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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)
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History and origin
The Spanish Terrapin was first described by Schweigger in 1812, the scientific name of this species is Mauremys leprosa. Mauremys from Greek meaning "Mauritanian" and "Terrapin". Leprosa comes from Greek and means "leprosy" Schweigger first examined old specimens which had infected structures on the scales making him think that the animals were infected with leprosy.
Characteristics
They are one of the larger Mauremys species.
Description
=Size=
Their eggs are about 35 mm by 21 mm in size. The young hatch out measuring around 32 mm long. They will grow up to 250 mm long in their 20 year life.
=Morphology=
Their shell is quite flat, and oval. The edges of the shell are smooth and have no spikes or teeth.
=Patterns & colours=
Their colours range from orange-brown to olive, the young also have small orange or yellow markings on every scale. Their plastron is yellow with a dark patch sometimes with a light line running down the middle. Their head resembles American terrapins with a light pattern running from the neck to the tympan. The young have a bluish back colour on their skin.
Geographical range
In France they are only fond in the southernmost department called the Pyrénées Orientales, and within that range they can only be the Albères region.
Subspecies
In Europe this species has no sub-species. Their sub-species are all found in Morocco, and they are distinguished only by very small morphological variations. These sub-species are: M. l. atlantica, M. l. erhardi, M. l. saharica, M. l. marokkensis, M. l. vanmeerhaeghei, M. l. wernerkaestlei and M. l. zizi.
Sexual differences
None.
Seasonal variations
None.
Diet
They feed on small fish, amphibians, tadpoles and insects. They sometimes feed on reeds and other plants.
Defensive habits
They will dive into the water and hide in the vegetation or in the mud.
Reproduction
Breeding occurs in March or April, this happens under the water. The mating is fast and they do a simple ritual, the male moves around the females head while he also stretches his legs. The females can lay up to 3 clutches a year, the eggs are laid only a few meters away form the water in a dry place. The eggs hatch after approximately 60 days.
Sexual maturity, life span
The average life span for Mauremys leprosa is about 20 years, the males reach their sexual maturity in their seventh year whereas the females are mature in around their tenth year.
Habits
They are very secretive, they enjoy sunbathing on the banks but are always on guard and dive when alerted.
Habitat
They enjoy water holes with a clay floor, usually with a lot vegetation debris. Their habitat is usually stagnant water. They are very tolerant to pollution and may withstand very polluted water.
Predators
Their only threat is loss of habitat.
A bit of beauty and the beast going on in my stream with a cage fighter photo going in amongst the girls.
Well, on Saturday I was doing my usuals at the cage event and standing by the door of the cage as these two rather burly guys were giving it the beans. I saw them heading towards me and was thinking this would make a good photo when all of a sudden the door flew open with the two fighters following.
So now I'm sporting a nice blackeye (courtesy of my camera), a big bruise on my right foot and a very sore right elbow and hand.
Fortunately, my camera and lens seem fine (this was the very same lens that fell on the floor a couple of weeks ago too so it's had a good durability test).
People in they're workplace series - #2
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Brittany is a hair stylist at Genesis Salon in Suwanee, GA, a good buddy of mine and the first person to have cut my hair in over a year and a half (just doing it myself until recently). This was shot in her salon of employ in a series I'm doing on people in they're workplace environment.
She is a phenomenal hairstylist with the example of expertise spreading throughout our certain crowd of friends, as well as an aspiring videographer interning with the company "Point. Click. Shoot."
Check her photostream here: Brittany Loraine Crawford
I seriously owe her one. My hair looks sick!
Young girls in Al-Arroub refugee camp (north Hebron) August 2010.
The camp has 2 entrees each one controled by a 15 meters high concrete mirador (or military tower); one is closed to any vehicule and the other subject to be blocked any time. Heavily armed Israeli soldiers enter the camp night and day to patrol, scare the children, shooting sound, gas or shooting dum-dum at what they call was a danger (last June they blew up a 15 year old teenager, one week after this pic they scared to death a 7 year old boy in night, last year they blew up a 2 years old baby...)
Le camp est entoure de 2 miradors haut d'une quinzaine de metres en béton, de checkpoints (de gros blocs de pierre bloquant tout véhicule a 4 roues). Les lycéen-e-s allant a l'ecole dans le bourg voisin sont regulirement interdits de passer. Les habitants sont soumis à des tirs de gaz ou de balles (y-compris "dum-dum": explosives). Adolescents et pères sont arrêtés et mis en détention ADMINISTRATIVE (càd sans aucune charge contre eux) pendant N mois, ou N années laissant leurs familles dans le désespoir. Ca dure depuis 1967. 43 ans que nous laissons des salopards en uniforme humilier, blesser et tuer ces réfugiés :-(
Pourtant, les enfants et les jeunes ici sont merveilleux de politesse, de sourires, d'accueil et de vie quand les soldats regagnent leurs tours...
The last week end was very busy. I've made a lot a photo with my new lens (canon 50 f1.8 II) to test its (and mine) skills. One of the best picture taken was this Golia's portrait.
Lo scorso week end è stato piuttosto impegnativo. Ho scattato un sacco di foto con il nuovo obiettivo per saggiare le sue e li mie capacità. Uno degli scatti migliori e questo di Golia.
Sorry I haven't uploaded in the past couple of days. Been feeling un-inspired which is pretty lame :( . Oh well...we all go through it haha.
Anyways, today I picked up some Kodak Portra 160VC 35mm film! I can't wait to see how the photos I take with it come out! This portrait here is digital, but I also took this same shot with the Portra film :). I'll post as soon as I am done shooting/developing the roll!
Hope you all enjoy!
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Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Ici, une femme enveloppe son enfant dans des couvertures de survie, distribuées par le SAMU Social, pour se protéger du froid et du vent.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Taken with a homemade pinhole camera.
Shoot to 3x4 Polaroid Color instant film.
Author : IMRE BECSI
Location of shoot :
Pilisszentkereszt,
Hungary,
Central-Europe
Latitude - 47°41'18.77"N
Longitude - 18°53'42.26"E
Time of shoot :
08.05.2008.
Shooting
Film : Polaroid Polacolor 690 gloss (expired : 06-2004)
Filters : Tiffen Cir.Polar and ND 0.9
Metered expo.:
Calculated expo.: 10 sec.
( I use my reciprocity compensation value chart to Polaroid color film)
The camera :
Body is a Film Back Adapter Plate from a Polaroid 203 camera
- focus : 34 mm
- pinhole : 0,25 mm (Lenox Laser)
- diaphragm : 136
Film back from my Polaroid 600se camera.
Shutter and Pinhole holder is a "pu(s)h" from Dr. Kai Fuhrmann with filter thread (homemade).
Picture from the camera :
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The parameters of camera :
(when I use 95x73 mm format instant film)
- Angle of view : 119°24'26"
- Light falloff at the corners [f/stops] : 3,6
- Resolution [lines/diagonal] : 887
Post work : (27.08.09)
Scanner : Epson Perfection 3200 Photo (1200 dpi)
Scanner software : SilverFast SE
Final work : PS
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Immigrant Clothing on display at Ellis Island, New York City - October 2004.
MORE INFORMATION ON ELLIS ISLAND:
Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, was at one time the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States from January 1, 1892 until November 12, 1954. It is wholly in the possession of the Federal government as a part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, however, and is under the jurisdiction of the US National Park Service. It is estimated that more than 20 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954.
Ellis Island takes its name from Samuel Ellis, a colonial New Yorker, possibly from Wales, who owned the island during the late 1700s and kept a tavern, serving sailors and local fishermen. The federal immigration station opened on January 1, 1892 and was closed in November 12, 1954, but not before 12 million immigrants, were inspected there by the US Bureau of Immigration (Immigration and Naturalization Service).
Today Ellis Island houses a museum reachable by ferry from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey and from the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The Statue of Liberty, sometimes thought to be on Ellis Island because of its symbolism as a welcome to immigrants, is actually on nearby Liberty Island, which is about 1/2 mile to the South. Ellis island was also known as "The Isle of Tears" or "Heartbreak Island" because of the 2% who were not admitted after the long transatlantic voyage.
Source: Wikipedia
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On 31 July 2004, Sir Tom unveiled the water feature sculpture "The Splash", by sculptor Peter Hodgkinson, which stands outside The National Football Museum. The sculpture was inspired by the 1956 Sports Photograph of the Year which features Tom Finney beating two defenders at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge.
Now aged 89, Finney is one of England's oldest living former international footballers. As of February 2011, he is also one of only three surviving players from England's 1950 World Cup squad. The others are Bert Williams and Roy Bentley.
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Date: Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Subject: Victoria Burning - Help Animal Fire Victims In Australia
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
ONLINE VOLUNTEER FORM: Tell us what you can do! Be on file in our Disaster Aid Network: www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/volunteer/default.html
2/13/09: Victoria Burning - Help Animal Fire Victims
IN THIS ALERT:
1. KC Directory: Animal Relief Efforts You Can Help. Millions Died...
2. Nigel’s Animal Rescue: Send Money & Supplies ASAP
3. Wildlife Victoria: Overwhelmed With Fire Victims
4. Help For Wildlife: Long Recovery Ahead For Animals
5. RSPCA: Emergency Aid For Companion Animals
6. Wildlife Burning
7. IFAW: Team On The Ground For Animals In Victoria
8. Survivors Of The Fire - Symbols of Hope
Please review resources below to see WHO and HOW to help.
PHOTOS: Help For Wildlife, Victoria (Australia) -- www.helpforwildlife.com/bushfires/photos.html
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1. Animal Relief Efforts You Can Help. Millions Died...
EYEWITNESS TO THE FIRES -- VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
2/12/09, Katie, Lake Nagambie - Victoria, Australia, beachside64 [at] optusnet.com.au -- It feels like the whole of Victoria is up in flames. We expect [human] fatalities to climb over 300 when they get around to more isolated areas. [It is estimated] well over 1 million wild and domestic animals have perished... Animals lucky enough to be rescued will need months of care and rehabilitation. There are still 31 fires burning...
Kinship Circle Directory
HELP FOR WILDLIFE
WEBSITE: www.helpforwildlife.com/
WILDLIFE IN FIRES: www.helpforwildlife.com/bushfires/how_to_help.html
DONATE BY MAIL:
Help For Wildlife, PO Box 181
Coldstream, VIC 3770, Australia
ph: 0417 380 687
WILDLIFE VICTORIA’S URGENT BUSHFIRE APPEAL
WEBSITE: www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/cms/index.php
DONATE ONLINE: www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/cms/index.php?option=com_wrap...
BY MAIL:
Jon Rowdon, President, Wildlife Victoria
Reply Paid 84688
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
DIRECT DEPOSIT:
Account Name: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Account
Bank Name: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 063 806
Account: 1007 7387
NIGEL'S ANIMAL RESCUE
WEBSITE: www.animalrescue.com.au/
DONATE BY MAIL:
Nigel’s Animal Rescue, PO Box 1096
Hartwell 3124
ph: 0427 533 083
ONLINE INFORMATION: www.animalrescue.com.au/fire_crisis.php
RSPCA – INJURED/DISPLACED COMPANION ANIMALS
WEBSITE: www.rspcavic.org/index.htm
DONATE ONLINE: wic032p.server-secure.com/vs138364_secure/Default.aspx?Re...
BY MAIL:
Bushfire Appeal, RSPCA Victoria
3 Burwood Highway
Burwood East VIC 3151
ph: 03 9224 2222
DIRECT DEPOSIT:
RSPCA Bushfire Appeal
BSB 083-153
A/c 868326451
Email your contact info to: accounts [at] rspcavic.org.au
(name, address, date, amount donated)
IFAW / ASIA-PACIFIC
DONATE ONLINE: www.ifaw.org/ifaw_asia_pacific/donate_now/index.php?msour...
WILDLIFE RESCUE & INFORMATION INC
WEBSITE: www.wrin.asn.au/
EMAIL: secretary [at] wrin.asn.au
DONATE ONLINE: www.wrin.asn.au/payments.htm
BY MAIL:
W.R.I.N. Inc., P.O. Box 2412
Bendigo, VICTORIA 3554, AUSTRALIA
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES + NEWS LINKS:
DOGS Victoria Bushfire Appeal
www.dogsvictoria.org.au/Content.asp?ID=277&SubID=367
Australian Wildlife Health Centre / RACV Wildlife Connect 13 11 11
www.awhc.zoo.org.au/Get%20Involved/Found%20Injured%20Wild...
Millions of animals feared dead
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29143295/
Millions of animals dead in Australia fires
www.rr.com/news/news/article/9002/6834427/Millions_of_ani...
Koala rescued from Australia's wildfire wasteland
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090210/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_wil...
Wildfire toll could surpass 200
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29114722/
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2. Nigel’s Animal Rescue: Send Money & Supplies ASAP
2/9/09, Victoria Fire Crisis – Your Urgent Assistance Is Required
FULL STORY: www.animalrescue.com.au/fire_crisis.php
NIGEL’S ANIMAL RESCUE – CENTRAL HUB FOR DONATIONS & SUPPLIES:
Nigel's Animal Rescue has been working around the clock to provide emergency assistance to animals affected by the bushfires and we desperately need your help! Nigel’s Animal Rescue currently operates as the central hub for donations and supplies for all animal rescues in the area.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR ANIMALS:
Hay, Straw / Food Cat-Dog-Chaff / Medical Supplies
Cages Transportable Collapsible / Temporary pens
Transport for injured animals
4g and 22g catheters (prefer introcan but anything would be fine)
5cm coplus & soffban / Idexx urea and creat slides
0.9% sodium chloride 1 litre bags
Gloves / Swabs / Bedding
Giving sets / Extension sets
Melolin 10cm x 10cm
Silvazine / Baytril injectable
Tramal injectable / Temgesic injectable
Alfaxan CD / Solosite
IV Drip pumps J / Heat pads/packs
1ml, 3ml, 5, 10ml, 20, syringes
DONATE TO NIGEL'S ANIMAL RESCUE:
WEBSITE: www.animalrescue.com.au/
EMAIL: nigel [at] animalrescue.com.au
DONATE MONEY OR SUPPLIES BY MAIL:
Nigel’s Animal Rescue, PO Box 1096
Hartwell 3124
ph: 0427 533 083
ONLINE INFO ON HOW TO DONATE: www.animalrescue.com.au/fire_crisis.php
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3. Wildlife Victoria: Overwhelmed With Fire Victims
2/09, Bushfires threaten wildlife survival – affected wildlife already in care
FULL: www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/cms/index.php?option=com_cont...
The fires have devastated our wildlife, including the loss of at least two wildlife shelters... Wildlife rescuers are preparing for one of the largest operations in our history once we can safely enter fire grounds... Unfortunately we cannot take volunteers at this time unless they’re already trained. If people want to help -- please donate to the appeal.
FOR INJURED ANIMALS, ONLY: 13 000 94535 (13 000 WILDLIFE), 24 hours
DONATE TO WILDLIFE VICTORIA’S URGENT BUSHFIRE APPEAL:
To fund bandages, treatment, medicines and food for injured wildlife, plus activities to help our volunteers best respond to wildlife needs.
WEBSITE: www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/cms/index.php
EMAIL: office [at] wildlifevictoria.org.auThis
ONLINE: www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/cms/index.php?option=com_wrap...
BY MAIL:
Wildlife Victoria, 3/288 Brunswick St.
Fitzroy 3065
ph: 9445 0310
DIRECT DEPOSIT:
Account Name: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Account
Bank Name: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 063 806
Account: 1007 7387
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4. Help For Wildlife: Long Recovery Ahead For Animals
2/10/09, Rescuers And Firefighters Helping Wildlife During Bush Fires in Victoria, Australia
FULL STORY: network.bestfriends.org/rapidresponse/news/32108.html
POSTED COMMENT IN BEST FRIENDS AUSTRALIA NETWORK COMMUNITY:
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The Help for Wildlife response team -- based in the vicinity where Kinglake/Healesville fires occurred -- are on standby to enter fire grounds when safe to rescue injured wildlife. They already have a number of animals in care and are expecting many more. Kangaroos and wallabies found in abundance in this area can take months to recover and require a great deal of dressings and medication.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR ANIMALS:
silverzine cream / non-stick dressings
soft bandages / vet wrap
saline / disinfectant/clorhexidine
syringes / pain relief / antibiotics
feed / hay (for starving wildlife)
Donations for fuel (to carry out the extensive search and rescue)
DONATE TO HELP FOR WILDLIFE:
WEBSITE: www.helpforwildlife.com/help_for_wildlife.html
EMAIL: helpforwildlife [at] bigpond.com
DONATE MONEY OR SUPPLIES BY MAIL:
Help For Wildlife, PO Box 181
Coldstream 3770 VIC, Australia
ph: 0417 380 687, 0359 649, 480
Denise Garratt, Director
Parched koala bear gets a drink from a biker
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5. RSPCA: Emergency Aid For Companion Animals
2/12/09, How the RSPCA is helping Victoria’s bushfire victims
FULL STORY: www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/news_bushfires.htm
HOW RSPCA IS HELPING BUSHFIRE VICTIMS:
* Emergency advice is available at 03 9224 2222.
* Free veterinary care to animals in need at RSPCA Burwood and Pearcedale Veterinary Clinics.
* Financial assistance to cover expenses provided by other vets: Call 03 9224 2251 or 0405 015 794.
* For all other enquiries call: 03 9224 2222.
* Pet Supplies: RSPCA has delivered pet food to relief centres.
* To donate pet food, bedding, leads and bowls, deliver these to your local RSPCA.
* Lost & Found: Working to reunite lost pets with their families.
* Temporary Accommodation: To animals at our shelters across Victoria. Call: 03 9224 2222.
* FOR MORE DETAILS -- www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/news_bushfires.htm
DONATE TO RSPCA - INJURED/DISPLACED COMPANION ANIMALS:
WEBSITE: www.rspcavic.org/index.htm
DONATE ONLINE: wic032p.server-secure.com/vs138364_secure/Default.aspx?Re...
BY MAIL:
Bushfire Appeal, RSPCA Victoria
3 Burwood Highway
Burwood East VIC 3151
DIRECT DESPOSIT:
RSPCA Bushfire Appeal
BSB 083-153
A/c 868326451
Email your contact info to: accounts [at] rspcavic.org.au
(name, address, date, amount donated)
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6. Wildlife Burning
2/12/09, Animals fall victim to Australian fire
FULL STORY: newsok.com/animals-fall-victim-to-australian-fire/article...
SYDNEY -- Wildlife rescue officials worked frantically to help the animals that made it through Australia’s worst-ever wildfires, but they said millions of animals likely perished in the inferno. Hundreds of burned, stressed and dehydrated animals -- including kangaroos, koalas, lizards and birds -- already have arrived at shelters across the scorched region. Rescuers have doled out antibiotics, pain relievers and fluids to the critters in a bid to keep them comfortable, but some of the severely injured were euthanized to spare any more suffering.
Sam, a koala saved from the bushfires, is treated 2/11/09 at the Mountain Ash Wildlife Center in Rawson, Australia. AP PHOTO.
newsok.com/animals-fall-victim-to-australian-fire/article...
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7. IFAW: Team On The Ground For Animals In Victoria
2/11/09, Bushfire Emergency
FULL STORY: www.ifaw.org/ifaw_asia_pacific/index.php
Bushfire emergency in Australia - a message from Erica Martin
FULL STORY: www.animalrescueblog.org/
Photo © IFAW / M. Fillinger. 2/11/09, IFAW helps Victoria's animal victims
www.ifaw.org/ifaw_asia_pacific/media_center/press_release...
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) has sent an emergency relief team to help wild and domestic animals affected by the devastating fires in Victoria. Tania Duratovic is leading the IFAW team in Whittlesea. We arrived in Whittlesea (2/9/09) and set up in the staging area...
Today we traveled to Kinglake West and Kinglake Central - two of the worst hit areas. Remnants of trees and piles of rubble are all that is left of what used to people’s homes and indeed whole towns. People are happy...to see something emerge alive from the devastation. As one person recounted as they handed over a slightly burned ring-tailed possum, “We have lost our house, our neighbours and our pets but we found this little guy alive -- please help him, I just want him to live.”
IFAW vet Dr. Howard Ralph administered first aid and the possum is now under the care of Help for Wildlife volunteers. Dr. Ralph, is a renowned vet, burns specialist and human doctor. He is helping local vets treat pets at the survivors’ shelter in Whittlesea. Photo © IFAW / M. Fillinger
So far we have been able to provide immediate aid to many animals suffering from the effects of the fire including dogs, cats, horses, ducks, chickens, wallabies, possums, kangaroos, joeys, koalas, a peacock, a lyrebird, a goat, a dingo and an orphaned baby deer...
ONGOING IFAW UPDATES FROM THE FIELD:
www.animalrescueblog.org/2009/02/bushfire-update.html#more
DONATE TO IFAW / ASIA-PACIFIC:
www.ifaw.org/ifaw_asia_pacific/donate_now/index.php?msour...
Anyone who finds an injured animal should call Tania Duratovic on 0428 229 000.
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8. Survivors Of The Fire – Symbols of Hope
2/11/09, Aussies find symbols of hope in two koalas
FULL STORY: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123220/
A koala nicknamed Bob puts his paw around fellow fire survivor Sam at the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter in Rawson, Australia. Colleen Wood / Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter via Reuters. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123220/
SYDNEY -- A bond between two burned koalas rescued from Australia's deadliest wildfires has provided some heart-warming relief after days of devastation and the loss of more than 180 lives and possibly millions of animals. The story of the koalas emerged after volunteer firefighter David Tree used a mobile phone to photograph and film the rescue of the bewildered female, since nicknamed Sam, that was found cowering in a burned-out forest at Mirboo North, 90 miles southeast of Melbourne.
Photos and video of Tree, 44, approaching Sam while talking gently to her, and feeding her water from a plastic bottle as she put her burned claw in his cold, wet hand quickly hit YouTube, making her an Internet sensation.
But it was after reaching a wildlife shelter that Sam met and befriended another koala, nicknamed Bob, who was saved by wildlife workers two days before Sam, in Boolarra, about 110 miles from Melbourne...
CONTINUE STORY: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123220/
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黃懷萱 and 艿蓁 appeared among the dancers during the 2012 Taipei Game Show (台北國際電玩展) at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Hall (台北世界貿易中心南港展覽館)
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From L to R: C bass (silver-plated), G alto (solid silver), C flute (solid silver, rose gold riser), C flute (unlined grenadilla blackwood), C flute (grenadilla-lined ivory), C piccolo (unlined grenadilla blackwood).
The antique J. Mollenhauer & So. wooden C flute has two headjoints with the same serial number. One is for orchestral music: the black grenadilla head has a larger embouchure that provides greater projection of sound. The other one is for chamber music and probably Baroque music: the wood-lined ivory head has a smaller embouchure and more intimate, warm, airy sound.
This is a rare ivory head that has no cracks! Ivory heads were relatively common on older flutes from the 18th and 19th centuries, but they were usually lined with metal, which expands and contracts at a different rate than ivory, so the ivory on those surviving instruments is always cracked to some degree. The grenadilla wood liner within this head evidently expands and contracts at the same rate as the ivory, keeping the ivory pristine with good general care.
This is a difficult head to play in the low register, because of the small embouchure and the way the (equivalent of the) riser is shaped.
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Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.
'Writing Spider (Argiope aurantia)' On Black
From: home.att.net/~larvalbugrex/argiope.html
Argiope
by Valerie (October 25, 2001)
revised September 23, 2004
The largest orb weaver in our gardens is the black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia). Actually, only the female is large, the males being much smaller by comparison. Although big enough to deliver a bite, these spiders are not poisonous or aggressive. The black and yellow argiope is also called banana spider, yellow garden spider, zipper spider, golden orb weaver and writing spider. There are a number of other species in the genus Argiope, but most that occur in the U.S. are restricted to tropical climates. A related species inhabits gardens in Europe. Because they make such big webs and are brightly colored, it is impossible for a resident argiope to remain unnoticed in the garden or, as they sometimes look for sheltered areas, on the side of a house. We had one spider who thought the ideal location for her web was right by our front door over the doorbell. She stayed there all summer, enjoying frequent feedings of any large insects we could find to throw into her web.
The argiope spiders make excellent photography subjects because they don't react to the camera lens. Part of the reason is probably their rather poor vision, as they do not rely on sight to catch prey, but on the vibrations produced in their webs. Smaller orb weavers, like members of the genus Araneus, which also inhabit our yard, sometimes make webs even bigger than the argiopes, but they are very difficult to photograph. Maybe because they are small and tasty morsels for birds, these spiders do not sit in the middle of their web during the day, but usually hide in a nearby leaf at the base of one of the web support strands. If they happen to be in the middle of the web, my approach with the camera almost always makes them retreat to a safe hiding place. In spite of their large size and the care with which they place their webs, the argiope spiders in our yard are often taken by predators such as birds.
An interesting feature of many orb webs is the central white design created by the spider, called a stabilimentum (referring to the idea that it helps stabilize the web). With argiopes, this area is almost round and filled in with many zigzags of silk when the spider is young, but as it grows, the design changes to be more of a single vertical zigzag. Spiders are capable of creating as many as seven different kinds of silk using several different glands that supply the spinnerets. argiope spider hanging under its recently shed exoskeletonThe photo at left shows the underside of an adult female argiope. The spinnerets appear as a group of brown structures forming an irregular shaped disk. The different types of silk have varying amino acid compositions. The silk coming out of the spinnerets can vary from an extremely fine single line, like those used to create the main support lines on their web, to wide ribbons of silk used for subduing prey or making the central design on their web. Spiders can vary the stickiness of the silk as well as it's thickness. The purpose of the central design in many spiders' webs is not completely understood. It could serve several purposes, including a way to conceal the spider from its prey or its predators (which could explain why the patch is more disruptive for small, young spiders than for large ones), a way to keep birds from blundering into the web, or a lure for insects, as the silk reflects ultraviolet light in much the same way as do flower centers. Another spider habit that has never been fully explained is that of hanging upside down in the web. Almost all spiders do this but I've never heard a definitive explanation.
In order to grow, spiders must periodically shed their exoskeletons. This is a fascinating process to watch, but one which leaves the spider very vulnerable until its new skin hardens. When the spider is about to shed, the inside layers of its skin are digested. It anchors its legs on part of its web, hanging upside down. The top of the carapace splits open and the spider literally falls out of its old shell. It doesn't fall because it is anchored by a strand of silk from its spinnerets. As soon as the spider is completely free of its old skin, it hangs limp for awhile, then spreads its legs out to let them dry.female argiope spider just before laying eggs In the photograph above at right, the old skin is visible at the top, while the spider hangs below. At this point the spider is expanding its size, and it can even grow a new limb if one was lost before.
The females are easy to spot in their webs, but the males (photo at right) tend to be harder to find. When they are young, both the males and females look similar, but the males seem to never grow much, while the females become quite large. The males also do not remain in their original area if there is no female around. Once they mature, they must search out a female with whom to mate. Often, it is possible to find the tiny males living in their small webs just to the side of a female's large web. While both genders of argiopes have the habit of holding their legs in an X pattern, the males seem to make the posture more pronounced, possibly as an aid to their protective camouflage.
Just before laying eggs, the female spider is often quite large, her abdomen considerably distended. Argiopes produce large numbers of young in their egg sacs. argiope egg caseAlthough one sac seems to be the norm, we saw one female produce three over a period of a couple of weeks and have heard of a single spider producing four and still going strong. Unlike some spiders, such as the green lynx, who guard their eggs and young, argiopes tend to leave their eggs to their fate. The egg case looks like a miniature Greek wine vessel, with a bulbous shape and a little round neck at the top. The color of the egg case is brown and it is anchored within a framework of silk strands, keeping it away from surrounding vegetation. Although this protects the case from some predators, like ants, other predators and parasites lay their eggs within the cases as well. These tenants include other species of spiders as well as wasps. The young spiders hatch in the fall but overwinter in the egg case. These cases are very well constructed and we've seen them last not only through the winter, but through another year as well, before the weather eventually takes its toll and they are washed away.
Like many spiders, argiopes live only one year, expending all their energy into producing eggs (females) or sperm (males). They die once winter arrives.
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It's still frozen solid here in North Georgia, so anything green and sunny looks good to me today. Here are more shots from the Italian Garden at Blenheim Palace near Oxford.
We spent a full day here in early July, 2008. Blenheim Palace makes a relatively easy day trip or even half-day trip from Oxford, with frequent public buses to Woodstock stopping right at the gates. We only saw a fraction of the vast parkland and gardens. The tour of the palace itself was well done and very informative.
The full Wikipedia entry is very well done: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_Palace
Here is a quote from the introduction:
Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title "palace". The Palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa 1724. It was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Its construction was originally intended to be a gift to John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough from a grateful nation in return for military triumph against the French and Bavarians. However, it soon became the subject of political infighting, which led to Marlborough's exile, the fall from power of his Duchess, and irreparable damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh. Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s.[1] It is unique in its combined usage as a family home, mausoleum and national monument. The palace is also notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
The plaque above the massive East gate gives a sanitised history of the palace's construction, reading:
"Under the auspices of a munificent sovereign this house was built for John Duke of Marlborough and his Duchess Sarah, by Sir J Vanbrugh between the years 1705 and 1722. And the Royal Manor of Woodstock, together with a grant of £240,000 towards the building of Blenheim, was given by Her Majesty Queen Anne and confirmed by act of Parliament."
The truth is that the building of the palace was a minefield of political intrigue, with scheming on a Machiavellian scale by Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. Following the palace's completion, it has been the home of the Churchill family for the last 300 years, and various members of the family have in that period wrought various changes, in the interiors, park and gardens, some for the better, others for the worse. At the end of the 19th century, the palace and the Churchills were saved from ruin by an American marriage. Thus, the exterior of the palace remains in good repair and exactly as completed.
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Over 15 years ago I visited San Antonio and toured the famous building, The Alamo. I took this photo outside the building with my old film camera, and today I scanned it and enhanced it in PhotoShop, applying the a sepia tone and the Redfield "Fractalius" filter.
THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO:
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) is the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution. After a revolutionary army of Texian settlers and adventurers from the United States drove all Mexican troops out of Mexican Texas, Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led an invasion to regain control of the area. Mexican forces arrived in San Antonio de Bexar on February 23 and initiated a siege of the Texian forces garrisoned at the Alamo Mission.
In the early morning hours of March 6 the Mexican army launched an assault on the Alamo. The outnumbered Texians repulsed two attacks, but were unable to fend off a third. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian soldiers retreated into the long barracks or the chapel. Several small groups who were unable to reach these points attempted to escape and were killed outside the walls by the waiting Mexican cavalry. The Mexican soldiers fought room-to-room and soon had control over the Alamo.
Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered; if so, they were quickly executed on Santa Anna's orders. Most eyewitness accounts reported between 182 and 257 Texian dead, while most Alamo historians agree that 400–600 Mexicans were killed or wounded. Of the Texians who fought during the battle, only two survived: Joe, spared because he was a slave, and Brigido Guerrero, a Mexican Army deserter who convinced Mexican soldiers he had been imprisoned. Women and children, primarily family members of the Texian soldiers, were questioned by Santa Anna and then released.
On Santa Anna's orders, three of the survivors were sent to Gonzales to spread word of the Texian defeat. After hearing this news, Texian army commander Sam Houston ordered a retreat; this sparked the Runaway Scrape, a mass exodus of citizens and the Texas government towards the east (away from the Mexican army). News of the Alamo's fall prompted many Texas colonists to join Houston's army. On the afternoon of April 21 the Texian army attacked Santa Anna's forces in the Battle of San Jacinto. During the battle many Texians shouted "Remember the Alamo!" Santa Anna was captured and forced to order his troops out of Texas, ending Mexican control of the area, which subsequently became the Republic of Texas.
By March 24 a list of names of the Texians who died at the Alamo had begun to be compiled. The first history of the battle was published in 1843, but serious study of the battle did not begin until after the 1931 publication of Amelia W. Williams's dissertation attempting to identify all of the Texians who died at the Alamo. The first full-length, non-fiction book covering the battle was published in 1948. The battle was first depicted in film in the 1911 silent film The Immortal Alamo, and has since been featured in numerous movies, including one directed by John Wayne. The Alamo church building has been designated an official Texas state shrine, with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas acting as permanent caretakers.
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Mmm, ¿y ese aroma? Huele a Colonia. Eso quiere decir que falta poco para que arranque la feria alemana, la Gamescom 2014. Sí, estamos a justamente una semana para que dé comienzo. Desde el 13 hasta el 17 de agosto, para ser más exactos. De ahí que ya sepamos todos sus nominados.
Trece categorías con alguna sorpresa y también con ausencias importantes. Ya sabemos, de todos modos, que las listas no contentan a todo el mundo por igual. ¿Qué tal si hacemos el repaso? Venga.
Mejor juego para consolas Playstation The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) Evolve (2K Games) Dying Light (Techland) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) La Tierra-Media: Sombras de Mordor (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Mejor juego para consolas Xbox The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) Evolve (2K Games) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft) Sunset Overdrive (Microsoft Studios) Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios) Mejor juego para consolas Wii LEGO Batman 3: más allá de Gotham (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Splatoon (Nintendo) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo) Mejor juego de Rol Skylanders Trap Team (Activision) Risen 3: Titan Lords (Deep Silver) Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX (Square Enix) Mejor juego de Acción The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment) Evolve (2K Games) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo) Mejor juego de Simulación Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (Square Enix) World of Warships (Wargaming) Mejor juego de Deportes FIFA 15 (EA) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft Studios) PES 2015 (Konami) Mejor juego Familiar Skylanders Trap Team (Activision) Silence (Daedalic Entertainment) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment) LEGO Batman 3: más allá de Gotham (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo) Mejor juego para PC Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard) The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2K Games) Evolve (2K Games) La Tierra-Media: Sombras de Mordor (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Mejor juego para Móviles Darkblade (NetEase) Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (Nintendo) Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (Square Enix) Mejor juego Casual/Social/Online Orcs Must Die! Unchained (Gameforge) Dance Central Spotlight (Microsoft Studios) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment) SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment) LEGO Batman 3: más allá de Gotham (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Mejor juego Online Multijugador Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision) Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard) FIFA 15 (EA) Evolve (2K Games) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft Studios) Mejor Hardware Virtualizer (Cyberith) Oculus Rift DK 2 (Oculus VR) Project Morpheus (Sony Computer Entertainment) Amiibo (Nintendo) SHIELD Tablet y SHIELD Wireless Controller (NVIDIA)
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Chilodonella cucullulus es el dromedario de los ciliados y no nos muestra su perfil
más agraciado como cuando nadando dibuja el contorno de la huella de nuestro pie. Se ha puesto de lado y camina de puntillas sobre unos restos de vegetales que se deshacen bajo el agua y casi, alardeando de ella, enseña su gran joroba.
Como en los dromedarios del desierto, la joroba de Chilodonella está rellena de reservas, no es agua ni son grasas, es cristal y son azúcares, son en definitiva diatomeas que ha ido capturando con su boca de canasta aspiradora. Chilodonella engulle diatomeas sin cesar en una práctica de faquir ansioso, una tras otra, agujas vivas de cuarzo, cuchillos transparentes de doble filo van pasando a su interior y van hinchando esa joroba que se llena de reservas de ensalada de algas de cristal.
Pero aquí llega la sorpresa, casi con la misma avidez que las engulle, se va deshaciendo de ellas, expulsándolas por detrás, sembrando nuevamente el agua de joyas vivas. ¿Para qué todo este número? ¿simple exhibición?...sería extraño, en la Naturaleza todo tiene su sentido y una gran economía.
En apariencia, las diatomeas que expulsa Chilodonella están vivas, han pasado un tiempo dentro del cuerpo de un gigante. El cofre transparente y cristalino de las diatomeas no está expuesto directamente al agua, sobre él, una fina película de mucílago lo viste y lo protege. Es muy probable que Chilodonella no pueda hacer otra cosa y se tenga que conformar con la golosina azucarada que barniza a estos cofres herméticos y hermosos.
El ciliado dromedario y faquir que se muestra aquí, procede de una muestra recogida en el Torrent Albereda Un afluente del río Foix en Barcelona.
Gracias a Ángela lo podemos mostrar aquí haciendo esta completa exhibición. La fotografía se ha realizado a 400 aumentos utilizando la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
Gracias a Santiago Ortiz por incorporar nuestro proyecto a su magnífico Bestiario.
Con nuestra gratitud también para Pilar Gil por la publicación en Qúo, a Antonio Martínez Ron ...y también Paul/
Puedes tener otra infomación en la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA
Y en este catálogo
También en la galería de Fotolog
Y nuestro granito de arena por la Paz
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña
www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/page.php
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Official Name: Estadio Municipal de Riazor
c/ Manuel Murguía (no number) 15011 A Coruña
Telephone: 981 271 214
Stadium's vicinity map
Capacity: 34,600 seats
Inaugurated: 28 October, 1944
Pitch size: 105 x 68 metres
Services: changing room, sauna, clinic, recuperation room, antidoping control room, Deportienda (shopping center).
Radio cabins: 16
Journalists desks: 48, with TV-camera spots.
Press room: 70 professionals, 7 protagonists, simultaneous traduction, telephone lines, access to the internet and TV-camera spots.
VIP terraces: 40 for 10 guests each. With their own shop, bar and restaurant service and TVs.
The Riazor - Then and now
When Deportivo La Coruña was founded in 1906 they started playing on a field called Corral de la Gaiteira and in the local bull ring. In May 1909 the team moved to the place where the current stadium stands today. It used to be part of the gardens of the Catholic Church School called Las Esclavas (the slaves).
Now this school stands in front of the actual stadium, on the rocks of the beach. The local Government created the new pitch and it was nicknamed the Riazor, after the nearby Riazor Beach. The name stuck but since then the stadium has been remodeled four times:
1909: Viejo Riazor (Old Riazor)
Nowadays the stadium built at the Las Esclavas location is called Viejo Riazor. It was inaugurated on 16 May, 1909 with a match between Deportivo and Fortuna de Vigo. Five years later new goals were added together with small terraces. The stadium was also fenced up so people would have to pay to see the match.
In this first Riazor, Deportivo played against the charismatic Uruguayan national team, knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey and obtained their first promotion to the Primera División. Some important players of Deportivo's history played in this era like Chacho, Ramón González, Juan Acuña and Luis Otero. Deportivo played in this Old Riazor until 1944.
1944: Riazor
In 1944 the largest football stadium in the history of the Galician region was built. This Riazor had a capacity of 40,000 to 45,000 spectators.
The first match in the new stadium was played on 29 October, 1944 and priest Ricardo Domínguez Dopazo blessed the place in the morning. The Mayor back then was Vázquez-Peña and the president of Deportivo at that time was Ruenes. Some supporters thought the new stadium contained a mistake as the terraces were very far away from the pitch and there was a rumour that the pitch was possessed by the devil. That year Deportivo went down to the Segunda División...
The stadium had cost 5 million pesetas to construct. The promoter of it was former Mayor José Pérez, materializing the ideas of Ramon del Llano. The design of the stadium and the project's sheets were made by municipal architect Santiago Rey Pedreira and Angel Llopiz. The stadium covered an area of 39.325 m2 and the pitch 7.770 m2 (105x74 meters) was one of the biggest in Spain.
Behind the stadium, over the standing Fondo terrace, a great tower of 45 meters was built. Next to it some training pitches, popularly called picadero were constructed. The front of it was surrounded by arches and columns. There was also a training pitch (80x65 meters), demolished in 1968 to make way for the Municipal Pavilion of Sports.
The official capacity of the stadium back then was 37,000. However in some matches there were sold about 60,000 tickets! The biggest terrace was the one in front of the covered stands. This one wasn't covered and was called Preferencia.
The inauguration match in 1944 was played against Valencia and it was dedicated to Virgilio López Rincón, the only survivor from the first team of the 1906 Deportivo. The first eleven Deportivo players that played that day were: Acuña, Portugués, Guimerans, Bienzobas, Lezama, Caballero, Molaza, Marquinez, Pedrito and Paquirri. Deportivo lost 2-3 and the first goal of the history in the stadium was scored by Valencia player Hernández in front of 18,000 spectators.
After 1944, a few great Deportivo players performed in this stadium like Luis Suárez, Amancio and Veloso. The only final of the Copa del Rey played in the city was in this stadium as in 1947 as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 in front of 30,000 spectators. In the same year the first edition of the Trofeo Teresa Herrera was celebrated, which was won by Athletic de Bilbao as they beat Brazilian Vasco de Gama 3-2.
1982: remodelling for World Cup tournament
At the start of the 1980s the stadium was remodelled again due to the World Cup taking place in Spain in 1982. The organization wanted to change it radically: a reduction of capacity but an increase of comfort. Instead of cemented seats, they wanted to install plastic seats with a back. The remodelled Riazor was inaugurated with the World Cup being played in June 1982. It was officially inaugurated on 15 June, 1982 with the match Peru - Cameroon that ended 0-0.
So, this remodelling became a total renovation. They had to demolish the great terrace of the Preferencia Superior because it was built with poor material. They only conserved parts from the Old Riazor like the big Marathon tower and some walls. The stadium became more comfort but actually got worse: the losing of 10,000 seats didn't make sense.
This time the remodelling was promoted by Angel Ron, La Coruña's delegate of the World Cup. The total inversion was 501.469.000 pesetas, of which 402.239.000 (80%) came from the City Hall and only 99.230.000 (20%) from the World Cup organization. Those years the relationship between the City Government and the club were very good.
In 1983, Mayor Francisco Vázquez and Deportivo president Corzo Sierra signed a deal that allowed Deportivo to use the stadium whenever they wanted. This pact will stand for 50 years, until 2033, with the only annual cost for Deportivo being a symbolic 1 peseta. This contract is very important for Deportivo because it guarantees the club a place to call 'home' in the city for the next 50 years. It also links the club with the local Government, so as to preserve good relations.
The great remodelling and the contract were the first lines of a new chapter in the stadium's history. Riazor had to be prepared for the year 2000, especially the changing and press room. After this, it needed some important changes in the terraces concerning the telecommunications aspect. They also had to demolish some athletic runways - the best in Spain at that time - leaving behind only six of them. The first Deportivo player scoring in the new stadium was Jose Luis against Alavés.
1990s: final improvements
As indicated, that the stadium had lost some of its initial capacity during the remodelling process. But the excellent results of the team in the 1990s in both domestic and European competitions made it being too small and in need for new changes.
In 1995 the idea to close the stadium and to construct a new terrace behind the Sports Pavilion was considered. In this case it would an "U" shape. The new project included a big red top to cover the whole stadium and the local government would pay for it.
In the end the athletic runways were completely suppressed and this led to a big polemic because those were the only runways in the city. Most part of Riazor got covered with plastic seats and the marathon terrace was also modified, bringing it closer to the pitch. The metallic fences were kept intact, although they were very uncomfortable when watching the match from the 10 first rows. The big nets behind both goals were also not very popular, but they remained unchanged.
The stadium capacity was increased to 34,600 places, all seated. The current Riazor was inaugurated in February, 1998 with the match between Deportivo and Real Madrid (2-2). Some radical spectators were unhappy about the plastic seats, as they didn't want to sit down. Around 100 seats were stolen or thrown on the pitch during that match and 84 more against Alavés three days later. The official inauguration took place during the summer of 1998, with a match for the Teresa Herrera tournament starring Real Madrid and Lazio Roma. The first goal was scored by Morientes and the match was dedicated to Deportivo ex-players Rodrigo Vizoso, Acuña and Pedrito, members of the Deportivo squad that played the inaugural match after the 1944 remodelling.
After these stadium improvements, some more slight remodellings have been made. A new system for TV transmissions, the UCO, was installed. And in 2000, just before Deportivo's first Champions League match, some of the other sections, like the press room, were also improved. In the summer of 2001, the new VIP terraces were built and they are among the best in Europe as there is an exterior section with deluxe seats and the interior has TV's, Mini bar, etc. The VIP terraces have individual exits to the stadium and an independent luxury shop. In the summer of 2002, two big TFT displays were added to the stadium (10x10 meters), right above the goals. Replays and music videos can now be played.
See What Can Be Seen When Viewed Large
All three of the following images were shot with a Sigma 50-500 at a distance of about 120 feet or approx 38 meters. Yes the camera was on a tripod !
If you want happiness for an hour - take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day - go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month - get married.
If you want happiness for a year - inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime - help someone else.
Chinese Proverb
It's such a special feeling ... to be in the right place at the very right time ... when you can try only once ...
The whole situation was like from paradise... Mala Strana hill is now packed with cherry blossom trees, creating extra terrestrial atmosphere! Between them you can see all the beauty of Prague, whole panorama!
I was cruising around the place when spotted that little princes! She had insane costume! Whole pink like the flowers on the surrounded trees. I felt I saw an angel.
so Mr. Flickr! Is it worth to be on Explore?
Damn it is !!
Part of a banner tour by Forest Ethics the "Get the Shell Out" Banner has over 60,000 signatures from people opposed to oil and gas development in The Sacred Headwaters of Northern BC.
The Sacred Headwaters is the source of three of North America's most important salmon-bearing rivers, and key habitat for moose, bears, and caribou. And it was just named as one of British Columbia's Most Endangered Rivers for the second year in a row. The reason: Royal Dutch Shell plans to drill for coalbed methane in this pristine area.
Shell wants to use 'fracking' to extract natural gas. It's a process so risky that some residents in Alberta and Colorado have actually been able to light their tap water on fire after fracking projects contaminated nearby water tables.
Shell has already built three drilling wells. They plan to add over 4,000 more.
自從大二從老爸那裡接收第一台底片單眼時，
我就離不開拍照了。
對我來說，
拍照迷人的地方在於
底片幫我們把所有快樂/ 悲傷/模糊的時刻都保存下來了
照片永遠不會說謊。
於是
我最近開始思考著
我好想被什麼人需要
被那些喜歡我照片的人
被那些理解我眼中所見美好的人的需要著
我好想好想幫需要我的人拍出美麗的照片，
被心事困擾的眼神/淺色髮絲間的逆光/被微風吹動裙擺飄起的瞬間
我一直在思考著我能夠做些什麼事情，
讓這個世界的某個微小片段變得更美好。
我不是革命家/儘管我反核 我卻找不到阻止核電繼續運轉的辦法
我不會彈吉他/我無法像黃玠可以寫出一首美好的歌，
在這混亂的世界中帶給人們一絲希望與光
我還不是一位詩人 / 儘管我非常嚮往, 但我還無法寫出一首簡潔有力但震撼人心的美好詩句
但我喜歡拍照/我可以拍照
假如我的照片可以把某些人某些美好的時刻完整的保存下來
那是不是也是可以把心中的烏托邦傳遞給這個世界呢？
「和平與愛」「All we need is love.」
我只想藉由照片傳遞這個，
如此而已。
假如真的有需要我的人
其實我也同樣需要著你們
123/365 - Outside - Staind
Wednesday evening we have the French TV show "La Nouvelle Star" like Britain's got talent or American Idol so I planned to go watching it with Julien at his place right after getting out of the shop at 8P.M.
I just made a stop at the supermarket to get some pizzas and arrived at my friend's place first. So I snapped some pictures of him in front of the sun before everyone arrived.
I know I've used this a bit too often right now but I knew I wouldn't had time to shot something else this evening.
That was pretty cool to see some friends and spend the night laughing.
I didn't get home too late (early this morning) cause we planned to go surfing this Thursday morning with Mathieu and Julien cause I'm on day off like Mat !
Sounds good ! First real session of the season !
Link to Outside - Staind beautiful music.
Canon EOS 7D - Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Sébastien Huruguen
View Bigger b/c Bigger is BETTER
Well I have been late posting up my pictures. I went to Alabama now Im in Florida, I got my car back, but my break lights don't work, I am running around looking for a break switch, and all at the same time it feels like the world is closing in on me. I spoke to my friend Eulice today and she shared what was going on in her life.. I have to admit life was never meant to be easy. Her challenges and struggles are nothing compared to mine, When she told me what she is going through, I quickly snapped out of it and realized that I'm not struggling that bad. It's because of friends and people like her that allow me to grow and become stronger not only with faith but with life in general.
I have seen plenty of shower shots, but I had to take this today. Everytime I take a shower, Its a new refreshing, I like to sing in the shower and ponder on what is to come in life...this shot is me pondering...on the How's and When's in life...but Thank God...for another day...
Strobist: sb28 behind me at 1/16 and vivitar 285hv on side of my face at 1/16 both flashes bare
View On Black | View Large On Black
I saw this beautiful stand of wildflowers, which I later learned are called Scarlet Buglers, while we were training our dogs and I decided to go back later on to try to capture them. While I was shooting, a couple of Hummingbirds showed up, followed by dozens, to chase each other all over the sky at break-neck speeds and amazingly abrupt changes of direction, and to feed on the wildflowers. I was naturally excited, but I didn't have my long lens with me, and every time that I tried to move in close enough, they would fly away.
Finally, I decided to sit on the ground and wait for them to come back, which they did, eventually, but they were still too far away, except for the one that was hovering about two feet behind my head, where it would have been an impossible catch, since it was too close and because I'm sure it would have flown off, even it I was able to twist around enough to see it, which I wasn't.
I went ahead and shot them, even though they were too far away and the light wasn't right, because I figured that I might be able to zoom in close enough in post-processing to make acceptable shots and since it was easy enough to delete them, if I couldn't. They didn't come out that great, but at least I'll have them to remind me of the fun I had, sitting on the ground, with the aerial show and interesting feeding going on.
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Registration Number: Belgian Registered
Chassis Number: 9306700153
Introduced in 1976 for competition in Group 4 GT, the Porsche 934 and its subsequent derivative the Porsche 935 represent the most successful and important of all sports-racing and GT cars produced during the exciting times of the mid to late 1970s. It was these fantastically advanced, yet typically reliable machines which took the motorsport reputation of Porsche, already at a very high level, to one of total world dominance. A position in sports car racing they are yet to relinquish.
One of only 31 built, this genuine matching 934 RSR Turbo is indeed an extremely rare specimen. Chassis 9306700153 is listed and described in Jürgen Barth's and Bernd Dobronz's book “Porsche - 934/935” on pages 61, 285 and 286 as being the 17th car built.
Its first owner; Jean Blaton bought this 934 from the Porsche works just prior to the Le Mans 24h race in 1976 and resprayed it from its original yellow livery (in which the car presents itself today) to white.
Starting at Le Mans in 1976 with the drivers Nick Faure and John Goss, the car did not finish the race due to problems with the turbocharger. Subsequently Blaton sold the car to well known NSU and Porsche tuner Jean-Pierre Gaban and on 23rd May 1978, Willy Braillard won the Grand Prix of Zolder against John Lagodny and Claude Bourgoignie, both competing in 935 Porsches.
J.P. Gaban kept the car until 1982 and Braillard twice scored 2nd places on 4th September 1977 as well as on 24th September 1977 in Zolder. Braillard was also successful in winning on 7th June 1978 on the 600kms of Spa. The car was then sold to the Vermeulen brothers who in turn sold it to long term owner Walter Pauwels, from him it came to its current owner who restored the car and rebuilt it back to its livery in yellow as delivered by the works back in 1976.
Today the car presents itself in superb condition and its engine and turbo charger was recently on a dyno, reading over 400hp at a boost pressure of only 0.8 Bar (over 500hp at 1.3 Bar). This is indeed one of the ultra rare (1 of 31 built) Porsche 934 RSR Turbos with documented period race history, FIA papers and race ready.
This represents a marvellous opportunity for a Porsche collector to purchase one of the most significant survivors from this important period or for a historic racer to return this car to the tracks. In this vein this is a car that is ideal for historic racing, both here on the continent and in the USA. In these events, it would surely dominate as it did so gloriously during the late 1970's.
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Los contornos de la diatomea Caloneis son caprichosos. El otro día se mostró como una pequeña ampolla de vidrio coronada en sus extremos por dos burbujas también de cristal en Caloneis amphisbaena. Hoy, en vez de los extremos, Caloneis ha dilatado su parte central, como si hubiese llenado su tripa de agua, un leve ensanchamiento de curvas suaves…nada preocupante que desfigure su armonía.
Muchas otras especies de Caloneis recortan en el agua formas alargadas que recuerdan a las de las hojas del olivo, pero todas ellas, vistas de perfil marcan su contorno de rectángulo casi perfecto y no pueden disimular que son estuches de cristal en los que se encierra una vida.
La imagen de hoy encerró una vida y muestra un estuche vacío, un barco ya abandonado, que lentamente se deshace en el agua casi como la sal...Llama la atención que el finísimo dibujo de Caloneis ventricosa haya desaparecido por completo y que los surcos labrados en su superficie se hayan esfumado del mismo modo que un día la vida que habitó en su interior desapareció.
Aunque Caloneis ventricosa es una especie muy variable ¿lo es tanto como para no presentar ningún resto de ornamentación tan característico en ella? ¿acaso el borrado de su labrado será debido a la corrosión de la contaminación ? son preguntas que dejamos en el agua y que no hemos sabido responder.
Caloneis ventricosa es especie que suele encontrarse, sobre todo, en el fondo de los estanques, pequeños ríos e incluso en los manantiales y que también ocasionalmente puede hallarse en las aguas salobres de las desembocaduras de los ríos. La de hoy, gracias a África, está hoy aquí y ha venido desde la ribera del río Foix en Barcelona. La mostramos fotografiada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
Con nuestra gratitud para Pilar Gil por la publicación en Qúo, a Antonio Martínez Ron ...y también Paul/
Puedes tener otra infomación en la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA
Y en este catálogo
También en la galería de Fotolog
Y nuestro granito de arena por la Paz
www.axiomestates.com/real-estate/properties.php?city=Chen... Road&property=Villa Viviana&curr=inr
Spread over a sprawling 45 acres, the Villa Viviana project is a joint venture of the Arihant Foundations and J P Morgan to translate ordinary living into cutting edge luxury. The project comprises 238 villas of 3 and 4 BHK units. The villas have been categorized into designer villas, luxury villas and style villas. The designer villas come with their own private plunge pools and open into aroma gardens to ensure complete rejuvenation and relaxation at home. The surrounding landscaped gardens have as the centerpiece, a bird watching tower, a nature lover’s delight. The Innercircle Club and the coffee lounge are few of the many recreation and entertainment facilities available within the Villa Viviana Project.
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BRABO
Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Flag: Belgium
Port of registry: Antwerp
Owner: DEME, Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Manager: Dredging International NV, Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Year built: 2007
Built by: IHC Merwede BV Dredgers, Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Length: 122.90 m
Beam: 28.00 m
Draft: 9.10 m max.
Gross tonnage: 11.136 tons
Loading capacity: 18.565 tons
Hopper capacity: 11.650 m3 max.
Dredging depth: 28.00 / 43.00 m with extension
Suction pipe: 1200 mm
Discharge pipe: 1000 mm
Total installed power: 12.197 kW
Speed: 15.90 knots loaded
Call Sign: ORON
MMSI: 205501000
IMO: 9382372
TAUCHER O.WULF 5
Type: Tug
Flag: Germany
Port of Registry: Rostock
Owner: Otto Wulf GmbH & Co. KG,Cuxhaven
Length: 29,60 m
Beam: 8,40 m
Draft: 3,90 m
Tonnage:154 Grt
Main Engine: Deutz SBV 8 M 545 - 2.000 ihp
Bunker: 57.700 litre
Bollard pull: 25 tons
Auxiliaries: 2 diesel generator sets 55 kW,47,0 kVA, 440/220 V
1 converter 25 kVA, 380/220 V
1 diesel pump for fifi set 146 kW,
1 dieselgenerator 24 V
Equipment: Radar, echosounder, gps-navigator with trackplotter, 2 vhf units, autopilot, 2 searchlights, electronic charts
Fire-/salvage - equipment:
Two portable salvage pumps one welding set, one water/foam monitor, 4.000 litre per minute
1 MOB boat, 10 hp
Accommodation: 5 crew + 3 reserve
Towing gear: 1 towing winch, 15 tons pull, 50 tons hold, two drums, one with 400 m, 34 mm, towing wire, one drum with 100 m, 28 mm wire, several spare wires
Call sign:DGDA
IMO: 6907169
The 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display delivers an amazing 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution. Designed specifically for the creative professional, this display provides more space for easier access to all the tools and palettes needed to edit, format and composite your work. Combine this display with a Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, or PowerMac G5 and there's no limit to what you can achieve.
The Cinema HD features an active-matrix liquid crystal display that produces flicker-free images that deliver twice the brightness, twice the sharpness and twice the contrast ratio of a typical CRT display. Unlike other flat panels, it's designed with a pure digital interface to deliver distortion-free images that never need adjusting. With over 4 million digital pixels, the display is uniquely suited for scientific and technical applications such as visualizing molecular structures or analyzing geological data.
Offering accurate, brilliant color performance, the Cinema HD delivers up to 16.7 million colors across a wide gamut allowing you to see subtle nuances between colors from soft pastels to rich jewel tones. A wide viewing angle ensures uniform color from edge to edge. Apple's ColorSync technology allows you to create custom profiles to maintain consistent color onscreen and in print. The result: You can confidently use this display in all your color-critical applications.
Housed in a new aluminum design, the display has a very thin bezel that enhances visual accuracy. Each display features two FireWire 400 ports and two USB 2.0 ports, making attachment of desktop peripherals, such as iSight, iPod, digital and still cameras, hard drives, printers and scanners, even more accessible and convenient. Taking advantage of the much thinner and lighter footprint of an LCD, the new displays support the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) mounting interface standard. Customers with the optional Cinema Display VESA Mount Adapter kit gain the flexibility to mount their display in locations most appropriate for their work environment.
The Cinema HD features a single cable design with elegant breakout for the USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and a pure digital connection using the industry standard Digital Video Interface (DVI) interface. The DVI connection allows for a direct pure-digital connection.
Features:
Unrivaled display performance
30-inch (viewable) active-matrix liquid crystal display provides breathtaking image quality and vivid, richly saturated color.
Support for 2560-by-1600 pixel resolution for display of high definition still and video imagery.
Wide-format design for simultaneous display of two full pages of text and graphics.
Industry standard DVI connector for direct attachment to Mac- and Windows-based desktops and notebooks
Incredibly wide (170 degree) horizontal and vertical viewing angle for maximum visibility and color performance.
Lightning-fast pixel response for full-motion digital video playback.
Support for 16.7 million saturated colors, for use in all graphics-intensive applications.
Simple setup and operation
Single cable with elegant breakout for connection to DVI, USB and FireWire ports
Built-in two-port USB 2.0 hub for easy connection of desktop peripheral devices.
Two FireWire 400 ports to support iSight and other desktop peripherals
Sleek, elegant design
Huge virtual workspace, very small footprint.
Narrow Bezel design to minimize visual impact of using dual displays
Unique hinge design for effortless adjustment
Support for VESA mounting solutions (Apple Cinema Display VESA Mount Adapter sold separately)
Technical specifications
Screen size (diagonal viewable image size)
Apple Cinema HD Display: 30 inches (29.7-inch viewable)
Screen type
Thin film transistor (TFT) active-matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD)
Resolutions
2560 x 1600 pixels (optimum resolution)
2048 x 1280
1920 x 1200
1280 x 800
1024 x 640
Display colors (maximum)
16.7 million
Viewing angle (typical)
170° horizontal; 170° vertical
Brightness (typical)
30-inch Cinema HD Display: 400 cd/m2
Contrast ratio (typical)
700:1
Response time (typical)
16 ms
Pixel pitch
30-inch Cinema HD Display: 0.250 mm
Screen treatment
Antiglare hardcoat
User controls (hardware and software)
Display Power,
System sleep, wake
Brightness
Monitor tilt
Connectors and cables
Cable
DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
FireWire 400
USB 2.0
DC power (24 V)
Connectors
Two-port, self-powered USB 2.0 hub
Two FireWire 400 ports
Kensington security port
VESA mount adapter
Requires optional Cinema Display VESA Mount Adapter (M9649G/A)
Compatible with VESA FDMI (MIS-D, 100, C) compliant mounting solutions
Electrical requirements
Input voltage: 100-240 VAC 50-60Hz
Maximum power when operating: 150W
Energy saver mode: 3W or less
Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
Operating humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
Agency approvals
FCC Part 15 Class B
EN55022 Class B
EN55024
VCCI Class B
AS/NZS 3548 Class B
CNS 13438 Class B
ICES-003 Class B
ISO 13406 part 2
MPR II
IEC 60950
UL 60950
CSA 60950
EN60950
ENERGY STAR
TCO '03
Size and weight
30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display
Height: 21.3 inches (54.3 cm)
Width: 27.2 inches (68.8 cm)
Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
Weight: 27.5 pounds (12.5 kg)
System Requirements
Mac Pro, all graphic options
MacBook Pro
Power Mac G5 (PCI-X) with ATI Radeon 9650 or better or NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL or better
Power Mac G5 (PCI Express), all graphics options
PowerBook G4 with dual-link DVI support
Windows PC and graphics card that supports DVI ports with dual-link digital bandwidth and VESA DDC standard for plug-and-play setup
byoo-kah-NAN-ee-uh -- named for Francis Buchanan, Supt. of Botanical Gardens, Calcutta ... Dave's Botanary
LAN-zan -- from Burmese name of this plant, launzan ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: almondette, Calumpong nut, cheronjee, chironji tree, Cuddapah almond, Hamilton mombin • Arabic: حب السمنه habulsamnah • Assamese: পিয়াল piyal • Bengali: চার char, চিরৌঞ্জী chironji, পিয়াল piyal • Gujarati: ચારોળી charoli • Hindi: चार char, चिरोंजी chironji, धनुष् dhanush, मल्लतरु mallataru, नखमुच nakhamucha, निंबबीज nimbabija, पियाल piyal, पियार piyar, प्रसवक pra-savak, प्रियाल priyal, राजवल्लभ rajavallabha • Kannada: ಚಾರ char, ಚಾರೋಳೆ charole, ಧನುಃಪಟ dhanuh-pata, ಕೊಳೆಗೇರು kole geru, ಕೊಳೆಮಾವು kole maavu, ಮರ್ಕಲಿ markali, ಮೊಱಲೆ morale, ಮೊಱಪ್ಪಿ morappi, ಮೊಱಟೆ morate, ಮೊಱವೆ morave, ನುರ್ಕಲ ಮರ nurakala mara, ಪಿಯಾಲ piyala, ಪ್ರಿಯಾಲ priyala, ರಾಜಾದನ rajadana, ಸನ್ನಕದ್ರು sannakadru • Kol: तरुम tarum • Konkani: चार char, चारोळी charoli • Malayalam: മൂങ്ങാപ്പേഴ് moongaappezh, മുരള് mural, നുറമരം nuramaram • Marathi: चार char, चारोळी charoli, पियाल piyal • Nepali: चिरौँजी chiruanjee, प्यार pyaar • Odia: ଅଖଟ୍ଟ akhatta, ଅସନ asana, ବର bara, ବୀଜକ bijaka, ଚାର କୋଳି chara koḻi, ଚିରୋଞ୍ଜି chironji, ଖରସ୍କନ୍ଧ kharaskandha, ପଟ pata, ପିୟାଳ piyala, ପ୍ରସବକ prasabaka, ପ୍ରିୟାଳ priyala, ରାଜ ବୃକ୍ଷ raja bruksha, ରାଜଭୋଗ୍ୟ rajabhogya, ରାଜାଦନ rajadana, ସାର sara, ସ୍ନେହ ବୀଜ sneha bija, ତାପସପ୍ରିୟ tapasa priya • Pali: पियाल piyala, राजायतन rajayatana, सन्नकद्दु sannakaddu • Persian: چرونجی chironji, نَقْلِ خواجَہ naql-i-khwaja • Punjabi: ਚਿਰੌਂਜੀ chiraunji, ਨਕਲ ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ nakal khwajah • Rajasthani: अचार achar, चिरोंजी chironji • Sanskrit: अखट्ट akhatta, बहुकल्क bahukalka, बहुवल्क bahuvalka, भक्ष्यबिज bhakshyabija, धनु dhanu, धनुस् dhanus, धनुष्पट dhanushpata, द्रुसल्लक drusallaka, खरस्कन्ध kharaskandha, ललन lalana, मक्षवीर्य makshavirya, पट pata, पियाल piyala, प्रसवक prasavaka, प्रियाल priyala, राजभोग्य rajabhogya, राजादन rajadana, सन्न sanna, सन्नकद्रु sannakadru, सन्नकद्रुम sannakadruma, स्नेहबीज snehabija, उपवट upavata, वैरादन vairadana, वृक्षादन vrkshadana • Santali: ᱛᱟᱨᱚᱯ tarop • Sindhi: چِرَوْنجيِ chiraunji • Tamil: சாரம் charam, காட்டுமா kattuma • Telugu: చార char, చారుమామిడి charumamidi, చిన్న మొరలి chinna moralli, జరుగు jarugu, జారు మామిడి jaru mamidi, ప్రియాళువు priyaluvu, రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, సారపప్పు saarapappu • Tibetan: པི་ཡ་ལ pi ya la • Tulu: ಎರಪ್ಪೆ erappe • Urdu: چار char, چرونجي chironji, دهنش dhanush, پيال piyal, پرسوك pra-savak, پريال priyal
botanical names: Buchanania lanzan Spreng. ... heterotypic synonyms: Buchanania latifolia Roxb. • Lanzana solitaria Stokes • Spondias elliptica Rottb. ex Hook.f. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 December 2025
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout the drier parts of the country
~~~~~ THE TAXONOMIC CONFUSION ~~~~~
Buchanania lanzan Spreng. and Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida are found linked because many botanical databases and local floras (especially in India) continue to use Buchanania cochinchinensis as the "accepted" name for the chironji tree (Buchanania lanzan). However, modern global authorities like Plants of the World Online (POWO) treat Buchanania cochinchinensis strictly as a synonym of the Rutaceae tree Glycosmis cochinchinensis, leaving Buchanania lanzan Spreng. as the correct name for the chironji tree.
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.
más de 110 años de trayectoria, el sitio representa a un clásico encuentro de cada día.
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This shot can be seen at Renew Newcastle's 'Newcastle Morning Photo' exhibition at Nobby's Lighthouse. I was quite chuffed to walk in and see two ladies who spotted themselves in the shot getting very excited. For (free) ticketing information, please visit here.
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With Summer fully kicked in, I ventured out after feeling pretty sick recently. Tough to get a park, heaps of people and so bloody hot. This was 11:00am!!
Jay Kay of Jamiroquai once said, "I thought I was going to the beach bar, not the Bar Beach!" while on stage in Newcastle.
The Wikipedia entry for Bar Beach is a little interesting too....
"Bar Beach is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 1.6 km (1.0 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district abutting the beach of the same name.
Near the north-end of the beach there is a small burger bar selling hand-cut chips. If one wishes to purchase a meal there, be prepared for waits up to 1 hour for a simple burger or 30 mins for an ice-cream. Not ideal if on a road trip. Bar-bar-bar bar-barbara-anne."