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ALM Service of Authoirisation and Commissiioning at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes Sunday September 25, 2022.
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Scientific: Ficus vasta
Arabic: تين الرقع، شجرة الرقاع، التالقة، التين البري
Dhofari Jibbali: طيق
Taken on 22-September-2011 in Agdorout, Rakhyout, Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Asia. (For more information, check it out on the map)
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A house in Brougham with the forgotten spirits/ memories that are being lost
Green River and Brougham are two towns a couple miles apart where I grew up. The land was expropriated several decades ago to build a new Toronto International Airport. The original owners were forced out for progress that did not happen and the house and properties were rented by the Federal Government to people like my mother. 30+ years later, with renewed interest in the airport, renters are being systematically forced out and farms and houses bulldozed, in preparation for the Airport. The loss of hundreds of years of culture and some of the finest most pristine nature, farm land and trout streams left in Southern Ontario is sad and tragic…we are watching our past be leveled.
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Another man evicted in Brougham
by darinotte @ 24 Feb. 2008 - 12:12:17 pm
Residents have had enough with saying goodbye to long-time friends
Tue Jan 29, 2008
By Kristen Calis
PICKERING -- Protestors, politicians and concerned residents marched along the streets of Brougham on Monday, carrying a casket not to mourn a death, but the loss of hopes and dreams of a longtime resident.
It was the day Mike Puterbough, who moved into his Brougham home in 1974, was evicted. The 59-year-old has been fighting Transport Canada in a court battle for the past three years, and said he was finally told to go because his home wasn’t worth fixing.
“I’ve been very angry but today I just feel complete sadness,” Mr. Puterbough said.
The federal government expropriated 7,500 hectares of farmland in 1972, but has still given no final word on whether an airport will be built or not on the land. In the meantime, the community has been slowly diminishing, and residents in north Pickering have been fighting evictions and demolitions of homes.
The local anti-airport group Land Over Landings began as People or Plains, of which Michael Robertson was a founding member. He spoke of his disgust at the protest.
“We’re here witnessing what, for a normal landlord, was an illegal act,” he said to approximately 50 supporters. “A winter eviction, after 33 years, and with a heart condition, Mike is literally put out in the cold. This is clearly over the edge of common decency, if not the law.”
Mr. Robertson added the fight isn’t over.
Mr. Puterbough will move in with family in Uxbridge for the time being, but isn’t sure where he’ll go after that.
This weekend I viewed an hour long documentary regarding the history of the proposed Pickering airport. I was inspired by the fact that back in the 70's, hippy farmers were able to stick it to the man & stop the airport development. The fight continues to this; here are some related links:
Stop the Pickering Airport
ontario.sierraclub.ca/campaigns/pickering_airport/
Land Over Landings
Voters Organized to Cancel Airport Lands
Greater Toronto Airport Authority - Pickering Project
www.gtaa.com/en/community_relations/pickering_project/rel...
Transport Canada - Pickering Lands Site
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PLEASE AS I AM UNABLE TO RETURN COMMENT PLEASE JUST GO TO ANGELA'S STREAM AND WISH HER A MOST HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SHE IS A MOST LOVING AND WONDERFUL WOMAN AS MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW,
SHE IS A TRUE FRIEND AND I AM A WITNESS TO THAT FIRST HAND
LOVING YOU ANGELA
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PLEASE STOP BY HER STREAM AND WISH HER A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
'I WILL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF DAYS
HUGS AND LOVE
billie
Diocese of Manchester Ordination of Deacons service at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday July 02, 2017.
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Part of a brief series of photos on the Rozanji, a temple credited as one of the places where Murakami Shikibu wrote, exactly a thousands years ago, the Genji monogatari. The house of his father, the courtier Fujiwara Tametoki, was here and, if not the building, this could be the place she was refering to as "home" when wrote in her Diary (as translated by Richard Bowring):
"What on earth are you doing in such cold weather?" asked His Excellency. "You are meant to be convalescing!" Nevertheless he brought her exquisite paper brushes and ink from time to time, an even an inkstone. When the women found out that Her Majesty had given it to me, they all complained loudly that I had obtained it by going behind their backs. Despite this, she made me another present of some excellent colored paper and some brushes.
Then, while I was busy in attendance, His Excellency sneaked into my room and found the copy of the Tale that I had had brought from home for safe-keeping. It seems that he gave the whole thing to his second daughter. I no longer had the fair copy in my possession and was sure that the version she had would hurt my reputation.
As the setsubun festivities were taking place, the garden was closed the day we payed our visit, but this man we made friends with managed to get us in there after a few words with the monks. Once there, he pointed out to the room at the corner, left side here, and said it was there where Murasaki Shikibu began writing her masterwork, while looking at the garden (now called Genji niwa, id est Genji's Garden). Oviously an exageration (the temple was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1788) but the experience was moving all the same. And, after all, if not exactly there, it could be a few meters from there, huh?
Diocese of Manchester Ordination of Deacons service at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday July 02, 2017.
Leven onder de as van de vulkaan, dag in, dag uit... alle hotels zijn leeg en verwoest. De stad lijkt heel hallucinant. Ook de huizen zitten onder de as. Nog één hotel blijft met staats-steun open voor de enkele verdwaalde toeristen. De lokale bevolking is erg uitgedund. Alleen heel arme mensen zijn genoodzaakt om te blijven wonen. Aan ons hotel is er elke dag een ploeg paraat om de as weg te scheppen, een heel ongezond werk. De as is heel zacht en voelt aan als losse zachte poeder. Er valt voortdurend as uit de lucht en na enkele uren zit je onder het stof. Veel mensen lopen voortdurend met een masker voor de mond, om de longen te beschermen. De rode tong en tanden bij veel mensen wordt veroorzaakt door het kauwen van 'betelnut'. Een mengsel van mosterdzaadjes, kalk en beetlenoot.
De Tavurvur is een actieve stratovulkaan nabij de Papoea-Nieuw-Guineaanse stad Rabaul op de noordoostelijke punt van het eiland Nieuw-Brittannië. Het vormt het meest actieve onderdeel de Rabaulcaldera (8 bij 14 km), waarbinnen het gelegen is aan de oostelijke rand. De vulkaan is binnen de stad Rabaul berucht om de vele verwoestende uitbarstingen.
Lees nog meer over de verwoestingen:
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavurvur
Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.
The volcano is the most active feature of the Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently as January 2009
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A large Rococo console table
Estimate: PHP 50,000 - 60,000
Last quarter, 19th century
San Isidro, Nueva Ecija
Red narra
86 x 147.5 x 57 cm (34 x 58 x 22 in)
Lot 440 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 21 September 2019. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more details.
A beautifully crafted, unusually large console table made in precious, heavy red narra wood in rich, lustrous patina, with strong stylistic affinities with Rococo Revival furniture popular in Europe in the second and third quarter of the 19th century. The serpentine front concaves at the sides, bulges in the middle, and rounds at the corners. Flowers, foliage, C-scrolls and elongated shell motifs delightfully carved adorn the frieze drawers and cabriole legs. The French-style shell hoof feet are strikingly beautiful and well executed. Interestingly, by design, there are no X-stretchers connecting the legs, thus presenting an uncluttered demeanor. Only an wealthy family with a stately house to keep it in could possibly own such a magnificent piece. Reputedly from a house in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija owned by relatives of nationalist Maximo Viola.
www.fai-asturies.org/principal.php?pag=lernot&id=79
201 años dempués de la declaración de soberanía de 1808 Fai! quixo recordar esti 25 de mayu como'l día nacional d'Asturies. Pa ello, entamóse una folixa que cuntó con un recital poéticu, la ellaboración d'un mural y un conciertu con 4 grupos asturianos que punxeron la banda sonora a una xornada reivindicativa pola soberanía popular asturiana.
Más d’un cientu de persones participaron esti sábadu 23 na I Folixa Nacional entamada por Fai! como reivindicación y celebración del Día de la Nación Asturiana, recuerdu de la xornada qu’abre la historia contemporánea d’Asturies, el 25 de mayu de 1808, día de la declaración de soberanía de la Xunta Xeneral.
Doscientos ún años depués d’esti fechu y de la creación de la bandera asturiana, la organización d'esquierda soberanista Fai! quixo ufrir un menú folixeru y combativu nel marcu del CSOA La Reflexón. Abriendo les actividaes, Sergio Gutiérrez Camblor, Carlos Suari, Pablo X. Suárez, Xabel Vegas y Xandru Fernández protagonizaron el recital poéticu “Poetes agresivos (disparen les sos obres contra los que se duermen)”, onde tuvo bien presente, de la mano de los sos versos, la crítica social y la ironía más característica de cinco poetes que representaron na Folixa’l presente y el futuru de la lliteratura nacional, al tiempu que nes paredes se proyectaben imáxenes subversives qu'afalaben l'ambiente combativu del recital.
De siguío, dellos artistes plásticos emprimaben a diseñar un mural que tenía la histórica fras como protagonista: “Asturies enxamás vencida”.
Dientro del CSOA, organización, delles puestos de material y músicos ultimaben tolos detalles pa que dende les siete y media, la música entamara a sonar na I Folixa Nacional con un escenariu enllenu d'asturines y de banderes d'otros pueblos en llucha como les de los Països Catalans, Castiella, el País Llionés, Andalucía, Euskal Herria, Palestina...K-Nalón yera’l grupu encargáu de romper el silenciu col so rap dinamiteru 100% n’asturianu.
Darréu Arma X y 13 Palabras xubíen al escenariu de La Reflexón pa que la revolución de rimes nun aparara.Metanes l'actuación, una pancarta xubió al escenariu pa denunciar la illegalización de les idées y pola derogación de la llei de partíos.
Al finar esta actuación los sones reivindicativos dexaron pasu al actu políticu, onde militantes de Fai! lleeron un manifiestu en favor del 25 de mayu como día nacional d'Asturies. Enantes, un representante del Comité de Sofitu a Iniciativa Internacionalista n'Asturies, que llamentablemente foi la única organización qu'acudió a la llamada que dende Fai! se ficiere a los partíos de la izquierda nacional asturiana pa dicir unes pallabres, agradeció'l convite y presentó la campaña que ta desendolcando'l comité nesti país, a pesar de les torgues y la criminalización que careció y carez esta y otres munches opciones polítiques d'esquierda soberanista nel estáu español.
Na segunda metada del conciertu Vinagre de Sidra abría capítulu pa les guitarres y el rock, que yá na fin de la nueche diba zarrar Gomeru, depués de cinco hores de música dende la trinchera más reivindicativa del país.
Dende Fai! nun queremos que s'escaeza la nuestra historia, la historia d'un pueblu combativu que siempre supo tar a l'altura de les circunstancies. Güei tócanos a nosotres y nosotros, les y los asturianes y asturianos del sieglu XXI siguir na llucha en busca de la soberanía popular d'Asturies.
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Llega fin de año, llega el momento de pensar y poner en la balanza lo ocurrido durante este año.
También fui taggeado por karla .
10 cosas (1 falsa) sobre mí:
1. El mejor libro de mi infancia fue Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer. Gran historia y el primer libro que pude leer solo.
2. Mi película favorita es Volver al Futuro. Ya he perdido la cuenta de la cantidad de veces que la he visto.
3. Detesto jugar con mis hijos. :)
4. Me encanta viajar. Es una lastima que sea tan caro a veces.
5. Soy un fanático de la tecnología. Me gusta estar al tanto de la últimas novedades.
6. Necesito un corte de pelo.
7. La fotografía ha reemplazado este año mi tiempo para la lectura. Debo corregir eso el año que viene.
8. Me encanta cocinar. Hasta hace unos años atrás no sabía ni siquiera hervir una papa.
9. Me encanta la cerveza. Mi favorita por estos días es Corona.
10. Me encanta el "olor" de la lluvia.
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New year arrives, it's time to think about what happened during this year.
I've also been tagged by karla.
10 things (1 is not true) about me:
1. The best book of my childhood was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Great story and the first book I could read alone.
2. My favorite movie is Back to the Future. I've lost count of how many times I've seen it.
3. I hate playing with my children. :)
4. I love to travel. It's a shame it is so expensive sometimes.
5. I'm a fan of technology. I like to keep up-to-date of the latest developments.
6. I need a haircut.
7. Photography has replaced this year my reading time. I need to fix that next year.
8. I love cooking. A few years ago I did not even know how to boil a potato.
9. I love beer. My favorite these days is Corona.
10. I love the "smell" of rain.
Strobist info: SB-900 1/32 power 24mm zoom against white wall camera left. Triggered by PW.
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We have had a very cold spring here in Korea. There has been no sign of any blossoms or flowers yet. I was thrilled yesterday when I found a cherry blossom tree in bloom, and several magnolia trees. They were located in a very sunny protected area. I had so much fun!
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Château de Bran, Roumanie. Il est connu comme "le château de Dracula". En fait Vlad Ţepeş (aussi connu sous le doux nom de Vlad III l'Empaleur), le personnage historique dont Dracula est inspiré n'a sans doute jamais séjourné dans ce château mais faut bien faire venir les touristes !
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Bran Castle, Romania. It is know as "Dracula's Castle". In fact the character of Dracula is inspired of Vlad Ţepeş prince of Wallachia (aka Vlad III the Impaler) and he probably never stayed at this castle... but people would do anything to attract tourists !
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Starring Ray “Crash” Corrigan, Lee Van Atta, C. Montague Shaw, Monte Blue, Lois Wilde, John Merton, William Farnum.
Undersea Kingdom begins with a protracted introduction to our hero, US Navy lieutenant “Crash” Corrigan (Ray Corrigan), in a series of sequences that establish his athletic prowess. After Crash has excelled at football, wrestling, and other strenuous sports, the main plot gets underway when Corrigan is assigned to accompany scientist Professor Norton (C. Montague Shaw) on a submarine expedition to the bottom of the ocean. Norton is convinced that a recent series of earthquakes are emanating from the lost land of Atlantis–which, according to his theory, was not destroyed when it sank to the ocean floor but instead preserved by a protective dome. Norton, Corrigan, newspaper reporter Diana Compton (Lois Wilde), and Norton’s young son Billy (Lee Van Atta) discover the truth of Norton’s theory when their undersea journey brings them to Atlantis–a country that culturally and sartorially resembles Ancient Greece, but possesses technology never seen in the ancient or modern world. There, they find that the Atlantean tyrant Unga Khan (Monte Blue) has been causing the earthquakes, which are mere test runs for his planned conquest of the “surface world” with his arsenal of destructive weapons. Norton is taken prisoner by Khan, who makes the professor his scientific lackey after after technologically brainwashing him, while Crash is captured by Sharad (William Farnum), the high priest of Poseidon and the leader of an Atlantean faction that opposes Unga Khan. Eventually, Crash convinces Sharad that they share a common enemy, and is given command of the high priest’s “White Robe” army. He takes command of Sharad’s campaign against Unga Khan’s “Black Robes,” while Khan assiduously prepares for an invasion of the unsuspecting surface world.
Undersea Kingdom is invariably compared to Universal’s Flash Gordon, which was released two months earlier in 1936; in fact, it’s often cited as a direct imitation of the Universal chapterplay. Given the closeness of the two serials’ release dates, this is unlikely–although Republic did begin producing Kingdom when Universal announced Gordon, no doubt hoping to steal a little of Gordon’s thunder with a sci-fi adventure of their own. Thematically, however, Undersea Kingdom owes more to Phantom Empire, released two years earlier by Republic’s predecessor Mascot, than it does to Flash Gordon. Among the two serials’ points in common are an alien kingdom that is still part of the good old Earth, a child co-hero, and a villainous robot corps. Also like Empire, Kingdom lacks any of the otherworldly atmosphere of Flash Gordon; Atlantis’ locales and inhabitants never come alive the way Mongo’s do. The troubles of Atlantis never becomes involving in their own right; the struggle between Unga Khan and Sharad is a mere backdrop to Khan’s plan to conquer the surface world; (in fact, the final destruction of Sharad’s city is only a side effect of Khan’s attempt to recapture Professor Norton).
However, while Undersea Kingdom is no Flash Gordon, it has much to recommend it. As already mentioned, the writers (John Rathmell, Oliver Drake, Maurice Geraghty, and Tracy Knight) don’t succeed in making Atlantis seem very colorful (although they give the supposedly Greek Atlanteans a wild potpourri of names that hail from Mongolia, ancient Persia, Phoenicia, and many other places), but they keep their plot moving swiftly. The final chapter is unusually exciting, with Unga Khan confidently preparing to blast opposing Navy ships from the ocean as Crash and Norton work frantically to cripple his defenses from within his impregnable tower.
While the serial’s principal outdoor location (Iverson’s Movie Ranch) doesn’t look very otherworldly, both Sharad’s Sacred City (a disguised version of Republic’s Spanish fort, enlarged by some excellent matte work) and Unga Khan’s laboratory are decorated in properly peculiar style, while the serial’s various miniatures (the Atlantean “Volplane,” Norton’s submarine, Khan’s rocket-powered tower) are very well-designed by Howard and Theodore Lydecker. The Juggernaut, a tank-like vehicle that anticipates the Jungle Cruiser in Tim Tyler’s Luck, is similarly impressive, while a squad of robots (called “Volkites” here) will only impress those (like myself) who don’t object to the water- heater-like appearance of the robot in the later Mysterious Doctor Satan; the Volkites are near-duplicates of that automaton.
The serial features few of the fistfights common to Republic’s later serials, but compensates by including some truly unique action sequences, chief among them the large-scale attacks on Sharad’s Sacred City by the Black Robes; these battle scenes are beautifully staged by directors Joseph Kane and B. Reeves Eason (Eason directed many similar sequences in silent and sound “spectacles” like 1925’s Ben-Hur and 1936’s Charge of the Light Brigade). The serial’s smaller-scaled swordfights are also well-handled, as are several chariot chases, Crash’s tightrope-walking escape from Khan’s tower, and the wrestling matches between Crash and various opponents (although his repeated success in overpowering two villains at once somewhat stretches credibility). The serial’s chapter endings are interesting (particularly the ones involving Crash’s fall down an elevator shaft, his apparent crushing by the Juggernaut, and the good guys’ failed escape in the Volplane that ends in their being shot down), but too many of them–including the famed Juggernaut cliffhanger–are resolved by blatant “cheats” in the following chapter.
The serial’s cast is uneven in terms of acting. Ray Corrigan, excellent as a laid-back but determined cowboy hero in Republic’s Three Mesquiteers films, seems slightly uncomfortable as a swashbuckling near-superhero (with a rather embarrassing outfit); he delivers most of his lines hurriedly in rather stone-faced fashion and lacks the dash that helped Buster Crabbe put across the similarly difficult role of Flash Gordon. Monte Blue is also a bit miscast as the warlord Unga Khan. While Blue was good as more prosaic villains like the evil Yellow Weasel in Hawk of the Wilderness, his appearance and voice aren’t “bravura” enough for such a larger-than-life part. He voices Khan’s megalomaniacal ravings in a harsh monotone, with none of the measured staginess someone like Charles Middleton or Bela Lugosi would have given them.
The lovely Lois Wilde has very little to do as the leading lady, but delivers her lines with a breathless enthusiasm almost unparalleled among serial actresses. Lee Van Atta is good as the capable, if somewhat cocky, Billy Norton, in effect the serial’s co-hero. John Merton features prominently as a tough Black Robe soldier named Moloch who switches over to the good guys’ side and provides Crash with loyal support; Merton handles this change-of-pace part with plenty of vigor and conviction. Lon Chaney Jr. is properly snarling and aggressive as Captain Hakur, the leader of Unga Khan’s Black Robe army, while Raymond Hatton–surprisingly cast as a villain–is his second-in-command. Boothe Howard makes a slick aide-de-camp for Monte Blue, and Lane Chandler is William Farnum’s stalwart lieutenant. Farnum himself handles the role of Sharad with his customary dignity and theatricality, glowering angrily over Unga Khan’s aggression and ringingly declaring his faith in Poseidon. The most refined and assured performance in the serial, however, comes from C. Montague Shaw as Professor Norton. Shaw is calm, dignified, and authoritative as the pre-transformation Norton and whining, crafty, and obsequious as the transformed Professor. His evil chuckling when he’s decoyed Crash into a trap is memorable, and his simple but startling transition back to his previous manner when his mind is restored is excellent.
Smiley Burnette and Frankie Marvin, accompanied by a parrot named Sinbad, are the serial’s designated comic relief, but aren’t given anything amusing in the way of material. Fortunately, they make only a few token appearances throughout the serial. A scrutiny of their scenes shows that their characters were inserted in post-production, apparently to pad out a few chapters’ running time; they never interact with any of the other principals and are never referred to by them (except in one obviously-looped scene). Jack Mulhall and Lloyd Whitlock play naval officers in the first and final chapters, and John Bradford overacts wildly as Joe, Norton’s hysterical assistant who goes berserk at the prospect of descending to the ocean depths. George DeNormand doubles for Ray Corrigan in the action scenes and plays various Atlantean guards, along with fellow stuntmen Eddie Parker, Tom Steele, and Bill Yrigoyen.
Undersea Kingdom, while not as slick as later Republics or as colorful as its contemporary Flash Gordon, is a definite step up from Mascot predecessors like Phantom Empire when it comes to production values and smoothness of plotting. The serial belongs to a developmental stage in Republic Pictures’ history, but is no less appealing because of that; while few fans or critics (this author among them) would rate it as one of Republic’s best serials, it usually holds a warm spot in their esteem.
Above: Unga Khan (seated) tells Professor Norton and Diana of his schemes of conquest. Boothe Howard as Ditmar is on the far left.
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There's a light in the dark
Where the sky splits apart
Where the stars find a way
To shine through all the spaces in between
Here we are face to face
All alone in this place
And the night is finally coming down to you and me
Tell me where you've been hiding?
Ooh I want to know
You're my silver lining covered in gold
Tell me what am I feeling?
Well it's hard to explain
Like underwater breathing
Swimming in rain
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Yesterday I saw this modest Ferrari, parked tight between other cars, and at first I wasn't that creative with taking pictures of it.
So, I've tried to do something different from what I use to do here.
The car was quite dirty, had lost some of its shine and had a dent just before its front wheel.
The light was actually quite nice though, so I thought this shot fitted the car very well.
The Ferrari 328 GTS is the targa version of the fixed roof 328 GTB.
The GTB referred to the Gran Turismo Berlinetta (coupé) body while the GTS was a Gran Turismo Spider (targa top).
The 328 GTS and GTB were the final developments of the normally aspirated transverse V8 engine 2 seat series.
The 328 figures in the model title referred to the total cubic capacity of the engine, 3.2 litres, and 8 for the number of cylinders. The new model was introduced at the 1985 Frankfurt Salon alongside the Mondial 3.2 series.
English: Aibika, Ochra (Okra), Sunset Muskmallow, Sunset Hibiscus, Hibiscus Manihot
Scientific: Abelmoschus manihot tetraphyllus (Synonym: Abelmoschus mindanaensis, Hibiscus tetraphyllus, Hibiscus manihot)
Arabic: بامية، باميا منيهوت، المنيهوت
Dhofari Jibbali: صمرحُت
Taken on 2-Oct-2010 in Ghado, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. (For more information, check it out on the map)
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Der Blaue Pfau (Pavo cristatus) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Fasanenartigen (Phasianidae). Er gehört zur Ordnung der Hühnervögel und ist neben dem Fasan und dem Haushuhn einer der bekanntesten Vertreter dieser Vogelgruppe.
Aufgrund ihres auffälligen Aussehens gelten vor allem die Männchen als die ältesten Ziervögel der Menschen. Bereits in den Sagen der griechischen Antike wurden sie erwähnt. Als standorttreue Vögel werden die ursprünglich in Indien und Sri Lanka beheimateten Tiere heute weltweit als Haustiere gehalten.
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La costumbre de reunirse en bandos, muy extendida en invierno, desaparece al llegar la época de cría, cuando las parejas de calandrias se reparten para anidar en campos abiertos, cultivados o baldíos, así como en pastizales o entre plantas halófilas. Allí los machos se elevan a veces a considerable altura y vuelan en círculos emitiendo un canto parecido al de la Alondra Común, pero fuerte y con frecuencia imitativo, que dura varios minutos, tras lo cual se lanzan a tierra con un vuelo en picado. El reclamo es un grito nasal característico. El nido está situado en una depresión del suelo, generalmente oculto por una planta. Realizada la cría de los cuatro a seis pollos, cuando éstos pueden volar, se reúnen con los adultos en bandos más o menos numerosos. La Calandria Común es una especie característica del Mediterráneo, y aunque su área se extiende por el este hasta las regiones del Caspio y Aral, falta en las Baleares, donde ha sido observada, al parecer, rarísima vez. En cambio, en la Península es bastante común en terrenos apropiados, faltando en una ancha franja norteña y en Galicia. Identificación: Es la mayor de las alaúdidas; macho: robusto pico pardo-amarillento; por encima, pardo negruzco con bordes posteriores de las alas pardo-grisáceos; por debajo, blancuzco, con pecho ocráceo algo listado de pardo, y una gran mancha negra en forma de cuerno a cada lado de la base del cuello; en la hembra, manchas más pequeñas. Nidificación: Nido, de hierbas secas, en tierra, junto a alguna planta, en sembrados de cereal o barbechos; puesta, de abril a junio, de 4 a 6 huevos blanco sucio, muy manchados de pardo y de gris; incubación, por la hembra, de unos 16 días; los pollos vuelan tras unos 12 días; a veces dos crías. Alimentación: Especialmente hierbecillas; también insectos, como coleópteros y dípteros. Hábitat: Matorrales y campos baldíos
An imposing twelve-sided table
Estimate: PHP 1,200,000 - 1,400,000
First quarter, 20th century
Laguna
Narra and kamagong, kamagong inlays
83 x 224 x 224 cm (32 1/2 x 88 x 88 in)
Provenance:
Formerly from the family of Candelaria Moldes Santos, wife of Col. Leopoldo Santos, Philippine army and guerilla fighter during the Japanese occupation
Made in the Bilibid Prison which, from the early American colonial period until the end of the first half of the 20th century, manufactured high quality household and office furniture as part of its program to rehabilitate prisoners in preparation for their reintegration into mainstream society. Their outputs were arguably unrivaled in terms of craftsmanship, design and prolificity.
A rare 12-sided top, made of solid one-piece narra wood, framed by precious kamagong wood carved around the edges with acanthus gadrooning. To harvest wood with a girth this size - over 7 feet across when finished - the felled giant tree must be well over a hundred years old. Each conforming side of the frieze is carved with foliated scrolls centering an anthemion flower inscribed with C-volute. The heavy base is made of two crossed curule seat-shaped legs carved with foliated scrolls bordered by broad kamagong inlays, and undulate with winged rosettes, connected to a huge, turned central cylinder with flutings surmounted by scrolled arches and a finial. The lion’s paws with winged extensions embody immense strength and power.
Overall, the workmanship is quite remarkable, displaying great detailed carvings and decorations alluding to the Italian Neoclassical style that was popular in the early 19th century. A classic, timeless statement piece that will surely draw exclamations of surprise and admiration. Found in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
Lot 189 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.
Artist : Yue Minjun - China
Location : Morton Park (Triangle), Vancouver
Media : Patinated bronze
In A-maze-ing Laughter Beijing-based artist Yue Minjun depicts his own iconic laughing image, with gaping grins and closed eyes in a state of hysterical laughter. These laughing figures are the signature trademark of the artist. They are not a conventional self-portrait, as they tell us little about the person portrayed or of the reason they are laughing so hysterically. The longer you look at these cast bronze figures, the more the contradiction of the silent, frozen form of sculpture begins to intrude. We see, but do not hear the laughter. The contorted poses of the figure suggest animation and a cartoon form of an anonymous person. The laughter appears to be convulsive, intense, and manic, but also insincere and forced. The scale is "un-naturally" large -exaggerated and excessive like the laughter.
Yue Minjun was a leading figure in what became to be known in the 1990's as Cynical Realism, an artistic movement that emerged in China after the 1989 student demonstrations in Tiananmen and the suppression of artistic expression. Humor, cynicism, repetition and an emphasis on the individual are common characteristics of this artistic movement. Yue Minjun was one of the first artists to translate this new ironic view of contemporary life, one that is expressed in the nihilistic hilarity at a time when little was funny.
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Il 26 gennaio in tutta Italia si sono verificate 52 perquisizioni che hanno portato a 26 arresti e 16 denunce a piede libero per le mobilitazioni contro la costruzione della linea ad alta velocità Torino-Lione (TAV). Le accuse sono resistenza, violenza, lesioni a pubblico ufficiale e riguardano in particolare i fatti di Chiomonte del 3 luglio, quando una grandissima manifestazione si era opposta alla costruzione del “fortino”, creato per proteggere il cantiere di questa grande opera.
Ma alla popolazione della Val Susa, come a tutti noi, un modello di sviluppo incentrato su devastazione del territorio e sempre maggiori profitti per speculatori e padroni vari, non serve.
Dal 1991 in Val Susa i comitati popolari NoTav si battono contro questa linea ferroviaria sulla quale si giocano enormi interessi economici; interessi che sono in antitesi con i bisogni e le condizioni di vita reali della maggior parte della popolazione. In questo modo il capitalismo italiano cerca di rilanciare il proprio ruolo all’interno dell’UE, diventando una piattaforma di transito-merci e manodopera, e imponendo alla popolazione i costi economici, sociali, ambientali e militari dell’operazione. In Val Susa abbiamo visto una lotta partecipata, condivisa che ha travalicato i confini della valle, contribuendo a palesare i limiti di questo modello sociale.
Mentre la Tav passa sulla testa delle popolazioni, è in atto l’ulteriore smantellamento dei diritti nel mondo del lavoro annunciato dal governo tecnico.
In questi ultimi mesi, e anni, si sono moltiplicate le lotte dei lavoratori contro la chiusura delle fabbriche, lo sfruttamento, la continua precarizzazione dei contratti di lavoro, la mercificazione dell’istruzione.
Ne sono un esempio le aziende occupate, i presidi permanenti dei lavoratori, le mobilitazioni degli studenti, o dei comitati territoriali che si oppongono a progetti di devastazione territoriale attraverso la creazione di discariche (Chiaiano) o infrastrutture (ponte sullo stretto, TEM).
All’interno di queste lotte si sono mossi fino ad oggi gli arrestati. Le misure restrittive, coadiuvate dalla spettacolarizzazione mediatica, criminalizzano le lotte cercano di isolare questi compagni dal tessuto sociale in cui sono inseriti. Ma il movimento Notav è una lotta popolare con una esperienza ventennale che attraverso un senso di partecipazione attiva alla lotta ha sviluppato dei validi anticorpi alla distinzione tra buoni e cattivi.
Le lotte di oggi, per quanto frammentarie e parziali, pongono una critica profonda al capitalismo, e rappresentano un’anticamera concreta allo sviluppo di un diverso sistema sociale. Proprio questa alternativa preoccupa la classe dirigente. Nel tentativo di riproporre lo spauracchio degli infiltrati nei movimenti sociali (siano essi terroristi o blackblock), la toga rossa Caselli ha affermato che “questo non è un attacco alla Valsusa”. Infatti non lo è. E’ un attacco contro tutti i movimenti sociali in lotta.
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Beaumaris Castle, located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales was built as part of King Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales. It was designed by James of St. George and was begun in 1295, but never completed. Beaumaris has been designated as a World Heritage site.
Beaumaris castle was positioned to face Garth Celyn on the opposite shore of the Menai Strait and was intended, along with Conwy Castle and Caernarfon castle at either end of the Menai Strait, to overshadow the Welsh Royal home and centre of resistance to the English forces.
Beaumaris Castle (beau mareys - fair marsh) was the last of Edward I's fortresses in North Wales. Work started in 1295 and continued for 35 years, with over 3,500 workmen employed at the peak of construction. Finances and material ran out when King Edward turned his attentions towards Scotland, and the castle was not completed, although an impressive £15,000 was expended on its construction.
During the course of construction Edward I of England ordered that the inhabitants of nearby Llanfaes be evicted from their homes and relocated to the far side of the island at Newborough.
The King's architect, Master James of St. George, brought all his experience to bear in designing Beaumaris — its defences and lines of supply are superbly planned. It was constructed according to a concentric plan — the inner ward is completely surrounded by the outer ward. The castle has a tidal dock allowing it to be supplied directly by sea and is surrounded by a water-filled moat. The defences include numerous ingeniously sited arrow slits, and the entrances are protected by murder holes from which substances such as hot oil could be poured over enemy forces. Attackers of Beaumaris Castle would have met 14 separate obstacles and four lines of fortification resulting from the 'walls within walls' design.
The plan of the castle is nearly square, sharing much in common with Caerphilly and Harlech. The inner ward is rectangular with a round tower at each corner. On the north and south sides are massive gatehouses following the typical pattern of two D-shaped towers flanking the gate passage, while two more D-shaped towers defend the east and west walls. The great hall and other domestic buildings would have been constructed within this inner ward.
Surrounding the inner bailey (in accordance with the concentric ideal) is an outer wall defended by towers and its own two gatehouses. These are not aligned with the inner gatehouses and would have denied attackers the advantage of a straight path through the gates. The dock wall extends from the south wall near the gatehouse so also serves as a defensive firing platform. Unlike the simple outer walls at Caerphilly and Harlech, the walls here are very thick and have internal passages to allow defenders access to protected arrow slits.
The plan was nearly perfect, but the castle was never completed. The Welsh conquest was practically complete at the time of construction, and the immense cost of completing such a massive fortress would have drained funds needed for the Scottish campaigns. Neither the towers of the inner ward nor the great gatehouses were built to full height and many buildings of the inner ward were left unfinished when large scale work ceased in 1298. Small-scale work was carried out in the early 14th century. However, the outer walls were crenelated, and unlike many other castles Beaumaris did not suffer slighting during the Civil War — the extant castle is very well-preserved.
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"Der Kalender ist die Festlegung der Zeitrechnung in Jahre, deren Unterteilung in Monate mit Bestimmung der Monatslängen in Tagen sowie die Wochen-Unterteilung. Das Wort „Kalender“ entstammt dem lateinischen Calendarium (Schuldbuch, siehe Verbindlichkeit); dies ist ein Verzeichnis der Kalendae, der jeweils ersten, auszurufenden (calare „ausrufen“) Tage der Monate, an welchen Darlehen ausgezahlt und Darlehensrückführungen sowie Zinsforderungen fällig wurden." Quelle und weitere Informationen: Wikipedia: Kalender
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The Green Violet ear (Colibri thalassinus) is an attractive hummingbird that is a resident breeder in highlands from south-central Mexico, (the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt), to western Panama and in the Andes from northern Venezuela to Bolivia. It shows seasonal movements and wanders to the United States and even Canada.
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The male Green Violetear is grass green above and becomes a bronze color on the rump and uppertail coverlets and is 11 — 11.5 cm (4.25 — 4.5 in) in length.[2] The tail is square and slightly notched with a broad dark blue subterminal band.[2] It has a large violet central breast spot on the upper breast and a violet-blue band along the chin that often connects to the violet-blue "ear," giving the bird its name.[2] The female is similar to the male, but averages smaller and slightly duller, with a narrower violet band on the chin.[2] The juvenile is a much duller version of the adult. Its plumage is generally olive green overall with dull gray wash to the underparts. The violet breast spot is either indistinct, incomplete, or absent.[2] A molting juvenile may show bright metallic color in patches, particularly on the throat or breast.[2]
The habitat is open upland country with trees and scrubs. It apparently avoids very humid rainforest.[3] The nest is a substantial cup of plant material 1-3m high in a tree, into which two white eggs are laid.
The Green Violet ear's song is a vigorous CHEEP-chut-chut, chip CHEET which is repeated interminably through the day. The call a dry chut. These birds visit flowers of many species of herbs, trees and scrubs for nectar.
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hi-BIS-kus -- Greek, Latin name for a mallow-like plant ... Dave's Botanary
vy-tee-FO-lee-us -- having leaves like a grape ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: five-winged capsule rose-mallow, grape leaved mallow, tropical fanleaf, tropical rose mallow • Bengali: বনকাপাস banakapasa • Gujarati: ડાખલીયો ભીંડો dakhliyo bhindo, જંગલી ભીંડો jangli bhindo, વન ભીંડો van bhindo, વન કપાસ van kapas • Hindi: बन ओकरा ban okra • Kachchhi: વન ભીંડો van bhindo • Kannada: ಮಣಿ ತುತ್ತೀ ಗಿಡ mani thutthi gida, ಪಿಂಡೀ ಸೊಪ್ಪು pindi soppu • Konkani: धाकटो काळो भेंडो dhakto kalo bhendo • Malayalam: കാട്ടുവെള്ളൂരം kaattu vellooram • Marathi: वनकपास vankapas • Punjabi: ਜੰਗਲੀ ਕਪਾਹ jangali kapah • Sanskrit: भारद्वाजी bharadvaji, वनकार्पास vanakarpasa • Tamil: சிறுதுத்தி ciru-tutti, மணித்துத்தி mani-t-tutti • Telugu: అడవి పత్తి adavi patthi, ఇసుక రావి isuka ravi, కారు పత్తి kaaru patthi
botanical names: Hibiscus vitifolius L. ... homotypic synonyms: Abelmoschus vitifolius (L.) Hassk. • Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei • Kosteletzkya vitifolia (L.) M.R.Almeida & N.Patil ... POWO
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Suggested by the book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald F. Keyhoe, this story, about an alien invasion of Earth, is highlighted by spectacular special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis as Major Huglin, the liaison officer
Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
John Zaremba as Prof. Kanter
Thomas Browne Henry as Vice-Admiral Enright
Grandon Rhodes as General Edmunds
Larry J. Blake as a motorcycle policeman
Charles Evans as Dr. Alberts
Paul Frees as Alien (voice)
Harry Lauter as Cutting - Generator Technician
Charles was always cutting out stories from newspapers and in the mid-fifties there were a spat of flying saucer sightings. Charles thought this phenomenon would make a good feature and so Earth Vs the Flying Saucers was the result.
The design of the saucers was based on what most people would expect but Ray added an animated section into the top and underside that also had flutes in them so that people could see it was moving.
The various sizes of saucers (there are seven in total) were made from aluminium by Ray’s father and then anodised giving them a matt finish so they didn’t reflect light.
Ray never liked the latex alien suits used in the film even though he designed them. He would have preferred to animate models of the aliens but because of budget restrictions this was never possible.
Instead of drawing entire storyboards for the action, Ray used location photographs and executed rough sketches on them and then mounted them for storyboards.
As with The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, a great number of the rear project plates were stills.
For all the aerial model work Ray used old recording wire on which to suspend the saucers.
The miniatures sets – The Capitol and the Supreme Court buildings cost $1500 each and the Washington Monument cost just $500. Compare those costs with today’s budgets
Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (EvFS) is the flagship of 50s sci-fi B movies. It has all the hallmarks of a typical B movie: shot in black and white, much stock footage, low-budget props, etc. That said, EvFS is still the best of its breed. The acting is good (for the most part). Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation of the saucers is great. His saucers have more "life" than any model on a string could attain. The basic premise of hostile aliens invading the earth with flying saucers was a classic. EvFS would be a significant influence in Tim Burton's 1996 movie Mars Attacks.
Dr. Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) heads a nascent satellite program, but all of his satellites blow up or fall from orbit. A saucer buzzes Dr. Marvin and his wife as they drive to the base. Despite a call from Dr. Marvin's father-in-law (Morris Ankrum), they launch the next rocket. A saucer descends on the base. Troops open fire. The saucer is invulnerable, but one of the robot-like aliens is hit. The other alien-bots use heat beams to destroy the base. Only Dr. Marvin and his wife escape because they were in a deep bunker. The aliens came from a defunct solar system, intent on taking over the earth. They want earthlings to surrender peacefully so their new home won't be a ruin from the battle. Mankind is defiant. The aliens give earth 56 days to think it over. The time is used, instead, to develop an anti-saucer weapon. Dr. Marvin and staff develop a magnetic disruptor which makes the saucers unstable. When the fleet of saucers finally arrive over Washington DC, a whole fleet of disrupter-beam equipped Ford flatbed trucks is there to greet them. A mighty battle rages. Saucer heat beams destroy much, but the trucks take their toll too. Saucers wobble and fall into a variety of DC landmarks, including the Washington Monument. Finally, the last saucer falls. Earth is saved! The end.
It's hard not to enjoy this classic of 50s B sci-fi. It has everything a 50 sci-fi fan loves. The acting is reasonably good, the pacing is pretty good too, so even someone who isn't a fan of the genre could be suitably entertained.
EvFS is a classic allegory of Cold War tensions. A hostile force seeks to invade and take over. In the mid-50s, the threat from communism was never far from viewers' minds. The caustic Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev would say, later in 1956 "We will bury you!" would say later. When, in the movie, the earthlings decide to fight the saucers, an Army general says: "When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don't meet him with tea and cookies!" Such was American popular sentiment towards the threat of communism.
Stock Footage Fun -- amid the usual clips of P-80s and V-2s (Checkers!) and other military clips, are stock disaster clips. Storms, fires, destruction. For the sci-fi fan, there are also snippets recycled from earlier sci-fi movies. There are battle scenes cut from War of the Worlds ('53) and The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51).
Cheap Suit -- The aliens walk about in crude robot-like suits with faceless bullet-shaped helmets. The fit and finish of these suits is quite poor when you get a good look at them.
Alien Glimpse -- The brief scene in which the real alien (head) is exposed, reveals the taxonomy that would become archetypal: big head, tapering to a small neck, large almond-shaped eyes, tiny mouth. They're also said to weigh little, being fairly weak and frail. Of the many sorts of invading aliens seen thus far in the 50s, some were simple -- men in leotards Killers from Space, if not just plain people Devil Girl from Mars and Flight to Mars and giant humanoids: The Thing. A very few hostile (or at least frightening) invaders were not humanoid: Invaders from Mars and War of the Worlds. The alien in EvFS appears to be an early showing of what would later become the presumed "true" shape of alien life forms.
Bottom line? EvFS is well worth watching. Fans of 50s sci-fi will enjoy it. Family members of fans of 50s sci-fi can tolerate it. In many ways, it is the epitome of the B grade 50s science fiction movie.
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El buitre leonado (Gyps fulvus) es una especie de ave falconiforme de la familia Accipitridae. Es una de las mayores rapaces que puede encontrarse en la Península Ibérica, superando en envergadura (hasta 260 cm.) incluso al águila imperial ibérica.
Descripción
En la base del cuello se encuentran una serie de largas plumas blancas y leonadas, a modo de gorguera. En el dorso, parte anterior de las alas y vientre, el plumaje es de color canela. En el resto del cuerpo el plumaje es pardo oscuro.
El pico, pardo por arriba y amarillo en los bordes, es ganchudo y arranca largas tiras de carne con facilidad. Las patas son grises y bastante débiles, pues no necesitan capturar presas como las de las águilas y halcones.
Distribución
Junto con el buitre negro, el quebrantahuesos y el alimoche (en verano), es una de las pocas especies de buitres que pueden verse en Europa, pues se le puede encontrar en España, Portugal, zonas aisladas de Francia (donde ha sido reintroducido) e Italia, buena parte de los Balcanes y Crimea. El resto de su distribución abarca varias partes de África septentrional y Asia occidental, desde Turquía, Arabia y el Cáucaso hasta las estribaciones del Himalaya y el noroeste de la India.
En España destaca la elevada densidad de la especie en zonas, muy especialmente, de la Celtiberia histórica. Destacar las poblaciones de las Hoces del río Duratón, del Cañón del río Lobos, Alto Jalón, Campo Taranz, parameras de Maranchón, altos de Barahona y toda la zona del parque natural del Alto Tajo (zona con mayor densidad de buitres en España).
Hábitat
Singular fotografía de buitre leonado, orinando en vuelo, tomada en la Sierra de Villafranca.
Las zonas habitadas por los buitres leonados suelen ser montañosas, aunque en el llano cualquier cantil vertical o extraplomado de más de 50 metros e inaccesible les sirve de buitrera o lugar de descanso. En las zonas montañosas recortadas por profundos valles en los donde se producen brisas ascendentes y anabáticas producidas por el calentamiento de las laderas orientadas al sol.
Cuando el día es térmico, al amanecer, suelen verse en los bordes de los acantilados y barrancos orientados al noreste-este, a la espera de que haga el calor suficiente para poder ganar la altura suficiente para rebasar las crestas y las cumbres. Durante el mediodía suelen aprovechar las rutas apoyadas en relieves orientados al sur y suroeste, para posteriormente apoyarse cuando el sol declina en las laderas oeste y noroeste, horas en las que se empiezan a producir las ascendencias restitutivas, y aprovechando de las distintas condiciones aerológicas han podido recorrer centenares de kilómetros, y dependiendo de la bonanza aerológica de la jornada pueden sobrevolar el llano o sólo mantenerse sobre los relieves montanos, siendo grandes conocedores no sólo del vuelo ascendente sino de las rutas y los vientos apropiados a las distintas alturas para trazar sus recorridos. Al atardecer vuelven a sus refugios, pequeñas repisas situadas preferiblemente bajo un techado de roca y protegidas de los vientos, donde pasan la noche, incuban el huevo cuando es época y sacan adelante a sus crías.
En la Península Ibérica es una especie sedentaria que se puede ver todo el año, pero las poblaciones de otros lugares a veces emigran al sur para invernar y vuelven a sus lugares de origen para reproducirse.
Comportamiento
El buitre es un ave planeadora.
Los buitres aprovechan las corrientes de aire caliente para ascender volando en círculos.
El buitre leonado es un ave planeadora más que voladora, pues apenas mueve las alas en el aire. Prefiere levantarse sobre corrientes ascendentes que se corresponden con fenómenos aerológicos como la convectividad térmica, ascendencia dinámica o termodinámica, la convergencia de brisas, la restitución, la onda de montaña o las cuñas de aire frío de carácter meteorológico que levantan grandes masas de aire caliente, pasando horas volando entre alturas de 1.800 a 3.500 metros sobre el nivel del mar, aunque en días excepcionales puedan llegar a los 6.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar y recorriendo desde 50 kilómetros a 300 kilómetros dependiendo de la potencialidad convectiva del día, a la búsqueda de animales muertos (especialmente grandes mamíferos) de los que alimentarse.Alimentación
Buitre leonado comiendo carroña.
El buitre está especialmente adaptado para alimentarse de carroña: su potente vista localiza cualquier cadáver en las cercanías, y cuando desciende para alimentarse (formándose entonces aglomeraciones importantes de buitres, de forma muy rápida, donde no faltan las peleas por las mejores tajadas), introduce sin problemas su cabeza y largo cuello, provistos únicamente de un plumón corto en el que la sangre y la carne no se adhieren fácilmente. Dada la escasez de grandes ungulados en Europa como ciervos, gamos o muflones debido a la caza y la desaparición de los bosques, las carroñas dejadas por los pastores constituyen una parte importante de la dieta de este animal.Reproducción
Buitre leonado en cautividad
Los buitres leonados entran en celo en los meses de diciembre a abril. En ese momento forman parejas estables y pasan unos 58 días incubando su único huevo, en turnos de entre un día o dos cada uno. Posteriormente se turnan con la misma frecuencia para dar de comer a su cría. El polluelo crece a un ritmo bastante lento, pero constante. Al contrario que otras aves, si no recibe la cantidad precisa de alimento, no puede retrasar su crecimiento y muere de inanición. Las crías emprenden su primer vuelo hacia el mes de julio, pero siguen manteniéndose una temporada cerca del nido hasta que creen que ha llegado el momento de independizarse. A los cuatro o cinco años de edad se aparean por primera vez.Estado de conservación
Aunque no se considera una especie especialmente amenazada, el buitre leonado es un ave protegida en varios países. En otros tiempos los ganaderos perseguían y mataban a los buitres por considerarlas aves de mal agüero, que amenazaban al ganado próximo a parir.[cita requerida]
En España se considera fuera de Peligro[3] aunque está catalogado como especie De interés especial desde el 5 de abril de 1990, es decir que merece una atención particular en función de su valor científico, ecológico, cultural o por su singularidad y exige la redacción de un Plan de Manejo. También está incluido en los anejos I y II de la Directiva 79/409/CEE de Aves, Anejo II del Convenio de Berna, Anejo II del Convenio de Bonn y en el C1 del Convenio CITES..También aparece como especie De interés especial en los catálogos regionales de Navarra, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid y Extremadura. Como Vulnerable en el del País Vasco y como Extinguida en el de Murcia.
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.En las salinas los flamencos recorren las aguas someras, chapoteando incansablemente aquí y allá en busca de comida, con su curvado pico sumergido para filtrar del agua cualquier partícula orgánica aprovechable. Con sus largas patas rosadas y su desmesurado cuello semejan extrañas aves trasplantadas de una laguna africana. De repente, el bando se alarma y comienza a elevar pausadamente el vuelo, rasando el agua; una llamarada rojiza alegra el azul del cielo y se deja escuchar una fuerte algarabía.
Muy sensible a las condiciones externas, la reproducción de estas aves está constantemente amenazada y con frecuencia no llega a buen fin; la acción humana, la amenaza de otras aves, el mal tiempo, el ruido de los aviones y otras variadas causas son factores que pueden provocar el fracaso de la reproducción e incluso el abandono de ésta una vez iniciada. Por tal razón se conocen en España muchos intentos fallidos de nidificación.
Extremadamente gregarios, en las colonias de cría pueden llegar a anidar miles de parejas cuyos pollos se agrupan en bandos bajo la vigilancia de algunos adultos.
Identificación: Gran ave zancuda blanca y rosa; parte anterior de las alas roja y parte posterior negra; cuello muy largo; patas rosas; pico corto, grueso y curvado hacia abajo, rosa con punta negra; los jóvenes son pardo-grisáceos sin rosa; sexos iguales.
Nidificación: Anida en colonias sobre orillas, islotes de lagunas o salinas; nido de barro aparentemente construido por ambos sexos, en forma de tronco de cono y ligeramente cóncavo por arriba; puesta, de mayo a junio, 2 huevos blancos;la incubación, es relizada por ambos sexos,y es de unos 30 días; los pollos dejan los alrededores del nido al cabo de 2 semanas, y reunidos en guarderías son vigilados por los adultos.
Alimentación: Materia orgánica del limo, algas, pequeños moluscos, crustáceos, insectos y larvas.
Hábitat: Marismas y zonas palustres.