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"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose."
Look familiar? This one even said 'Maruti', and was LHD. The cars in Paris were usually very small. Most are manuals. Surprisingly many are diesels. They're often beat-up. There are scores of two-wheelers, and traffic, we assure you, is halfway to Bangalore traffic. The concept a lane is blurred or nonexistent, signalling is a luxury that one shouldn't expect, the motorcycles squeeze and weave, and the dog-poo-dodging pedestrians cross streets with gay abandon. We were thrilled!
Emily Phillips (blue), a ecology graduate student, records the data in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
nrhp # 89002211- At the time of the county's organization, 1858, the nonexistent town of Elvira was designated temporary county seat. The permanent county seat designation eventually fell to Central City. The first courthouse, a two-story brick building, was constructed in 1871. Because of disrepair to the original courthouse voters approved a bond issue in 1911 for a new facility. Construction began that same year and in 1913 the Classical Revival-style courthouse was completed.
from nebraskahistory.org
#WARNING 'UK MetOffice Confirms: #HOAX UN IPCC Dangerous, "Accelerating" 'Global Warming' From CO2 Does Not Exist' www.c3headlines.com/
Atlanta Braves baseball from 20 September 2019 (the night they clinched the division crown). The new park (opened in 2018) gets panned a little because it's usually pretty hot in Georgia and a heck of a lot of seats are in direct sun.
It's a relatively generic stadium (in the new mold of generic stadiums), but it's nice. The area outside the stadium (bars/restaurants) is actually a bit more interesting/unique than the stadium itself.
The biggest drawback is that the Atlanta Braves no longer play in Atlanta. (That and parking is almost nonexistent up there in Marietta near the stadium. We were scratching our heads looking for the actual parking lots.)
As for the game...it was a great game. First time in my life I actually got to see a division-clinching game. (They'd clinched a playoff spot a few days before.)
Seriously, what is sexier than me post-gym, all sweaty and making kissy faces at my nonexistent muscles?
Unfortunately\, Mirror Lake (not really a lake) was nonexistent during this time of the year. Still it had good sand to lay on and relax while taking in the scenery.
Covid situation is getting better in Bhutan. For the past few months the infections are almost low to nonexistent. Starting from 27th March all the eligible people will be taking AstraZeneca vaccination (Thanks to India). Situation seems stabilized and life is about as close to "normal" as we can imagine during a global pandemic.
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A Navy Seabee with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 guides in Soldiers with the 7th Transportation Group's 331st Tansportation Company, the Army's only floating causeway company, as they move equipment from the USNS Pililaau, anchored off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., to the Navy Elevated Causeway System on pieces of the Improved Navy Lighterage System July 26, during Joint Logistics Over The Shore 2008. JLOTS is an exercise that increases the Army's and Navy's ability to build improvised ports for transporting equipment from ship to shore when a harbor or pier has been damaged or is nonexistent. Nearly 1,500 pieces of rolling equipment and shipping containers will be moved from ships with a series of lighterage systems (floating roadways) and smaller boats to improvised piers on the shore. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen Proctor, JLOTS Public Affairs)
Extrinsic Motivation is behavior that is performed to acquire material or social rewards or to avoid punishment; the source of the motivation is the consequences of the behavior, not the behavior itself.
In this picture you have a waitress counting her time money. The consequences of waitressing is that you can receive tips. This may be the only job that this waitress has and therefore she may rely on these tips to pay her rent and bills. Her motivation for working as a waitress is the fact that she will get cash for her work that same day.
In theory, a tip is a reward for good service. If she does not perform in a way that would be desirable to a customer, chances are, she may not receive a good tip. To avoid receiving a small or nonexistent tip, she will be motivated to work well in order to receive higher paying tips.
This is my first attempt at HDR.
It was a sunny day so I decided to visit The British Museum. Unfortunately by the time I got there, it became cloudy and the dramatic deep blue sky I had hoped to capture with sun light streaming through the curved glass roof and casting shadows were nonexistent. :-( Instead the sky turned a whitish grey and inside the museum everything looked dull and colourless. So HDR to the rescue!
All the shots were taken handheld (who says you need a tripod) 3 bracketed exposures set at continuous firing.
After a few hours at the museum as the weather was poor I decided to visit Westminster Cathedral. I had to struggle to get there and find parking. Once inside I found out that photography wasn’t allowed during a service so I had to wait around an hour until it finished. I think I captured some good shots for HDR but unbelievably, when I got back home and started to download the photos, half way through the download the memory card got somehow got jammed and I couldn’t download the photos from the church. What a nightmare! A wasted afternoon:-( By the way, this was a new 32GB Kingston elite pro card. The shop recommended it to me as they didn’t have the Lexar in stock that I wanted. So I won’t be buyer Kingston cards again.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the photos.
As it’s my first attempt at HDR I would be grateful for your comments, criticisms etc.
A pasta dish is considered to be nonexistent without garlic bread.
I make my bread by baking it in the oven with garlic and garlic powder at 350 degrees and wrapping it in aluminum foil.
Maine state capitol in Augusta. The only other time I've seen this building was way back in late summer 1996. The dome was green then. Coppery green, like the Statue of Liberty (as is given away in the collage picture of the capitol made of business cards posted here). It was recently repainted black, within the last few years.
It's a fairly straightforward and understated capitol which makes it enjoyable. The city of Augusta...an unusual place. A town of 20,000, there aren't many amenities here, and public transportation is nonexistent. I was incredibly lucky to get uber drivers, according to the one who drove me back to the bus station. Overall, Maine isn't a place to be if you aren't driving yourself around.
Snowy Egret, Morro Bay State Park Marina, Morro Bay, CA
Includes a Great Egret and a Great Blue Heron:
Two tussling Snowy Egrets give way to a Great Egret, which in turn gives way to a Great Blue Heron.
**Birds of the World:**
*Agonistic Behavior*
- Physical Interactions
Breeders in New Jersey initiated chases in colonies when intruder (Snowies and other species) was 0.7 m away from the nest, on average, but won only 32% of interspecific contests. When intruding on other species' territories, Snowy Egrets were chased a mean distance of 1.3 m. Agonistic interactions with conspecifics were most frequent before eggs were laid, nonexistent by end of incubation.
- Communicative Interactions
Defends small territories around nest and for foraging. Defense of foraging territories brief and sporadic in s. New Jersey. Hostile displays involve crest-raising and rasping calls (Aah, Raah). Upright posture and moderate plume erection proceeds in low-intensity displays (Snap, Stretch) to full attacks with inclined body and fully erected feathers. Fights during territory establishment common. At nest site, hostile displays accompanied by vocalizations and intensification of soft-part color. Low-intensity Stretch display by territorial male attracts group which is initially attacked by displaying male. Higher-intensity displays associated with fewer attacks.
The hunter heard the helicopter coming. He grabbed his AK-47, he said, and jumped behind a tree. He was on an illegal elephant hunt with a group of men inside North Luangwa National Park in the southern African nation of Zambia. Smoke rose from the butchered meat that lay grilling on wooden racks.They had been spotted.It was the early 1990s, and men like the hunter, a tall, flinty man named Bernard Mutondo, had decimated the park’s elephant population, selling their tusks to feed the world’s appetite for ivory.For years they had hunted in relative peace, as law enforcement in the park — 2,400 square miles of bush-studded savanna and raging rivers — was almost nonexistent. But things had become more complicated. An American couple, Delia and Mark Owens, had arrived in North Luangwa to study lions. Finding elephant carcasses strewn across the park, they vowed to somehow stop the slaughter.Today, Delia Owens is known as an evocative writer after the success of her debut novel, “Where The Crawdads Sing,” published in 2018 when she was in her late 60s, and the movie released last year. But for decades, she was a powerful figure in wildlife conservation in southern Africa.The Owenses said they tried everything they could think of to stop the killing. Ms. Owens was convinced that offering local people an alternative livelihood was key. Her husband flew over the park, looking for the smoke from poachers’ fires, and dropping scouts off for patrols.Mr.
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in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Natalia Younan (pink), a wildlife and fish coservation major, Raaghav Sexena, animal biology major, and Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, record the data from the native species of the western pond turtle in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Sidney Woodruff, graduate student, talks about how to age date a turtle for her research with Emily Phillips (blue), a ecology graduate student, Natalia Younan (pink), a wildlife and fish coservation major, and Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
08.31.10
My new Bellingham home, "The Turquoise Box." I'm excited to live with girls I know, and I know I will like. I expect lots of craft projects and cooking experiments. And awesome dance parties.
It rained all day, or at least misted. This made moving a bit of a pain, and driving home a lot more stressful. Visibility was almost nonexistent. By the time we got home, I was sick from the tension.
Traci and I went to Virginia Beach over the summer...it was my first time and I thought the waves would be so much bigger...they were almost nonexistent.
Shooting this year's sinulog grand parade was the most challenging of all.....crowd control was nonexistent and it was simply difficult.......even the contingents were having a hard time trying to get their way past the surging crowd.....I never felt this way the past 6 years shooting sinulog grand parade......definitely something was amiss this year.
Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, mearsure a small Red Ear Slider for Sidney Woodruff's research in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Natalia Younan (pink), a wildlife and fish coservation major, Raaghav Sexena, animal biology major, and Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, record the data from the native species of the western pond turtle in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Natalia Younan (pink), a wildlife and fish coservation major, Raaghav Sexena, animal biology major, and Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, record the data from the native species of the western pond turtle in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
© D O Y E E D T • A N N A H A A L
When you go through the streets
No one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
At the carpet of red gold
That you tread as you pass,
The nonexistent carpet.
And when you appear
All the rivers sound
In my body, bells
Shake the sky,
And a hymn fills the world.
🔻
Pablo Neruda
This statue seems important somehow. I tried to see what she's looking at in her hand, but it's either really little or nonexistent. *update* I read that this is a statue of the elf, Nimrodel, for whom the fall and river are named.
Choice: I chose Jordi Koaltic because he has some of the most imaginative and creative pictures I’ve come across. He typically uses many inanimate objects to help enhance his photos. Through these inanimate objects, he managed to create impossible angles, nonexistent depths. All in all, he was able to create photos from scratch.
Intention: Some of Koaltic’s works have a lower angle with an object that is in the foreground and the person in the background, which is something I wanted to try. While my face isn’t in focus, it is still a major part of the picture.
Reference: “trace the great works to become familiar with their forms”
Outcome: Out of all my portraits I took this is the one that felt the most like Koaltic’s photos, which I am happy about. I has the same type of angle, focus, and color that Koaltic often uses.
Edit: I added some contrast and saturation. I also added a blue tint to the photo
Maine state capitol in Augusta. The only other time I've seen this building was way back in late summer 1996. The dome was green then. Coppery green, like the Statue of Liberty (as is given away in the collage picture of the capitol made of business cards posted here). It was recently repainted black, within the last few years.
It's a fairly straightforward and understated capitol which makes it enjoyable. The city of Augusta...an unusual place. A town of 20,000, there aren't many amenities here, and public transportation is nonexistent. I was incredibly lucky to get uber drivers, according to the one who drove me back to the bus station. Overall, Maine isn't a place to be if you aren't driving yourself around.
© D O Y E E D T • A N N A H A A L
When you go through the streets
No one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
At the carpet of red gold
That you tread as you pass,
The nonexistent carpet.
And when you appear
All the rivers sound
In my body, bells
Shake the sky,
And a hymn fills the world.
🔻
Pablo Neruda
I must say I felt very unsafe in the scootcar. First off, it was wobbly. Secondly, although it was supposed to go on the road, there is no side protection. Furthermore, the passenger side seat belt was busted. And, brake was almost nonexistent. So was the acceleration -- after we stopped at an uphill red light, the scootcar actually slid backwards when Daniel accelerated on full force. Oh, did I mention we achieved a top speed of 30 mph with both of us in it?
Sidney Woodruff (red), graduate student, talks about Western Pond Turtle that are in her research with Emily Phillips (blue), a ecology graduate student, Natalia Younan (pink), a wildlife and fish coservation major, Raaghav Sexena, animal biology major, and Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Sidney Woodruff, graduate student, talks about how to how different the Red Ear Slider and the Western Pond Turtle are as they record data from a Red Ear Slider with Emily Phillips (blue), a ecology graduate student, Natalia Younan (pink), a wildlife and fish coservation major, Raaghav Sexena, animal biology major, and Catelyn Bylsma (grey), evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Bookmobile supporting Meredosia, Bad Catman, The Flips, and Looming at Black Sheep Cafe in Springfield, IL on January 17, 2014.
Words cannot describe how good it felt to be shooting another show at Black Sheep after so long. It doesn't have the greatest lighting and the photo pit is nonexistent, but I just feel so at home there because that community of people is just incredible. They all support each other so much and it's amazing to be a part of that and to get to photograph it every so often. And then getting to be the guest photographer for Harm House's "Record of the Night" was absolutely awesome. Honestly, when I look back, I can't even begin to describe how thankful I am to the Black Sheep venue and community for everything they've done for me. This was my training ground when I was really getting started, and these are the people who took me in and accepted me without question and without reservation. That, and they put on some kick-ass shows =)
🏧s have been quite iffy this morning. Could withdraw only 900 at Mandla. The Allahabad Bank 🏧 at JLR was nonexistent
How do i pay our man Jage Yadav who drove all the way from Jabalpur to pick me up at Mandla and drop me at JLR? 🤔
Saw a Sardar at JLR and made a request: if he's got enough cash on him, can i transfer the same amount to him over gPay and he gives me the cash? 😊
He was perfectly 🆗 with that. Challenge solved and i made a new friend, at Jabalpur
Paid the driver a tip of 2C as well over PayTM, remembering Shirdi Baba
Sidney Woodruff (red), graduate student, collect a blood sample from a Western Pond Turtle for her research in the Arboretum on June 8, 2022.
The project involves assisting Dr. Brian Todd and Ph.D. Student Sidney Woodruff in a research study evaluating how native species respond to the removal of non-native species and waterway restoration. The research objectives are to investigate the abundance and population demography of the native Western pond turtle (Actineymys marmorata) and population response in growth and demography from the removal of non-native red-eared sliders. Natural populations of the Western pond turtle are found in the UC Davis Arboretum where red-eared sliders occupy the same ecological niche in high densities. Natural populations of Western pond turtles are found in the nearby South Fork of Putah Creek where the presence of non-native turtles is extremely low or nonexistent. This work can highlight the importance of waterway restoration in building a more resilient ecosystem while supporting the recovery and conservation of native species.
Providing this opportunity will allow undergraduate students to be involved in wildlife conservation research under the supervision of a graduate student mentor and PI while also supporting the objectives of this study and the restoration of the UC Davis Arboretum.
Sandy Nance, owner and founder of Black Diamond Ranch, sits on her horse Sept. 4, watching competitors in the Cowboy Races. Though funding for the Diamonds in the Rough program, which helps children and young adults with special needs, has been almost nonexistent in the past few years, Nance said she will do whatever it takes to continue the camps.
Meredosia opening up for Bad Catman, Bookmobile, The Flips, and Looming at Black Sheep Cafe in Springfield, IL on January 17, 2014.
Words cannot describe how good it felt to be shooting another show at Black Sheep after so long. It doesn't have the greatest lighting and the photo pit is nonexistent, but I just feel so at home there because that community of people is just incredible. They all support each other so much and it's amazing to be a part of that and to get to photograph it every so often. And then getting to be the guest photographer for Harm House's "Record of the Night" was absolutely awesome. Honestly, when I look back, I can't even begin to describe how thankful I am to the Black Sheep venue and community for everything they've done for me. This was my training ground when I was really getting started, and these are the people who took me in and accepted me without question and without reservation. That, and they put on some kick-ass shows =)