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In the calling out to one another
Of the lovers up and down the strand
In the sound of the waves and the cries
Of the seagulls circling the sand
In the fragments of the songs
Carried down the wind from some radio
In the murmuring of the city in the distance
Ominous and low
I hear the sound of the world where we played
And the far too simple beauty
Of the promises we made
If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
Sky, sky blue and black
Where the touch of the lover ends
And the soul of the friend begins
There's a need to be separate
and a need to be one
And a struggle neither wins
Where you gave me the world I was in
And a place I could make a stand
I could never see how you doubted me
When I'd let go of your hand
Yeah, and I was much younger then
And I must have thought that I would know
If things were going to end
And the heavens were rolling
Like a wheel on a track
And our sky was unfolding
And it'll never fold back
Sky blue and black
And I'd have fought the world for you
If I thought that you wanted me to
Or put aside what was true or untrue
If I'd known that's what you needed
What you needed me to do
But the moment has passed by me now
To have put away my pride
And just come through for you somehow
If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
You're the color of the sky
Reflected in each store-front window pane
You're the whispering and the sighing
Of my tires in the rain
You're the hidden cost and
the thing that's lost
In everything I do
Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you
In the sunlight and the shadows
And the faces on the avenue
That's the way love is
That's the way love is
That's the way love is
Sky blue and black
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North of the city of Upland, CA, a few miles below the Mt. Baldy ski lift area is a popular hiking area known as Ice House Canyon. I went hiking there with a Flickr contact from Japan. We concentrated our photography on the 'silky water' technique on the little stream, cascades and pools that occur down the canyon.
Composition: I put the little cascade in the center of my composition here because it worked best. I used the tree on the left and the rock on the bottom as a framing elements. The light reflected off the water in the little pool acts as a leading line to take your attention to the little cascade.
This is a pool I wish I could have in my backyard.
It's not just the bears that get big in Alaska! This red squirrel weighs between 400-800 - grams that is. :-)
Thought that I would have a little fun with this one...
On our recent trip, we decided to take a jet boat ride out to the Knik Glacier. The Knik is one of the largest glaciers in SC AK, 28 mi long and 5 mi across. We had never visited there yet, so thought we would see it this year.
While we were there at the glacial camp, we could see a bear WAY up on a distance mountain, foraging on the vegetation. Other than that, we didn't really see too much, as we sat around and shared stories with our fellow tour passengers. They gave us hot chocolate and trail mix, which was really nice since it really was a cold and dreary afternoon.
At one point, as we sat at the camp, we heard a thunder, which could only mean one thing.... calving of the glacier. We all ran to see it. An iceberg split in half and revealed itself to us - the most beautiful color of blue ever (will share that photo on a later post). As we retreated to the camp area, we noticed that a thief had been in our area. It was our little red squirrel, who was none too shy and would allow me to get as close as I wanted to him.
I have to admit, when I looked at those beady eyes and his quick movements, I was a bit scared being all in it's face. LOL
Sometimes when visiting a state known for it's wildlife, you learn to take what you get, and so, I share this one with you all. But honestly, on our way to the tour headquarters cabin, we did see several moose crossing the road and numerous birds soaring overhead.
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home-roasted harar horse lot 14659 ethiopian coffee from sweet marias. this is the third ethiopian coffee i've roasted, looking for something resembling Peet's ethiopian super natural. the absolute best we've had so far is Organic Yirgacheffe beans from Burman Coffee. The green coffee beans cost ~1/3 to 1/2 the price of roasted coffee, and they taste much better than store-bought roasted beans during the first week or two (nothing has lasted two weeks yet).
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First try Infrared Photography: the Photoshop way
Sometimes you'll hear someone called a "Renaissance man." That means he's a man of many interests, gifts and pursuits - skilled in many areas. If there is such a thing as a "Renaissance boy," I think our five-year-old grandson might be one. He's interested in so many things - and actually, he's good in a lot of them. To round out the other areas of his life, he recently got involved in a soccer league for kids his age. Which makes his mother a "soccer mom," I guess. Which means everybody wants her vote. Right? Well, our grandson didn't have the benefit of having an older sibling to learn from as some other members of his little team did. The soccer learning curve for him was a little steep, but he's been doing well. But something really special happened in one of the last games of the season. The team's two little stars came late - players who the others tend to lean on. But they weren't there to lean on. Now it was clearly up to kids who were usually in the shadow of those stars. Well, our favorite soccer player really stepped up. Suddenly, he was more focused, more aggressive than he'd been all season - and right away he scored two goals for his team, and they won that night.
guess our grandson looked around and said, "Well, if it is to be, it's up to me!" And suddenly he stepped up to make a difference like he'd never made before. It may be that time in the game for you right now - time to step up and really make a difference.
You've got a great example to follow in our word for today from the Word of God in 1 Samuel 17, beginning with verse 23. The Israelis and Philistines are lined up facing one another on opposite sides of a valley. Every day the Philistine giant comes out and he challenges the Israelites to send out a man to fight him, with the people of the loser serving the people of the winner from that day on. Young David, the youngest brother in his family, arrives to bring food to his warrior brothers just as Goliath is coming out to issue his challenge for the fortieth day in a row.
The Bible says, "Goliath ... shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it. When the Israelites saw the man, they all ran from him in great fear ... David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.'" None of the big varsity players in their nice uniforms will get in the game - so the kid does, with just a slingshot. He doesn't have the training the others do, he doesn't have the experience, he doesn't have the weapons, but he's willing to step up because he believes, as he tells Goliath, "The battle is the Lord's." And Goliath went down because an unlikely, seemingly unqualified, hero stepped up.
This is a time when the Goliaths of hell are holding the field all around us. Not because the darkness is so strong, but because no one will step up and fight the battles. Right now God is summoning you, as unlikely and unqualified as you may feel, to get out of the shadows and onto the front lines. Someone has to take that assignment no one else is rising to. Someone needs to step up and change the atmosphere in your church, or in your school, or in your home, or where you work. Someone has to fight for your marriage. Someone has to be the one to confront what's wrong, to bring people together, to lead a prayer effort, to talk about Jesus.
In Isaiah's day when God asked, "Who will go for us?" Isaiah answered, "Here am I, send me" (Isaiah 6:8). Maybe you've been holding back saying, "Here am I, send him." But God is summoning you to step up for this one - like our grandson on that soccer field, making a greater difference than he'd ever made before because he knew it was up to him this time! And this assignment from God is up to you - even if there are defiant giants standing in the way. It's your time to shine, and you will, because the battle is the Lord's!
-Ron Hutchcraft
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The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore at dusk. The telltale Mughal architecture and the magnificent domes that accompany it makes this the most beautiful mosque I've had the pleasure of visiting. The mood was very relaxed and as we wandered around waiting for a well-timed dusk photo session we were treated to a well-sung call to prayer (not always the case), the evening prayer itself presenting photo ops.
I'm going to Damascus in January and one of the photo projects is the Umayyad Mosque, a worthy contender to runner-up.
EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM | 20.0 sec | 16 mm | f/13 | ISO 100 | Aperture priority mode | 0 EV
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(sidenote: "Sick" is a popular term with high schoolers in this area. Means something along the lines of cool, awesome, wicked, rad, really swell.)
Some local landmarks taken on a night meet with the fine folks of the CCC. Me and Scott stopped off at the sculpture Temenos to see what we could get from that view point. I like it, it was tough going but the results please me.
I honestly suggest large on black. View On Black
Looking upward in the glass and steel stairwell in Manchester Art Glallery.
Photographed with a 1950s Zeiss Ikon Nettar medium format 6cm X 6cm square format 120 film camera.
This is pretty much straight off the 6mp digital scan that was supplied on a CD with the prints I ordered. Apart from some minor dust removal there's no post processing at all.
The exif data will be meaningless as it will relate to the scanner. The camera info is:
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16
Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 C41 B&W medium format 6cm X 6cm film
Shutter speed: 1/50th
Aperture: f8
El pasado día 15 de febrero nos fuimos al Hotel Fuente de la Aceña para hacerle una sesión que también incluye lencería.
Contamos con la ayuda de Esther Vega y Luisa Rodríguez para peluquería y maquillaje.
Localización: Hotel Fuente de la Aceña, Quintanilla de Onésimo, Valladolid.
(Muchas gracias a Azucena Casas)
From the natural beauty of Iguazu Falls to something a little more man-made, the famous Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Rio was an interesting city with a number of memorable sites (more pics to follow on that). While I preferred the more natural environments vice the big city, Rio is virtually on everyone's list that visits Brazil. The city will be hosting the World Cup in 14 and the Olympics in 16.
Single 25 sec. exposure.
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (5 of 5): The cliff lookout /
CITA EN EL CINE (5 de 5): El Mirador
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: Hahaha, is that okay? Are you happy now? (well, it worth to spend an embarrassing moment if she gets happy)
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Dom: Jajaja, ya? Ya estás contenta? (bueno, merece la pena pasar vergüenza si es para que ella esté contenta)
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
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Type of ship: Rescue cruiser
Flag: Germany
Call sign:DBAR
Stationed: German Bight,Helgoland
Ship class: 46-m cruiser-class
Year built: 2003
Built by: Shipyard Fassmer in Berne / Motzen,Germany
Tonnage: 404 tons
Length: 46,00 m
Beam: 10,66 m
Draft: 2.80 m
Main engine: MTU Diesel Type 16 V 4000 M90
Power: 2720 kW
Side engine: 2 x MTU Diesel Type 12 V 4000 M90
Power: 2040 kW each
Total engine power: 6800 kW
Propeller: 3
Speed: 25 knots
Bow thruster: 2 x 105 kW
Range: min. 900 nm
Place for shipwrecked people: about 400
The crew consists of total 15 navigators and technicians. Seven men are in a two-week change 24hours of standby on board ship.
★ ☆
-->> That's what it was all about, Man .. growin' up in the '90s, Man - - it was alla'bout "BREAKIN' ALL THE RULES" randomly, Man. Not conformin' to society's standards, Man .. and provin' to the world you were a real stinker, Man .. and you enjoyed every single fuggin' minute of it, Man !!
Dive' bomin' a RANDOM ..steamin' hot slice'a pizza,Man - WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED. Vibrant Neon ball-caps tilted to the side let society KNOW ..YOU WERE A NON-CONFORMIST,MAN .. YOU WEREN'T PLAYIN' BY THEM B8TCHES RULES !!
"No, Siree BOB'AROO-SKIE" .. as we used ta say in the '90s, Man. We rode our skateboards down random, obscure suburban streets - causing all sortsa of'a rukus and shenanigans just like out hero Bart Simpson, Man.
Yeah, Man .. we wore our sneakers with the laces untied IN SPITE OF THE LAW, MAN !! !! !! And about a 1/4 of us usually fell off the skateboards, tripped over the laces & slammed our skulls on the pavement rippin' up our fancy Turtle fleeces, and gettin' our blocks knocked off ( as well as our neon ball-caps ) by the big bully that usually had less than flattering things to say about out freakish '90s decorum. Yeh, there's pizza on ya face, Kid !!
Awe' - these fuggin' ol' ad clippings are pretty awesome, Man.
Oi !!
~ t
The monastery, dedicated to Saints James and Benedict, was founded in around 739/740 as a Benedictine abbey by members of the Huosi, a Bavarian noble clan, who also provided the three brothers who served one after the other as the first three abbots, traditionally named as Lanfrid, Waldram (or Wulfram), and Eliland, for nearly a century. It seems certain that Saint Boniface had an involvement in the foundation. There was here a school of writing, whose work survives in the form of numerous codices of the 8th and 9th centuries.
In 955 however the monastery was destroyed by the Hungarians [1]. It was restored in 969 by Wolfold, a priest, as a house of canons.
Under the influence of Emperor Henry III it was rebuilt by Saint Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg, and in 1031 returned to the Benedictine rule and re-settled by monks from Tegernsee Abbey under the first abbot of the new foundation, Ellinger. Under the second abbot, Gothelm (1032–1062), and the monks Gotschalk and Adalbert the school and scriptorium were re-established. Gotschalk, later third abbot, was responsible for the translation of the relics of Saint Anastasia here in 1053, which by making the abbey a place of pilgrimage added substantially to its fame and prosperity; he was also its first historian [2].
Benediktbeuern suffered four serious fires, in 1248, 1377, 1378, and 1490, but was prosperous enough to re-build each time.
The abbey enjoyed for centuries an extremely high reputation as a place of learning and research. Botanical research and the establishment of a medicinal herb garden in about 1200 are also evidenced. In about 1250 the library [3] covered the whole range of higher education as it then existed. The abbey also excelled at theological, philosophical and scientific studies. In the 1530s Dom Antonius Funda made considerable advances in the systematic writing of monastic history.
During the secularisation of Bavaria in 1803 the abbey, then comprising thirty-four monks, was dissolved. Some of the former monks took posts as university professors: for example, Ägidius Jais went to Salzburg as a pastoral theologian; Sebastian Mall to Landshut as an orientalist; and Florian Meilinger to Munich as a mathematician.
In the course of the disposal of the library and archives, there came to light the manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a 13th century collection of songs by wandering scholars. The manuscript, also known as the Codex Buranus, is also now in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
The abbey premises were acquired by Josef von Utzschneider, who in 1805 set up an experimental glassworks here, known as the Optical Institute. He was joined by Joseph von Fraunhofer, who was able here among other things to develop flawless or "waveless" flint glass and discover the Fraunhofer lines which have become of importance in the development of spectroscopic analysis.
Since 1930 the buildings have been used by the Salesians, of whom about 45 now live and work here.
The abbey church was declared a "basilica minor" in 1972.
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HDRI (3 exposures by three different HDRs)in Photomatix, Panorama in Photostitch, Polaroid-Filter (Alien Skin Exposure 2, Plug-In for PS), Unsharp Mask (overall 9 separate shots)
Info:
Exposures: 1/6 Sec.; 1/25 Sec.; 0.6 Sec.;
0.3 Sec.; 1/13 Sec.; 1.3 Sec.;
0.5 Sec.; 1/8 Sec.; 2 Sec.;
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO-Speed: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
"I had closed the door upon my heart
and wouldn't let anyone in
I had trusted and loved only to be hurt
but that would never happen again
I locked the door and
tossed the key as
hard and as far as I could
My heart was closed for good
Then you came into my life and
made me change my mind
just when I thought that
tiny key was impossible to find
that is when you held out your hand
and proved me wrong
inside your palm was the
Key to My Heart
You had it all along"
Nov 1, 2009 #357
Castello di San Michele.
Il Castello di San Michele sorge su uno dei colli più alti di Cagliari (120 s.l.m.). Il primo impianto, presumibilmente ad una sola torre, risale al periodo bizantino o primo giudicale ( X secolo ) ed aveva la funzione di difendere Santa Igia, la capitale del Giudicato di Cagliari. Nel 1327, poco dopo la conquista catalana di Cagliari, il castello fu concesso a Berengario Carroz.
Successivamente alla caduta del Giudicato d’Arborea, la funzione difensiva diventò secondaria. Fu allora – nel periodo in cui era feudatario il conte Giacomo Carroz – che il castello diventò una delle più lussuose residenze della Sardegna. L’ultima esponente della famiglia Carroz, che visse come castellana a San Michele, fu la sfortunata contessa Violante, la quale morì nel 1511 e il castello fu quindi incamerato tra i beni della Corona spagnola.
Nel 1652 fu utilizzato come lazzaretto durante l’epidemia di peste. Nel corso del 1700, prima con gli austriaci e poi con i Savoia, il castello iniziò una nuova fase di decadenza. Dal 1820 al 1848 diventò caserma degli invalidi; nel 1895 fu acquistato da un privato, Roberto di San Tommaso, che lo fece restaurare dall’architetto Dionigi Scano ed impiantò sul colle la pineta tuttora esistente. Nel 1930 il colle ed il castello diventarono di pertinenza militare.
Nel 1966 iniziarono i lavori di scavo del castello diretti dall’architetto Renato Salinas, che tra l’altro portarono alla luce marmi e fregi provenienti dalla Basilica di San Saturno di Cagliari, utilizzati dai Carroz per ripristinare le murature. Nel 1990 si avviarono nuovi lavori di restauro del castello e di riassetto del colle. Oggi, a lavori ultimati, l’interno del castello offre uno spazio per mostre, conferenze ed altre iniziative culturali.
Chiedo scusa se vi starò annoiando con le foto della mia città, ma la mia è una sfacciata propaganda in vista del Raduno Nazionale Flickr che si terrà a Cagliari il 14/15/16 maggio 2010.
In allegato il link in cui potrete attingere tutte le informazioni in merito.
From: www.oldtimersmine.com/index.php?option=com_content&vi...
The Old Timers Mine and Museum opens a window on the fascinating history of opal mining in Coober Pedy, revealing not only the hard physical grind and the occasional bonanza that was mining in the early days, but also an intriguing mystery at the heart of the mine.
oldtimerThe original mine dates back to 1916, but the old miners, whoever they were, concealed its existence by back-filling the shafts. The mystery is why they never returned to dig out the opal that remained. Perhaps they went to the First World War and never came home again. It was not until 1968 that the hidden mine was discovered by Ron Gough when he was digging an extension to his underground home and broke through, exposing three large seams of good quality opal, as well as opalised seashells. These have been retained and can be seen by visitors today.
The museum shows how miners, usually working alone, would dig the shafts and blast holes and winch the dug soil up to the surface, all by hand, with only candles and carbine lamps for illumination. Ron Gough was one of these miners, and it was he who realized the potential for opening the mine as a tourist attraction, his dugout (his family’s underground home) was added, being set up as a display home to show what life was like living underground from the 1920s to the 1990s.
There were many setbacks, including, in the 70s, another miner pegging a claim and blasting away, reaching the bedroom before he was stopped by court order. However, delays were eventually windlass2overcome and, with the fortuitous discovery of opal worth $50,000 just when finances were desperate, the Old Timers Mine and Museum began operating on 7th July 1987. Since then it has never looked back. Now it is one of the premier tourist attractions in Coober Pedy, having won many tourist awards for its ingenious self-guided mine tours through this historical mine (with guides written in many languages), the demonstrations of opal mining machinery and the chance for visitors to find their own piece of opal by noodling through the left over mullock heaps. Polished opal and rock specimens and opal jewellery and souvenirs are, of course, on show in the gift shop. What makes this visit to the Old Timers Mine and Museum unique for many people is seeing how miners and their families lived and worked underground.
costruito tra il 114 e il 117 d.C. è un arco trionfale dedicato all'imperatore Traiano in occasione dell'apertura della via Traiana, una variante della via Appia che accorciava il cammino tra Benevento e Brindisi.
Si tratta di un arco a un solo fornice, alto 15,60 m e largo 8,60 m. Su ogni facciata quattro semicolonne, disposte agli angoli dei piloni, sorreggono una trabeazione, che sporge al di sopra del fornice. Oltre le architravi si trova un attico, anch'esso più sporgente nella parte centrale, sopra il fornice, che presenta all'interno un vano coperto da una volta a botte.
È costruito in blocchi di pietra calcarea, rivestiti da opera quadrata in blocchi di marmo pario.
L'arco presenta una ricca decorazione scultorea sulle due facciate principali, con scene che si riferiscono alla pace e alle provvidenze verso i cittadini sul lato interno, rivolto verso la città, e alla guerra e alle provvidenze dell'imperatore verso le province sul lato esterno.
I lati interni del fornice presentano altri due ampi pannelli scolpiti, raffiguranti scene delle attività di Traiano nella città di Benevento.
Sono visibili rapporti abbastanza evidenti tra questi ultimi e il fregio traianeo dell'Arco di Costantino, per cui è stata avanzata l'ipotesi di un'attribuzione, almeno per questi due pannelli, all'officina romana del "Maestro delle Imprese di Traiano", autore della Colonna Traiana.
Lumbier, Navarra (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Foz de Lumbier is carved out of the limestone rock by the river Irati at the western end of the Leyre range of mountains, at the foot of the Navarrese Pyrenees. It is one of the most spectacular gorges in Navarre, a landscape created over millions of years by the waters of the river Irati, which have left their mark on this sanctuary of nature day by day. The gorge was declared a Nature Reserve in 1987.
Lumbier is a narrow and small gorge, just 1,300 metres long, but of spectacular beauty. Its vertical walls reach a maximum height of 150 metres and large birds of prey live in the cracks and ledges, with species such as griffon vultures whose flights will accompany you in your visit to the gorge. It is also a refuge for foxes, boar, badgers and owls, and is strewn with gall and kermes oaks and bushes such as thyme, lavender and gorse that hang from the cracks, vegetation that is transformed into woods of poplars, willows and ash trees at the entry and exit of the gorge.
In contrast to many other canyons, you can walk through Lumbier along an easy track that runs along the bottom of the cliffs for 2.6 kilometres. The route was created for the old Irati train (the first electric train in Spain) that linked Pamplona with Sangüesa between 1911 and 1955.
The signposted path runs along the river and crosses the rock through two tunnels (206 and 160 metres long) that do not have artificial light. Towards the end of the path the route goes around the rock and reaches the remains of the Puente del Diablo (Devil's Bridge), which was built in the 16th century with a raised arch 15 metres above the river. It was destroyed by the French in 1812 during the War of Independence, and owes its name to a legend that says that its builder asked the devil for help to finish it.
More info: www.visitnavarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/relacionad...
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CASTELLANO
La foz de Lumbier es un desfiladero excavado por el río Irati sobre la roca caliza en el extremo occidental de la sierra de Leire, al pie del Pirineo navarro. Es una de las gargantas más espectaculares de Navarra, un paisaje labrado a lo largo de millones de años por la acción del río Irati que, día a día, sigue marcando su huella en este santuario de la naturaleza, reserva natural desde 1987.
La de Lumbier es una hoz estrecha y pequeña, de 1.300 metros de longitud, y de una belleza espectacular. Sus paredes verticales alcanzan en su cota máxima 150 metros de altura, y en sus grietas, roturas y repisas viven grandes rapaces, entre los que abundan los buitres leonados, cuyo vuelo le acompañará en su visita al desfiladero. La foz, que también sirve de refugio para zorros, jabalíes, tejones y alimoches, está poblada de quejigos y coscojas, además de arbustos como tomillo, espliego y ollaga que se cuelan por las grietas, vegetación que se transforma en bosques de álamos, sauces y fresnos a la entrada y salida de la foz.
A diferencia de otras gargantas, la de Lumbier puede ser recorrida a través de un sencillo camino que discurre al pie de los acantilados, a lo largo de 2,6 kilómetros. El trazado fue realizado para el tren Irati, el primer tren eléctrico de España, que comunicó Pamplona con Sangüesa entre 1911 y 1955.
El camino está señalizado, discurre junto al río y atraviesa la roca a través de dos túneles, de 206 y 160 metros de longitud, que no poseen luz artificial. En la parte final del sendero, el camino bordea la roca y llega hasta los restos del Puente del Diablo, construido en el siglo XVI, con un arco elevado 15 metros sobre el río. Destruido por los franceses en 1812, durante la Guerra de la Independencia, debe su nombre a una leyenda según la cual su constructor pidió ayuda al diablo para levantar el puente.
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Sturnus unicolor
El estornino negro (Sturnus unicolor) es un ave paseriforme de la familia de los estorninos, Sturnidae. Está estrechamente relacionado con el estornino pinto, pero tiene una distribución mucho más limitada y no es migratorio. Este estornino es residente de la península ibérica, noroeste de África, Sicilia, Córcega y Cerdeña.
Su color negro y característica silueta con sus cortos cuello y cola hacen su identificación sencilla con la única posibilidad de confusión durante el invierno, cuando los estorninos pintos también están en la misma región. Los estorninos negros en invierno tienen un color negro grisáceo ligeramente moteado aunque no tan abundante y marcado como el pinto. Aunque al llegar la primavera pierden todas las pequeñas motas y adquieren un plumaje más negro y más brillante que el del estornino pinto, en especial los machos. Las patas son rosadas y sus estrechos y puntiagudos picos tienen tonalidad amarilla, más intensa en los machos durante la temporada de cría. Los estorninos negros andan en lugar de brincar y tienen un vuelo fuerte y directo. En vuelo se pueden apreciar sus alas en forma triángular y su cola corta. Sus polluelos son de color marrón apagado y los juveniles son de color gris oscuro motedado muy similares a los del pinto.
El estornino negro se puede encontrar en cualquier lugar abierto, incluso dentro de los núcleos urbanos. Al igual que el estornino pinto esta especie es omnívora y se alimenta de invertebrados, bayas, etc. También es gregaria y forma bandadas grandes durante el invierno, aunque no tan grandes que las del estornino pinto. Es un ave ruidosa y puede imitar sonidos muy bien. Su canto es semejante al del estornino pinto pero es más claro y tiene un tono más alto.
Esta especie suele anidar en cavidades, que pueden ser un hueco en un árbol o agujeros en los edificios. Normalmente ponen cuatro huevos.
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A male bird of paradise
The Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana also known as Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise is a large bird in the bird of paradise family Paradisaeidae.
It is distributed widely in southern and north eastern New Guinea, where its name is kumul.
It is 34cm-long, maroon-brown with greyish-blue bill, yellow iris and greyish-brown feet. The male has a yellow crown, dark emerald-green throat and yellow collar between the throat and its blackish upper breast feathers. It is adorned with a pair of long black tail wires and large flank plumes. The female is a comparatively drab maroonish-brown-colored bird. The ornamental flank plumes vary from red to orange in color, depending on subspecies. The nominate subspecies, P. r. raggiana has the deepest red plumes, while subspecies P. r. augustavictoriae also known as the Empress of Germany's Bird of Paradise of northeast New Guinea has apricot-orange plumes.
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De paradijsvogel heeft vele kunstenaars geïnspireerd. Het is een zeer bijzondere vogel door zijn opvallend kleurrijk verenkleed. Hier lees je veel interessante feiten over deze prachtige verschijning in het oerwoud van Nieuw Guinea.
De paradijsvogel behoort zonder meer tot de mooiste vogels ter wereld. Van de 43 soorten komen er 38 voor in Nieuw Guinea. De paradijsvogel is de nationale vogel van Papua Nieuw-Guinea(PNG). Paradijsvogels hebben een uitzonderlijk lange staart. Ook groeien er lange gekleurde draden uit hun verenkleed. Sommige paradijsvogels hebben een eigenaardige verenkroon op hun hoofd.
uit:
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Gay & Lesbian Pride March 2010
It’s back in 2010, the event that stops traffic… On Sunday February 7th, the 15th annual Pride March takes over Fitzroy St, St Kilda in a blaze of colour, noise and movement!
Pride March 2010 is an open air celebration culminating in a Pride March down Fitzroy Street St Kilda and finishing with performances on the foreshore. Pride March is to express courage, solidarity, pride, diversity and a strong sense of community.
Gay & Lesbian Pride March
Down Fitzroy Street to Catani Gardens
Sunday 7 February 2010
Fitzroy St, St Kilda Victoria 3182 Australia.
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Turning 30 in 2010, St Kilda Festival is one of Australia’s best known and Melbourne’s most loved events. It utilises St Kilda’s stunning foreshore and celebrates the cream of Australia’s musical talents.
Saturday 6 February is Yalukit Wilam Ngargee: People, Place Gathering, an outdoor Indigenous festival featuring music, dance, children’s activities and more that welcomes people to St Kilda for the week ahead, O’Donnell Gardens.
From 7-13 February experience Live N Local: St Kilda venues throw open their doors to host a variety of local bands, musicians, performers, artists and comedians in a series of one off and special events - everything you love about St Kilda and more.
Cuando me enteré que Ouka Leele exponía en Zamora no me lo podía creer, siempre la había admirado y seguido su obra. Asi que me fuí a ver la exposición. Os la recomiendo,me pareció fantástica. No se podían hacer fotos, pero...ahí está una pequeña muestra de su obra y mi pequeño homenaje.
Ouka Leele expone en Zamora 64 fotografías en mediano y gran formato .En un recorrido cinematográfico, la exposición "Ouka Leele inédita" descubre las imágenes más íntimas nunca publicadas de una de las artistas más importantes del panorama artístico nacional e internacional.
Reddish pigment blotching of body extends subepidermally into mesial face of cerata (1), often reaching half way up or further on large specimens. Upper surface of foot translucent white with no reddish pigment (2).
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Doto coronata Gmelin, 1791
Current taxonomy; World Register of Marine Species
www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139631
Synonyms
D. coronata was formerly an aggregate of species, many of which have now been segregated; seven are listed in 'Similar Species' below. It may still have other undescribed species within it.
GLOSSARY BELOW
Body description
Usually up to 12 mm long, exceptionally to 15 mm. Translucent whitish with dorsal blotches and streaks of red surface pigment extending between cerata onto flanks, but not around immediate base of each ceras (fig.1 flic.kr/p/SCsNxg ) and not onto upper surface of foot (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ). Intensity of markings varies; if not too intense, yellowish spheroids of the ovotestis may be seen through the translucent dorsum within the body of mature individuals (fig. 3 flic.kr/p/SCsNii ). Pigment reduced or absent on juveniles (fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 ). There are a dorsolateral anal papilla between the first and second ceras on the right (fig. 5 flic.kr/p/SCsMX8), and a hermaphrodite genital papilla below the first ceras, sometimes with the penis partly extruded (fig. 6 flic.kr/p/Sr7N4T ).
The head has a crescentic oral veil, which extends into lateral flaps when spread (fig. 7 flic.kr/p/SCsMPx ), but no oral tentacles. A slight head crest runs from in front of each rhinophore to the base of the oral veil (fig. 5 flic.kr/p/SCsMX8 ); but they are often inconspicuous (fig. 8 flic.kr/p/Sr7MVX ); Thompson and Brown (1984) did not detect them, but they were described by Shipman & Gosliner (2015).
Reddish pigment on the dorsal surface of the head extends back between the rhinophores and forwards onto the central part of oral veil, but pigment is usually slight or absent laterally on the head and veil flaps (fig. 8 flic.kr/p/Sr7MVX ). The finger-like, smooth, translucent, white rhinophores have variable amounts of opaque white freckling (fig. 7 flic.kr/p/SCsMPx & fig. 9 flic.kr/p/Sr7Mtz ), mainly in the distal half. Each arises, tilting forwards, from a translucent white basal sheath with a smooth rim which is dilated, particularly at the front. The sheath usually has a few white pigment spots and, sometimes, some reddish pigment (fig. 9 flic.kr/p/Sr7Mtz ).
There is a longitudinal row of single cerata on each side of the body. The number of cerata in each row increases with growth to seven or eight
(fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 ); the most recent addition, at the posterior, is often small and easily overlooked (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ). The size of cerata varies; when they are plump and held over the body, little of the dorsum is exposed (fig. 9 flic.kr/p/Sr7Mtz). Cerata are translucent whitish, revealing the red, orange, white (fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 ) or pink (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ) internal digestive gland which extends almost to the apex as there are no cnidosacs. The colour of the digestive gland is influenced by diet; juveniles may feed on hydroid species different from those eaten by adults. The red pigment blotching of the body extends subepidermally into the mesial face of cerata, often reaching half way up or further (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ) on large specimens, but less extensively on small adults (fig. 11 flic.kr/p/Sr7LVk ), and often absent on juveniles (fig. 12 flic.kr/p/Sr7LHB ). Each ceras usually has up to four (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ) rings of rounded b>tubercles, often with an indistinct partially formed fifth ring at the base, and a protruding apical tubercle. Internally, each tubercle usually has an apical reddish spheroid of varying shade and saturation (fig. 13 flic.kr/p/Sr7LDP ) and several sub-apical, white, granular bodies (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ). Small juveniles lack well developed tubercles and reddish spheroids (fig. 4 flic.kr/p/SCsZh2 & fig. 12 flic.kr/p/Sr7LHB ), and some adults have them weakly developed or missing (fig. 14 flic.kr/p/SCsLuD ). The mesial faces of cerata sometimes have indistinct pseudobranchs.
The foot has a translucent white sole (fig. 15 flic.kr/p/RoqWK2 ), which reveals the yellowish spheroids of the ovotestis in mature individuals.
There are no propodial tentacles but, from above, the flaps of the oral veil might be mistaken for tentacles. The upper surface of the foot is translucent white with no reddish pigment. (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ). The foot can spread wide to crawl on flat surfaces, or curl into a deep gutter to grip round the stem of hydroid prey (fig. 15 flic.kr/p/RoqWK2 ).
Key identification features
1: oligophage, reported to feed on a range of hydroid species, including Dynamena pumila (fig. 16 flic.kr/p/Sr7KUT ), Obelia dichotoma (fig. 17 flic.kr/p/2ms4kU2 ), Obelia geniculata (fig. 18 flic.kr/p/2ms4kS8 ) and Sertularia cupressina (fig. 19 flic.kr/p/2mrVEoW ).
2: red pigment extends half way up mesial face of cerata on large adults (fig. 2 flic.kr/p/Sr7NE2 ); “the most distinguishable characteristic of D. coronata” (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015) but pigment is less or absent on juveniles (fig. 12 flic.kr/p/Sr7LHB ) and see D. hydrallmaniae in ‘similar species’, below. Unless a juvenile is on an appropriate food hydroid, its identification is usually unreliable.
3: usually each ceras has up to four concentric rings of rounded tubercles, often with an indistinct partially formed fifth ring at base, (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ); tubercles may be absent on juveniles.
4: each tubercle has a red spheroid and several white granular bodies on adults (fig. 10 flic.kr/p/Sr7MeM ).
5: pseudobranchs indistinct or absent.
Similar species
Specimens identified in the past as D. coronata are in a complex of species that have since been segregated with molecular methods. Some unrecognised species in the complex probably remain to be discovered.
“Morrow et al. discovered D. hydrallmaniae and D. sarsiae with the use of morphology, early molecular methods, and hydroid prey. -- - The relationships of D. eireana, D. sarsiae, and D.hydrallmaniae to the true D. coronata also require further investigation since D. eireana’s relationship within the complex clade is unresolved and D. sarsiae and D. hydrallmaniae were not incorporated [in the Shipman & Gosliner study] owing to the absence of appropriately preserved material.” (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015).
Few recorders feel able to confidently identify D. eireana, D. sarsiae, D. hydrallmaniae and some other segregates by morphology alone, so identifications usually rely on the species of hydroid they are found on. This can lead to misidentification unless feeding, rather than mere presence, is observed. Seaslugs are often most easily noticed when displaced from their usual prey on which they are well camouflaged. Some consumed hydroids are small, unobtrusive species which live epizoically on larger hydroids, leading the latter to be mistakenly assumed to be the prey. Knowledge of which slug species feed on which hydroid species is incomplete. Assumed monophages may subsequently be found to be oligophages like D. coronata, which feeds on some hydroid species used by monophages. Collaborating identification evidence, such as morphology, should be used in addition to species of prey.
With the exception of some D. hydrallmaniae, none of the following segregates have reddish pigment on the mesial faces of their cerata resembling that on D. coronata. Links in the list are to on-line images and information in Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2016. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
D. hydrallmaniae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992.
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12795
1: monophage, feeds exclusively on Hydrallmania falcata (fig. 20 flic.kr/p/Sr7Ksk , fig. 21 flic.kr/p/2ms4mjF and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D6530 ).
2: subepidermal, dark brown-red pigment on lower part of mesial face of cerata (fig. 22 flic.kr/p/Sr7M3K ) on many, but not all (fig. 21 flic.kr/p/2ms4mjF ) adults (so red mesial face pigment is not unique to D. coronata).
3: typically 5 or 6 rings of tubercles on the larger cerata, with up to 9 tubercles in the third ring from the top. (fig. 23 flic.kr/p/SyLuvJ ).
4: dark red spheroid and several white granular bodies in each tubercle on adults (fig. 22 flic.kr/p/Sr7M3K & fig. 21 flic.kr/p/2ms4mjF ).
5: tips of the large pseudobranchs reach the third ring of tubercles from the top of the ceras and have a dark red spheroid like that of the tubercles (fig. 24 flic.kr/p/Sr7LcM ).
6: oral veil rectangular with broad lateral flaps (fig.25 flic.kr/p/Sr7JRv ).
Red pigment extending up to half way up the mesial face of cerata [on adults] is “the most distinguishable characteristic of D. coronata” (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015). D. hydrallmaniae is an exception to this is with “dark red marks on the inner faces of the cerata” (Morrow et al., 1992) on most specimens, though not the one in fig. 21.
D. sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12885
Feeds on Coryne eximia (fig. 26 flic.kr/p/2mrVET3 and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D1700 ).
Specimens which might be D. sarsiae were found on Garveia nutans (fig. 27 flic.kr/p/SyLrSN and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D3180 ), but they did not exactly fit the description of D. sarsiae as, apart from their prey differing, their cerata had high apical tubercles, many or all of which contained no reddish spheroid.
D. dunnei Lemche, 1976.
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12770 Genetically very close to D. millbayana, might be conspecific (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015).
Feeds on Kirchenpaueria pinnata (fig. 28 flic.kr/p/2ms4mgQ and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D5850 ).
D. eireana Lemche, 1976. www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12780
Feeds on Amphisbetia operculata (fig. 29 flic.kr/p/2ms1QmN and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D6320 ).
D. koenneckeri Lemche, 1976. www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12810
Feeds on Aglaophenia pluma (fig. 30 flic.kr/p/2ms1Qdm and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D5540 ).
D. maculata (Montagu, 1804).
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12830
Feeds on Halopteris catharina (fig. 31 flic.kr/p/2ms4m1E and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D5780 ).
D. millbayana Lemche, 1976.
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12840 Genetically very close to D. dunnei, might be conspecific (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015).
Feeds on Plumularia setacea which often grows on larger hydroids. (fig. 32 flic.kr/p/2mrZGSp and
www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D6050 ).
Habits and ecology
D. coronata lives on the lower shore and sublittoral on hard substrate with hydroids. It is a generalist feeder (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015) and has been reported from a wide range of hydroids, but some records were of species now segregated from D. coronata. Specimens with D.N.A. conforming to that of the neotype established by Shipman & Gosliner (2015) were obtained by them from Obelia dichotoma (fig. 17 flic.kr/p/2ms4kU2 and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D7300 ), Obelia geniculata (fig. 18 flic.kr/p/2ms4kS8 and www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D7310 ),
and Sertularia cupressina (fig. 19 flic.kr/p/2mrVEoW ). Intertidally, I have found numerous specimens on Dynamena pumila (fig. 16 flic.kr/p/Sr7KUT ) that morphologically match the redescription of D. coronata by Shipman & Gosliner (2015) (fig. 33 flic.kr/p/SCsKxZ ). Lemche (1985, in Picton & Morrow 2016) opined that D. onusta Hesse, 1872 specializes on Dynamena pumila, but none of the Doto specimens that I found on it had the black markings described by Hesse or illustrated tentatively at www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12860 . Dotidae differ from Aeolidiidae in avoiding the polyps of hydroids containing the stinging nematocysts by puncturing the stalks and sucking out the contents. Consequently, they have no need for cnidosacs to store ingested nematocysts.
D. coronata is a simultaneous hermaphrodite. It matures sexually at a small size; spawn masses vary with the size of the animal. The spawn is a white or pinkish-white band crimped into a regular Greek key pattern; a thin, adhesive line of mucus appears to hold the crimps in position (fig. 34 flic.kr/p/S3AXnd ). It breeds in most months, with up to four generations per year. Shelled veligers live in the plankton before transforming into adults.
Distribution and status
D. coronata is found from Iceland and Spitzbergen to the Mediterranean, and in New England, USA. Records from South Africa are another species (Shipman & Gosliner, 2015), GBIF map www.gbif.org/species/5190041 . It is widespread and often common in Britain and Ireland, but many records are of species now segregated from D. coronata sensu lato or are species yet to be recognised. UK map species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000175014
Acknowledgement
I thank Justin Evans of www.justinevans.co.uk for use of his image of Doto hydrallmaniae.
References & links
Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1845-1855. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate mollusca. London, Ray Society.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65015#/summary
Index, old nomenclature; most listed in genus Eolis or Doris, at www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41958183#page/551/mode/1up .
Hesse, H. 1872. Diagnoses de nudibranches nouveaux des côtes de Bretagne. Journal de Conchyliologie. 20: 345-348.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684555#page/352/mode/1up .
Hincks, T. 1868. A history of the British hydroid zoophytes vol. 1 & 2. London, Van Voorst.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16848#page/7/mode/1up .
Morrow, C.C., Thorpe, J.P. & Picton, B.E. 1992. Genetic divergence and cryptic speciation in two morphs of the common subtidal nudibranch Doto coronata (Opisthobranchia: Dendronota: Dotoidae) from the northern Irish Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 84: 53 to 61. www.int-res.com/articles/meps/84/m084p053.pdf? .
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 2016. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12740
Shipman, C. & Gosliner, T. 2015. Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken,1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3973 (1): 057 to101.
www.researchgate.net/publication/278374256_Molecular_and_...
Thompson, T.E. & Brown, G.H. 1984. Biology of opisthobranch molluscs 2. London, Ray Society.
Current taxonomy; World Register of Marine Species
www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139631
GLOSSARY
anal papilla = small nipplelike protruberance bearing anus.
cerata = (sing. ceras) lobes on dorsum of Aeolidiidae and some other seaslugs, including Dotidae.
cnidaria = hydroids, jellyfish, sea anemones etc.
cnidosac = storage capsule at tips of cerata of Aeolidiidae, but not Dotidae, for ingested unexploded nematocysts.
dorsolateral = at or near junction/merging of dorsal and lateral surfaces.
epizoic = living on the exterior of another living animal.
gastrozooid = feeding polyp of a hydroid.
genital papilla = nipplelike protruberance bearing genital opening.
gonotheca = chitinous receptacle in which gonozooids are produced on a hydroid.
gonozooid = reproductive polyp of a hydroid.
head crest (on Doto) = raised rib from front of rhinophore to anterior edge of head.
hermaphrodite, simultaneous = individual acts as both male and female at the same time with similar partner(s).
hydroid = cnidarian with a stem and, often, branches bearing a colony of gastrozooids (feeding polyps) and gonozooids (reproductive polyps).
hydrotheca = chitinous receptacle containing a gastrozooid on a hydroid. monophage = an animal which feeds exclusively on a single prey species.
mesial = on or facing towards the midline of the body.
nematocysts = explosive stinging cells of hydroids, jellyfish, sea anemones etc.
oligophage = an animal which feeds on a restricted number of species.
oral tentacles = pair of tentacles on or near anterior edge of head near mouth.
oral veil = flat anterior extension of head.
ovotestis = hermaphrodite organ serving as both ovary and testis.
plankton = animals and plants that drift in pelagic zone (main body of water).
pseudobranch = (on Doto)feature located at base of mesial faces of cerata; definition and function uncertain. May be rudimentary and indistinct , irregularly shaped, bifurcating, finger-like or fan-shaped, and sometimes tipped with a red spot.
rhinophore = chemo-receptor tentacle; nudibranch sea slugs have a pair on top of head.
sensu lato = (abbreviation s.l.) in the wide sense, possibly an aggregate of more than one species.
sensu stricto = (abbreviation s.s.) in the strict sense, excluding species that have been aggregated or confused with it.
subepidermal = below surface of skin.
veliger = shelled larva of marine gastropod or bivalve mollusc which swims by beating cilia of a velum (bilobed flap). Stage may be passed in plankton or within liquid-filled egg-capsule.
The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps project has been a neighborhood effort to create a beautiful mosaic running up the risers of the 163 steps located at 16th and Moraga in San Francisco.
Artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher led the creation of the 163 mosaic panels that were applied to the step risers, over 300 neighbors joined us in making them, and over 220 neighbors sponsored handmade animal, bird and fish name tiles imbedded within the mosaic. The City permitting process was completed on August 18, 2004. KZ Tile, a major San Francisco tile setting company, generously agreed to set the mosaic panels into the risers and tile the step treads with rough, nonslip tile.
Santa Fe de Montseny - Fogars de Montclús, Barcelona (Spain).
10ª salida del grupo SortidaZ, y primera a la que me apunto. Un día muy agradable, gozando de la naturaleza en muy buena compañía.
Ya sé que no es la única imagen así de la "sortida", pero era inevitable mirar hacia arriba entre estos hayas tan altos y rectos. En esta época del año ya han perdido casi todo su follaje. En primavera y verano puede resultar casi imposible ver el cielo desde este mismo punto.
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The European Beech or Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family Fagaceae.
It is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 49 m (160 ft) tall [2] and 3m (10 ft) trunk diameter, though more typically 25-35 m (80-115 ft) tall and up to 1.5 m (5 ft) trunk diameter. A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has a typical lifespan of 150 to 200 years, though sometimes up to 300 years. The appearance varies according to its habitat; in forest conditions, it tends to have a long, slender light-gray trunk with a narrow crown and erect branches, in isolation with good side light the trunk is short with a large and widely spreading crown with very long branches.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Beech
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El haya (Fagus sylvatica L.) es un árbol caducifolio perteneciente a la familia de las fagáceas.
Esta especie tiene un porte robusto y de gran talla, alcanzando los 35 ó 40 m con un tronco recto, que lo hace muy valioso, y una copa ovalada en su tercio superior. Si el árbol crece aislado (no en espesura) cambia radicalmente, se abre muy pronto, siendo algo irregular, ramificándose desde abajo y variando mucho la copa.
Conserva la corteza prácticamente lisa durante toda su vida, de un gris ceniciento o blanquecino.Los ramillos tienen un crecimiento singular en zig-zag. Las hojas son simples, alternas en los tallos jóvenes, en los adultos salen en fascículos sobre pequeños braquiblastos, y caedizas. Son de peciolo corto y, el limbo es de forma ovalada, con el borde ondulado, en principio algo festoneado y prolongándose en un vello sedoso muy característico. Tienen los nervios laterales bien marcados y paralelos (penninervia), son de un color verde muy vivo por el haz volviéndose más oscuras en la madurez, y se disponen siempre en posición muy horizontal captando la mayor cantidad de luz posible. Ello hace que sus bosques tengan un aspecto un tanto sombrío, casi propio de cuento de hadas, no permitiendo crecer en el suelo a apenas ninguna otra planta.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayedo
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The territory of the Siberian Lynx covers Scandinavia, Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Iraq, and Western Europe. Reintroductions taking place in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Yugoslavia.
Siberian lynx can be found in forests, mixed woodlands and other such areas where there is heavy undergrowth for cover. These predators usually hunt at night, but severe weather occasionally forces them to become daytime hunters. They are fond of rabbits and hares, which form the major part of their diet, but they also eat rodents, birds, deer and sheep.
The Siberian lynx is still found widely throughout northern and central Asia, but it is rapidly losing its territory in Siberia. It still ranges from Estonia to Siberia, but its northern boundary has shifted more than 250 miles north due to human settlement. It is becoming more isolated in remnant habitats in central and southwestern Russia, with reports that is gone from Moldavia and most of the Ukraine.
These beautiful creatures are being killed by hunters for their pelts and by sheep farmers. In Europe, where governments once paid bounties to eliminate the lynx, they have been re-introduced with mixed results. The re-introductions have been somewhat successful in Austria, Yugoslavia, Germany and Italy, using mostly animals live-trapped in Czechoslovakia. As a result, these long-legged, ruff-cheeked cats are gradually returning to Switzerland's Jura Mountains.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! :D
i hope you guys are having a fun and safe holiday, and that its filled with joy! and i hope you guys got what you wanted from santa;D
guesswhatigotanewcamera!:D
a canon powershot sx130 IS!
soooo,
it most definately needs a name.
i was thinking maybe terence:3
anyone have any suggestions? :D
sorry this isnt very photography-ish, i wanted to show you guys TERENCE:D
ive been experimenting with it for the past couple hours, and i gotta say im in loooove. <3
andddd, im starting to use a watermark now since im getting paranoid about people stealing my photos :\
please excuse that i was wearing my pajamas when i took this x)
have an amazing rest of the day! merry christmas everyone!!! <3
EXPLORED. uhmm kinda weird, but THANK YOU:D <3 heehe im flattered :')
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if you join ill love you forever:D
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Según la temperatura ambiental, la cúspide de la Torre Eiffel puede acercarse o alejarse del suelo unos ocho centímetros, debido a la dilatación térmica del metal que la compone. De acuerdo al sitio oficial del monumento, para alcanzar la cima, si no se sube en ascensor, hay 1665 escalones (y no 1792, número que algunos toman por cierto en alusión al año de la instauración de la Primera República Francesa).
El mantenimiento de la torre incluye la aplicación de cincuenta toneladas de pintura, cada cinco años, a efectos de protegerla de la corrosión. En ocasiones, se cambia el color de la pintura (en 2005 la torre mostraba una tonalidad parda). En el primer piso, hay consolas que permiten votar la elección del futuro color de la estructura. El color original de la torre fue el amarillo, aunque hoy en día no quede nada de él.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Eiffel
Contestée par certains à l'origine, la tour Eiffel fut d'abord, à l'occasion de l'exposition universelle de 1889, la vitrine du savoir-faire technologique français. Plébiscitée par le public dès sa présentation à l'exposition, elle a accueilli plus de 236 millions de visiteurs depuis son inauguration. Sa taille exceptionnelle et sa silhouette immédiatement reconnaissable en ont fait un emblème de Paris.
Imaginée par Maurice Koechlin et Émile Nouguier, respectivement chef du bureau des études et chef du bureau des méthodes d'Eiffel & Cie, la tour Eiffel est conçue pour être le « clou de l'Exposition de 1889 se tenant à Paris. ». Elle salue également le centenaire de la Révolution française. Le premier plan est réalisé en juin 1884 et amélioré par Stephen Sauvestre, l’architecte en chef des projets de l'entreprise, qui lui apporte plus d'esthétique.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Eiffel
Quan va ser construïda era el monument més alt del món, amb 300 metres d'altura (si se suma l'antena de ràdio que es troba a la part superior, la seva alçada és de 324 metres). Quan la van construir, la torre pesava al voltant de 7.300 tones, si bé avui dia es calcula el seu pes en més de 10.000 (a causa del museu, restaurants, magatzems i botigues que alberga). Estava previst que la torre arribés a els 350 metres, però els veïns es van alarmar per l'amenaça que un edifici tan alt pogués caure, i es van manifestar provocant un canvi de plans.
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Música: Ella y Él.
No mires hacia atrás, Pepa, disimula y sigue leyendo, pero creo que he visto a mi Ginés con otra mujer cinco filas más atrás de nosotras y le estaba haciendo toda clase de carantoñas.
Mira que me lo decía todo el mundo y no me lo quería creer, qué pedazo de sinvergüenza , me lleva diciendo toda la semana que el viaje a Madrid era para ver un aparato para el laboratorio.....pero no me dijo el capullo que el aparato que quería ver fuera un aparato reproductor femenino. Me estoy encendiendo Pepa!!!... Me esta hirviendo la sangre !!!Creo que me voy a levantar yy....!!!!....
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Bien podría estar basado en un hecho real....y es que historias de este tipo o de cualquier otro se repite en todas partes sin importar mucho el lugar dónde suceden ni la procedencia, ni el status social de las personas.
Y es que hay hombres -( y también mujeres ,claro está)- que son de naturaleza infiel y que no se conforman con una sola mujer....pero también hay otros que lo son por otros motivos y no por tener el acento inherente de D. Juan. Con ello no quiero excusar de ninguna manera la infidelidad pero se podía uno/a parar a pensar en las causas más frecuentes de estas infidelidades, a veces, es la falta de comunicación en la pareja, el no compartir aficiones o actividades conjuntas, la rutina, la falta de ilusión, la dejadez.....y muchísimas más cosas que de seguro much@s podrían tener en mente mientras leen estas líneas y son estas cosas las que permiten que se vaya llenando el vaso imaginario de la relación, con gotitas amargas de insatisfacción que vamos bebiendo día a día , siendo éstas un veneno para nuestra salud física y mental... y empieza el caos en la relación de pareja y es entonces cuando se busca , o sin querer se encuentra, otra bebida más dulce que te hace olvidar la amargura e infelicidad en la que crees que está abocada tu existencia.
Si pensáis que esto tiene moraleja que la aporte cualquier otro, yo voy a "abrocharme el cinturón", no vaya a ser que vengan baches por contar estas historias.
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Continuación de la Historia: la mujer de Ginés aguantó hasta que el avión tomó tierra y no le dijo nada a su marido hasta que volvió a casa.
Él , por supuesto, lo negó todo, y quiso incluso hacerle creer a su ,- hasta ese día-, ... ella creía ,...querida esposa que esa mujer era una loca que le perseguía, que se le había abalanzado ese día en el avión, que jamás había visto a esa mujer en su vida ni mucho menos había tenído relación íntima con ella....y sabéis qué? Ginés, por llamarle de alguna manera, había estado liado con esa mujer nada más y nada menos que cinco años.....pero le salió bien a Ginés y es que tiene una verborrea , un carisma, un don innato encantador ...y de contar historias y echar mentiras, ....que parece que haya nacido para el teatro...y no para estar metido en una oficina y mucho menos ser militar.
La tonta de ella le creyó. Eso sí, llevará cuernos mientras viva ,porque hay hombres que no cambiarán nunca ( que si, que si, y mujeres también!!)
María.-