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Birds. White-faced whistling duck. Madikwe Game Reserve. South Africa. Jun/2021
White-faced whistling duck
The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.
This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear three-note whistling call
It has a long grey bill, a long head, and longish legs. It has a black neck and head, and distinctive white face that gives them their name, though the amount of white color visible has regional variations among the species. For example, the white-faced whistling ducks with more black coloration are commonly found in western Africa where rainfall superceeds the dry season. The back and wings are dark brown to black, and the underparts are black with a fine white barring on the flanks. The neck is chestnut. Males and females have similar plumage. Juveniles are similar in color to adults, but have a much less contrasted head pattern.
Source: Wikipedia
Pato-Assobiador-de-faces-Brancas ou Irerê
A Dendrocygna viduata, popularmente irerê ou Pato-Assobiador-de-faces-Brancas, é uma espécie de marreca encontrada na África tropical, nas Antilhas e na América do Sul. Tais aves medem cerca de 44 centímetros de comprimento e têm plumagem em máscara, calça e luva brancas, nuca e asas negras, flancos listrados, bicos e pés plúmbeos.[3]
A ave, que comumente é chamada irerê, pertencente à ordem Anseriforme e família Anatidae, é também é conhecido como paturi, marrecão (Rio Grande do Sul) e siriri ou marreca-viúva (Paraíba). Na fauna nacional, podemos citar o D. viduata como um dos patos mais conhecidos, tanto por sua beleza ou pela sua característica de se aproximar muito das áreas urbanizadas, além do seu canto típico e incomparável
Suas características físicas os deixam claramente reconhecíveis. A face apresenta uma máscara branca que contrasta com o pescoço negro e bico cor de chumbo. Sua penugem peitoral é em castanho, enquanto que o restante do corpo é estriado em branco e preto por listras finas. Em voo nota-se suas asas escuras na região ventral.
Com relação à alimentação, assim como os outros patos e marrecos, este também se alimenta basicamente de plantas aquáticas e gramíneas das margens de lagos, enriquecendo sua alimentação ocasionalmente com invertebrados aquáticos, pequenos peixes e girinos. Os hábitos do D. viduata o permitem viver em qualquer corpo d’água ao longo de toda sua distribuição geográfica, que vai da Argentina até a América Central. Curiosamente esta espécie pode ser avistada também na África Ocidental.
Fonte: Wikipedia
Madikwe Game Reserve
The Madikwe Game Reserve is a protected area in South Africa, part of the latest park developments in the country. Named after the Madikwe or Marico River, on whose basin it is located, it was opened in 1991 and comprises 750 km2 of bushland north of the small town Groot-Marico up to the Botswana border.
Madikwe Game Reserve lies 90 km north of Zeerust on what used to be farm land, but owing to the poor soil type, farming was not that successful. After extensive research, the South African Government found that this land would best be utilised as a provincial park, to economically uplift this otherwise rather poor area.
The process reintroducing wildlife to the area began in 1992 under the codename Operation Phoenix which relocated entire breeding herds of elephants, Cape buffaloes, south-central black rhinos and southern white rhinos along with various species of antelopes. Following Operation Phoenix, Madikwe has also successfully reintroduce rarer predatory species such as lions, cheetahs, spotted hyenas and Cape wild dogs bringing the total large mammal population of the reserve to over 10 000. There are currently more than 60 species of mammal in the park.
Source: Wikipedia
Reserva do Madikwe
A Madikwe Game Reserve é uma área protegida na África do Sul, parte dos mais recentes desenvolvimentos de parques no país. Batizado em homenagem ao rio Madikwe ou Marico, em cuja bacia está localizado, foi inaugurado em 1991 e compreende 750 km2 de mata nativa ao norte da pequena cidade de Groot-Marico até a fronteira com o Botswana.
A Madikwe Game Reserve fica 90 km ao norte de Zeerust, no que costumava ser terras agrícolas, mas devido ao tipo de solo pobre, a agricultura não teve tanto sucesso. Após uma extensa pesquisa, o governo sul-africano descobriu que esta terra seria melhor utilizada como um parque provincial, para elevar economicamente esta área bastante pobre.
O processo de reintrodução da vida selvagem na área começou em 1992 sob o codinome Operação Fênix, que realocou rebanhos inteiros de elefantes, búfalos do Cabo, rinocerontes-negros do centro-sul e rinocerontes brancos do sul junto com várias espécies de antílopes. Após a Operação Phoenix, Madikwe também reintroduziu com sucesso espécies predatórias mais raras, como leões, chitas, hienas-pintadas e cahorros do mato, elevando a população total de grandes mamíferos da reserva para mais de 10.000. Atualmente, existem mais de 60 espécies de mamíferos no parque
Fonte: Wikipedia (traduçao livre)
Faux '70s shoot, Black Diamond Coal Mines, Antioch, California.
Model - Shanza.
Copyright 2010 Stacey Debono
an interpretive illustration of a photograph of the golden gate bridge (as seen from baker beach near sunset)
i took the shot on saturday (08.05.24) evening. my brother had visited recently and desired a nice shot of the bridge - to give as a gift for a client that was also in town. i have several shots of the bridge but, didn't have any prints that he could take. it got me thinking and as we looked through my stuff i noticed that the majority of my photographs are in black and white. for some reason, that i wasn't really aware of, i prefer the bridge in black. while i do have a few color shots, i was not able to locate them in the archives in time to make a print before my brother left town.
i wandered up to the general area of the bridge on saturday afternoon, with no real agenda in mind. but, as i saw the shape of the weather over an hour at fort point and crissy field, i decided this would make for a nice shot of the bridge. as the sun progressed through the sky, i watched and waited from a parking lot adjacent to crissy field.
at first i thought a nice, sunset approaching, back-lit shot of the bridge would be visually appealing. the sky, fog, clouds, and sun did not cooperate. i did notice that as the clouds were streaming by, during the occasional breaks, the sun would light up the bridge but, from the other side...
after a mad dash through the presidio, finally arriving at baker beach - this is what i got. i captured several shots and after working on them decided that i like this "altered" version the best.
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The Belgian Draft breed, as the name implies, originated in Europe in the country of Belgium.
History shows that Belgians are the most direct lineal descendants of the “Great Horse” of medieval times that was likely bred to carry knights into battle.
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Calaroga Hall at North Adelaide
With the hope that the building would be the centre of Roman Catholic activity, Archbishop Spence laid the foundation stone on Sunday afternoon, of the Calaroga Hall, North Adelaide. The ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering. The site of the institution, which is named after the birthplace of St Dominic, is at the corner of Jeffcott and Childers Streets, and the hall is being erected for the Dominican Fathers. When completed, it will provide one of the finest assembly halls in the State.
Lectures and so forth would be delivered in the hall, which was a valuable adjunct of the church. Such a hall was a necessity in every parish. He congratulated the people and the fathers on their accomplishment and trusted that the debt on the building would be of short duration.
The hall will be of spacious dimensions, the main entrance, 9 feet wide, opening into a spacious vestibule, 23 x 19 ft. The floors and walls are to be tiled, and the ceilings richly decorated in fibrous plaster. Two card rooms, 19 x 19 ft, will open from the main entrance. The dimensions of the main hall will be 65 x 47ft, and it is intended that the floor shall be among the finest in the State for dancing purposes. The ceiling of the main hall will be covered. A stage, 25 x 47 ft, has also been provided for. The proscenium opening will be a feature of the decoration, in keeping with the main hall. The supper room will measure 19 x 30 ft, and kitchen 12 x 15 ft. Special care and consideration have been given to the ventilation of the hall.
Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) Monday 12 March 1923.
*Calaroga Hall
Next Sunday afternoon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Mr Lewis Cohen) will open the Calaroga Hall, Childers Street, North Adelaide.
Besides the hall, which has seating accommodation for 700 people, there are two rooms suitable for committee meetings and club gatherings, and other apartments. A distinctive feature is the large stage.
Much attention has been given to the stage appointments. The stage can be utilized as a supplementary supper room, it has dressing rooms, and a complete service of electric light. A special platform running in front of the stage has been designed to accommodate musicians.
Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) Saturday 24 November 1923.
*Calaroga Hall Fatality
Committee and Architect Exonerated
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of little Peggy Annie Klose, which occurred at the site of the Calaroga Hall, at the corner of Childers and Jeffcott Streets, North Adelaide, on Sunday afternoon just prior to the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, was held in the Industrial Courtroom on Thursday morning, March 15, by the City Coroner (D. Ramsay Smith).
Mr H G Alderman watched the proceedings on behalf of Mr K E Bardolph, the architect.
After evidence as to the occurrence of the accident, Kenneth E Bardolph architect, said eight poles were erected for flagpoles, standing from 3 to 4 ft within the boundary of the footpath. The ordinary regulation scaffolding poles were used, the height being from 20 to 25 ft. They were set by being placed in new cement casks stacked with bricks inside the cask and well rammed with sand. They had been erected on the previous afternoon. He was on the ground early to see that everything was in order. He found that several of the casks had been interfered with, some of the bricks and sand having been removed, evidently by children. He therefore made an inspection of the casks, as there had been previous cases of tampering by children with different things on the job. He gave instructions to have guy rods put on the poles to windward. The pole that fell was in one of the barrels that had been tampered with, and it fell just as the men were preparing to put the guy rod on. He did not see it strike anyone. There were four or five members of the committee and the workmen, but none of the public were at the site. Children had been warned off the job just before by the witness and by the workmen. Children had been very troublesome on the job, and the matter had been reported to the police, who had on several occasions gone to the site. The gear was all new, and in good order.
Frederick Riley (Government Inspector of Scaffolding) said he visited the site of March 12. The flagpoles were not scaffolding, and did not come under the regulations of his department. He thought the casks were hardly wide enough at the base to stand much wind.
By Mr Alderman—The casks used were the regulation article.
The Coroner said it should be noted that in the case of flagpoles there were no legal requirements of a specific or special nature. There was nothing to show that there was any negligence on the part of the workmen concerned, nor was there any flaw in the material. He found that the little girl's death resulted from her being crushed by the falling of a pole, which had been tampered with by children playing on private property, and the evidence clearly put the actions of those children on the people who had responsible charge of them. He did not desire in any way to imply that children's activities should be limited, but the prevention of such accidents would be best ensured by giving children every facility for safe playing.
Ref: Southern Cross (Adelaide SA) Friday 23 March 1923.
The inscription implies the whole building was moved; in fact only the facade and the roof were preserved.
Built 1884 as offices for National Mutual Life Association, architects James Cumming & Edward Davies, taken over by government 1914 for SA Harbors Board. Originally on corner of Grote St, in Dec 1979 the facade was moved 34 metres north to make way for the SGIC Building. The roof was also saved. Now used for offices.
“The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia; are having handsome new offices erected on the west ride of Victoria-square, and directly opposite the new Government Offices, with a frontage of 50 feet by a depth of 94 feet The building is four stories in height, and is all adapted for offices with exception, of a small portion of the basement. . . The style of the building is Italian, having massive stylobate of Malmsbury bluestone, moulded and rusticated. Above this the whole of the front is carried out in freestone from Mossman's Bay Quarries; Sydney, the ground floor being in the lighter form of the Doric order, with three-quarter engaged columns and pilasters at the angles. The first floor is in the Corinthian order, the lower parts of the columns being enriched with carving in low relief. On this floor a handsome stone balcony is projected from the centre, over the main entrance. The second floor has the projections .carried up in piers, panelled and carved in low relief. A bold enriched cornice surmounting this returns round the several projections. Above the cornice is a balustrated parapet with large dormer in enriched pediment as a central feature. A French roof rises over this with a large square dome in the centre, covered with lead cut to fish-scale pattern, and surmounted by handsome cast-iron cresting and finials surrounding a look-out.” [Register 21 Mar 1884]
“The handsome buildings of the National Mutual Life Association, which have been in course of erection in Victoria-square during the past year, was opened by a banquet on Friday evening last. The total cost of the building is £13,500.” [Christian Colonist 30 May 1884]
“one of the most popular of the Victorian banks is about to open a branch in this city, and pending the acquisition of a suitable freehold site for building purposes has rented the front suite of offices in the costly building recently erected by the National Mutual Life Assurance Association in Victoria-square. The situation is a little off the beaten track of general traders,” [Express & Telegraph 31 May 1884]
“inadequate accommodation afforded to the Commonwealth electoral officials in the discharge of their duties. For several weeks an augmented staff have been obliged to work at high pressure in an overcrowded, ill lighted office at the Supreme Court buildings. When the new main rolls were compiled, some time ago, it was found necessary to rent an office in the National Mutual Buildings in Victoria-square.” [Advertiser 22 Mar 1910]
“a meeting of the Adelaide Esperanto Group at National Mutual Building, Victoria-square.” [Advertiser 4 May 1910]
“Mr. Oscar Taeuber, teacher of breathing, calisthenics, voice production, and singing, has removed to National Mutual Buildings, Victoria square.” [The Mail 24 Jan 1914]
“A fine edifice with a frontage to Victoria square bas been secured for Government purposes. This is the National Mutual life Building, which was erected 20 years ago on the western side of the square. The frontage extends over 50 ft and the depth is 90 ft. It has three floors and a basement, connected by a marble staircase. There are approximately 25 rooms and caretaker's apartments. The sum of £17,000 is to be paid for the building, which will be used to house the Harbors Board.” [Daily Herald 7 May 1914]
“the Harbors Board, who are to be quartered in this building, will require only a portion of the premises, and that other departments, at present cramped for room, will be transferred to it.. . . The large hall on the ground floor is now occupied by Mr. J. Timms, the well-known railway and tramway contractor, and his lease does not expire until May, 1915.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1914]
“A tablet containing the names of 96 volunteers from the Harbors Department, was unveiled on Tuesday morning in the vestibule of the board's offices, Victoria square, by the Chief Secretary (Hon. J. G. Bice). . . the employes who went out to fight for liberty came from every branch of the service, and. represented many trades. . . The special distinctions won by the men were three commissions, one Military Cross, and two Military Medals. The tablet was entirely the work of the officers of the board, and was proof of their abilities in a peaceful direction. The carving was done by Mr. T. A. Shearing, a returned soldier.” [Express & Telegraph 25 May 1920]
“The last of the four remaining Moreton Bay fig trees in Victoria square was removed yesterday. The contractor (Mr. B. J. Wakefield) had his workmen on the job at 7 a.m. and the tree opposite the Post Office, known as the ‘Tree of Knowledge’ by the old timers who sat under it, was felled at about 8.45 a.m. When the clearing up has been completed the only tree left standing in the square will be the flame tree opposite the SA Harbors Board building.” [Advertiser 18 Jun 1946]
“Work has begun on the erection of temporary office premises for the Harbors Board on a Victoria square block formerly occupied by a monumental masonry firm. The Minister of Works (Mr. Mclntosh) said yesterday that accommodation in the Harbors Board building, which adjoined the block, had been inadequate for some time and the new premises would provide extra offices until a permanent building could be erected on the site.” [Advertiser 23 Jun 1949]
“The Harbors Board plans to erect a one-story building alongside its present building in Victoria square. The new building, which will be capable of extension at some later date, will be on the adjacent site now occupied by George Morgan, monumental mason works. Harbors Board general manager (Mr. Meyer) said today the land, which was owned by the Government, had been transferred to the board, which badly needed more office space.” [News 16 May 1949]
I'm slowly progressing through Module 2. I think it is one of the most important one in the course.
Last weekend, there was a family day at the central local fire station. There were several different demonstrations. (Here is the last I saw that day flic.kr/p/ccY1Hf )
One of those demonstrations was presented by the cadets. They showed their skills in putting a fire out, but because of their status, it was an imaginary fire. I took a few shots.
At the end their drill, they were tidying up and I wanted to take a picture of a cadet finishing rolling up the hose. I waited patiently, but I didn't expect another person walked into the frame in the background. I was trying to recompose the picture when another cadet ran into the frame and the main cadet finished rolling up the hose. Still, I wanted to capture the moment. However, I struggled a bit with the controls of my new small camera and missed a bit of a shoe.
When I looked at the shot , I knew it's a good example of an implied triangle with two people and shadows.
P.S. At least now, I know how to switch it to manual focus :)
learning Chinese allegories
Allegories in learning Chinese mean 歇后语。These are two-part allegorical sayings. The first part, which is always stated, is the literal meaning of the expression. The second part is the unstated, implied meaning of the expression.
Chinese allegories have a long history in Chinese language. They come from different people who deal with different jobs. It is them that give the allegories life. Today, in learning Chinese , you may find that there are huge allegories in Chinese language.
the following are some of the allegories in learning Chinese:
guān qǐlái d? luó?- míng shēng zài wài关起门来打锣?- 名声在外Close the door to beat gongs?- be well-known
hán dōng là yuè de m? fēng wō?- kōng kōng dòng dòng寒冬腊月的马蜂窝 - 空空洞洞A hornet's nest in severe winter?- empty; hollow; devoid of substance
h?o m? zāo biān d??- rěn r? fù zhòng好马遭鞭打?- 忍辱负重A hardworking horse is whipped?- show great fortitude under humiliating circumstances
hòu bàn yè zuò měi mèng? - h?o j?ng bù cháng后半夜做美梦?- 好景不长Have a beautiful dream after midnight - good times don't last long; pleasant hours fly fast
g? d?ng diàn l?o b?n - y?n l?shì huò古董店老板 - 眼里识货An antique shopkeeper - a person who knows what is what; a knowledgeable person
guān yīn pú sà xià dú sh?u?- miàn shàn xīn bù shàn观音菩萨下毒手 -? 面善心不善Guanyin, goddess of mercy, lays murderous hands?- have a merciful face but a wolfish heart
qián táng jiāng zh?ng cháo?- dà q?dà luò钱塘江涨潮?- 大起大落The Qiantang River tides are on the flow?- great ups and downs; sharp rise and fall
qián y?u qiáng dí hòu y?u zhuī bīng?- jìn tuì li?ng nán前有强敌后有追兵 - 进退两难There are intercepting troops in front and pursuing troops behind?- find it difficult to advance or retreat; be in a dilemma
In the above allegories, there is an important word in learning Chinese which is 遭（zao）. The word is used to represent the passive voice in Chinese language. It has the similar usage to the word 被。 You can make a sentence like this : 玻璃遭到石头击打（the glass was hit by a stone）。
More information about how to learn Chinese, you can go to www.echineselearning.com/?for wonderful Chinese lessons.
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ParalympicsGB Swimmer, Tully Kearney aged 24, from Aldridge, wins silver in the 200m Freestyle S5 - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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These are only implied nudes. She wore a swimsuit under the fabric in all photos and just hid the ties when she needed to.
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These postcards are collected from the postsecret.com blog. Though none of these are mine, many of them could be.