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From Transformers Universe (1986):
"In the words of Optimus Prime, 'Tailgate sometimes has his mind stuck in low gear!' A lot of what Tailgate thinks is just plain screwy. Although he understands Earth traffic laws, he doesn't agree with many of them. For example, he believes the 55 mph speed limit is an infringement upon the personal rights of cars. In fact, all his views on Earth machines are warped. He likens cars locked in garages to imprisonment without a fair trial. He considers the buying and selling of household appliances to be slave trading. Efforts by his fellow Autobots to convince Tailgate that Earth machines are not alive, and therefore not entitled to the same rights as Transformers, have so far failed. 'Only barbarians treat the lesser among them so cruelly,' proclaims Tailgate. Unfortunately, the oppressed in this case can never appreciate the efforts of their would-be-savior. Tailgate is not a well robot."
Clive James covers similar ground in his usual fashion ("the strong opinion lightly stated"):
"We radical socialists could always be relied upon to take a stand when there was no hope of budging the status quo and every chance of embarrassing our friends."
From "Falling Towards England." Also 1986.
[ Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM ]
It is often said by many photographers, whether it be in books, lectures, forums, flickr discussion groups, club meets, galleries or casual conversations; one of the great things about photography is the ability to look at the world around us in a different light than usual. Spotting and observing the events, locations, scenes within our environment that we would otherwise miss completely during our daily point A to point B modes.
This shot is one of those locations that I would pass by had it not been for the camera in my hand and the will to explore my surroundings. I stood across the street from this scene; a little dead end No Exit side street no deeper than 15 meters. The act alone was interesting as the people passing by me took up interest in what I was looking at. Although not everyone, some just floated on by. One lady thought I was lost and asked if I needed help or directions, I kindly declined and reassured her that I was fine. Another elderly man stopped near the corner of the building in this scene after spotting me, as I examined the street before me. He looked up the side street for a brief moment and after not finding something that I had been observing glanced back at me, scratched the back of his neck and continued on his way.
What the elderly man did not see was the constant battle of elements; the urban element vs. the element of nature. We build these concrete and metal structures and mother nature tries to tear them down. The evidence is in the rust stained walls and metal railings, as well as the cracked and deteriorated roads that are filled with holes, gravel, salt and other chemicals that attempt to keep mother nature at bay.
It is circular; it plays out everyday as we go from point A to point B, No Exit…
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'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:
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Maria Waldrast (means "Maria Rest-in-the-Forest" in English) is one of the highest Convents in Europe - 1641m (5383 Ft.) Altitude. It is located in Tirol, Austria, near Matrei am Brenner. The Foundation of the Convent is based upon a Story, that says, that in the Year 1407 two Herdsmen found an Effigy of the Virgin Mother in a Tree Trunk.
It is a very popular Place of Pilgrim here in Tirol - located very solitary in the Middle of the Mountains. There is a Spring with right-turning Spa-Water - right turning Water is very seldom and really amazing to drink. You can't compare it with any other Water in the World. It's a Healing Water too, and many People come up here to fill the Water and take it home - it is drinkable for a long Time. I did the same today and also made a Prayer for my Family and some Friends.
A very calmful and contemplative Place up there.
Fotografía a pantalla completa / Full-screen photo (2D)
Para ver el video pulsa este enlace / To view the video click this link (2D)
Para ver el video en 3D pulsa este enlace / To view the 3D video click this link (3D)
(Gafas Anaglíficas necesarias para su visualización · rojo/cyan)
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Aquí puedes ver la foto de la pecera en 3D/ Here is a photo in 3D (3D)
(Gafas Anaglíficas necesarias para su visualización · rojo/cyan)
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-------- Si estás interesado en conocer más sobre esta clase de peces pulsa aquí ----------
Pecera 240 litros
Lago Tanganica (o Tanganyika) es un gran lago de África central, El lago se encuentra en el Gran Valle del Rift, confinado entre montañas. Es el segundo mayor lago del continente en superficie, aunque el más profundo y voluminoso. Se extiende a lo largo de 673 km en dirección norte-sur y tiene, como promedio unos 50 km de anchura. El lago cubre 32.900 km², con una línea de costa de 1.828 km y una profundidad media de 570 m y máxima de 1.470 m . Contiene unos 18.900 km³ de agua. La temperatura media en la superficie es de 25°C y la acidez promedio pH de 8,4. La enorme profundidad y la situación tropical del lago evitan que las masas de agua se mezclen, ya que muchas de las aguas más profundas son lo que se llama "aguas fósiles" y son anóxicas (carecen de oxígeno). La zona de influencia del lago abarca 231.000 km², con dos ríos principales fluyendo en dirección al lago, junto con numerosos pequeños ríos y arroyos que provienen de las empinadas montañas, siendo el principal flujo de agua el que proviene del río Lukuga, que desemboca en el río Congo. Los principales ríos son el Ruzizi, que desemboca en el norte del lago desde el lago Kivu, y el Malagarasi, el segundo mayor río de Tanzania, que entra por la orilla este del Tanganica. El Malagarasi existe desde antes que el lago Tanganica y antiguamente formaba un continuo con el río Congo.
Los peces del Tanganica tienen un comportamiento único
y es más sorprendente aún puesto que ese comportamiento es individual de cada especie
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byoo-kah-NAN-ee-uh -- named for Francis Buchanan, Supt. of Botanical Gardens, Calcutta ... Dave's Botanary
LAN-zan -- from Burmese name of this plant, launzan ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: almondette, Calumpong nut, cheronjee, chironji tree, Cuddapah almond, Hamilton mombin • Arabic: حب السمنه habulsamnah • Assamese: পিয়াল piyal • Bengali: চার char, চিরৌঞ্জী chironji, পিয়াল piyal • Gujarati: ચારોળી charoli • Hindi: चार char, चिरोंजी chironji, धनुष् dhanush, मल्लतरु mallataru, नखमुच nakhamucha, निंबबीज nimbabija, पियाल piyal, पियार piyar, प्रसवक pra-savak, प्रियाल priyal, राजवल्लभ rajavallabha • Kannada: ಚಾರ char, ಚಾರೋಳೆ charole, ಧನುಃಪಟ dhanuh-pata, ಕೊಳೆಗೇರು kole geru, ಕೊಳೆಮಾವು kole maavu, ಮರ್ಕಲಿ markali, ಮೊಱಲೆ morale, ಮೊಱಪ್ಪಿ morappi, ಮೊಱಟೆ morate, ಮೊಱವೆ morave, ನುರ್ಕಲ ಮರ nurakala mara, ಪಿಯಾಲ piyala, ಪ್ರಿಯಾಲ priyala, ರಾಜಾದನ rajadana, ಸನ್ನಕದ್ರು sannakadru • Kol: तरुम tarum • Konkani: चार char, चारोळी charoli • Malayalam: മൂങ്ങാപ്പേഴ് moongaappezh, മുരള് mural, നുറമരം nuramaram • Marathi: चार char, चारोळी charoli, पियाल piyal • Nepali: चिरौँजी chiruanjee, प्यार pyaar • Odia: ଅଖଟ୍ଟ akhatta, ଅସନ asana, ବର bara, ବୀଜକ bijaka, ଚାର କୋଳି chara koḻi, ଚିରୋଞ୍ଜି chironji, ଖରସ୍କନ୍ଧ kharaskandha, ପଟ pata, ପିୟାଳ piyala, ପ୍ରସବକ prasabaka, ପ୍ରିୟାଳ priyala, ରାଜ ବୃକ୍ଷ raja bruksha, ରାଜଭୋଗ୍ୟ rajabhogya, ରାଜାଦନ rajadana, ସାର sara, ସ୍ନେହ ବୀଜ sneha bija, ତାପସପ୍ରିୟ tapasa priya • Pali: पियाल piyala, राजायतन rajayatana, सन्नकद्दु sannakaddu • Persian: چرونجی chironji, نَقْلِ خواجَہ naql-i-khwaja • Punjabi: ਚਿਰੌਂਜੀ chiraunji, ਨਕਲ ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ nakal khwajah • Rajasthani: अचार achar, चिरोंजी chironji • Sanskrit: अखट्ट akhatta, बहुकल्क bahukalka, बहुवल्क bahuvalka, भक्ष्यबिज bhakshyabija, धनु dhanu, धनुस् dhanus, धनुष्पट dhanushpata, द्रुसल्लक drusallaka, खरस्कन्ध kharaskandha, ललन lalana, मक्षवीर्य makshavirya, पट pata, पियाल piyala, प्रसवक prasavaka, प्रियाल priyala, राजभोग्य rajabhogya, राजादन rajadana, सन्न sanna, सन्नकद्रु sannakadru, सन्नकद्रुम sannakadruma, स्नेहबीज snehabija, उपवट upavata, वैरादन vairadana, वृक्षादन vrkshadana • Santali: ᱛᱟᱨᱚᱯ tarop • Sindhi: چِرَوْنجيِ chiraunji • Tamil: சாரம் charam, காட்டுமா kattuma • Telugu: చార char, చారుమామిడి charumamidi, చిన్న మొరలి chinna moralli, జరుగు jarugu, జారు మామిడి jaru mamidi, ప్రియాళువు priyaluvu, రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, సారపప్పు saarapappu • Tibetan: པི་ཡ་ལ pi ya la • Tulu: ಎರಪ್ಪೆ erappe • Urdu: چار char, چرونجي chironji, دهنش dhanush, پيال piyal, پرسوك pra-savak, پريال priyal
botanical names: Buchanania lanzan Spreng. ... heterotypic synonyms: Buchanania latifolia Roxb. • Lanzana solitaria Stokes • Spondias elliptica Rottb. ex Hook.f. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 December 2025
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout the drier parts of the country
~~~~~ THE TAXONOMIC CONFUSION ~~~~~
Buchanania lanzan Spreng. and Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida are found linked because many botanical databases and local floras (especially in India) continue to use Buchanania cochinchinensis as the "accepted" name for the chironji tree (Buchanania lanzan). However, modern global authorities like Plants of the World Online (POWO) treat Buchanania cochinchinensis strictly as a synonym of the Rutaceae tree Glycosmis cochinchinensis, leaving Buchanania lanzan Spreng. as the correct name for the chironji tree.
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.
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.
i have a thing on my blog where i post pictures of spiral galaxies under the series name spiral-tuality. this time i’m adding a flower: it’s made of stardust, too.
‘carl sagan distinguished clearly between mysticism and spirituality. while mysticism is concerned with matters of magic, the occult, the supersensual and ‘essentially unknowable,’ spirit is something quite different, he maintained. "it comes from the latin word 'to breathe'. what we breathe is air, which is certainly matter, however thin. despite usage to the contrary, there is no necessary implication in the word 'spirituality' that we are talking about anything other than matter (including the realm of matter of which the brain is made) or anything outside the realm of science...science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality...the notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a profound disservice to both.'’
- from new jersey humanist network
After around 1890 the combining of residential facilities and station office functions ceased (in SA) and thereafter station buildings were used for operational purposes only. As a consequence the later station buildings were generally of more modest proportions, with some notable exceptions at larger localities. The developmental lines built in the early 20th century by their very nature served growing communities of undetermined sizes, so the railway facilities provided were minimal. A logical construction material for these sorts of buildings was timber and the SAR developed a range of standard timber framed designs.
Around 1910 a steeply pitched hipped roof design was developed for a replacement station building at Port Elliot. This design was used as a basis for the new station building at Angaston, increased in size and complexity and further embellished with transverse roof gables.
At the same time a simpler and more modest station design was developed for use at smaller stations. Significant features of this design were the simple gable roof form and skillion roof section over the toilet area at one end. This design was erected at Apamurra, Cambrai (relocated to Nurom c1937), Charleston (relocated to Long Plains c1937), Cummins, Kimba, Melrose, Minnipa, Mount Torrens (relocated to Virginia c1937), Nuriootpa, Robertstown, Sedan, Stockwell (relocated to Merriton in 1937) and Yeelanna. Some minor variations can be noted including a reflected (mirrored) floor plan and alternative wall claddings of corrugated iron.
Nuriootpa Railway Station represented the last remaining example of this standard 1910 SAR station design which incorporated an open waiting area with bench and ticket window with one room on either side. The construction was entirely of timber, including ceilings, walls and floorboards. The external cladding was horizontal timber weatherboards. The roof comprised a simple gable form with skillion roof section over the toilet area at one end. The gable ends were embellished with distinctive louvre vents. The front cantilevered verandah was supported by iron arches with a unique feature of curved iron arches supporting the two open bays in the passenger waiting area.
--Adapted from the Nuriootpa Railway Station History and Heritage Report for the SA Environment, Resources and Development Court by R. Barrington (B.Arch. AAIA) and his assistant GS, October 2010. The station building, oil store and cream shed were demolished in May 2011.
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Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye is a dark ride motion simulator attraction based on the Indiana Jones films. It opened on March 3, 1995 at Disneyland, within Adventureland. Guests accompany intrepid archeologist Dr. Indiana Jones on a quest for the Jewel of Power through a dangerous lost temple, then board military troop transport vehicles for a turbulent high speed adventure.
The attraction’s immersive and carefully detailed queue leads guests through dimly lit caverns and eerie passageways containing booby-trapped sections reminiscent of the Indiana Jones movies.
The queue begins outside where guests wind past a 2.5 ton Mercedes-Benz troop transport truck. Disneyland's version is the actual vehicle used in the famous desert chase scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark. A small mining car near the truck is a movie prop as well, used in the mine scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Guests also walk by a noisy steam-powered engine/generator set, which appears to power the lights strung deep into the temple.
Much of the queue is inside the temple itself. Throughout the bowels of the temple, pétroglyphes in "Marabic" warn temple visitors of the rewards and perils that can be found further within. These can be translated into English using a simple one for one substitution encoding. In the early months of the attraction's existence at Disneyland, guests were given decoder cards; while these cards are no longer distributed, the code is easily solvable as each symbol bears a strong resemblance to its corresponding letter in the English alphabet. The sole exception is the letter I, which, appropriately, resembles an ocular eye.
The Queue contains several interactive features. In the “spike room,” the ceiling appears to be retained by several upright bamboo poles. When the key supporting pole is pushed up into the ceiling, guests are startled by sounds of the ceiling dropping as the spikes begin to descend slowly toward them. Further on, pulling on a rope triggers responses from Dr. Dunfur Pullit, an out-of-sight archeologist supported by the rope.
Part of the attraction extends into what was once the Eeyore section of Disneyland's parking lot. As a tribute, an Eeyore sign is supported by wooden scaffolding at the very back of the projector room. Also, Mickey and Minnie are on the cover of Life Magazine in Professor Jones' office.
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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
byoo-kah-NAN-ee-uh -- named for Francis Buchanan, Supt. of Botanical Gardens, Calcutta ... Dave's Botanary
LAN-zan -- from Burmese name of this plant, launzan ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: almondette, Calumpong nut, cheronjee, chironji tree, Cuddapah almond, Hamilton mombin • Arabic: حب السمنه habulsamnah • Assamese: পিয়াল piyal • Bengali: চার char, চিরৌঞ্জী chironji, পিয়াল piyal • Gujarati: ચારોળી charoli • Hindi: चार char, चिरोंजी chironji, धनुष् dhanush, मल्लतरु mallataru, नखमुच nakhamucha, निंबबीज nimbabija, पियाल piyal, पियार piyar, प्रसवक pra-savak, प्रियाल priyal, राजवल्लभ rajavallabha • Kannada: ಚಾರ char, ಚಾರೋಳೆ charole, ಧನುಃಪಟ dhanuh-pata, ಕೊಳೆಗೇರು kole geru, ಕೊಳೆಮಾವು kole maavu, ಮರ್ಕಲಿ markali, ಮೊಱಲೆ morale, ಮೊಱಪ್ಪಿ morappi, ಮೊಱಟೆ morate, ಮೊಱವೆ morave, ನುರ್ಕಲ ಮರ nurakala mara, ಪಿಯಾಲ piyala, ಪ್ರಿಯಾಲ priyala, ರಾಜಾದನ rajadana, ಸನ್ನಕದ್ರು sannakadru • Kol: तरुम tarum • Konkani: चार char, चारोळी charoli • Malayalam: മൂങ്ങാപ്പേഴ് moongaappezh, മുരള് mural, നുറമരം nuramaram • Marathi: चार char, चारोळी charoli, पियाल piyal • Nepali: चिरौँजी chiruanjee, प्यार pyaar • Odia: ଅଖଟ୍ଟ akhatta, ଅସନ asana, ବର bara, ବୀଜକ bijaka, ଚାର କୋଳି chara koḻi, ଚିରୋଞ୍ଜି chironji, ଖରସ୍କନ୍ଧ kharaskandha, ପଟ pata, ପିୟାଳ piyala, ପ୍ରସବକ prasabaka, ପ୍ରିୟାଳ priyala, ରାଜ ବୃକ୍ଷ raja bruksha, ରାଜଭୋଗ୍ୟ rajabhogya, ରାଜାଦନ rajadana, ସାର sara, ସ୍ନେହ ବୀଜ sneha bija, ତାପସପ୍ରିୟ tapasa priya • Pali: पियाल piyala, राजायतन rajayatana, सन्नकद्दु sannakaddu • Persian: چرونجی chironji, نَقْلِ خواجَہ naql-i-khwaja • Punjabi: ਚਿਰੌਂਜੀ chiraunji, ਨਕਲ ਖ਼੍ਵਾਜਾ nakal khwajah • Rajasthani: अचार achar, चिरोंजी chironji • Sanskrit: अखट्ट akhatta, बहुकल्क bahukalka, बहुवल्क bahuvalka, भक्ष्यबिज bhakshyabija, धनु dhanu, धनुस् dhanus, धनुष्पट dhanushpata, द्रुसल्लक drusallaka, खरस्कन्ध kharaskandha, ललन lalana, मक्षवीर्य makshavirya, पट pata, पियाल piyala, प्रसवक prasavaka, प्रियाल priyala, राजभोग्य rajabhogya, राजादन rajadana, सन्न sanna, सन्नकद्रु sannakadru, सन्नकद्रुम sannakadruma, स्नेहबीज snehabija, उपवट upavata, वैरादन vairadana, वृक्षादन vrkshadana • Santali: ᱛᱟᱨᱚᱯ tarop • Sindhi: چِرَوْنجيِ chiraunji • Tamil: சாரம் charam, காட்டுமா kattuma • Telugu: చార char, చారుమామిడి charumamidi, చిన్న మొరలి chinna moralli, జరుగు jarugu, జారు మామిడి jaru mamidi, ప్రియాళువు priyaluvu, రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, సారపప్పు saarapappu • Tibetan: པི་ཡ་ལ pi ya la • Tulu: ಎರಪ್ಪೆ erappe • Urdu: چار char, چرونجي chironji, دهنش dhanush, پيال piyal, پرسوك pra-savak, پريال priyal
botanical names: Buchanania lanzan Spreng. ... heterotypic synonyms: Buchanania latifolia Roxb. • Lanzana solitaria Stokes • Spondias elliptica Rottb. ex Hook.f. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 December 2025
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout the drier parts of the country
~~~~~ THE TAXONOMIC CONFUSION ~~~~~
Buchanania lanzan Spreng. and Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida are found linked because many botanical databases and local floras (especially in India) continue to use Buchanania cochinchinensis as the "accepted" name for the chironji tree (Buchanania lanzan). However, modern global authorities like Plants of the World Online (POWO) treat Buchanania cochinchinensis strictly as a synonym of the Rutaceae tree Glycosmis cochinchinensis, leaving Buchanania lanzan Spreng. as the correct name for the chironji tree.
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.
This is one of the shots from today's photoshoot with Carly Pratapas. She's an amazing girl, and we are going to be doing a lot more work together as photographer and model. My biggest concern with today was "where are we going to shoot" because I hadn't chosen a location yet and I wanted to shoot somewhere that was interesting. I spotted a train yard when I was driving down towards the downtown Charlotte area, and told Carly I had a good feeling about this place. I'm glad we shot here because it proved to be the perfect backdrop to our photos.
Carly has SO much stage presence and I feel like that helps her as a model. I'm looking forward to doing more shoots with her and have her in some REALLY awesome clothes as well. Hope you guys like this one!
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
1975 Nikon Nikkormat FT2.
Non-ai prime Nikkors -
UD 20mm f/3.5
28mm f/2.8
50mm f/2
£1 Kodak "Mexican Fandango" 200 asa colour print film.
Nikon Nikkormat FT2.
Non-ai prime Nikkors -
UD 20mm f/3.5
28mm f/2.8
50mm f/2
£1 Kodak "Mexican Fandango" 200 asa colour print film.
Church of St Brynach , Llanfrynach
Llanfrynach Church is in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, in the community of Llanfrynach in the county of Powys. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SO0752325791.
The church is recorded in the CPAT Historic Environment Record as number 16859 and this number should be quoted in all correspondence.
Summary
St Brynach's church is situated in the centre of Llanfrynach village some 4km from Brecon. It is a Victorian structure attached to a medieval tower and contains only a few items of interest, namely the only survivor of three early medieval stones found during the rebuilding of 1885 and a medieval font. The churchyard is large for a village church and may once have been more curvilinear than it now appears.
Tower is attributed to 14thC, though it is as likely to be 15thC, but rest of the building dates from 1885.
Parts of the following description are quoted from the 1979 publication The Buildings of Wales: Powys by Richard Haslam
History
An early medieval foundation here seems likely, though the dedication and the three reputedly sculptured stones apart there is no evidence to collaborate such a view.
The 1291 Taxatio records 'Ecclesia de Lambernach' at the unexceptional value of œ4 6s 8d.
The nave and chancel were replaced by a local builder, William Jones, in the Decorated style in 1885. The rood loft which functioned as a gallery according to Theophilus Jones was removed a this time and of three early medieval stones found at the time only one can now be located.
In 1864 the tower wall was broken through to create space for a set of pews for the de Winton family. A west window was created at the same time. The vestry was added in 1892, the tower was re-roofed in 1905, and internally the font was re-dressed in 1892.
Architecture
Llanfrynach comprises a nave with a slightly narrower chancel, a west tower of the same width as the nave, a north vestry with a boiler room underneath, and a south porch towards the south-west corner of the nave. It is aligned north-east/south-west but 'ecclesiastical east' is adopted here for descriptive purposes.
Fabrics: 'A' consists of greyish red sandstone, though with some variations in colour, in both blocks and slabs, irregularly coursed and with ashlar quoins. 'B' is of more regular blocks and slabs, less weathered, and randomly coursed. All this stone looks new and there are buff-yellow sandstone dressings.
Roof: reconstituted clay tiles. Cross finials on chancel and porch.
Drainage: there are no obvious signs other than downpipes into raised drain holes against the walls. It is possible that any trench around the wall has now grassed over.
Exterior
Tower. General. Fabric A. Wall faces are heavily pointed, obscuring the masonry. Certain features are consistent to all faces: there is a chamfered plinth at a height of 1m, a string-course in rounded section at 1.5m, a string-course defines the top of the second stage about two-thirds of the way up the tower, and a third with hollow moulding at the top of the belfry stage; above this is a battlemented parapet, which Griffiths of RCAHMW thought was modern. The whole tower is usually attributed to the 14thC.
North wall: at base of second stage is a trefoil-headed lancet of buff sandstone with a relieving arch over, completely Victorian, inserted. This stage also shows some possible plaster remnants. Belfry is lit by a four-centred arched window, the two lights having cusped tracery and louvre boards; some of the dressings renewed.
East wall: nave apex reaches to just below the second stage string-course. Third stage has standard belfry window but not possible to determine whether any of the dressings renewed. Two waterspouts on the string-course above.
South wall: second stage has an inserted Victorian window as in north wall. At the top of this stage there is also a slit window with unchamfered jambs and a lintel that is splayed on the underside. This slit is blocked up as is part of the standard belfry window in the third stage.
West wall: the second stage carries a large two-light window of Victorian date, and above it is a slit window with undercut lintel as on the south side. The standard belfry window has some renewed tracery, and there are two waterspouts on the string-course above.
Nave. General. Fabric 'B'. Plinth with chamfer at height of between 0.3m-0.6m. Windows of regular form and all have relieving arches in 'B'.
North wall: two two-light windows. Buttress overlies junction of nave and tower.
South wall: three two-light windows, having quatrefoils above, hoodmouldings with ballflower stops; two buttresses, one at south-east angle, the other overlapping tower wall as on the north.
Chancel. General. Similar to nave in terms of fabric, plinth, windows etc. The roof is lower by almost one metre.
North wall: almost completely disguised by vestry.
East wall: three-light window with cusped tracery, hoodmoulding with weathered human-headed stops, relieving arch; two diagonal buttresses at corners.
South wall: one two-light window with trefoiled heads, hoodmoulding with ballflower stops, relieving arch.
Vestry. General. Boiler house beneath with flight of steps leading down to it. Door plus windows are square-headed and the latter have lights with mock Caernarvon arches. Blocked window in east wall.
Porch. General. Fabric 'B'.
East wall: one trefoiled window with a 'decorative' relieving arch; buttress at south-east angle.
South wall: high-pitched gable end. Two-centred arched doorway with complex mouldings and a hoodmoulding with ballflower stops. Old gravestones leant against wall.
West wall: as east wall.
Interior
Porch. General. Stone flags for floor, plastered walls; roof of rafters with collars.
North wall: Gothic arched doorway with complex moulding and ballflower stops to the hoodmoulding. Plain wooden door.
East wall: small splayed window with stone bench beneath.
West wall: as east wall.
Tower. General. Floor is reached by two steps up from nave. Wooden floor with pews set on it. Plastered walls.
North wall: nothing significant.
East wall: high two-centred arch, chamfered on both faces but only above springing points. Early medieval stone (see below) attached to northern reveal.
South and west walls: nothing of significance.
Nave. General. Tiles, some decorated, and raised wooden floors under seats; no grilles or obvious heating ducts. Walls plastered and whitewashed. Roof of spaced scissor-trusses with collars.
North wall: splayed windows, two-centred arched doorway of Victorian form to vestry. Three mural tablets, one of 1763/1785, the other two 19thC.
East wall: high two-centred arch with stops and responds. Galvanised steel plaques bear Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments.
South wall: splayed windows. Two mural tablets of 19thC and 20thC.
Chancel. General. One step up to chancel and two to altar. Tiled floor with carpets over. Roof as nave but no scissor trusses.
North wall: has organ against it and two 19thC mural tablets.
East wall: galvanised reredos painted with 'Art Noveau' angels on either side of altar.
South wall: 20thC mural tablet.
Churchyard
Llanfrynach churchyard is exceptionally large and flat. Its present shape is sub-square and there is no evidence to indicate an earlier fossilised boundary.
It is overgrown on the east and north sides where there are fewer burial, but the areas of more recent burials are better maintained.
Boundary: the perimeter is defined by a stone wall, replaced by breeze block walling at the north-west angle.
Monuments: their spread is irregular. The area north-west of the church is currently in use, there is a single row east of the chancel, 19thC groups to the south of the church, and further graveslabs have been cleared and are now set against the east and much of the north wall of the churchyard.
Furniture: a churchyard cross, but of the 20thC, having been copied from one at Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, in 1910.
Earthworks: church is set on a slight platform, visible at the eastern end and around part of the north side. The earlier bank of the churchyard can be seen running about 2m outside the present eastern perimeter wall.
Ancillary features: small, double iron gates at the western corner, similar gates with the addition of a kissing gate on the south, both served by tarmac paths. On the south-east opposite the pub is a stone stile and on the north-east access from Ty-mawr was provided by a mock crenellated gateway; both of these served by grass paths. The rectory was linked to the church by a vertical stone stile in the north wall.
Vegetation: there are a number of large pines and deciduous trees on the north side of the churchyard and yews form both sides of an avenue running from the porch to the south gate with a few more by the grass path leading eastwards.
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El Puig de Rialb es un núcleo de población del municipio noguerenc de la Baronia de Rialb , en el Segre Medio .
Esta región comprende las montañas y torrentes de la izquierda del río Rialb , casi al mismo paralelo de Sant Martí , algo al norte. Forma un triángulo que tiene a poniente el río Rialb , al norte las montañas de Gavarra , a levante el torrente de Vilarrúbia o de Gavarra y el término de Pallerols Se accede por una pista asfaltada derivada de la carretera comarcal C-1412b , que une Ponts con los Pallars , en el P.K. 15,250 a la altura de la Collada de la Santa. Este camino asfaltado sigue el trazado del Rialb y pasados doscientos metros sobre el Molí Nou atraviesa un puente sobre el mismo río e inicia un camino carretero de pendiente pronunciada hasta el Puig. Otras rutas para llegar son desde el camino de Gavarra o desde el camino que sale de Pallerols y pasa cerca de la Masia Confòs. .El topónimo estrictamente del Puig 'aparece tardíamente en la documentación, al menos que sea aplicado a la parroquia de San Andrés; se encuentra desde el siglo XV . Un documento citado de 1033 parece que se refiere a Sant Andreu del Puig, de esta zona del Rialb, en el que el conde de Pallars devuelve al obispo Ermengol bienes que se había apropiado indebidamente, y cita la tercera parte de diezmos de la parroquia de San Esteban, que podría ser la de Pallerols y de Sancto Andrea de ipso Puio.
Al final del periodo estudiado todo el Rialb Sobirà formaba una parroquia, que era la de San Martín de Taravall , que tenía por sufragáneas San Cristóbal y San Andrés del Puig. Aunque esta zona del Rialb Sobirà contaba con fuerza población, la economía eclesiástica era pobre, en la décima del año 1279 no consta que pagara nada, fuera de San Cristóbal y Pallerols, en la décima de 1391 , la tasa del Rialb Soberano era de 10 sueldos en un plazo, la de San Cristóbal era de 11 sueldos, y la del Rialb Jussà era de 23 sueldos.
El paso de la iglesia de Sant Andreu del Puig parroquia fue durante el pontificado del obispo Andreu Capella , por cuanto el 1574 , la de San Andrés aún era sufragánea de Sant Martí. En cuanto al dominio feudal de la zona, como en el resto del Rialb Soberano era de los señores del castillo de Taravall, que fueron los Caboet, el capítulo de Urgell y otros, como los Peramola . El pueblo fue residencia del rector hasta el 1936 .
Lugares de interés
. Iglesia románica de Sant Andreu del Puig; se conserva una imagen de tipo clásico del siglo XVI de la Virgen de la Lluvia con el niño.
. Ermitas románicas de Santa María de Ramoneda (conocida como la Inmaculada), San Vicente de las Casas de Rialb y San Juan Bautista de la Encina.
. Alojamientos rurales de la Casa de los Peces, antigua Escuela del Puig y Cal Metge.
Piscifactoría Molí Nou.
. Sendero de Gran Recorrido o GR 1 .
Encina de Cal Penjat, se trata de una carrasca catalogada como árbol monumental de Cataluña.
Fiesta local
Romería de la Virgen de la Lluvia: es la Fiesta Mayor y se celebra el primer domingo de octubre. .
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
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.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: LIVING ROOM (2 of 7): Toilet /
LA SALA DE ESTAR (2 de 7): El Baño
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 24 of 106) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106.
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i had a long day.
i got up at 5:45am and drove into work... rush hour in atlanta... so i arrived at about 7:45. at 9am i developed a migraine. as i type this, i still have it, at 12:16am, saturday.
to make things better, the company that was mounting the play tonight was extremely unprofessional, rude, and clueless on how a show is produced, mounted, and teched. they made a lot of mistakes that they blamed on us the staff, and it all made for a very frustrating night. all you who follow me on twitter got to read along with some of it.
its all ok tho. tomorrow im going to see the red sox play the braves!!!!! woooooo!!
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Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as Sri Darbar Sahib or Golden Temple, (on account of its scenic beauty and golden coating for English speaking world), is named after Hari(God) the temple of God. The Sikhs all over the world, daily wish to pay visit to Sri Amritsar and to pay obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib in their Ardas.
Guru Arjan Sahib, the Fifth Nanak, conceived the idea of creating a central place of worship for the Sikhs and he himself designed the architecture of Sri Harmandir Sahib. Earlier the planning to excavate the holy tank (Amritsar or Amrit Sarovar ) was chalked out by Guru Amardas Sahib, the Third Nanak, but it was executed by Guru Ramdas Sahib under the supervision of Baba Budha ji. The land for the site was acquired by the earlier Guru Sahibs on payment or free of cost from the Zamindars (landlords) of native villages. The plan to establish a town settlement was also made. Therefore, the construction work on the Sarovar(the tank) and the town started simultaneously in 1570. The work on both projects completed in 1577 A.D.
Guru Arjan Sahib got its foundation laid by a muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir ji of Lahore on 1st of Magh, 1645 Bikrmi Samvat(December,1588). The construction work was directly supervised by Guru Arjan Sahib himself and he was assisted by the prominent Sikh personalities like Baba Budha ji, Bhai Gurdas ji, Bhai Sahlo ji and many other devoted Sikhs.
Unlike erecting the structure on the higher level(a tradition in Hindu Temple architecture), Guru Arjan Sahib got it built on the lower level and unlike Hindu Temples having only one gate for the entrance and exit, Guru Sahib got it open from four sides. Thus he created a symbol of new faith, Sikhism. Guru Sahib made it accessible to every person without any distinction of Caste, creed, sex and religion.
The building work completed in 1601 A.D. on Bhadoon Sudi 1st, 1661 Bikrmi Samvat (August/September,1604). Guru Arjan Sahib installed newly created Guru Granth Sahib, in Sri Harmandir Sahib and appointed Baba Budha ji as its first Granthi i.e. the reader of Guru Granth Sahib. After this event it attained the status of ‘Ath Sath Tirath’. Now the Sikh Nation had their own Tirath, a pilgrimage center
Sri Harmandir Sahib, is built on a 67ft. square platform in the centre of the Sarovar(tank). The temple itself is 40.5ft. square. It has a door each on the East, West, North and South. The Darshani Deori (an arch) stands at the shore end of the causeway. The door frame of the arch is about 10ft in height and 8ft 6inches in breath. The door panes are decorated with artistic style. It opens on to the causeway or bridge that leads to the main building of Sri Harmandir Sahib. It is 202 feet in length and 21 feet in width.
The bridge is connected with the 13 feet wide ‘Pardakshna’ (circumambulatory path). It runs round the main shrine and it leads to the ‘Har ki Paure’ (steps of God). On the first floor of ‘Har ki Paure’, there is continuous reading of Guru Granth Sahib.
The main structure of Sri Harmandir Sahib, functionally as well as technically is a three-storied one. The front, which faces the bridge, is decorated with repeated cusped arches and the roof of the first floor is at the height of the 26 feet and 9 inches.
At the top of the first floor 4 feet high parapet rises on all the sides which has also four ‘Mamtees’ on the four corners and exactly on the top of the central hall of the main sanctuary rises the third story. It is a small square room and have three gates. A regular recitation of Guru Granth Sahib is also held there.
On the top of this room stands the low fluted ‘Gumbaz’(dome) having lotus petal motif in relief at the base inverted lotus at the top which supports the ‘Kalash’ having a beautiful ‘Chhatri’ at the end.
Its architecture represents a unique harmony between the Muslims and the Hindus way of construction work and this is considered the best architectural specimens of the world. It is often quoted that this architecture has created an independent Sikh school of architecture in the history of art in India.
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Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
... but only can live in captivity. / ... pero sólo puede vivir en cautividad.
ENGLISH
Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Milu in Chinese (麋鹿), is a species of deer known only in captivity. It prefers marshland, and is believed to be native to the subtropics. It grazes on a mixture of grass and water plants.
This species of deer was first made known to Western science in the 19th century, by Father Armand David, a French missionary working in China. At the time, the only surviving herd was in a preserve belonging to the Chinese emperor. The last herd of Père David's Deer that remained in China were eaten by Western and Japanese troops that were present at the time of the Boxer Rebellion[citation needed].
After Father David publicized their existence, a few animals were illegally transported to European countries for exhibitional purpose, and bred there. After the remaining population in China was extirpated, the remaining deer in Europe were gathered to England and bred for the preservation of the species. The current population stems from this herd. These deer are now found in zoos around the world. Two herds of Père David's Deer were reintroduced to Nan Haizi Milu Park, Beijing, and Dafeng Reserve, Jiangsu Province, China in the late 1980s. In spite of the small population size, the animals do not appear to suffer genetic problems from a genetic bottleneck, suggesting that a previous bottleneck had already removed harmful recessive alleles.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%c3%a8re_David's_Deer
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El ciervo del padre David (Elaphurus davidianus) es una especie de ciervo sumamente rara nativa de China, que corre un grave peligro de extinción y sólo existe en cautividad. También es la única de su género.
Como sus largas patas y anchas pezuñas indican, esta especie está adaptada a la vida en hábitats húmedos y pantanosos, sumergiéndose con frecuencia en el agua. Su dieta se compone de una mezcla de hierba y plantas acuáticas. No obstante, se ignora cuál era su distribución original en estado salvaje, pues cuando fue estudiado por primera vez en Occidente hacía años que se había extinguido en libertad (aunque algún reporte aislado habla de un ejemplar muerto en 1939 cerca del Mar Amarillo) y sólo quedaba una manada presente en los territorios de caza del emperador, cerca de Pekín. Es posible que su antigua distribución fuese pequeña, a lo largo de las desaparecidas zonas pantanosas del noroeste de China que fueron desecadas muy pronto para destinarlas al cultivo de arroz.
El ciervo del padre David es conocido en chino como sì bù xiàng (四不象), "Ninguno de los Cuatro". En la antigua China, este animal era tenido casi por un animal mítico compuesto por las partes fusionadas de otros cuatro: cuernos de ciervo, cuello de camello (cabeza de caballo según otras versiones), patas de vaca y cola de asno. Así es como fue descrito al misionero y naturalista francés Armand David durante su estancia en Pekín el 17 de mayo de 1865. Éste, interesado por el posible descubrimiento de una nueva especie ignorada por la ciencia, rogó a las autoridades chinas que le dejasen estudiarlo en los terrenos del emperador, pero éstas sólo le autorizaron a verlo una vez por encima de los muros externos. Posteriormente consiguió del emperador dos pieles con las que regresó a Europa, las cuales fueron estudiadas por Alphonse Milne-Edwards, director del Museo de Historia Natural de París que realizó una primera descripción de la especie. Tras largas discusiones diplomáticas, el emperador chino donó algunos ejemplares al embajador francés, mientras que la misma petición fue denegada a los representantes de Gran Bretaña y Alemania. Los ciervos conducidos a Francia se reprodujeron con facilidad en los parques zoológicos y pronto alcanzaron la cifra de 24 individuos.
En cuanto a la manada china, ésta quedó casi destruida durante las inundaciones de 1895, que destruyeron uno de los muros de la reserva imperial. Varios ejemplares murieron ahogados y otros más fueron cazados cuando escaparon a las zonas de los alrededores, hasta quedar menos de 30 individuos. Finalmente, durante la Rebelión de los Boxers, tropas europeas ocuparon los jardines de caza imperiales y acabaron con la manada con el fin de alimentar a los soldados.
Cuando este hecho fue conocido en Europa, se destinaron 18 ejemplares al parque privado de Woburn Abbey, propiedad del Duque de Bedford, donde fueron sometidos a un programa de reproducción intensivo y en las décadas sucesivas llegaron a los 90 individuos, aunque más de la mitad murieron durante la I Guerra Mundial. Por suerte, siguieron multiplicándose hasta llegar a los 300 individuos en 1946, a pesar de los bombardeos de la II Guerra Mundial. En 1956, 4 individuos fueron devueltos a China e internados en el zoo de Pekín. Cuarenta años después, otros 22 ejemplares fueron cedidos al gobierno chino y conducidos a la Reserva Dafeng, sita en los antiguos jardines imperiales, donde se ha formado una nueva manada. A pesar de que los 2000 ejemplares actuales en todo el mundo descienden de unas pocas cabezas de finales del siglo XIX, la especie parece llevar mejor los efectos de su baja diversidad genética que otras especies amenazadas.
Question: What's cuter than a bear cub taking a nap?
Answer: 3 bear cubs all huddled together around mama taking a nap!
This is also a consequence of that huge male brown bear that entered the area waters and essentially forced everyone to clear out.
We watched these little ones all day interacting with each other, as well as with mama and the other bears/cubs.
It was a cool day and the waters were cold, so they would huddle up together for warmth, but I believe it was also for comfort and a sense of getting cozy. These cubs were yearlings, so I'm not quite sure at what point they prefer their space from one another. But it was definitely not today. They would play a game of "musical bears" as they would jockey for the best position possible and settle down for a quick nap. Being that there were 4 of them, inevitably one would get uncomfortable and initiate the "musical bears" sequence all over for all of them.
When I see this shot, I think about the innocense that they seem to possess at this point and how life for them is just beginning. There will be a day that they will be more independent and have to fight for their own survival. But for now, it's "united we stand and united we fall - asleep!"
Thanks for taking the time to visit my photostream and allow us to take you on a brief journey of our adventures we experience while Katmai bear viewing. Thanks for all of your comments especially!
Wishing everyone a wonderful remainder of the Labor Day holiday weekend..... may we all feel as contented as these bears!
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Registration Number: German Registered
Chassis Number: 61651
Registration Number: German Registered
Chassis Number: 61651
This Veritas RS was purchased by the current owner in 2001 from the assets of its deceased owner Björn Övre. Mr. Övre was a collector of Veritas and early BMW cars who has purchased already in the 1950s and 1960s several Veritas cars in Belgium and imported them to Norway. He was indeed well known in Veritas circles and often a most welcomed guest at Veritas meetings at Meßkirch and at the Nürburgring. Sadly his intention to restore 61651 after retiring did not happen due to his untimely death.
After being in the now vendors ownership the car was completely restored by German specialist Georg Thiele and a photographic documentation of the restoration is available in the cars file. This restoration included restoring the original space frame, front and rear axles, wheels, braking system and fitting of new shock absorbers, rebuilt engine with new pistons, polished con rods, new oil and water pumps (by Feierabend) and a 5 - speed gearbox is fitted with the original gearbox supplied. Fresh paint and seats trimmed in the traditional style finish the car.
Today 61651 presents itself in superb race and road ready condition. This car campaigned in many classic races, rallies and classic outings all over Europe within the last 10 years while in the ownership of its current custodian, himself a well known pre - and post war BMW collector and is in mint condition throughout. Needless to say that it is highly collectible, very rare and simply beautiful, certainly not to be missed.
Der Veritas RS # 61651 stammt aus dem Nachlass des norwegischen Sammlers Björn Öwre und wurde in 2001 vom jetzigen Einlieferer vom Nachlass - Verwalter erworben. Öwre besaß seit den 1950/1960er Jahren mehrere Veritas, die er in Belgien erworben und nach Norwegen importiert hatte. Er war den Veritas Freunden seit Jahren bekannt und ein gern gesehener Gast an deren Treffen in Meßkirch und am Nürburgring.
Unter der Leitung von Herrn Georg Thiele und dank vorhandener Pläne wurde 61651 von Grund auf restauriert. Der originale Gitterrohrrahmen wurde auf einer Richtbank vermessen und ausgerichtet. Beide Achsen wurden komplett revidiert, ebenso Räder,Adapter, Bremsen sowie Bremsseile und Leitungen. Der Wagen erhielt neue Stoßdämpfer. Der Motor wurde mit neuen Hochleistungskolben versehen, die Pleuel wurden ausgerichtet und poliert. Öl - und Wasserpumpen lieferte die bekannte Fa. Feierabend. Der Zylinderkopf ( Bristol 100 ) bekam neue Solex 32PJCB - Vergaser ( NOS ). Ein leistungsfähiges Kühlsystem ist ebenso verbaut wie der für den Rennbetrieb vorgeschriebene Ölauffangbehälter. Zur Zeit ist ein VOLVO 5-Gang Getriebe verbaut, jedoch ist das Original - Getriebe vorhanden.
Der Gitterrohrrahmen wurde mit Aluminium Blechen beplankt, teilweise unter Verwendung alter Karosserie - Teile. Die Lackierung ( innen + aussen ) wurde ebenso wie die Sattlerarbeiten in der ,, alten Art ,, ausgeführt. Das Armaturenbrett und die Instrumente wurden nach Vorlagen und Muster neu angefertigt und entsperechen dem Original.
Tank und Batterie wurden aus Sicherheitsgründen - abweichend vom Original - im Heck des Wagens untergebracht. Eine Fotodokumentation ist vorhanden.
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Alone at bay as I await for my love,
like the moon chasing for the sun
and as the stars dance with the wind,
I wait for you.
How I just wish that whereever you are,
you could hear my voice-pearcing through the air
As I wait for you my love,
and stand here-waiting for thy love to come home
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among all my shots. I think this would be the best. a thousand words. a thousand thoughts. a never-ending cycle of emotions. It feels good to finally see myself getting good at this (photography). On how much our passion made us change through time. I really enjoy looking at people's old photostream and look at their oldest pictures and see how they're style and shots are evolving-it's just absolutely marvelous!
tihs shot, is dedicated to no one else but to the boy i'm talking to right now. I know that you don't trust me THAT much yet and I understand. I just hope, in the long run-it'll all work out between us. You were my inspiration today,thank you.
p.s. I didn't know that there was a dog on the boat until I decided to open it in Lightroom. it was a fine touch to make this shot perfect :)
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As of October, 2011, we have received the U.S. Navy's final approval to move IOWA to the Port of Los Angeles. The 2 BEST sources for updates are: www.pacificbattleship.com/blog/ - www.facebook.com/pacificbattleship
UPDATE Oct. 27, 2010: The NEWS IS GOOD! The IOWA has gained incredible support, and the LA Harbor Commission meeting Nov. 4, 2010 will hopefully announce that a berthing location has been approved for the San Pedro area of LA Harbor! IMPORTANT LINKS, TO CHECK OFTEN... www.pacificbattleship.com/ AND www.pacificbattleship.com/blog/presentations/
UPDATE Feb. 28, 2010: The Port of Los Angeles has rejected a 16-page proposal by the Pacific Battleship Group to move IOWA to San Pedro, CA. The nearby city of Vallejo, CA has been seeking donations to move her to Mare Island for years.
It is a very dark time for this proud warrior, which represents so much of this country's history.
Battleship IOWA (BB-61) ~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_(BB-61) In the National Defense Service Fleet (aka the Mothball Fleet) at Suisun Bay, near Benicia, CA. Her forward 16-inch (rifles) guns are visible in this view. Mount Diablo's foothills rise in the background. From land, one of the closest viewing spots is from Industrial Way in Benicia. This photo was taken at the extreme range of my 40x telephoto. There is also the Levee Trail off Bayshore (it begins beneath the most easterly span of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge (there is free parking - look for the public access sign at the entrance of the giant 'new cars' import storage yard). About a 20 minute walk to the trail's end: Don't try walking in the marsh... it's very wet and muddy.
November, 1941.
From www.camprobertshistoricalmuseum.com/Photos.php
Construction of the main garrison area began on November 15, 1940. The first commander, Lieutenant Colonel Marston, rented office space in the Bank of America building in Paso Robles. His command consisted of the office, plans and specifications for construction of the facilities, and a few tents. From those humble beginnings the operation grew to involve over 8,000 workers in the construction of a training site capable of housing 30,000 trainees at one time.
Construction took approximately nine months, and the area received the heaviest recorded rainfall before or since. During construction it was decided to change the original name, Camp Nacimiento, to Camp Roberts in honor of 22-year-old Corporal Harold W. Roberts, a World War I tank driver from San Francisco who died in France in the Argonne Offensive, and was awarded the Medal of Honor. Today, Camp Roberts is the only major Army military installation named for a non-commissioned officer.
Camp Roberts officially began its mission as one of the world’s largest training sites in March 1941. It featured the world’s largest parade field (the length of 14 football fields) and hosted an Infantry Replacement Training Center and a Field Artillery Replacement Training Center. 436,000 troops passed through an intensive 17-week training cycle. A peak population of 45,000 troops was reached in 1944, with thousands of these soldiers quartered in huge tent cities. Besides the two Training Centers, there was a 750-bed hospital and intern facilities for German and Italian prisoners of war. Many of the Italian POWs swore allegiance to America after Italy surrendered, and spent the remainder of the war as service unit workers at Camp Roberts.
Many famous people received their military training here during WWII, including Caspar Weinberger, Robert Mitchum, Steve Allen, Steve “Hercules” Reeves, and comedy legend Red Skelton, who headlined Camp Roberts’ entertainment troupe. Many other celebrities, like Laurel and Hardy, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny and Marlene Dietrich have come to Camp Roberts to entertain countless troops at the Soldier Bowl.
On July 1, 1946, with the out-processing of WWII soldiers complete, Camp Roberts was inactivated as a training site, reverting to ‘caretaker’ status, with a skeleton crew to maintain it. Reserve units conducted their 15-day summer training cycles, and it remained so until the outbreak of the Korean War.
In June 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea, and the United Nations quickly responded. The following month, Camp Roberts was re-activated for Regular Army troop training, and soon added an Armor Replacement Training Center. The terrain resembled that found in Korea, and the famed 7th Armored Division was in charge of training. By the end of fighting in September 1953, approximately 300,000 troops had completed their training here. After returnee out-processing in early 1954, camp Roberts reverted once again to caretaker status, continuing to train National Guard and Army Reserve units’ summer training periods.
During the Vietnam era, Camp Roberts once again bustled with activity, though not on as grand a scale as in WWII or the Korean War. The installation was not ‘officially’ open, and thus earned the title “most active inactive post in the U.S.” Many troops were brought down from Fort Ord after in processing for their basic training and returned there for graduation and assignment. In the 1960s, the Army’s first satellite network was constructed here, and the Army’s Combat Development Experimental Command (CDEC) did much vehicle and weapons testing. The Navy also trained crews for river patrol boats here. Vietnam was the last era Army Basic Training was given here.
The US Army officially closed Camp Roberts in April 1970, and on April 2, 1971, the California Army National Guard received control of the Camp under license from the Army to establish a Reserve Component training and mobilization facility. Camp Roberts continues to operate in this fashion today. Military units from all service branches (and some foreign countries) continue to train here, and it also hosts a large wheel and track maintenance school for reserve soldiers. In recent years, many National Guard units have been processed through Camp Roberts to meet the Nation’s needs in the War on Terrorism by being deployed throughout the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
The history of Camp Roberts is effectively related in the Camp Roberts Historical Museum, which is housed in the original WWII Red Cross Headquarters (Main Museum) and the original WWII Camp Roberts Post Office (Museum Annex).
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Collotheca sorprende por su larga corona extensible, lanza las redes de finos filamentos de seda y en vez de hacerlos rodar espera y lo hace protegido por una fina vaina casi invisible que viste su torso y su cola. Se trata de un rotífero que presenta una corona formada por varios lóbulos que pueden ir de 1 a 7 sobre los que se despliegan abanicos de finísimos filamentos. Estos filamentos envían hacia el interior del cono que forman, cualquier organismo que tropieza con ellos para pasar a su boca y ser así masticados y digeridos ▷ .
Pero cualquier roce de cualquier ser inesperado, cualquier sobresalto, hace que este tímido ser se repliegue y esconda su red de filamentos y su corona dentro del cuerpo, para volver a desplegarla cuando siente que el peligro ha pasado ▷ .
Las diferentes especies del género se distinguen por el número de lóbulos de la corona y las características del borde membranoso que los une.
Collotheca vive generalmente asentado sobre los tallos de plantas acuáticas sumergidas y cerca de la orilla despliega sus redes para capturar su alimento que casi siempre está constituido por algas.
La fotografia de hoy, tomada sobre unas muestras de agua en los humedales de Salburúa ( Vitoria ) ha sido realizada a 200 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia
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Protegerse es una buena manera de aumentar las posibilidades de sobrevivir, lo hacen los animales y las plantas de nuestro mundo visible, pero también los diminutos y fascinantes seres del mundo invisible del agua.
Fabricados de una sola pieza, parecen hacer frente a las dificultades de sus vidas como si fuesen complejísimos sistemas cargados de inteligencia y acción, siempre dispuestos, contra viento y marea a sortear cualquier peligro y aferrarse a la vida con empecinamiento infinito y en ese agarrarse a la vida con toda su fuerza, crean formas insospechadas de belleza.
Todas las diatomeas y la mayoría de las amebas, se protegen de los mil peligros que las acechan, blindando su cuerpo con armaduras transparentes tocadas por la magia de la hermosura.
La diatomea Nitzschia sigmoidea ha fabricado un estuche de dos piezas en S que al estirarse se convirtió en la pendiente juguetona de un suave huracán o de unos pasos de tango…ahora para adelante, ahora para detrás, giro y giro… y mientras, la diatomea de Cyphoderia extiende unos finísimos radios de seda para aferrarse al fondo y no ser transportada por la corriente, desde su maravillosa y sorprendente cas a cristalina.
Han bebido del cuarzo que forma la tierra y con él, en arte de magia construido sus casas transparentes, labradas en finísimos detalles para enfrentarse a la vida con su belleza que es la manifestación de la alegría de su vivir.
La fotografía de hoy, realizada a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia, se ha tomado en unas muestras de agua procedentes del río Alhama, a su paso por la localidad riojana de Aguilar del Río Alhama, junto al antiguo poblado celtibérico de Contrebia Leucade.
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (5 of 9): Shin askes for Yas /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (5 de 9): Shin pregunta por Yas
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 86 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Shin: … I'll make it face to face ò_ó
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Shin: ...lo haré en persona. ò_ó
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This is by far my worst work... thanks to my shaky hands... but the best view thus far from Langkawi.
I was seated in my hall trying to fix my SD Card coz the lock slider came off. I looked out my balcony and saw some very nice crimson hues... my balcony faces South so I knew I was at the wrong place... I shouldn't be at home but at the seaside... I should have stayed on at the other end of the island as I was there this afternoon... but this afternoon it was threatening to rain again so I came home.
Anyway, I went to my balcony to see if I could get a clear shot. No luck.
I went downstairs to the first floor, at the poolside and managed a couple of shots. But I was not happy as it looked so beautiful. I thought for a while.
Then I went up to the10th floor. Still no shot.
Very unhappy now... I went to the rooftop. There was a window... but taking a shot from here I would get the penthouse's roof in the frame. Grrrr...
Aha... then I saw the water tank. Should I? I am acrophobic. Being on the roof in itself took a lot of courage. I gathered all my courage and started climbing the metal steps/ladder. Camera around my neck... clinging onto the railings for dear life. When I got to the top... I went.... WOW!!! Legs shaking, hands trembling... I started snapping. Left hand clinging on to dear life... right hand trembling away and snapping away. You can see my hands were shaking away if you saw the picture large. No matter how I changed the ISO or shutter speed it didn't help. Maybe next time I will take my 50mm up instead... yes, there will be a next time. I'll find a way.
So... here you go... my shaky hands, 5 shot panorama.
18mm, 1/25, f/3.5, ISO800, Mode: Manual
Manufactured by LOMO (Leningrad Optical-Mechanical Union = Ленинградское Oптико-Mеханическое Oбъединение, ЛОМО́), in Leningrad, former USSR.
Сокол=Sokol means Falcon
Model: 1979 type 3b, (export type), produced between 1979-80
All Sokol 2 produced between 1977-86
There are 4 types and 3 subtypes of the camera
As to Alexander Komarov
35mm film Rangefinder camera
Engraving on the top plate: made in USSR
Lens: Industar-70 (ИНДУСТАР) 50mm f/2.8 filter thread 55mm
Aperture: up to f/16
Setting:
Auto: set the aperture ring to A
Manual: press the small silver lever on the lens-shutter barrel, then turn the aperture ring with scale
Focus range: 0,8-10m +inf
Focusing: match the rangefinder images in the finder by ring on the lens-shutter barrel, w/ distance and DOF scales
Shutter: leaf shutter, speeds: 1/30 -1/500 +B ; Setting: ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel
Shutter release: on front of the camera
Cable release socket: on the top plate
Cocking lever: also winds the film, long stroke, on the back of the camera
Frame counter: auto-reset, additive type, window on the bottom plate
Viewfinder: coupled bright frame viewfinder / rangefinder, w/ parallax correction lines
Exposure meter: three cells CdS meter, shutter priority automatic exposure controlled, meter windows on front of the lens
Film speed range: 16-250 ASA/GOST, setting: ring and window on front of the lens
Exposure setting:
Auto: set the aperture ring to A, in this mode shutter not works in unappropriate light conditions
Manual: there are 5 luminescent arrows in the finder, (you have to try combinations until the middle arrow shows ?)
Re-wind lever: on the left side of the camera
Re-wind release: on the bottom plate
Flash PC socket: none
Hot-shoe
Memory dial: on the top plate, as a cover for battery chamber
Self-timer: none
Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
Engraving on the back of the top plate: LOMO logo:
Tripod socket: ¼”
Strap lugs
Battery: one PX 625 1.5V
Battery chamber: on the top plate and opens by unscrewing the film reminder
Battery check: a small button on the back of the top plate, when depressed in Auto mode, 500/16 appears in the viewfinder thet means the battery is OK
Battery on/switch: none ??
Body: metal; Weight: 738g
Serial no. 7933346, first two digits show the producing year; beneath the lens-shutter barrel
The only differences between Sokol 2 and Sokol-1 are the addition of a hot shoe and deletion of flash PC socket. The camera appears to operate without the battery but it does not operate correctly.
More info: Review in Alfred Klomp website, in Sovietcams by Aidas Pikiotas, in Communist Cameras by Nathan Dayton
為什麼她的舉手投足總是透露著優雅？
為什麼她的淑女韻味令我移不開目光？
因為她是名門淑女.
在一個轉彎處,我注意到她了.那優雅的氣質,讓我的目光始終無法移開.雖然有許多的男士正在跟她交談,我也耐心的等待.相較於其他大家閏秀,她的身軀雖然嬌小,但一舉手,一投足.那股氣勢,那優雅的氣質.讓我不能用一般世俗的眼光;用一般人旁敲側擊的方式來回應她.我決定走上前去,用最正式的方式來介紹我自己.儘其所能的描繪她的 Level of Detail.才不會辜負她那優雅的氣質.
我採用縮小光圈至F11,來強調細節.但景深這時卻因光圈的縮小而使她身旁的閒雜人等一一現形..所以我把小黑五推至最短對焦距離,焦長推進至200mm.來縮小景深,讓她不受世俗的紛紛擾擾.一陣流言蜚語也無損她名門淑女的風範.等流言蜚語過去,我知道最佳時刻已到來,透過指尖記錄下她最美的一刻.
我用下列的比喻來記錄現場的狀況.
"有許多的男士正在跟她交談"
這朵花在田埂旁,很亮麗.讓人很難不注意她,如同名門淑女般.
現場很多人在拍她,所以我在旁等了一段時間.
"讓我不能用一般世俗的眼光;用一般人旁敲側擊的方式來回應她.我決定走上前去,用最正式的方式來介紹我自己"
因為在現場大部分的人都是側拍的方式.但我直覺告訴我,不能浪費了這朵花.所以我採用正上方的拍攝方式,儘可能的去描繪她的細節.
"因光圈的縮小而使她身旁的閒雜人等一一現形">
因為旁邊有很多的枝葉,過於雜亂.我直覺告訴自己,要取得純淨的背景才能突顯她的氣質.
"一陣流言蜚語也無損她名門淑女的風範">
在拍攝這朵名門淑女時,現場有風在吹動.
我等到風停,她回到我要的角度,才按下快門拍下她優美的身影.
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. ~Ansel Adams
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box. ~Henri Cartier Bresson
I hope you enjoy my attempt at capturing the essence of our passion, somewhat personified. I appreciate the irony in my attempt, yet I understand the duplicity of practising my passion whilst paying homage.
What is photography? I would appreciate your views in the comments I hope will follow.
To me it is exactly this - the enjoyment felt capturing something beautiful.
Photography is beautiful.
Russ.
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View On Black , it's much better !!!
Et bien... il a plu.
Il a même plu énormément...
Des pluies diluviennes, qui nous ont quand même valu quelques frayeurs, entre autres, celle de passer en voiture sur des routes transformées en véritables lacs, avec de l'eau jusqu'aux rétros, celle de rester embourbés, ensablés, et que sais-je encore, celle de rester coincés dans entre 2 oueds déchainés, et ne plus pouvoir ni avancer ni reculer, celle de se réfugier en plein nuit dans un abri de fortune, abandonnant sa voiture aux flots (j'exagère à peine, lol) , celle de rater son vol retour parce que bien sûr, personne ne pouvait plus circuler..... mais quel bonheur, finalement, de rencontrer des gens formidables dans des situations telles que celles ci, qui t'aident sans te connaître et sans rien demander en échange... de vraies rencontres, un vrai bonheur ...
But it rained...
It rained a lot... Diluvian scary rains..
Roads transformed into real lakes, with some water up to rearview mirrors in the car, water, water, everywhere, falling for almost 48 hours, non stop... and us, stucked at night in the car, with no possibility to move on nor to move back, then to put ourselves in a shelter for the night leaving the car to mother Nature, lol... and me, missing my flight back to Paris because no one could drive away from the city we were in... But, what a huge pleasure, to meet nice and adorable people, who helped us, showed us somewhere we could sleep to be safe, shared their food with us, without knowing us at all,... People in Marocco are so kind...
See the article at www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201110pride...
Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.