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Scientific: Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis
Arabic: عوسق، شرياصة، ترمة شيانية
Taken on 15-August-2011 in Sahalnout, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Asia. (For more information, check it out on the map)
This photo belongs to DHOFAR ظفار group.
*Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
*Edited using:
- SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 SE (RAW)
- ACDSee Pro 3.0 (JPG)
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Information "CRISTOBAL COLON"
Länge ÜA: 223 m
Breite: 41 m
Tiefgang (beladen): 15.15 m
Geschwindigkeit (beladen): 18 kn
Maschine: 41500 kW
Baggervolumen: 46000 m³
Baggertiefe: 155 m
Saugrohrdurchmesser: 1.3 m
Anzahl der Saugrohre: 2
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El estornino negro (Sturnus unicolor) es un ave paseriforme de la familia de los estorninos, Sturnidae. Está estrechamente relacionado con el estornino pinto, pero tiene una distribución mucho más limitada y no es migratorio. Este estornino es residente de la península ibérica, noroeste de África, Sicilia, Córcega y Cerdeña.
Su color negro y característica silueta con sus cortos cuello y cola hacen su identificación sencilla con la única posibilidad de confusión durante el invierno, cuando los estorninos pintos también están en la misma región. Los estorninos negros en invierno tienen un color negro grisáceo ligeramente moteado aunque no tan abundante y marcado como el pinto. Aunque al llegar la primavera pierden todas las pequeñas motas y adquieren un plumaje más negro y más brillante que el del estornino pinto, en especial los machos. Las patas son rosadas y sus estrechos y puntiagudos picos tienen tonalidad amarilla, más intensa en los machos durante la temporada de cría. Los estorninos negros andan en lugar de brincar y tienen un vuelo fuerte y directo. En vuelo se pueden apreciar sus alas en forma triángular y su cola corta. Sus polluelos son de color marrón apagado y los juveniles son de color gris oscuro motedado muy similares a los del pinto.
El estornino negro se puede encontrar en cualquier lugar abierto, incluso dentro de los núcleos urbanos. Al igual que el estornino pinto esta especie es omnívora y se alimenta de invertebrados, bayas, etc. También es gregaria y forma bandadas grandes durante el invierno, aunque no tan grandes que las del estornino pinto. Es un ave ruidosa y puede imitar sonidos muy bien. Su canto es semejante al del estornino pinto pero es más claro y tiene un tono más alto.
Esta especie suele anidar en cavidades, que pueden ser un hueco en un árbol o agujeros en los edificios. Normalmente ponen cuatro huevos.
The Stadium Business Summit 2022 at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Tuesday July 05, 2022.
19?? Ford model A
Photo from Sweden.
This is a collection of images of Homemade tractors, American Doodlebugs, and Swedeish A- and Epa-traktorer.
Many of the images here I have found all over the internet!
If anyone find their own image here and disapprove of me showing it here, just send me a message and I will remove it/them images!
.......I Have a great friend who will appreciate this shot.....lol........2 of 2..........This is from the last set of hummingbirds shot few days ago......they are extremely hard to shoot and have been watching their patters and reading everything I can about these fast birds.....yesterday and today were observation days and getting the use to me being there without being shy...........Kat has planted many more flowers to attract them which hopefully next year will pay off.....started off with two feeders and now I have six......learned a few tricks and those of you interested can email can tell you what to look for.......I went from three birds to ten in the last three days.....have a great week
NOTE: WAS TRYING TO GET SHUTTERSPEED UP HIGHER BUT WILL NOT GO HIGHER ON MY CAMERA THAN 200 WITH THE FLASH GOING OFF AND IT IS TRIAL AND ERA
ExposurE
0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture
f/7.1
Focal Length
105 mm
ISO Speed200
FLASH ON
A huge Gothic Revival aparador
Estimate: PHP 300,000 - 330,000
Last quarter, 19th century
Nueva Ecija
Narra, iron pulls
259 x 160 x 68 cm (102 x 63 x 27 in)
Towering at 8 1/2 feet, armoires like this can only be found in grand houses owned by wealthy hacienderos. Found in the main bedroom to store and keep neatly folded clothes and other valuables, the pediment crown of this Gothic Revival piece has bolection moldings decorated with beads and reels, bulbous finials at the corners, acanthus flanges, and topped by pierced foliated and flowering scrolls that overflow at the center with large bulbous campanilla or bellflowers and acanthus leaves they appear to be protuberating as they dangle from the crown. Cabinet doors and sides have confirming double lancet arches appliqued all around with bead and reel moldings, and at the spandrels are leafy rose flowers in deep relief and are exceptionally palpable. Similar bolection moldings below the doors frame the large keyholed drawer with iron bail pull, above a secret drawer disguised as a simple faschia, and the block feet supports. Inside are ample shelvings and a pair of smaller drawers. The crown, main carcase, and the bottom drawers can be detached for portability.
Lot 117 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on June 25, 2022. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more information.
As you can see we now have a nice green 'runway' for the turtles to follow across the beach and [hopefully] into the ocean. The previous nest I photographed lacked the cool runway....
Equipment:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX [11-16mm f/2.8]
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Aperture: f/8
Filter: Hoya ND 0.9
Tripod: Gitzo GT2531
Ball Head: Arcatech GV2
Processing:
Import into Lightroom
Export 5 exposures to Photomatix
Generate HDR using detail enhancer option
Import HDR output and -1 exposure back into Photomatix
Blend Exposures
Imported back into Lightroom
Adjust color, vibrance, curve, sharpness, and saturation
Export to FastStone
Resize and Watermark
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
New Horseshoe Lake
Brazos Bend State Park
Needville, Texas
The exact number of alligators at Brazos Bend SP is unknown, but there are estimated to be 250-350 alligators over 6' long that reside in the 1,000 acres of water in the park. According to the website, there are also some 15-16 footers living here. These appeared to be about 6-8 feet long and I ventured off the path down a pretty steep bank to the edge of the water to get a closer view. Even though there have been no incidents with alligators at the park, I was a little nervous, so I didn't stay down there very long. They were very cool to watch though! ...and this shot is cropped pretty tightly, you really need at least a 300mm to get close enough to them. Please note that my birthday is coming up and I accept B&H gift cards - LOL.
View On White -- So I didn't made it last time hanging around much longer in Flickr. I hope I'll do better now. I kinda miss it but on the other hand I'm glad I have time for other "important" things in life.
South Texas is in a 20 month drought and the few thunderstorms are welcome but simply not enough.
These islands in Lake Travis are a sure sign for this drought. This was taken mid June and when I drove by last week I think it was even worse.
I made a seven bracket shot here with the intention for some HDR image but couldn't get a satisfying result. The different pieces of software were all overwhelmed by the data (especially the gradient around the sun) and manual blending overwhelmed yours truly. So I ended up selecting the most promising image and did some "regular" Photoshop wizardry.
Nikon D300 | 18mm | f/11 @ 1/45 sec. | ISO-100
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM
Por primera vez en este año y medio, Carlos Bianchi
confirmó el equipo de cara a un partido. Será el debut en el
torneo, y el entrenador se mostró entusiasmado de cara al
encuentro del domingo con Newell’s: “Este Boca tendrá
más presencia y manejo de partido“.
Los 11 titulares para el domingo
#Bianchi
El equipo es Orion; Grana, Magallán, Díaz, Zárate; Erbes,
Bravo, Gago, Carrizo; Martínez y Gigliotti.
— Boca Jrs. Oficial (@BocaJrsOficial)
agosto 8, 2014
“Se fueron muchos jugadores, y por consecuencia había
que tratar de reforzarse. A veces tenemos que recurrir
a chicos muy jóvenes y eso es quemar las etapas de formación”,
explicó el Virrey con respecto a las incorporaciones.
“Uno trae jugadores para completar un plantel. Después,
pueden jugar o no”
Bianchi le respondió a Juan Román
Riquelme, que lo
elogió el jueves: “Tengo una gran relación con él. Nos
respetamos mutuamente. Me dará placer verlo jugar en
Argentinos Juniors“.
#Bianchi
No cualquiera puede asumir jugar de 10 y, desde que se fue
Román, tuve que cambiar el sistema.
— Boca Jrs. Oficial (@BocaJrsOficial)
agosto 8, 2014
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM - www.diariototal.com/2014/10/15/el-boca-que-se-viene-segun...
http://www.diariototal.com/2014/10/15/el-boca-que-se-viene-segun-bianchi-el-equipo-tendra-maspresencia-y-manejo-de-partido-en-toda-pasion/
deportes
#deportes
Dades: www.poblesdecatalunya.cat/element.php?e=1529
Vídeo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVCIfIxfrug
Edifici projectat el 1914 i construït entre 1926-27. El seu caràcter públic i representatiu determinen una composició de caràcter monumentalista que té la seva expressió màxima a la façana principal que dóna a la plaça d'Antonio López. Una escalinata condueix a la porta principal, presidida per quatre columnes jòniques de gran alçada. La façana es corona amb un destacat escut d'Espanya i, als flancs, emergeixen els elements més caracteritzadors de l'obra: les dues torres poligonals. El seu desigual format i dimensions serveix per trencar la simetria de la façana i reforçar la relació de l'edifici amb la Via Laietana. La torre més alta, de gran contundència arquitectònica, adquireix un protagonisme visual que la converteix en un dels referents estètics del barri.
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Video Ireland 1 parte :
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Video Ireland 2 parte :
www.cisonostato.it/video-viaggi.php?id=2863&video_id=537
Video Ireland 3 parte :
www.cisonostato.it/video-viaggi.php?id=2869&video_id=544
Video Ireland 4 parte :
the moon is a harsh mistress ( again) / pat metheny
Cuando el bueno de armstrong dio aquellos pasos
todos registramos cómo se movía
tosco / pesado / en un suelo blancuzco
¿o era de piedra pómez? ¿quién se acuerda?
durante un rato estuvo cavilando
y la escafandra o como se llamase
impedía que viéramos sus ojos
pero juraría que su mirada era
de pereza o abulia
algo debió explicar a su regreso
algo diferente al discurso de gloria
que le ordenaron pronunciar eufórico
entre medallas flores vítores y guirnaldas
algo debió decir en privado a sus jefes
algo importante inesperado
verbigracia / cuando estaba allá arriba
caminando como un zoombie en la luna
mi general mi coronel pensé en ustedes
y se me ocurrió no sé por qué
que debía matarlos con urgencia
uno a uno / dos a dos / etcétera
o verbigracia dos / cuando andaba allá / heroico
pisando las feísimas arrugas del satélite
imaginé que así debía ser la muerte
es decir el paisaje de la muerte
o verbigracia tres / cuando estaba en selene
paseando por la nada como un imbécil
sentí el asco infinito de la ausencia del hombre
y me dije qué mierda estoy haciendo aquí
algo así debe haber confesado a sus jefes
con su estrenada voz de robot disidente
y quizá por eso los dueños del poder
postergaron sine die los viajes a la luna.
( Mario Benedetti)
Street Capture [Kashgar - China]
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♫♪ [Spector - Celestine]
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According to Wikipedia, The Drum Tower (Gulou) was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital. At that time it was known as the Tower of Orderly Administration (Qizhenglou). In 1420, under the Ming Emperor Yongle, the building was reconstructed to the east of the original site and in 1800 under the Qing Emperor Jiaqing, large-scale renovations were carried out. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang removed the official status of the towers, replacing them with western time-keeping methods, and renamed the building "Mingchilou". In the 1980s, after much repair, the Drum Tower was opened to tourists.
The Drum tower is a two-story building made of wood with a height of 154 feet (47m). In ancient times the upper story of the building housed 24 drums, of which only one survives.
Canon 70-200 f/4.0 IS
1/125 | f/4.5 | ISO 500
Please forgive me for the following tantrum and indulge me just this once. It's not often I have a rant on flickr.
I get sick and tired of "proper" wildlife photographers having a go at those of us who choose to photograph in a zoo. To suggest that all the animals pose nicely and make photographing them a doddle, with no challenge or skill involved whatsoever, is misleading, ignorant and unfair. There is always skill involved in capturing any animal, whatever its surroundings may be, and other zoo photographers will vouch for the fact that there are certain challenges that a wild environment does not present, such as reflection, glare, and enclosure design.
If a photo is nice, and you get something out of it, does it matter what the story behind it is? Sure, a tale about being charged by a silverback or nearly stampeded to death by a herd of pissed off elephants is maybe a tad more exciting than "I waited for over an hour just to get this shot" (see above) but the bottom line is a good photo is a good photo is a good photo. I suspect that much of the disdain directed at zoo photographers is driven by a disapproval of zoos in general, which has nothing whatsoever to do with photography now does it?
Just for the record, I highly, highly respect those who are lucky enough to photograph animals in their natural envornment. I'm deeply envious of their skill and their opportunity. But why must certain elitists take the pleasure out of this hobby for those of us without the same privilege as them? Please don't tell me that I've got it easy or that there is no skill involved when I'm damn proud of the images I produce and the time and effort I put into them. Your superior and dismissive attitude really is unwelcome and ugly.
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St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery (Mikhailovsky Cathedral) in Kiev, Ukraine.
Originally built in the Middle Ages by Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych,it was demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was reconstructed in 1990s, after Ukraine gained its independence.
The monastery was regarded as a family cloister of Svyatopolk's family; it was there that members of Svyatopolk's family were buried.
The cathedral domes were probably the first in Kievan Rus to be gilded, a practice that became regular with the passage of time and acquired for the monastery the nickname of "golden-domed" or "golden-roofed"
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Hi All,
Had the pleasure of going down south on Sunday for the hunt of a nice sunset shot. So many potential spots im looking forward to photographing over the coming weeks/months.
This one is a little different to the usual sunset shot i take, the sun is directly behind me and was set for a few minutes before i fired off this shot.
The horizon didn't look that flash as there were massive clouds far out on the horizon which hindered the spectacular colours we usually get.
This shot was taken down at Yallingup, its quite a walk over slippery rocks to get out to this point, if you're not careful you could easily fall in and be taken out or 'tap' a rock.
Please don't try remind me of the dust spots littered throughout the sky, its making me depressed as it is. I think i spent, collectively, about an hour trying to pick majority of them out and i could easily spend another cleaning more up.
anyways I hope y'all enjoy the shot :)
ISO 50, 0.6', f/18
Canon 5Dmk II
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L
No Filters - Need to purchase some
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Not enough time to do much picture taking today, this is a quick snap of one of my cut flowers, a back view of a stem of purple orchids...
Not so sure about the black frame, looking rather morbid, but I've got no more time before midnight :-(
Well i got to meet Sebastian Boyesen today , how happy am i to inspire such an Artist ~ The book will be published around June 25th before the ceremony at the Sixbells memorial park
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00szzhv/Angel_of_the_Valleys/
While i was at The Miner today was talking to a local who's Husbands father and his brother died in the disaster
Sorry for the poor quality low resolution uploads as you may have gathered this is my first commission for a book on the mining disaster.
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Tragedy at Six Bells
By David John Withers, Brynmawr
My father worked in the colliery all his life and I sort of followed him into the pit. I went to work in Six Bells Colliery at 17 years of age.
When I first went on the 0.18 coal face as a collier's helper I was introduced to my 'batty' Reggie Poe who showed me the tools we were using and two chalk marks 15 yards apart on the coal face. This was our working place, 15 yards long by 4-foot-6 deep by 5 feet high. I thought 'bloody hell' - it seemed a huge amount of coal to shift.
Although the other coal faces in our district were more modern with hydraulic roof supports, we were still using the older friction posts and linked bars. I've still got the scars where one of the bars came down on me!
We had quite a few problems with gas on the 0.18 coal face and the dust was killing. At times the conveyor would start up and you couldn't see each other until the dust settled down.
As boys we often refused to go onto the face because of the amounts of dust there - being youngsters we stuck together even when the officials threatened to send us home. It wasn't much of a threat as I was only earning about £6 odd!
I had been working about two years when the explosion happened. I was working on the 0.18 face at Six Bells on the 'turning shift' and arrived at the colliery on the bus to see the place in turmoil and heard that an explosion had happened. As the explosion had occurred at our place of work, we offered to go down and help as we knew the place, but the Rescue Brigade had it under control and wouldn't let us go down.
It's hard to say my feelings about it all. We knew there was gas there and they said a spark had set it off. I had mostly enjoyed the colliery up to then. I remember four of the men who died - I used to give them snuff with powdered bark mixed in as a joke - there was a good spirit amongst the men at the pit.
Once the explosion had happened it put me off. I finished and I put my notice in soon after. I was too young to lose my life in the colliery. If I had been working the day shift that week it would have been me. The explosion opened my eyes to the dangers and I went into the construction industry instead - I was always good with my hands. The pit made me grow up.
The deaths of 45 men killed 50 years ago in a colliery explosion have been remembered with a service at the site.
A gas explosion ripped through the Six Bells colliery near Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent at 10.45am on 28 June 1960.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, led a service of remembrance at the site.
He also unveiled a memorial to the tragedy, a 20m high sculpture of a miner by Sebastian Boyesen.
Annual Ticketing Business Forum at Lancashire CCC, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Tuesday April 09, 2019.
As copied from this post on Accessify:
Ever the apologist, here I am again justifying lack of activity on this site (and some others) over the last year or two (the list of other time-suckers can be found here). What's the justification this time? Well, it's a good one.
While travelling around the globe a couple of years ago, I started doing some technical editing for Sitepoint. It was a great way to earn a bit of money to pay my way while not getting in the way of moving from place to place - no bar work or fruit-picking for me! Much of this editing work was carried out in the back of my van in the late hours while my wife-to-be snoozed. When I returned to UK after travelling, I was approached about some more potential writing work. Despite the fact that I knew I had an extremely busy year ahead of me, somehow I felt brave enough to take it on. Over seven months, while dealing with two house sales, buying a new house and making tentative wedding plans, I spent many evenings working on this project. Today, for the first time, I saw the evidence that it was finally coming to fruition - Sitepoint have added the book to their 'coming soon' section.
So, what's the book about?
At this point, it might be worth re-reading this post about the poor state of many beginner web design books on the market. The reason for my trip to the book shops was to really get a feel for what's out there and to make sure that I was on track with what I was writing. I couldn't have been happier at how bad it was - it made me realise that what I had started writing for Sitepoint was much needed and much overdue.
Who is this book aimed at?
Well, chances are it's not aimed at you. As much as I'd like to say it's a cutting edge book about CSS tricks that you and I love to peruse, or an accessibility book with a slightly different angle than those currently out there, it's neither. This is what it is:
It's a book that you can give to your web newbie mother/sister/auntie
It doesn't presume any foreknowledge of HTML or ownership of any expensive/fancy web authoring software (nor does it suggest going out and buying any)
While it's for beginners, it's not going to call anyone a dummy ;-)
It's a web design book that refuses to teach bad, outdated practices as a way of getting eye-catching results more quickly than the 'proper' method. For example, the first time you will see page layout covered is with CSS in chapter 4. Tables are covered - but in a chapter about managing data in tables, just where they should be .
In short, it's a book that aims to teach complete beginners how to build web sites that conform to web standards such that they won't need to unlearn bad practices at a later date, or even know that those bad practices exist.
Well, I've talked it up so much, about time I provided a link:
Build Your First Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS
Publication date is March/April (I believe the latter ismore likely). If you think you know someone that this could be of benefit to, please do add your name to the notification list (by joining the Sitepoint Book Buyers' Club). I am looking forward to seeing the finished result ... and I really do wonder what bizarre and completely off-topic picture this book will have on the cover!
Finally im finishing my Final exam! My task was to develop a website which automatically takes over rss/xml web feeds from other sites, saves them in a database and finally displays items all together on my own site. i am working in php, mysql and a litlle bit in javascript. It's almost finished so i put a screenshot of the index page here on flickr. I'll let you know when it's done and up online ;) nevermind the errors click ---ALL SIZES--
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Per-Nils Paivio est un saame chez qui nous avons passé d’agréables moments dans sa ferme du village d’Övre Soppero – une localité située dans la municipalité de Kiruna, comté de Norrbotten, qui comptait 201 habitants en 2010.
Son histoire et ses coordonnées
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Suède
Au pays des Sami, Min Eallin
Laponie, Nord de la Suède, près de Kiruna
par Britt Marie Labba, Niklas Labba - publié le 2007, mis à jour le 1er décembre 2008
Per Nils et Brit Marie Päiviö habitent au nord de la Suède, en Laponie, en territoire Sami. Övre Soppero, leur village, est le seul en Suède où plus de 90 % de la population est tournée vers l’élevage de rennes. Per Nils et Brit Marie vivaient essentiellement de cet élevage. Mais des pluies givrantes en début d’automne emprisonnant les lichens ont décimé les troupeaux durant la dernière décennie. Le couple s’est alors tourné vers l’accueil de visiteurs pour faire découvrir et apprécier leur culture.
La première tentative a consisté à reconstruire une hutte lapone, ou kota, maison ronde en armature de bois de bouleau, recouverte de tourbe ou de mottes d’herbes. Equipée d’un poêle, de lits superposés et d’une table centrale, la hutte peut accueillir une famille de six. Alentour, balades à ski ou à pied sont possibles sur une étendue de plus de 100 kilomètres de forêt, de tourbières et de toundra. Les repas sont à base de produits issus d’élevage : viande de renne séchée, fumée, accompagnée de gelée de baies arctiques et de pain lapon.
Après la kota, Per Nils s’est lancé dans la reconversion d’un ancien corps de ferme en un musée lapon (vêtements, ustensiles, tentes). Il aime parler du métier d’éleveur de rennes ou organiser une expédition en barque à la pêche au saumon. Selon les saisons, il montre comment capturer les rennes au lasso, marquer les jeunes, dépecer la viande, la fumer dans la kota ou la sécher au grenier. Brit Marie enseigne la fabrication du pain lapon ou fait admirer le travail du cuir ou de la corne de rennes que les artisans locaux utilisent pour fabriquer les magnifiques couteaux lapons que l’on accroche à la ceinture. Elle parle également de la vie que sa mère a connue sous la tente, été comme hiver, élevant toute une famille en itinérance totale sur les traces des troupeaux.
Britt Marie et Per Nils ont conçu un trek inédit, sur le chemin de migration des rennes en pays Sami. Le point de départ de cette randonnée se situe au camp d’été de Gaiccacaccá où, chaque année vers la mi-juillet, la communauté Sami procède au marquage des jeunes rennes. Le camp d’hiver de Järamä, à 50 km du village de Övre Soppero, est le terme de la randonnée. Gaiccacaccá est situé à 900 m d’altitude, en bordure du Parc National norvégien de Övre Dividal. Cette randonnée parcourt une des plus vastes régions sans aucune route en Europe sur plus de 100 km depuis la toundra arctique du Finmark norvégien jusqu’aux forêts boréales de bouleaux au cœur de la Laponie suédoise. L’itinéraire de la migration séculaire et traditionnelle des rennes par les Sami de Saarevuopmi est réellement le fil d’Ariane de cette randonnée. La région tout entière est elle-même connue comme étant la zone de migration des rennes autour du pôle en Fennoscandie. Les participants à cette randonnée vont partager l’expérience et la vie quotidienne des familles Sami, au contact des rennes comme elle était pratiquée autrefois tout au long de l’année. La richesse de la biodiversité, liée à l’ouverture des milieux naturels par les rennes, est un des aspects excitants de cette découverte. Les nuits se passent sous les tentes traditionnelles Sami ("lavvu") ou dans les cabanes construites pendant l’hiver. Nos hôtes et guides Sami nous apprendront à lire dans le paysage la signature des anciens camps, nous verrons bien sûr quelques petites bandes de rennes, et avec un peu de chance, leur immense cousin l’élan. Au cœur des territoires des Ours bruns et des Gloutons, farouches et peu faciles à observer directement, nous chercherons la compagnie des oiseaux prestigieux du grand nord comme le Cygne chanteur, le Lagopède et la somptueuse Chouette harfang, ainsi que celles du Pluvier doré, de l’Aigle royal et du Pluvier guignard. En début d’été, de nombreuses fleurs apparaissent alors qu’en fin de saison, on commence à goûter aux airelles et myrtilles. Nous cuirons notre pain sur le feu dans la tradition Sami et mangerons le Char arctique pêché dans les lacs d’altitude norvégiens, la Truite, l’Ombre et même, plus bas, le saumon. Le groupe du début juillet aura peut-être même la chance d’assister au marquage des rennes guidés et rassemblés au coral. Au départ et à l’arrivée de la randonnée, nous serons invités à profiter du confort des torvkåta (huttes lapones traditionnelles) et de la ferme au village d’Övre Söppero, où Britt Marie nous introduira à la culture Sami, nous préparera à la randonnée. Un repas à base de viande de renne suivra une séance de sauna au bord de la rivière Laino.
Localisation
Nord de la Suède, a 140 km à l’est de Kiruna, la capitale de la Laponie suédoise, près de la frontière finlandaise. On y arrive en avion jusqu’à Kiruna ou bien en train de Stockholm après une nuit très agréable en couchette.
Contact
Per Nils Päiviö et Britt Marie Labba
Min Eallin Box 115
S-980 14 Övre Soppero
Tel. : 46 (0) 981-300 58
Mobile : 070-3625566, 070-5977765
E-Mail : info@mineallin.com
Internet : www.mineallin.com/
Pour la réservation des séjours organisés contacter
Saïga en France
4 rue Fleuriau BP 1291 17086 La Rochelle cedex 2 –
Tel. : 33 5 46 41 34 42 Fax : 33 5 46 41 34 92-
E-mail : mainate@saiga-voyage-nature.fr
Website : www.saiga-voyage-nature.fr
PolarQuest en Suède
P.O. Box 180
SE-401 23 Göteborg
Tél. :+46 31 333 17 30, Fax : +46 31 333 17 31
Courriel :info@polar-quest.com
Internet : www.polar-quest.com
Informations culturelles
Britt Marie et Per Nils sont d’abord et avant tout des éleveurs de rennes. Ils continuent à s’occuper de leurs troupeaux et chaque membre de la famille est attributaire d’un certain nombre de têtes. En été, ils se rassemblent tous dans le camp d’été sur les hauts plateaux norvégiens pour marquer les jeunes rennes de l’année. Nous accueillir procède de leur désir de partager leur style de vie et de faire comprendre les difficultés auxquelles ils sont confrontés pour continuer à exercer cette activité. Britt Marie et Per Nils partagent avec nous les activités de l’éleveur de rennes d’hier, au travers notamment de nombreux objets de la vie courante liée à une vie de transhumance, et d’aujourdhui. Ils font office de pionniers et leurs essais de diversification sont observés attentivement par l’ensemble de la communauté. Ils ont pour l’instant fait preuve de beaucoup d’ingéniosité et de prudence. Les programmes qu’ils nous proposent, en exclusivité pour la France, sont certifiés “Tour Quality » : une reconnaissance de leur savoir-faire issu de cette activité d’éleveur qui consiste à migrer avec les rennes en limitant les impacts sur les ressources naturelles et les paysages.
Les langues parlées sont le Sami, le Suédois, le Finnois.
L’avenir des migrations traditionnelles de rennes dépend aujourd’hui de la reconduction du traité entre la Norvège et la Suède, dont l’issue est attendu en 2006. De la révision de cette convention dépend également l’avenir du peuple Sami, dont la culture est liée à l’élevage des rennes et à ces migrations traditionnelles. En vous proposant cette randonnée, Per Nils et Britt Marie espèrent mettre un coup de projecteur sur la légitimité des revendications Sami et attirer ainsi l’attention à un niveau international.
L’activité touristique date des années 1995. Per Nils et Britt Marie sont les seuls au village à fournir des services d’accueil. Des artisans vendent des objets d’art, gobelets en bois de bouleau, couteaux ornés de bois de rennes travaillés. Leurs partenaires commerciaux sont l’Hôtel de glace à Kiruna, et les tour opérateur suédois et français Polarquest et Saïga.
Un séjour recommandé
Titre : Territoires Sami, « Route de migration des rennes et culture Sami"
Consulter la fiche technique : www.saiga-voyage-nature.fr/fichtech.php3?voyage=127
Durée : 12 jours Kiruna / Kiruna
Type d’activités : randonnée à pied avec sac à dos léger portant les effets personnels
Dates de départ ; dimanche 10 juillet au jeudi 21 juillet 2005, dimanche 24 juillet au jeudi 4 août 2005, dimanche 7 août au jeudi 18 août 2005
Saisons : été uniquement
Prix : 2 290 euros par personne sur une base de 8 personnes avec une couronne calculée à 0,11 euro
Inclus dans le prix : La présence d’un guide naturaliste SAÏGA, l’hébergement en pension complète, du déjeuner du jour 1 au petit-déjeuner du jour 12 (cuisine traditionnelle présentée sous forme de repas chauds ou de pique-niques) sous tente traditionnelle Sami ou « cabane » d’hiver des gardes aménagées pour quatre personnes (ou plus selon la répartition du groupe), tous les transferts terrestres en minibus ou en voiture, toutes les activités, visites et entrées mentionnées dans le programme, le “carnet de voyage et d’observation”, toutes les taxes et services, les assurances* assistance - rapatriement - frais médicaux (souscrites pour votre sécurité)
Le prix ne comprend pas : Le voyage depuis votre lieu de résidence jusqu’à Kiruna et retour, les frais de formalités et documents personnels, la mise à disposition du matériel nécessaire pour le couchage (sac de couchage…), les boissons et dépenses personnelles, le supplément « chambre individuelle », les assurances* annulation-bagages et autres.
Hébergement : en lavvu (tente traditionelle laponne), cabines en bois utilisées pour la surveillance hivernale, en Köta (hutte en tourbe et dans une ferme restaurée tout confort)
La réservation ; via Saïga pour la France
L’accès : Aéroport de Kiruna ou de Stockholm suivi d’une nuit en train
La taille des groupes : 12 au maximum
Conditions requises : Tout public et âge, pour le trek bonne expérience de la randonnée.
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高雄市玩美攝影協會 / 拍攝
『玩美是人生追求完美境界的過程，完美是生活過程中的成果，攝影人在乎過程中的進行。因此，玩美幾乎是攝影人所追求的程序，意即尚在進行中，永無止息，故取名之。』
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The Arc de Triomf (English: Triumphal Arch) is an archway structure in Barcelona, Spain. It was built for the 1888 Universal exhibition, as its main access gate by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas.
The arch is built in reddish brickwork in the Moorish Revival style. The front frieze contains the stone sculpture "Barcelona rep les nacions" (Catalan for "Barcelona welcomes the nations") by Josep Reynés. The opposite frieze contains a stone carving named "Recompense", a work from the earliest period of Josep Llimona.
The top of the arch is decorated with the Barcelona coat of arms as well as a representation of all 49 other Spanish provinces, work of Torquat Tassó and Antoni Vilanova.
The arch is located between Passeig de Lluís Companys and Passeig de Sant Joan, at the end of a wide promenade connecting with the Park of the Ciutadella.
Wikipedia souce.
The Border Collie has been bred for hundrends of years, with the main criteria being intelligence. The only thing bred out of this breed, from the wolf, was the kill instinct. Below is a link to a picture of a Silver Fox that has been bred soley for tameness. It is uncanny, how much their appearance has been altered and how closely they resemble the Border Collie!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tame_Silver_Fox
Below is another shot of our dog, Abby, and you can see how affectionate she is...She will put her paws around you and give you a hug...and if you try to let go of her, she will grab tighter! This breed is one of the most loving dogs, I've ever seen!!! My family hated the picture above, because they say she looks mean...but I love it, because I appreciate what a marvel this breed of animal is! If the Border Collie is properly exercised, and learns that the owner is the master....there is not another breed of dog that can compare to them!
My goal is to train her to be my companion, when I go out shooting pictures of wildlife. I am confident that she would protect me with her life, and that is why I want to take her. The problem is, she has been bred to chase other animals. Since she does not have the pack leader instinct, I know that if I exert more authority over her, she will eventually obey me and not her natural inclinations.
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A stunning tree with the most beautiful red flowers - each bigger than my hand! - one of many lining the streets of Cairo, Egypt.
Bombax are among the largest trees in their regions, reaching 30 to 40 metres in height and up to 3 metres trunk diameter. The leaves are compound with entire margins and deciduous, being shed in the dry-season. They measure 30 to 50 cm across and are palmate in shape with 5 to 9 leaflets. They bear 5 to 10 cm long red flowers between January and March while the tree is still leafless.
They are native to tropical areas in western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, as well as sub-tropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. Common names for the genus include Silk Cotton Tree, Simal, Red Cotton Tree, Kapok and simply Bombax. In Chinese they are known as Mumian (Chinese: 木棉; pinyin: mùmián), meaning "tree cotton"
And contrary to popuar belief my reference to red white and blue refers to the British flag :-)
The Castle and Clan Donald Centre near Ardvasar has some beautiful grounds. Armadale Castle is a fascinating ruin. Plus it has beautiful gardens behind it and a HUGE lawn area between it and the Sound of Sleat.
The Clan Donald established itself on Skye in the 15th century, occupying castles at Dunscaith and Knock, both within a few miles of Armadale, and Duntulm Castle at the north end of the island.
From the 1650s, the MacDonald chiefs also began to stay at Armadale. From the 1700s onwards, the mansion house at Armadale was used as a dower house (a large home occupied by the widow of a late owner or chief) and then rented out to others.
A number of famous historical figures have visited Armadale over the years. Flora MacDonald, famed throughout the world for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie to flee Scotland after the Jacobites' defeat at Culloden, was married here on 6 November 1750. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell visited in 1773.
Around 1790, a new mansion house was built at Armadale and this, combined with the start of the plantings you see around the gardens today, became a real demonstration of the wealth and lifestyle of the landed aristocracy.
In 1815, the mansion house was extended to form Armadale Castle, designed by the renowned architect James Gillespie Graham. In 1855, fire destroyed much of the original house, which was replaced by the current central section (designed by David Bryce). In 1925, the MacDonald family moved to a smaller house leaving the castle to the wind and rain.
Today, the Gillespie Graham section is a sculptured ruin and garden with the staircase and facade often used for wedding ceremonies. Housed in what remains of the original mansion, dating from around 1790, the Somerled Rooms offer a unique conference and wedding facility.
In central Florida.
His gravestone reads:
*******************************
James A. Braddock
BORN
June 13, 1816
DIED
Jan. 25, 1883
He was a good and honest man
As through this life he trod.
His heart was warm as any child
He feared no one but God.
**************************************
The little graveyard (known as the Mason/Denver, or the Braddock-Mason-Denver Cemetery) in which this grave lies is on the site of the old homestead known as Braddock's Farm. Not far from Braddock's grave is the smaller, but also beautiful, gravestone of Jakey Turner (just previous, in this Photostream). Sad to say, this little family graveyard had been used as a dump for many years; it has taken an enormous effort to restore it.
There is a historical marker nearby that describes "The Battle of Braddock's Farm," an event that took place in 1865. According to the marker, Confederate troops had learned that Union soldiers were conducting raids on homesteads in this vicinity. They surprised a group of around 100 members of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, who were in the process of departing Braddock's Farm with 10 wagonloads of stolen cotton. The confederate troops, commanded by Capt. Dickson, forcibly stopped the raid, killing 5 of the Union soliders, and capturing the rest of them.
Note: I just found another (probably more accurate) version of the Battle of Braddock's Farm:
"The Union knew that if the supplies for Southern troops could be cut off, they could starve the Confederacy into surrender. In February, Col. Albert H. Wilcoxson, the Commanding Officer of the Union forces at St. Augustine took approximately 75 men on a raid of the interior of the State. He traveled to Braddock's farm, and used it as a headquarters from which he could raid area farms."
"Capt. J.J. Dickison heard of these raids and set out to end them. With approximately 50 men, he caught up with Wilcoxson and the 17th CT Infantry as they were leaving Braddock's farm with ten wagons loaded with Cotton and other confiscated items. Dickison's troops caught the 17th CT off guard, and a quick, but decisive battle ensued. When Wilcoxson realized he was under attack, he drew is pistol and began firing from horseback. When his bullets were exhausted, he drew his sword and charged Capt. Dickison. Dickison drew his pistol and shot Wilcoxson from his horse. This brief, but fiery skirmish resulted in no Confederate casualties, but the Union lost four men. After the fight, Dickison approached Wilcoxson, lying on the ground, and asked why he had charged. Wilcoxson simply said, "Don't blame yourself, you are only doing your duty as a soldier. I alone am to blame". Approximately eight Federals escaped into the swamps and made it back to St. Augustine. All others were taken prisoner."
Found in this website: www.fcphs.com/Battle_of_Braddocks_Farm.htm
Another website with fascinating accounts of this skirmish, both from Confederate and Union survivors, is here: home.att.net/~DogSgt/braddock.html
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Try this on a black background. It much better on black.
And the mummy bear turned to the daddy bear and said: "Has that bloody Tracey Emin been sleeping in our bed again!"
Some months ago I started taking pictures of the impressions left by people's bodies in sofa's, chairs etc and started calling these sofa dunes.
Not long after I started doing this I started experimenting with other impressions left by people; especially those in beds. I called these bed dunes. Over the last few months I have amassed a small collection - most of which I am not very satisfied with.
For want of a better term I started referring to these collectively as body dunes. I'm sure that someone else is already doing this and producing much much better results - so if there is a generic adopted term for these impressions please let me know. I did search for relevant Flickr groups but didn't find any; but I'm probably searching for the wrong thing; even though I did try quite a few varied searches. Please let me know ... else I'll have to start one.
The image above is the state of the my own bed linen - illuminated by the light from a bedside table. Have to do something while I'm sick :-)
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa Bay, Florida.
Pour mon amie Liliane et le Baron de la Patoune Croisée (Lély).
- "Tu sais quoi?"
- "Non, mais tu vas me dire hein?"
- "J'ai vu un chat volant l'autre jour"
- "Mais tu es tombé sur la tete? Ca ne se peut pas."
- "Je te jure que j'ai vu un chat volant."
- "Arrete de faire l'imbecile, ca ne se peut pas. Les chats n'ont pas d'ailes"
- "Oui, oui. Il etait sur un tapis volant. Ca fait deja quelques mois de cela."
- "Ah bon, fallait le dire. C'etait mon ami Lély qui voyageait sur son tapis volant. Il parait qu'il a fait le tour du monde."
- "Alors tu vois, je ne mentais pas."
Merci pour vos commentaires.
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高雄市玩美攝影協會 / 拍攝
『玩美是人生追求完美境界的過程，完美是生活過程中的成果，攝影人在乎過程中的進行。因此，玩美幾乎是攝影人所追求的程序，意即尚在進行中，永無止息，故取名之。』
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E-mail：wm2231345@gmail.com
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The influenza virus has spikes like the union flower...,
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Regular Flu Has Killed Thousands Since January
By Doug Gross
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
There had been no confirmed deaths in the United States related to swine flu as of Tuesday afternoon. But another virus had killed thousands of people since January and is expected to keep killing hundreds of people every week for the rest of the year.
That one? The regular flu.
An outbreak of swine flu that is suspected in more than 150 deaths in Mexico and has sickened dozens of people in the United States and elsewhere has grabbed the attention of a nervous public and of medical officials worried the strain will continue to mutate and spread.
Experts are nervous that, as a new strain, the swine flu will be harder to stop because there aren't any vaccines to fight it.
But even if there are swine-flu deaths outside Mexico — and medical experts say there very well may be — the virus would have a long way to go to match the roughly 36,000 deaths that seasonal influenza causes in the United States each year.
"That happens on an annual basis," Dr. Brian Currie said Tuesday. Currie is vice president and medical director at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York.
Since January, more than 13,000 people have died of complications from seasonal flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly report on the causes of death in the nation.
No fewer than 800 flu-related deaths were reported in any week between January 1 and April 18, the most recent week for which figures were available.
The report looks at deaths in the 122 largest cities in the United States.
Worldwide, the annual death toll from the flu is estimated to be between 250,000 and 500,000.
About 9 out of 10 of those deaths are among people older than 65, Currie said. Most times, they already have health problems that the flu makes worse, he said.
"Regular influenza can be taxing," he said. "It causes their underlying disease to decompensate and then they don't have the reserves to get through it.
"While it may not be the direct cause listed on the death certificate, it certainly contributed."
One of the reasons medical experts are nervous about the swine flu outbreak is that many of the people who have died in Mexico have been young and otherwise healthy. The strains found in the United States have so far been weaker.
But even the regular flu is sometimes fatal for younger victims.
"It's not unheard of. It happens, either directly from influenza or they get a bacterial superinfection" like staph, said Currie.
While researchers haven't developed a vaccine to fight the new swine flu, it can be treated with antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, the same drugs used on the regular flu.
Many times, seasonal flu itself is tough to prevent because it has mutated to a form different than it was when the vaccine was made.
Seeking to put the swine flu outbreak in perspective Tuesday, Los Angeles County public health officer Dr. Jonathan Fielding echoed other public officials calling it "cause for concern, but not for alarm."
"Given the size of L.A. County, given the traffic between here and Mexico, it would be very surprising if we didn't have any cases," Fielding said.
He said the county, where the CDC had confirmed 10 cases of swine flu by Tuesday, sees more than 1,000 flu-related deaths every year.
"So it would also not be surprising if there were deaths with swine flu — even if it had the pattern of seasonal flu," he said. "Thus far, the pattern we see in the United States is very similar to that of seasonal flu — relatively mild to moderate cases."
Gross, Doug. "Regular Flu Has Killed Thousands Since January." CNN. 28 Apr. 2009.
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