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A structure with flexible and transparent rooms: In December 2001, following in-depth debates, the board of the BMW AG has voted in favour of the architectural concept by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. The outstanding concept of the BMW Welt is characterised very much by the unique roof structure and the so-called Double Cone.
The 16,000 m² of cloud roof which emanates from the forming Double Cone is only carried by twelve hinged columns and creates the impression that it is floating. In its basic system, it consists of an upper and a lower girder grillage with a basic grid of five by five metres. Between the layers, diagonal struts are inserted which link the two layers of girder grillage, hereby creating a spatial supporting structure.
The Double Cone which protrudes prominently from the entire building acts as a powerful and dynamic eye-catcher. The cyclone made of glass and steel, winding upwards, ending in the roof which is suspended freely, floating just like a cloud, is created by a dynamic deformation of the two girder layers and constitutes one of the main supporting points of the roof.
The architectural concept of the BMW Welt combines form and function. This is shown in the elegant steel facade, for example, which serves the function of air-conditioning the BMW Welt, among other things. For this purpose, the solar energy which is lead from the roof to the facades contributes to the heating of the building and the ventilation of the building is also implemented with the large wall areas. Enveloping surfaces made of glass create a thermically comfortable surface temperature. Vegetation outside, specifically near the natural ventilation elements bind dust particles and also have a cooling effect.
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3100 S. Kedzie (Building “D”)
Permit #100280220
Date received: 3/5/09
Address:
Ward: 22
Applicant: DMD Services, Inc.
Owner: Chicago Public Schools
Permit Description: Demolition and removal of four-story brick building “D” [damaged from fire]
Status: Under review
The old Washburne Trade School has been torn down bit by bit over several years. A permit request to demo the remaining structures was recently filed after a 4 alarm fire flared up inside one of the abandoned buildings. The remaining structure seems to be in good shape and the building could very likely be converted but at this point in time it is hard to see who would want to take on that type of project in the current economic environment.
Washburne's last days are quickly approaching.
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Morella, Castelló (Spain).
ENGLISH
Ramon Cabrera (Tortosa 27 December 1806 - Wentworth 1877) was a Carlist general of Spain.
He was born at Tortosa, province of Tarragona, Spain. As his family had in their gift two chaplaincies, young Cabrera was sent to the seminary of Tortosa, where he made himself conspicuous as an unruly pupil, ever mixed up in disturbances and careless in his studies. After he had taken minor orders, the bishop refused to ordain him as a priest, telling him that the Church was not his vocation, and that everything in him showed that he ought to be a soldier. Cabrera followed this advice and took part in Carlist conspiracies on the death of Ferdinand VII. The authorities exiled him and he absconded to Morella to join the forces of the pretender Don Carlos.
In March 1875 Cabrera sprang upon Don Carlos a manifesto in which he called upon the adherents of the pretender to follow his own example and submit to the restored monarchy of Alphonso XII, the son of Queen Isabella, who recognized the rank of captain-general and the title of count of Morella conferred on Cabrera by the first pretender. Only a very few insignificant Carlists followed Cabrera's example, and Don Carlos issued a proclamation declaring him a traitor and depriving him of all his honours and titles.
Cabrera, who was ever afterwards regarded with contempt and execration by the Carlists, died in London on the 24th May 1877. He did not receive much attention from the majority of his fellow-countrymen, who commonly said that his disloyalty to his old cause had proved more harmful to him than beneficial to the new state of things. A pension which had been granted to his widow was renounced by her in 1899 in aid of the Spanish treasury after the loss of the colonies.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%c3%b3n_Cabrera
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Ramón Cabrera y Griñó (Tortosa, 27 de diciembre de 1806 – Wentworth, 1877), fue un militar y político español. Conocido como "El Tigre del Maestrazgo", fue un destacado líder carlista.
Hijo de un marino mercante de buena posición social, siguió la carrera eclesiástica por voluntad paterna, comenzando tempranamente sus estudios religiosos. En 1825 la herencia familiar le permitió disfrutar de un beneficio eclesiástico en el seminario de Tortosa. Durante estos años su relación con el obispo de Tortosa, Víctor Damián Sáez, ex ministro de Fernando VII, de férreas convicciones absolutistas, influiría en la formación de Ramón Cabrera. Llegó a recibir las órdenes menores, pero ante su falta de vocación religiosa, abandonó el hábito para sumarse al levantamiento carlista de 1833, en favor del pretendiente Carlos María Isidro.
En dicho año, se encontró entre los voluntarios realistas que se negaron a desarmarse al proclamarse el decreto del 25 de noviembre de 1833. Huyendo de un anunciado destierro en Barcelona, se incorporó a las tropas carlistas que habían tomado Morella. A los pocos días de su incorporación su formación le permitió ocupar cargo de secretario de los mandos carlistas, convirtiéndose en el hombre de confianza de Marcoval, el cabecilla más importante de cuantos permanecían en las partidas del Maestrazgo.
En enero de 1838 defendió Morella frente al general Oraá y la convirtió en la capital del territorio bajo su control. En recompensa a sus servicios, el pretendiente le nombró conde de Morella. No aceptó el convenio de Oñate de 1839, firmado entre los generales Baldomero Espartero y Rafael Maroto, que llevó a la disolución del ejército carlista del Norte, por considerarlo una traición. Por tanto, Cabrera quedó como único general de la causa del pretendiente, prolongando la lucha en el Maestrazgo hasta mayo de 1840, fecha en la que Espartero logró tomar la ciudad en la que se había fortificado. l 6 de julio, tras una huida que le llevó a atravesar Cataluña, Cabrera y 20 de sus batallones que le habían seguido, cruza la frontera francesa. El gobierno francés, aliado del español, le mantuvo confinado en el castillo de Ham, hasta que se le concedió la libertad en 1846, instalándose en Lyon.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%c3%b3n_Cabrera
Ronda, Málaga (Spain).
ENGLISH
Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about 100 km from the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalucía. Its population is 35,512. It is also accessible by rail from Algeciras and from Córdoba.
Ronda is situated in a very mountainous area about 750 m above mean sea level. The Rio Guadalevín runs through the city, dividing it in two and carving out the steep El Tajo canyon upon which the city is perched. Ronda was first settled by the early Celts, but its Roman and then Moorish rulers are reflected most prominently in its architecture. The forces of Catholic Spain took control of the town in 1485.
Three bridges, Puente Romano ("Roman Bridge", also known as the Puente San Miguel), Puente Viejo ("Old Bridge", also known as the Puente Arabe or "Arab Bridge") and Puente Nuevo ("New Bridge"), span the canyon. The term "nuevo" is a bit of a misnomer, since this bridge was completed in 1793. The Puente Nuevo is the tallest of the bridges, towering 120 meters above the canyon floor, and all three serve as some of the city's most impressive features.
Another important site in Ronda is the Plaza de Toros, the oldest bullfighting ring in Spain that is still used, albeit infrequently. It was built in 1784 in the Neoclassical style by the architect José Martin de Aldehuela, who also designed Puente Nuevo.
The partially intact baños árabes ("Arab baths") are found below the city and date back to the 13th and 14th centuries. Both Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles resided in Ronda for many years, and both wrote about its beauty, contributing to its popularity.
Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls describes the murder of Nationalist sympathizers early in the Spanish Civil War by being thrown from the cliffs of El Tajo by the Republican forces.
The name of the eponimous Jewish hero of George Eliot's well-known novel Daniel Deronda seems to indicate that his ancestors lived in Ronda prior to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.
The Spanish Fir (Abies pinsapo) is endemic to the mountains surrounding Ronda.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda
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CASTELLANO
Ronda es una ciudad perteneciente a la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía, situada en el noroeste de la provincia de Málaga (España). Es la capital de la comarca de la Serranía de Ronda.
La ciudad se asienta sobre una meseta rocosa a 739 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Está dividida en dos partes por un cañón, conocido como el Tajo de Ronda, por el que discurre el río Guadalevín afluente del río Guadiaro. A continuación de la garganta del tajo propiamente dicha también se extiende el tajo sobre el valle de los Molinos. Al este de la ciudad se encuentra el parque natural de la Sierra de las Nieves, al sur el Valle del Genal, al oeste la Sierra de Grazalema y al norte otras tierras más llanas en dirección a Campillos.
Aunque en el entorno de la ciudad se han encontrado restos prehistóricos que se remontan al Neolítico entre los que destacan las pinturas rupestres de la Cueva de la Pileta, los orígenes de Ronda son celtas quienes en el siglo VI a.C. la llamaron Arunda. Posteriormente los fenicios se instalaron en una aldea cercana que llamaron Acinipo. Arunda, tras ser conquistada por los griegos, pasó a denominarse Runda.
Pero Ronda como tal fue fundada como consecuencia de la Segunda Guerra Púnica, durante la campaña que el general romano Escipión llevó a cabo contra los cartagineses que dominaban la Hispania a finales del siglo III a.C. Es entonces cuando se mandó construir el castillo de Laurus el cual favoreció el asentamiento de la población a su alrededor y alcanzando en tiempos de Julio César el rango de ciudad alcanzado sus habitantes, y los de la vecina Acinipo, la cualidad de ciudadanos romanos.
En el siglo V, con el fin del Imperio Romano, la ciudad es tomada por los suevos al mando de Rechila, pasando después por un período bizantino, en el que Acinipo fue definitivamente abandonado, hasta que Leovigildo la integró en el reino visigodo.
En el 711 se produce la invasión musulmana de la península y, en 713, la actual Ronda abre sus puertas, sin presentar batalla, al jefe bereber Zaide Ben Kesadi El Sebseki. La ciudad pasa a denominarse Izn-Rand Onda (la ciudad del castillo) convirtiéndose en la capital la capital de la provincia Andalusí de Takurunna.
Con la desintegración del califato de Córdoba, Ronda se convierte en un reino de Taifas independiente regido por Abu Nur Hilal Ben Abi Qurra, y será durante este periodo cuando se crea la mayor parte del patrimonio monumental con que cuenta el casco histórico de Ronda y los arrabales. Abu Nur Hilal fue sucedido por su hijo Abú Nasar quien tras morir asesinado provocó que Ronda pasará a formar parte del reino sevillano de al- Muthadid
El periodo islámico de la ciudad finaliza cuando, el 22 de mayo de 1485, el rey Fernando el Católico logra tomarla tras un prolongado asedio. Tras la conquista muchos de los monumentos erigidos por los musulmanes son remodelados adecuándose a la nueva situación que vive la ciudad que inicia un nuevo florecimiento que la hace crecer extendiéndose en nuevos barrios como los del “Mercadillo” y “San Francisco”, pasando a conocerse el antiguo núcleo árabe como “La Ciudad”.
En 1572 se funda la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda con fines de entrenamiento para la defensa y las guerras del reino.
En el siglo XVIII la ciudad vive una etapa de importantes construcciones entre las que destacan el Puente Nuevo, que ha pasado a considerarse el símbolo de la ciudad, y la Plaza de toros.
A partir de esa época se crean los mitos románticos de bandoleros y toreros. El Castillo del Laurel, alcazaba de Ronda, es derribado por los franceses en su retirada. Durante los siglos XIX y XX la actividad económica de Ronda sigue siendo principalmente rural, siendo el punto de encuentro para los habitantes de los pueblos de la Serranía y teniendo momentos de esplendor a principios del siglo XX con la llegada del ferrocarril.
En 1918 se celebra la Asamblea de Ronda en la que se fijó el actual diseño de la Bandera, el Himno de Andalucía y su escudo. En esa época se empieza a consolidar la Caja Ahorros de Ronda que ha impulsado fuertemente la economía de la ciudad hasta su desaparición en 1990 al fusionarse con otras entidades bancarias en Unicaja.
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Aunque de aspecto primitivo y algo extraterrestre, Keratella serrulata es un rotífero de nuestro planeta y de nuestro tiempo, que con su gruesa y rígida coraza de tortuga armada, se abre paso entre los caminos del agua. Cuando esos caminos están libres de obstáculos, Keratella serrulata vuela en planeo suave con la agilidad de un ave que se deja llevar confiada por el aire, pero cuando cualquier pequeño obstáculo se interpone a su paso, el vuelo de Keratella se transforma en travesía de barquito en medio de un temporal y dando tumbos intenta llegar a tierra, con la seguridad siempre de llegar a buen puerto.
Hoy Keratella ha volado como ave y ha estado dando tumbos como un barquito a punto de un naufragio imposible, pero al final ha llegado, quizá sin proponérselo, al puerto que buscaba. De este modo, anclada con su espinoso casco a una orilla llena de grumos de vida, descansa y reposta tomando su alimento. Los cilios de la pequeña corona de Keratella crean corrientes y barren el agua arrastrando hacia el interior de su cuerpo las pequeñas algas de las que se alimenta, fundamentalmente doradas crisofitas y otras minúsculas transparentes, verdes o pintadas por cualquier pigmento que tome la energía de la luz del sol.
La robusta lorica de Keratella está repujada en amplias placas que recuerdan gruesas escamas de pez dispuestas como tejas y adornada de minúsculos botoncitos granulados. La parte anterior de esta armadura se prolonga en varias espinas suavemente curvadas y dentadas en los bordes que confieren a este pacífico rotífero un aspecto agresivo, se trata de una estrategia de defensa para hacer frente a los innumerables peligros que la acechan en este universo de lo desconocido y de las sorpresas que encierra una simple gota de agua. Las esquinas laterales posteriores de la lorica pueden estar o no armadas con dos espinas de longitud variable que cuando están presentes, ayudan a estabilizar el cuerpo de este rotífero cuando navega.
Keratella serrulata es un rotífero cosmopolita que no se encuentra en las regiones tropicales, tiene preferencia por las aguas ácidas y es relativamente común en turberas en las que se alimenta de pequeñas algas. En la Península Ibérica la mayor parte de las citas proceden de masas de agua embalsada situadas en el NW.
El ejemplar de hoy se ha fotografiado a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia y ha sido encontrado en una muestra recogida en la Laguna de las Sanguijuelas, en las inmediaciones del Lago de Sanabria (Zamora).
Copyright © 2002, Simon Purdy.
The Dead Vlei, located near Sossusvlei in Namibia, contains the remnants of trees that died some 900 years ago after a changing climate and shifting sand dunes cut off the water supply to the clay pan. Due to the intense dry heat, these trees have not decomposed, leaving behind these strikingly beautiful ancient skeletons.
José Honorato Lozano (1821 - 1885)
Letras y’ Figuras (Views of Manila)
signed (lower right)
Ca. 1850
gouache and watercolor on paper
22” x 33” (56 cm x 84 cm)
Opening bid: PHP 5,000,000
Literature:
Roces, Alfredo. Felix Resurrección Hidalgo & The Generation of 1872.
Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Inc., 1998, p. 66.
Provenance: The Benito J. Legarda, Jr. Collection
This enchanting work in watercolor by Jose Honorato Lozano from the 1840s shows a vanished, magnificent Manila inevitably altered by the 1863 and 1880 earthquakes, Spanish decline, Revolution, American modernization, the World War II holocaust, postwar demolitions, and careless city administrations. The painting is composed of three horizontal panels: the top and bottom panels have three sections each while the middle panel is a panoramic view of the Manila Bay.
The first section of the top panel shows Calle Anloague in Binondo (“Street of the Carpenters,” now Juan Luna street leading to the Divisoria entrepot) where several foreign trading firms are headquartered. We see an all–stone building or house on the left with the flag of the United States of America (in the 1840s), it is likely the head office of an American trading firm. (It can be disputed that this is a view of Calzada de San Sebastian [now R Hidalgo street] with its rows of elegant houses. The said street rose in importance during the 1830s when the rich of the long–established arrabales (districts) of Intramuros, Binondo, and Santa Cruz, in an effort to escape their crowded and smelly communities, started constructing big urban villas with the (then unheard–of) luxury of fruit and vegetable gardens and passable, clean estuaries/waterways at the back which were impossible to build in the older arrabales. However, the view really seems to be that of Calle Anloague, which is a much more important street at the time than Calzada de San Sebastian.)
The initial letter V is composed of well–dressed, hat–wearing laborers carrying logs. The letter I is formed by a well dressed native woman with a parasol and her companions. The second/middle section of the top panel shows a view of the commercial buildings, warehouses, and big houses lining the Pasig river from Santa Cruz to Binondo to Tondo (right to left). (This brings to mind personalities like the very rich Don Narciso Padilla, who during this exact time owns a fleet of ships, boats, and cascos [big bamboo rafts] which carries goods from the Pasig river all the way up north to the Ilocos and all the way down south to the Visayas, as well as rows of warehouses that stretch from Binondo to Tondo. This shipping and logistics empire is inherited by his daughter Dona Maria Barbara Padilla y Flores [“Dona Baritay”] who subsequently becomes known as La Reina de Rio Pasig because of her immense shipping and warehousing businesses; she becomes the mother of the master painter Don Felix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla.)
The letter E is formed by laborers carrying logs and an ambulant Chinese vendor selling lugaw rice porridge and its condiments as well as gupit noodles to his hungry customers. The letters W and S are composed of veiled women and well–dressed men. The third section of the top panel shows a bahay kubo/nipa hut in a rustic setting which is probably the Gagalangin area in Tondo, even then the most populous district of the city. There is a simple couple huddling in a bamboo shed. Tondo in the 1800s, specially the Gagalangin area with its charming front gardens, is a pleasant residential district inhabited by people of modest means but also by some of the richest families in Manila with fortunes from international and domestic trading, warehousing, manufacturing, financing, and even micro-financing. Tondo in the 1800s up to the prewar was a vastly different community compared to what it is today.
The second section is a panoramic view of the Manila Bay with many ships and boats. It is a beautiful, swimmable beach with fine sand, just like all the lovely beaches of Las Islas Filipinas. Tragically, the Americans would fill it with boulders, stones, and sand to make Dewey boulevard (now Roxas boulevard) during the early 1900s. There is a succession of interesting vignettes on the beachfront. From the left going right, we see a young, well–dressed principalia couple of the ruling class on their horses; two men with sparring roosters (cockfighting); a man on a carabao; the letter O formed by a man inside a casco (raft) or a boat; a mother and child just finished bathing in the sea; the letter F formed by a couple pounding rice on a wooden mortar; a female vendor with a small tapayan / earthenware water container on her head, a male vendor balancing a pole hung with 2 baskets, a mature, well–dressed principalia couple, and a female vendor selling rice cakes she is preparing on a papag or bamboo daybed.
The first section of the bottom panel shows a view outside Intramuros looking north to the Pasig river. From the left, we see the Puente de Espana (Bridge of Spain) which has been there since 1630, the Pasig river, the Magellan monument, and the Maestranza wall. The Maestranza is a long portion of the Intramuros walls facing north to the Pasig river with many chambers built in the early 1600s to accommodate soldiers as well as all sorts of goods being traded downstream and upstream. There is a big woven rice thresher in the middle of it all, likely for the processing of rice being grown in the areas around Intramuros.
The letter M is formed by musicians with a harp and guitar with chickens on top. The letter A is composed of a man amidst bamboo.
The second/middle section of the bottom panel shows the Plaza Mayor of Intramuros with the three major buildings flanking it: We see the Manila Cathedral in the middle (south), the Palacio del Gobernador on the right (west), and the Ayuntamiento/Casas Consistoriales on the left (east). It is still about 20 years before the great earthquake of 1863 which will level them all. (It is after that devastation that the Governor–General will transfer the seat of power to the far more modest riverside villa in the nearby San Miguel district that is the Palacio de Malacanan. The transfer of the Governor–General to San Miguel impels the rich --- specially the Spanish peninsular and the Spanish mestizo rich --- to construct grand villas with sprawling lush gardens in the area, setting off the most European incarnations of the Filipino bahay–na–bato. The idea of luxurious urban villas conceived in Calzada de San Sebastian achieves perfection in nearby San Miguel. Calle General Solano and Calle Aviles become the most fashionable addresses of the Filipino rich towards the end of the Spanish regime in 1898.)
The letter N is formed by women with a horse. The letter I is composed of a group of men with top hats and women. The letter L is made up of a bahay kubo, a big woven rice thresher, a man with sacks, and other men.
The third section of the bottom panel shows the Binondo church with a frontage of greenery (unbelievable to contemporary eyes). It looks like an orchard with rows of fruit trees.
The final letter A is formed by an old woman cooking with palayok earthenware pots, and there is a Chinese vendor balancing a pole from which hang a pair of tapayan vessels, probably filled with clean water.
Jose Honorato Lozano was one of several painters in Manila during the first half of the 1800s, along with the pioneering Damian Domingo, Juan Arzeo, and the younger Antonio Malantic and Justiniano Asuncion (“Capitan Ting”). In the tradition of miniaturismo (highly detailed art) popular in those days, Lozano specialized in the quaint art of letras y figuras, in which a full name was exquisitely spelled out with letters formed by vignettes with all kinds of subjects --- people, animals, plants, musical instruments, conveyances, landscape views, etc. These incredibly detailed works charmed the affluent locals who hung them in their reception rooms as well as the expatriate Spaniards and other Europeans who commissioned and brought them home as souvenirs of an exotic Asian sojourn.
This utterly charming Views of Manila from the erudite Benito J. Legarda , Jr. collection was likely commissioned by a British or American client. The work in watercolor was signed por Jose Honorato Lozano in elegant script on the lower right side. It is not known how it made its way to Legarda’s collection; it could have been acquired from a prominent Filipino family but it was most likely purchased from leading rare maps and books dealers in the USA or the UK (many of whom were his longtime friends), as were many of Legarda’s Filipiniana collections. This Jose Honorato Lozano Views of Manila stands on its own as a great Filipino work of art and an important, unassailable pictorial document of Spanish Manila as it was in the 1840s, almost two hundred years ago.
Lot 70 of the Leon Gallery auction in February 2021. Please see leon-gallery.com for more details.
I have climbed highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes I'm still running
You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for...
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It’s my first time with texture and PS, so please, be placable =)
Saturday, 15.11.2009.
It was exceptional day, even if I felt so tired later.
It was day without sleep at night before (because I was afraid that I miss my (really!) morning train), 4 hours at train, than wonderful time with someone really special and than another 4 hours at bus on my way back home.
Some people make us smile, some make us happy, some make us special and some wake up to live and than keep us still alive.
Yep, that’s right: so close no matter how far and now nothing else matters.
Thank you my dear.
trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
no nothing else matters
My heart is filled so full of doubt.
- The Ataris
I decided to finally explore textures. Holymygosh. They are SO much more fun than texture brushes! And you can manipulate them alot more. This feels very Jessi-esque to me.
Layer #1 is from James' Textures for Layers set, I used this one. Layer #2 is here.
I woke up at 5 this evening. Passed out last night at 930. My sleep schedule is driving me crazy.
My necklace from the jewelry party came in! This isn't the super awesome one I was talking about, but mom won't let me have it until my birthday. Which I think is pretty lame because I already know what it is and my birthday isn't until November. :( I asked if I could just use it for my 365 and she said yes. In November. Poop. :(
My whole body aches. My thighs are killing me from jumping in and out of this pose a million times yesterday. My neck is tense, I've got a massive headache and my sinuses have that itchy/allergy/pressured 'you might be getting sick, muahahaha' feeling. :(
The Ferrari 360 is a mid-engine midsize two-seater sports car produced from late 1999 until 2005. The 360 replaced the Ferrari F355 and was itself replaced by the fairly similar Ferrari F430. For the 360, Ferrari partnered with Alcoa to produce an entirely new all-aluminum space-frame chassis that was 40% stiffer than the F355, yet 28% lighter despite a 10% increase in overall dimensions. Along with the new frame was a new Pininfarina body styling that broke ranks with the last decade's sharp angles and flip-up headlights, replacing them with a rounded appearance that harkened to the 1960s. The new V8 engine, common to all versions, was only slightly larger and more powerful than the F355's at 3.6 litres and 400 bhp (300 kW) of power, but the lighter frame and added stiffness improved performance; the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration performance improved from 4.6 to 4.4 seconds, . An engine replacement resulted in the V8 road model that followed, the F430 (internally referred to as the evoluzione or evo) which came out in 2004.
I was on my way to the store where I bought my Nikon D90 to change the Nikon Camerabag, which was falling apart after only half a year, with a friend of mine when I saw this Ferrari appearing in my rearview mirrors.
I quicky grabbed my Nikon from the backseats and set the settings so I would be able to get some decent shots.
When I was to busy watching the traffic and trying to keep up with the yellow beast, I passed my camera to my friend which managed to get some shots too.
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I was fortunate to grow up in a family of great readers!
We had a wealth of books in different languages to choose from!
The novel Peony, by Pearl S. Buck, I read at a fairly young age, in English, because, I was raised in 3 languages.
I remember enjoying it, but now realise I did not fully understand...
faculty.randolphcollege.edu/fwebb/buck/jlgornto/Peony.html
The Concepts of Yin-Yang
Presented Throughout
Peony
A revisiting is imminent!
Pearl was a wise lady and proved it in everything that she wrote, no wonder she was awarded the Nobel Prize!
Here are some of her quotes that I favour:
"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.
To him... a touch is a blow,
a sound is a noise,
a misfortune is a tragedy,
a joy is an ecstasy,
a friend is a lover,
a lover is a god,
and failure is death."
Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create -- so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating."
— Pearl S. Buck
"Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness."
— Pearl S. Buck
"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."
— Pearl S. Buck
For years I 'experimented' in the studio, to get that Flemish painter's light? Well, I was born in Flanders, it must be in my blood? LOL.
NEW!!! A NEW TREAT HERE, a second choice of some of my images:
And a NEW BLOG:
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Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!
With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)
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Also I often upload more than one image at the same time, I see a tendency to only view the last uploaded...
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Good afternoon Flickr! :)
This was taken this morning in the fields behind The Lagoon in Hailsham. The weather today has been seriously gorgeous, so I couldn't resist going out to do this one. The sun makes me feel so happy and we're lucky to have all this countryside right on our doorstep here!
I need to find some more inspiration though. And some more people to take pictures of! Oh well, it'll happen :] Anyways, I was tagged by Tessa & Zack, so... facts!
1) I was listening to The Corrs in this picture, and discovered I liked another of their songs
2) I have Pasta for tea. I love my mum ;)
3) My hat is now lost.... I am so gutted :(
4) For four days next week I have to dress like I'm in the jungle, and wear a grass skirt. Great.
5) Five years ago today, I was at Epcot... I miss it so much, you can't imagine.
6) And two years ago I was on the train to Washington DC :(
7) I bought a book yesterday from the 9-12 year olds section... I'm so cool
8) My student card picture makes me look like I have a beard.
9) News 24 is my most watched channel (Y)
10) I keep tapping between typing at the moment... meaning each fact happens at least 30 seconds after the last. Now we're done, awesome!
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Hermosas, como gemas pálidas de esmeralda, las piezas -células- de Merismopedia parecen jugar sobre un tablero una partida al juego de la vida.
Ancladas todas sobre un tapiz transparente que las mantiene unidas, flotan en el agua viajando en esta alfombra mágica, balsa a la deriva, que recoge sol fabricando nuevas vidas.
Mientras esto ocurre, sobre el tablero, la partida sigue su curso, por cada una que se divida se formarán dos, por cada dos cuatro, por cada cuatro ocho…y así en sucesión interminable, rítmica como el latido y ordenada como un panal, siempre sobre el plano del tablero, siempre alternando en dos direcciones perpendiculares, tejiendo este mosaico de gemas verdes…Es así como juega la vida, multiplicando a saltos, construyendo, si es preciso, nuevos tableros donde seguir el juego.
Y sobre este mismo tablero se restan las piezas de Merismopedia que han llegado al final de su existencia, es un goteo incesante y lento, el sacrificio de su esfuerzo se ha multiplicado en descendencia.
Está claro que en el juego sobre este tablero con gemas hermosas gana la vida, es una partida que comenzó en el origen de los tiempos y que finalizará con ellos, juego de sabiduría que nos regala las formas, el orden y el color de su belleza.
Merismopedia elegans es una cianobacteria muy característica por la ordenada forma de crecimiento de sus individuos que permanecen unidos flotando, en una matriz plana, transparente y gelatinosa. El gran tamaño de los individuos y su particular forma de crecimiento permite diferenciar a esta especie de otras hermanas.
Merismopedia elegans vive formando parte del plancton en charcas y lagunas. La que aparece aquí fotografiada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia procede de unas muestras recogidas en las charcas de las inmediaciones de la Laguna de Peñalara durante el “testing” organizado en homenaje a “Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente” por Biodiversidad virtual. La fotografía se ha realizado a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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Type: LPG Tanker
Flag: Germany
Port of Registry: Hamburg
Owner: Schiffahrtsgesellschaft "PACIFIC" mbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, NBS
Operator: GasChem Services GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Year built: 2009
Built by: Meyer / Neptun Werft GmbH, Rostock, Germany
Length: 155.64m
Beam: 23.77m
Draft: 8.35m
Gross tonnage: 13.879 tons
Net tonnage: 4.399 tons
Deadweight: 18.901 mt
Tank capacity: 16 973 cbm at 98%, 17 320 cbm at 100%
Engine type: Wärtsilä Sulzer 6RT-flex 50
Engine power: 9.720 kW
Speed: 17 knots
Callsign: DFRF2
MMSI: 218317000
IMO: 9402574
Renault Twingo I (2000).
Escala 1/43.
Hongwell / Cararama.
Made in China.
More pictures in: www.liveinternet.ru/showalljournal.php?tag_name=renault%2...
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Renault Twingo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Renault Twingo is a city car manufactured and marketed by the French automaker Renault.
The first-generation Twingo (two-door, front engine) debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September 1992, receiving its formal market launch in continental European markets beginning in 1993.
Renault launched the second-generation Twingo (two-door, front engine) in the summer of 2007—and the third generation (four-door, rear engine) debuted at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and receiving its formal market launch in September 2014.
Twingo is a portmanteau of the words Twist, Swing and Tango."
- Twingo I (1993–2007)
"The original Twingo was launched in April 1993, was sold in Europe's LHD markets until June 2007 and received intermediate restylings in 1998, 2000 and 2004."
"Designed under the direction of Patrick le Quément, Renault's chief designer."
(...)
"All engines were replaced with an 8-valve 1.15-litre 60 hp (45 kW) unit. A 16-valve 75 hp (56 kW) version was added in 2000.
Manufactured at the Flins Renault Factory from the time of its launch until June 2007, the Twingo I was also manufactured in Colombia and Uruguay from 1997 to 2003, remaining in production into 2012 in Colombia, by the Sofasa conglomerate, strictly for the South American market."
". April 1993: Launched with only one trim level, and four exterior colours, coral red, Indian yellow, coriander green and overseas blue, at a price of 55,000FF.
. June 1994: New exterior colours introduced and minor interior changes.
. October 1994: Easy model launched, with a semi automatic gearbox.
. September 1995: The first of many special editions model launched. Airbags become optional.
. July 1996: New engine of 1149 cc from the Clio fitted to replace the previous engine from the Renault 5. Also, various improvements made including the addition of a third brake light.
. July 1998: First major restyling—revisions to interior and dashboard, revised front and rear lights; front orange indicator lights merged into head lamp housing.
. October 1998: Top of the range Initiale model launched.
. September 2000: Second major restyling—larger 14" wheels, revised door trims with larger door pockets, the lock to open the trunk/boot is now black instead of shiny silver, cup holders are added in front of gearstick.
. December 2000: 1.2 litre 16v engine launched, with 75 hp (56 kW).
. April 2001: Semi automatic gearbox launched, called Quickshift.
. September 2002: Further revisions—new interior trims and wheel covers.
. September 2004: Third major revision—Renault logo fitted to bootlid, side rubbing strips fitted and new exterior colours launched.
. June 2007: Production and sales end in Europe, to be replaced by the Twingo 2."
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Twingo I
Production
1993–2007 (France)
1997–2003 (Uruguay)
1995–2012 (Colombia)
Assembly
Flins, France (Flins Plant)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Envigado, Colombia (Sofasa)
Valladolid, Spain (Renault Spain)
Designer
Patrick le Quément
Body style
3-door hatchback
Layout
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Engine
1.0 L D7D I4 (petrol)
1.2 L C3G I4 (petrol)
1.2 L D7F I4 (petrol)
1.2 L D4F I4 (petrol)
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,345 mm (92.3 in)
Length
3,430 mm (135.0 in)
Width
1,630 mm (64.2 in)
Height
1,420 mm (55.9 in)
Curb weight
from 790 kg (1,742 lb)
Predecessor
Renault 4
- Twingo II (2007–2014).
- Twingo III (2014–present)
Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates....
- H L Mencken
9th July, 2009 (4.30 pm IST) - BTW, a colleague of mine just told me about an abandoned kitten outside my office, that had just escaped from the clutches of a dog! That simply means another addition to my family. :)
She's very thin, and has big watery eyes and is limping slightly & is snuggled in my back pack while I'm wrapping up for the day :) Will put some pictures of her tomorrow if she poses for me in the morning after her tummy is full :)
Got to go.... Good night flickr. :)
Here is another damselfly (this had a brown neck) looking this time from the front. Maybe not as "in your face" as yesterday's photo, but I have been wanting to ty and get a full frontal for while, but it isn't easy. I do like the dynamic angles on this though as well.
Anyway, this one was ok, and stayed still for a while.
I tried various tubes, but I can't remember whether this was 3, 2, 1, or none!
The camera was tripod mounted. I am not steady enough most of the time to get sharp shots hand held unless the shutter speed is up high, and even then it is hit and miss.
I have found that some damsels tend to be rather more likely to stay still than dragons, and afford more time and opportunity. This one was not on the grass originally, and I managed to get it to step onto my finger and then I transferred it onto the grass blade! Some damsels are happy to be approached it seems, a bit like some hoverflies will let you get them on your hand.
The previous image was an azure, this one is a female blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans.
View On Black The gorgeous sandy expanse of Dunnet Bay, near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, the storm see overhead is just starting to approach the sands, within about ten minutes the whole area was black, hardly any light and pouring with rain, great timing for this shot! The storm clouds are just starting to arrive overhead, compare this shot to one shot shortly afterwards... bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=8048767055&size=large
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Lebenslauf
__.__.1974 Auslieferung an DR - Deutsche Reichsbahn "110 708-5"
13.09.1974 Abnahme
17.09.1974 Indienststellung
01.06.1984 Umbau in "112 708-3" [Bw Stendal]
01.01.1992 Umzeichnung in "202 708-4"
01.01.1994 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Traktion "202 708-4"
01.01.1998 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Nahverkehr "202 708-4"
01.07.1999 => DB Regio AG "202 708-4"
01.09.1999 z-Stellung
15.09.1999 Ausmusterung [Bh Cottbus]
__.__.1999 an SFZ - Schienenfahrzeugzentrum Stendal "202 708-4"
01.11.2002 => ALS - ALSTOM Lokomotiven Service GmbH, Stendal "202 708-4"
21.02.2003 an RIS - Regio Infra Service Sachsen GmbH, Chemnitz "112 708-3"
10.10.2006 - 30.10.2006Vermietung an PRESS - Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft Pressnitztalbahn mbH, Jöhstadt "112 708-3"
01.01.2007 Vergabe der NVR-Nummer "92 80 1202 708-4 D-RIS"
14.10.2008 - 19.10.2008Vermietung an ELL - Eisenbahn Logistik Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig "112 708-3"
24.10.2008 - 03.11.2008Vermietung an ELL - Eisenbahn Logistik Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig "112 708-3"
26.09.2016 an MTEG - Muldental Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH, Glauchau "202 708-4"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1202 708-4 D-MTEG]
__.__.2018 Einsatz durch PRESS - Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft Pressnitztalbahn mbH, Jöhstadt "202 708-3"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1202 708-4 D-PRESS]
__.__.2019 Umzeichnung in "110 722-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1202 708-4 D-PRESS]
Edited Aqua MODIS PR image of smoke from the Camp Fire burning in Paradise, California.
Image source: modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2018-1...
Original caption: By September, 2018, California’s destructive, wildfire season made new records when the Mendocino Complex Fire consumed more than 410,000 acres to become the largest wildfire in that state’s history. Ignited on July 27 and declared 100 percent contained on September 18. That fire also destroyed 157 homes, and killed a firefighter.
Less than 2 months later, a new fire has reached the record books as the most destructive fire in California’s history. As of November 10, the Camp Fire had charred 100,000 acres, destroyed 6,453 homes and 260 commercial buildings, with some early estimates of more than $2.9 billion in damages. Nine fatalities have been confirmed, although late on November 10 local media reported that Butte County government officials announced that 23 persons had been confirmed killed with 100 more missing. Prior to the Camp Fire, California’s most destructive fire was the Tubbs Fire which burned 36,807 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties and destroyed 5,636 structures. The Tubbs Fire burned in October 2017, killing 22 people. The most deadly fire in California history was the Tunnel Fire. In October, 1991, that fire killed 25 people as it burned in Alameda County.
On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of Sacramento, California. Strong winds pushed the fire to the south and southwest overnight, tripling its size and spreading smoke over the Sacramento Valley. More than 2,000 personnel have been sent to fight the Camp Fire, which is predicted to be fully contained by Nov. 30. Firefighters are having difficulty containing it due to strong winds, which fan the flames and carry burning vegetation downwind. The area also has heavy and dry fuel loads, or flammable material.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image on November 9. Heavy dark gray smoke rises from the large burn area and pours across the state and over the Pacific Ocean.
Many new fires have started in recent days in tinder-dry California with the flames fanned by high wind, low humidity, and warm temperatures. As of November 10, the National Interagency Fire Center reported five “major” fires burning across the state. These include the Camp Fire, the Alder and Mountaineer Fires in Sequoia National Forest, Eden Fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, and the Woolsey and Hill Fires in Ventura County.
Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/8/2018
Resolutions: 1km (54.6 KB), 500m (194.1 KB), 250m (635.8 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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Configuration :
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
PSU: Corsair AX1200i
MB: ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition
CPU: Hexacore Intel Core i7 4930K
RAM: 4x4 Go de Ram Corsair Dominator Platinum 2666 CAS 10
GPU: 3way-SLI GeForce GTX TITAN
Sound Card : Asus Essence STX II with 7.1 daugther card
SSD : Crucial MX 100 (512 Go)
HDD:
- WD Vélociraptor (1To)
- WD Green (2To)
- WD (1To)
Case : Phanteks Enthoo Primo
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Watercooling Material :
Waterblock :
-CPU / Motherboard - EK Water Blocks - Kit for Southbridge, Mosfets/VRM & CPU - EK-FB KIT ASUS R5E Monoblock - Nickel / Acetal
-GPU-
- XSPC - WaterBlock VGA Razor TITAN / 780 / 780 Ti
- XSPC Backplate.
Thermal Compound :
- Gelid GC Extreme Thermal Compound
- Phobya thermal Pad XT 7W/mk 1mm
- Phobya thermal Pad XT 7W/mk 0.5mm
Pump :
- 2x Laing DDC 3.25 TP 12 Volts
- XSPC - Top Plexi DOUBLE for 2 Pumps Laing DDC V2
- 2x EK Water Blocks - EK-DDC Heatsink Housing - black
Fitting :
- Nanoxia Coolforce Acrylic Fittings 10/12
- Nanoxia Coolforce flex Fittings 10/13
- Some Barrow Fittings
- Koolance QD3 Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling 10/13
Tubing :
- Acrylic Tubing 10/12 [OK]
- Transparent Masterkleer flex Tubing 10/13
Reservoir :
- Alphacool - Reservoir HF 38 Cape Cyclone 250 V.2
Liquide :
- KooLance -High Performances 700mL - LIQ-702CL-B
Radiator :
- Alphacool - Radiateur NexXxoS Monsta 360 [Push/Pull]
- Alphacool - Radiateur NexXxoS UT60 Full Cuivre 360 [Push/Pull]
- Watercool MO-RA3 360 PRO black (3x360mm Rad) [Push]
Rhéobus :
- Lamptron CW611
- Hub Phanteks 11 Fan
- 2x PCB Y Phobya 8 Fan
Fan :
- Aerocool Dead Silence black (120mm & 140mm)
- Aerocool Dead Silence white (120mm)
- Phanteks PH-F140SP white LEDs (140mm)
Controleur :
- AquaComputer - temperature sensor 1/4"
- Barrow flowmeter 1/4"
Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Ce 25 Novembre, une grande fête a été organisée pour célébrer la naissance de 4 bébés parmi les familles de la rue de la Banque depuis le début du campement. Ici, l'un d'entre eux avec sa mère.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
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MS EUROPA 2 - Specifications
Year built: 2013
GT: 40,000
Built by STX Europe, St. Nazaire, France
Length / Width / Depth: 225.38 m/26, 7 m / 6.3 m
Total power: 24,000 kW
Speed: 21 knots
Stabilisers: Blohm + Voss, 2x 14m ² wing area
Passenger capacity: 516 to 7 decks
Suites: 251 Total Suites:
2 Owner's Suites including porch à 114 m²
2 Grand Penthouse suites including porch à 88 m²
16 spa suites including veranda, comprising 52 m²
24 Grand Suites, including veranda à 52 m² (including 2 for disabled)
59 Ocean suites including veranda of 35 m²
141 suites including porch veranda of 35 m²
7 Family Apartments including veranda of 2 x 27 m²
Language on board: German
Number of crew:> 370
Zodiacs (motorized boats): 12
Tender (150 seats): 4
Hospital: Yes
"A Journey to the Center Of the Earth" On Black
Diptera / Syrphidae / Episyrphus balteatus
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The beautiful Utah!
I just finished my first year of college. Two days after my last day, I took a plane out to Salt Lake City to visit my brother. I haven't been skiing for four years, but my brother took me to Snowbird, a ski resort outside of Salt Lake City.
I put my camera in a backpack and brought it up and down the slopes!
Equipment:
Nikon D700
Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4
I hope you enjoy the photo!
Best viewed on black:
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We seek to make the proletariat conscious of itself, of its relation to the reactionary contenders, and of its potential to turn the whole world upside down. And then truly we who have been nought shall be all and the world shall rise on new foundations. Let others take care of their own. Let us stand up and say what we believe in and fight for our forces. We have a world to gain.
I had someone come over to snap a few shots of a young Lab for a Stud Dog ad in their breed magazine. So I took Miss Eve out to try some spots in the yard that might pose as a good background before they got here. Turns out I quite like it! Next week should be a good shot, I have plans!
This week I felt like experimenting in Photoshop. Hoping my efforts look good!
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absolutely
nel peschereccio il gozzo con la lampara
Con il termine lampara si indica una tecnica di pesca molto praticata nel bacino del mare Mediterraneo, una tecnica che insidia soprattutto il pesce azzurro. Lo strumento, una grossa lampada a gas o elettrica che si usa nella pesca di notte, attrae il pesce per un fenomeno attribuito alla fototaxia positiva, anche se fra gli studiosi esistono pareri diversi. Le lampare sono di due tipi: di superficie, sospese di solito a poppa di piccole imbarcazioni, e immerse, che vengono calate sotto il pelo dell’acqua. I pesci più facilmente attratti dalla luce sono acciughe e sardine e altre specie pelagiche di superficie. La pesca si fa con reti di circuizione (ciancioli), di posta (manaidi), di sollevamento (bilancia) e sul mar Caspio con pompe di aspirazione.
I've promised to some friends to show the roses of my rose garden ... here are some shots without post-production, a rough overview, just to bring you a ride!
Unfortunately I cannot upload their scent
Ho promesso ad alcuni amici che avrei fatto vedere loro alcune rose del mio roseto ....ecco qui alcuni scatti, un veloce e grezzo giretto tra la fioritura di maggio!
Sfortunatamente non son son riuscito a caricare pure il loro profumo ...
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[Gabriel Fauré - 'Impromptu' for Harp in D flat major (Catrin Finch)]
ROSA MOZART
Famiglia: synstylae
Ibrido: moschata
Ibridatore: Lambert (Germania)
Anno: 1937
Portamento: cespuglio
Altezza: 120 cm
Utilizzo: siepe media
An early morning mist rises off Beardy Waters just north of Glen Innes as the suns rays start to find their way through the trees and light up the countryside.
Taken during the 1200kms for Kids Charity Bike Ride... as the riders braved the icy air, I stopped to grab some of the pretty countryside in this part of the world.
The Beardy Waters is a river, which is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) in length, in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Beardy Waters rises near Ben Lomond Mountain south of Glen Innes in the New England region. It flows north to the east of Glen Innes, New South Wales and then north-west to where it joins the Severn River (New South Wales) below Rangers Road.
The name of the river derives from two bearded stockmen who were among the first European settlers of the district through which the river flows. The river was previously known as: Maybole Creek, The Beardy Water, Beardy River and The Beardy Waters.
A weir construction across the Beardy Waters was commenced in October 1930 after a grant of ₤5,500 was made available for the work. This money was granted to pay men working on unemployment relief. Completed in July 1932 at a cost of ₤10,847 it has a capacity of 100 million imperial gallons (450,000 m3) with the flood gates closed.
After visiting the Grand Canyon, we stayed in Flagstaff, Arizona for a couple of nights at a motel right on Route 66. We visited the historic downtown area of Flagstaff (also on and near Route 66) and discovered a wonderful collection of historic buildings, architecture, shops, cafes and people. The weather was perfect too! This is a shot I took of a large sign on a tall tower near the railroad station. I took the photo from very far away so it didn't turn out so good - but I tried to enhance it with solarization. (Notice that the old sign says you can stay the night for a mere $5.00... I think that bargain may have been changed long ago.
INFORMATION ON FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA:
Flagstaff (Navajo: Kinłání) is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In July 2006, the city's estimated population was 58,213. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was estimated at 127,450 in 2007. It is the county seat of Coconino County. The city is named after a Ponderosa Pine flagpole made by a scouting party from Boston (known as the "Flagstaff Tea Party") to celebrate the United States Centennial on July 4, 1876.
Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, along the western side of the largest contiguous Ponderosa Pine forest in the continental United States. Flagstaff is located adjacent to Mount Elden, just south of the San Francisco Peaks, the highest mountain range in the state of Arizona. Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet (3,850 m), is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Flagstaff in Kachina Peaks Wilderness.
Flagstaff's early economy was based on the lumber, railroad, and ranching industries. Today, the city remains an important distribution hub, and is home to Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff has a strong tourism sector, due to its proximity to Grand Canyon National Park, Oak Creek Canyon, and historic Route 66.
Downtown Flagstaff lies immediately to the east of Mars Hill, the location of Lowell Observatory. Streets in the downtown area are laid out in a grid pattern, parallel to Route 66 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Line, running east-west through the city.
At 7,000 feet (2,121 m) elevation, located adjacent to the largest contiguous Ponderosa Pine forest in North America, the area around Flagstaff is considered a high altitude semi-desert.[5] However, ecosystems ranging from pinon-juniper studded plateaus, high desert, green alpine forest and barren tundra can all be found within a short drive of Flagstaff.
Several towns are located close to Flagstaff along Interstates 40 and 17. Approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south are the small urban areas of Kachina Village (west of I-17) and Mountainaire, Arizona (east of I-17; 2 miles). Both of these areas were built in the early 1960s as second homes for people escaping the Phoenix heat in summer. Recently these areas are now permanent all-year-round housing. About 35 miles (56 km) to the west is Williams, 20 miles (32 km) to the south is Munds Park, which features a semi-public Golf Course called Pinewood, and 30 miles (48 km) to the south on AZ HWY 89a is Sedona. 15 miles (24 km) to the east of Flagstaff is the town of Winona, mentioned in the famous song, Route 66. Holbrook is 90 miles (144 km) to the east.
Flagstaff has a highland semi-arid climate with four distinct seasons. The combination of high altitude and low humidity provide mild weather conditions throughout most of the year, and the predominantly clear air radiates daytime heating effectively. Temperatures often fall precipitously after sunset throughout the year, and winter nights can be very cold.
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Luz Casal - Entre Mis Recuerdos
Cuando la pena cae sobre mí
el mundo deja ya de existir,
miro hacia atrás y busco
entre mis recuerdos
Para encontrar la niña que fui
y algo de todo lo que perdí
miro hacia atrás y busco
entre mis recuerdos
Sueño con noches brillantes al borde
de un mar de aguas claras y puras
y un aire cubierto de azahar.
Cada momento era especial
días sin prisas, tardes de paz,
miro hacia atrás y busco
entre mis recuerdos.
Yo quisiera volver a encontrar la pureza
nostalgia de tanta inocencia
que tan poco tiempo duró.
Con el veneno sobre mi piel
frente a las sombras de la pared
miro hacia atrás y busco
entre mis recuerdos,
vuelvo hacia atrás y busco
entre mis recuerdos.
Y si las lágrimas vuelven
ellas me harán más fuerte.
Yo quisiera volver a encontrar la pureza
nostalgia de tanta inocencia
que tan poco tiempo duró.
Cuando la pena cae sobre mí,
quiero encontrar aquello que fui,
miro hacia atrás y busco entre mis recuerdos.
Vuelvo hacia atrás y busco entre mis recuerdos...
Esta niña de aquí arriba vestida a la última moda, despeinada y con una liebre en la mano... soy yo!! jajajaja :D
Solamente aclarar que la liebre estaba viva, je. Era mi mascota. Pobrecita... menos mal que un día me decidí a soltarla en el monte y, por lo tanto, así pudiera ser libre. Como véis la fotografía es bastante antigua y la hizo mi madre con su reflex. El lugar de la fotogradí es mi casita del pueblo (Valdeavellano).
A veces, que bonito es mirar hacia atrás y buscar entre los recuerdos...
PD. Disculpar mi ausencia. Estoy bastante ocupada con el trabajo y estudiándo para los exámenes finales.
¡¡Besitos para todos/as!! : )
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En la última semana de abril de este 2023, impartiremos el curso internacional "Microscopía para la observación de microorganismos de turberas" en Chile, gracias a la invitación de la Universidad de la Frontera, del Decanato de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambientales y del Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Recursos Naturales, de esta Universidad, a través de su director, el Profesor Rubén Carrillo López, impulsor de esta actividad y con la colaboración de los profesores de este Departamento los Drs Patricio Pacheco y Jorge Baraona.
De carácter abierto, y con un enfoque fundamentalmente práctico, esta actividad formativa y de investigación pretende difundir el valor de estos ecosistemas singulares desde diferentes puntos de vista, no solo destacando su importante papel a nivel global como fijadoras de CO2, sino también indagando, dando a conocer, y poniendo en valor, la gran biodiversidad microbiana que albergan y que está en el mismo origen de su génesis.
Las actividades de campo y las de laboratorio centradas en la observación, determinación, y registro visual del material que se investigue, constituirán el eje central del curso en el que el microscopio constituirá una herramienta esencial.
Se explorarán así, profundizando en ellas, las posibilidades que ofrece la microscopía óptica y las diferentes técnicas de observación e iluminación para conseguir los objetivos propuestos y fundamentalmente para acercarnos a los principales grupos de protistas y a algunos taxones en particular, exclusivos de las turberas del hemisferio austral.
Tal y como figura en la información que mostramos aquí, a la ceremonia de la sesión inaugural, que tendrá lugar el día 25 de abril a las 10h en el Auditorio de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambientales, seguirán en los días siguientes las actividades que se detallan en el programa, en las que esperamos que se cubran las expectativas generadas, del que posiblemente, sea el primer curso de estas características que se imparte en territorio chileno.
Agradecemos desde aquí una vez más al Profesor Rubén Carrillo, Director del Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Recursos Naturales y al Decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambientales de la Universidad de La Frontera Sr. Edison Altamirano, el interés y la generosidad con la que han impulsado esta iniciativa, que fortalece los vínculos entre personas, instituciones como la UFRO y la EBI y países como Chile y España.
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Ésta es una pequeñísima porción de una gota de agua que recogieron hace unas semanas Juan, Jaime y Jacobo en un arroyo saltarín como ellos y próximo al Duero junto la frontera con Portugal, en un pueblecito con nombre de cuento, Cozcurrita.
Juan, Jacobo y Jaime son mis amigos y , aunque niños, conocen como la palma de la mano todos los secretos del monte, saben donde están los escondrijos de invierno los tritones, en qué lugar se encuentran las madrigueras de los conejos y además de muchas otras cosas, recuerdan alguna historia de una hiena que despistada, fue encontrada en los encinares de Cozcurrita.
El caso es que yo tengo una pregunta para ellos. Eso sí, es una pregunta con trampa, pero creo que servirá para aprender o recordar algo importante...y aquí va la pregunta ¿Cuántos seres ves en la imagen?
Es fácil, verdad...si las Matemáticas no fallan yo diría que dos, uno a la izquierda y otro a la derecha. Si los viéseis mover, como el otro día, el "bichito" verde y grueso de la derecha, que es un ciliado de nombre raro, Chilodonella, recorre nervioso la gota de agua de acá para allá. El otro, delgado y casi transparente, se desliza tranquilo, sin cambiar su rumbo, tirado por ese pequeño hilo que nace de uno de sus extremos, es un flagelado. Uno y uno son dos...podría ser.
Pero si observo mejor y me olvido del señor lento y fino de la izquierda y me fijo en los granitos verdes del de la derecha podría pensar que Chilodonella es una glotona y que ha llenado su panza de ensalada... ¿y si os dijera que esos granitos verdes están vivos?
Chilodonella se traga las algas como un monstruo devorador, pero no las come, las guarda como un tesoro. Se ha convertido en un ser vivo que vive mucho mejor gracias a otros seres vivos, algas. Chilodonella tiene la cosecha de alimentos dentro de su propio cuerpo porque las algas fabrican para él azúcares y otras sustancias que fabrican continuamente. Seguramente, si tuviese rostro, veríamos a Chilodonella sonreír tranquilamente, no tiene que preocuparse por buscar su alimento para sobrevivir.
Pero ¿y las algas? Las algas dentro de la panza de Chilodonella son felices, están seguras, bien protegidas, como dentro de un invernadero y crecen mejor y sin riesgo a ser comidas de verdad...seguramente también sonríen.
Cuando dos seres vivos se asocian y se benefician el uno al otro, no sólo vieven mucho mejor, sino que son capaces de sobrevivir en lugares y en condiciones en las que solos no lo podrían hacer...esto es la simbiosis. Algo parecido a lo que dijeron los tres mosqueteros, como vosotros tres: Todos para uno y uno para todos.
La unión hace la fuerza (imaginad lo bien que nos iría a todos si imitásemos lo que hace Chilodonella y el alga Chlorella...pero sin comernos), cada vez me doy más cuenta de que la Natureza es sabia.
¿Cuántos seres veis ahora en la imagen?
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Chilodonella es un ciliado de pequeño tamaño representado por varias especies tanto de agua dulce como salada repartidas por todo el Planeta. Se incluyen entre éstas formas de vida libre y de alimentación omnívora, pero también un reducido número de parásitas que pueden causar enfermedades en los peces o en las larvas de algunos mosquitos.
Chilodonella se caracteriza por su pico redondeado y por tener un aparato bucal en forma de canasta, como Nassula, con el que aspiran, pequeños restos orgánicos, algas y bacterias. La canasta que constituye la faringe de este ciliado está formada por una varillas que forman un cilindro. Éste se abre por la parte ventral para estar en contacto con el fondo sobre el que Chilodonella se desplaza. Cada una de las varillas que forman esta canasta finaliza engrosándose en una pequeña cabeza que es móvil y que permite a Chilodonella manipular su alimento.
Sobre el aparato bucal de Chilodonella se sitúa una sutura oblicua que se extiende hasta el extremo del pico y que está constituida por una barrera ciliada. La parte ventral de Chilodonella es plana y está recorrida por varias hileras de cilios, la dorsal está abultada formando una pequeña joroba que se aplasta en la porción anterior y presenta líneas cruzadas con otros cilios muy cortos que se disponen en sus inmediaciones y en la zona de la periferia.
Algunas especies de Chilodonella como Chilodonella cyprini viven en el agua dulce y parasitan las células epiteliales de algunos peces, haciendo que su piel pierda brillo y cause posteriormente graves ulceraciones. Otras, como Chilodonella uncinata pueden causar infecciones mortales en las larvas de algunos mosquitos del género Culex y Anopheles, que viven en humedales, fundamentalmente arrozales y zonas pantanosas del continente asiático y que como vectores de virus transmiten al hombre, entre otras, enfermedades como la encefalitis japonesa.
El desarrollo de Chilodonella uncinata en las regiones en las que la encefalitis japonesa es una enfermedad endémica, podría ser un buen mecanismo del control de la enfermedad al limitar la proliferación de los mosquitos que son sus vectores de transmisión.
Chilodonella procede de una muestra de agua recogida por Juan, Jacobo y Jaime en un pequeño arroyo en las inmediaciones de Cozcurrita, en la comarca de los Arribes del Duero de Zamora y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
En color.
¿Qué ocurre cuándo una persona te dice que ha soñado contigo el mismo día que tú has soñado con ella? Quizás no deba considerarse un sueño porque ha existido más allá de los límites de nuestra cabeza, ha casi rozado la realidad desdibujándose un poco antes de que abriéramos los ojos. Pero no sé, a veces no me atrevo a decirle a alguien que he soñado con él o ella, pero quizás, esté callando lo mismo, y haya sido el travieso comité de los sueños siameses , de que en el momento de perder la noción de la razón, y a través de un estudio molecular de nuestros deseos, ha sintonizado, a la vez, un mismo sueño para dos personas, que tímidamente sueñan lo que no se atreven a confesar.
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The Great Famine in Ireland of 1845 - 1847 was caused by the 'potato blight'. Nearly half the population died or fled the country. Many people in the parish of Kilronan, Co. Roscommon fled to the mountains so that they could live above the 'briar line'. The briar, it seems, was the main carrier of blight spores.
These people lived in terrible conditions in make-shift mud shacks in the hills where they tried to grow potatoes in little plots of mountain given them by the natives of the Arigna area.
The crop was poor and huge numbers died from hunger, TB, exposure and famine fever.
In September of 1847, four people, who came to the area from Ballyfarnon to eke out a living in the hills, died. Their friends set out to bring them 'home' to Kilronan Cemetery. When they got to the top of 'Stantons Brea' they could go no further because they were so weak. They stopped at a small house here to shelter for the night. Next morning it was discovered that two of the bearers had died during the night. Two or three people from the house had also recently died but were not buried. The remaining people were worn out and not able to proceed to Kilronan Graveyard with the corpses. The best they could do was bury all nine in a common grave beside the small house where at least they could 'look down on their home place'.
In 1995, a mass was celebrated at the grave for these famine victims and for all the victims of the Kilronan parish and surrounding are.
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