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Cryptomonas cabalga a medio camino entre las algas y los protozoos, como tantos otros organismos verdes de una sola célula que no entienden de las clasificaciones y van por libre, por el camino que el azar y la Naturaleza han ido construyendo con el lento paso del tiempo.
No se ha detenido ni un instante en su nadar rápido y sinuoso, con ascensos y descensos virajes y saltos. Por fin, después de muchos intentos, hemos podido retener en una fracción de segundo un instante de la vida de este flagelado de los fondos poco profundos que es Cryptomonas.
Cryptomonas tiene el cuerpo oval, rígido, de contorno algo irregular y su ápice está truncado y abierto en una hendidura, la citofaringe, en la que se insertan dos flagelos de desigual longitud y de estructura compleja. A ambos lados de esta hendidura llama la atención una formación perfectamente ordenada en varias hileras de botones verdes, son pequeños órganos explosivos, extrusomas, liberan de manera violenta su contenido haciendo que el flagelado deje de remar y se impulse a reacción.
El interior de Cryptomonas está ocupado por dos grandes cloroplastos laterales, hoy verdes, y camuflados por numerosos gránulos cargados de azúcares de reserva, pero pueden ir recorriendo el arcoíris, del azul hasta el rojo, en función de los pigmentos que se carguen en ellos.
La mancha rojiza de nuestra Cryptomonas recuerda a las manchas oculares de las Euglenas y posiblemente corresponda a un órgano de función desconocida, los -óvalos o corpúsculos de Maupas-
Vive en los fondos no muy profundos incluso debajo del hielo, donde es frecuente que florezca en invierno, nada infatigablemente en una huida sin fin, el invierno hace que los recursos en el agua se vuelvan escasos y Cryptomonas es un preciado bocado de las pequeñas larvas y peces que tienen que hacer frente a la estación fría. La especie de hoy recuerda mucho a Cryptomonas platyuris y procede de las aguas limpias y frías de un pequeño río próximo a la población alistana de Samir de los Caños en Zamora y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos empleando 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
William Brouillard
www.cia.edu/faculty/directory.php?faculty_id=15
Artist Statement
The platters I have sent to this exhibition combine several ceramic traditions. The first is, The Palace Art Pot. Palace Art Pots were made to demonstrate wealth and power. They were made to tell a story, to commemorate an event or a person, and to demonstrate skill and challenge the abilities of the artisans who made them. The second tradition is the Fish Platter. Fish platters were a staple of the Neo Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1950s and 60s. The third and last tradition is the One-Line visual and verbal Pun, Platters of the ceramic Funk Movement.
Humor through the use of the visual pun was a mainstay of the California Funk movement. Humor in clay has a tradition as old as the use of the material. I have always felt that humor has been given short shift as a serious emotion. Art work that uses humor and has been actively excised from collections of serious art. It may be that we do not understand the function of humor as well as we understand the function of the other emotions.
In the work presented I have tried to inject some humor into the decorative / commemorative object. The platters are big to give them a slightly overblown sense of their own importance and to be able to be viewed from a distance . They are meant for the wall and the table. The large size to fit the importance of large gatherings.
I have tried to replace historical patterns with objects reduced to pattern. Some of the objects are extensions of my environment or reflections of personal interests. Images of turn of the century technology, (the Machine Age), are a personal favorite. Subject matter ranges from humorous depiction of everyday objects to gender stereotypes. My abilities as A draftsman are limited but seem to be adequate for the kind and quality of image that the subject requires. They have a cartoon look as opposed to the crisp complexity of fine china.
The clay body, a red earthenware, is heavily potted and makes no secrete of its variations and flaws. The glaze work is in the Majolica style and is done very much like a watercolor on soft paper. The pots are fired twice. They are bisqued to cone 05 and glazed to cone 04. Some may have an additional firing to Cone 018 for low temperature luster and enamels. They are fired in an oxidizing atmosphere using an electric kiln.
William Brouillard June, 22 1993
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William Craig Brouillard
CURRENT POSITION:
Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics department, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1980
EDUCATION:
M.F.A., Ceramic Art, The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1976
University of Wisconsin, at Madison, Wisconsin, 1973
B.A., Art Education, State University of Wisconsin, Stout at Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1969
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
Brouillard Studios, 2662 W14th st. Cleveland, OH 44113, production of pottery and ceramic commission work 1980-1993
Resident Craftsman at The Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina, as a full time self supporting studio artist in clay, with some related teaching duties, 1976 -1978
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Instructor, Teaching beginning intermediate and Graduate level ceramics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. 1978-1979
Teaching Assistantship, teaching Kiln Design and Construction, to advanced and graduate level students at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. 1974 - 1976
Teaching Assistantship, teaching Two and Three Dimensional Design to beginning and advanced Students, also instruction in materials and techniques of woodworking, at The New York State College of
GRANTS AND AWARDS
National Cup Show, purchase award, University of Southern IL. 1992
Ohio Designer Craftsmen, purchase award, Best of 92 exhibition, Columbus, OH. 1992
Excellence in Design Award Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Best of 92 Exhibition, 1992
American Craft Museum, Design Award , for Excellence in Design, in conduction with the Designed and made for use Exhibition, at The American Craft Museum, NY 1986
Purchase Award, The Clay Cup Show, Southern IL. University, 1986
Art Park , Lewiston NY. Summer work and travel grant 1980
COLLECTIONS REPRESENTED BY
The Detroit Museum of Art [DIA], Detroit MI.
The Cleveland Museum ofArt, Cleveland OH.
The Millard Collection, St Louis, MO
The Sinker Collection, Detroit, MI.
The Vincent Lim Collection,Philadelphia, PA
The Pfannebecker Collection, Lancaster, PA
University of Southern Illinois
Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, OH
Ceramics Monthly, Columbus, OH
The Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland, OH
Alfred University, Museum of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Lerner Tower, Cleveland, OH
PUBLICATIONS, REF.
American Ceramics Magazine, Jan. 1994 Studio Potter Magazine, Jan, 1992, "The Language of the Lip" NCCECA Journal "Developing a Plastic Alphabet", volume 6, 1985 Studio Potter "Ohio Potters", October, 1983 Craft Horizons, December , 1978 Ceramics Monthly, "Penland Potters", October 1977 The Alfred Kiln Drawings, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Publication of The Department of Art and Design, 1976
GALLERIES REPRESENTED BY
-The Clay Place, 5416 Walnut St., Pittsburgh, PA. 15232, 1-412-682-3737
-The Pewabic Pottery, 10125 East Jefferson, Detroit, MI. 48214, 1-313-822-0954
-The Farrel Collection, 2633 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008, 1-202-483-8334
-Objects Gallery, Chicago, IL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
-NCCECA, National Conference For Education in the Ceramic Arts
-SPACES, Arts Organization, Cleveland, OH
-OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN, North Central Area Represenitive, Columbus, OH
-AAUP, American Association of University Professors, Washington DC
Nikon D800E + 24-70 mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm - 2.0 sec at f/11, ISO 50
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
A bit cold, but nice, I'm sure.
48°4'32" N 121°45'36" W, 1650.3 ft
Lake 22 Trail
Granite Falls, Washington, United States
Taken on 07.27.2013, uploaded on 07.29.2013.
©2013 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
Gianluca Diegoli & Others alla Social Media Week Rome
www.btoeducational.it/index.php?marketing-smwrome
Roma, 8 Febbraio 2K11
Dalle 17.30 [ precise ] alle 19.00 [ circa ]
Dentro la Social Media Week Rome, il Festival della Rete
Palazzo Giannelli Viscardi [Ateneo Impresa], Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 18
Sala Rosa, dentro l'headquarters della SMWRome
Di un marketing diverso, dell'impatto dei social media sulla relazioni pubbliche delle aziende, sui modelli di distribuzione dei contenuti, sull'arena della comunicazione politica, ne parleranno in una conversazione con il pubblico dentro la Social Media Week, il Festival della Rete:
Vincenzo Cosenza aka Vincos - vincosblog
Gianluca Diegoli - [mini]marketing
Mirko Lalli - Fondazione Sistema Toscana
Antonio Pavolini - conversational
Claudio Vaccaro - socialware
Nel salotto di BTO Educational e Fondazione Sistema Toscana, per confrontarsi sul valore della condivisione per le persone al tempo dei Social Media.
Un fattore K per tutti, compresi la governance e le aziende.
Il secondo salotto "Social Media Better Life, conversazioni sul tema" è coordinato da Gianluca Diegoli.
Dal 2003, Gianluca scrive sul marketing e sulle tendenze della nuova comunicazione su www.minimarketing.it con uno stile “non-corporate”, attorno all’idea di un marketing diverso pensato per le persone, dalle persone, con le persone, attraverso nuove forme di connessione e condivisione in rete.
[mini]marketing è oggi uno dei blog più influenti in Italia.
Gianluca è l'autore di [mini]marketing, 91 tesi per un marketing diverso
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okay so, this picture is exactly how im feeling right now. in orchestra we are having compose a piece of music. which means you pretty much have to write 5 pieces of music because you have to writte for all the parts in the string orchestra. which is violin 1, violin 2, viola, chello & bass. gooness im overwhelemed with it. but im getting through. i've finished two melodys. but thats it. i've only been working a week. but i feel so behind.
but before its over, it WILL drive me crazy. just sayin'.
oh & p.s - i know i just uploaded like a BUNCH of pictures, but please.. if you view. leave a comment. i'd love to know what you think. i promise to make it back to you streams to tell you my thoughts :)
okay so i just got tagged also, & im bored so ima do my ten facts already :)
1. im actually reading a book right now, The Last Song.
2. I pretty much live for the weekends.
3. I'm OCD about my straightner. I have to make sure its off like 10 times before i actually leave the house. I'm scared I'm goin to burn the house down :(
3. I dont really like the show The Secrect Life.. but i HAVE to watch it to see where the drama is. Too bad its over tonight haha.
4. When I listen to country music it reminds me of summer. Idk why it, it just does.
5. My wisdom teeth are comin' in, so i go to the dentist wednesday to find out if I gotta get them cut out :/
6. I'd rather wear sweatpants anyday over any outfit. hahaha.
7. I'm not good at math, at all.
8. I wish i could play the piano.. not sure if thats a fact or anything. but just thought i'd say that.
9. I'm a fresh new PRO on here ;)
10. I pretty much take a nap everyday in my 1st period, just because I TA in that class. (teacher assistant) ha!
sorry those were kinda sucky facts, just killin time :)
Timanfaya National Park or Parque Nacional de Timanfaya is a Spanish national park covering the municipalities of southern portion of Tinajo and the northern portion of Yaiza. The park is located in the southwestern part of the island of Lanzarote. The area is 51.07 km². The parkland is entirely made up of volcanic soil. The greatest recorded eruptions occurred between 1730 and 1736. The volcanic activity continues as the surface temperature in the core ranges from 100 to 600 ºC at the depth of 13m, which is demonstrated by pouring water into the ground, resulting in a geyser of steam which is an attraction for tourists. In 1993, UNESCO granted the qualification for the Biospherical Reserve.
The statue "El Diablo" by César Manrique is its symbol. The park is open to the public, and conducts tours of the volcanic landscape by coach.
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Die etwa 845 km² große Insel Lanzarote ist zu drei Vierteln mit Lava bedeckt, ausgespieen aus mindestens 300 Kratern von etwa 100 Vulkanen. Das Eruptivmaterial der sechs Jahre dauernden Ausbrüche vom 1. September 1730 bis 16. April 1736 bedeckt etwa 167 km² Lanzarotes. Der Timanfaya Nationalpark im Südwesten der Insel erstreckt sich über 51,07 km², von der Ortsgrenze Yaizas bis zum Montaña Timanfaya, die Westgrenze bildet die Küstenlinie. Hier entstanden damals 32 Vulkankegel. Diese Ausbrüche im 18. Jahrhundert waren, nicht nur wegen der großen Menge des ausgespieenen Materials, sondern auch wegen der langen Dauer, die bedeutendsten in der Geschichte des Vulkanismus. Zu den Ausbrüchen an Land kamen noch zahlreiche Seebeben.
Der Nationalpark ist über gut asphaltierte Straßen zu erreichen. Sie wurden zum Besuch General Francos 1950 angelegt. Eine 14 Kilometer lange Rundfahrt kann nur per Bus unternommen werden. Von dem 350 Meter hoch gelegenen Montaña Rajada erhält man einen Überblick über den größten Teil des Timanfaya-Nationalparks. Das große Areal, das heute das Lavameer einnimmt, gehörte vor den Ausbrüchen zum fruchtbarsten Teil Lanzarotes. Nach der Katastrophe lag die unglaubliche Menge von acht Millionen Kubikmetern Lava dort, wo zuvor kleine Ortschaften und einzelne Gehöfte existiert hatten; insgesamt wurden etwa 420 Häuser zerstört. Die zerstörten Dörfer waren Timanfaya, Los Rodeos, Mancha Blanca, Santa Catalina, Mazo, Jarretas, Tingafa, Peña Palomas, Testeina, La Geria, Macintafe, Mozaga, Guagaro, Masdache und Iguadén, außerdem die Landgüter von Maretas und Chupaderos.
Die Vulkane, die den Timanfaya-Nationalpark bilden, gehören zur so genannten Hawaii-Gruppe. Diese bilden in großen Höhen riesige Aschesäulen, die Lapillis, und die vom Wind befördert weite Flächen und Hänge alter Krater bedeckt haben. Diese durch die Ascheregen gebildeten Flächen nennt man Valle de la Tranquilidad (Tal der Ruhe). Das Zentrum des Ausbruchs lag am Maciso del Fuego (Feuer-Massiv), welches 525 Meter hoch aufragt. Dieser Vulkan ist von Schlacke und Asche bedeckt, die von den Ausbrüchen des 18. Jahrhunderts stammen. Allerdings stellte man fest, dass der Bergrücken, der immer noch enorme Hitzestrahlungen aussendet, aus sehr alter Lava besteht, dem alten Berg Timanfaya zugehörig. Interessant sind die häufigen Reihen von kleinen Öfchen (Hornitos) und Parasitenvulkanen, so genannt, weil sie sich am Fuße eines Zentralkolosses gebildet haben. Der imposante Vulkankrater Corazoncillo, der größte Explosionskrater Lanzarotes, besitzt eine Caldera, deren Tiefe etwa 100 Meter unter die Oberfläche der Außenwelt geht. Die Lava dieses Vulkans begrub das Dorf Timanfaya.
Nur sehr langsam hat sich auf dem entstandenen Malpaís (schlechten Land) wieder etwas Vegetation gebildet. Man kann an einigen Orten Flechten oder kleine Sukkulente und viele niedrige dornige Sträucher namens Aulaga Majorera entdecken. Dieser Strauch wird von der Parkverwaltung verwendet, um die hohe Temperatur des Erdbodens im Bereich des Islote de Hilario zu demonstrieren. Das in ein Loch im Boden gestopfte, trockene Geäst geht sofort in Flammen auf. Bei einer weiteren beeindruckenden Demonstration wird Wasser in ein senkrecht im Boden eingelassenes Rohr gegossen. Da die Temperatur wenige Meter unter der Erdoberfläche über 400°C beträgt, entsteht eine explosionsartig empor schießende Dampffontäne. Westlich des Hauptkraters des Montaña del Fuego beträgt die Temperatur in 27 Metern Tiefe etwa 700°C. Der Islote de Hilario, wurde nach jenem Mann namens Hilario benannt, der der Sage nach wie ein Einsiedler in diesem Felseneiland lebte, während mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert, ohne weitere Begleitung als seinem Kamel. Man erzählt, dass Hilario einen Feigenbaum gepflanzt hatte, der, obwohl er Wurzeln schlug, niemals Früchte trug, weil die Blüte sich nicht von Flammen ernähren konnte. Hier wurde von César Manrique das runde Restaurant El Diablo (Der Teufel) mit Kochstelle über einem heißen Erdloch errichtet.
Quelle/Source: Wikipedia
i love this picture so much...the colors and textures. plus its just a cool place. an old abandoned train station. i barely edited it at all. the color of the sky is so different from California! so open and blue! :)
so my little cousin (technically my cousin's kid, aka 2nd cousin), Adarae, is a ball of energy. much more so than the last time i saw her. she dragged me around the house and outside. i got to jump on the trampoline and play with her toys. shes so good at talking for a 3 year old! haha im proud of her. i had to be in charge during bath time. shes cute. she didn't want to get out of the tub(apparently she usually doesnt like baths) because we were having so much fun. haha. my pants got all wet and stuff cuz she kept splashing me. shes basically crazy. she asks a lot of questions and is really smart. i enjoy her a lot. now it is lateish and i am in the guest bedroom watching/listening to the bats outside and i have a kitty friend. his name is clide and he has like half a tail. hes cuuute.
its nice and green here too. they have a huge yard and a barn. they have 2 kitties a dog, a bunny, a snake and a turtle(or turtles? idk). plus a kid. and my cousin is pregnant! shes going to have a boy. its going to be cute. its just like her and her brother (who is younger). they are going to match. they are interesting (very good) parents. they have a laid back approach to it all because they are from michigan.. its kind of refreshing to watch.i think its also because i am here and they want (especially jenifer) to spend time with me instead of talking to the kid every second.
i love it here. so much better than being in iron mountain. also i get to talk to my cousins. and, nino if you are reading this, she is a camp freak too and is super excited that i met you at camp. it was so funny. i have been talking about you a lot. i miss you baby. my phone isnt working and i cant call you.
anyways. im going to go read my cousins new book after i work on my flickr groups some more.
also i said cute way too much in this post.
National Naval Aviation Museum
Rolling off the Douglas Aircraft Company assembly line in El Segundo, California, in December 1940, SBD-2 Dauntless (Bureau Number 2106) was delivered to Bombing Squadron (VB) 2 at Naval Air Station (NAS) San Diego, California, on the last day of 1940. For the better part of the following year the aircraft flew with that squadron, logging hours flying from the deck of the aircraft carrier Lexington (CV 2) and participating in large-scale military maneuvers in Louisiana.
During the first week of December 1941, with Lexington earmarked to deliver aircraft of a Marine scout bombing squadron to Midway Atoll, the aircraft was off loaded from the carrier to make room for the additional aircraft and left at Pearl Harbor when "Lady Lex" put to sea. Thus, on the morning of 7 December 1941, it was on Ford Island in the middle of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. Put back aboard Lexington when she returned to Pearl, the aircraft embarked in the carrier to the South Pacific. On 10 March 1942, flown by Lieutenant (junior grade) Mark T. Whittier with Aviation Radioman Second Class Forest G. Stanley as his gunner, the aircraft joined 103 other planes from Lexington and Yorktown (CV 5) in a raid against Japanese shipping at Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea. Credited with pressing home his attack against a Japanese ship, Whittier received the Navy Cross.
When Lexington returned to Pearl Harbor following the raid, the museum's SBD-2 was again put ashore and earmarked for transfer to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron (VMSB) 241 on Midway Atoll, arriving there with eighteen other SBD-2s on 26 May 1942, on board the aircraft transport Kitty Hawk (APV 1).
On the morning of 4 June 1942, with 1st Lieutenant Daniel Iverson as pilot and Private First Class Wallace Reid manning the .30-caliber machine gun in the aft cockpit. the museum's aircraft was one of sixteen SBD-2s of VMSB-241 launched to attack Japanese aircraft carriers to the west of Midway. Approaching the enemy carrier Hiryu, the Marine planes came under fire from antiaircraft gunners and fighters of the enemy combat air patrol. Iverson, with two Japanese Zero fighters following him down in his dive, released his bomb at an altitude of 800 feet. During his egress from the target area, the pair of Zeroes on Iverson's tail were joined by two others, which pursued the Dauntless for miles. Enemy fire holed Iverson's plane 219 times, knocking out his hydraulic system and wounding Reid. One bullet came so close that it clipped Iverson's throat microphone chord. Nevertheless, the pilot managed to return to Midway, making a one-wheel landing on the atoll. His was one of only eight SBD-2s of VMSB-241 to return from the attack against the Japanese fleet. For their actions, Iverson received the Navy Cross and Reid was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Returned to the United States, the museum's SBD-2 was repaired and eventually assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, Illinois. On the morning of 11 June 1943, with Marine 2nd Lieutenant Donald A. Douglas, Jr., at the controls, the aircraft ditched in the waters of Lake Michigan during an errant approach to the training carrier Sable (IX 81). Douglas was retrieved from the water by a Coast Guard rescue boat, but his aircraft sank to the bottom of the lake.
Recovered in 1994, the aircraft underwent extensive restoration at the museum before being placed on public display in 2001. Elements of its original paint scheme when delivered to the fleet are still visible on its wings and tail surfaces. A survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack and two combat actions, including the famous Battle of Midway, it is one of the most historic aircraft in existence anywhere in the world.
Chicago Bears football bedding, comforters and sheets sets
Familybedding.com is proud to announce the addition of the new MVP NFL Chicago Bears Collection. This new logo bedding line is unique in its appeal to the young and more mature tastes. Official MVP NFL Chicago Bears colors with a soft leather, texture-printed stripe. This new look has an ultra soft and washable micro suede fabric. The comforter is reversible to a jersey solid!
We also offer your choice of three other officially licensed NFL Chicago Bears bedding and room decor. The Side Lines collection and Locker Room collection from Sports Coverage and the Team Denim collection from Dan River. The Sports Coverage Chicago Bears Sidelines and Locker Room comforters look like a real jersey, made from 100% polyester jersey mesh. The Dan River Team Denim comforter is 100% cotton soft denim that kids love.
We offer your choice of two sheets sets. The Locker Room sheets are 100% cotton jersey knit, soft and durable. The Dan River sheets sets are a 180 thread count pinstripe percale fabric.
Our NFL Chicago Bears sports bedding and room decor, featuring authentic Chicago Bears team colors, is great for your child's room and guest rooms. The Chicago Bears throws and blankets are great for warmth on a cold day watching football. If your child is an Chicago Bears fan, they will love having their friends over to play NFL 07 on these great Chicago Bears bean bags. Chicago Bears wall border and rugs will finish off your Chicago Bears bedroom decor. Also to add to your Chicago Bears collection are the Shower Curtains to continue your decor in your bathroom.
Last weekend we went on a day trip from Tempe to Globe and then the Tonto National Monument (forest preserve) where we found gorgeous views of Roosevelt Lake, pictures here. It was a marvelous trip with perfect weather and stunning landscapes.
In this photo of Roosevelt Lake, I used a solarized filter in Photoshop to bring out the contrasts a bit. And yes, the lake is very very blue!
INFORMATION ON ROOSEVELT LAKE:
Theodore Roosevelt Lake was formed by the construction of a masonry dam on the Salt River in 1911, making it the oldest artificial reservoir in Arizona. About 10 miles of the original river are now beneath the waters, and in the other direction one of its major tributaries, Tonto Creek, is flooded for about 8 miles although the lake level and hence the overall length is quite variable. It is a major center for fishing, boating, camping and general vacationing, and despite being quite close to Phoenix, the shortest route is via the unpaved Apache Trail, so the number of visitors is rather less than for some other water-based recreational sites in the Tonto National Forest with easier access such as Lake Pleasant and Saguaro Lake.
Access: The lake is the largest in the state except for those on the Colorado River, and the southwest shoreline is easily reached from AZ 188, which runs close to the lake for most of its 18 mile length, passing various marinas and campsites. Some of these sites used to be free, but a recent change in policy has meant that fees are now charged. There is little access to the northeast side as the terrain here is more mountainous. One track (FR 60, or A Cross Road) winds through the hills from AZ 288 in the south to AZ 188 north of the lake but this runs several miles from the shore and only a few long and very bumpy 4WD trails lead towards the water. One point of interest along the track is Salome Creek, best approached from the north end - this is famous because of a short section of granite narrows ('The Jug') with smooth, sheer, pinkish-white walls, deep pools and waterfalls.
The Water: In common with other lakes in the Phoenix area, summer water temperatures of Theodore Roosevelt Lake can exceed 90 °F, but cooling afternoon thunderstorms are common. The last few years had seen a dramatic reduction in the water level, largely due to the need to maintain supply to the other lakes on the Salt River downstream - in some places the shoreline was half a mile distant from the previous high point. Still, in such conditions many good beaches are exposed which provide excellent camping opportunities, close to the water, although in some places soft mud makes vehicular travel difficult. One good location is Bachelor Cove, along AZ 188 a little north of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Since 1999, the waters have risen again and for the moment, most of the campsites are flooded. Hotels: The nearest main town with hotels close to Theodore Roosevelt Lake is Payson.
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.
Schloss Benrath liegt im südlichen Stadtteil Benrath in der nordrhein-westfälischen Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf.
Erbaut wurde es von 1755 bis 1773 unter der Leitung von Nicolas de Pigage (1723–1796) im Auftrag von Kurfürst Karl Theodor von der Pfalz. Das denkmalgeschützte Ensemble von Lustschloss, Jagdpark, Weihern und Kanalsystem gilt als bedeutsamstes architektonisches Gesamtkunstwerk von Düsseldorf und wurde von der Stadt zur Aufnahme in die UNESCO-Liste des Weltkulturerbes vorgeschlagen.
Der Baustil zeigt beispielhaft den Übergang vom Rokoko zum Klassizismus. Dieses wird nach außen dadurch sichtbar, dass die Gestaltung eher schlicht und zurückhaltend wirkt. Aufwendige Gestaltungen des barocken Absolutismus findet man nicht mehr. Nördlich vor der Frontseite des Corps de Logis, dem mittleren Wohnbau von Schloss Benrath, liegt ein künstlich angelegter, glockenförmiger Schlossweiher, von dem ein Kanalsystem für die gesamte Parkanlage ausgeht. Die gesamte Wasserarchitektur wird von der Itter gespeist.
Zwei Flügelbauten und zwei Torhäuser flankieren das Corps de Logis. Die Flügelbauten beherbergen zwei Museen: das Museum für Europäische Gartenkunst im Ostflügel, sowie das Museum für Naturkunde im Westflügel. Im Corps de Logis finden wechselnde Ausstellungen und musikalische Veranstaltungen wie die Wandelkonzerte statt. Außer bei den Wechselausstellungen kann das Schloss nur mit Führungen (etwa eine Stunde) besichtigt werden. Es gibt außerdem Themenführungen, bei denen die Teilnehmerzahl begrenzt ist und die nur auf telefonische oder persönliche Voranmeldung an der Museumskasse gebucht werden können. Im Kellergeschoss des Schlosses befindet sich außerdem ein Lapidarium, das die Originale einiger Figuren und Statuen zeigt.
Die Stadt Düsseldorf hat die gesamte Schlossanlage und den Park im Jahr 1996 unter Denkmalschutz gestellt.
Die ursprüngliche Wasserburg aus dem 15. Jahrhundert sollte auf Weisung von Elisabeth Amalia Magdalena, der zweiten Frau Pfalzgraf Philipp Wilhelms, 1660 in ein repräsentatives Wasserschloss umgestaltet werden. Oberingenieur Johannes Lollio (genannt Sadeler) wurde mit dem Bau des Schlosses beauftragt. Im Jahr 1666 wurde es fertiggestellt und für den Sommer- und Jagdaufenthalt der Familie des Pfalzgrafen genutzt. Der älteste Sohn und Nachfolger Philipp Wilhelms, Kurfürst Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg (genannt Jan Wellem), der im Düsseldorfer Schloss residierte, war mit Schloss Benrath eng verbunden und nutzte es mit seiner zweiten Gemahlin Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici als Sommerfrische.
Etwa hundert Jahre später ließ Kurfürst Karl Theodor (1724–1799) ein neues Lust-/Jagdschloss („maison de plaisance“) als Sommerresidenz errichten. Dafür ließ Baumeister Nicolas de Pigage zunächst das marode Hauptgebäude des Wasserschlosses abreißen, nur die Orangerie blieb erhalten. Das neue Schloss wurde etwa 300 Meter nördlich des Vorgängerbaus angelegt. Zeugnisse des alten Schlosses findet man noch in Fresken, Stuckaturen und Kaminen in Räumen der Orangerie und an einem Altar in der Kapelle.
Karl Theodor war als aufgeklärter Fürst an Wissenschaft und den Künsten interessiert. An seinem Mannheimer Hof wirkten unter anderem die Komponisten Christian Cannabich und Johann Stamitz. Außerdem pflegte er den Briefwechsel mit Voltaire. Das vom Kurfürsten in Auftrag gegebene neue Schloss hat er jedoch nicht bewohnt. Das Erbe des Kurfürstentums Bayern im Jahr 1777 erforderte die Verlegung seiner Residenz nach München. Anlässlich seines letzten Regierungsaufenthaltes im Herzogtum Berg unternahm er am 6. Juni 1785 von Düsseldorf aus einen Tagesausflug zum Schloss Benrath. Faktisch residierte Karl Theodor jedoch nicht im Schloss Benrath, da er als bayerischer Kurfürst seinen Sitz in München hatte.
Von 1806 bis 1813 war Schloss Benrath offizielle Residenz der Großherzöge von Berg und Kleve. Die Hauptstadt dieses aus Berg und Kleve sowie aus dem ehemaligen Kurfürstentum Köln-Bonn und dem ehem. Fürstbistum Münster in Westfalen neu vereinigten Staates war Düsseldorf. Die Großherzöge von Berg und Kleve waren die Prinzen Joachim Murat und Ludwig von Holland sowie Kaiser Napoleon I. Alle hielten sich nur selten auf Schloss Benrath auf.
Nach den Befreiungskriegen und den Verhandlungen auf dem Wiener Kongress ging das Schloss 1815 in preußischen Besitz über. Friedrich Wilhelm III. stellte das Gebäude 1821 seinem Neffen Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig von Preußen in dessen Funktion als Divisionskommandeur zur Verfügung und nach 1852 nutzte es Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen als Sommerresidenz. Zehn Jahre später bat sein Sohn Erbprinz Leopold von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen den nun regierenden Wilhelm I., das Schloss beziehen zu dürfen, was ihm Ende 1862 genehmigt wurde. Da sich das Gebäude in einem baufälligen Zustand befand, musste es für Wohnzwecke jedoch restauriert werden. Der für die auswärtigen Schlösser Preußens zuständige Direktor der Schlossbaukommission, Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse, legte dem König am 1. Juni 1868 seinen Bericht zur Instandsetzung vor, die Wilhelm I. mit dem Wunsch der originalgetreuen Wiederherstellung genehmigte. Bereits 1820 wurden stilistische Parallelen zum Potsdamer Schloss Sanssouci im Grund- und Aufriss sowie der Innendekoration erkannt. Durch den hohen Restaurierungsaufwand verzögerte sich die Fertigstellung bis 1870. Die prinzliche Familie bewohnte Schloss Benrath noch bis 1875.
1911 erwarb die Gemeinde Benrath das Schloss, welches schlussendlich mit deren Eingemeindung 1929 in den Besitz der Stadt Düsseldorf gelangte.
Schon zuvor begann die Gemeinde im Jahre 1907[1] mit dem klassenweisen Aufbau einer höheren Knabenschule und wenig später einer solchen für Mädchen. Mit dem Kauf des Schlosses zogen die Schulen ein und residierten dort schlussendlich als Schloß-Gymnasium bzw. Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium bis 1980.[1] Der Hauptteil des Gymnasiums befand sich im linken Schlossflügel. Später wurden einige zusätzliche Räume auch in anderen Teilen des Schlosses eingerichtet. In den rechten Flügel kamen Musik-, Kunst- und Biologieräume, in den linken Torbau der Chemieraum.
Nach dem Auszug der Schulen übernahm im Jahre 2000 die Stiftung Schloss und Park Benrath[2] die Verwaltung und Nutzung im Auftrage der Stadt Düsseldorf. Die Einrichtung von Museen ist heute neben Steuermitteln die finanzielle Basis zur Erhaltung des denkmalgeschützten Gesamtensembles. Die kostenlos nutzbare große Parkanlage gilt als attraktiver Erholungsort. Auch zu repräsentativen Zwecken wird es genutzt. Beispielsweise fanden hier Staatsempfänge für Michail Gorbatschow und Königin Elisabeth II. statt.
Das Schloss war 1945 nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Teilen beschädigt, wurde dann aber in jahrelanger Arbeit mit erheblichem Aufwand in großer stilistischer Treue restauriert.
Schloss Benrath is a Rococo maison de plaisance near Düsseldorf that was erected for the Elector Palatine Carl Theodor von der Pfalz by his garden and building director and garden supervisor, Nicolas de Pigage (1723 - 1796). It was begun in 1755, and by the time it was completed in 1770, some elements of Neoclassicism were detectable in its interior finishing.
Two symmetrical wings flank the central corps de logis. The Museum for European Garden Art was founded in the east wing of Benrath in 2002. The west wing houses a museum of natural history. Changing exhibitions and concerts of music are presented in the main building, which is only sparsely furnished.
The ensemble at Benrath has been proposed for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Benrath
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La foto está hecha en interior con un flash yongnuo 460II a 20 centimetros del sujeto. El Flash está colocado a la izquierda de la cámara, a unos 50º y con un paragüas blanco a modo de difusor. Se ha utilizado una Canon EOS 350D con un objetivo Tamron 70-300 a 200 mm en macro, velocidad 1/250 y apertura 6.3. ISO 200.
OSTIA ANTICA
is a district in the commune of Rome, Italy, five kilometers away from the coast. It is distinct from Ostia.
For ancient history of the site, see Ostia Antica.
Under the Romans, Ostia Antica reached a peak of some 75,000 inhabitants in the 2nd and 3rd century AD. A slow decline began with the time of Constantine I, and the decaying conditions of the city were mentioned by St. Augustine when he passed through in the late 4th century. His mother, St. Monica, died in an inn here. The poet Rutilius Namatianus also reported the lack of maintenance of the city in 414. Ostia became an episcopal see as early as the 3rd century AD, with the cathedral (titulus) of Santa Aurea erected over the tomb of St. Monica.
As the centuries passed, Ostia fell into ruin but remained an access from the sea for visitors to Rome. Saracen pirates were a frequent concern; the naval Battle of Ostia was fought off the coast in 849. Pope Gregory IV fortified the existing burgh and it was rechristened Gregoriopolis. By this time, the shifting course of the Tiber had landlocked the ancient port, and the town was mainly a shelter for the workers of the nearby salt mills.
In the late 15th century, the bishop Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II) commissioned the rebuilding of the main church and town walls under the direction of the architect Baccio Pontelli. The Castle of Julius II, also built at this time, remains the most striking feature of modern Ostia. The castle was abandoned after a flood in 1587 flooded its moat and turned the surrounding area into a marsh.
The castle and the town were restored again in the 20th century.
In popular culture
Ostia was featured in the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God, both written by British novelist Robert Graves. The novels include scenes set at Ostia spanning from the reign of Augustus to the reign of Claudius, including the departure of Agrippa to Syria and Claudius's reconstruction of the harbour. In the 1976 television series, Ostia was frequently mentioned but never actually seen.
Ostia appears briefly towards the end of the Roman Empire section of the 1981 comedy film History of the World, Part I, where the main characters board a galleon (bearing the El Al logo) bound for Judaea. In the film, however, Ostia is only ever referred to as simply "the port".
HDR from 3 exposures. Normal curves and adjustments in PS CS2. Tone mapping with a tailor made script. Adaptive color temperature adjustments. EXIF made available from 0Ev, 2 second shutter shot taken at f/8.0 . | Strongly Recommended to View Large On Black
I take feedback very seriously. Since past few days, I am not very happy with the pictures that I have been making. I thank Vikrant for his honest opinion that he conveyed to me via email. ( If you find this better, give me a call to let me know!)
If you have 2 minutes spare , do have a look at some other Night Shots that I made
When free, do take out some time to take a Slide Tour of HDRs that I made. It will be revitalizing.
A carousel (or carrousel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating platform with seats for passengers. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of wooden horses or animals, which are often moved mechanically up and down to simulate galloping. This leads to one of the machine's alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are merry-go-round, roundabout and flying horses. Usually, music is looped while the rides spins. -wikipedia
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The Gemeentemuseum (municipal museum) in The Hague is the crowning achievement of Dutch architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934). Berlage was a pioneer in the field of modern architecture in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, he died before the museum was completed.
The design of the museum is based on a grid composed of squares and cubes with sides measuring 1.10 metres. All the walls and columns are located on the system lines and intersections of this grid. The number 11 and multiples of it recur throughout the building. The result is a sense of balance and harmony that permeates the entire design.
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Berlages laatste schepping, het Gemeentemuseum in Den Haag, wordt wel gezien als de kroon op een omvangrijk oeuvre dat internationaal van groot belang is geweest als voorloper op de moderne architectuur.
Het museum is ontworpen op een raster van 1,10 meter in het vierkant. Alle muren en kolommen staan op de systeemlijnen en knooppunten van 1,10 meter. Het getal 11 of een veelvoud daarvan komt in het hele gebouw vaak voor. Hiermee wilde Berlage evenwicht en harmonie in het totale ontwerp brengen.
(Source/bron: www.gemeentemuseum.nl)
I've finally come to the end of the Iceland pictures that I'm going to put on Flickr. I'm finishing with some shots from the first night of our trip of the "Sun Voyager" in Reykjavik. After a cloudy evening, the sun dropped below a gap in the clouds to give us a most spectacular sunset. I took loads of pictures - we were there about an hour an a half - and \'ve struggled to decide which I like best, so have included some more in the comment below.
The first shot in the comment was taken slightly earlier than this one, the second a wider shot around the same time and the last was taken around midnight, before we finally went back to our hotel.
A full set of my pictures, including a few that aren't on Flickr, can be seen on this travel photography site, if anyone is interested:
Tomorrows shot early because i am celebrating my 7 yr anniversary tomorrow ( it is actually on monday but my mama is taking the kids tomorrow.) So maybe i will do a matt and me shot tomorrow but i was gonna save that for my actual anniversary.
Anyhoo just felt like getting gritty with this one.
The white strap in the frame is annoying the shit out of me, i just want to push it down out of the way, but alas, there is remains. So oh well.
It is also not as in focus as i would prefer. There i go pointing out the flaws again.
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
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almost throughout the drier parts of the country
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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.
Gracias a nuestros amigos de Brasil de AFNatura, en especial a Rosane Marques y a Emídio Bastos por su cariñosa acogida y difusión de la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA ¡ Un gran abrazo !
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Astasia es un flagelado y es la prima ciega y pálida de Euglena, pero no por ello hay que compadecerse, vive perfectamente y posiblemente ella lo ha elegido así y es seguro que desde hace millones y millones de años su vida transcurra como la de hoy y que en un acuerdo con la Naturaleza haya encontrado su hueco para su existencia por siempre en las lagunas.
Es pálida porque no necesita la luz del sol para vivir, por ello se zambulle y nada alegre desde los fondos de las charcas hasta la superficie y en este bucear, arrastrada por su flagelo, va envolviendo en remolinos a pequeñas partículas, materia orgánica y bacterias que constituyen su alimento.
Aunque el cuerpo de Astasia es un portento de flexibilidad y en ocasiones en él se producen ondas como en un ritual de danza de vientre, la de hoy, más discreta, tímida o austera apenas se deforma y navega con determinación cruzando el océano de esta gota de agua.
La camisa de Astasia como la de Euglena es transparente y aparece adornada con finísimas estrías, aquí invisibles para nosotros, su cuerpo alargado y su fina cola redondeada nos hacen suponer que se trata de Astasia kathemerios o una forma similar y con esa alegría ciega y pálida, va palpando y surcando el agua mientras su flagelo dibuja letras cuyo significado no alcanzamos a comprender…un bonito misterio que quedará así, como misterio por resolver.
Astasia kathemerios es un flagelado que habita principalmente en zonas de aguas estancadas ricas en materia orgánica. La de hoy procede de la Laguna de las Sanguijuelas, en las inmediaciones de la población zamorana de Vigo de Sanabria y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
So I know this is a strange picture to post here, but it well represents how awesome my day was. Today I got to do a lot of things for the first time like see an evidence room at a police station and peruse its contents including, but not limited to; a 40 gallon garbage can full of confiscated weapons (baseball bats, machine guns, rifles, scissors, machetes, etc.), evidence lockers containing brass knuckles and meth, a room full of marajuana and a fridge full of blood. Then I got to ride in a police car to the dump to drop off 400 pounds of prescription and otc drugs for incineration. This pic is of the dump. I know I am going to sound like an eleven-year-old boy when I say this, but is was freaking rad!
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Habitué à intervenir dans l’espace public, l’artiste écossais Nathan Coley (né en 1967) réactive pour Nuit Blanche trois pièces existantes. Dans la partie boisée du parc, il dresse trois échafaudages monu- mentaux. Fixées sur des structures métalliques, des ampoules électri- ques à l’allure désuète adressent des messages lumineux aux spectateurs. Laconiques, lapidaires, ces senten- ces « THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE » (Il n’y aura pas de miracles ici), « WE MUST CULTIVATE OUR GARDEN » (Il faut cultiver notre jardin) ou « GATHERING OF STRANGERS » (Ras- semblement d’étrangers) entrent en résonance avec le lieu et l’imaginaire de chacun.
William Brouillard
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Artist Statement
The platters I have sent to this exhibition combine several ceramic traditions. The first is, The Palace Art Pot. Palace Art Pots were made to demonstrate wealth and power. They were made to tell a story, to commemorate an event or a person, and to demonstrate skill and challenge the abilities of the artisans who made them. The second tradition is the Fish Platter. Fish platters were a staple of the Neo Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1950s and 60s. The third and last tradition is the One-Line visual and verbal Pun, Platters of the ceramic Funk Movement.
Humor through the use of the visual pun was a mainstay of the California Funk movement. Humor in clay has a tradition as old as the use of the material. I have always felt that humor has been given short shift as a serious emotion. Art work that uses humor and has been actively excised from collections of serious art. It may be that we do not understand the function of humor as well as we understand the function of the other emotions.
In the work presented I have tried to inject some humor into the decorative / commemorative object. The platters are big to give them a slightly overblown sense of their own importance and to be able to be viewed from a distance . They are meant for the wall and the table. The large size to fit the importance of large gatherings.
I have tried to replace historical patterns with objects reduced to pattern. Some of the objects are extensions of my environment or reflections of personal interests. Images of turn of the century technology, (the Machine Age), are a personal favorite. Subject matter ranges from humorous depiction of everyday objects to gender stereotypes. My abilities as A draftsman are limited but seem to be adequate for the kind and quality of image that the subject requires. They have a cartoon look as opposed to the crisp complexity of fine china.
The clay body, a red earthenware, is heavily potted and makes no secrete of its variations and flaws. The glaze work is in the Majolica style and is done very much like a watercolor on soft paper. The pots are fired twice. They are bisqued to cone 05 and glazed to cone 04. Some may have an additional firing to Cone 018 for low temperature luster and enamels. They are fired in an oxidizing atmosphere using an electric kiln.
William Brouillard June, 22 1993
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William Craig Brouillard
CURRENT POSITION:
Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics department, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1980
EDUCATION:
M.F.A., Ceramic Art, The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1976
University of Wisconsin, at Madison, Wisconsin, 1973
B.A., Art Education, State University of Wisconsin, Stout at Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1969
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
Brouillard Studios, 2662 W14th st. Cleveland, OH 44113, production of pottery and ceramic commission work 1980-1993
Resident Craftsman at The Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina, as a full time self supporting studio artist in clay, with some related teaching duties, 1976 -1978
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Instructor, Teaching beginning intermediate and Graduate level ceramics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. 1978-1979
Teaching Assistantship, teaching Kiln Design and Construction, to advanced and graduate level students at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. 1974 - 1976
Teaching Assistantship, teaching Two and Three Dimensional Design to beginning and advanced Students, also instruction in materials and techniques of woodworking, at The New York State College of
GRANTS AND AWARDS
National Cup Show, purchase award, University of Southern IL. 1992
Ohio Designer Craftsmen, purchase award, Best of 92 exhibition, Columbus, OH. 1992
Excellence in Design Award Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Best of 92 Exhibition, 1992
American Craft Museum, Design Award , for Excellence in Design, in conduction with the Designed and made for use Exhibition, at The American Craft Museum, NY 1986
Purchase Award, The Clay Cup Show, Southern IL. University, 1986
Art Park , Lewiston NY. Summer work and travel grant 1980
COLLECTIONS REPRESENTED BY
The Detroit Museum of Art [DIA], Detroit MI.
The Cleveland Museum ofArt, Cleveland OH.
The Millard Collection, St Louis, MO
The Sinker Collection, Detroit, MI.
The Vincent Lim Collection,Philadelphia, PA
The Pfannebecker Collection, Lancaster, PA
University of Southern Illinois
Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, OH
Ceramics Monthly, Columbus, OH
The Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland, OH
Alfred University, Museum of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Lerner Tower, Cleveland, OH
PUBLICATIONS, REF.
American Ceramics Magazine, Jan. 1994 Studio Potter Magazine, Jan, 1992, "The Language of the Lip" NCCECA Journal "Developing a Plastic Alphabet", volume 6, 1985 Studio Potter "Ohio Potters", October, 1983 Craft Horizons, December , 1978 Ceramics Monthly, "Penland Potters", October 1977 The Alfred Kiln Drawings, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Publication of The Department of Art and Design, 1976
GALLERIES REPRESENTED BY
-The Clay Place, 5416 Walnut St., Pittsburgh, PA. 15232, 1-412-682-3737
-The Pewabic Pottery, 10125 East Jefferson, Detroit, MI. 48214, 1-313-822-0954
-The Farrel Collection, 2633 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008, 1-202-483-8334
-Objects Gallery, Chicago, IL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
-NCCECA, National Conference For Education in the Ceramic Arts
-SPACES, Arts Organization, Cleveland, OH
-OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN, North Central Area Represenitive, Columbus, OH
-AAUP, American Association of University Professors, Washington DC
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Gracias a nuestros amigos de Brasil de AFNatura, en especial a Rosane Marques y a Emídio Bastos por su cariñosa acogida y difusión de la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA ¡ Un gran abrazo !
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Antophysa vegetans, es un alga pálida que no es alga, es un árbol diminuto que no es árbol. Es Antophysa , uno de esos seres fantásticos que escapan a las cuadriculados esquemas de clasificación de los que Antophysa se escabulle nadando dejando que su copa de árbol imposible arrastre su tronco ligero ▷.
Antophysa es un flagelado ovalado de pequeño cuerpo, la parte anterior remata en un corto pico en el que se insertan dos flagelos, uno largo y ondulante, que siempre se mueve serpenteando y otro corto, prácticamente invisible y casi recto.
A Antophysa no parece gustarle la soledad y de este modo busca compañía formando ramilletes esféricos que construyen una copa cerrada siempre agitada con el saludo de los flagelos de quienes la forman ▷.
Todos los individuos de Antophysa , construyen solidariamente un tronco gelatinoso, con el que se suelen anclar a los fondos donde viven o a otras algas para filtrar el agua cargada de nutrientes en la que les gusta vivir. Allí, batiendo sus flagelos generan remolinos de agua que atraen a sus principales alimentos, las bacterias y de este modo sobreviven, dividiéndose en ramas y construyendo bosques de arbolado pálido.
Antophysa se incluye en el grupo de algas crisofíceas, algas amarillas, o como ésta, más pálidas, curioso grupo que admite a este ser que no necesita la luz del sol y que se alimenta de bacterias.
Unas veces Antophysa , en su libertad de decidir y de vivir nada libremente en formaciones esféricas en las aguas contaminadas en las que suele habitar, otras veces decide vivir fijada al fondo, sustentada por su tronco gelatinoso y hoy, este ser inclasificable decide nadar arrastrando su tronco común, árbol volandero que no necesita raíces, así es Antophysa y vuela en libertad avanzando y girando, abriéndose paso en el agua de la laguna ▷.
Anthophysa vegetans vive en zonas de aguas estancadas con una apreciable contaminación, la de hoy procede de la localidad bretona de Ille et Vilane, próxima a Rennes y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos, empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
Much better large
I've been trying to follow the Haiti earthquake closely, as they are very close to us here in the Caribbean, but the truth is that this is heartbreaking stuff, and very hard to watch. Before uploading this, I read that they are talking about the possibility of 200,000 dead! The 2004 Tsunami ended up around 230,000, but that was spread in beteween 10-12 nations. This is 200,000 on a single country....and the poorest country in the western hemisphere at that.
With that said, I started thinking, what would happen if I were to die tomorrow and how I would feel about it. I've never really thought about this before. I've had a good life so far, no complaints on my part. I've traveled, seen the world, graduated from college, I've been fairly successful, have my own house, married to a great woman, etc.
On the professional side, I still have a lot more to accomplish. I've had a dream for quite a few years and I believe that the dream will become a reality this year. It certainly is the perfect moment for it, I just have to get things together and do this. I have always been my toughest critic and I put a lot of pressure on myself, but that's just me.
On the personal side, I wish I was able to leave a deeper mark on others. I do not have a ton of friends, but rather a good group of intensely loyal friends that matter much more. Those are the ones that I know they have my back no matter what. To those few loyal friends, I'll be forever greatful.
To my lovely wife, I got so lucky marrying this amazing woman, that I almost still don't believe it, and it has already been 8 years. She is amazing and I can't ask for anything better. I really can't see myself without her.....it would suck big time not being around her.
Iker....I would watch over him, no matter where I would go. That little guys has changed my life so quickly and in so many ways. Between him and Anabel, I have all the reasons in the world to look for a new day, everyday. It's not that I am afraid of death, but rather, I have a LOT TO LIVE FOR.
Disclaimer: I am not depressed, suicidal, or something similar. I am OK, it's just random thoughts.
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Podría parecer una isla imaginaria de un mapa de ficción, con sus valles y montañas, sus cráteres y su costa recortada, pero sus dimensiones son minúsculas y en un territorio tan pequeño se supone que ni siquiera, por muy imaginaria que fuera esta isla, nadie podría habitarla ¿nadie?...
En acción, la imaginación nos hace volver a la realidad, esta isla se mueve extendiéndose y abriendo sus brazos planos, va atropellándose a sí misma a medida que avanza ▷. Es una ameba en realidad, y se llama Mayorella ameba acuática y desnuda que, como todas, cambia de forma en cada instante y que nunca es igual que como fue.
Es una ameba inofensiva, como la mayoría de las amebas, aunque es verdad que algunas de ellas son microorganismos que pueden causar enfermedades, como casi siempre en la vida, las que hacen daño son las más ruidosas, a las que más se oye, sin embargo la mayoría son silenciosas, inofensivas y necesarias, descomponen la materia orgánica para que la vida se recicle y en esta labor crean suelo fértil y depuran el agua, silenciosamente, billones de billones de estos seres trabajando para la vida, trabajando para el Planeta.
La ameba de hoy no sólo no es verdugo, a veces se convierte en víctima de la implacable ley de la Naturaleza, Mayorella penardi es una minúscula isla, pero a pesar de su tamaño es habitable, algo deben tener sus tierras que tanto gustan. En ocasiones la ameba Mayorella penardi se ve visitada por seres que la invaden completamente, como en una gran superpoblación, la avalancha de turistas puede llegar a la isla en forma de Amoebophilus simplex un hongo en cuyo nombre está escrito que ama a las amebas…las debe amar mucho, les va robando la vida literalmente…y de una forma tan simple que las terminará asfixiando. Afortunadamente nuestro islote de hoy permanece virgen y a salvo de los incómodos visitantes.
Mayorella penardi es una ameba que se encuentra distribuida por el hemisferio norte, habita tanto en el agua como en los suelos húmedos, se alimenta de restos orgánicos y de algas, su cuerpo aplanado se extiende en pseudópodos amplios que terminan en un pequeño apéndice, la de hoy ha venido de Samir, un pequeño pueblecito de las tierras de Aliste de Zamora. La fotografía se ha realizado a 400 aumentos empleando 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
Prof. Andrea Carandini e Roma Archeologia: "i turisti americani (...) e avrebbero potuto partecipare a lavori semplici ma preziosi, come lavare la ceramica," il Manifesto, (2 aprile 2013).
Intervista con l'archeologo Andrea Carandini, presidente del Fai. «Per salvaguardare il nostro patrimonio dobbiamo imparare la lezione anglosassone: il pragmatismo»
il Manifesto, 2 aprile 2013
www.patrimoniosos.it/rsol.php?op=getarticle&id=103435
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Question? The American tourists washing ceramics fragments in Pompey? Will they be informed of cleaning those fragments with or without nearly the 30 years of asbestos exposure?
At this point it might just be better to have the MiBAC simply sell Italy on ebay...they might make just enough money to clean up the trash in Rome, Naples, and Venice, etc......
POMPEI ARCHEOLOGIA: 'Amianto a Pompei,' in: "Frammenti di amianto negli scavi di Pompei," napoli.com / youtube (21/11/2012), & "Amianto negli scavi di Pompei, tragedia annuniciata 30 anni fa," METROPOLIS (25/11/2012).
www.flickr.com/photos/imperial_fora_of_rome/8355567990/in...
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Andrea Carandini è una delle voci più autorevoli e critiche della nostra intelligencija. Erede di una tradizione liberale che ha fatto la storia d'Italia. Il nonno, Luigi Albertini, è stato direttore del Corriere della Sera finché il fascismo non lo estromise, il padre Nicolò il primo ambasciatore della neonata Repubblica a Londra. Archeologo multitasking, si è distinto nelle tante competenze della propria professione: scavi - è stato nel Belpaese il pioniere della tecnica stratigrafica elaborata dagli specialisti britannici, che ha applicato con risultati eccezionali sul colle Palatino -, saggistica, con una cura per la chiarezza divulgativa trascurata da gran parte degli accademici (nel 2012 ha visto le stampe l'Atlante di Roma Antica), insegnamento: prima a Siena e Pisa, presso l'Università La Sapienza di Roma dal 1992 al 2010. E politica.
Nominato da Sandro Bondi presidente del Consiglio superiore dei beni culturali nel marzo del 2009, al posto del dimissionario Salvatore Settis, ha rinunciato all'incarico nel maggio del 2012.
Dal 19 febbraio è presidente del Fondo ambiente italiano (Fai), la più influente fondazione privata che in Italia si occupa di patrimonio culturale, impegnandosi per l'apertura al pubblico di siti e monumenti di rilevanza artistica, storica e paesaggistica ricevuti in donazione o eredità.
Due esempi su tutti: l'abbazia di San Fruttuoso a Camogli e la Villa Gregoriana di Tivoli.
Il 23 e il 24 marzo, a un mese dalle elezioni politiche, le Giornate Fai di primavera, organizzate ogni anno a partire dal 1992, hanno permesso a cinquecentomila persone di visitare settecento luoghi normalmente non accessibili. Numeri, messi in moto da un'istituzione non pubblica, con cui lo Stato non può non fare i conti.
Professor Carandini, cosa si aspetta il Fai dal prossimo governo in materia di beni culturali?
Il 25 marzo scorso abbiamo incontrato il presidente del consiglio preincaricato Bersani in parlamento, in compagnia di altre sei prestigiose associazioni ambientaliste (Legambiente, Wwf, Greenpeace, Cai, Touring Club, Federazione Pro Natura, ndr). Siamo stati ricevuti da Bersani e Enrico Letta nella Sala del Cavaliere di Montecitorio. Io sono intervenuto per ultimo e ho preferito concentrare la mia attenzione sullo status disastroso del ministero dei beni culturali. Invece di fare l'interesse del Fai, ho fatto quello del dicastero perché l'interesse del primo riguarda anche il Fai. Non ho una posizione politica radicale e mi rendo conto che ritornare alle situazioni di un tempo, quando la spesa pubblica era oltremisura alta, non è possibile. Tuttavia, noi e il ministero dell'ambiente siamo stati maciullati molto al di sopra degli altri, tanto che quest'anno il ministero per i beni e le attività culturali dispone di soli novanta milioni per mantenere l'intero patrimonio italiano: archivi, biblioteche, archeologia, gallerie, storia dell'arte, monumenti, paesaggio. Nulla.
Il nostro ministero è come un Lazzaro che aspetta un Gesù che lo resusciti, tanto è malconcio, con organici ormai allo stremo. Inoltre, siamo anche vittime di lentezze insostenibili. Visto quanto successo con il Colosseo, per quell'insana passione che hanno gli italiani di ammazzarsi l'un l'altro? Se i lavori di restauro cominceranno in aprile sarà già un miracolo, ma quanto tempo è passato.... E Pompei? Nel corso dell'ultima seduta in cui ero ancora presidente del Consiglio superiore dei beni culturali, avevamo varato un eccellente progetto di restauro finanziato dall'Europa. Se partirà - all'inizio dell'anno prossimo come il direttore generale per le antichità assicura, posto che sia vero - saranno passati venti mesi.
I soliti problemi burocratici?
Le gare per assegnare i lavori sono molto complicate perché sono state studiate per appalti pubblici ordinari, come la costruzione di un'autostrada. Applicarle indifferentemente anche per Pompei non è naturalmente l'affare più semplice del mondo.
Dovunque, incontri difficoltà. Non solo per ragioni economiche. Lo stesso Fai tenta a volte di gestire dei beni di proprietà dello Stato o dei Comuni e si impelaga in situazioni che non trovano esito felice. Per esempio, avevamo ottenuto da uno sponsor sette milioni di euro. Li abbiamo persi per il troppo tempo passato; lo sponsor si è scocciato.
Auspica una maggiore collaborazione tra pubblico e privato, magari più calibrata rispetto alla dubbia trasparenza della concessione ottenuta dalla Tod's di Diego Della Valle per il Colosseo?
L'operazione Colosseo è stata condotta perfettamente; andrà, infatti, in porto. Non capisco la baraonda creatasi, figlia solo del sospetto. La verità è che, in Italia, se tu non fai niente sei adorato, se agisci, subito qualcuno sostiene che avrebbe fatto meglio di te. In questo caso, funzionari di primo ordine sono stati criticati ingiustamente. Roberto Cecchi, sottosegretario del Mibac con Ornaghi, una persona intemerata, è stato massacrato. Preso di mira dalla cultura della faida, della rissa, per cui se non sei mio amico fai male tutto. Questa mentalità rende le cose difficili. La crisi politica è sotto i nostri occhi, i beni culturali sono da anni in una situazione di agonia.
E cosa si può dire del Fai?
Il Fai non mi preoccupa. Quest'anno va in pari bilancio per la prima volta. Ha raccolto venti milioni di euro con i telefonini, le iscrizioni, le donazioni degli amici. La nostra è una fatica che produce una partecipazione di popolo meravigliosa, fondata sul volontariato. Io credo che l'Italia possa godere sul serio di una cittadinanza bella e pulita. Basti osservare la passione del volontariato: l'amore del prossimo cristiano tradotto in termini laici.
Nel Regno Unito il National Trust, l'associazione nazionale di difesa del patrimonio culturale, incide con maggiore efficacia sulla politica dello Stato e coinvolge di più i cittadini...
Il Fai nasce proprio quando la figlia di Benedetto Croce, Elena, propose a Giulia Maria Crespi di fondare un «National Trust» italiano. Era il 1975. Crespi inizialmente tentennò, dubitando che da noi una struttura così tipicamente britannica potesse prendere piede. Ma in breve, grazie anche all'architetto Renato Bazzoni, si convinse. Si fonda su una cultura totalmente partecipativa. Anche nel Fai è così. Io, che ne sono il presidente, sono un volontario. Il nostro staff è composto da centoventi persone e nelle recenti Giornate di primavera hanno lavorato con noi settemila volontari e ventunomila apprendisti ciceroni, dalle elementari agli studenti universitari. Il Fai non è un'associazione elitaria. Si regge su una vasta collaborazione popolare che, tuttavia, ha bisogno di svilupparsi ulteriormente. Il National Trust è più avanti di noi, ma ha anche ottanta anni di vantaggio. A maggio andremo in Gran Bretagna per imparare. Chiederò loro di venire da noi per darci consigli e suggerimenti, non risparmiandoci critiche.
Da parte mia, dopo aver servito lo Stato per tutta la vita, prima all'università e poi al ministero, mi ero tanto scorato da ritirarmi a vita privata. Quando Ilaria Borletti Buitoni ha lasciato la presidenza del Fai, mi hanno chiesto di sostituirla: non ho potuto non accettare. Durante la mia presidenza del Consiglio superiore sono sempre stato in contatto con questa organizzazione.
Con la nuova legislatura, vantate un ottimo appoggio in parlamento grazie alla presenza dell'ex presidente, eletta deputato con la lista Scelta Civica di Mario Monti...
Borletti ha trasformato quello che era un simpatico artigianato in una vera e propria industria culturale. Chiunque visiti a Milano la nuova sede della fondazione, nell'edificio della Cavallerizza Radetzky, rimarrà strabiliato al cospetto di un'imponente industria culturale. Mi è ritornato l'ardore, ma vorrei che tutta l'Italia fosse come il Fai. Concreta, costruttiva. L'industria italiana sta andando a pezzi perché all'estero riescono a fare di meglio a minor prezzo. Dove invece abbiamo il dovere di riporre notevoli speranze, è per l'appunto nel campo dei servizi culturali. In fondo, la Cina ci desidera, l'India, il Brasile, i paesi in via di sviluppo che, come è giusto che sia, attendono finalmente il loro turno. E noi, quando vengono in Italia, cosa gli offriamo? Al Palatino non c'è ancora una didascalia. Su internet manca un servizio di qualità che permetta a un indiano di informarsi prima di visitarlo.
Vorrebbe che l'università, oltre a fare ricerca, si aprisse verso una maggiore attenzione nei confronti della promozione e valorizzazione del patrimonio?
Certamente. Tuttavia l'università, prima di tutto, deve tornare a essere una cosa seria perché non lo è più. Per colpa di uno stupido egualitarismo, si è dato a strati sempre più ampi della popolazione un vino sempre più annacquato, dando a credere di trattare tutti come una volta si trattavano solo le élites. L'élite, però, beveva vino, non acqua tinta. Tutto ciò non solo non è onesto, ma è anche antidemocratico. Ormai ci si forma male e, chi è privilegiato, va a formarsi all'estero. Terminati gli studi, c'è il merito o la raccomandazione. Chi viene da condizioni più umili, può fare affidamento solo sul merito. Confesso che all'università, da quando sono in pensione, non ho più messo piede, intristito dalla sua decadenza. Continuo a mantenere stretti rapporti con i giovani. Grazie al loro contributo, ho recentemente pubblicato l'Atlante di Roma Antica. Spesso, però, i giovani non partecipano alla pubblicazione delle ricerche cui hanno preso parte. Vengono usati strumentalmente.
Spesso si dimentica anche che l'archeologia, prima di essere un'erudita passione, è a pieno titolo una professione. Una persistente visione aristocratica del mestiere di archeologo, per esempio, si coglie nel successo di associazioni straniere, soprattutto statunitensi, che organizzano costosi campi di lavoro archeologico in Italia.
Negli anni ottanta, quando insegnavo all'università di Pisa, volevo organizzare uno scavo a Tartuchino, una piccola fattoria dell'Etruria, ma non avevo i fondi necessari. Mi sono allora recato a Boston, per incontrarmi con i responsabili di una struttura privata che, tra le varie attività culturali, proponeva vacanze intelligenti. Se c'è il dentista del Minnesota che si diverte a passare le sue vacanze scavando un relitto spagnolo su un'isola dei Caraibi, perché non avrei dovuto tentare lo stesso con gli etruschi in Toscana? In cambio di denaro investito nella ricerca, i turisti americani sarebbero stati accolti da professionisti e avrebbero potuto partecipare a lavori semplici ma preziosi, come lavare la ceramica. A Boston non è stato difficile. È bastato illustrare in un teatro la nostra iniziativa. Lo scavo di Tartuchino ci ha guadagnato un sostegno economico e un valido aiuto manuale. Nella pratica culturale, c'è grande spazio per le possibilità di invenzione. Purtroppo, in Italia, molti giovani non hanno competenze di tipo imprenditoriale. Viviamo in una società capitalistica in cui l'impresa è un elemento fondamentale, ma siamo stati abituati a criticare sempre l'esistente invece di coglierne l'opportunità. Mai addormentare la critica, bisogna però accompagnarla con il fare. E noi predichiamo, ma quando arriva il momento di agire ci impantaniamo. Quello che mi piace del Fai, al contrario, è il pragmatismo. È questa la lezione anglosassone.
Debido a las críticas y recomendaciones decidí editarla y subirla de nuevo. Es la versión 2.0 de Seagulls' Sunset
Espero que les guste.
Due to the critics and recomendations I decided to edit and upload it again. This is the 2.0 version of Seagulls' Sunset
I hope you like it.
Taken at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina on the Outer Banks.
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I'm quite impressed with this little camera (Samsung EX1/TL500), it is in my opinion the digital equivalent of a Pentax KX or MX of an era long gone. A simple rugged photographic tool without too many bells and whistles to bog you down while creating images. The image quality is close to that of Micro 4/3s, yet the camera is smaller and the lens is significantly faster and wider (based on an equivalent 4/3s lens). The lens is exceptional to boot, outclassing competitors like the Panasonic LX3 or the Canon S90.
This camera won't replace my SLR most of the time, but when I want to go really light and still have the ability to capture publishable images this will be the go to camera. The rest of the time my wife will have one hell of a point and shoot to capture low light images with.
Photo Data:
Camera: Samsung EX1/TL500
Focal length: 24 mm
Aperture: F1.8
Exposure time: 1/6" (-1 EV)
ISO speed rating: 80
Program: Manual Program
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire
www.darckr.com/username.php?username=9099757@N05 --- Turkey, Antalya, Amarok Adventure World, Safari Tour ---- www.vianobilis.com/amarok-adventure-world-7e5 ---- Amarok Adventure World ---- Selge (griechisch Σέλγη) war eine antike Stadt in der kleinasiatischen Landschaft Pisidien beim heutigen Altınkayaköy (früher Zerk) (Türkei). Er lag 56 km nordwestlich von Side auf ca. 1000 m. ü. M. im oberen Tal des Eurymedon (heute: Köprüçay) am westlichen Ende des Taurusgebirges.Der Überlieferung nach soll Selge nach dem Krieg um Troja durch den Seher Kalchas gegründet und durch Griechen aus Sparta besiedelt worden sein. Auf Münzen ist der Ort seit dem 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. nachweisbar. Wirtschaftliche Grundlage war der Anbau von Wein und Oliven auf der umgebenden fruchtbaren Hochebene. Politisch bestanden zu Aspendos gute Beziehungen, ansonsten war die Stadt kriegerisch gegen ihre Nachbarn ausgerichtet. Als Alexander der Große durch Kleinasien zog, verbündete sich die Stadt mit ihm, um, allerdings erfolglos, die nahe Stadt Termessos zu belagern. Polybios beschreibt einen Krieg zwischen Selge und Pednelissos 220 v. Chr., in dem Pednellissos Achaios, den Statthalter von Side, zu Hilfe rief. 25 v. Chr. verlor Selge die Selbstständigkeit und wurde in die römische Provinz Galatien eingegliedert. Laut Strabon soll die Stadt zu dieser Zeit etwa 20.000 Einwohner gehabt haben. Seine größte Blüte erreichte Selge zur Zeit des römischen Kaiserreiches. Im Jahr 339 kam es zu einer erfolglosen Belagerung durch die Goten. In byzantinischer Zeit war Selge Bischofssitz. Die Stadt wurde später in seldschukischer Zeit aufgegeben.Es sind die Reste der Stadtmauer, eines Theaters, eines Stadions, der Agora mit Säulenhallen, eines Gymnasions und einer Basilika erhalten. Das Theater wurde im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. neu gebaut. Außerhalb der Stadtmauer lagen ein Aquädukt und einige Kammergräber. ---- Selge (in Greek Σελγη) was an important city in Pisidia, on the southern slope of Mount Taurus, modern Antalya Province, Turkey, at the part where the river Eurymedon River (Turkish: Köprüçay)forces its way through the mountains towards the south.
The town was believed to be a Greek colony, for Strabo[1] states that it was founded by Spartans, but adds the somewhat unintelligible remark that previously it had been founded by Calchas. The acropolis of Selge bore the name of Kesbedion.[2] The district in which the town was situated was extremely fertile, producing abundance of oil and wine, but the town itself was difficult of access, being surrounded by precipices and beds of torrents flowing towards the Eurymedon and Cestrus (today Aksu), and requiring bridges to make them passable. In consequence of its excellent laws and political constitution, Selge rose to the rank of the most powerful and populous city of Pisidia, and at one time was able to send an army of 20,000 men into the field. Owing to these circumstances, and the valour of its inhabitants, for which they were regarded as worthy kinsmen of the Spartans, the Selgians were never subject to any foreign power, but remained in the enjoyment of their own freedom and independence. When Alexander the Great passed through Pisidia (333 BC), Selge sent an embassy to him and gained his favour and friendship.[3] At that time they were at war with Termessos.
At the period when Achaeus had made himself master of Western Asia, Selge were at war with Pednelissus, which was besieged by them; and Achaeus, on the invitation of Pednelissus, sent a large force against Selge (218 BC). After a long and vigorous siege, the Selgians, being betrayed and despairing of resisting Achaeus any longer, sent deputies to sue for peace, which was granted to them on the following terms: they agreed to pay immediately 400 talents, to restore the prisoners of Pednelissus, and after a time to pay 300 talents in addition.[4] We now have for a long time no particulars about the history of Selge; in the 5th century AD Zosimus[5] calls it indeed a little town, but it was still strong enough to repel a body of Goths. It is strange that Pliny does not notice Selge, for we know from its coins that it was still a flourishing town in the time of Hadrian; and it is also mentioned in Ptolemy[6] and Hierocles. Independently of wine and oil, the country about Selge was rich in timber, and a variety of trees, among which the storax was much valued from its yielding a strong perfume. Selge was also celebrated for an ointment prepared from the iris root.[7]
The remains of the city consist mainly of parts of the encircling wall and of the acropolis. A few traces have survived of the gymnasium, the stoa, the stadium and the basilica. There are also the outlines of two temples, but the best conserved monument is the theater, restored in the 3rd century AD.
Halfway on the road to Selge from the Pamphylian coastal plain, a well-preserved Roman Bridge crosses the deep Eurymedon valley
I got the rest of my Alex DeLarge costume todayyy :]
My costume consists of:
Black Shorts
Black Suspenders
White Button-up Shirt
White Fishnets
Pantyhose (for warmth)
Fake Eyelashes
Bowler Hat
Andd Black Boots
I just have on the hat in this. I've been wearing it all day. Tomorrow should be fun!
Going to see Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Carolina Theater tomorrow! Then idk what I'm doing. I just know I'll be with Cecilia. She's being Amanda Palmer (most awesome costume EVER)
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BlueEdge - Mach 8-10 Hypersonic Commercial Aircraft, 220 Passenger Hypersonic Commercial Plane - Imaginactive Media Release ICAO
Courtesy of Imaginactive, ICAO, Charles Bombardier, and Martin Rico. Media Release of High Quality Renderings for mainstream media.
IO Aircraft: www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/blueedge.php
Imaginactive: imaginactive.org/2019/02/blue-edge/
Martin Rico, Industrial Graphics Designed: www.linkedin.com/in/mjrico/
Seating: 220 | Crew 2+4
Length: 195ft | Span: 93ft
Engines: 4 U-TBCC (Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle) +1 Aerospike for sustained 2G acceleration to Mach 10.
Fuel: H2 (Compressed Hydrogen)
Cruising Altitude: 100,000-125,000ft
Airframe: 75% Proprietary Composites
Operating Costs, Similar to a 737. $7,000-$15,000hr, including averaged maintenence costs
Iteration 3 (Full release of IT3, Monday January 14, 2019)
IO Aircraft www.ioaircraft.com
Drew Blair www.linkedin.com/in/drew-b-25485312/
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Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle. Current technologies and what Lockheed is trying to force on the Dept of Defense, for that low speed Mach 5 plane DOD gave them $1 billion to build and would disintegrate above Mach 5, is TBCC. 2 separate propulsion systems in the same airframe, which requires TWICE the airframe space to use.
Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle is 1 propulsion system cutting that airframe deficit in half, and also able to operate above Mach 10 up to Mach 15 in atmosphere, and a simple nozzle modification allows for outside atmosphere rocket mode, ie orbital capable.
Additionally, Reaction Engines maximum air breather mode is Mach 4.5, above that it will explode in flight from internal pressures are too high to operate. Thus, must switch to non air breather rocket mode to operate in atmosphere in hypersonic velocities. Which as a result, makes it not feasible for anything practical. It also takes an immense amount of fuel to function.
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Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Aircraft
Utilizing new methods of fabrication and construction, make it possible to use additive manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs of producing hypersonic platforms from missiles, aircraft, and space capable craft. Instead of aircraft being produced in piece, then bolted together; small platforms can be produced as a single unit and large platforms can be produces in large section and mated without bolting. These techniques include using exotic materials and advanced assembly processes, with an end result of streamlining the production costs and time for hypersonic aircraft; reducing months of assembly to weeks. Overall, this process greatly reduced the cost for producing hypersonic platforms. Even to such an extent that a Hellfire missile costs apx $100,000 but by utilizing our technologies, replacing it with a Mach 8-10 hypersonic missile of our physics/engineering and that missile would cost roughly $75,000 each delivered.
Materials used for these manufacturing processes are not disclosed, but overall, provides a foundation for extremely high stresses and thermodynamics, ideal for hypersonic platforms. This specific methodology and materials applications is many decades ahead of all known programs. Even to the extend of normalized space flight and re-entry, without concern of thermodynamic failure.
*Note, most entities that are experimenting with additive manufacturing for hypersonic aircraft, this makes it mainstream and standardized processes, which also applies for mass production.
What would normally be measured in years and perhaps a decade to go from drawing board to test flights, is reduced to singular months and ready for production within a year maximum.
Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)
To date, the closest that NASA and industry have achieved for turbine based aircraft to fly at hypersonic velocities is by mounting a turbine into an aircraft and sharing the inlet with a scramjet or rocket based motor. Reaction Engines Sabre is not able to achieve hypersonic velocities and can only transition into a non air breathing rocket for beyond Mach 4.5
However, utilizing Unified Turbine Based Combine Cycle also known as U-TBCC, the two separate platforms are able to share a common inlet and the dual mode ramjet/scramjet is contained within the engine itself, which allows for a much smaller airframe footprint, thus engingeers are able to then design much higher performance aerial platforms for hypersonic flight, including the ability for constructing true single stage to orbit aircraft by utilizing a modification/version that allows for transition to outside atmosphere propulsion without any other propulsion platforms within the aircraft. By transitioning and developing aircraft to use Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, this propulsion system opens up new options to replace that airframe deficit for increased fuel capacity and/or payload.
Enhanced Dynamic Cavitation
Dramatically Increasing the efficiency of fuel air mixture for combustion processes at hypersonic velocities within scramjet propulsion platforms. The aspects of these processes are non disclosable.
Dynamic Scramjet Ignition Processes
For optimal scramjet ignition, a process known as Self Start is sought after, but in many cases if the platform becomes out of attitude, the scramjet will ignite. We have already solved this problem which as a result, a scramjet propulsion system can ignite at lower velocities, high velocities, at optimal attitude or not optimal attitude. It doesn't matter, it will ignite anyways at the proper point for maximum thrust capabilities at hypersonic velocities.
Hydrogen vs Kerosene Fuel Sources
Kerosene is an easy fuel to work with, and most western nations developing scramjet platforms use Kerosene for that fact. However, while kerosene has better thermal properties then Hydrogen, Hydrogen is a far superior fuel source in scramjet propulsion flight, do it having a much higher efficiency capability. Because of this aspect, in conjunction with our developments, it allows for a MUCH increased fuel to air mixture, combustion, thrust; and ability for higher speeds; instead of very low hypersonic velocities in the Mach 5-6 range. Instead, Mach 8-10 range, while we have begun developing hypersonic capabilities to exceed 15 in atmosphere within less then 5 years.
Conforming High Pressure Tank Technology for CNG and H2.
As most know in hypersonics, Hydrogen is a superior fuel source, but due to the storage abilities, can only be stored in cylinders thus much less fuel supply. Not anymore, we developed conforming high pressure storage technology for use in aerospace, automotive sectors, maritime, etc; which means any overall shape required for 8,000+ PSI CNG or Hydrogen. For hypersonic platforms, this means the ability to store a much larger volume of hydrogen vs cylinders.
As an example, X-43 flown by Nasa which flew at Mach 9.97. The fuel source was Hydrogen, which is extremely more volatile and combustible then kerosene (JP-7), via a cylinder in the main body. If it had used our technology, that entire section of the airframe would had been an 8,000 PSI H2 tank, which would had yielded 5-6 times the capacity. While the X-43 flew 11 seconds under power at Mach 9.97, at 6 times the fuel capacity would had yielded apx 66 seconds of fuel under power at Mach 9.97. If it had flew slower, around Mach 6, same principles applied would had yielded apx 500 seconds of fuel supply under power (slower speeds required less energy to maintain).
Enhanced Fuel Mixture During Shock Train Interaction
Normally, fuel injection is conducted at the correct insertion point within the shock train for maximum burn/combustion. Our methodologies differ, since almost half the fuel injection is conducted PRE shock train within the isolator, so at the point of isolator injection the fuel enhances the combustion process, which then requires less fuel injection to reach the same level of thrust capabilities.
Improved Bow Shock Interaction
Smoother interaction at hypersonic velocities and mitigating heat/stresses for beyond Mach 6 thermodynamics, which extraordinarily improves Type 3, 4, and 5 shock interaction.
6,000+ Fahrenheit Thermal Resistance
To date, the maximum thermal resistance was tested at AFRL in the spring of 2018, which resulted in a 3,200F thermal resistance for a short duration. This technology, allows for normalized hypersonic thermal resistance of 3,000-3,500F sustained, and up to 6,500F resistance for short endurance, ie 90 seconds or less. 10-20 minute resistance estimate approximately 4,500F +/- 200F.
*** This technology advancement also applies to Aerospike rocket engines, in which it is common for Aerospike's to exceed 4,500-5,000F temperatures, which results in the melting of the reversed bell housing. That melting no longer ocurrs, providing for stable combustion to ocurr for the entire flight envelope
Scramjet Propulsion Side Wall Cooling
With old technologies, side wall cooling is required for hypersonic flight and scramjet propulsion systems, otherwise the isolator and combustion regions of a scramjet would melt, even using advanced ablatives and ceramics, due to their inability to cope with very high temperatures. Using technology we have developed for very high thermodynamics and high stresses, side wall cooling is no longer required, thus removing that variable from the design process and focusing on improved ignition processes and increasing net thrust values.
Lower Threshold for Hypersonic Ignition
Active and adaptive flight dynamics, resulting in the ability for scramjet ignition at a much lower velocity, ie within ramjet envelope, between Mach 2-4, and seamless transition from supersonic to hypersonic flight, ie supersonic ramjet (scramjet). This active and dynamic aspect, has a wide variety of parameters for many flight dynamics, velocities, and altitudes; which means platforms no longer need to be engineered for specific altitude ranges or preset velocities, but those parameters can then be selected during launch configuration and are able to adapt actively in flight.
Dramatically Improved Maneuvering Capabilities at Hypersonic Velocities
Hypersonic vehicles, like their less technologically advanced brethren, use large actuator and the developers hope those controls surfaces do not disintegrate in flight. In reality, it is like rolling the dice, they may or may not survive, hence another reason why the attempt to keep velocities to Mach 6 or below. We have shrunken down control actuators while almost doubling torque and response capabilities specifically for hypersonic dynamics and extreme stresses involved, which makes it possible for maximum input authority for Mach 10 and beyond.
Paradigm Shift in Control Surface Methodologies, Increasing Control Authority (Internal Mechanical Applications)
To date, most control surfaces for hypersonic missile platforms still use fins, similar to lower speed conventional missiles, and some using ducted fins. This is mostly due to lack of comprehension of hypersonic velocities in their own favor. Instead, the body itself incorporates those control surfaces, greatly enhancing the airframe strength, opening up more space for hardware and fuel capacity; while simultaneously enhancing the platforms maneuvering capabilities.
A scramjet missile can then fly like conventional missile platforms, and not straight and level at high altitudes, losing velocity on it's decent trajectory to target. Another added benefit to this aspect, is the ability to extend range greatly, so if anyone elses hypersonic missile platform were developed for 400 mile range, falling out of the sky due to lack of glide capabilities; our platforms can easily reach 600+ miles, with minimal glide deceleration.
Quoting the web site of WXRV-FM "The River":
Boston’s independent and solar-powered radio station is gearing up for a free lunch time concert in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day from noon-3pm. The concert will take place on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, a new model of dynamic outdoor space that brings Bostonians together to enjoy everything that’s great about the city. The Greenway will be transformed into a fun outdoor atmosphere that includes free music, arts and crafts and other activities.
40th anniversary of Earth Day 2010
Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future.
Citizen Cope
Citizen Cope is the name given to singer/songwriter Clarence Greenwood and his acoustic-driven band. Born in Memphis and raised in Washington, D.C., Greenwood steers the band’s soulful sound by serving as keyboardist, guitarist, lead singer, DJ, songwriter, and producer. Greenwood first broke into the music business by appearing on albums by Maryland-based Basehead and used that momentum to issue his first Citizen Cope album, Citizen Cope , in 1992. He released his fourth album, The Rainwater LP himself in 2010, staying true to his fusion of blues, folk-pop, and laidback hip-hop. “Healing Hands”, off The Rainwater LP, has fast become a fast favorite amongst new and existing fans
They Might Be Giants
Combining a knack for infectious melodies with a quirky, bizarre sense of humor and a vaguely avant-garde aesthetic borrowed from the New York post-punk underground, They Might Be Giants became one of the most unlikely alternative success stories of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Musically, the duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell borrowed from everywhere, but their freewheeling eclecticism was enhanced by their arcane, geeky sense of humor. They would reference everything from British Invasion to Tin Pan Alley, while making allusions to pulp fiction and President Polk. Through their string of indie releases and constant touring as a duo, They Might Be Giants built up a huge following on college campuses during the late ’80s, switching to a major label in the early ’90s…The 2000’s saw them re-emerge as one of America’s most beloved family bands, and saw their songwriting embraced by Dunkin’ Donuts, Malcom in the Middle, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Flag: The Netherlands
Port of Registry: Rotterdam
Owner: Van Oord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1995 - 2005 Detlef Hegemann GmbH Nasbaggerei, Bremen, Germany
Year built: 1995
Original build for Detlef Hegemann
Built by: Peene Werft, Wolgast, Germany
Length: 99.83m
Beam: 17.75m
Draft: 6.20m max.
Deadweight: 4 791 tons
Gross tonnage: 3 785 tons
Hopper capacity: 3 906 m3
Engine Type: MAN - 6L32/40
Propulsion: 5 280 KW
Loaded Speed: 14 knots
Bow thruster: 400 kW
Maximum dredging depth: 25m
Suction pipes: 2 x 700 mm Ф
Discharge pipe: Ф 750 mm
Total installed power: 6 090 kW
Dredge pump drive: 960 kW
Callsign: PBMY
MMSI: 245593000
IMO: 9105152
This is the interior of the Bagdad Cafe on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California. My friends Hans and Jonas Hannsson of Malmo, Sweden, visited this cafe during their cross country roadtrip along Route 66 in 2006 in their Volvo PV hotrod convertible.
The original photo was taken by Jonas Hansson, and with Jonas' permission, I've been selecting some of my favorite photos of their road trip along the "Mother Road" and doing some post processing... enhancing, cropping, tone mapping, special effects, etc. The original photo was not so great. I used Photoshop to crop and enhance the photo, then my Photoshop filter "Fractalius" to turn it into a digital painting/drawing.
Below is a link to Hans and Jonas' blog about their historic trip:
hanssonroute66.blogspot.com/2006/07/information-in-englis...
INFORMATION ON THE BAGDAD CAFE:
Bagdad Cafe, a movie centering on old Route 66, was filmed in the Newberry Springs area. The Bagdad Cafe located in Newberry Springs is not the original Bagdad Cafe, the original cafe was located in the town of Bagdad between Amboy and Ludlow on old Route 66. Nothing remains of the old cafe in Bagdad. The Newberry Springs cafe is a Route 66 survivor though and was once known as the Sidewinder Cafe. After the movie was filmed here the name Bagdad Cafe just seemed to stick. It is open for business today serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you are coming through the area I would recommend stopping here. Say hi to Andrea Pruett, the proprietor, while you're at it. She has done a great job of keeping the Bagdad Cafe alive for all us Mother Road fans. If you're lucky, maybe General Bob will show up and entertain you with his colorful stories from the past! The nearest large town to the Cafe is Barstow. You'll find the Bagdad Cafe between the east and west off-ramps of I-40, at Newberry Springs, east of Barstow
INFORMATION ON NEWBERRY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA:
The area around Newberry Springs has been a source of water in the arid Mojave Desert since the earliest days. The site of Camp Cady is located a few miles from present day Newberry Springs, and was a resting place and watering hole along the Mojave River for wagon trains coming to California in the 1850's on the old Mormon Trail. In the 1880's the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad hauled tank cars of water from Newberry Springs to the stations and towns in the area making life in this arid land possible.
Almudévar, Huesca (Spain).
Monegros is an Aragonese region that is characterized by its semi-arid climate, and its almost chronic drought. Its ecosystem is own of Eastern steppes.
Los Monegros es una comarca aragonesa que se caracteriza por su clima semiárido, y su sequía casi crónica. Su ecosistema es más propio de estepas orientales.
ENGLISH
Almudévar is located at 18 km. of Huesca, in the zone named La Violada. The first settlements of this zone occurred already in Prehistory, have been rest of neolithic constructions in two projections of the land located to the right margin of the beginning of the precipice of Villanueva (to the north of the term) and also rest between this precipice and the gully that goes to Somport. The constructions located more to the south are of rectangular plant, whereas those of the North projection they are of circular plant.
The present urban nucleus is the heir of the Roman mansion of Bortina, located in the Via Lata that united Zaragoza with Lérida, passing through Huesca. According to Pedro Carrillo Bortina one was in mile CCCXII of the mentioned one via and to XXXIIII miles of Zaragoza, that is, the exact place of Almudévar.
The name of Bortina, Burtinae or Bostina is of Iberian or Basque origin. Bost in Basque means “five”, bustin “clay”, bort “port” and Buru “top”. It is very possible that the existing town in the place of the present Almudévar had belonged to the Basques who still at time of Augusto extended their territory until Segia (Ejea de los Caballeros).
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CASTELLANO
Almudévar se encuentra ubicada a 18 km. de Huesca, en la zona denominada La Violada. El primer asentamiento humano de esta zona se dio ya en la Prehistoria, se han encontrado restos de construcciones neolíticas en dos salientes del terreno situados a la margen derecha del comienzo del barranco de Villanueva (al norte del término) y también restos entre este barranco y la cabañera que se dirige al Somport. Las construcciones situadas más al sur son de planta rectangular, mientras que las del saliente norte son de planta circular.
El núcleo urbano actual es el heredero de la mansión romana de Bortina, situada en la Vía Lata que unía Zaragoza con Lérida, pasando por Huesca. Según Pedro Carrillo Bortina se hallaba en la milla CCCXII de la citada vía y a XXXIIII millas de Zaragoza, es decir, el lugar exacto de Almudévar.
El nombre de Bortina, Burtinae o Bostina es de origen íbero o vasco. Bost en vasco significa “cinco”, bustin “arcilla”, bort “puerto” y Buru “cima”. Es muy posible que el poblado existente en el lugar de la actual Almudévar hubiera pertenecido a los vascos que todavía en época de Augusto extendían su territorio hasta Segia (Ejea de los Caballeros).
Más info: www.almudevar.es/index.php/mod.pags/mem.detalle/idpag.18/...
In Loving Memory of Ryan "Loke" Bell
My old friend/ex boyfriend that I first met when I was in 6th grade, Ryan, has a birthday today. . . Ryan killed himself 2 years ago. He was an outgoing, fun, party guy. Most of his pictures he has headphone and a beer in his hand. He had a tattoo or 2 of a clover. He was always making jokes and the life of the party. I had a huge crush on him for YEARS until he finally asked me out. He was about 4 years older then me. All his friends and family are going to his grave today to celebrate. I can't make it all the way to Provo, UT. But I'm there in spirit. I miss and love you Ryan! Happy Birthday, RIP
PS- The title is the quote from his tombstone. And this is a facebook page for him. Go check it out if you want. :D www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=109616519069658&ref=ts
HDR from 6 exposures. MUST View Large On Black
If you have 2 minutes spare , do have a look at some other Night Shots that I made
It was a gut feeling to use an additional 6th shot. Actually when I started, I took 17 shots. Cars and buses kept annoying me (yes I was on road with tripod) and having got home I realized that only 7 frames matched. I used 6 of them. Another annoying thing is that car that came right in the middle of my shoot.
Curves and enhancements in Photoshop CS2. Color correction and Cooling Filter (the lamps here dominate yellow shades and destroy the the color profile of pics). Would like to dedicate to Vikrant Gupta (yet to start an account) as he really waited for me to complete the shot. When at ease, do take out some time to take a Slide Tour of HDRs that I made.
© 2007 Ayush Bhandari
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This is one of my personal favourites to date. As much as I am happy with the photo it also reminds me of the day. Me and Im Regen spent the evening in a wonderful place called Övra-lid on the east side of lake Vättern. It was a glorious and sunny day that ended with the two of us sitting barefoot on a couple of rocks with warm water up to our knees, overlooking the sunset. Finishing up some final photos in that spot we headed up the hill to the car. At the top we stopped to turn around and have a look down on the lake and was presented with this view. The perfect end to the day. Five more minutes for this final image and then home to go through the day's rewards. Among other things, that is precisely what I love about photography.
Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Övra-lid, Lake Vättern: google maps
When: 20090806, A photo walk with Im Regen on a sunny summer's eve.
How and why: Exposing once for land and once for sky, including a lot of the road to allow the texture to make its impact. Also the contrast between the blue road and the red sky.
Editing: Combining the exposures and some tweaking with layers.
This days I will be not very much on line,
the flu is gone but I have too much work to do and also,
I suspect a virus problem or even worst with my computer,
I have no idea how long it will take to repair it,
I already lost more than two days of work which make me
in late with all my projects,
well,I try to keep my temper,
I think, I will redo things better than in the start.
Have a nice weekend my friends !