss (only German)
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Skylight Waterfall
A secret spot on towards Port Renfrew. Another tide-charts and climbing gear took us to this spectacular spot! The best part... our footprints will always be gone with the next high tide.
This is also a great spot to test your skills with challenging light! I need to go back in slightly more optimal conditions, I managed to mitigate artifacts to an extent, but they still exist in this photograph.
I hate to admit it, but this was about the extent of the snow blasting I saw this winter due to low snow levels. McGirr, IL, on the UP Troy Grove Sub on 12-12-16.
Note: I chose this as my "photo of the day" for Jul 17, 2017.
One of the things I found most interesting about this shot was the extent to which the other people in the scene were ignoring the older woman with her crutches ... and, of course, the photo gives you no sense at all of the swarm of people that were moving back and forth, all around her, as they rushed in and out of the subway station while she slowly but steadily made her way forward.
Note: One of my Flickr visitors suggested that it would be interesting to see a black-and-white version of the photo. It has taken me a month to find the time to do so, but here it is ...
It might appeal to some people, but I have to admit that I like the color version better. Of course, one might also conclude that it was not a particularly interesting photo to begin with ...
For comparison, here is the URL of the B/W version:
www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/20068039044
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This was taken outside the entrance to the 96th Street IRT station on Broadway
This was one of several photos that I took with a little Sony RX-1R full-frame camera that I had rented for a few days ... I was curious to see if the full-frame format would make any noticeable difference.
It did make a difference, though not one that you would notice right away: because of the sensor and full-frame size, I had a lot more freedom in terms of cropping out all of the distractions that I did not want to include in the final picture.
On the other hand, the camera has no zoom capability: it's a wide-angle lens whether you like it or not. Perhaps more important, the LCD display screen does not swivel or tilt -- and that meant I had to actually hold the camera up to my face in order to see what the camera lens was pointing at. So much for "candid" photos. Conclusion: it's not a camera I want to buy.
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This is a continuation of a Flickr set that I started in the summer of 2009, and continued in 2010 (in this Flickr set), 2011 (in this Flickr set), 2012 (in this Flickr set), and 2013 (in this Flickr set). As I noted in those earlier sets of photos, I still have many parts of New York City left to explore -- but I've also realized that I don't always have to go looking elsewhere for interesting photographs. Some of it is available just outside my front door.
I live on a street corner on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where there's an express stop on the IRT subway line, as well as a crosstown bus stop, an entrance to the West Side Highway, and the usual range of banks, delis, grocery stores, mobile-phone stores, drug-stores, McDonald’s, Two Boots Pizza, Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks, Subway, 7-11, and other commercial enterprises. As a result, there are lots of interesting people moving past my apartment building, all day and all night long.
It's easy to find an unobtrusive spot on the edge of the median strip separating the east side of Broadway from the west side; nobody pays any attention to me as they cross the street from east to west, and nobody even looks in my direction as they cross from north to south (or vice versa). In rainy weather, sometimes I huddle under an awning of the T-Mobile phone store on the corner, so I can take pictures of people under their umbrellas, without getting my camera and myself soaking wet...
So, these are some of the people I thought were photo-worthy during the past few weeks and months; I'll add more to the collection as the year progresses ... unless, of course, other parts of New York City turn out to be more compelling from time to time.
In creating this artwork, I was looking at Orion's nebula. I wanted to create something of my own, but similar. To talk about the eternal, but constantly changing, transforming, to say that art is as far away and as it is close to the viewer, to a certain extent, to the artist as well, in the quest for an unattainable ideal.
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Sunsets come cheap where I live.
Maybe because it happens here everyday. Maybe because people are not easily fooled by a mere mix of colors on the sky which fade after a while. People want something solid. And really worth to hold on to. Like real estate.
Above: Five Island Junction, somewhere in Addu. Far South Maldives.
A long stretch of road has been built by joining islands (to my right) with narrow sand bridges. This road has destroyed the surrounding pristine environment and created all sorts of environmental problems. Hence this surreally eerie effect today, created by a drainage mishap. People have lived with this for sometime now. And to a large extent, ignored this scenic but problematic spot.
Until last year that is, Authorities have since announced the development of new resorts nearby.
The local Airport (out of view) seemed inadequate for large flights that will soon bring in hordes of tourists... and is scheduled to be expanded, blocking off more water. The result will be a complete drying up of this area.
Development comes at a price they say, but hey, people are already queuing up at the administrative office. And filling forms for a spot... of real estate.
Guess it's goodbye for sunsets from this scene for a while, then.
Dreifelder Weiher, Westerwald, Germany, May 2022.
Fujifilm X-E1 - Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R.
Drone images show extent of forest dieback
Consequences of climate change: nearly all the spruce trees in the Westerwald are dead
Olympus OM-2s, 28mm, auotexposure at F5.6 on Portra 160.
Canon Canoscan FS4000us.
Now if the snow melts, I can see if metering with my new (to me) Luna Pro F works as well as the late lamented OM-2S did.
ETA, 3-24-2018. This is certainly sharp enough, in terms of resolution. But compare it to the powerplant shot done with the Nikor AF-D 2.8 28mm. In both shots there was shiny metal things with gleaming highlights.
But the Nikon rendition is more exciting. There's more sparkle and drama.
I'd always taken 35mm lenses for granted (and always shot Nikon, too). The differences are there, and they matter, at least to an extent. That Nikon lenses (until the "G" series) are fully backwards-compatible is a neat thing, too)
The extent of the squalid conditions in the Sassi only came to international attention when writer Carlo Levi was exiled by Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime to a town close to Matera in 1935. In his book, Christ Stopped at Eboli, published in 1945, Levi described the horror he witnessed – the paltry furniture, children either naked or in rags, bodies ravaged by disease – and concluded: “I have never seen in all my life such a picture of poverty.”
It took a visit in 1950 from the Italian prime minister Alcide De Gasperi, who lambasted the slums as “a national disgrace”, to propel the government to take drastic steps that set in motion a chain of events which was to have a swift and dramatic impact on the city and peoples’ lives.
With money pouring in from the postwar Marshall plan, Gasperi put together what was initially considered an ill-conceived plan to evacuate all the inhabitants and move them to newly built homes in the outer areas of the Sassi. However, many residents struggled to adapt to their new homes – it was the first time many had seen water running from a tap, let alone a boiler.
To some extent inspired by industrial tape used to warn the location of hazards and the imagery of the famous, albeit extinct, Hacienda club in my home city, Manchester. Sawdust glued to the canvas then overpainted with thinned down black oil paint.
Storm Cloud Night Before Storm Katie On Easter Sunday.
Photo taken from Brooklands view in Seacroft, Leeds 14.
Date of impact 28 March
Maximum wind gust 106 mph (171 km/h)
The Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight
Power outages 100,000
Katie, the eleventh storm of the season, was named by the Met Office on 25 March. During the first half of 28 March strong winds were experienced widely across southern England with coastal gusts of 70-80 mph and inland gusts of 50-70 mph in many places. The peak gust of 106 mph was recorded at the exposed site of The Needles Old Battery. Impacts were widespread across southern England including trees felled, wall, fence and roof damage, scaffolding collapses, bridge closures, flights, ferries and train cancellations and power outages
Hazards
Lightning; these clouds produce lightning.
Wind; these clouds may produce strong winds especially during a downburst
Hail; these clouds can sometimes produce hail
More severe storms; The Cumulonimbus Calvus can further grow larger if the updraft is strong. it can form into a cumulonimbus incus, and bring more severe storms.
Cumulonimbus calvus is a moderately tall cumulonimbus cloud which is capable of precipitation, but has not yet reached the tropopause, which is the height of stratospheric stability where it forms into a Cumulonimbus Capillatus (fibrous-top) or cumulonimbus incus (anvil-top). Cumulonimbus calvus clouds develop from cumulus congestus, and its further development under auspicious conditions will result in cumulonimbus incus.
This cloud consists mainly of water droplets. By definition of cumulonimbus cloud, at its top water droplets are transformed into ice crystals, but for cumulonimbus calvus content of ice crystals is small and freezing is in early stage, so cloud top still looks round and puffy.
Cumulonimbus calvus is characterized by distinctive (between other types of cumulonimbus cloud) rounded shape and relatively sharp edges of its top area, unlike cumulonimbus incus or cumulonimbus capillatus, which have cirriform tops. Developing cumulonimbus calvus loses sharp outlines of the top as more water droplets transform into ice crystals. Strong updrafts may form pileus or thin vertical stripes protruding upwards out of the cloud. When upper part of the cloud freezes to greater extent and clearly visible cirriforms appears, cumulonimbus calvus turns into another species of cumulonimbus.
Cumulonimbus calvus arcus is a sub-type of cumulonimbus calvus, which has arcus cloud ahead of cloud's front.
Species
cumulonimbus calvus: cloud with puffy top, similar to cumulus congestus which it develops from; under the correct conditions in can become a cumulonimbus capillatus.
cumulonimbus capillatus : cloud with cirrus-like, fibrous-edged top.
Flock In Flight. © Copyright 2019 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
A large from of Snow Geese in flight. against late-fall foggy sky.
If you spend time around birds that live in flocks, especially very large flocks, you will frequently see (and hear!) events like this where many hundreds or thousands of birds take to the air at once. I've seen it with geese, to some extent with sandhill cranes (sometimes along with the geese), and even with starlings. It is always a remarkable experience, and the group behavior of flocks never fails to evoke wonder.
This time of year, up and down the western United States, the Pacific Flyway provides plenty of opportunities to experience this. I've seen it from Washington to California. And, believe it or not, I've also seen much bigger and denser flocks! I am pretty certain that these birds are snow geese.
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Maps produced by <a href="http://cci.esa.int/" rel="nofollow"ESA’s Climate Change Initiative are providing new insights into thawing permafrost in the northern hemisphere. This image shows permafrost extent in 2003 compared to 2017. Continuous permafrost is defined as a continuous area with frozen material beneath the land surface, except for large bodies of water. None-continuous permafrost is broken up into separate areas and can either be discontinuous, isolated or sporadic. It is considered isolated if less than 10% of the surface has permafrost below, while sporadic means 10%-50% of the surface has permafrost below, while discontinuous is considered 50%-90%.
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Credits: Permafrost CCI, Obu et al, 2019 via the CEDA archive