Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8) and Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8) Doulgas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers from USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser IJN Mikuma during the third set of attacks on her at 1445 Hours, June 6, 1942. 12 SBDs ignored the burning Mikuma to concentrate on the escorting destroyers and IJN Mogami. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6), leaving her dead in the water and fatally damaged. Photo was enlarged from a 16mm color motion picture film. Note bombs hung beneath these planes. On June 5, Mikuma erroneously made a 90-degree turn while the rest of Cruiser Division 7 made a 45-degree turn to avoid submarine USS Tambor (SS-198). The cruiser was hit by Mogami, which was heavily damaged; Mikuma suffered slight damage to oil storage tanks. The two cruisers were left behind, with destroyers IJN Arashio and IJN Asashio as escorts, making slow progress for Wake. The cruisers were bombed by US Army Air Force B-17s at 0534 Hours and near-missed by VMSB-241 Vindicators and Dauntless at 0805. 81 SBDs from Enterprise and Hornet score hits with five bombs, blowing up torpedoes and ready ammunition and killing or wounding many on the bridge, including Captain Shakao Sakiyama. He died on June 12 from his wounds. Mogami is so badly damaged during the attack that she is out of the war for two years. 650 Mikuma crewmen are killed; 240 are rescued by IJN cruiser Suzuya. On June 9, USS Trout (SS-202) rescued Chief Radioman Yoshida Katsuichi and Fireman Third Class Ishikawa Kenichi. They are the last survivors of the cruiser Mikuma.

Juvenile bird (note yellow cere).

Kea – Nestor notabilis (family Strigopidae)

A protected rare species of alpine parrot endemic to New Zealand.

Found in forested and alpine regions of the South Island.

Little is known about their population except that it seems to be in decline (c. 5000 birds).

The Kea was once killed for bounty as it occasionally preyed on livestock, especially sheep. It is now known that only a few kea learn this trick and most kea seen on dead sheep are scavanging an already dead carcass.

It only received full protection in 1986.

Kea nest in burrows or crevices among the roots of trees. They are regarded as one of the most intelligent birds in the world, and for their insatiable curiosity, both vital to their survival in a harsh mountain environment. Kea can solve logical puzzles, such as pushing and pulling things in a certain order to get to food, and will work together to achieve a certain objective.

The Kea is a large parrot about 48 cm (19 in) long and weighing about 1 kg (2.2 lb). It has mostly olive-green plumage with a grey beak having a long narrow curved upper beak. The adult has dark-brown irises, and the cere, eyerings, and legs are grey. It has orange feathers on the undersides of its wings. The feathers on the sides of its face are dark olive-brown, feathers on its back and rump are orange-red, and some of the outer wing feathers are dull-blue. It has a short and broad bluish-green tail with a black tip. Feather shafts project at the tip of the tail and the undersides of the inner tail feathers have yellow-orange transverse stripes. The male is about 5% longer than the female, and the male's upper beak is 12–14% longer than the female's. Juveniles generally resemble adults, but have yellow eyerings and cere, an orange-yellow lower beak, and grey-yellow legs. Kea range from lowland river valleys and coastal forests of the westcoast up to the alpine regions of the South Island such as Arthur's Pass and Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, closely associated throughout its range with the southern beech (Nothofagus) forests in the alpine ridge. Apart from occasional vagrants, Kea are not found in the North Island, although fossil evidence suggests a population lived there over 10,000 years ago. The population was estimated at between 1,000 and 5,000 individuals in 1986, contrasting with another estimate of 15,000 birds in 1992. Both estimates depend heavily upon the assumptions made. The Kea's widespread distribution at low density across inaccessible areas prevents accurate estimates. Their notorious urge to explore and manipulate, combined with strong attraction to anything new or different in their environment makes this bird a pest for residents and an attraction for tourists. Called "the clown of the mountains", it will investigate backpacks, boots or even cars, often causing damage or flying off with smaller items. People commonly encounter wild Kea at South Island ski areas. The Kea are attracted by the prospect of food scraps. Their curiosity leads them to peck and carry away unguarded items of clothing or to pry apart rubber parts of cars—to the entertainment and annoyance of human observers. They are often described as "cheeky". A Kea has even been reported to have made off with a Scottish man's passport while he was visiting Fiordland, and theft of car keys, leaving tourists stranded, is a story that has passed into legend.

Mortality is high among young Kea, with less than 40% surviving their first year. The median lifespan of a wild subadult Kea has been estimated at 5 years, based on the proportion of Kea seen again in successive seasons in Arthur's Pass, and allowing for some emigration to surrounding areas. Around 10% of the local Kea population were expected to be over 20 years of age. The oldest known captive Kea was 50 years old in 2008. At least one observer has reported that the Kea is polygynous, with one male attached to multiple females. The same source noted that there was a surplus of females. Kea are social and live in groups of up to 13 birds. Isolated individuals do badly in captivity but respond well to mirror images. In one study, nest sites occur at a density of 1 per 4.4 km². The breeding areas are most commonly in Southern Beech (Nothofagus) forests, located on steep mountain sides. Breeding at heights of 1600 m above sea level and higher, it is one of the few parrot species in the world to regularly spend time above tree line. Nest sites are usually positioned on the ground underneath large beech trees, in rock crevices or dug burrows between roots. They are accessed by tunnels leading back 1 m to 6 m into a larger chamber, which is furnished with lichens, moss, ferns and rotting wood. The laying period starts in July and reaches into January. Two to five white eggs are laid, with an incubation time of around 21 days, and a brooding period of 94 days. An omnivore, the Kea feeds on more than 40 plant species beetle larva, other birds (including shearwater chicks) and mammals (including sheep and rabbits). It has been observed breaking open shearwater nests to feed on the chicks after hearing the chicks in their nests. The Kea is classed as Nationally Endangered in the New Zealand Threat Classification System and Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.

This is a photograph from the first running of the newly situated Irish 3/4 Marathon (formerly the Athlone 3/4) which was held in Longwood, Enfield, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 9th of October 2016 at 10:00. The event is positioned perfectly in the calendar as a key training race before the Dublin City Marathon at the end of the month. This year was the first year that the event was held in Longwood, Co. Meath which is now well known for its hosting of the Longwood 10KM/5KM annual races and a host venue for East of Ireland Marathon series marathons on a bi-annual basis. The race started and finished at Longwood GAA club just outside the village of Longwood. It followed an anti-clockwise course around the beautiful picturesque countryside of south Meath. The course went through the townlands of Longwood, Castlerickard, Killyon, Hill-of-Down, Anneville and Ashfield Clonard, Blackshare, Stoneyford and back to Longwood. The river Boyne and Blackwater were crossed as was the Royal Canal and the Dublin-Sligo Railway line at Hill-of-Down. Overall this was a very different course to the previous years in Athlone. The overall elevation of the course works out at 3/4 of the total elevation of the Dublin Marathon course. What most stood out about today's race was the course and how the countryside around it looked on a beautiful almost perfect Autumn morning. The organisation of the race was first class with every detail taken care of from the start until the finish.

There is a very large set of photographs from today's race - taken at the start in Longwood village, the 25KM mark outside our home and at about 17 miles at the top of Blackshade Bridge and the highest point of elevation on the course. They are available on our Flickr photostream at the following set. www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157673672195732

NOTE: These are completely unofficial photographs are not connected commercially with the Irish 3/4 marathon event photography. Please check the Official Website irish3quartermarathon.ie/ for official photographs and other media.

note partially-tucked wing position (compare RW Blackbird) during glide phase

Note inserted on a separate sheet of paper with my new house insurance. It's the first proper evidence I've seen of the effect of the European referendum on me, directly - without directly attributing it to Brexit.

What it's saying is that I have bought a policy from a company that intends to move its head office from the UK to Luxembourg soon. This means if I have any complaints about their service, the local authorities will only be able to deal with a 'branch' of the company, not the company itself. To do that, I am obliged to consult one of three alternatives, two of whom I have never heard of (because my mother tongue is not French). It could also suggest various other things, but I will leave the viewer to decide what they are.

But what it says to me is that this is the thin end of the wedge. Expect to see more and more of this, particularly as your various insurance policies expire. How are we 'taking back control', if all the smart money is shipping out?

Trim & I just attended a FABULOUS agility seminar by Ronda Carter from the US. I find it hard to write notes at seminars as I take more in by listening.

It seems Trim is the same...she hung on to Ronda's every word.

Let's hope we can do her teaching justice with our training. We'll certainly be trying our best!

a-ha | Ending on a High Note

Club Nokia | May 16, 2010 | Los Angeles

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British Airways 747 from London Heathrow LHR landing at Vancouver YVR

Note 8第一張照片就是被老婆拿去自拍

found notes assignment

Roha Brewing sent stickers, coasters & a note- a nice surprise!

Texture found from Angelique (Liek)

I regularly find notes like this in the notebook I keep with me. Until I found this page I had no recollection of jotting this down.

Vegetarians planning to travel through Syria are going to have it pretty tough.

This ragtag collection of animal parts was on sale in the souk in Aleppo.

Note to self: Be 100% sure to dig a perfectly flat surface to sleep on next time.

Bertinoro, h: 5,45

cartonnage réalisé à la main contenant un bloc notes - tissus fantaisies - tampon motif écritures et montres - fermeture par un bouton recouvert de tissu

Notes taken while working at The Roasterie. If you like the photo please share on Twitter and Facebook.

I'm experimenting with using Pages on the iPad to create artist's notes by embedding image files I've saved out of Brushes to my Saved Photos. Pages can save files as pdf. Unfortunately Flickr does not accept pdf files. So, I email the pdf file to myself and use Preview (a program that ships on all Macs) to open the pdf and Save As... a jpg file. This is the jpg file. So far I haven't figured out a way to do it all on the iPad.

Death note.

My future wife, making notes on a train.

Was drasticly underexposed, a mistake which with the help of computers need only mean 'some shadow detail lost, more grain than normal'.

I've just started scanning in some of my old photographs, so expect more grainy, years-old photos to come...

Somewhere between kitchen and toilets we experience communication breakdown

Vintage flower button, wooden musical note centerpiece, blackened metal chain

I made this small booklet as part of a birthday present.

Blogged here.

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llieno notebook & moleskine(large)

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made these little love notes to share...taped one to the bulletin board at the elementary school where my son played basketball today...then left some on the shelves of the grocery store

SUSS WASG Young Legacy girls I knew and MWS&DB pay and Detail Sheets drawn and bushwalking, caving and climbing trips. First book of lists…

Peter Tatara (lower right), Programming Manager for the New York Anime Festival, joins

all of his friends and political supporters for a group photo during Death Note Day at Kinokuniya Bookstore in New York City.

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