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Andreas Kicherer, part of the Ecoeffiency-Analysis team at BASF, presented the concept and the scientific background behind the analysis and explained the procedure which is developed in cooperation with universities to journalists.
www.agro.basf.com/agr/AP-Internet/en/content/news_room/me...
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Virginia City is one of the oldest established communities in Nevada. Folklore indicates that the town got its name from a man named James Finney who was nicknamed "Old Virginy". Finney was credited with discovering the Comstock Lode. His real name was James Fennimore, and he had fled his home state of Virginia after killing a man.
Like many cities and towns in the state, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; it appeared virtually overnight as a result of the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859.During its peak, Virginia City had a population of over 30,000 residents and was called the richest city in America.[1] During the 20 years following the Comstock success "about $400 million was taken out of the ground."[2]When the Comstock Lode ended in 1898, the city's population declined sharply. Most of the miners who came to the city were Cornish or Irish.[3]
Mining operations were hindered due to extreme temperatures in the mines caused by natural hot springs. The miners would snowshoe to work and then descend into the high temperatures. This contributed to a low life expectancy. Adolph Sutro built the Sutro Tunnel in support of the mining operations. The tunnel drained the water to the valley below (Carson City). Conceived in 1860, it was not completed until many years later, after much of the silver had been mined. From its creation in 1859 to 1875, there were five widespread fires. The 1875 fire, dubbed the Great Fire of 1875, caused $12 million in damages.
Virginia City was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[9][10] This in effect created a Virginia City Historic District.Today Virginia City draws over 2 million visitors per year. It is the nation's largest[1] National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Info borrowed from Wikipedia.
Completed this diorama as a project the wife and I could work on together. First time working with crystal resin for the water effects.
photo made for the exhibition "Facing The Impossible - Zurich" in Swiss photo Award for " the impossible project"
www.the-impossible-project.com/zurich
polaroid slr 680
film px600
View of the former Gimbels/Stern's/Sears at Oxford Valley Mall, in Middletown Township (Langhorne), PA.
View of side of building facing Macy's (former Bamberger's)
about 4.25 x 7.5 inches. only micron pens, red and black. book cover is flexible and small and name stamp is original to book.
looks like exolved quartz in alkali feldspar
glomerocystic feldspar crystals with differing orientations - confirmation or correction welcomed
building on corner Stewart and Terry, Seattle
(nice conversation with security)
my lichen photos by genus - www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/collections/7215762439...
my photos arranged by subject, e.g. mountains - www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/collections
I was unsure for some time, whether I wanted to show pictures from this part of our Poland trip and I decided to include it. This week I will show some pictures from the Auschwitz, Birkenau and Plazsów sites of former concentration camps, focusing on today's reception of what I felt is unbearable evil.
Model of a Gas Chamber and Crematorium / Visitor Guide, Main Camp, Auschwitz / Oświęcim, Poland
Im Angesicht des unerträglichen Bösen
Ich habe einige Zeit nachgedacht, ob ich Bilder von diesem Teil unserer Polenreise zeigen wollte. Diese Woche werde ich Bilder aus den ehemaligen Konzentrationslagern Auschwitz, Birkenau und Plazsów zeigen, mit Fokus auf den heutigen Umgang mit dem unerträglichen Bösen.
Modell einer Gaskammer / Gästeführerin, Stammlager Auschwitz, Auschwitz / Oświęcim, Polen
Sony Nex-7, Voigtländer Nex VM Adapter, Leica Summicron 35mm f2.0 I