View allAll Photos Tagged function
Highest quality prints available, contact me to request your favourite picture.
paul@pauloimages.co.uk
The Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons; its range extends from the Red Sea in Egypt to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Baboons are also native to and live in Southwestern Arabia, especially in Yemen. The mountains of Yemen and the horn of Africa make it a great place for the baboons live, where predators are not as common as in central Africa. The Hamadryas Baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians as the attendant of Thoth, and so, is also called the Sacred Baboon.
Apart from the striking size difference between the sexes (males are often twice as large as females) which is common to all baboons, this species also shows sexual dimorphism in coloration. Males are silver-white colored and have a pronounced cape which they develop around the age of ten, while the females are capeless and brown. Their faces range in color from red to tan to a dark brown that older males often exhibit. Males are an average of 30" tall, with tails about 20" long, and weigh an average of about 45 lbs. Tails end in small tufts. Infants are dark in coloration and lighten after about one year. Hamadryas baboons reach sexual maturity at about 51 mo. for females and between 57 and 81 mo. for males.The average life span of Hamadryas baboons in the wild is about 35 years.
The Hamadryas Baboon lives in semi-desert areas, savannas and rocky areas, requiring cliffs for sleeping and possibilities to drink water. The Hamadryas Baboon is omnivorous and is adapted to its relatively dry habitat. It is not discriminating in its search for food, eating grass, roots, seeds, reptiles, insects, small mammals and crops. Hamadryas baboons will dig for water in dry streambeds. Hamadryas baboons are diurnal and have the largest day ranges of any primate.
The Hamadryas Baboon is unusual among baboon and macaque species in that its society is strictly patriarchal and patrilineal. Females may try to establish matrilines but they are usually overruled by the males, who forcefully transfer them among social units and away from their female relatives. The males limit the movement of the females. They herd them with visual threats and will grab or bite any female that wanders too far away. Males will sometimes raid harems for females, resulting in aggressive fights. Some males succeed in taking a female from another's harem. This is called a 'takeover'. Visual threats are usually accompanied by these aggressive fights. This would include a quick flashing of the eyelids accompanied by a yawn to show off the teeth. As in many species, infant baboons are taken by the males as hostages during fights.
The baboon has an unusual 4-level social system called a multi-level society. Most social interaction occurs within small groups called one-male units or harems containing one male and up to nine females which the males lead and guard. A harem will typically include a younger "follower" male who may be related to the leader. Two or more harems unite repeatedly to form clans. Within clans, the dominant males of the units are probably close relatives of one another and have an age related dominance hierarchy.
Bands are the next level. Two to four clans form bands of up to 200 individuals which usually travel and sleep as a group. Both males and females rarely leave their bands. The dominant males will prevent infants and juveniles from interacting with infants and juveniles from other bands. Bands may fight with one another over food, etc and the adult male leaders of the units are usually the combatants. Several bands may come together to form a troop. Several bands also often share a cliff-face which they sleep on.
Like other baboons, the Hamadryas Baboon breeds aseasonally. The dominant male of a one-male unit does most of the mating, though other males may occasionally sneak in copulations as well. Often, a male forms a harem by "adopting" subadult females and teaching them to follow him. He protects them and in 1–2 years, they go into estrus and he mates with them.
Females do most of the parenting. They nurse and groom the infant and it is not uncommon for one female in a unit to groom an infant that is not hers. Like all baboons, Hamadryas baboons are intrigued by their infants and give much attention to them. Dominant male baboons prevent other males from coming into close contact with their infants. They also protect the young from predators. The dominant male tolerates the young and will carry and play with them. When a new male takes over a female, she may go into deceptive estrous cycles. This behavior is likely an adaptation that functions to prevent the new male from killing the offspring of the previous male.
Hamadryas baboons are often depicted in ancient Egyptian art as the sacred attendants of Thoth, scribe to the gods. Occasionally Thoth also appears in the form of a hamadryas (often depicted carrying the moon on his head), as an alternative to his usual depiction as an ibis-headed figure. Hapi, one of the Four Sons of Horus that guarded the organs of the deceased, is hamadryas-headed and thus often sculpted as the lid of a canopic jar. Hamadryas baboons were revered because certain behaviors that they perform were seen as worshiping the sun, and they were viewed as mediators between humans and the gods.
Transformation of field and pastureland represents the main threat of the Hamadryas Baboon, their natural enemies (the leopard and the lion) having been nearly exterminated in their range. The IUCN lists it as "least concern" in 2008.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
CANNIS
Previous names: 1953 - 1964 Enticette
Status Registered: Certificate no 3004
DETAILS
Function: Service Vessel
Subfunction: Tug
Location: Devonshire River Torrage at Westleigh
Current use: Private use
CONSTRUCTION
Builder: Dunston, Richard, Thorne
Built in: 1953
Hull material: Steel
Rig: None
Number of decks
Number of masts
Propulsion: Motor
Primary engine type: Diesel
DIMENSIONS
Length: 77.00 feet (23.47 m)
Breadth: 19.50 feet (5.94 m)
Depth: 8.50 feet (2.59 m)
Air Draft: 288.00 feet (87.78 m)
Tonnage: 130.00 GT
HISTORY
Built in 1953 by Richard Dunstone Ltd ,Thorne Yard Number 862 she was registered No. 7 in 1953 at the port of Rochester in Kent for London and Rochester Trading Co, Rochester, Kent. She was purpose built to operate in Medway and Thames to tow barges for the company. At 80ft in length with a beam of 19ft 6ins she drew a deep 10ft 6ins. The GRT was 90.5 tons. She was powered by a single 600 bhp Crossley CRL 4/25 diesel engine controlled in the engine room with telegraph commands. This gave a bollard pull of 7.5 tons. Access to the engine room was via a sliding hatch in the engine room casing or there was a watertight door from the crew room/mess aft. This was accessed from a separate hatch and companion way ladder at the after end of the casing. Her Official Number184230 and her IMO number issued some years later was 6418194. An incident in 1968, the small cargo barge Knox VIC 59 (the fore runners of the clyde puffers) also owned by London and Rochester Trading Co ran high and dry in the marshes in Sittingbourne Creek on the biggest tide of the year. About a month later the wind came force 8 NW and this pushed the tide higher so skipper and his mate went to the Knox to affect refloating. When they entered the engine room to their amazement all the non ferrous metals had been removed off the Kelvin 66, thus it was not possible to use. A phone call to the Rochester office soon had their diesel tug "ENTICETTE" to the creek and towed Knox to the Rochester yard. The Harbour Master Capt Wilson, having discussed the advantages of diesel power over steam, chartered in the diesel tug SEDGECOCK and having arrivedon 7th February 1964 a towing contest was arranged with the St.Canute. Diesel won and the board decided to purchase a diesel tug.
m.t.”ENTICETTE” having been put on the market seemed to fit the harbour commissioners requirements and the harbour master inspected her on 25th May. By 29th June the commissioners’ offer of £26,500 through brokers H.E.Moss and Co had been accepted subject to survey. On 6th July the tug was hauled out of the water in Rochester and the survey was carried out by a Mr Burn and the harbour master. All was found to be satisfactory re-floated on 8th July. The tugs master and engineer, Messrs Hunkin and Salt, having arrived, departure for Fowey was made at 1145 hrs. An engineer from the sellers made the trip to familiarise the Mr Salt FHC engineer. Shelter was sought in Dover as the winds strengthened. Early next morning passage was made as far as the I.O.W. where shelter was again sought this time in Cowes Harbour. She left there at 2045 hrs on the Sunday passing Portland Bill at 0300hrs and arrived in Fowey at 1130 hrs on Monday 15th July. Her funnel markings were painted over the following day and she entered service nearly straight away. She was renamed CANNIS, after the outcrop of rocks off Gribbin Head about one mile south west of the harbour entrance, by the board with St.Cadix and St.Winnow kept as reserves. She had become the first diesel tug to be owned and operated in Fowey.
Because of her low freeboard and low bulwarks, rails were fitted shortly after arrival especially necessary for towing barges to the dumping ground. She was registered in the Port of Fowey on 24th September 1964. Once the dumping ground had been reached the speed was reduced and when the skipper of the tug was happy he sounded the whistle, a signal to the barge crew to knock out and open the barge doors. The 150 tons of mud would normally drop out easily but on occasions the barge would need to be towed in circles until the motion dislodged the material in it. If the weather was calm the barge would be brought alongside for the passage back and the barge crew could go on board CANNIS for a cup of tea. If not the operation would happen in the calm waters of the Harbour and the barge would be slid alongside the dredger or pontoon. By this time the next barge would be loaded and the operation commenced again. The operation would stop for ship movements that needed two tugs or if CANNIS was the only tug available.
CANNIS was laid up on skids in Bristol Harbour in 2008. Reservation has been ongoing since 2001. She has been restored, re-engined and re-purposed to a liveaboard motor vessel (NOT a "houseboat). She is on the History
Built in 1953 by Richard Dunstone Ltd ,Thorne Yard Number 862 she was registered No. 7 in 1953 at the port of Rochester in Kent for London and Rochester Trading Co, Rochester, Kent. She was purpose built to operate in Medway and Thames to tow barges for the company. At 80ft in length with a beam of 19ft 6ins she drew a deep 10ft 6ins. The GRT was 90.5 tons. She was powered by a single 600 bhp Crossley CRL 4/25 diesel engine controlled in the engine room with telegraph commands. This gave a bollard pull of 7.5 tons. Access to the engine room was via a sliding hatch in the engine room casing or there was a watertight door from the crew room/mess aft. This was accessed from a separate hatch and companion way ladder at the after end of the casing. Her Official Number184230 and her IMO number issued some years later was 6418194. An incident in 1968, the small cargo barge Knox VIC 59 (the fore runners of the clyde puffers) also owned by London and Rochester Trading Co ran high and dry in the marshes in Sittingbourne Creek on the biggest tide of the year. About a month later the wind came force 8 NW and this pushed the tide higher so skipper and his mate went to the Knox to affect refloating. When they entered the engine room to their amazement all the non ferrous metals had been removed off the Kelvin 66, thus it was not possible to use. A phone call to the Rochester office soon had their diesel tug "ENTICETTE" to the creek and towed Knox to the Rochester yard. The Harbour Master Capt Wilson, having discussed the advantages of diesel power over steam, chartered in the diesel tug SEDGECOCK and having arrivedon 7th February 1964 a towing contest was arranged with the St.Canute. Diesel won and the board decided to purchase a diesel tug.
m.t.”ENTICETTE” having been put on the market seemed to fit the harbour commissioners requirements and the harbour master inspected her on 25th May. By 29th June the commissioners’ offer of £26,500 through brokers H.E.Moss and Co had been accepted subject to survey. On 6th July the tug was hauled out of the water in Rochester and the survey was carried out by a Mr Burn and the harbour master. All was found to be satisfactory re-floated on 8th July. The tugs master and engineer, Messrs Hunkin and Salt, having arrived, departure for Fowey was made at 1145 hrs. An engineer from the sellers made the trip to familiarise the Mr Salt FHC engineer. Shelter was sought in Dover as the winds strengthened. Early next morning passage was made as far as the I.O.W. where shelter was again sought this time in Cowes Harbour. She left there at 2045 hrs on the Sunday passing Portland Bill at 0300hrs and arrived in Fowey at 1130 hrs on Monday 15th July. Her funnel markings were painted over the following day and she entered service nearly straight away. She was renamed CANNIS, after the outcrop of rocks off Gribbin Head about one mile south west of the harbour entrance, by the board with St.Cadix and St.Winnow kept as reserves. She had become the first diesel tug to be owned and operated in Fowey.
Because of her low freeboard and low bulwarks, rails were fitted shortly after arrival especially necessary for towing barges to the dumping ground. She was registered in the Port of Fowey on 24th September 1964. Once the dumping ground had been reached the speed was reduced and when the skipper of the tug was happy he sounded the whistle, a signal to the barge crew to knock out and open the barge doors. The 150 tons of mud would normally drop out easily but on occasions the barge would need to be towed in circles until the motion dislodged the material in it. If the weather was calm the barge would be brought alongside for the passage back and the barge crew could go on board CANNIS for a cup of tea. If not the operation would happen in the calm waters of the Harbour and the barge would be slid alongside the dredger or pontoon. By this time the next barge would be loaded and the operation commenced again. The operation would stop for ship movements that needed two tugs or if CANNIS was the only tug available.
CANNIS was laid up on skids in Bristol Harbour in 2008. Reservation has been ongoing since 2001. She has been restored, re-engined and re-purposed to a liveaboard motor vessel (NOT a "houseboat). She is on the small ships registered..
Sculpture in centre Pompidou, Paris.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/zellersamuel
Portfolio & Prints: www.samuelzeller.ch
... geriatric chillin with a big smile and a good cigar. Along with the good cigar, a little sunlight is required and diversion away from any other responsibility other than the act of chillin itself.
....female homosapiens chillin is done much the same as male homo sapiens chillin, but without the cigar. Chocolate may be substituted.
... in both the male and female the big smile is invisible to the causal observer. Age and gravity tend to pull the fleshy tissue, which itself increases with age, downward along the skeleton, which is gradually shrinking also. Usually the individual homo sapiens is well aware of the big smile.
Dictionary:
homo sapiens
Main Entry: Ho·mo sa·pi·ens
Pronunciation: \ˌhō-(ˌ)mō-ˈsā-pē-ˌenz, -ənz, especially British -ˈsa-pē-ənz\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, species name, from Homo, genus name + sapiens, specific epithet, from Latin, wise, intelligent — more at homo, sapient
Date: 1802
: humankind
Urban Dictionary:
Chillin
To be in a state of prolonged satisfactory boredom. A positive phase of being, not regarded as being bored but not in the process of doing anything worth elaborating upon.
1- Hey man wutz goin on.
2- Nuthin juz " Chillin ".
Another anomaly differing the male from the female homo sapiens is the concentration aspect of chillin. The male will usually concentrate on one specific thought ... usually sex. The female homo sapiens will in most cases be absorbing the sunshine, eating the chocolate, listening to a radio, every few seconds turning slightly and watching the TV and after each bite of the chocolate will put the bar down and do a few stitches on something she is sewing for a daughter, son, granddaughter, grandson, niece, nephew or for an older relative.
Here's the link to Jill and Jason's original Brooklyn photograph ...
www.flickr.com/photos/jillandjason/4238175950/?addedcomme...
It performs well on frozen earth (as seen in video), carpet, a pile of clothes and other somewhat rough surfaces, it can't climb on smooth objects (it slips away), on the other hand it tends to turn better on a smooth surface.
It may be slow but is sure has decent torque, it's slow because of the gear set I used (worm-worm gear eqaul to a speed reduction of 1/8).
To perform well it needs a somewhat rough surface to ride on, especially when climbing, climbing on a sloped wooden plank for instant is pretty much impossible for this vehicle, the tracks simply slip over the wood.
In the video it stops sometimes because I lose contact with the IR receiver, the crane on top of the vehicle is in the way when I make the vehicle drive in my direction.
I really hope it snows tomorrow, I'd love to test it out in the snow :D
Macrophage function, relationship to disease, and location in the human body.
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
The Sky Garden on the 35th/36th floor of 20 Fenchurch Street, London aka the Walkie Talkie.
Opened: May 2014
Floors: 37
Construction started: 2010
Height: 160 m
Function: Office
Architect: Rafael Viñoly
I turned a little bit in Lille taking quite "knock bars" from strangers and I decided to give up when I met Thierry on Republic Square.
Thierry is a freelance engineer in biotechnology. He helps companies in managing projects from conception to completion in a very specific area.
So, biotechnology ... Even if I saw basically what it was, I had no idea of concrete projects that could develop businesses.
To give an example, Thierry told me about a project of biological basin. The chemicals are replaced by bacteria and plants that do the same job but that are less harmful. Scientific checks are made regularly to ensure proper functioning of the basin.
I loved to discuss with him because it was a job I did not know at all. As usual, I did not want to bother him too long.
"- I have time, I'd get me a McDonalds!"
Thanks to him!
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Canon EOS 500D
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM
Find the french description on my portfolio
Model of one of the largest crawler draglines in the world in scale 1:28.5.
All functions motorized using three SBricks and Power Functions motors:
- Hoist gear: 1 XL motor
- Drag gear: 1 XL motor
- Swing drive: 2 L motors
- Boom hoist: 1 M motor
- Left crawler track: 1 XL motor
- Right crawler track: 1 XL motor
- Two access ladders: 2 9V micro motors
Power is provided by each a Power Functions rechargeable battery box in the lower carriage and in the upper structure.
Besides the motorized functions, there are four floodlights and another four interior lights, using four pairs of Power Functions LEDs.
Access to the machinery house for the service personnel is given by two doors on each side. The operator's cab is accessible through another door.
Five removable panels, one on each side, one on the back and two on the roof give access to the hoist and drag motors, the boom luffing winch and the two swing motors respectively.
The real dragline was in service in Australia in the Rix's Creek Mine in the Hunter Valley.
The year stone is part of the plastered arch above a window
at the first floor. The elegant figures are Jugendstil styled. The whole facade is plastered and painted white.
The facade has many Art Nouveau elements, like the the cast iron balcony in the gutter, the balcony support from the second floor, and the semicircular attached turrets to the facade and the gable top turrets.
The architect was Gerrit van Arkel (NL, 1858-1918). The official opening of the building was at September 3, 1898. The function of this building was right from the start a cafe, which was called 'De Kroon' (the Crown). It still is a bar/cafe.
The building is now a municipal monument.
About the history of the use of year stones in architecture:
English: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_plate
Dutch: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muuranker
And: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaartallen_op_gebouwen
Amsterdam-Centrum, Utrechtsestraat, Febr. 7, 2019.
© 2019 Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
My son and I built our first Lego Steampunk Airship, featuring a Gatling gun, helicopter blades and wings using Power Functions.
Please see the video to see the fun actions this makes.
If you've ever used a Tilt+Shift lens you may have an idea how this photograph was created. (Certainly not in Photoshop!) Occasionally I will capture a landscape with both the Tilt and the Shift functions engaged. Normally its just Shift for the pano. Here I also Tilted to create a horizontal line of focus, ie I tilted the lens to bring the waterfall "forward", then focused on it. Sometimes this method "works", sometimes it doesn't. You be the judge.
Balaka Falls, also known as Hunts Falls and Hunts Creek Falls, have been on my bucket list for a very long time. The only reason for the delay was the weather and its timing. The falls really only have water flowing immediately after rain because they are buried within the midst of Sydney's north western suburbs. So I needed a Friday night of rain. Finally we got it. After many months. Just after dawn I left home to drive to the falls, and before Led Zep's Kashmir had finished playing I had parked my car. Two minutes later I was at the falls. That's how close they are to where I live. In fact, one minute's drive from this spot is a 6 lane main arterial road.
Fort Charles, Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica
Port Royal is a village located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. It was destroyed by an earthquake on 7 June 1692, which had an accompanying tsunami, leading to the establishment of Kingston, which is now the largest city in Jamaica. Severe hurricanes have regularly damaged the area. Another severe earthquake occurred in 1907.
Port Royal was once home to privateers who were encouraged to attack Spanish vessels, at a time when smaller European nations were reluctant to attack Spain directly. As a port city, it was notorious for its gaudy displays of wealth and loose morals. It was a popular homeport for the English and Dutch-sponsored privateers to spend their treasure during the 17th century. When those governments abandoned the practice of issuing letters of marque to privateers against the Spanish treasure fleets and possessions in the later 16th century, many of the crews turned pirate. They continued to use the city as their main base during the 17th century. Pirates from around the world congregated at Port Royal, coming from waters as far away as Madagascar.
After the 1692 disaster, Port Royal's commercial role was steadily taken over by the nearby town (and later, city) of Kingston. Plans were developed in 1999 to redevelop the small fishing town as a heritage tourism destination to serve cruise ships. Thoughts were that it could capitalize on its unique heritage, with archaeological findings from pre-colonial and privateering years as the basis of possible attractions.
On westbound Westjet plane; unfortunately due to lack of map function in the plane, location difficult to determine
The Akaku Nuva is pretty ugly, his actual new upgraded mask is pending.
Kopaka's new Champion Rank Kanohi Akaku will also function similarly to the highly advanced visors from Metroid Prime 2. Combat, Scan, Thermal, X-Ray, Dark, Echo and Command.
Secondary Mask: Blizzard Hercudrome
Gives the user: stronger defense, evasion, rapid dashing & flight boost
I had a few ideas for upper arm armor but the shield and snow flake combo wouldnt allow it. now its just the shield magnetized and bolted onto Kopaka’s left arm, both components can be combined into a larger throwing weapon, thrown separately or become a second shield.
Kopaka’s sword is locked tightly in his skilled blade-master hand due to the same magnetic grip
Mega Stars Henshin into Mega White Beetle Borg Kopaka
Frost Edge Great Sword.
Kopaka’s primary weapon and Henshin Device.
a powerful buster sword that cuts through most armor and weapons.
high normal & ice damage, very high sharpness, durability and precision that provides smooth & clean cuts, best if target is frozen.
Megaman X Buster: Ukanlos Buster
aka the Mega Stinger
Sword & Blaster Vent
(Kamen Rider Ryuki Advent Card weapon system)
Blizzard Rapier's
Fast, ultra durable and high sharpness. the dual blades are perfect to chain long and high-damage combos
Barraki Mode and Archbarraki mode allow hunters to get even more attack speed and damage. Their rapid nature make Dual Blades ideal for applying status effects. the Blademaster is able to use air itself to slice enemies, focusing a current of razor wind, in the form of white & ice blue energy, in which the caster launches at foes. a fine mist of ice crystals trails after each & every swing.
Frost Vortex - Ring Blade
(originally meant to be a spike feature for the shield but building limitations prevented that. however, its still a two piece shield that can be used separately or combined)
a cruel variant of the destructo-disk
this deadly recreation and improvement of a forgotten signature move, a razor-sharp disc of intense ice cold energy that can slice through most substances.
grazed by its freezing cold edges inflicts normal and elemental damage.
second, it rapidly spins to freeze its targets. and provides a ice energy shield or a hard ice crystal wall that greatly protects its master
At the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario).
Today we visited the new and improved AGO, and I must say, I was impressed. The building itself is now a work of art, as with this newly installed Frank Gehry designed spiral staircase that winds right through the glass atrium of the Walker Court, and into the sky (well, actually just into the galleries on the upper floors).
Black Cat with Power Functions!
I noticed no one has ever put PF to this set, so I had to do it!
1 servo motor
1 XL motor
1 battery box
1 SBrick
Let's you drive the truck with your smartphone.
All power function parts are packed into the truck's chassis, so the interieur is not modified at all!
I also added double tires on the rear axles
In the nineteenth century the owners of the great pastoral estates in the Mid North played the role of the English gentry. They employed people, funded local churches and charities, led local and state political life and contributed to the growth and functioning of their communities. They were all very wealthy men. Here is a brief story of William and John Browne. They grew up in England of modest means but they both studied medicine in Paris but were examined in Edinburgh. William arrived in SA in 1839 and his brother John and sister Anna arrived in 1840. William farmed for Joseph Gilbert of Pewsey Vale in his first year. Anna later married Joseph Gilbert in 1848. In 1843 they jointly acquired Booborowie run. They took out other leases at Streaky Bay and in the South East. By the 1850s they had extensive tracts of freehold land at Booborowie, Mt Gambier and Buckland Park near Two Wells and they had more leaseholds in the Flinders Ranges (Arkaba and Wilpena Stations). They became the biggest exporters of wool from SA. In 1860 William was a state MP and campaigned hard for local roads and bridges etc. When the great drought of the mid 1860s struck they lost money on Arkaba Station and the brothers dissolved their partnership. William bought out Booborowie from his brother but moved his family to Moorak near Mt Gambier. He then lost his seat in the parliament. He was a financial founder of the Christ Church in Mt Gambier and he did other charity work. He eventually retired to England and died in 1894 as a wealthy man but he visited SA several times to check on his proprieties including Booborowie. He played a major role in cross breading sheep in SA and was recognised as a leading Australia stock breeder and the owner of the second Merino stud established in SA after the Hawker stud at Bungaree. The fourth Merino stud in SA was started by John Howard Angas at Hill River station in 1845 who also started the first cattle stud with his Angas Shorthorn cattle from 1854. When William died in 1894 he left Booborowie Station to his two sons Percival Browne and Arthur Browne. They were the ones who sold North Booborowie to Henry Dutton and George Melrose in 1897. Booborowie Station was resumed by the government in 1910 and became a small property with a large homestead and shearing shed.
Brother John was a good bushman and went on Charles Sturt’s 1844/45 trek to Central Australia. Dr John was credited with saving Sturt’s life with his medical knowledge. He too supported the local Booborowie district. In 1851 he became a justice of the peace. In 1854 he imported rams from England and made Buckland Park his headquarters between 1856-64. He married a local girl at Burra in 1857. He travelled the state visiting his pastoral properties which also included properties in the Northern Territory, the Gawler Ranges and Eyre Peninsula. Buckland Park had regular horse hunts and other upper class English pursuits. In the 1870s he returned to live in England but made several trips back to Australia. He died in 1904. The Buckland Park property was named after brother William’s Devon property. Even in the 1880s from England through the SA press John Browne was advising against settlement in the Flinders Ranges as his experience at Arkaba Station showed the rainfall would not be sufficient for farming. His comments were ignored.
These brief stories show the role these gentry characters played in being the centre of the social, economic and political life of their communities. They often married into other wealthy pastoral families and they took an active interest in their stock and cross breeding stud animals. They generally sent their sons to Prince Alfred College or St Peter’s Boys College in Adelaide followed by university in England. The pastoralists often retired to England as wealthy gentlemen despite their relatively humble origins. They then became absentee landlords of their great estates with managers on site. Where owners never lived permanently on site such great estates never had a grand house erected on the property as the stations only needed a manager’s residence. The grandest houses were built where the owners lived more or less on site such as Anlaby, Bungaree, Bundaleer and Hill River. The Brownes never lived permanently at Booborowie and the Duncans never lived at Gum Creek. Obituaries for both the Browne brothers appeared in the SA press when they died in England. Many of these wealthy northern pastoralists had their town mansions in North Adelaide or Medindie for easy access to the north road.
Booborowie.
Booborowie is 1,320 feet (402 metres) above sea level, so about 300 feet higher than Stirling in the Adelaide Hills. It has an average of 380 mm of rain a year, compared with 550 mm for Adelaide. It not only grows cereals but also extensive paddocks of lucerne for fodder. The town has Booborowie Seeds factory which employs several men who process and sell lucerne seed. In March 1877 the township of Booborowie was declared but the Hundred of Ayers had been declared earlier in 1863. The name Booborowie was adopted by the Drs Browne for their property and is an Aboriginal word for “round waterhole.” There is a natural spring not far from Booborowie. The new town was just one mile from the Booborowie homestead of the Drs Browne. Although the town never had a railway it grew and prospered. The locals tried hard to get a railway and formed a committee to achieve this around 1911 because they had to cart their wheat to Farrell Flat. The government considered a railway from Farrell Flat to Booborowie but decided an extension of the railway from Riverton to Clare, then to Spalding and finally to Booborowie would be better. This did not eventuate but a railway came north from Riverton in 1914. It reached Spalding, in 1922 but went no further. Again the locals in Booborowie organised to get a rail line to the town but to no avail. The local Council was established in the 1875 but the Council Chambers were not completed until 1889 to the north of the town. The Booborowie Council is now amalgamated with Burra. The first Chairman of Booborowie Council was Robert Giles who became the District Clerk for 17 years. He was also a lay Wesleyan preacher at Burra for 20 years. He died in 1894 and was buried in Burra as the Booborowie cemetery did not open until 1925.
The northern half of Booborowie Run which was bought by Henry Dutton and George Melrose was resumed by the government in 1909 and small farms created for sale by 1911. 93 farms were created boosting the small town of Booborowie. At that time the government also retained part of the lands to create an experimental training farm for boys. Mr. W.R. Birks was placed in charge of the 300 acre government farm which surrounded the North Booborowie homestead. The farm opened in 1912 and operated until around 1930. The press said: 'There will be room for 20 boys and, £2.10s. will be paid each half year into a Savings Bank account to the credit of the respective boys...' The government operated the farm, but not as a training farm for many years. One manager was Mr Waddy who designed the first automatic sheep feeder. The government sold the farm and it was called “Lorraine” by its new owners.
Buildings in Booborowie.
(a) The Soldiers Memorial Hall was opened in 1921 but it has some later additions.
(b) St Edmund’s Anglican Church opened in 1923 but services were held at Booborowie Homestead for many years. (c)The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the first building in Booborowie opening in 1891. It was used as the school from 1892 until the new government one opened in 1919. A second stone class room was added in 1935.
(d) The former hardware store on the corner of Third Street and Fifth Street was opened in 1920 for John Bacon. In latter years it was run by the Affolter family.
(e)The Catholic Church Endowment Society Incorporated bought land in Booborowie in 1896 and St Dymphna’s Catholic Church opened in 1903. Before then mass had been held in the Booborowie Station shearing shed. A porch and chancel was added to St Dymphna’s in the 1920s.
(f)The hotel was built in 1917 and was used by consulting doctors from Burra as a surgery for many years.
(g) The old General Store. It began in 1915 on the veranda of Mr Charlie Fahey’s house. A stone store was later built. In 1950 John Martins took it over. In the 1970s it became a supermarket and more recently the Post Office, and a hardware store.
(h) The former Bank of Adelaide. The bank opened in 1917 and operated until 1986 albeit as an ANZ Bank agency for many years. It is now a private residence along from the general store.
4x360 degree turning engines, opening doors and removable roof for easy access, and a little surprise in the boot for those sprint finishes!!
Bigger is better! www.flickr.com/photos/karenleahquinn/8311428574/sizes/h/i...
I finally had to courage to commit to sending my prototype Lego train control module (LDCC + PF) out for PCB fabrication.
By any measure, this is a very dense circuit layout using very tiny surface mount packages. It bears keeping in mind that this module only measures 56 x 32 mm, i.e. 7 x 4 studs, and is less than a plate tall. A lot of the board area is taken up by the two strips of stud clearance holes to assist with mounting the module within a brick structure. I've kept these two strips clear of components to avoid interference. The PCB is double sided FR-4 and I'm hoping the generous copper poured planes will provide the bulk of the thermal heat sinking when in operation. The circuit should operate relatively "cool" due to efficiencies in design--the one area I worry about is the battery charging circuit when supplying the 10V / 500 mA charging current to the Lego LiPo battery. Depending on the power source, the charging circuit could dissipate up to 1.5 W--we shall see what happens in reality.
I've made a good start on the firmware, but there are so many details in processing the DCC protocol (I haven't even started the Power Functions protocol!) I hope all the code fits in the PIC 18F13K22 micro controller that I chose for the design!
I guess the next step is visiting the DigiKey website for the components--I'm hoping the part cost should be <$20--I haven't put anything exotic into this design--although I'll likely be forced into minimum buy quantities for some items. Ah well, its nice to have extra inventory. :)
Explore - July 5th, 2013 - #214
Before you think the Turkey Vulture has a face only a mother could love, consider this...
>This large bird species has been around since prehistoric times (anything prehistoric is cool by default!)
>Turkey vultures have been used to detect the location of natural gas leaks, because they will circle over the leak lured by the rotten-meat odor added to the gas.
>One of a vulture’s frequently used defense mechanisms is to throw up vomiting powerful stomach acids. This accomplishes two things: It lightens its personal load and makes it easier to fly away and, at the same time, momentarily stuns, confuses or disgusts its potential predator. (I think this counts as a superpower!)
> In flight, it uses thermals to move through the air, flapping its wings infrequently (it is so beautiful and relaxing to watch them thermalling)
>Vultures are portrayed in many comedic stereotypical forms as desert-circling-last-moment-before-death birds, ugly and stupid. But in reality, they are graceful fascinating creatures that help keep our environment clean and healthy.
> In the United States of America, the vulture receives legal protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
This vulture is often seen standing in a spread-winged stance. The stance is believed to serve multiple functions: drying the wings, warming the body, and baking off bacteria. It is practiced more often following damp or rainy nights.
The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), also known in some North American regions as the turkey buzzard (or just buzzard), and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John crow or carrion crow, is the most widespread of the New World vultures.
The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion. It finds its food using its keen eyes and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gases produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals. It roosts in large community groups.
Lacking a syrinx—the vocal organ of birds—its only vocalizations are grunts or low hisses. It nests in caves, hollow trees, or thickets. Each year it generally raises two chicks, which it feeds by regurgitation. It has very few natural predators. Turkey Vultures are not sexually dimorphic, meaning there is no way to tell male from female. The Turkey Vulture received its common name from the resemblance of the adult's bald red head and its dark plumage to that of the male Wild Turkey, while the name "vulture" is derived from the Latin word vulturus, meaning "tearer," and is a reference to its feeding habits.
Vultures have historically been grouped with other raptors on the basis of their overall appearance. Often seen soaring high in the sky, they are often mistaken for hawks or eagles.
However, it has recently been determined that the seven species of New World vultures are more closely related to storks than to the hawks and eagles with which they were originally grouped. Unlike all other raptors, vultures are not birds of prey. They feed solely on carrion, preferring animals that have been dead for two to four days. This certainly explains why they, unlike all other raptors, lack strong, grasping feet and talons. Feeding on carrion has led to a number of other vulture adaptations. Long, broad wings allow for many hours of effortless soaring. The elevated hind toe and blunt talons allow for easier walking. Their bare heads keep otherwise-present feathers from getting dirty and specialized enzymes and bacteria allow them to eat contaminated meat.
We held a function for a kindergarten. We played a lot of games with parents as well !!
Having a great fun there!!