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『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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Las dos principales consolas de la actual generación, Xbox One y PlayStation 4, se presentaron inicialmente durante 2013 con el negro como color principal. Algunos detalles también estuvieron disponibles desde el primer momento con otras tonalidades, pero el cuerpo principal de ambos cacharros se ha mantenido siempre igual. Hasta ahora.
Tanto PS4 como Xbox One tendrán sus ediciones blancas durante este año. La de Sony lo hará bajo una edición especial junto con Destiny y su blanco glaciar; por su parte, la de Microsoft en blanco aún no es oficial, aunque ya ha aparecido en algunas tiendas online: sí, Xbox One terminará llegando en blanco, y casi coincidiendo en tiempo con su compañera y contrincante de batallas.
En el caso de la Xbox One blanca os sonará porque surgió como una edición especial para empleados de Microsoft. Ahora se abriría al público y, como la PS4, también con una edición especial junto con Sunset Overdrive, una exclusividad para las de Microsoft que se especula con que vaya a lanzarse al mercado a finales de octubre. Lo lógico es que el bundle de la Xbox One blanca y Sunset Overdrive también empiece a venderse en esas fechas, claro.
Jugando al ajedrez: negras o blancas, tú elijes
Suele ser muy habitual que las consolas de escritorio se presenten primero en color negro con las salvedades de Nintendo, cuya Wii empezó vendiéndose sólo en blanco, y la Wii U en ambos colores. Tanto Microsoft como Sony han tenido affaires tanto con negro como con blanco, dependiendo del modelo con mayor o menor importancia de uno u otro.
Evidentemente el color de una videoconsola no afecta en absoluto a su rendimiento, pero también es cierto que el blanco suele ser un color muy requerido por los usuarios de tecnología, generalmente por una mera cuestión estética. En el pasado también hemos visto, incluso, ediciones especiales mucho más llamativas que los planos negro o blanco, y seguramente éstas también terminen llegando al mercado tarde o temprano.
Vía | TechRadar, GameStop
– La noticia A las videoconsolas también les gusta el color blanco fue publicada originalmente en Xataka por Pablo Espeso.
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Salve Marinera - Diana Navarro
Un día para captar imágenes especiales del Fervor marinero, del cariño de los hombres de la mar y la gran cantidad de pueblos que tienen a esta Virgen como Patrona, como esta serie tomada el año pasado en la Malagueñísima Barriada de el Palo, mañana espero estar en el Rincón de la Victoria para recordar viejos tiempos, y ver como entran los hombres de trono con ella sobre sus hombros en el mar....al atardecer...
Esta imagen pertenece a la cabeza de la proccesión
Felicidades a todas las Carmelas
Mayfield station was built alongside Piccadilly in 1910 to handle the ever increasing number of trains using the station. A short viaduct diverts away from the Piccadilly line into the terminus at Mayfield which was mainly used by suburban services to the south such as Buxton, Crewe and Macclesfield.
In the late 50s, it was used as an overspill during electrification and modernisation work at Piccadilly Station. When work was complete all trains used Piccadilly and Mayfield closed for good.
It was converted into a parcels depot in 1970 when Royal Mail constructed a sorting office on St Andrews street on the far side of Piccadilly. An overhead conveyor bridge connected the two buildings. The parcels depot was closed in 1986; Mayfield has stood silent ever since.
"The older generation thought nothing of getting up at five every morning - and the younger generation doesn't think much of it either. "
But maybe if mornings looked like this, they would re-think their thought. You have to admit, this does look a bit surreal!
A just for fun session but the post-processing wasn't fun anymore. On the left side was a picture on the wall, on the right was a window. First, I replaced both by gradient filled polygons. Although the edited part was matching the original colours, I decided to replace the whole background. The original tone was a chocolate brown colour but for the conversion, a not so dark tone might have been better, I think. The b&w conversion was made with the channel mixer (60% red, 25% blue, 15% green) in Photoshop.
Unfortunately I just had a single Speedlite 550 EX, so it was pretty tricky to get the highlights in her eyes and a natural looking light from above. I held the camera in portrait orientation, the flash with a bouncer was turned on approx. 60° towards the celing, so some light went still straight on her eyes and created the highlights while most of the light came as an indirect lighting from the celing. Sometimes the basics in physics and maths can be quite helpful :-)
Eine nur-so-zum-Spaß-Aufnahme, aber die Nachbearbeitiung war dann alles andere als lustig. Auf der linken Seite hing ein Foto an der Wand, rechts war ein Fenster. Zuerst habe ich beide durch Vielecke ersetzt, die mit einem Farbverlauf gefüllt wurden. Obwohl ich die Farben in den eingefügten Flachen so hinbekommen hatte wie im Rest der Aufnahme, entschied ich mich dann trotzdem den ganzen Hintergrund zu ersetzen. Im Originalbild ist die Farbe der Wand ein Schokoladenbraun, aber ich denke für die s/w-Umwandlung wäre ein hellerer Ton besser gewesen. Die s/w-Umwandlung erfolgte in Photoshop über den Kanalmixer ( (60% rot, 25% blau, 15% grün)
Leider hatte ich nur einen Speedlite 550 EX, so war es ziemlich schwierig Highlights in die Augen zu setzen und noch ein natürlich wirkendes Lich von oben zu bekommen. So hielt ich die Kamera hochkant und drehte den Blitz mit einem Diffusor etwa 60° auf die Decke, so ging immer noch etwas Licht auf ihre Augen und sorgte für den Glanz während das meiste Licht als indirektes Licht von der Decke reflektiert wurde. Manchmal sind die Grundlagen der Physik und Mathematik eben doch ganz hilfreich.
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Annapurna Base Camp Trekking is known as Annapurna Sanctuary Trekking as is an brilliant stroll thru diverse landscape and subculture complete with prosperous mountain vistas, terraced fields, quaint Gurung villages and a vast range of flowers and fauna during your trip with Treks Himalaya. Get the view of over three dozens of mountains trekking in Nepal. Mt. Annapurna (8091m) of Nepal is the tenth best possible mountain in the world and the journey to its base camp, which is at 4130m height, is one of the most popular walks on earth. The Annapurna Base Camp Trek is one of the most famous treks in Annapurna region of Nepal trekking. Moreover, we reach our destination by way of Mt. Machapuchhre (Fishtail) which is revered with the aid of the Nepalese for its special beauty and most popular treks in the world. www.trekshimalaya.com/annapurna-base-camp-trekking.php
Furthermore nicely groomed itinerary of the Annapurna Base Camp package, it is a famous preference amongst various outside enthusiasts, from a solo lady tourist to hikers visiting in agencies to Nepal. Many landscapes and convey you so shut to the base of 7,000 and 8,000 meter peaks in a such a quick duration of time as the Annapurna Base Camp. This trek is the combination of easy walking trail along the various landscape, forests, water resources, villages and mountains. After an exploration day in Kathmandu, fly alongside the Himalayan Range to the lake town of Pokhara below the Annapurnas. Spend an afternoon exploring the town and strolling along the lake shore. Trail takes trekkers to base camp of tenth tallest mountain of the world Mt. Annapurna (8091 m).
This Annapurna Sanctuary Trek presents a comprehensive exploration of the most hanging area in the 50 km Annapurna Range. This trekking package is designed to aid acclimatization with reasonable daily altitude increases. Setting of Annapurna Base Camp at 4130 m is unique and fairly spectacular, set amidst the majestic peaks of Annapurna I (8091 m), Annapurna South (7219 m), Machapuchhre (6993 m) and Hiunchuli (6441 m). ABC (4130 m) along the Machhapuchhre Base Camp is the ultimate destination for the trekkers in which the panoramic view of mountains never fail to dazzle. It’s ignored with the aid of the domineering peaks of Annapurna (8091m) and Machhapuchchhre (6993m), meaning “Fishtail” for its distinct summit.
14 days Annapurna Base Camp Trekking itinerary
Day 01:- Kathmandu-Pokhara (820m.) by drive 6 to 8 hrs, air 25 minute O/N hotel.
Day 02:- Drive to Nayapul same day Tikhedhunga (1540m.) 4 hrs walk O/N hotel.
Day 03:- Tikhedhunga-Ghorepani (2850m.) 6 hours walk and overnight hotel.
Day 04:- Climb up to Poon Hill (3210m.) in the morning, see sunrise in 180 degree
back down to hotel in Ghorepani & trek to Tadapani (2590m.) 6 hrs walk O/N hotel.
Day 05:- Tadapani-Chhomrong (2340m.) 5 hours walk and overnight hotel.
Day 06:- Chhomrong-Himalaya Hotel (2920m.) 6 hours walk and overnight hotel.
Day 07:- Himalaya Hotel-Annapurna Base Camp (4130m.) 6-7 hrs walk O/N hotel.
Day 08:- Morning view from ABC and trek to Bamboo (2335m.) 6 hrs walk O/N hotel.
Day 09:- Bamboo-Jhinu (1780m.) 5 hours walking and overnight hotel.
Day 10:- Rest day in Jhinu and enjoy with hot spring and overnight hotel.
Day 11:- Jhinu-Ghandruk (1940m.) 4 hours walking and overnight hotel.
Day 12:- Ghandruk-Deurali (2000m.) 6 hours walking and overnight hotel.
Day 13:- Deurali-Dhampus Phedi (1130m.) walk & drive to Pokhara 5 hrs O/N hotel.
Day 14:- Pokhara-Kathmandu by drive 6 to 8 hours, air 25 minute O/N hotel.
Further information contact below:-
Treks Himalaya Pvt. Ltd.
P.O.Box: 23044, Tarakeshwor-5,
Lolang, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 0097715169092
Mobile: 009779841433205
guidenepal@gmail.com
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New paint software!!! Incredible stuff for $29.99 US dollars. It is head over heal better than Corel painter--I mean significantly better! If you cannot see this in full size, I uploaded this to my website so you can see the incredible textures you can create with this software: www.stantonphotostudios.com/p602592670/h19453a4#h19453a4. This is a photo that I traced... On the picture at my website I have updated it a bit further
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On this picture the only textured are of interest is the center of the Calla lily where the pollen is. So if you can zoom in, go for that area. Also, this software allows you to make the clone colors metallic--which I did here for the center and some of the white. For $30, this is a fascinating piece of software if you like to paint. It has gazillions of features, many significantly better than Corel or other painter software.
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Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
~ from Mary Oliver's "Sometimes" - found in "Red Bird".
40+ years ago I lost touch with my Best Friend in the entire world. Both being military wives we'd made numerous moves across country - both of our fathers had passed away and our mothers each had new married names ... so conventional searching methods were fruitless. About a month ago I was thrilled to finally find my friend - and especially so to find that she was less than two hours away from where I live!
After several weeks of daily writing/chats we finally met again last weekend - and it was if not a single day had passed between us. :-) We've written an article together about our experience and whether or not we have success in publication ... it was fun and rewarding to collaborate with my friend. Rest assured - we will NEVER lose touch again! :-)
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El pardillo común (Carduelis cannabina) es una pequeña especie de ave paseriforme de la familia de los fringílidos (Fringillidae).
El ave procrea en Europa, oeste de Asia, norte de África. Es parcialmente residente, pero muchos pájaros del este y del norte migran más al sur o se mudan a las costas.
Tierras abiertas con densos matorrales favorecen la cría. Construye sus nidos en una mata, poniendo 4 a 7 huevos.
Puede volar en grandes bandadas fuera de la estación de procreación, a veces mezclada con otros fringílidos, tales como el pardillo piquigualdo (Carduelis flavirostris), en costas y ciénagas salinas. Se alimenta de semillas.
Es un pájaro delgado con una cola larga. Las partes externas son pardas, el cogote es algo blancuzco y el pico es gris. El macho en verano tiene la nuca gris, parches rojos en cabeza y pecho rojo.
Las hembras y los jóvenes no tienen el rojo y debajo tienen blanco, con el pecho muy lustroso. El canto tiene trinos rápidos y píos.
A veces suele encontrárselos centenares de millas dentro del mar.
Su nombre científico hace referencia su afición a las semillas de cáñamo.
Conservación
El pardillo común está en la Lista roja IUCN Redlisted en riesgo, en listada en el Reino Unido Biodiversity Action Plan como de prioridad. Las poblaciones británicas declinan, atribuido al incremento del uso de herbicidas, para abatir matorrales agresivos.
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Publicado el Domingo, 14 de septiembre del 2014 por Sergio Palay
El Atlético de Madrid se dio el gusto de ganar por segundo año consecutivo el derbi en el mismísimo Santiago Bernabéu. En el marco de la tercera jornada de la Liga BBVA, el equipo del argentino Diego Pablo Simeone se impuso por 2-1.
Primero fue Tiago que con la vieja recete, córner aprovechando los quedes defensivos y las malas salidas de Casillas, anotó la apertura a los 10 minutos.Sin embargo, a los 25 minutos Cristiano Ronaldo se internó en el área y fue derribado por Siqueira. Cristiano asumió la responsabilidad y batió a Moya que antes y después de esa jugada estuvo notable.En el complemento los blancos salieron dispuestos a tomar la iniciativa. Ancelotti falló dando ingreso a Chicharito por Benzema, no confiando en s delantero centro titular.
El Real Madrid pareció que inclinaba la cancha, pero Simeone se guardaba algo. El entrenador dio ingreso a Arda Rután. Primero el turco lo buscó con un zapatillazo que pasó cerca de Iker, y luego en el minuto 75 tras un buen centro de Juanfran y un gran recurso de Raúl García que dejó pasar el balón, el turco marcó el segundo.
El Real se volcó al ataque pero no consiguió el empate. El encuentro será recordado porque es la primera vez en su historia que el Atlético gana dos veces seguidas en el escenario de su rival, y porque parte de la afición blanca despidió a Iker Casillas con una pitada, clara señal de que el debut de Keylor Navas puede estar cerca.
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A pelican busy prunning himself/herself on a cliff at La Jolla Shores in Southern California.
INFORMATION ON THE PELICAN:
A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae.
Along with the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds, pelicans make up the order Pelecaniformes. Modern pelicans are found on all continents except Antarctica. They occur mostly in warm regions, though breeding ranges reach 45° south (Australian Pelican, P. conspicillatus) and 60° North (American White Pelicans, P. erythrorhynchos, in western Canada). Birds of inland and coastal waters, they are absent from polar regions, the deep ocean, oceanic islands, and inland South America.
Pelicans are large birds with enormous, pouched bills. The smallest is the Brown Pelican (P. occidentalis), small individuals of which can be as little as 2.75 kg (6 lb), 106 cm (42 in) long and can have a wingspan of as little as 1.83 m (6 ft). The largest is believed to be the Dalmatian Pelican (P. crispus), at up to 15 kg (33 lb), 183 cm (72 in) long, with a maximum wingspan of nearly 3.5 m (11.5 ft). The Australian Pelican has the longest bill of any bird.
Pelicans swim well with their short, strong legs and their feet with all four toes webbed (as in all birds placed in the order Pelecaniformes). The tail is short and square, with 20 to 24 feathers. The wings are long and have the unusually large number of 30 to 35 secondary flight feathers. A layer of special fibers deep in the breast muscles can hold the wings rigidly horizontal for gliding and soaring. Thus they can exploit thermals to commute over 150 km (100 miles) to feeding areas.
Pelicans rub the backs of their heads on their preen glands to pick up its oily secretion, which they transfer to their plumage to waterproof it.
Source: Wikipedia
"Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day"
Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens and Eleanor Farjeon
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The Church of the Ascension Lower Broughton, Manchester. Rededication of the church service and induction of the rev Canon Falak Sher as Rector. The celebrant for the serice was the Right Rev Philip North, Bishop of Burnley. Picture by Paul Heyes, Saturday November 19, 2022.
Ok, it's not really a raven, it's an American Crow, seen in a restaurant parking lot, but it reminded me of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, The Raven (exerpt below).
But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking `Nevermore.'
Snow falls on a desolated part of El Alto.
El Alto is the sister city of La Paz, right next to it but above, in the altiplano. While La Paz expands downwards along the valley, with the richest population leaving in the lowest parts, El Alto is growing further from it, peopled by poor immigrants from the highlands.
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El cisne común (Cygnus olor), también llamado cisne mudo y cisne blanco , es una especie de ave anseriforme de la familia Anatidae propia del Hemisferio Norte. Su denominación científica es Cygnus olor, donde tanto cygnus como olor significan "cisne" en griego clásico y en latín, respectivamente. El cisne mudo debe su nombre a que no emite los fuertes trompetazos de los otros congéneres, aunque sí emite ciertos sonidos que lo descalificarían de mudo.
Esta especie presenta el segundo tamaño del género Cygnus; solo el cisne trompetero es un poco mayor. Se le distingue de los otros cisnes blancos por tener el pico de color amarillo anaranjado a rojo. Los otros lo tienen negro y amarillo. También es el único cisne blanco al que le crece una carúncula negra sobre la base del pico.
No hay dimorfismo sexual en el plumaje. Los machos son más grandes, y su envergadura alar es de 2,4 metros. La carúncula negra sobre el pico se desarrolla más en el macho.
Stadium Business Summit 2018 at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Awards evening and winners. Picture by Paul Heyes, Tuesday June 12, 2018.
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Es evidente que el monasterio de Poio es uno de los atractivos turísticos más importantes de este municipio. No hay más que ver la cifra anual de visitantes para darse cuenta de que es, junto con la villa marinera de Combarro, el punto más conocido y el más atrayente del Concello de Poio.
Historia
Se cree que su fundación data del siglo VII, y es atribuida a San Fructuoso, aunque hay quien considera que en realidad fue establecido por uno de sus discípulos, llamado Teodosio. En cualquier caso, sabemos que la orden benedictina se instaló allí hasta la invasión musulmana, y que en el siglo X volvieron a asentarse en el valle de Poio. De hecho, el primer documento histórico que se conserva donde se menciona este monasterio es del año 942.
Será a partir de este siglo cuando el cenobio comience a ganar en poder y riqueza, gracias en gran medida a la protección y devoción de los monarcas de los siglos XII y XIII. No podemos olvidar, por ejemplo, que la misma Doña Urraca se encargó, en el siglo XII, de donar al monasterio el coto de Poio y puerto de Combarro, entre muchas otras villas de los alrededores. Se puede decir que este enclave se erigió en centro económico y cultural de toda la región. También el emperador Carlos V se acordaría de esta congregación, otorgándoles en 1548 un privilegio que les autorizaba a inaugurar un Colegio Mayor de Teología, que llegaría a contar con maestros tan ilustres como el Padre Feijoo.
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I'd better add a description to this! Ants and Aphids have a symbiotic relationship, although not so close that one could not live without the other, but beneficial to both parties. The Aphids suck the sap of plants. They're very good at this, but aren't very good at defending themselves from predators. Ants would like to drink the sap, but aren't very good at getting it, their mouthparts are a good strong set of jaws which happen to be very good at chasing of predators. So, the ants look after the ahpids, tending them and chasing off anything that comes near, big or small. In return the aphids produce a sugar rich liquid called honeydew, which the ant in this photo is collecting from the aphid. Symbiotic relationships like this where food is exchanged are known as trophobiosis, with the provider of the food - in this case the aphid - being the trophobiont.
Nautical collage part 2.
6 "Seahorse Soulmates Shadow Box" by beachchik
7 "Adventures of the Little Submarine - Illustrated Handbound Miniature Book" by Meowstro
8 "Nautical Oversized Canvas Slouch Bag" by 3Jane
9 "Blue Helmet Style Cap with Red and White Sailboats for 3-12 mos" by BabbidgePatch
10 "Capsized Photographic Print" by KyleJacobs
11 "Nautical Organic Cotton Bar Towels" by branchhandmade
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The Stadium Business Summit 2023 at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Wednesday June 28, 2023.
El lleó (Panthera leo) és un mamífer de la família dels felins. El lleó mascle és conegut per la seva crinera (melena) i pot arribar a pesar més de 250 kg. Les femelles son molt més petites i pesen devers 180 kg. Els lleons son carnívors i viuen en grups familiars que consisteixen en femelles emparentades, les seves cries dels dos sexes i un mascle sense llaços sanguinis que s'aparella amb les femelles adultes.
Les femelles s'ocupen de caçar mentre que els mascles es dediquen principalment a protegir els límits del seu territori. Els mascles són expulsats del grup en arribar a la maduresa.
Els lleons son polígams i la femella cria cada 18 o 26 mesos en estat natural; en captivitat, els lleons es reprodueixen una vegada a l'any. Després d'una gestació de 110 dies, la femella té entre un i quatre lleonets, que neixen amb un pèl espès i clapat. En captivitat, un lleó pot viure fins als 30 anys d'edat, però en llibertat la mitjana són 12 anys pels mascles i 16 per les femelles.
The lion (Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight,[2] it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in northwest India, having disappeared from North Africa, the Middle East, and western Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene (about 10,000 years ago), the lion was the most widespread large land mammal beside humans. They were found in most of Africa, much of Eurasia from western Europe to India, and the Bering land bridge and, in the Americas, from the Yukon to Peru.
Lions live for approximately 10–14 years in the wild, while in captivity they can live over 20 years. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator, although they will resort to scavenging if the opportunity arises. While lions, in general, do not selectively hunt humans, some have been known to become man-eaters and seek human prey.
The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a possibly irreversible population decline of 30 to 50% over the past two decades in its African range;[1] populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not well-understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Lions have been kept in menageries since Roman times and have been a key species sought after and exhibited in zoos the world over since the late eighteenth century. Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies.
Visually, the male is highly distinctive and is easily recognized by its mane. The head of the male lion is one of the most widely recognized animal symbols in human culture. It has been depicted extensively in literature, in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in contemporary films and literature.
A shot from the past weekend of fishing at my favourite lake. As much as I love this location, it's really sad to see the destruction caused by a spreading epidemic, the Mountain Pine Beetle. Due to climate change, we don't get the sustained periods of freezing weather needed each winter to keep the insects in check. This has led to the demise of large portions of our pine forrests. In some cases the wood can be harvested quickly before it dries and splits, but in protected areas such as provincial parks, it is usually left standing and becomes tinder for massive forrest fires.
A 60-foot granite monument, dedicated in 1932, is perched atop 90-foot-tall Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina commemorating the achievement of the Wright brothers. They conducted many of their glider tests on the massive shifting dune that was later stabilized to form Kill Devil Hill. Inscribed in capital letters along the base of the memorial tower is the phrase "In commemoration of the conquest of the air by the brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright conceived by genius achieved by dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith." Atop the tower is a marine beacon, similar to one found in a lighthouse, that was installed to make the monument more "functional".
The tower was designed by Rodgers and Poor, a New York architectural firm; the design was officially selected on February 14, 1930. Prior to the memorial's construction, the War Department selected Captain William H. Kindervater of the Quartermaster Corps to prepare the site for construction and to manage the area landscaping. To secure the sandy foundation, Captain Kindervater selected bermuda grass to be planted on Kill Devil Hill and the surrounding area. He also ordered a special fertilizer to be spread throughout the area to promote grass and shrubbery growth and decided to build a fence to prevent animal grazing. With a strong foundation in place, the Office of the Quartermaster selected Marine Captain John A. Gilman to preside over the construction project. Construction began in October 1931 and with a budget of $213,000, the memorial was completed in November 1932. In the end, 1,200 tons of granite, more than 2,000 tons of gravel, more than 800 tons of sand and almost 400 tons of cement were used to build the structure, along with numerous other materials.
I remember talking to a dear friend of mine, and we both were in the same Biology class, and she was doing a painting that included lungs, and we noticed that the oak trees around our old school looked like lungs (bronchii, if i remember correct), and it's pretty interesting because trees are sort of like the earths lungs, they take in the CO2 in the air and purify it, unlike human lungs that take in oxygen, and release CO2. Idk random story but, everytime i see thoes trees it reminds me of the conversation with my friend. :D
Investigators from Scotland Yard arrived in Islamabad on Jan. 4 to help the Pakinasti authorities on the investigation of the death of Benazir Bhutto. Rumours have surrounded the exact causes of her death, as a man shot her while she was standing in her car, waving through the sunroof, then a suicide bomber exploded himself. The oficial version concluded she banged her head against the sunroof due to the shock of the explosion, but other witnesses (including the person who washed her body) said she had been shot. Her party, the PPP, has called for a UN investigation but so far, president Musharraf has rejected this request and asked instead for the help of the UK.
On Jan.5, the Scotland Yard team together with the Pakistani officials went to Liaqat Bagh, the park in Rawalpindi in front of which the bombing occured, to be briefed on the events. The scene itself, however, has nothing to reveal in terms of material evidence as it's a busy street opened to traffic.
Here, a Pakistani official shows the English investigator the impatcts of the explosion on a nearby wall.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Pakistani Elections (Recommended as a slideshow)
Brujuleando esta mañana en busca de la foto diaria, he dado con mis pasos en Horche, un bonito pueblo cercano a Guadalajara, todo él purita cuesta.
Uno de sus lugares más típicos y tópicos es el antiguo lavadero, muy remozado y en pleno centro. Como el sol estaba bastante apropiado, me he dedicado a mirar unas cuantas sombras y aquí dejo una. Lástima que con ello me quede sin foto para el concurso social de ese mismo tema, pero bueno, ya buscaremos otra cosa de aquí a entonces.
Después de una comidita copiosa, y de unas copitas no menos copiosas, no sé si habré acertado al elegir la foto y al procesarla, espero que sí.
Y nos quedan sólo 6 fotos ya para acabar el reto.
Sed felices...
McCall's 5430
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Worked in some cheap cotton corduroy from Joann fabric in view C. This pattern is really intended for a lighter fabric but as long as seams are trimmed and graded, it seems to be fine. Really, the only part that is questionable is the ties. They are quite bulky in two layers of cord. I don't mind it, but on a different body shape it might add some undesired bulk.
The pattern is ok, there are a few bits that I think could have been more clearly written, but nothing that should prevent even a beginner from getting a cute skirt or two.
I intend to sew the A version in something light and drapy, some day as well.
As a side note, this pattern is considered a 1-hour project and I respectfully call shenanigans on that claim. Yes, it's fast, yes, it's easy, it's absolutely something you could crank out in a single sewing session, but if you actually trim, press and finish seams, baste where indicated, hem as indicated, and hand sew the inside of the facing as indicated in the pattern, then there is no way an average human is going to be done in an hour. Even if I'm a slower than average crafter (and I would guess I'm not) most people are going to need a minimum of 2 hours to properly sew this garment as detailed in the pattern.
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Oggettistica in Dung Paper con Carta riciclata in cacca d'elefante
ECO MAXIMUS è nata per produrre materiale per cancelleria e regalo da una materia molto "originale". Incredibilmente infatti, i prodotti di carta, totalmente
hand-crafted, sono fatti al 75% di sterco di elefante e per un 25% di carta riciclata.
PERCHE' ECO MAXIMUS ESISTE
Carta in cacca d'elefante
Lo Sri Lanka è la casa a di un decimo dei 40.000 elefanti Asiatici selvaggi, elefanti che in Sri Lanka non vengono uccisi per le loro zanne; non sono uccisi per la carne, poichè nessuno mangia la carne di elefante; non sono uccisi per la pelle, poichè non vi è mercato per non esiste industria della pelle di elefante.
Sono semplicemente uccisi perchè interferiscono con l'agricoltura. Dal 1950, è probabile che più di 4.000 elefanti siano stati abbattuti nel conflitto tra l'uomo e l'elefante.
L'elefante è senza spazio in Sri Lanka. La maggior parte delle aree protette abitate dagli elefanti sono piccole, meno di 1.000 kmq, mentre gli elefanti, possono spostarsi per centinaia di chilometri nel corso di una stagione. Il loro appetito è enorme e gli elefanti e le persone non possono vivere insieme dove l'agricoltura è la forma dominante di utilizzo del suolo, a meno che il danno che causano ai contadini possa essere ricompensato.
Maximus - Lavorazione carta
Non ci sono facili soluzioni per risolvere il conflitto! Molto dipenderà da come i contadini percepiranno il valore dell'elefante per fermarne l'uccisione ingiustificata. Molti si stanno convincendo che l'unico modo per convivere pacificamente passi attraverso l'utilizzo dell'elefante come una risorsa sostenibile economica. Lo sterco di elefante è un prodotto finito ed è anche una merce che è liberamente disponibile a in qualunque momento (mediamente ogni elefante adulto ne produce 180-200 kg al giorno) e, fino ad ora, nessuno aveva trovato alcun utilizzo.
Il progetto di Maximus per fabbricare la carta dallo sterco di elefante può aiutare la percezione dei contadini sul valore economico dell'elefante nelle aree di conflitto. Il progetto, cominciato nel 1997, ha prodotto con successo e lanciato sul mercato ciò che è conosciuto come "carta di pachiderma".
In questo modo "la cacca di elefante" prende la forma di quaderni, fogli di carta, scatole, borse ecc. La sola limitazione è l'immaginazione!
Maximus - Lavorazione carta
Questi prodotti sono divenuti estremamente popolari fra la popolazione locale ed i turisti stranieri. Anche se lo sterco di elefante non può risolvere il crescente conflitto uomo-elefante, il suo uso a beneficio dei contadini che soffrono andrà certamente ad innalzare il livello di tolleranza di questi ultimi. Se l'elefante sarà visto come un valore economico per contribuire significativamente al benessere delle persone, le stesse non ameranno vederlo scomparire dalla loro area. In conclusione, tutti gli sforzi sarebbero futili senza il sostegno delle comunità locali.
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Die Lachmöwe ist mit einer Länge von 38 cm und einer Flügelspannweite von 91 cm die kleinste Möwe. Sie hat lange, schlanke, spitze Flügel mit einem auffälligem zur Flügelspitze hin verbreitertem weißen Keil am Vorderrand des Handflügels. Ihre artkennzeichnende schokoladenbraune Gesichtsmaske trägt die Lachmöwe nur zur Brutzeit. Im Winter haben Lachmöwen einen weißen Kopf mit einigen graubraunen Flecken. Jungvögel bekommen diese Gesichtsmaske erst im dritten Jahr. Sie ist zugleich Ausweis für den Zugang zu den Brutkolonien. Nur Lachmöwen mit Gesichtsmasken werden dort geduldet.
English:
The black-headed gull is with a length of 38 cm and a wingspan of 91 cm, the smallest gull. She has long, slender, pointed wings,with a conspicuous towards the wing tip widened white wedge at the front edge of the hand wing. The species characteristic chocolate-brown face mask has the black-headed gull only in the breeding season. At the winter black-headed gulls have a white head with some gray-brown spots. Young birds get that face mask until the third year. It is both a badge for access to breeding colonies. Only black-headed gulls with face masks are tolerated there.
Quelques dizaines d'étudiants ont réussi à entrer dans la Sorbonne avant l'arrivée des forces de l'ordre, et ils occupent un amphi pendant environ une demi-heure, sous les protestations des élèves (essentiellement des personnes âgées assistant à un cours sur la Pologne). Il y a rapidement plus de photographes que de manifestants sur la scène...
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Students' demonstration (Recommended as a slideshow)