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Building Resilience, Integrating Gender Women, Natural Resources and Climate Change in Afghanistan
2017 © Noorullah Azizi UN Environment
Special philosophic-briar-patch alert: If you're here for the geology or natural history only, stop reading after the first unitalicized paragraph to avoid a toxic dose of authorial introspection.
Taken in the same place as Part 7 of this set, but from a slightly different angle. And still looking southwestward at a small canyon of a Tornillo Creek tributary. Here at Carlota Tinaja we're about 6.9 road mi / 11.1 road km north of the intersection of Old Ore Road and Park Road 12.
To briefly review what I mentioned in the previous post, the artfully stratified stone belongs to the Upper Cretaceous Boquillas Formation. It's composed of alternating beds of limestone and various kinds of mudstone, each representing a separate pulse of sedimentation near a margin of the Western Interior Seaway. In those days, that great body of saltwater bisected North America from the Arctic all the way to what will always be known to the non-idiotic as the Gulf of Mexico.
And now I'm going to do something unforgiveable by speaking primarily to myself about my own reaction to this photo: it has always triggered in me particularly intense associations with the blessed day I stood in this spot and took it.
I remember feeling a flood of awe and curiosity and calmness that cannot possibly be related, in word or image, to any other person. I was standing in the midst of so much sheer geologic beauty, so much monumental stillness, so much rock carefully arranged by unconscious processes. No human-derived landscape has ever been half so uncontrived or perfect.
There is that experience of four-dimensional immersion in the real that only deserts offer. In that stark and arid world there is the overwhelming impression that the only way to avoid delusion is to sense the legendary nature of everything.
At least that's what this kind of place, and this kind of picture, do for me. But as noted before, it's a lesson that can't be imprinted on others. Still, in the heart of this old agnostic Gnostic the memory of having been there, at Carlota Tinaja, says something like this:
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Quench not the Spirit.
Lest I get slapped with a plagiarism suit from the Heavenly Choir, let me note that this is 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19, straight up. I was raised on the King James Version, so there you have it, in good Jacobean prose.
To see the other photos and descriptions in this set, visit my my Integrative Natural History of Old Ore Road album.
Takahashi FSQ-106
Software Bisque MyT
QSI 683WSG-8
R 12x5min
G 28x5min
B 24x5min
Total Integration Time = 5.33h
Workflow (Pixinsight):
BPP (Bias/Dark/Flats)
Channel Combination (RGB)
Lum Extracted from RGB
Lum (TGV/Dyadic MMTx3/DCV/HT/MMTx2/HDR)
RGB (TGV/MMTx3/ArcSin/HT/MMTx2/HT)
LRGB Combination
Photoshop (HDR/Curves/ColorEffex/Define/Curve/Cloning around bloated stars)
Data from Deepskywest Remote Observatory
This photo from Northrop Grumman's clean room in Redondo Beach, California shows the process if integrating the sunshield and the telescope part of the James Webb Space Telescope Observatory. The telescope is seen hanging from a crane, in the process of being moved over the sunshield.
Here's a recent video about the recent successful assembly of Webb into its final form: youtu.be/Trh9ohPo-cE
Image credit: Northrop Grumman
A walk around the old boats at Dungeness, with the Sigma 10-20mm zoom on the camera.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness is also the name of the power station and a few other nearby buildings near the beach, and of an important ecological site at the same location.
Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle in the world[citation needed]. And is classified as Britain's only desert by the met office. It is of international conservation importance for its geomorphology, plant and invertebrate communities and birdlife. This is recognised and protected mostly through its conservation designations as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), a Special Protection Area (SPA), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) of Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay.
There is a remarkable variety of wildlife living at Dungeness, with over 600 different types of plant: a third of all those found in Britain. It is one of the best places in Britain to find insects such as moths, bees and beetles, and spiders; many of these are very rare, some found nowhere else in Britain.
The short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, was last found in the UK in 1988, but has survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than 100 years ago. After unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce the New Zealand bees at Dungeness in 2009-2010, the RSPB teamed up with the Swedish government in a second attempt and introduced 51 of them in 2012 and 49 in 2013 to the Dungeness Reserve. This will be continued each year, with RSPB staff conducting analysis of breeding to ensure a successful integration.[1]
The flooded gravel pits on Denge Beach, both brackish and fresh water, provide an important refuge for many migratory and coastal bird species. The RSPB has a bird sanctuary there and every year thousands of bird watchers descend on the peninsula to catch a glimpse of a rare bird from the bird observatory.
One of the most remarkable features of the site is an area known as 'the patch' or, by anglers, as 'the boil'. The waste hot water and sewage from the Dungeness nuclear power stations are pumped into the sea through two outfall pipes, enriching the biological productivity of the sea bed and attracting seabirds from miles around.
Beach fishing is popular at Dungeness, with the area being a nationally recognised cod fishing venue in the winter.
25th December 2018, Christmas day brings bright sunshine and a mild though crisp breeze to Aberdeen Scotland.
Finding a couple of hours after opening presents I decided to visit the harbour before the Turkey landed on the table and drinks started flowing , this photo is one of a few I captured over a two hour period before heading home with an appetite and a thirst .
Edda Ferd, PSV – Hybrid Platform Supply Vessel
The Edda Ferd is a platform supply vessel used to support oil rig operations in the North Sea.
A new build, the Østensjø Edda Ferd has been designed with a focus on quality, safety and efficiency. This is the first integration of a Corvus Energy ESS and Siemens’ BlueDrive PlusC propulsion system.
Name: Edda Ferd
Type: 92.6 m Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)
Duty: North Sea Offshore Drilling Platform Service & Support
Pack: 40 x 6.5kWh
Capacity: 260kWh
Bus Voltage : 888VDC
Partners: Østensjø Rederi, Siemens, Corvus Energy
Edda Ferd, PSV is based in Haugesund, Norway operating in the North Sea.
General
Operator:Østensjø Rederi AS
Built:2013
Builder:Astilleros Gondan. Spain
Yard no.:444
Call sign:LAZO7
Flag:NIS
Port of Registry:Haugesund
IMO no.:9625504
MMSI No.:259161000
Classification:DnV +1A1, SF, E0, OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSEL+, SUPPLY, DK(+), DYNPOS-AUTR, HL(2.8), LFL*, CLEAN DESIGN, NAUT-OSV(A), COMF-V3-C2, OIL REC, DEICE
Safety regulations:NMA, Trade Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, INLS Certificate
Dimensions
Length o.a.:92,6 m
Length b.p.:82,2 m
Breadth mld.:20,6 m
Depth mld.:9,0 m
Draft max.:7,2 m
Air draft:32,46m
Tonnage - Deadweight
Deadweight:5122 t
Gross tonnage:4870 GT
Net tonnage:1462 NT
Deck loading capacities
Cargo deck:1038 m2
Deck equipment
Anchor chain:2 x 11 shacles.
Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:15,5 tons.
Mooring winch:Forward: 2 x 16 tons Aft: 2 x 10 tons
Deck cranes:Port: 1 x MacGregor SWL1,5 t@ 8m / Starboard: 1 x MacGregor SWL 3,0 t @ 10m
Tugger winches:2 x 15 tons.
Propulsion
General:Battery Hybrid Power Station and 2 x VSP each 2700 kW. 2 x AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2700 kW.
Main engines:2 x MAK 6M25C a` 2000kW - 2 x MAK 9M25C a`3000 kW
Fuel type:MDO /MGO
Auxiliaries / Electrical power
Generators:2 x Simens generator 2222 kW / 2 x Simens generator 3333 kW
Emergency generator:Caterpillar Emergency generator 158 kW
Speed / Consumption
Max speed / Consumption:abt. 16,0 knots
Main propellers
Maker:Voith Schneider propellers
Type:2 x 2700 KW
Thrusters
Bow thrusters:2 x 1400 kW FP , electric driven low noise tunnel thrusters. Plus 1 x 800 kW RIM tunnel thruster
Bridge / Manoeuvering
Bridge controls:5 control stands. (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)
Loading / Discharging:Simens IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps.
Dynamic positioning system
Type:Kongsberg K-Pos.
Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2
Reference systems:DPS 112, DPS 132, CyScan, Mini-Radascan
Sensors:3 x Gyro, 3 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor
ERN number:99,99,99,99
Liquid tank capacities
Marine Gas Oil:1100 m3 included 2 chemical and 4 special prod. tanks connected to fuel system.
POT water:1000 m3
Drill Water/Ballast:2280 m3
Mud:Mud/Brine system 513 m3. Special product system 370 m3. Total 883 m3.
Brine:Brine/mud system 513 m3. Special product system 702 m3. Total 1215 m3
Base oil:Total 702 m3. When using combined tanks.
Methanol:Total 440 m3. When using combined tanks.
Special products LFL/LFL*:720 m3
Drill Cuttings:720 m3
Liquid discharge
Fuel Oil pumps:2 x 150 m3/h- 9 bar
Brine pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 22.5 bar.
Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 24 bar.
Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 9 bar.
Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.
Drill cutting pumps:4 x 40 m3/h – 9 bar.
Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.
Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h – 9 bar .
Slop system:1 x 20 m3/h
Tank washing system:1 x 30 m3/h
Discharge piping:5"
Bulk tank capasities
Bulk Cement Tanks:4 tanks. Total capacity: 260 m3
Bulk Discharge:2 x 100 t/hr
Navigation equipment
Radar:1 x Furuno FCR-2827 S /ARPA - 1 x Furuno FAR-2837 S / ARPA
Electronic Chart System:2 x TECDIS
Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80
Autopilot:Simrad AP-70
Echo Sounder:Furuno FE-700
Navtex:Furuno NX-700A
DGPS:Furuno GP-150
AIS:Furuno FA-150
Voyage data recorder:Furuno VR-3000
LRIT:Sailor 6130 LRIT
Log:Furuno DS-80
Communication equipment
General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3
GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS-1575
VHF:2 x GMDSS Furuno FM-8900 / 3 x GMDSS Jotron TR-20 portable / 3 x Sailor 6248
GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40 S Mk2 - 1 x Jotron 45 S Mk2
GMDSS SART:2 x Kannad SARTII
UHF:6 x Motorola GM-360 - 6 x Motorola GP-340 ATEX
Sattelite system:1 x Inmarsat / 1 x Iridium
Accommodation
Total no. berths:38 x Beds
Total no. of cabins:27 x Cabins
Single cabins:16 x Single cabins
Double cabins:11 x Double cabins
Office:2 x Offices
Hospital:1 x Hospital
Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation
Other:Messroom, Dayrooms, Conferenceroom, Gymnasium,Galley,Dry Provitions,Freezing room, Wardrobes.
Lifesaving / rescue
Approved lifesaving appliances for:40 persons
Liferafts:6 x 25 persons
Rescue/MOB boat:Alusafe 770 Mk2 - Twin installation.
Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/ monitors covering cargo deck area
Beverly Burnett dresses up.
Canon F1n, 50mm f1.4 SSC, Vivitar 282 flash
Kodachrome 64
1981
Taken in 1981 at Beale AFB, California, Physiological Support Division, USAF Hospital Beale.
PSD is the flight integration facility where pressure suits survival kits, parachutes and other flight equipment are maintained, fitted, overhauled or integrated into the aircraft systems. (At this time U2R/TR-1, and SR-71A)
This is a David Clark S1031 suit, a seven layered suit used to unlimited altitude. The suit uses 100% oxygen which enters the suit through a pressure regulator in the rear of the helmet. The helmet has a face curtain to assure that any suit leaks do not decompress the face area, and that pressure is available for breathing. Exhaled gases get passed through the face curtain to the suit environment. The suit pressure is maintained with compressed Oxygen from the aircraft system, through a dual stage suit pressure controller. The regulator is operated by two vacuum aneroids which compress seals, if the ambient cabin pressure is less than required, the vacuum aneroids contract allowing system pressure to enter the suit. The small pulley with the steel cable running through it is the helmet hold-down strap which stops the helmet from rising when the suit is inflated.
In the event of ejection there are 2 auxiliary oxygen bottles in the survival kit which should supply enough oxygen for the crewman to reach the ground.
Integrated into the suit is the parachute harness, connected by the Koch connector on her left shoulder. The parachute is a 35 foot diameter chute ballistically opened by a mortar fired 25 pound steel slug. The chute utilizes a quarter deployment bag, only partially opening at altitude. Once speed has reduced, the chute fully deploys.
The suit also contains automatic life preservers under each arm, equipped with a salt water sensor which immediately inflates the preservers when exposed to sea-water.
There have been successful ejections above 80,000 feet.
The modest bus station in Aberystwyth next to the imposing 1925 train station, now used as a Wetherspoons
Video of three black and white collages created in 2003...these pieces have never been exhibited and by using iMovie they now have a way of finding an audience
The narration with the video was also written back in 2003 when the pieces were first created...l found by writing a narration to all my pieces back in those days helped me with inner and outer consolidation and this allowed many other awarenesses to slowly become clear...
I have only just realised these videos are also becoming my artistic retrospective...
Our Di2 system is so clean you never need to know it's there. And no more battery pack hanging of your down tube.
Designed in-house our seamlessly integrated battery system locks into the top of the seat mast and is then enclosed by the post head. Our Speedvagen Integrated battery system not only makes the bike visually more streamlined, but it seals the all impostant power source away from the elements.
Encapsulated in its payload fairing, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-M) is mated to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur upper stage in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. TDRS-M will be the latest spacecraft destined for the agency's constellation of communications satellites that allows nearly continuous contact with orbiting spacecraft ranging from the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope to the array of scientific observatories. Liftoff atop the ULA Atlas V rocket is scheduled for Aug. 18, 2017.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Date of Photos – 02/16/2012
Location - Langley Research Center - Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility
Photographer – Joe Bibby
Integration of the Separation and Distancing Cylinder (SDC) on the Ariane 5 launcher for the spacecraft ATV-5, on 24 June 2014, in the BAF (Final Assembly Building). The SDC forms the lower part of the Separation and Distancing Module (SDM), which provides the mechanical interface with Ariane 5 and ATV’s separation and distancing from the launcher.
ESA’s fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, Georges Lemaître, will deliver more than 2600 kg of dry cargo to the International Space Station; its launch is set for summer 2014 on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2014
Castelbouc
maisons du hameau de Castelbouc à Ste Enimie, dominant le Tarn, totalement intégré au paysage.
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04/01/2012 - Teresina/PI
Protestos Estudantis contra o aumento da passagem e integração das linhas de ônibus.
Manifestantes tomam as ruas parando o trânsito em Teresina.
[Student protests against the passage increasing and integration of bus lines. ]
Protesters take to the streets stopping traffic in Teresina.
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Sunday 28th September 2014 saw improvements made by Arriva to their Guildford - Cranleigh - Horsham corridor services.
Previously, the three buses an hour had run as follows:
1x 53: Guildford - Cranleigh - Park Mead - Ewhurst.
1x 53: Guildford - Cranleigh - Park Mead short.
1x 63: Guildford - Cranleigh - Slinfold - Horsham.
This is revised from 28th September as:
1x 53: Guildford - Cranleigh - Park Mead - Ewhurst.
1x 63: Guildford - Cranleigh - Park Mead (double run) - Slinfold - Horsham
1x 63X: Guildford - Cranleigh - Horsham, not via Slinfold.
This increases the service level to Horsham to two buses per hour. In addition, journeys to/from Horsham now run later in the day.
Following Arriva selling their Horsham operations to Metrobus in October 2009, the 63 had extended from Horsham town centre to Horsham Hospital (previously, it ran across town to Oakhill, but this was dropped and given to Metrobus, them running a separate service 65).
As a result of the 28th September 2014 changes, the 63 was withdrawn between Horsham town centre and Horsham Hospital.
Bus stop provision at Horsham rail station is actually quite good, especially southbound, where buses have their own bit of road away from the main road itself. Here's Arriva Kent & Surrey 3930 (GK51 SZJ) seen with a 63 to Guildford, in the company of a Southern class 377.
North Street, Horsham, West Sussex.
🇬🇧 English
The Hundertwasser House in Vienna is one of the city’s most unusual and colorful landmarks. It was designed by the Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser and built between 1983 and 1985. The building is famous for its vibrant façade, irregular shapes, uneven floors, and the integration of nature—trees grow from balconies and even from inside the apartments. Hundertwasser believed that straight lines were “godless” and sought to create architecture in harmony with people and the environment. The house contains 52 apartments, 4 offices, 16 private terraces, and 3 communal terraces. It is a residential building, so the interiors are not open to the public, but directly opposite is the Hundertwasser Village, a cultural and shopping space where visitors can experience more of his artistic vision. The Hundertwasser House has become one of Vienna’s most visited tourist attractions and a symbol of eco-friendly and human-centered architecture.
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Das Hundertwasserhaus in Wien ist eines der ungewöhnlichsten und farbenprächtigsten Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Es wurde vom österreichischen Künstler und Architekten Friedensreich Hundertwasser entworfen und zwischen 1983 und 1985 erbaut. Das Gebäude ist berühmt für seine bunte Fassade, unregelmäßigen Formen, unebenen Böden und die Einbindung der Natur – Bäume wachsen aus Balkonen und sogar aus den Wohnungen selbst. Hundertwasser vertrat die Ansicht, dass gerade Linien „gottlos“ seien, und wollte eine Architektur schaffen, die mit den Menschen und der Umwelt im Einklang steht. Das Haus umfasst 52 Wohnungen, 4 Büros, 16 private Terrassen und 3 Gemeinschaftsterrassen. Da es ein Wohnhaus ist, sind die Innenräume nicht für Besucher zugänglich. Direkt gegenüber befindet sich jedoch das Hundertwasserdorf, ein Kultur- und Einkaufszentrum, in dem man Hundertwassers Ideen und Werke näher kennenlernen kann. Das Hundertwasserhaus zählt heute zu den meistbesuchten Sehenswürdigkeiten Wiens und gilt als Symbol einer ökologischen und menschengerechten Architektur.
🇭🇷 Hrvatski
Hundertwasserova kuća u Beču jedno je od najoriginalnijih i najšarenijih znamenitosti grada. Dizajnirao ju je austrijski umjetnik i arhitekt Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a građena je između 1983. i 1985. godine. Zgrada je poznata po svojoj živopisnoj fasadi, nepravilnim oblicima, valovitim podovima te skladnom uklapanju prirode – stabla rastu s balkona pa čak i iz unutrašnjosti stanova. Hundertwasser je smatrao da su ravne linije „bezbožne“ te je želio stvarati arhitekturu u skladu s čovjekom i prirodom. Kuća ima 52 stana, 4 ureda, 16 privatnih terasa i 3 zajedničke terase. Budući da je riječ o stambenoj zgradi, unutrašnjost nije otvorena za javnost, ali odmah nasuprot nalazi se Hundertwasserovo selo – kulturno i trgovačko središte gdje posjetitelji mogu doživjeti njegov umjetnički svijet. Danas je Hundertwasserova kuća jedna od najposjećenijih bečkih atrakcija i simbol ekološke, humanističke arhitekture.
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This scaly, orangey-yellow mushroom is Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria—very likely var. formosa). I found it growing on a partially shaded lawn near the entrance of the park's Lower Falls unit.
A beautiful and iconic species, much beloved by illustrators of old-time children's storybooks, Fly Agaric is also famous or rather infamous for its potential lethality. If you come across it, take a good look, but don't collect and eat it.