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Tai O
Lantau Island
Hong Kong
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Tai O,
Tai O (traditional Chinese: 大澳) is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
History
Nearby archaeological sites date back to the Stone Age, but permanent, and verifiable, human settlement here is only three centuries old. Stories that would be impossible to substantiate have Tai O as the base of many smuggling and piracy operations, the inlets of the river providing excellent protection from the weather and a hiding place. In early 16th century, Tai O was once occupied shortly by Portuguese during Battle of Tãmão. At nearby Fan Lau, a fort was built in 1729 to protect shipping on the Pearl River. Smuggling of guns, tobacco, drugs and people remains a documented illegal activity both into and out of mainland China.
When the British came to Hong Kong, Tai O was known as a Tanka village. During and after the Chinese Civil War, Tai O became a primary entrypoint for illegal immigration for those escaping from the People's Republic of China. Some of these immigrants, mostly Han Chinese, stayed in Tai O, and Tai O attracted people from other Hong Kong ethnic groups, including Hoklo (Hokkien) and Hakka.
Reclamation at Tai OCurrently the fishing lifestyle is dying out. While many residents continue to fish, it barely provides a subsistence income. There is a public school on the island and most young people move away when they come of age. In 2000 a large fire broke out destroying many residences. The village is now mostly squatters huts and dilapidated stilt houses.
Tourism
Also known as the "Venice of Hong Kong", Tai O is also a hot tourist spot for both foreigners and residents of other parts of Hong Kong, despite damage by a fire in July 2000. The pang uk, a kind of stilt house, built right over the waterway are still quite scenic. A rope bridge tended by local women used to be quite popular with visitors, but it has been replaced with a steel pedestrian bridge.
The traditional salted fish and shrimp paste and storefronts at Tai O. For a small fee, some residents will take tourists out on their boats along the river and for short jaunts into the sea. Many tourists come to Tai O specifically to take these trips to see Chinese white dolphins. It is also a good place to see the sunset.
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Tai O (chinois traditionnel : le 大澳) est une ville de pêche, en partie située sur une île du même nom, du côté occidental de l'île de Lantau à Hong Kong.
Les emplacements archéologiques voisins remontent à l'âge de pierre, mais la vérifiable vie humaine ici est de seulement trois siècles. Les histoires impossibles à verifier ont eu Tai O pour base dans beaucoup d'opérations de contrebande et de piraterie, l'entree du fleuve assurant l'excellente protection contre le temps et une cachette. Au XVIème siècle, Tai O a été par le passé occupé par le Portugais pendant la bataille de Tãmão. Dans le voisinage Fan Lau, un fort a été construit en 1729 pour protéger l'expédition sur le fleuve de perle. La contrebande des pistolets, du tabac, des drogues et des personnes demeure une activité, source documentaire illegale, dans et hors de la Chine continentale.
Quand les Anglais sont venus à Hong Kong, Tai O a été connu comme village de Tanka. Pendant et après la guerre civile chinoise, Tai O est devenu un point d'entrée primaire pour l'immigration illégale pour ceux s'échappant de République populaire de Chine. Certains de ces immigrés, la plupart du temps Chinois de Han, restés dans Tai O, et Tai O ont attiré des personnes d'autres groupes ethniques de Hong Kong, y compris Hoklo (Hokkien) et Hakka.
Récupération à Tai OActuellement le style de vie de pêche s'éteint. Tandis que beaucoup de résidants continuent à pêcher, il fournit à peine un revenu de subsistance. Il y a une école d'Etat sur l'île et la plupart des jeunes s'écartent quand ils en ont l'âge. En 2000 un grand feu a éclaté détruire beaucoup de résidences. Le village est maintenant la plupart du temps des huttes de squatters et des maisons délabrées sur pillotis.
Également connu comme « Venise de Hong Kong », Tai O est également une place touristique importante pour les étrangers et les résidants d'autres parties de Hong Kong, en dépit des dommages par un feu en juillet 2000. La douleur R-U, un genre de maison sur pillotis, établi bien au-dessus de la voie d'eau sont toujours tout à fait scénique. Un pont de corde tendu par les femmes locales était tout à fait populaire avec les visiteurs, mais il a été remplacé par un pont piétonnier en acier.
Les poissons et la pâte et les devanture de magasin salés traditionnels de crevette à Tai O. Pour de petits honoraires, quelques résidants prendront des touristes sur leurs bateaux le long du fleuve et pour des promenades courtes dans la mer. Beaucoup de touristes viennent à Tai O spécifiquement pour prendre ces voyages pour voir des dauphins blanc chinois. C'est également un bon endroit pour voir le coucher du soleil.
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Torre de la Vela - La Alhambra, Granada (Spain).
The last shot of The Alhambra / La última foto de La Alhambra.
ENGLISH
The ground plan of the Watch Tower (Torre de la Vela) is of 16 meters x 16 meters and its elevation is of 26,80 meters. It has a solid base and four floors with arches supported by pillars. During some time this tower was used as a dwelling, so it was modified. On the second floor there were merlons until the 16th century. In 1840 the current bell was put on the western façade and it had to be rebuilt in 1882 because a bolt of lightning damaged it.
The bell is an important element of this tower. Its chime used to indicate the farmers of the Vega, the meadow of the valley, the hours when they had to water the fields at night. The bell started striking at 8 or 9.30 p. m. and it kept doing so at different intervals with different chimes until 3 or 4 a. m., depending on the season. This bell was also used to call the inhabitants of Granada in case of danger. Nowadays, it is only on January 2nd that the Watch Tower and its bell are in the minds of all the inhabitants of the city. That was the date when the Catholic Monarchs took the city and the tradition says that every young woman who is still single and who strikes the bell, will get married before the end of the year.
The view from the top of the tower is marvellous, as it is possible to enjoy at the same time, the city of Granada, the Sierra Nevada, the Vega and the villages of the surroundings.
Source: www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambratvela_en.asp
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CASTELLANO
La planta de la Torre de la Vela mide 16 metros de lado y 26,80 metros de alto. La base es maciza y tiene cuatro pisos con arcos apeados por pilares. Durante algún tiempo, esta torre se convirtió en vivienda, por lo que su aspecto ha cambiado con respecto al que tuvo en sus orígenes. En el segundo piso tuvo almenas hasta el siglo XVI. La ubicación actual de la campana en la fachada occidental es de 1840 y tuvo que ser reconstruída posteriormente debido a la caida de un rayo en 1882.
La campana es la gran protagonista de esta torre. Antiguamente, su toque servía como reloj nocturno a los agricultores de la Vega para regar sus campos. Comenzaba a sonar de 8 a 9:30 de la noche, y seguía sonando a distintos intervalos y con distintos toques hasta las 3 o las 4 de la mañana, según la estación del año. Esta campana también ha servido para llamar a los granadinos en caso de peligro. Hoy en día, es el día 2 de enero de cada año cuando la torre de la Vela y su campana recuperan el protagonismo que tuvo antaño. En conmemoración de la fecha en la que los Reyes Católicos tomaron Granada, existe una tradición por la cual todas las muchachas solteras de la ciudad que hagan sonar la campana el 2 de enero de cada año, contraerán matrimonio antes de que termine el año.
El paisaje que podemos observar desde la torre es maravilloso, ya que es posible disfrutar de un solo vistazo de una panorámica de la ciudad, Sierra Nevada, la vega y los pueblos de los alrededores.
Fuente: www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambraTVela.asp
Unsharp Mask, Tonemapping using LucisArt, Selective Color, adding a vignette+some textures (thx to SolStock )
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Why was the original VW Beetle so popular?
The original VW Beetle was many things: cute, dependable, inexpensive, easy to work on and enduring. But it was not fast. One has to admire the original Volkswagen Beetle car. The car name was cute and the car was so counter culture, going against any other styling cues of other car manufacturers in the 1960s, that it was a hit for VW and the people. Yes the Volkswagon Beetle was so popular that Volkswagen reestablished production of the Beetle, and you can still buy a new Beetle today, albeit a modern version of the old classic.
I came across these old cars while riding my bike on the "Kissing Bridge Trail."
This pops up tad better on Black
The monsoons were in full swing and i found walking around the yard in our Kerala home quite interesing with these beautiful fungi popping up here and there in varied hues and sizes. I have managed a couple of them and would love to share them with you in the next few days.
Here is the first one and am afraid i do not have the ID (quite a shame!!!!).But i got some basic notes on fungi to start with...ofcourse from Wikipedia.
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, hence the word mushroom is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) that have a stem (stipe), a cap (pileus), and gills (lamellae, sing. lamella) on the underside of the cap, just as do store-bought white mushrooms.
The word "mushroom" can also be used for a wide variety of gilled fungi, with or without stems, and the term is used even more generally, to describe both the fleshy fruiting bodies of some Ascomycota and the woody or leathery fruiting bodies of some Basidiomycota, depending upon the context of the word.
And did you know?... India has a National Centre for Mushroom Research and Training, NCMRT (now Directorate of Mushroom Research , DRM) at Solan, Himachal Pradesh, with a mandate to carry out research, training and extension on all aspects of mushrooms in the country.
Exposure Time: 1/60
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Date Taken: 29.07.2008
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This morning I went to Sausalito to watch the sun rise. I had my doubts, and expected heavy fog -but I figure it would still be nice to watch the sun rise. I have not done that in a long time. Plus, taking pictures during blue hour is nice, but golden hour -mmm, golden hour.
A couple months back I came to this same place -Ah, Sausalito revisited.
My alarm went off at 5AM. I did not even hit the snooze button. I packed my things in to the trunk of my car and headed to my local donut shop. Picked myself up a sugar donut for me to indulge in later while I wait for the sun rise. I did rack up some karma coins though (Thanks Seo!). On my way out of the shop I looked at the change I had crumpled in my hand. Something was not right. I did a quick mind squeezing calculation in my head.
Donut: $0.85
Tendered: $ $10.00
Change: $19.15
I returned the excess money to the cashier. He was pretty thankful.
As I made my way over the Golden Gate Bridge it became clear that yes, there is going to be fog. A lot of it. I didn't count myself out quite yet. It was a nice, and leisurely drive along "Historic Sausalito."
I spent the next hour and a half patiently waiting for the sun to make it's debut for the day. I ate that sugar donut I picked up earlier. Wonderful. Even though my arteries probably clogged a little :) I spent the rest of my time lounging on the dock. And yet again, I found myself without a flashlight. It were a bit creepy when I couldn't see anything. Near pitch black except for some small ankle level lamps every 30ft or so.
Sure enough, at 7:05 the sun showed itself. Well, kind of. There was fog. I could feel the sun trying to push past the fog ... "I'm here ... I'm here!!!" But it could have been worse. So that said, I'm glad I got to see what I did. It was nice. Cold though.
The tide was significantly lower this time around when compared to the last time I came -it was interesting to see the pilings in a slightly different manner.
I'll try this again when the weather is a bit more cooperative.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is by far the most common species that breeds in the eastern half of North America, although most states have sporadic Rufous sightings, and Bob and Martha Sargent have banded eight other hummingbird species as winter visitors to five southeastern states. Ruby-throats are intensely inquisitive and thus easily attracted to feeders, where males in particular typically display aggressive territoriality toward rival hummers, other birds, and even insects such as bees, butterflies, and sphinx moths. They quickly become accustomed to human presence, and will swoop down to investigate red articles of clothing, possibly as potential food sources. Feeders hung at windows attract as many visitors as ones farther from structures, and the bird that claims a feeder as its territory may spend much of the day perched nearby, guarding the food source against intruders. Many hummingbird watchers find "Hummer Warz" endlessly entertaining, although the chases are obviously serious business to the hungry birds. For a short period immediately after fledging, a female will tolerate the presence of her own young at the feeder, but they are soon treated the same as other adult birds - as rivals in pursuit of the food necessary to prepare for the fall migration.
Courtship is apparently very brief, if it exists at all, and once mated the female raises the young alone. The walnut-sized nest, built by the female, is constructed on a foundation of bud scales attached to a tree limb with spider silk; lichens camouflage the outside, and the inside is lined with dandelion, cattail, or thistle down. The nest will stretch to contain the growing nestlings, and may sometimes be reused (rebuilt) the following year.
Two white, pea-sized eggs are laid two or three days apart, which the female will incubate from 60 to 80 percent of the day for 12-16 days. Reports of the duration of the nestling phase vary from 14 to 31 days, the wide range possibly varying with the availability of food; 18-23 days is normal. when they leave the nest, the chicks are considerably larger than their mothers: they may weigh 4.5 grams, while poor Mom is down to only 2.5 g after the stress of raising them. Since the mother starts incubating the first egg as soon as it's laid, that chick will hatch and fledge earlier than its sibling; it will remain close to the nest until the other chick is ready to fly. After leaving the nest, fledglings are fed by their mother for about 10 days. It is thought that Ruby-throats live as long as 12 years, but the average is probably 3-5 years.
Physical Description
Average length: 3.5 inches (8.9 cm)
Average weight: 1/8 ounce (3.1 g)
Body temperature: 105°-108°F (40.5°-42.2°C)
Wing beats: 40-80 per second, average about 52
Respiration: 250 per minute
Heart rate: 250 beats/min resting; 1200 beats/min feeding
Flight speed: 30 mph (48 kph) normal; 50 mph (80 kph) escape; 63 mph (101 kph) dive
Plumage
Adult male: Emerald green back, iridescent ruby red gorget (throat) that may appear black under some lighting conditions, gray flanks, forked tail with no white. Smaller than the female.
Adult female: Emerald green back, white breast and throat, rounded tail with white tips. Larger than the male, with longer bill.
Juveniles: Young of both sexes look like the adult female. In August and September, young males may develop some red spots in the gorget.
Molts: One complete molt per year, which may start during the fall migration and continue into March. Young males acquire full ruby gorgets during their first molt.
Gender identification is simple if the light is right: the brilliant red gorget of the male is unmistakable. More commonly, though, the shape and presence of white on the tail is a more reliable field mark.
Distribution and Migration
Ruby-throats breed throughout eastern to midwestern North America, from southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Most winter in Mexico, Central America, and on Caribbean islands, although a few remain in the Gulf states and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Most researchers accept a remarkable non-stop crossing of the Gulf, taking 18-20 hours. They arrive at the coast in late February or early March, and follow the development of spring flowers northward, reaching my home in Morganfield, Kentucky on April 20 +/- 2 days. Males migrate earlier than females, in both directions; some adult males start south as early as JUly. Our female breeding birds leave here (Morganfield, Kentucky) in September, with the young of the year following; the last juveniles depart abruptly at first frost (mid-October). By mid-November the fall migration is essentially completed throughout North America.
View On Black Just my lotd today ;p
Pose: 'Stance' available in the 'Stands Vendor' @ Del May Mainstore
Details as requested :)
'Miel Pomi Bear' - Miel Subscribo gift (freebie)
Hair: Kin 'Voss'
Ears: Gauged (Chase the Beast Hunt - freebie)
Blindfold: Cheeky Soul 'Dreamer'
Skin: Trap 'Roco' - Tone 0
Jaffa Cake (mouth): Del May (not for sale, ask me nicely ;p)
Jacket: Zenith 'Chaos'
Gloves: Trap 'Fuzz Gloves'
Pants: LeLutka 'Mithra'
Knee pads: Cobrahive 'Aludo'
Boots: NV 'Hammer'
Cornelian Cherry does this mean "Armenian Cherry blossoms" why not, LOL!! Blooming young trees at the new Park.
Wiki:
It is a medium to large deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5-12 m tall, with dark brown branches and greenish twigs. The leaves are opposite, 4-10 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin. The flowers are small (5-10 mm diameter), with four yellow petals, produced in clusters of 10-25 together in the late winter, well before the leaves appear. The fruit is an oblong red drupe 2 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter, containing a single seed.
The fruit is edible, but the unripe fruit is astringent. The fruit only fully ripens after it falls from the tree. When ripe, the fruit is dark ruby red. It has an acidic flavour which is best described as a mixture of cranberry and sour cherry; it is mainly used for making jam, makes an excellent sauce similar to cranberry sauce when pitted and then boiled with sugar and orange, but also can be eaten dried. In Azerbaijan and Armenia, the fruit is used for distilling vodka.
Dancing with the Stars: Results, tonight
American Idol !! Usher is on!! SOOC, just cropping and resizing!!
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En compañía de mi amigo Carles de www.terradeningu.com en el curso del fin de semana pasado en Prades (Tarragona)
Y aprovecho también para agradecer su amabilidad a Rafa por sacarnos de la autovía perdida a altas horas de la madrugada después de pasar 10 horas en el aeropuerto de Barajas por culpa de Iberia y llegar a mi destino casi 12 horas más tarde de lo previsto.
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White light and a light painting tool.
Beyond the shadows,
Light beckons me.
I peer anxiously
Between the trees.
My mind stumbling
Through the undergrowth,
Snow freezing my bones,
Darkness seizing my soul.
Shall I make it through?
Shall I endure, with courage?
Will He be there for me?
And what will he say?
Welcome, be at peace!
Rest now from travail.
You ran your race,
And now...you are home.
--John Walford, December 7, 2007.
And, kindly drawn to my attention by Beau Elkins (see comment below), one from Robert Frost:
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here,
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer,
To stop without a farmhouse near,
Between the woods and frozen lake,
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake,
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep,
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
-- Robert Frost
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP.ES - BCN: Parc Güell - 03/04/2011
Meeting!! (2 of 3): Ville's Sessions/
Kedada!! (2 de 3): Las Sesiones de Ville
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 08 of 18) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Ren: (I supose I will have to stay with this new friend... I'm too shy to talk to the girls... I don't know them... U_U)
Ville: Sheryl, I know you love to take picturies of all of what I do, but do you think you could leave me alone just for a while? ^_^u Come on, you ought this to me, it's been so long since you took me out ;P
Sheryl: What for? ¬¬ don't begin like Lenn please... ^_^u I have enough with one ó_ò (This one has had seen what the other two did behind the bushes and now he wants his part... ^_^u Well DON'T Ò_Ó Why didn't I think twice before choosing the most horny guys I have to this meeting... whyyyyyyyy!! T^T)
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Ren: (tendré que conformarme con este como amigo... me da vergüenza ir a hablar con las chicas...no las conozco... U_U)
Ville: Sheryl, ya sé que tienes que retratar todo lo que hago pero... no podrías dejarme un ratito a mi aire? ^_^u Vaaa, me lo debes, que hace mucho que no me sacas. ;P
Sheryl: Pa que? ¬¬ No me empieces como Lenn por favor... ^_^u que con uno tengo suficiente. ó_ò (Este ha visto lo que han hecho aquellos dos en los matorrales y quiere su ración... ^_^u pues NO! Ò_Ó Porqué no lo pensé antes de traerme a los dos taes más salidos que tengo a la quedada.... porqueeeeeeé!!! T^T)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
i'm sick in bed today.
it's a gorgeous, sunny day outside and i have tons i should be doing, but instead, here i lie.
posting photos and feeling like crap.
ugh.
i was just going to post a short quote with this photo, but this bird so gave me the creeps yesterday ( it was the size of a cat and never stopped watching me out of the corner of his eye ), that i felt he deserved the whole poem.
i don't know, maybe it's just my fevered brain...
it's a long piece, but fun if you have the time. ;)
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The Raven. By, Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
`'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more,'
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
`Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; -
Darkness there, and nothing more.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'
Merely this and nothing more.
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
`Surely,' said I, `surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore -
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; -
'Tis the wind and nothing more!'
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
`Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven.
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door -
Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as `Nevermore.'
But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only,
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered -
Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before -
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
Then the bird said, `Nevermore.'
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
`Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -
Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore
Of "Never-nevermore."'
But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking `Nevermore.'
This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
`Wretch,' I cried, `thy God hath lent thee - by these angels he has sent thee
Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore -
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels named Lenore?'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
`Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!' I shrieked upstarting -
`Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!
Sogno Intenso - Villa Ada Posse
ascolta!!!
Ogni giorno entra una luce che
Pare diversa da quella del giorno prima
Sensazione che mi fa capire cos’è cos’è
che mi spinge avanti x la mia strada
Ogni giorno entra una luce che
porta con se gli umori della giornata
E ripenso a quel sogno intenso che
ha colpito la mia vita
Vedo un sogno la terra che appare
Come un organismo capace di sentire
Ogni movimento ogni cosa che accade
Come fosse un corpo condannato a soffrire
Vedo un sogno la terra mi appare
Come una donna che mi parla e che mi dice
Mi spiega di com' è stanca di dover sopportare
Un’umanità che nn è in grado di capire
Per ogni albero abbattuto nessun seme piantato
Ogni luogo conosciuto subito viene inquinato
Ogni mare pulito presto viene contaminato
E non c’è equilibrio che viene rispettato
Viviamo come parassiti sopra un corpo malato
Dominando un mondo artificiale da noi costruito
Elogiamo e difendiamo quello che abbiamo creato
Dimenticando quel legame vitale
che ci ha consentito di trovare un’esperienza così profonda e densa
Su un pianeta che ci ha dato tutta la sua accoglienza
Ma la nostra conoscenza è diventata arroganza
Ci ha distolto dal significato dell’esistenza
C’è gente che pensa che c’è un dio in trascendenza
Ma la vena su cui cammina nn gli ha dato mai importanza
Allora È l’evidenza la sofferenza della grande madre
che si trova in decadenza
Vedo un sogno.....
Questo pianeta a noi ci ha dato l’ospitalità
Ci ha donato la bellezza e la qualità
Ci ha fornito l’alimento
E soddisfatto necessità
Noi succhiamo le risorse
Nulla indietro si da
Abbiamo perso ormai l’idea della sacralità
Così come era diffusa nell’antichità
Per cui la terra era come una divinità
Misteriosa abbondante e colma di prosperità
Ma è ormai impossibile e inevitabile
Provare a fermare il tempo
che scorre veloce inesorabile
Abbiamo perso il contatto con ciò che ha un valore incalcolabile
È probabile che al danno recato sia separabile sto mondo inevitabile
Non c’è nulla di umano che con la natura è paragonabile
Nessun mondo virtuale alla madre terra è sostenibile
non c’è uomo colpevole che si senta responsabile
di quello ke ha fatto alla terra di cm la resa invivibile
........
Vedo un sogno la terra mi appare....
Vedo un sogno la terra mi appare.....
When in water (right), shell is more translucent, lighter and brighter in colour, and less reflective, than when in air (left).
1: internal view of row of palatal protrusions at earlier position of palatal lip.
2: external view through translucent shell of same row of protrusions as in ‘1’.
Shell height 6.1 mm. Salting on tidal River Dee, Flintshire, Wales. December 2018.
Full DESCRIPTION BELOW
Sets of OTHER SPECIES: www.flickr.com/photos/56388191@N08/collections/
GLOSSARY BELOW
Preface
Specimens illustrated in this account which were supplied to Amgueddfa Cymru (the Natural History Museum, Wales) were sequenced by Ben Rowson who found no difference in the DNA of M. myosotis and M. denticulata and concluded that they were a single species; Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801). This has been accepted by WoRMS; see www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139672 ]
A possibility, raised by Martins (2013), is that the true M. myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801) occurs in the Mediterranean and that both British shell forms are ecotypes of M. denticulata (Montagu, 1803). This account, written before molecular sequencing united them, describes the form previously regarded as M. denticulata.
Because of its special habitat intermediate between terrestrial and marine, this species, and its Leucophytia relative in the family Ellobiidae, are omitted from some identification guides, while variously appearing in others devoted solely to either terrestrial, marine or even freshwater mollusca.
Myosotella myosotis form denticulata (Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms: Voluta denticulata Montagu, 1803; Voluta ringens W. Turton, 1819; Ovatella denticulata (Montagu, 1803); Alexia ringicula Locard, 1893; Conovulus denticulatus in Forbes & Hanley (1853); Melampus myosotis (part of) in Jeffreys (1869);
Vernacular Probably applied at times to both M. denticulata and M. myosotis: Mouse-eared Alexia, Mouse ear(ed) snail (English); Clust llygoden (Welsh); Evesnegl (Danish); Muizenoortje (Dutch); Ovatelle naine des vases (French); Stranddvärgsnäcka (Swedish); Mäuseöhrchen (German);
Applied to just this form: Many-toothed mouse-ear (English); Gewoon muizenoortje (Dutch);
Description
When in water, shell is more translucent, lighter and brighter in colour, and less reflective, than when in air 1Md flic.kr/p/2ejw2rW . The following shell description is of specimens in air.
Shell
Juvenile shell usually less than 6 mm high. Adult shells often less than 6mm , usual maximum 7.5 mm, exceptionally 10 mm 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV . Fusiform shell, width c.45% to 55% of height 3Md flic.kr/p/2fkP2h7 . Small spire with sharp apex; body whorl c. 73% of shell height, usually a little less on small specimens. Apex slightly twisted 3Md flic.kr/p/2fkP2h7 due to change from sinistral protoconch to dextral teleoconch. Shell-wall thin, opaque or slightly translucent, with a silky sheen when clean 4Md flic.kr/p/2fkP21f . Up to 8 moderately convex whorls separated by distinct shallow sutures. On juveniles, the periostracum is drawn into a row of bristles below the sutures 5Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1V5 , but they are worn off over time. Earliest juveniles with three or fewer whorls lack periostracum and bristles; their shells are white-translucent with punctate spiral lines which may persist for a time as the shell grows ; occasionally visible through periostracum on later whorls 6Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1HS . Very fine, closely spaced, costal lines sometimes visible on adults, especially on spire whorls 6Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1HS , often most clearly developed on subsutural ramp 4Md flic.kr/p/2fkP21f . Adults have growth lines; most easily seen when periostracum is worn 3Md flic.kr/p/2fkP2h7 , less so when periostracum is intact 7Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1Gj . Usually no umbilicus except for an umbilicus-like slit in the apex caused by the change from the sinistral larval shell (protoconch) to a dextral shell 8Md flic.kr/p/2fqtbmD . Within the shell, when it reaches 2½ whorls, the columella and septa between the spire whorls are resorbed by the mantle, leaving an open space except for the columella and septum of the body whorl. Aperture 50% to 60% of shell height 3Md flic.kr/p/2fkP2h7 , juveniles usually nearer the higher limit; shaped like a narrow ear with a rounded base and a sharp adapical angle 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV . Thin palatal (outer) lip on specimens over 3mm high has two to seven (or more) protrusions (folds/teeth/denticles) 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV which may be set into a pale calcareous ridge within the aperture near the palatal rim. Further sets of protrusions are often present further back in the aperture, marking previous positions of palatal lip 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV . The palatal lip is sometimes weakly reflected on large adults 9Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1kN . The columellar-parietal lip (inner lip of aperture) has three or four protrusions . The parietal lip consists of a wide glazed area on the body whorl, but is often difficult to discern 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV & 10Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZXU . Juveniles less than 3mm high may not have developed protrusions sufficiently to be distinguished from M. myosotis. For a clear view of the features within the aperture, including far-back rows of teeth, the animal may need a prod with a small brush to make it withdraw, and the shell requires tilting at different angles 11Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZsA . There is no operculum . Exterior colour varies from yellowish brown to brown 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV . The protoconch and juvenile shell up to about 1.4mm height are white, and are retained as a white apex on the adult 3Md flic.kr/p/2fkP2h7 & 14Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZ4E . On dead stranded shells the periostracum often peels off and the colour bleaches to whitish 10Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZXU .
Body
Specimens from non-salting conditions have white or very pale grey flesh; colour on an individual varies with degree of extension and whether in air or water 12Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZeE . The colour of the occasional ones from under stones on saltings is similar to that of M. myosotis with darker grey arranged in transverse bands across the dorsum, and colour intensity usually increases with size/age 13Md flic.kr/p/RE4vht . The tentacles on all forms are usually grey or greyish. Sides of foot are paler than the dorsum of grey specimens 12Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZeE & 13Md flic.kr/p/RE4vht . The mantle sometimes projects a short way beyond the aperture rim of the palatal lip, but is not reflected onto it 13Md flic.kr/p/RE4vht . The parietal lip on the body whorl is a glaze formed by the mantle extending onto it 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV & 10Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZXU . The mantle cavity, the roof of which contains a network of haemolymph vessels 14Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZ4E , functions as a lung for respiration. It is sealed off from the exterior by a thick, white or brownish-white, mantle-collar which fits closely round the body as it extends or retracts 6Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1HS & 24Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6Ja . The collar has a pneumostome which, when in air, can be opened and closed 15Md flic.kr/p/2fqt9Jk for respiration and humidity control but, when immersed, does not effectively retain air or exclude water 16Md flic.kr/p/RE4uWD & 17Md flic.kr/p/2fqt9ta . The rectum and part of the intestine, visible through translucent shells in water 17Md flic.kr/p/2fqt9ta , runs along the rear edge of the roof of the mantle cavity to the anus 18Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6XM which opens to the exterior in a folded part of the mantle-collar in the adapical angle of the aperture close to the pneumostome . The head has two cephalic tentacles; nearly linear with a bluntly pointed tip (subulate) when dry, and conical and paler when swollen with water 13Md flic.kr/p/RE4vht . When not fully extended, they are contracted, becoming annulated in the basal half 19Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYE3 , not retracted by inversion into the body. The tentacles widely diverge from their bases near the midline of the head 20Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6TZ . The distal half of the tentacles, sometimes slightly bulbous, is opaque grey, sometimes with a brownish tint 21Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYzU , and contains sensory chemoreceptor cells (Wondrak, 1984). There is an internal black eye within the posteromesial base of each tentacle 19Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYE3 . The head in front of the tentacles forms a broad, slightly bilobed “muzzle” (Forbes & Hanley,1853) 22Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6LV which can be variably configured, but not cylindrically to form a snout like that of many marine gastropods. Near the anterior edge of the muzzle are two button-like, pads (“fungiform bodies” of Wondrak, 1984) which contain sensory cells 21Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYzU , but they are inconspicuous on animals with white flesh. Ventrally, the mouth is protected by white outer-lip lobes. When feeding, the ventrally translucent-white muzzle is spread out flat on the substrate and the outer lips moved aside to expose the mouth edged anteriorly by the rim of the red-brown jaw 23Md flic.kr/p/24NUzJ8 , and to allow the extension of the anterior of the radula covered in thousands of white teeth. When translucent, the muzzle may reveal dorsally the oral tube leading from the mouth to the buccal mass, and the oesophagus passing from it towards the stomach 20Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6TZ . On weakly pigmented, translucent specimens the dumbbell-shaped, dorsal part of the nerve ring with two cerebral ganglia may be visible 20Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6TZ . The ring encircles the oesophagus. It and its ganglia that innervate organs on the head are the nearest approximation in gastropods to a centralised brain, but other ganglia distributed on nerve cords around the body innervate other organs. The anterior edge of the translucent white sole is broad and gently curved or almost straight, sometimes with a slightly indented middle, and tapers to a rounded posterior 22Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6LV . M. denticulata is a protandrous hermaphrodite. The common genital aperture is hidden beneath the mantle on the right of the animal. The female opening is covered by a thin lip of integument which continues forwards as a narrow fold enclosing the vas deferens 18Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6XM to the male aperture on the right of the head from which penis with vas deferens can be everted for mating by hydrostatic pressure of haemolymph.
When immersed in water, the body absorbs water, swells, and it and the shell become paler and more translucent, sometimes, revealing internal organs 24Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6Ja , 17Md flic.kr/p/2fqt9ta ,18Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6XM & 20Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6TZ . A dissection was not made for this species/ecotype. Most published anatomy accounts are of M. Myosotis sensu lato which includes this species. Dissections can be seen of M. myosotis in its account at flic.kr/s/aHsmv1sTC7 images 32 to 37.
Key identification features
Features 1 to 4, below, accord with Forbes & Hanley (1853) and Gittenberger (2004). The former aggregated M. myosotis sensu stricto with M. denticulata but “scrupulously kept apart their description.” Many currently used identification guides aggregate them and their features under M. myosotis sensu lato. Consequently, distribution maps on GBIF and NBN include many M. denticulata occurrences under “M. myosotis”, and the M. denticulata maps have under-representation of its occurrence.
To observe aperture sculpture the animal must be well withdrawn, and the shell tilted at different angles. Sometimes the outer (palatal) lip sculpture of an earlier growth stage is visible deep into the aperture and should be used if the sculpture on new growth has not yet developed. It is advisable to examine several specimens of different sizes from a site; sometimes both are present..
Myosotella denticulata(Montagu, 1803).
1. Live shell brown (beachworn shells may be dull whitish). Usual adult height 3.5 mm to 7.5 mm, exceptionally 10 mm 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV .
2. Inner (columellar/parietal) lip has 3 or 4 apertural protrusions 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV .
3.Outer (palatal) lip has 2 to 7 (or more) apertural protrusions 2Md flic.kr/p/24NUBLV sometimes set into a pale ridge which occasionally submerges them. [If no protrusions, check further back in aperture for protrusions on earlier lip position; may be visible from exterior through translucent shell, with or without connecting streaks.]
4. In its typical non-salting habitat, the flesh colour of normally extended dorsal body is white or very pale whitish grey, with darker grey tentacles 12Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZeE . But when it occurs in muddier conditions, it may be as dark as M. myosotis 13Md flic.kr/p/RE4vht .
5. Habitat: typically under slightly embedded stones at Extreme High Water Spring level and above (supralittoral) on sheltered coast without salting vegetation at fully marine salinity. Occasionally under stones on landward edge of Saltmarsh-grass sward by tidal rivers with low salinity 25Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYuy .
Similar species/ecotype
Myosotella myosotis
(Full account flic.kr/s/aHsmv1sTC7 )
1. Live shell brown 28Md flic.kr/p/2fqt7di (beachworn shells may be dull whitish 29Md flic.kr/p/RE4sZH ). Usual adult height 6.5mm to 8mm, exceptionally 10mm .
2. Inner (columellar/parietal) lip has only 2 or 3 apertural protrusions 30Md flic.kr/p/2ejvWdQ .
3. Outer (palatal) lip has a single apertural denticle or none 30Md flic.kr/p/2ejvWdQ . Some have a pale apertural ridge running close to the lip.
4. Flesh colour of normally extended dorsal body is grey 31Md flic.kr/p/2e2z4yD . Shade and intensity varies with age, extension and whether in air or water, but not pure white when adult.
5. Habitat: among vegetation, often under driftwood, on low salinity estuarine saltings and Saltmarsh-grass sward by tidal rivers a little above and below EHWS. Locally abundant. (May occur with M. denticulata under stones on/near saltings 25Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYuy .)
Leucophytia bidentata (Montagu, 1808).
(Full account flic.kr/s/aHsmwhDvaL )
1. Live shell slightly-translucent ivory-white; yellow viscera may show through spire 32Md flic.kr/p/24NUy3H . Usual adult height to 5 mm, occasionally to 7 mm. Sutures shallower and whorls less rounded than on M. myosotis 33Md flic.kr/p/2e2z4hB .
2. Inner (columellar/parietal) lip has 2 protrusions within the aperture; not more 33Md flic.kr/p/2e2z4hB .
3. Outer (palatal) lip has no protrusions or rib (sometimes in a photo, a strong growth line might be mistaken for a rib 33Md flic.kr/p/2e2z4hB .
4. Flesh colour of normally extended dorsal body is almost pure white 32Md flic.kr/p/24NUy3H , but when contracted into body-whorl colour saturation gives it a cream appearance.
5. Lives in deep, silty, rock crevices between High Water Neap level and Low Water Spring level. Also under stones embedded into soil-like substrate at Extreme High Water Spring level and a little above on sheltered coast where it is often with M. denticulata.
Habits and ecology
M. denticulata lives typically under slightly embedded stones at Extreme High Water Spring level and slightly above (supralittoral) on sheltered coast without salting vegetation at fully marine salinity; often in company with Leucophytia bidentata and some terrestrial invertebrates. Occasionally, it also occurs under stones on the landward edge of Saltmarsh-grass sward by tidal rivers with low salinity 25Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYuy , often with more numerous M. myosotis, Assiminea grayana and some terrestrial invertebrates. It does not live in permanently submerged in pools, but can survive and be active for short periods of immersion. As there is no operculum to reduce dessication, the species is an obligatory hygrophile. Its spindle shaped shell is well adapted for moving through small gaps under stones. When moving, the foot and shell are cushioned on a layer of watery mucus which is sometimes mistaken for the foot 26Md flic.kr/p/2fqt7pv & 27Md flic.kr/p/RE4tge which usually underlies little more than the aperture . M. denticulata senses its surroundings with its tentacles and the two button-like pads (“fungiform bodies” of Wondrak, 1984) 21Md flic.kr/p/2fkNYzU near the anterior edge of the muzzle. In its usually dark habitat, its eyes probably function as little more than light detectors to trigger negative phototaxic motion when exposed to light.
It is a euryhaline species capable of surviving immersion in water from 0 p.p.t to full marine salinity or more, but individuals require time to adapt to changes in salinity and may become inactive/moribund when abruptly immersed in water they are unaccustomed to.
Respiration is of atmospheric air in the mantle cavity which is sealed by a collar of thickened mantle 6Md flic.kr/p/2fkP1HS that firmly embraces the body but allows it to extend-from/retract-into the shell 24Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6Ja . A pneumostome (respiratory pore) in the collar 15Md flic.kr/p/2fqt9Jk can be opened for inhalation/exhalation of air or closed to seal the cavity against dehydration. The roof of the mantle cavity contains a network of haemolymph vessels 14Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZ4E and is very thin, enabling oxygen from inhaled air to diffuse into the vessels and for carbon dioxide to leave with the exhaled air. When immersed, air escapes 17Md flic.kr/p/2fqt9ta from the mantle cavity and water enters as the pneumostome is not tightly closed 16Md flic.kr/p/RE4uWD .
When feeding, the muzzle is spread out on the substrate and the radula is extended 23Md flic.kr/p/24NUzJ8 to gather, with the red jaw as a backstop, decaying vegetation, diatoms (Wiese & Richling, 2008) and sediment rich in organic material which are bound into food boli with mucus from the supra pedal gland brought to the mouth along a median groove. Unlike marine prosobranch gastropods, which defecate into a mantle cavity that is cleared by water currents, M. denticulata has a rectum that opens to the exterior through an anus in the mantle collar 18Md flic.kr/p/2e2z6XM , near to, but separate from, the pneumostome so that faeces are expelled without fouling the respiratory mantle-cavity. The soft faeces are wet and loosely bound with mucus when fresh 27Md flic.kr/p/RE4tge . There is no operculum 11Md flic.kr/p/2fkNZsA to provide protection against intrusion by predators, but the numerous protrusions narrow the aperture to impede attack. The aperture protrusions of M. denticulata may have developed in response to the different (more threatening?) predators present in its habitat, which is more terrestrial than that of M. myosotis.
Reproduction: (Details assumed from published accounts of M. myosotis sensu lato.) M. denticulata is a protandrous hermaphrodite which changes its sexual function in the wild when 1½ to 2 years old, so younger, 1 to 1½ years, fully mature males mate with older, over 1½ years, females (Schultes, 2014) using the stout, conical penis everted from the side near the posterior of the right tentacle. Female deposits 15 to 80 egg capsules in a small, yellow or white, frog-spawn-like mass (Morton, 1954 and Gittenberger, 2004). Each ovoid capsule contains a single ovum. The cases are attached to each other in a loosely convoluted chain by a filament (chalaziform process) at each end. The closely packed cases with intervening clear fluid are contained in a tough binding membrane which is attached to stones. There is a larval veliger stage, with sinistral shell, which is passed entirely within the ovum (Morton, 1954).
Distribution and status
Europe from England to Mediterranean and Azores. GBIF map, www.gbif.org/species/4359191
Locally common in suitable habitat with rocks in Britain but records from vegetated saltings are likely to be the species/ecotype M. myosotis sensu stricto. NBN map
species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0001702111
Irish distribution, National biodiversity data centre, in Mollusc Ireland: www.habitas.org.uk/molluscireland/species.asp?ID=121
Acknowledgements
I gratefully thank Ben Rowson of the National Museum Wales for his help with the account, but any errors or omissions are mine.
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Current taxonomy:
www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139673
Glossary
adapical angle = angle at which outer lip meets body-whorl.
boli = (sing. bolus) small rounded masses, especially of triturated food material.
cerebral = to do with integration of sensory and neural functions to initiate and coordinate body activity.
chalaziform = resembling the two spiral bands (chalazae) in a bird's egg that attach the yolk to opposite ends of the lining membrane.
columella = solid or hollow axial “little column” around which gastropod shell spirals; hidden inside shell, except on final whorl next to lower part of inner lip of aperture where hollow ones may end in an umbilicus or siphonal canal.
columellar = (adj.) of or near central axis of coiled gastropod.
columellar lip = lower (abapical) part of inner lip of aperture.
costa (pl. costae) = rib running across a whorl of a gastropod shell at approximately right-angles to direction of coiling and any spiral striae.
costal (adj.) = of, or arranged like, costae.
dextral = (of gastropod shell) in apertural view with spire uppermost, the aperture is on the right. Most gastropod species adults have dextral shells.
distal = away from centre of body or from point of attachment.
diverticula = (for digestion) blind ended tubules in the digestive gland that receive nutrients for digestion.
EHWS = extreme high water spring tide.
euryhaline = able to tolerate a wide variation in salinty.
fusiform = slender, spindle-shaped, tapering almost equally towards both ends.
ganglia = (sing. ganglion) knots on a nerve cord containing sensory cell bodies that conduct impulses to (innervate) organs of the body.
haemolymph = circulating fluid in molluscs that carries nutrients, waste and hormones. Analagous to vertebrate blood, but most molluscs have copper-based haemocyanin in it instead of red haemoglobin to carry oxygen. It may be tinged blue when oxygenated; colourless when depleted of oxygen.
halophyte = plant tolerant of saline soil and periodic tidal immersion, usually on saltmarshes, estuarine shores and sides of tidal rivers.
hygrophile = living in moist, humid, but not submerged, conditions.
(obligatory hygrophile = only able to live in such conditions.)
mantle = sheet of tissue that secretes the shell, covers the viscera and forms a cavity in gastropods. In terrestrial gastropods ('pulmonates') the cavity roof contains a network of haemolymph ('blood') vessels enabling the cavity to act like a lung.
mesial = on or facing towards the midline of the body.
operculum = plate of horny conchiolin, rarely calcareous, used to close shell aperture of prosobranch gastropods.
palatal lip = outer lip of gastropod aperture.
parietal lip ( or parietal wall) = upper part of inner side of gastropod aperture, often lacking clear lip structure with just a glaze on side of whorl adapically of columellar lip.
periostracum = thin horny layer of proteinaceous material often coating shells.
posteromesial = at the rear facing towards the midline of the body.
prosobranch = member of Prosobranchia, one of three subclasses into which the class Gastropoda (slugs and snails) was divided during the 20th Century (other two were Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia). This classification is no longer used by scientists, but prosobranch is a useful informal term to signify (mainly marine) snails breathing with a ctenidium (comblike gill inside mantle cavity), an operculum, and a shell which can accommodate the whole body.
protandrous hermaphrodite = each individual starts mature life as a functioning male, later changing to female function.
protoconch = apical whorls produced during embryonic and larval stages of gastropod; often different in form from other whorls (teleoconch).
protrusions = teeth, denticles, folds, lamellae or cogs (terms used by various authors).
punctate = with pinprick-like depressions.
resorb = absorb what was previously secreted; break it down into component materials and disperse into the circulation.
resorption = the process of absorbing what was previously secreted by breaking it down into component materials and dispersal into the circulation.
salting = area of salt tolerant vascular plants rooted in sediment between mean high water mark (MHW) and extreme high water of spring tides (EHWS). [Preferred synonym for “saltmarsh” as much of salting not marshy.]
septa = plural of septum; internal partition separating two chambers/ shell-whorls of a gastropod.
septum = internal partition separating two chambers/ shell-whorls of a gastropod.
sinistral = (of gastropod shell) in apertural view with spire uppermost, the aperture is on the left. Most gastropod species adults have dextral shells.
subsutural = close below the suture when shell positioned with apex uppermost.
subulate = slender and tapering to a point like onion leaf or awl.
suture = groove or line where whorls of gastropod shell adjoin.
teleoconch = entire gastropod shell other than the apical, embryonic & larval stage protoconch.
triturate = reduce to small particles.
vascular plants = plants that have vascular tissues to transport water and nutrients through the plant. Include all seed-bearing plants, ferns and horsetails. Usually terrestrial or in freshwater or brackish water; a few, such as Zostera, live in fully marine salinity water.
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Flowers of the Santa Rosa Plum tree - original photograph was taken a couple of days ago in my backyard. The picture itself was a bad one--out of focus and very dark but with some potential because of the background blur. I used a new software: Viveza2. If you are not familiar with it, I recommend you download a trial--they have a 15-day trial. The name of the company is Nik. I find it extremely useful to choose certain points on the picture make brighter and others to make darker, with the associated adjustment options of contrast, saturation, and sharpness/detail combo (called structure).
After Viveza2 I used Topaz Adjust to create extreme colors and detail, then Topaz Colored Pencil Sketch and modified it until it was a mild color sketch with painterly effect. I finally used Photoshop's "smudge" to create the brush-like strokes. Amazing what technology can do!
2010 5k
Listed below are the participants (sorted by cities and chip times) in the Bushtukah Canada Day 2010 5k road race, held in Kanata, Ontario.
Click here and enter the name or bib number for the full individual race results, race photos and finish-line videos.
Thank-you to Sportstats.
Photo (above): Maya Aden (15:06.3), In My Sights photograhy.
Local runners (Ontario)
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bib # 1986…… Sandra MOORE……Almonte……22:32.0
bib # 257…… Jonas BARTER……Almonte……26:37.1
bib # 1157…… Harold KUEHN……Ashton……23:25.6
bib # 1158…… Nancy KUEHN……Ashton……35:54.1
bib # 296…… Scott BLAIN……Beachburg……20:32.2
bib # 447…… Louis-Philippe DEMERS……Bourget……26:45.6
bib # 1140…… Diana KING……Carleton Place……24:34.4
bib # 1898…… Wade MACMILLAN……Carleton Place……25:48.7
bib # 2469…… Sean MUIR……Carleton Place……26:31.3
bib # 2470…… Victoria MUIR……Carleton Place……26:32.2
bib # 1910…… Serge MARGUERIE……Carleton Place……27:08.6
bib # 217…… Simon AMIRAULT……Carleton Place……27:09.2
bib # 2149…… Momena ROUF……Carleton Place……38:41.0
bib # 1897…… Ivana MACMILLAN……Carleton Place……38:41.9
bib # 440…… Garrett DE JONG……Carlsbad Springs……16:28.7
bib # 2224…… Brent SULLIVAN……Carp……23:57.2
bib # 229…… Beth ANVARI……Carp……24:16.1
bib # 2225…… Mark SULLIVAN……Carp……25:10.0
bib # 2017…… Jordan NESBIT……Carp……26:20.7
bib # 1899…… Steve MACMILLIAN……Carp……26:42.2
bib # 527…… Kathy FISCHER……Carp……28:07.9
bib # 2131…… Spencer ROBERTS……Carp……28:22.1
bib # 2128…… Micheael ROBERTS……Carp……28:22.5
bib # 528…… Peter FISCHER……Carp……30:25.7
bib # 499…… Allison ECKFORD……Carp……33:53.6
bib # 1959…… Nicole MCMURRAY……Carp……38:18.7
bib # 281…… Andy BEST……Chalk River……21:27.1
bib # 2035…… Bruce OATTES……Cobden……20:11.9
bib # 2451…… Dylan SPENCER……Cobden……23:05.6
bib # 2452…… Leslie SPENCER-HITCHINS……Cobden……23:05.7
bib # 2036…… Dylan OATTES……Cobden……32:37.9
bib # 2037…… Janet OATTES……Cobden……32:42.1
bib # 1132…… Debra KENNETTE……Crysler……27:57.1
bib # 231…… Rachel APPS……Dunrobin……28:58.9
bib # 1088…… Roger HUNTER……Gloucester……27:42.4
bib # 1089…… Ryan HUNTER……Gloucester……27:42.9
bib # 2337…… Glenda WRIGHT……Gloucester……28:39.6
bib # 2077…… Shaun PIERCE……Gloucester……28:58.0
bib # 1085…… Kathy HUNTER……Gloucester……43:13.8
bib # 1086…… Kristen HUNTER……Gloucester……43:13.8
bib # 449…… Brooke DENNIS BOWSER……Greely……42:58.3
bib # 423…… Faun DANSON……Greely……43:00.3
bib # 2069…… Jasmin PAYANT……Hammond……19:52.2
bib # 2070…… Raphael PAYANT……Hammond……24:13.8
bib # 316…… Graham BOWES……Kanata……15:52.1
bib # 1651…… Tyson LONEY……Kanata……16:20.0
bib # 432…… Kieran DAY……Kanata……16:20.7
bib # 434…… Mickey DAY……Kanata……17:00.7
bib # 493…… Wayne DUSTIN……Kanata……17:07.1
bib # 212…… Jarvis ALEC……Kanata……17:14.8
bib # 891…… Brendon HOWARD……Kanata……17:34.1
bib # 2228…… Benjamin SWAN……Kanata……19:22.9
bib # 237…… Susan ATHERLEY……Kanata……20:03.7
bib # 1922… Tanyon MATHESON-FITCHETT..Kanata...20:10.2
bib # 532…… Jeff FITCHETT……Kanata……20:10.3
bib # 538…… Vincent Andy FONG……Kanata……20:10.5
bib # 411…… Mark CROZIER……Kanata……20:33.3
bib # 2143…… Ronald ROSS……Kanata……20:55.1
bib # 1189…… Charles LEBELLE……Kanata……20:55.4
bib # 1723…… Kenneth MACASKILL……Kanata……21:16.7
bib # 1712…… Jonathan MACASKILL……Kanata……21:16.9
bib # 2084…… Matthew POLLEX……Kanata……21:23.2
bib # 584…… Dave GRAHAM……Kanata……21:25.3
bib # 610…… Susan HALVORSEN……Kanata……22:04.9
bib # 1979…… Brendan MOLONEY……Kanata……22:48.3
bib # 591…… Jade GREGORY……Kanata……22:55.6
bib # 1200…… Cheryl LEVI……Kanata……23:14.5
bib # 2338…… Hugh WRIGHT……Kanata……23:23.2
bib # 555…… Graeme FRY……Kanata……23:33.3
bib # 1980…… Terance MOLONEY……Kanata……23:35.9
bib # 2191…… David SIM……Kanata……23:47.1
bib # 2254…… Ben TREMBLAY……Kanata……23:56.0
bib # 436…… Mike DAY……Kanata……24:08.8
bib # 1160…… Jasmyne LABONTE……Kanata……24:13.7
bib # 2196…… Yan SIM……Kanata……24:36.0
bib # 2252…… Christina TOWERS……Kanata……24:36.8
bib # 615…… Emily HAMMOND……Kanata……25:15.7
bib # 1915…… Jeremiah MARSHALL……Kanata……25:24.0
bib # 1917…… Theresa MARSHALL……Kanata……25:31.0
bib # 2213…… Kari SPARKES……Kanata……25:32.6
bib # 614…… Carolyn HAMMOND……Kanata……25:52.0
bib # 2195…… Wei SIM……Kanata……25:59.1
bib # 232…… Jane ARMSTRONG……Kanata……26:23.6
bib # 358…… Joanne CALLOW……Kanata……26:25.4
bib # 204…… Sue ACKERMAN……Kanata……26:38.2
bib # 2142…… Pamela ROSS……Kanata……26:45.1
bib # 1193…… Jordyn LEIGHTON……Kanata……26:54.4
bib # 2002…… Marianne MURAWSKY……Kanata……27:23.3
bib # 2206…… Isobel SMITH……Kanata……27:28.5
bib # 2164…… Sherry SANI……Kanata……27:29.2
bib # 897…… Shelby HOWARD……Kanata……27:34.2
bib # 2258…… Natalie TREMBLAY……Kanata……27:34.8
bib # 2202…… Adrian SMITH……Kanata……27:35.6
bib # 2205…… Holly SMITH……Kanata……27:36.3
bib # 2253…… Mary TOWERS……Kanata……27:41.6
bib # 1146…… Jeffrey KNIGHT……Kanata……27:54.5
bib # 1147…… Sylvie KNIGHT……Kanata……27:54.6
bib # 1120…… David JORGENSON……Kanata……27:59.5
bib # 1121…… Mark JORGENSON……Kanata……27:59.6
bib # 2130…… Nicholas ROBERTS……Kanata……28:10.6
bib # 2132…… Stephen ROBERTS……Kanata……28:11.0
bib # 416…… Morgan CUTTS……Kanata……28:28.5
bib # 2009.. Joanne & Mini-M MURRAY..Kanata…28:28.5
bib # 2039…… Jeff O'CONNOR……Kanata……28:46.5
bib # 406…… Christine COUTURE……Kanata……28:51.8
bib # 230…… Judith APPS……Kanata……28:59.2
bib # 384…… Lori CIARALLI……Kanata……29:00.2
bib # 525…… Peter FILLMORE……Kanata……29:05.7
bib # 218…… Alkarim AMLANI……Kanata……29:06.4
bib # 415…… Cindy CUTTS……Kanata……29:17.7
bib # 585…… Noah GRAHAM……Kanata……29:58.3
bib # 365…… James CANTELLOW……Kanata……29:59.2
bib # 1728…… Kim MACASKILL……Kanata……30:03.2
bib # 1849…… Olivia MACASKILL……Kanata……30:03.2
bib # 2298…… Ct VIVIANE……Kanata……30:11.1
bib # 2292…… Eugene VIGNERON……Kanata……30:15.6
bib # 579…… Sydney GOOLD……Kanata……30:19.8
bib # 574…… Andrea GOODMAN……Kanata……30:20.3
bib # 577…… Hannah GOOLD……Kanata……30:21.7
bib # 2291…… Anna VIGNERON……Kanata……30:30.5
bib # 562…… Juli GAGNON……Kanata……30:31.5
bib # 2052…… Season OSBORNE……Kanata……30:33.3
bib # 2124…… Casey RINGHAM……Kanata……30:42.6
bib # 315…… Rhonda BOUDREAU……Kanata……30:46.0
bib # 2342…… Erin YAMAZAKI……Kanata……30:48.8
bib # 1994…… Heather MOSES……Kanata……30:51.5
bib # 576…… Emily GOOLD……Kanata……31:04.3
bib # 431…… Ellen DAY……Kanata……31:06.4
bib # 498…… Sienna EBBINGHAUS……Kanata……32:16.4
bib # 497…… Lakmini EBBINGHAUS……Kanata……32:16.7
bib # 2004…… Emma MURDOCH……Kanata……32:25.6
bib # 2101…… Tim RAIZENNE……Kanata……32:28.4
bib # 1186…… Alexandra LAYER……Kanata……32:33.7
bib # 2112…… Yvonne RELF……Kanata……33:15.5
bib # 481…… Emily DOWNEY……Kanata……33:26.3
bib # 482…… Michael DOWNEY……Kanata……33:29.1
bib # 211…… Kristen AKINSULIE……Kanata……33:30.4
bib # 267…… Patra BEAULIEU……Kanata……33:36.7
bib # 1931…… Alastair MCCARTNEY……Kanata……33:36.8
bib # 2299…… Sophie WAHL……Kanata……34:00.0
bib # 526…… Sarah FILLMORE……Kanata……34:05.3
bib # 524…… Michael FILLMORE……Kanata……34:05.4
bib # 1192…… Erica LEIGHTON……Kanata……34:05.9
bib # 1194…… Robert LEIGHTON……Kanata……34:06.0
bib # 2229…… Brenda SWAN……Kanata……34:07.1
bib # 1932…… Christine MCCARTNEY……Kanata……34:11.4
bib # 2293…… Jeffrey VIGNERON……Kanata……34:11.7
bib # 1965…… Richard MICHAUD……Kanata……34:14.4
bib # 442…… Guylaine DECK……Kanata……34:38.6
bib # 219…… Alyssa AMLANI……Kanata……34:40.7
bib # 554…… Emma FRY……Kanata……34:43.3
bib # 2134…… Shaun ROBIN……Kanata……34:44.0
bib # 2148…… Will ROTOR……Kanata……34:55.9
bib # 2147…… Elaine ROTOR……Kanata……35:31.0
bib # 2146…… David ROTOR……Kanata……35:31.6
bib # 2192…… Elizabeth SIM……Kanata……36:05.3
bib # 1144…… Chris KITCHEN……Kanata……36:10.2
bib # 2330…… Daniel WINTERS……Kanata……36:12.6
bib # 2329…… Dale WINTERS……Kanata……36:12.7
bib # 221…… Shalina AMLANI……Kanata……37:56.4
bib # 540…… John FORSTER……Kanata……40:58.2
bib # 220…… Pamela AMLANI……Kanata……43:08.4
bib # 2107…… Belinda REED……Kemptville……27:53.2
bib # 518…… Isabelle FERNANDEZ……Long Sault……29:51.9
bib # 1940…… Karen MCDONALD……L'Orignal……25:28.3
bib # 495…… Harley EASTMAN……Manotick……25:36.3
bib # 1944…… Stephanie MCEVOY……Munster……32:01.7
bib # 1942…… Isaac MCEVOY……Munster……33:02.1
bib # 2048…… Erin O'HIGGINS……Nepean……19:51.8
bib # 2285…… Chris VAN NORMAN……Nepean……20:29.2
bib # 1182…… Robert C J LAUGHTON……Nepean……20:52.8
bib # 2231…… Michele TAKOFF……Nepean……21:43.6
bib # 2123…… Morgan RILEY……Nepean……22:38.9
bib # 531…… Ed FITCHETT……Nepean……22:49.1
bib # 501…… Randy EDGE……Nepean……23:06.3
bib # 638…… Christopher HILL……Nepean……23:17.2
bib # 2016…… Melanie NASON-GREEN……Nepean……23:59.3
bib # 2049…… Maureen O'HIGGINS……Nepean……24:30.0
bib # 318…… Trevor BOYD……Nepean……24:31.5
bib # 2237…… Linda TAYLOR……Nepean……24:35.1
bib # 2099…… Joe RAETSEN……Nepean……25:40.9
bib # 1111…… James JOHNSTON……Nepean……27:14.2
bib # 1155…… Martin KOU……Nepean……27:15.3
bib # 1981…… Susan MOLSON……Nepean……27:26.7
bib # 435…… Mike DAY……Nepean……27:45.0
bib # 311…… Valerie BONSALL……Nepean……27:47.0
bib # 2061…… Margeaux PARKINSON……Nepean……29:24.4
bib # 561…… Jessica GAGE……Nepean……29:37.1
bib # 2121…… Brendan RILEY……Nepean……30:46.7
bib # 588…… Brian GREEN……Nepean……30:48.1
bib # 2122…… Lisa RILEY……Nepean……30:49.4
bib # 317…… Angus BOYD……Nepean……30:55.3
bib # 582…… Shawn GOUDGE……Nepean……31:11.4
bib # 2154…… Marion RUNSTEDLER……Nepean……32:38.7
bib # 2110…… Sheila REID……Nepean……33:44.1
bib # 433…… Leah DAY……Nepean……34:41.9
bib # 2328…… Roseanne WILSON……Nepean……34:49.3
bib # 399… Andrea COPPERTHWAITE……Nepean……35:05.4
bib # 2219…… Stephanie STEPHENS……Nepean……35:12.4
bib # 2030…… Kerry NOLAN……Nepean……35:37.8
bib #581…… Lesley GOUDGE……Nepean……36:29.4
bib # 1908…… Jill MARCHAND……Nepean……41:19.6
bib # 2097…… Carina QUINN……North Gower……35:00.4
bib # 189…… BRUCE BRUNELLE……Orleans……25:46.0
bib # 842…… Stephanie HORVAT……Orleans……43:17.3
bib # 81…… Maya ADEN……Ottawa……15:06.3
bib # 2473…… Joshua ROUNDELL……Ottawa……15:37.4
bib # 2214…… Matthew STACEY……Ottawa……16:17.7
bib # 1958…… Derek MCMASTER……Ottawa……16:52.8
bib # 223…… Robbie ANDERSON……Ottawa……16:55.6
bib # 1935…… Larry MCCLOSKEY……Ottawa……17:05.2
bib # 310…… Brett BONISTEEL……Ottawa……17:07.8
bib # 2300…… Harold WALKER……Ottawa……17:08.7
bib # 2440…… Sebastian SAVILLE……Ottawa……17:14.8
bib # 2153…… Jon RUDDY……Ottawa……17:15.2
bib # 1556…… Rob LIVINGSTON……Ottawa……17:22.6
bib # 83…… Chris BRERS……Ottawa……17:33.3
bib # 2336…… Frank WRIGHT……Ottawa……17:57.5
bib # 1177…… Leah LAROCQUE……Ottawa……18:01.9
bib # 149…… Drew BURSEY……Ottawa……18:26.8
bib # 2422…… Bill ROSTEK……Ottawa……18:34.7
bib # 1173…… Stacey LANCE……Ottawa……18:37.7
bib # 2289…… Carlos VERVLOET……Ottawa……18:39.6
bib # 2496…… Rebecca STALLWOOD……Ottawa……18:39.9
bib # 2441…… David SAVILE……Ottawa……18:40.6
bib # 2024…… Ari NIEMI……Ottawa……19:07.6
bib # 2032…… Shantelle NOVAK……Ottawa……19:13.7
bib # 529…… Peter FISHER……Ottawa……19:13.8
bib # 90…… Bart KELLY……Ottawa……19:33.0
bib # 306…… George BODONI……Ottawa……19:36.5
bib # 158…… Kerry ROCHELEAY……Ottawa……19:36.6
bib # 171…… DAVID MCQUINN……Ottawa……19:39.9
bib # 2390…… Marian COKE……Ottawa……19:42.2
bib # 2301…… Steven WALKER……Ottawa……19:43.0
bib # 252…… Lisa BALERNA……Ottawa……19:44.3
bib # 2401…… Mark ROUNDEL……Ottawa……19:44.8
bib # 2067…… Melanie PATINA……Ottawa……19:50.3
bib # 586…… Ken GRANT……Ottawa……19:53.0
bib # 131…… Neil SNIDER……Ottawa……19:57.4
bib # 144…… Phil TESSIER……Ottawa……20:15.2
bib # 82…… Matt HEROD……Ottawa……20:19.7
bib # 2364…… Mike BIGELOW……Ottawa……20:34.2
bib # 2261…… Jim TUNNEY……Ottawa……20:34.8
bib # 2263…… Ronan TUNNEY……Ottawa……20:34.8
bib # 537…… Peter FOLEY……Ottawa……20:42.8
bib # 397…… Patrick CONRAD……Ottawa……20:50.5
bib # 2319…… Lawrence WILLIAMS……Ottawa……20:59.8
bib # 190…… JASMINE VIAU……Ottawa……21:01.1
bib # 2428…… Stephanie GORDON……Ottawa……21:01.1
bib # 1988…… Kyle MORGAN……Ottawa……21:08.7
bib # 270…… Bobby BEGIN……Ottawa……21:12.2
bib # 2429…… Patrick OWENS……Ottawa……21:14.4
bib # 117…… Mike BARNES……Ottawa……21:16.4
bib # 100…… Tyrus GIBSON……Ottawa……21:21.0
bib # 95…… Geordie GIBSON……Ottawa……21:21.6
bib # 2407…… Jeff AVON……Ottawa……21:27.5
bib # 550…… Nick FRENETTE……Ottawa……21:31.2
bib # 1950…… Katie MCGRATH……Ottawa……21:35.7
bib # 135…… Jim MCEACHERN……Ottawa……21:42.7
bib # 333…… Rob BROOKS……Ottawa……21:43.5
bib # 1129…… Carol KELLY……Ottawa……21:46.0
bib # 2170…… Suzanne SCHRIEK……Ottawa……21:46.8
bib # 102…… Doug GIBSON……Ottawa……22:04.7
bib # 150…… Terry STEWART……Ottawa……22:20.1
bib # 134…… Pete MACLENNAN……Ottawa……22:22.0
bib # 130…… Spencer EDWARDS……Ottawa……22:23.4
bib # 2193…… Greg SIM……Ottawa……22:25.5
bib # 2442…… Barbara SAVILLE……Ottawa……22:26.5
bib # 421…… Graham DALY……Ottawa……22:39.6
bib # 631.. Michele HERLEY-TREMBLAY……Ottawa……22:46.3
bib # 94…… Robert GIBSON……Ottawa……22:47.6
bib # 606…… Michelle HAINES……Ottawa……22:53.0
bib # 98…… Kiana GIBSON……Ottawa……23:00.5
bib # 268…… Brigid BEDARD……Ottawa……23:03.0
bib # 2439…… Tom SAVILLE……Ottawa……23:05.6
bib # 153…… Christopher HOULD……Ottawa……23:29.4
bib # 120…… Krista SULLIVAN……Ottawa……23:33.1
bib # 80…… Stephane BEDARD……Ottawa……23:34.2
bib # 2105.. Raahulan RATHAGIRISHNAN…Ottawa…23:39.0
bib # 246…… Rick BAIRD……Ottawa……23:39.9
bib # 124…… Alexandra DA COSTA……Ottawa……23:41.5
bib # 1974…… Tracy MINICHIELLO……Ottawa……23:46.3
bib # 259…… Zinab BASSUNY……Ottawa……23:48.3
bib # 2211…… Jamie SNIDER……Ottawa……23:49.8
bib # 2262…… Rita TUNNEY……Ottawa……23:49.8
bib # 106…… Kevin CHAPMAN……Ottawa……23:55.7
bib # 2457…… Bruce BATEMAN……Ottawa……24:11.1
bib # 1094…… Keren JACKMAN……Ottawa……24:12.3
bib # 191…… GAVIN LUMSDEN……Ottawa……24:12.3
bib # 91…… Ian CHAPMAN……Ottawa……24:12.8
bib # 422…… Richard DALY……Ottawa……24:14.6
bib # 2381…… Matthew PELLETIER……Ottawa……24:16.9
bib # 637…… Bryan HIGGINS……Ottawa……24:19.2
bib # 76…… Matthew BAFIA……Ottawa……24:21.1
bib # 2434…… Brad MAKEPEACE……Ottawa……24:27.2
bib # 2433…… Adam MAKEPEACE……Ottawa……24:30.5
bib # 2310…… Ed WHITE……Ottawa……24:38.8
bib # 1103…… Sylvie JACQUES……Ottawa……24:40.0
bib # 152…… Jacob HOULD……Ottawa……24:42.6
bib # 385…… Jasmine CLANCY……Ottawa……24:46.0
bib # 386…… Sean CLANCY……Ottawa……24:46.5
bib # 530…… Steven FISHER……Ottawa……24:50.3
bib # 1197…… Dominic LESSARD……Ottawa……24:51.2
bib # 2383…… Clayton HOY……Ottawa……24:59.2
bib # 373…… Andrei CHAREPKA……Ottawa……25:00.5
bib # 164…… Jordan FRASER……Ottawa……25:00.7
bib # 2075…… Lydia PEPIN……Ottawa……25:03.9
bib # 2269…… Nick TYLER……Ottawa……25:12.3
bib # 2388…… Kyle DYKES……Ottawa……25:18.7
bib # 2384…… Melanie KOWALSKI……Ottawa……25:19.8
bib # 129…… Alex EDWARDS……Ottawa……25:28.6
bib # 249…… Ethan BALAKRISHNAN……Ottawa……25:36.1
bib # 285…… Serge BIDNYK……Ottawa……25:38.7
bib # 1196…… Nathalie LEROUX……Ottawa……25:43.5
bib # 2432…… Jason MAKEPEACE……Ottawa……25:47.5
bib # 2349…… Chris JOHNSON……Ottawa……25:49.4
bib # 2311…… Janet WHITE……Ottawa……25:53.1
bib # 99…… Sean GIBSON……Ottawa……25:53.9
bib # 2396…… Andrea PERCH……Ottawa……25:54.5
bib # 2498…… Maria BABINEAU……Ottawa……26:13.4
bib # 2459…… Jennifer BOULIANNE……Ottawa……26:15.8
bib # 1909…… Paul MARCHAND……Ottawa……26:22.7
bib # 2416…… Daniel MORRIS……Ottawa……26:27.1
bib # 1176…… Joe LAROCQUE……Ottawa……26:34.0
bib # 2194…… Lauren SIM……Ottawa……26:37.1
bib # 1850…… Alanna MACAULAY……Ottawa……26:39.8
bib # 2212…… Patrick SNIDER……Ottawa……26:42.3
bib # 396…… Laura COLLISHAW……Ottawa……26:42.5
bib # 85…… Elizabeth BUTTERFIELD……Ottawa……26:43.4
bib # 788…… Jim HOGAN……Ottawa……26:45.2
bib # 145…… Melissa Cinicolo……Ottawa……26:51.8
bib # 2060…… Caroline PAQUETTE……Ottawa……26:57.5
bib # 1118…… Paul JONES……Ottawa……27:14.6
bib # 272…… Nathalie BELAIR JONES……Ottawa……27:14.7
bib # 407…… Alana COUVRETTE……Ottawa……27:15.8
bib # 2168…… Jasmine SAVOIE……Ottawa……27:19.2
bib # 626…… Valerie HAVEMAN……Ottawa……27:19.9
bib # 170…… SALLY MCQUINN……Ottawa……27:28.7
bib # 2042…… Jennifer OFFORD……Ottawa……27:45.5
bib # 2456…… Margarit BAAR……Ottawa……27:56.1
bib # 160… Donna-Lynne MACARTHUR……Ottawa…27:57.4
bib # 2476…… Vincent GRAJEWSKI……Ottawa……28:01.4
bib # 1969…… Bruce MILLER……Ottawa……28:03.8
bib # 2268…… Tara Frances TURNER……Ottawa……28:11.3
bib # 116…… Koni BENNETT……Ottawa……28:13.1
bib # 2185…… Vivian SHIH……Ottawa……28:18.9
bib # 77…… Lauren BAFIA……Ottawa……28:19.0
bib # 539…… Jackie FORMAN……Ottawa……28:20.6
bib # 619…… Trina HARPER……Ottawa……28:30.6
bib # 605…… Chantal HAINES……Ottawa……28:31.5
bib # 2026…… Jennie NIERADKA……Ottawa……28:33.3
bib # 580…… Michelle GOUCHIE……Ottawa……28:35.3
bib # 118…… John LARODA……Ottawa……28:42.4
bib # 2365…… Lisa JONES……Ottawa……29:05.4
bib # 2471…… Adina MANOLI……Ottawa……29:09.7
bib # 816…… Hannah HOPKINS……Ottawa……29:23.7
bib # 161…… Kathryn DARKINSON……Ottawa……29:27.4
bib # 2399…… Sarah ZAHAB……Ottawa……29:42.3
bib # 111…… Joshua TOLMIE……Ottawa……29:45.3
bib # 101…… Christopher GIBSON……Ottawa……29:48.7
bib # 1458…… Wit LEWANDOWSKI……Ottawa……29:54.1
bib # 303…… Debbie BLOOM……Ottawa……29:54.8
bib # 1954…… Robert MCINTYRE……Ottawa……29:59.0
bib # 75…… nick BAFIA……Ottawa……30:04.4
bib # 478…… Shannon DOW……Ottawa……30:04.7
bib # 73…… tim BAFIA……Ottawa……30:13.0
bib # 2379…… Fred PELLETIER……Ottawa……30:17.3
bib # 2382…… Jeffrey PELLETIER……Ottawa……30:17.9
bib # 484…… Shannon DUBOIS……Ottawa……30:22.3
bib # 964…… Dean HUCKLA……Ottawa……30:22.5
bib # 2179…… Mary-Pat SHAW……Ottawa……30:24.3
bib # 2180…… Stephen SHAW……Ottawa……30:26.3
bib # 1949…… Kerri MCGLADE……Ottawa……30:37.9
bib # 410…… Nathalie CROTEAU……Ottawa……30:40.3
bib # 507…… Keith ENNIS……Ottawa……30:45.2
bib # 1108…… Wendy JERMYN……Ottawa……30:48.3
bib # 2103…… Sandhya RAO……Ottawa……30:48.4
bib # 2350…… Chris VANDERPOL……Ottawa……30:49.7
bib # 2351…… melanie VANDERPOL……Ottawa……30:49.7
bib # 2354…… christina SYKES……Ottawa……30:50.8
bib # 2353…… teresa SYKES……Ottawa……30:50.9
bib # 312…… Edith BOSTWICK……Ottawa……30:56.3
bib # 599…… Sabrina GUSCHKE……Ottawa……30:58.9
bib # 87…… Stacey PEDLEY……Ottawa……31:03.0
bib # 1998…… Andrea MUNDAY……Ottawa……31:13.2
bib # 2378…… Johanne BERTRAND……Ottawa……31:26.1
bib # 2391…… Joanne GAGE……Ottawa……31:28.4
bib # 2114…… Karen RICHARD……Ottawa……31:29.3
bib # 1945…… Penny MCEWEN……Ottawa……31:33.0
bib # 248…… Ashok BALAKRISHNAN……Ottawa……31:37.6
bib # 2041…… Tracy O'CONNOR……Ottawa……31:41.2
bib # 1164…… Stacey LACROIX……Ottawa……31:46.8
bib # 367…… Marie-Jeanne CAROLA……Ottawa……31:50.7
bib # 103…… Denis GINGRAS……Ottawa……32:05.0
bib # 2492…… Cathy TAKAHASHI……Ottawa……32:09.5
bib # 2008…… Mary MURPHY……Ottawa……32:20.3
bib # 1136…… Najam KHAN……Ottawa……32:31.9
bib # 2406…… John CHARBONNEAU……Ottawa……32:32.1
bib # 154…… Silas MARSTON……Ottawa……32:38.4
bib # 833…… Annie HORRICKS……Ottawa……32:50.3
bib # 2054…… Raymond OUIMET……Ottawa……32:52.9
bib # 1101…… Laura JACKMAN……Ottawa……32:53.0
bib # 2464…… Martin BEAULIEU……Ottawa……33:02.0
bib # 52…… Raphael ROWLEY……Ottawa……33:19.3
bib # 51…… Vincent ROWLEY……Ottawa……33:20.8
bib # 424…… Laura DARLINGTON……Ottawa……33:24.6
bib # 2371…… Gdward BRADY……Ottawa……33:25.4
bib # 74…… Leslie BAFIA……Ottawa……33:25.8
bib # 612…… Shelley HAMILL……Ottawa……33:27.0
bib # 332…… Darrell BRIDGE……Ottawa……33:29.6
bib # 2446…… Danielle GAUTHIER……Ottawa……33:33.3
bib # 323…… Brandon BRADY……Ottawa……33:36.6
bib # 322…… Anthony BRADY……Ottawa……33:39.3
bib # 2493…… Emily TAKAHASHI……Ottawa……33:40.9
bib # 2305…… Marilyn WARREN……Ottawa……33:41.4
bib # 324…… Colleen BRADY……Ottawa……33:41.4
bib # 325…… Nancy BRADY……Ottawa……33:41.7
bib # 1938…… Pauline MCCLUSKIE……Ottawa……34:01.8
bib # 1937…… Mike MCCLUSKIE……Ottawa……34:02.1
bib # 2402…… Randi JEWER……Ottawa……34:02.5
bib # 1115…… Chelsea JONES……Ottawa……34:04.5
bib # 2243…… Pushpa TEJWANI……Ottawa……34:22.0
bib # 629…… Paul HEMPEL……Ottawa……34:27.0
bib # 557…… Robert FUENTES……Ottawa……34:34.5
bib # 234…… Aiden ARSCOTT……Ottawa……34:44.9
bib # 235…… Olivia ARSCOTT……Ottawa……34:58.0
bib # 226…… Lindsay ANDRUSEK……Ottawa……35:13.2
bib # 2376…… Judy FENTIMAN……Ottawa……35:19.3
bib # 556…… Kyle FUENTES……Ottawa……35:21.4
bib # 793…… Jennifer HOOD……Ottawa……35:38.6
bib # 261…… Jenn BEARZATTO……Ottawa……35:39.2
bib # 2481…… Melanie AMYOTTE……Ottawa……36:06.9
bib # 2393…… Claire-Anne LALONDE……Ottawa……36:07.2
bib # 2398…… Eileen SARKAR……Ottawa……36:10.4
bib # 2395…… Pam PELEATO……Ottawa……36:11.3
bib # 2201…… Oksana SMERECHUK……Ottawa……36:23.1
bib # 2394…… Ariana MURESAN……Ottawa……36:25.8
bib # 2431…… Shawna COLBEY……Ottawa……36:26.1
bib # 1138…… Maureen KILPATRICK……Ottawa……36:32.4
bib # 2403…… Ron PITT……Ottawa……36:37.0
bib # 571…… Alexandria GERRIOR……Ottawa……36:52.9
bib # 572…… Randy GERRIOR……Ottawa……36:54.2
bib # 2063…… Isabelle PATENAUDE……Ottawa……37:33.3
bib # 1133…… Frans KES……Ottawa……37:39.0
bib # 2324…… Heather WILSON……Ottawa……38:45.3
bib # 299…… Sabrina BLANCHARD……Ottawa……40:23.0
bib # 1167…… Maria LAHIFFE……Ottawa……41:25.6
bib # 1657…… Max LOSIER……Ottawa……42:39.7
bib # 1653…… Jonah LOSIER……Ottawa……42:40.5
bib # 123…… Jennifer LOW……Ottawa……42:56.9
bib # 328…… Mike BRAZEAU……Ottawa……43:15.0
bib # 1135…… Susan KES……Ottawa……43:22.1
bib # 207…… John ADDISON……Ottawa……43:54.7
bib # 1134…… Sharon KES……Ottawa……50:16.9
bib # 617…… Marjorie HANSON……Ottawa……50:31.0
bib # 1956…… Shelley MCINTYRE……Pembroke……25:37.2
bib # 2190…… Sonya SILVER……Pembroke……28:43.6
bib # 151…… Thor STEWART……Perth……16:50.3
bib # 459…… Maggie DEWAR……Richmond……26:01.7
bib # 181…… JASON HANDS……Richmond……26:57.0
bib # 107…… Michael KENNEDY……Richmond……27:16.0
bib # 460…… Sue DEWAR……Richmond……27:33.2
bib # 469…… Gabby DOIRON……Richmond……33:10.6
bib # 2079…… Kristina PISTOR……Richmond……34:23.7
bib # 513…… Nicholas FAVERO……Rockland……17:15.4
bib # 512…… Jonathan FAVERO……Rockland……21:57.7
bib # 1933…… Nancy MCCARTNEY……Smiths Falls……34:12.2
bib # 2318…… David WILLIAMS……Stittsville……18:53.9
bib # 289…… Heather BIJMAN……Stittsville……19:00.1
bib # 2216…… Lisa STEELE……Stittsville……21:41.4
bib # 347…… Nick BULITKA……Stittsville……22:10.1
bib # 1188…… Nicholas LAYER……Stittsville……22:28.3
bib # 2232…… Amy TALBOT……Stittsville……24:23.5
bib # 233…… Jonathan ARNOTT……Stittsville……24:39.2
bib # 636…… Ian HICKMAN……Stittsville……24:42.7
bib # 634…… Rebecca HICKMAN……Stittsville……24:59.3
bib # 2108…… Holly REID……Stittsville……25:23.9
bib # 1990…… Eric MORRISON……Stittsville……25:29.8
bib # 2111…… Stefanie REID……Stittsville……25:40.4
bib # 1109…… Grahame JOHNSON……Stittsville……25:50.0
bib # 2320…… Owen WILLIAMS……Stittsville……26:18.3
bib # 1903…… Ryan MACNEIL……Stittsville……26:23.6
bib # 1930…… Deborah MCCARTHY……Stittsville……27:14.8
bib # 359…… Kristen CAMERON……Stittsville……27:35.9
bib # 2140…… Don ROOKE……Stittsville……27:52.5
bib # 2109…… Liane REID……Stittsville……27:58.8
bib # 597…… Andrew GUMLEY……Stittsville……28:52.3
bib # 308…… Jocelyn BOND……Stittsville……29:00.4
bib # 2159…… Dakota SABOURIN……Stittsville……29:18.0
bib # 2138…… Gina ROMANI……Stittsville……29:27.9
bib # 1976…… Barb MOFFITT……Stittsville……30:04.5
bib # 266…… Jack BEAULIEU……Stittsville……30:05.1
bib # 2028…… Manda NOBLE-GREEN……Stittsville……30:05.6
bib # 1989…… Denise MORRISON……Stittsville……30:20.2
bib # 506…… Tracy ELLIOTT……Stittsville……30:36.8
bib # 2152…… Jenn RUDDICK……Stittsville……30:42.7
bib # 2160…… Doug SABOURIN……Stittsville……30:43.7
bib # 632…… Danya HERNANDEZ……Stittsville……30:45.2
bib # 2150…… Bethany ROY……Stittsville……30:46.0
bib # 222…… Jennifer ANDERSON……Stittsville……31:01.8
bib # 2085…… Brian PORTER……Stittsville……31:10.4
bib # 2321…… Rebecca WILLIAMS……Stittsville……31:11.5
bib # 2161…… Judy SABOURIN……Stittsville……31:39.2
bib # 1187…… Chris LAYER……Stittsville……32:33.9
bib # 265…… Karan BEAULIEU……Stittsville……33:28.0
bib # 2086…… Doug PORTER……Stittsville……33:28.1
bib # 1946…… Deb MCGEACHY……Stittsville……34:05.2
bib # 2158…… Caitlin SABOURIN……Stittsville……35:03.6
bib # 458…… Laura DEVENNY……Stittsville……36:41.7
bib # 457…… Kathleen DEVENNY……Stittsville……36:53.7
bib # 1900…… Amy MACNEIL……Stittsville……37:13.8
bib # 1901…… Curtis MACNEIL……Stittsville……37:24.3
bib # 298…… Paul BLANCHARD……Stittsville……40:22.6
bib # 1110…… Julia JOHNSON……Stittsville……42:56.6
bib # 1952…… Carine MCINTYRE……Vanier……32:59.7
bib # 491…… Alexandre DUPUIS……Vankleek Hill……26:07.4
bib # 492…… Pierre DUPUIS……Vankleek Hill……26:45.1
bib # 1652…… Chantale LORTIE……Vankleek Hill……41:19.0
bib # 227…… Kerry ANTONELLO……White Lake……28:10.0
bib # 541…… Jonas FOSSITT……Winchester……26:49.5
bib # 1126…… Ryan KEELING……Woodlawn……25:42.1
bib # 1127…… Shannon KEELING……Woodlawn……29:32.4
Local runners (Québec)
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bib # 241…… Mark AVON……Cantley……26:46.9
bib # 242…… Owen AVON……Cantley……26:47.9
bib # 374…… Marc-Andre CHARETTE……Gatineau……17:50.2
bib # 623…… Marie-France HARVEY……Gatineau……20:47.5
bib # 2475…… Mathieu PAQUETTE……Gatineau……22:15.2
bib # 560…… Rex FYLES……Gatineau……22:34.2
bib # 1912…… Dario MARKOVINOVIC……Gatineau……24:15.0
bib # 334…… Stephanie BROUILLARD……Gatineau……29:30.2
bib # 2284…… Schuyler VAN DUSEN……Gatineau……29:55.5
bib # 2283…… Derek VAN DUSEN……Gatineau……29:58.7
bib # 2176…… Veronique SEMEXANT……Gatineau……30:56.6
bib # 409…… Brenda COX……Gatineau……31:08.4
bib # 2081…… Sonia PLOUFFE……Gatineau……34:05.0
bib # 2053…… Claudie OUELLET……Gatineau……37:38.1
bib # 2006…… James MURPHY……Hull……18:31.6
bib # 2246.. Nathalie THEORET……Lochaber Partie……36:07.1
bib # 380…… Jake CHICOINE……Wakefield……18:39.3
bib # 379…… Ed CHICOINE……Wakefield……18:58.0
bib # 381…… Karina CHICOINE……Wakefield……27:27.6
Other Ontario runners
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bib # 2082…… Jeremiah POINT……Akwesasne……25:34.8
bib # 427…… Kim DAVIS……Bracebridge……32:17.7
bib # 1948…… Lindsay MCGINN……Guelph……30:19.1
bib # 214…… Ron ALQUIST……Kingston……24:35.0
bib # 331…… Abigail BREWER……Peterborough……31:27.9
bib # 2249…… Jon TIERNAN……Peterborough……31:29.1
bib # 2478…… Matthew DUDZIAK……Scarborough……23:03.3
bib # 2477…… Daniel DUDZIAK……Scarborough……28:01.4
bib # 188…… IAIN DORAN-DESBRISAY……Toronto……24:05.2
bib # 592…… Emily GRISE……Toronto……33:18.4
Other Canada runners
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bib # 2210…… Graydon SNIDER……Montreal……15:27.4
bib # 2436…… Charmaine KREUGER……Moose Jaw……40:27.3
bib # 2435…… Isabelle KREUGER……Moose Jaw……40:28.7
bib # 2437…… Claire KREUGER……Moose Jaw……40:34.2
bib # 2260…… Natelle TULK……St. John's……29:18.6
bib # 338…… Marilyn BRUCE……St. John's……1:04:03.3
bib # 92…… Judy TULK……Traytown, N&L……1:03:18.3
Foreign runners
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bib # 2092…… Antony PRINGLE……Hong Kong……20:15.4
bib # 2094…… Lesia PRINGLE……Hong Kong……30:30.9
bib # 1907…… Igor MAKSYMIV……Ivano-Frankivsk……22:05.3
"OK... on a count of 3... " Simon and his brothers were supposed to be home over an hour ago. Mama was gonna be hoppin' mad, but the crazy old troll had taken forever to doze off so they could make a break for it."
These adorable little field mice were photographed by Catherine Houston (iolanthe on flickr). Sadly, Catherine passed away last January. Her photostream is still up and running, thanks to her sister, Ruth, so please feel free to visit and enjoy her love of animals and nature through her lovely photos.
www.flickr.com/photos/iolanthe/
thanks to nicolas gent for the awesome sky texture
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Orix fighting at Etosha Nat. Park, Namibia.August 2004.
Antílope africano perteneciente al género Oryx. Vive en manadas de hasta 40 individuos, pero en estación lluviosa, se reúnen cientos. En sequía, puede pasar muchos días sin beber, sobreviviendo de la humedad que contienen frutos y raíces. Mide hasta 1,6 metros de largo y la altura de la cruz llega hasta el 1,2 m. Armados con largos cuernos rectos y anillados, de un metro o más de longitud, en contraste con sus pequeñas orejas. Son resistentes a las temperaturas extremas, a la sed, y además pueden mantener un galope sostenido durante muchos kilómetros. Como particularidad, pueden aumentar la temperatura de su cuerpo para poder irradiar el calor al ambiente en lugar de absorberlo, gracias a un sofisticado sistema de irrigación sanguínea que también permite que la sangre más fría sea la que riegue el cerebro tras pasar previamente por las aberturas de la nariz (narinas), donde se refresca. Su carácter temperamental se puede comparar al de un toro bravo, de forma que su caza es peligrosa para cualquier predador. Los machos luchan embistiendose con los cuernos en paralelo, de forma que se produce un forcejeo entre ellos sin que se llegue a herir al rival, mientras que a la hora de defenderse de depredadores, embisten apuntando con su cornamenta de forma que pueden ensartar a su enemigo. Es la única especie de antílope cuyos descendientes ya nacen armados.
Artist: Styx
Album: Return To Paradise
Title: Come Sail Away
I'm sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea
I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me
On board, i'm the captain, so climb aboard
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore
And i'll try, oh lord, i'll try to carry on
I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
We live happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on
A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
View large, on black for the full effect.
This launch pedestal is the most striking structure remaining at LC-34. It was built to hold the heft of a Saturn 1 or Saturn 1B rocket - basically the truncated upper stages of the epic Saturn V. Several launches and tests were performed here but this site is best known for the events of January 27, 1967 - the terrible tragedy of Apollo 1. Here three of NASA's brightest astronauts (Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee) were incinerated by a lone spark in their pressurized all-oxygen cabin atmosphere during a dry run.
After one final launch in 1968 the facility was dismantled and the service structures were razed. The remaining concrete pedestal was preserved as a memorial and affixed with two plaques commemorating the memory of the three revered astronauts that lost their lives here.
The plaques read:
LAUNCH COMPLEX 34, Friday, 27 January 1967, 1831 Hours. Dedicated to the living memory of the crew of the Apollo 1: USAF. Lt. Colonel Virgil I. Grissom, USAF. Lt. Colonel Edward H. White, II, U.S.N. Lt. Commander Roger B. Chaffee. They gave their lives in service to their country in the ongoing exploration of humankind's final frontier. Remember them not for how they died but for those ideals for which they lived.
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice so others could reach for the stars; Ad astra per aspera (a rough road leads to the stars); God speed to the crew of Apollo 1
God speed indeed.
In the distance is a United Launch Alliance service structure containing a Boeing Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) at the nearby Launch Complex 37B. This particular Delta IV is a Medium+ (4,2) variant carrying a weather satellite (GEOS-O) for NOAA into geosynchronous orbit and is scheduled to launch on June 26th, 2009 (as of June 6, 2009).
NOTE: Replaced the image with a color-corrected replacement on 03/08/2009. The original was a bit too purple for my liking and, as one of my favorite photos on my entire photostream, it deserved better. :)
They bring all the boyz to the yard.
Rolleiflex | Fuji Provia Slide Film, Cross-Processed | 1/125 | f/8 | ISO100 | June 8th, 2010
This kid clearly had no idea i was shooting him. This is the same place where Beca and I shared a milkshake for her 365. Clarence is taking this Rollei back so I'm shopping for a new medium format camera... I'm trying not to spend a lot of money on it, but all of the good ones are so expensive :(
I've narrowed it down to either a Bronica 6x6 sq-a or a Mamiya RZ-67 Pro II... Haha I know which is better but the price difference is what's in question D:
Patio de los Cipreses - El Generalife, Granada (Spain).
ENGLISH
This patio has a central pond surrounded by a myrtle hedge and in the middle of the pond there is another little pond with a stone fountain. The patio is so called because of the old cypresses that are in the verandas, the most famous of which is the Cypress of the Sultana (Ciprés de la Sultana) in which, according to the legend, Boabdil's wife used to meet a knight of the Abencerrajes family. This triggered the death of the people of this noble tribe, whose throats were slit.
A big 19th century stone staircase with a portico and two lions made of glazed pottery of Granada leads to the high part of the gardens, which go from the Hill of the Sun (Cerro del Sol) to the street Rey Chico. These gardens are hanging gardens that include simple vegetable gardens, myrtle clumps, trimmed boxes or hundred-year-old cypresses.
One of the staircases that are in these gardens is especially beautiful because of its beauty and originality. It is supposed to be the oldest staircase in these gardens (it already existed in the Muslim period). The staircase is divided in three flights, each with a fountain and handrails that are channels with running water. The staircase is surrounded by laurels that join their crowns and form a vault. The sun shines through this laurel vault and the light contributes to the extremely beautiful scene.
Two regal pleasure palaces, Palace of Dar al-Arusa and Palace of the Alixares, stood on the lands covering the area between the valley of the river Darro and that of the river Genil. They were abandoned and the passing of time has ended up destroying them. Recent excavations discovered them and showed their richness and magnificence, as well as the beautiful decorative elements that have been found.
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CASTELLANO
Este patio tiene un estanque central rodeado por setos de arrayán y en el centro del estanque existe otro pequeño estanque con una fuente de piedra. El patio recibe su nombre de los viejos cipreses que encontramos en los cenadores, el más famoso de los cuales es el Ciprés de la Sultana en el que, según la leyenda, se veían la esposa de Boadbil y un caballero abencerraje, lo que desencadenó finalmente la muerte de los señores de esta noble tribu, que fueron degollados.
A través de una escalinata de piedra del siglo XIX con pórtico y dos leones de cerámica vidriada granadina, se llega a la parte alta de los jardines, que se extienden desde el cerro del Sol hasta el camino del Rey Chico, jardines colgantes que van desde simples huertas hasta macizos de arrayán, bojes recortados o cipreses centenarios.
Cabe destacar una de las escalinatas de las que encontramos a lo largo de los jardines por su belleza y originalidad, y que supuestamente es la más antigua del jardín (ya existía en tiempos de los árabes). Está dividida en tres tramos, en cada uno de los cuales se encuentra una fuente con surtidor, flanquedada por canales que conforman las barandillas y por donde bajan ruidosamente las aguas. La escalinata se encuentra rodeada por laureles, que unen sus copas formando una bóveda por la que se filtran los rayos del sol, configurando una estampa de una belleza indescriptible.
En los terrenos que van desde el valle del Darro al del Genil se alzaban dos regios palacios de recreo, el de Dar al-Arusa y el de los Alixares, que el abandono y el paso del tiempo terminaron por destruir, hasta que recientes excavaciones señalaron su situación, poniendo de relieve su riqueza, la magnitud de las ruinas descubiertas y los elementos decorativos encontrados.
Fuente: www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambraGeneralifePCip...
View On Black RECOMMENDED!
This is a non-HDR project. I did take different exposures for HDR shots, but in the end I decided to go with a regular version. I did make some edits in Lightroom and Photoshop to bring out the colors in the scene.
I was there with my cousin and friend who is the 350z owner. The place was really dirty with dust and there were some janitors with hoses and wipers but they weren't really doing anything. So we gave them some encouragement and they ended up cleaning that part of the parking lot level. During the whole shoot the janitors and security guards were watching us as we set up our gear and the car. Surprisingly enough the guards were quite helpful and didn't bother us at all. Unlike some other experiences I've had in similar lots before.
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Canon EOS 40D.
Lens: EF 24-105 F4 L IS.
ISO: 100.
Shutter Speed: 1.3 seconds.
Aperture: F/5.6.
Focal length: 24mm.
Ex: Shot on a tripod with cable shutter release.
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Adobe Lightroom.
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).
The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.
Design
Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:
So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”
Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)
Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.
Unveiling
he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.
The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.
The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.
The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona
The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.
Navona Square (Piazza Navona).
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Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.
At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.
Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Literature and films
The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.
The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.
A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.
Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.
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A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli
A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .
As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .
As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.
A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.
Os animais da fonte
A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.
Praça Navona.
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A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.
As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.
A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.
O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.
A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.
Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Curiosidades
Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.
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.
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Datura stramonium es una especie botánica de planta del género Datura, de la familia de las SolanaceaeGeneralidades
El estramonio es una planta venenosa cosmopolita, de la familia de las solanáceas naturalizada en zonas templadas de todo el mundo. El género datura contiene varias especies parecidas y polimorfas, todas ellas tóxicas de las cuales esta es la más extendida. Crece en zonas eutrofizadas como orillas de ríos, establos, estercoleros, escombreras y vertederos de basuras. Es indiferente al tipo de suelo, siendo más vigorosa en los húmedos con nitratos abundantes. No es consumida por el ganado, quizá por su desagradable olor. Popularmente se conoce como burladora, chamico, toloache, estramonio, revientavacas, hierba del diablo, hierba hedionda, higuera del infierno, higuera loca o manzana espinosa1 Suele confundirse con el toloatzin o toloache mexicano (Datura innoxia) y con el floripondio o floripón (Brugmansia arborea). Entre las sustancias constituyentes se encuentran alcaloides tropánicos, que en pequeñas cantidades son tóxicos o estupefacientes, como atropina, hiosciamina y escopolamina, caracterizados por provocar reacciones anticolinérgicas y en cantidades mayores, causan síndrome atropínico o la muerte.
Ecología
Es una planta anual que alcanza alturas de 1,5 metros, caracteristica del género datura de la familia de las solanaceas. su aspecto recuerda a una pimentera (capsicum) ya que tiene un vago parecido en el porte y en el fruto, sobre todo en la disposición de las semillas en el fruto.
Tiene flores blancas a veces tirando a amarillentas o verdosas en forma conica o de trompeta, bastante grandes en relación a la planta. La planta florece en verano y comienzos de otoño. Las hojas son lobuladas y de color verde oscuro. Presenta una raíz blanquecina y numerosas raicillas. El tallo y las ramas son redondos, lisos y verdes matizandose el verde a tonos más claros. Toda la planta es lampiña. La planta desprende un olor fuerte y es llamativa. Facilmente reconocible por sus flores y el fruto espinoso. El fruto es al principio bilocular, pero cuando madura se forma un falso tabique, excepto en las inmediaciones del ápice, con lo que el fruto maduro consta, casi por completo, de cuatro cavidades. El fruto maduro es una cápsula espinosa de unos 3-4 cm de longitud. Las semillas de estramonio son de color pardo oscuro o negruzcas de contorno reniforme y de unos 3 mm de largo.
Es especie de hábitat terrestre y en México crece en bosques de encino, pino, pino-encino y otras coníferas, a una altitud de 1900 a 2500 msnm, ruderal, arvense. En España y otras zonas de clima templado se dá desde el nivel del mar.
Se puede encontrar también a menor altitud, especialmente en terrenos que han sufrido perturbaciones y tienen altos contenidos en nitrógeno como huertas recién labradas y terrenos removidos para construcción, entre otros.
Aunque es planta nativa en Sudamérica y la India, en la actualidad es cosmopolita y muy común en Europa, donde se usa en jardinería.Historia
venenoso
El estramonio fue cultivado en Inglaterra por John Gerard, hacia el final del siglo XVI, a partir de semillas obtenidas en Constantinopla (Turquía). El uso de la droga se debe, en gran parte, a las experiencias de Störck.
La denominación genérica Datura deriva del nombre del veneno dhât, que se prepara a partir de especies indias y fue utilizado por los miembros de la letal secta thag.
Es una planta psicoactiva y sus alcaloides a partir de determinadas dosis presentan efectos neurotóxicos. De todas las partes de este vegetal, las semillas son las más tóxicas, ya que más de 30 pueden constituir una dosis letal. Cinco gramos de la planta causan envenenamiento. Contiene los alcaloides: hiosciamina, escopolamina y atropina. La actividad anticolinérgica de estos alcaloides produce un delirio alucinatorio incontrolable de numerosas horas, cuando no la muerte2 , puesto que es la más venenosa de todas las solanáceas, potencialmente peligrosa incluso en su uso chamánico, aunque ha sido empleada para prácticas adivinatorias desde la antigüedad. A partir de Datura stramonium el químico alemán Albert Ladenburg aisló en 1881 la escopolamina.
Su uso está restringido a algunas poblaciones nativas de América, sobre todo las hojas que las usan en altares, los chamanes la fumaban junto con el tabaco para entrar en trance. Evidencias arqueológicas y arqueobotánicas indican su presencia en contextos funerarios en el período alfarero temprano del centro de Chile (Planella et al. 2006). En la cultura mapuche existe la práctica de suministrar a los niños una vez en su vida esta planta, llamada «miyaye» en idioma mapudungun, para predecir su futuro de acuerdo con el comportamiento que tengan al estar bajo sus efectos.
Muy pequeñas cantidades bastan para inducir una intoxicación grave o mortal y la ingestión de cuatro o cinco gramos de hojas basta para matar a un niño.2 Se ha documentado un caso de intoxicación colectiva ocurrido en Jamestown, Estados Unidos, en 1616, cuando con ocasión de una rebelión el capitán John Smith dio a sus soldados una ensalada que contenía unas pocas hojas de datura.
En caso de envenenamiento, conviene hospitalización de urgencia. Normalmente se tratará de manera sintomática: lavado de estómago, sedación por inyección de benzodiazepinas y rehidratación. Se reproduce fácilmente por semilla. No recibe manejo especial. Para reproducirla hay que dejar remojando sus semillas una noche en agua tibia, a la mañana siguiente hay que sembrarlas.
Sliced strawberries with yogurt dip.
INFORMATION ON THE STRAWBERRY:
The Garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa and related cultivars) is the most common variety of strawberry cultivated worldwide. Like other species of Fragaria (strawberries), it belongs to the family Rosaceae. Technically, its fruit is known as an accessory fruit, in that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries (achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the bowl-shaped hypanthium that holds the ovaries.
The Garden Strawberry was first bred in Europe in the early 18th century, and represents the accidental cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America, which was noted for its flavor, and Fragaria chiloensis from Chile, which was noted for its large size.
Cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa have replaced in commercial production the Woodland Strawberry, which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th century.
Several theories exist in popular etymology as to the origin of the English name "straw" berry:
It could come from gardeners' practice of mulching strawberries with straw to protect the fruits from rot (a pseudoetymology that can be found in non-linguistic sources such as the Old Farmer's Almanac 2005).
It might derive from the Anglo-Saxon verb for "strew" (meaning to spread around) which was streabergen (Strea means "strew" and Bergen means "berry" or "fruit") and thence to streberie, straiberie, strauberie, straubery, strauberry, and finally, "strawberry," the word which we use today. The name might have come from the fact that the fruit and various runners appear "strewn" along the ground.
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This is the weirdest pice of rock I've seen. Taken on the way up the mountain where I shot my last upload. this rock is in the middle of the trail. The weird thing about it is all the small holes that makes it look like the surface of a golf ball. All the way up the mountain the rocks were like this. Not only this type of sand coloured rock, but "normal" grey rock as well. (PLease excuse my horrible geological skills).
Anyway, I liked the way the sun coming in from the left giving character to the mountain in the back while at the same time lighting the foreground. A great sky over the background mountains which the pola really made "pop" was the icing on the cake.
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Cubelles, Barcelona (Spain).
Effects of the East storms. / Efectos de los temporales de levante.
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The reclaimed wetlands of the river Foix estuary have made this area into one of the main attractions of the town. The River Foix, which is dry during most of the year due to construction of the Foix Resservoir is another of the most emblematic places in Cubelles. At the Foix estuary, you can spend the day enjoying nature and birthwatching, or at one of the picnic areas. This zone is also intended for school visits, as it is a place where children can study the ecosystem of a Mediterranean river such as the Foix.
The estuary is separated from the sea by a sand barrier which has accumulated over time, due to sea currents and rainwater sediments, forming freshwater laguens behind the barrier. The natural area of the Foix Delta has a branch of land that sticks out into the sea. This was formed during the floods of 1994 and joins onto another branch, leaving an island in the middle. Tourists can visit the island by crossing a wooden footbridge.
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CASTELLANO
La recuperación de los espacios húmedos de la desembocadura del río Foix ha convertido la zona en una de las de mayor atractivo del municipio. El río Foix -que desde la construcción del pantano del Foix está la mayor parte del año seco- es otro de los elementos más emblemáticos de los cubellenses. En la desembocadura del Foix, además de poder pasar un día rodeado de la Naturaleza, se puede observar el comportamiento de las aves autóctonas de esta zona o disfrutar de las áreas de picnic. El espacio también está dirigido a las escuelas, que pueden visitar y estudiar el ecosistema de un río mediterráneo, como es el del Foix.
Su desembocadura está separada del mar por una barrera de arena acumulada por las corrientes marítimas y los depósitos pluviales, formando lagunas de agua dulce en su interior. El Espacio Natural del Delta del Foix, mantiene el brazo de salida al mar que se formó por las riadas de 1994, a la que se ha añadido un segundo brazo dejando una isla en el medio, conectada con la zona de entretenimiento a través de unas pasarelas de madera. Otra pasarela de madera sobre uno de los brazos del río, sirve de punto de observación del desarrollo natural de la desembocadura del Foix.
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This is Red Mill Burgers, in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood at 1613 West Dravus.
This store opened in 1998. The first store was a bit north in the Phinney Ridge, and opened a few years earlier.
The old photo at the Seattle Municipal Archives shows the same building in 1960, with "Interbay Pharmacy" painted on the side. Needless to say there was no Starbucks in the background.
Whenever I look at photos taken by government employees, I think "why?" More than 9 times out of 10 there was a good reason to take the photo and then subsequently archive it -- it wasn't a random photo like you or I take. Sometimes you can tell by the file that it's in, or the assession number. Other times it's the story of the building or business that clear it up. It takes a bit of digging to find that.
A quick web search shows that Interbay Pharmacy is older than 1960. Google Books has several trade magazines like a 1907 edition of "The Pharmaceutical Era" which mention Interbay Pharmacy. This first mention is worth quoting:
"W. S. Pierce, proprietor of the Interbay Pharmacy, Seattle, Wash., was blown by a gas explosion from the rear end of his store almost to the front door the other day. When he opened his store, Pierce started a fire in the gas stove, but he had no sooner applied the match to the jet than he felt himself propelled toward the door. The explosion had driven out the glass, thus making a clear path into the street."
A 1916 issue of "The Era Druggist's Directory of the United States..." lists Interbay Pharmacy, but gives a different address: 1500 Grand Boulevard. I've looked at enough engouh old plat maps of Magnolia to know that Dravus used to be known as Grand Boulevard. So the pharmacy used to be over at 15th.
But we're still missing the story here. I'm going to switch to tutorial mode to show you how I found out the "why" and at the same time learned an important part of this neighborhood's history.
When I'm dealing with a property, after a quick web search the next thing I like to do is open King County's Property Viewer or iMap to check it out. I'll cheat for you. Here's 15th and Dravus. Down in the bottom right, expand "Imagery" and choose "1936 B/W Aerial Photos". After the map refreshes, it shows that 15th Avenue used to look quite a bit different. It was just a small local road like 14th or 16th. 1500 Dravus, which would be the northwest corner, is right in the middle of the blank space. (The square are property, and long lines are roads; blank space is public property, usually streets.)
The assessor's report for 1613 Dravus, meanwhile, tells us that the Red Mill building was constructed in 1959.
The scenario is beginning to play out... a city employee photographs the new home of Interbay Pharmacy in 1960. The old home at some point became a city street.
The next step is to hit the Seattle Times archives and see what it says. These archives are one of the greatest and most frustratingly hidden secrets in local history. 1900-1923 are currently only available through a database called World Newspaper Archive, available locally through the University of Washington. From 1923-1980 are also covered in a database called America's GenealogyBank, which you can get at from home with your library card, click the link here.
I narrowed the search to newspapers, in Washington, and just for the kewords "15th widening" in 1952-1960. Result #4, 1959-06-02 page 20, is perfect:
"The city began condemnation proceedings in Superior Court... yesterday for widening 15th Avenue West form West Garfield Street to the Ballard Bridge.
"Twenty-two feet will be taken on much of the west side of the avenue. The east side will not be affected.
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"A six-lane depressed roadway will go beneath Dravus Street, whish will remain at its present grade.
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"Wilcox said 98 pieces of real estate are involved. He said settlements are being arranged with all but five owners."
So there's our story. Interbay Pharmacy, as well as all of the other pioneer businesses at the intersection of 15th and "Grand Boulevard" -- and all of the well-established homes on the main street between Seattle and Ballard -- were destroyed in 1959 to widen 15th to add six lanes of traffic.
It's odd that such a big deal is made about Interstate 5 and the other freeways, but no one talks about major widening projects like this. The monorail project which was supposed to be built to Ballard would have run on 15th. I remember an editorial in the Times or PI which railed that 15th was inhospitable to people, it was a car street that wasn't built for mass transit. There were so many editorials arguing that we couldn't afford to transform our city, which was built for car travel. But when you really look back, you find that our city was, of course NOT built for cars, but built for streetcars and people. We spent truckloads of money to rebuild it for cars.
Strips like 15th are still recovering from the economic hammer that was dropped.
BTW, Red Mill has great burgers. Get some onion rings while you're at it! There's bus service on 15th if you can afford the time and money.
More photographs of Walton-on-Thames, can be viewed by visiting my photography website - Beautiful England
Walton-on-Thames is a riverside town with over 20,000 residents, situated between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock, in the Borough of Elmbridge. It is only 15 miles from central London and has good communications by road, being close to the M25, M4 and M3 motorways. A fast train journey of only 25 minutes to Waterloo station makes it an ideal location for commuting to London. In fact, in 2008, a survey by the Halifax declared the Borough of Elmbridge to be the, "best place to live in Britain", with the highest quality of life in the United Kingdom. The media rapidly produced further commendations declaring Elmbridge to be the "Beverly Hills of Surrey" and claiming that even the weather here was better than the national average.
The town now has a new shopping centre, "The Heart", which is a covered mall with over 50 shops and restaurants and with outside restaurant seating. The development contains 279 apartments with views over Ashley Park. Walton-on-Thames has a modern leisure centre, the Xcel Leisure Complex, which opened in 2006, overlooking the River Thames. In addition to a 25 metre swimming pool, sports halls, climbing wall, health and fitness suite, it has an outside floodlit synthetic football pitch.
In the Domesday Book, Walton-on-Thames was recorded as, 'Waletona' and as having a church, two mills and a fishery.
The River Thames at Walton is an important crossing point. It was thought that Julius Caesar crossed here on his second invasion of Britain, but there is no evidence for this. Walton Bridge was the subject of a painting by Canaletto in 1754, but this wooden bridge was dismantled in 1783. J.M.W. Turner painted Walton Bridge in 1805, but this stone bridge collapsed in 1859. It is doubtful whether anyone would think the current structure is picturesque. It is the fifth bridge to cross the Thames at Walton and dates from 1999, when it was intended only to be temporary. Work on a new bridge is due to start in 2011 and completed in 2013.
Close to Walton Bridge is Desborough Island, which was created when the Desborough Channel was cut in 1935. It was constructed by the Thames Conservancy and named after Lord Desborough, the Chairman of the Board. The cut made a shorter journey possible by avoiding the meandering stretch of the Thames past Shepperton and Halliford.
At Walton Bridge is the garage of H.W. Motors, (Hersham and Walton Motors) who were the first Aston Martin dealership in the world. In the 1950s, they built their own racing cars and Sir Stirling Moss competed in his first Formula One Grand Prix in an H.W. Motors car.
Next to H.W. Motors is the Walton Playhouse. This is a theatre used for community productions and local amateur dramatic societies. It was built by Cecil Hepworth as a power house for Walton Film Studios. They closed in 1924 and its architect, George Carvill, bought the building. For many years, it was known as the, "Walton Hop", reputed to be the first disco in the United Kingdom. It closed in 1990.
St. Mary's Parish Church is of Saxon origin, with parts dating back to the 12th century. It is set at the highest point in the town and has a square flint tower. The churchyard contains the graves of many New Zealand soldiers who died in the First World War. Mount Felix House in Walton, which has now been demolished, was used as a hospital for New Zealand troops. The New Zealand connection is maintained in the street name, 'New Zealand Avenue' and the Wellington pub in the town centre.
As would be expected, the riverside pubs have been visited by notable characters. In 1909, Jerome Kern, the composer of the Broadway musical, "Showboat" and many popular songs, including Ol' Man River, met Eva Leale, the landlord's daughter at the Swan pub. They were married at St. Mary's Church, Walton the following year. The Anglers pub, with its seating on the riverbank, is very popular. A short walk along the towpath towards Hampton Court brings you to The Weir Hotel. Overlooking the Weir, this pub is extremely popular with walkers and cyclists, especially on Sundays, where people enjoy their roast dinners.
Walton-on-Thames has had many famous residents, but Julie Andrews is probably the most notable. She was born Julia Wells in 1935 in Rodney House Maternity Hospital, Rodney Road. She became, at fourteen, the youngest ever solo performer to appear at a Royal Variety Performance in 1948 at the London Palladium. She married her first husband, Tony Walton, in St. Mary's Church, Oatlands, Weybridge in 1959. Her most famous role was as Maria Von Trapp in the film, "The Sound of Music", which became 20th Century Fox's biggest ever film.
In Station Avenue, is a 1960s iconic office building. Formerly the head office of Birds Eye Frozen Foods, it is now a Grade II listed building. My sister worked there and remembers that there were live penguins in the grounds.
Next year will be an exciting time for Walton-on-Thames, when the 2012 Olympic Games commences. On the opening day of the 2012 Games, on Saturday 28th July, the Mens' Cycling Road Race (250km) starts from the Mall in London. The 145 riders will head towards Walton and race along Hurst Road from Hampton Court into Terrace Road, into Walton Town Centre, down Oatlands Drive to Weybridge and then onto the Surrey Hills. The womens' race takes place the following day over a shorter (140km) route, but still through Walton. The 2012 Olympic Games Cycling Time Trials will be held close by on 1st August at Hampton Court. The whole 13 mile section of the route which cuts through Elmbridge will be surfaced with electric blue non-slip Tarmac. This is the internationally recognised cycling blue used on time trials. The blue colour means overhead cameras can track competitors using matt black background enhancements.
On 14th August, 2011, an official test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics Road Race took place over the Olympic route, from The Mall in London, through Walton-on-Thames, to Box Hill, returning to the Mall, passing through Esher. This was the London – Surrey Cycle Classic Race. It was won by Mark Cavendish, MBE, aged 26. He is the top sprinter in the Tour de France, having won twenty stages and in September 2011, went on to win the Road World Championship in Denmark. On 22nd December 2011, Mark was voted the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He is probably Great Britain’s best prospect for a gold medal in 2012. It is hoped that he can repeat his success next year.
A friend of mine restores classic cars for a hobby/side-job and asked me to come over and shoot one of his cars. This is actually the '65 Mustang that he built for his mother. This classic started out as a coupe, but he changed it to a convertible. He also customized the front end and back end. The engine is also not original. He replaced it with a 302 from a late 80's Mustang. The car is really beautiful. He does nice work.
This was my first attempt at shooting a car and it definitely presented some challenges. I used my two speedlights to light it and ended up compositing several shots in Photoshop to get the right lighting and look I wanted. I was shooting the speedlights at full power and sometimes 1/2 power since I had the aperture tighted up to f10. Could have really used some Alien Bees or something here. Anyway, I think I did a pretty good job and the end result is pretty cool. I showed this final shot to my friend and he was really happy with it, which is what really matters here.
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Equipment: Canon 40D, EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM
Strobist: main image and base image for background: 580EX II, camera left, bounced in 45" umbrella, LP120, camera right, bare aimed at side of vehicle.
layer: LP120, camera right, bare, aimed at front fender and wheel.
layer: 580EX II, camera right, handheld over the back end of the car, through umbrella to light up the convertible top cover a bit more.
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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.
Experimenting...
This genre of photography is new to me.Looking at the works of many here, i thought it would be fun to experiment with what i could find in my home....
The collection of this bright shiny red seeds was gifted by the girl who used to take care of my ma-in-law.She found them in our backyard and the collection grew as days passed by.
I did find a very interesting story on this beautiful seeds that are also associated with Lord Krishna from a blog by Anjali Menon (April 2008).
The lucky red seeds or Manjadikuru are placed in Krishna temples in the state of Kerala, India. The origin of this practice lies in folklore of the temple of Guruvayur. Guruvayur temple houses the deity of Vishnu, and this particular idol is believed to have been worshipped by Lord Krishna of Dwaraka in ancient Hindu mythology. According to the story, a peasant woman who lived in the northern province of Kerala was an ardent devotee of Krishna and aspired to someday visit Guruvayur temple. It was customary to bring offerings to the temple, but she was too poor to afford any gifts. She knew of an old tree that shed beautiful shiny red seeds, so she gathered a pouchful of them. Leaving the safety of her home and loved ones, she set out on her quest to reach Guruvayur. It was a long, perilous journey on foot during which she had to traverse rivers and deep forests.....
I hope you found the shot and the accompanying story interesting...
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Opened in 1829, the ESP was the first modern prison in the world; it pioneered the idea that if prisoners were given quiet time to reflect rather than being tortured, they would feel penitent (this is the root of the word "penitentiary") and could rejoin society as productive members. Thus, for many decades the prisoners here were kept in their own cells and were prohibited from interacting with their fellow inmates. They exercised in individual, walled outdoor areas that were attached to their cells. It was only much later that "solitary confinement" came to acquire a negative connotation, as a special punishment for infractions committed while already in prison.
Among the ESP's more illustrious inmates in its 142 years of operation were Al Capone (who spent a year here), and the bank robber Willie Sutton. But perhaps its most unusual inmate was a dog, Pep (a black Labrador retriever). Said canine reportedly killed a cat belonging to Pennsylvania governor Gifford Pinchot; the governor retaliated by sentencing the dog to life in prison. I even saw a picture of the dog's admittance papers (he was admitted in 1924). But then the Governor got a lot of bad press over this, so he changed his story and said that the dog was his, and that he had donated it to the prison for the betterment of the inmates. Yeah, right.
In the mid-19th century, the ESP was quite the tourist attraction. Its distinguished visitors in that era included Alexis de Tocqueville and a young Charles Dickens. Before embarking on his first trip to the U.S. in 1842, Dickens said that the two places in this nation that he most wanted to see were Niagara Falls, and the Eastern State Penitentiary.
Perhaps the most striking and spectacular impression of Stone Town for its first time visitor is the magnificent wooden doors serving as prosperous entrances to the grand buildings.
The doors have become more or less synonym with the Swahili culture where they mainly are found in East Africa, Lamu and Mombasa (Kenya) and in Zanzibar. The doors in Zanzibar outnumber the doors, both in number and in grandness, found elsewhere along the coast, and thus being named ‘Zanzibar doors’. An inventory done in the 1980ies reported around 800 doors. Unfortunately has the number decreased, not only due to the diminishing of several houses, but also due to theft following the increased attention from international collectors.
The doors are manifestations in excellent craftsmanship, both technically and artistically. The oldest doors are often made out of Burma (Indian) teak, shipped all the way from Asia across the Indian Ocean. The shutters are made in one impressive piece and not mended together as is the case on newer doors. The Burma teak does no longer exist and the alternative has been the East African teak. Even this wood has become rare and difficult to find, often demanding a very high price.
The wealthy traders and house owners appointed skilled carvers brought in from India for the delicate job of arranging the entrance ornament. Their creativity is continuously at display.
In principal there are two types of doors found in Stone Town. The Indian doors, or Gujarati doors, with square shutters and made into smaller sections so that the door can fold together. These doors are to be seen along the busy bazaar streets where the Indian businessmen lived. The second type is called ‘Arab doors’, these doors are often found with an inscription in Arabic – most likely a phrase from the Holy Quraan – on the top frieze, and richly decorated around the frame. The older doors were all square at top. The semi-circular frames were introduced later, but are still referred to as ‘Arab doors’.
The custom of putting brass knobs on the shutters comes from India, where the knobs were said to prevent elephants from crushing the doors. Since there have been no violent elephants in Zanzibar the brass knobs were simply but there as a decoration and to show the wealth of its owner.
By looking at the lower part of the side posts and rough estimate can be done of the age of the door. The oldest doors have a symbol resembling of a fish. The fish gradually transformed into a shape of a pineapple and thus if the carving shows a clear and distinct pineapple the doors is of a younger generation. Another symbol that became part of the decoration was the chain-like row at the very outside of the whole door. The chain was said to protect the entrance from evil spirits.
(source: Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society)
For Christmas '08, my wife got me a nice shaving kit which included a Gillette Mach 3 razor. (featured here) I used it for a year, and was about to buy another pack of M3s when I realized how freaking expensive they were. I decided to give a Double Edge razor a shot. My per razor cost went from $2.25 to ¢10 (¢25 if I splurge and get the really nice ones.) The dirty little secret that Gillette doesn't want you to know: disposable cartridges with multiple blades do not necessarily give you a better shave. They're simply a matter of convenience, but that convenience comes at a price. If you'd rather not do the DE razor, go with something like a trac II, Atra, or Sensor... anything else is just more expensive, not better. Eventually, using the DE is just second nature.
I used that for a few months and decided to give a straight raozr a shot. Some say it's the closest shave you'll ever have, but I'm not quite there yet. I haven't got the nerve to go against the grain. One thing though... it feels kind of bad ass to shave with a straight. It takes me probably an extra 5-10 minutes to shave this way than it would with a regular razor, but it's worth it. No more wasting of plastic cartridges... and my use of DE razors is greatly reduced.
For this shot, I used a cross processing technique. Here's the tutorial I used. It's specific to GIMP. Mr. Sharp referred me to one for photoshop... I couldn't quite get it to work, which I think is the result of not having 'effect layers' in gimp. I probably could have adapted it to work in GIMP, but the other one seems to work on a similar premise, and required no translation on my part.
I also did the orton effect, in conjunction with the "smart sharpen" (see previous) The smart sharpen is quite a few steps, but worth it.
Question for those that might know: this cross processing technique is very similar to what I've seen for lomo effect. The end result is somewhat similar too. Makes sense because the distinctive use that lomos became famous for was because the film was developed with a cross process technique. So, my question is, what distinguishes digital lomo edits from other types of cross processing?
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The Loco
This engine is a beast. If it were a lorry it would be an earth mover, built for shifting massive loads over short distances, with big cylinders and very small wheels. It is rated at 800h.p., a tractive effort of 28,000lb, a weight of 66tons and wheels of only 3' 6" diameter. This compares with the STD class 5 at 26,120 lbs tractive effort, and a weight of 76 tons.
Polish engineering is not known for it's high quality, and the engine is no exception. For example, the cylinder bore on engines should line up with the axle centre - not here, the cylinder centreline is clearly inches above the axle centreline. General construction is simple, for example the smoke box door is made from flat plate welded together, where most engines have a rounded door made from pressings / castings. Many of the steam valves are made from steel / iron, which can corrode, where other loco's would use brass or bronze which doesn't corrode. Oddly, for a simple machine, it has the complexity of superheaters; more superheaters than an LMS Jubilee. On a machine that is for shunting and not designed for speed this is unusual, as superheaters are thought to be effective only when an engine is working for long periods and has time to warm through.
It has been said that we are asking too much of this engine, with its small wheels at 25MPH. An A4 Pacific has 6'8" wheels, and at 75MPH (Network Rail's max speed limit for steam) this equates to 315RPM. 5485, with 3' 6" wheels, at 25MPH is only running at 200 RPM. Indeed, the engine's stated maximum speed is 40km/h, and it has proven itself capable of easily keeping to time.
For the crew it is an easy engine to fire, with a large boiler that has plenty of steam generating capacity, and a medium size firebox where the first time fireman won't have trouble getting coal to the far end of the fire. There is also a drop grate in the firebox and a hopper ashpan, making the disposal of fire and ash simpler. The injectors have been proven to be reliable, after fettling work. For the driver, the controls are well placed and all reachable from the cab window. However, the regulator is difficult, steam can be admitted on a little or lots basis, there's not much in between. If you see the engine starting a train and it slips frequently, you know the driver is battling with the regulator. The engine has the luxury of very bright electric lights, in the cab and above the wheels as well as front and back. Some crew like working in the dark with this loco as you have the rare luxury of being able to see where you are going. Due to the long wheel base, two of the axles have a large amount of side-play. This lets the engine go around curves, but it means that there is a lot of side - side waddle, especially on straight track, and there is a lot of that at Nene Valley!
History
This engine is fairly modern as steam engines go, being built by Fablok of Chrzanow, Poland in 1959, as one of a large class of 406 loco's, built from 1950 - 1963. 90 of the class were exported to China. Visit hobby.ien.com.pl/kolej/Freight Tank Locomotives/TKp.htm for further info. It worked for 36 years in the Coalfields in Bytom, southern Poland and was withdrawn in 1995, when the mine closed.
The engine was bought by it's current owner in 1996, in working order with a current boiler ticket. It came complete with it's entire service history, all in Polish, from when it was built, on the 14th of Maja 1959! Many of these documents still have their wax seal from the works. The documents show that the engine had a heavy overhaul in 1990, with a new firebox, a new front tubeplate and new portions of the boiler barrel fitted at Olesnica, Poland. The resulting good condition of the boiler is why it was preserved.
The loco was moved to Belgium by rail through Holland and Germany, in a convoy of loco's devoid of their rods, at a cost of £2,500 for each loco; 900 miles at 25mph. One of the loco owners videoed the convoy and saw sparks from the axlebox of loco. A hurried conversation with the driver (in German) followed! The damaged loco went on to be preserved in Northampton.
5485 Came to England in 1997 and was stripped and overhauled at Llangollen. All the steel pipework was replaced with copper, the smokebox was replaced and a new cab and cladding, was fitted. The boiler is now in very good condition; when in steam it is as dry as a bone. Whilst at Nene Valley, the loco has spent much time out of traffic for repairs to badly worn bearings and bushes on the coupling rods and connecting rods, and a failed main steam pipe. The loco is now back in traffic, but further repairs may soon be required. The valves and pistons have always been blowing-by; the leakage of steam can be heard as a whoosh from the chimney when starting away. On occasion, the blow-by is so bad that the loco will move backwards when starting off in forward gear!
(Incidentally, put 'Slask' into your spell checker and it will suggest 'slack' - Bill Gates is well informed!)
Recent Mechanical Group Reports
Recent reports by the Mechanical Group on 5485 can be found by clicking here
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FRAGILIDAD
Ismael Serrano
Todo es frágil:
tu costumbre de amarme,
mi fe,
el silencio y la vida que duerme
en un vagón de tren.
Tu contrato fugaz,
la memoria,
este hilo de voz,
las quimeras que surcan estrechos
y este corazón
que persigue tu rastro
en la alfombra de la habitación.
No es tan frágil
el trueno del fúsil,
el temor
a perderme tus dulces mañanas,
tanto dolor.
La memoria del banco,
el aroma de aceite en el mar,
las fronteras de acero para hombres,
humo para el capital
que regula espejismos
y ordena tu necesidad.
Yo soy frágil como un cristal
si falta usted a esta cita, mi amor,
si el canto se llena de olvido,
si el recuerdo se va
y ya no ríe conmigo.
Quizá no seamos héroes
pero aún seguimos vivos
y en la crisálida su voz estallará.
Y no se quedará inmóvil al borde del camino
y hará futuro su fuerte fragilidad.
Es tan frágil el abrazo del mundo y su paz,
la promesa desde la tribuna
y su empeño por perdurar.
Soberbio y resistente
es el grito del miedo anunciando el final
y la noche que escupen al cielo
tantas chimeneas,
los disparos de nieve,
el rugido de las bayonetas.
Quizá no sea tan frágil
tu costumbre de amarme,
mi fe,
tu voz y tu memoria.
¿Sabes?, quizá me equivoqué.
Quizá no sea indestructible
el trueno del fusil, tanto dolor,
la burbuja que encierra este grito
y este temor
a saberme perdido,
a perderte y perder la razón.
Yo soy frágil como un cristal
si falta usted a esta cita, mi amor,
si el canto se llena de olvido,
si el recuerdo se va
y ya no ríe conmigo.
Quizá no seamos héroes
pero aún seguimos vivos
y en la crisálida su voz estallará.
Y no se quedará inmóvil al borde del camino
y hará futuro su fuerte fragilidad.
(2004)
Y una sugerencia para escuchar... Ismael Serrano: Fragilidad...
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I was on my way home when I noticed as he was coming towards me from below just how predominant was his shadow, the sun the angle everything was in place for the shadow shot and yep.. could not resist and in ze basket it went.. I liked the perspective and angle, i hesitated to do a monochrome but decided against the idea.. :-)
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Je rentrais doucement vers la maison losque j'ai remarque l'importance du jeu d'ombres qui entourait ce pieton.. j'ai pas pu resister vu l'angle les coulerus et le moment anodin pour ce genre de prise.. et bingo dans la boite a image .. :-)
Thanks friends for the XPL#447