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There were problems of arranging an intercity train, so some exceptions were made which let to Sr1 being responsible for pulling the train. Despite this, the old reliable managed to pull the train on time and at the Kuopio railway station is shines gloriously with the help of the lights of nearby construction site.
Guys, this Castle is a popular tourist spot in Perak, Malaysia. It has always been 'listed' as the most haunted place in Malaysia. So much so, that when we passed by here (we never intend to actually visit it) my sister strictly prohibited me to even go near and capture this mysterious place!! sigh!! She was worried as we had a baby and kids (my nieces..) with us!!
I was really upset coz I could not explore this wonderful place!! Maybe next time when I go without my family members (sometimes outing with family members just suck becoz of this kinna problems.. LOL!!) I can actually get my camera working!!
This was shot just outside my sis's car, so sorry guys it does not show the whole castle. There were trees & plants obstructing the view so I had to crop it!!
Here are the details 'plucked' from Wikipedia;
Kellie's Castle (sometimes also called Kellie's Folly) is located near Batu Gajah, and is about 20 minutes' drive from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The unfinished, ruined mansion, was built by a Scottish planter called William Kellie Smith. According to differing accounts, it was either a gift for his wife or a home for his son.
Unfortunately for Smith, tragedies struck soon after the construction of the Kellas House began. A virulent strain of the Spanish flu spread from Europe to Asia soon after World War I ended in Europe, killing many of the workers in the Kellas Estate. Another seventy workers constructing Smith's dream castle also became victims of the flu. Smith, who had already spent a fortune on his house, lost a lot of money because of this.
In the end, Kellas House, later known as Kellie's Castle or even Kellie's Folly to some, was never completed. William Kellie Smith himself died of pneumonia during a short trip to Portugal in 1926. His heartbroken wife decided to pack up and return home to Scotland selling the estate and Kellie's Castle to a British company called Harrisons and Crosfield. Descendants of the Tamil labourers brought over to Malaya to work on the mansion still live nearby even now. Kellie's Castle is now a popular local tourist attraction and was used as a setting in the 1999 film Anna and the King.
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Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. Mankind is about 140 thousand years old. If we compress the Earth's existence into a normal full day of 24 hours, then we’ve been on this planet for... 2.5 seconds.
In 2.5 seconds we’ve become the dominant species with a rapidly growing population, causing a catastrophic impact on the environment. We have created the industrial revolution and burned fossil fuels creating more carbon in the atmosphere than ever before. We have caused global warming at a record pace, endangering our own existence. We have cut trees and destroyed forests more than ever before, polluted air, water, and soil. We have created an island of waste, the size of the state of Texas, in the middle of the ocean. We have caused the 4th mass animal extinction. Three-quarters of Earth’s land surface is under pressure from human activity. In just 2.5 seconds we’ve turned the planet into our own personal factory.
It took almost 4.5 billion years of evolution for us to exist and we have changed so much in so little time.
The problem is us. And it is up to us if we want to make it to the 4th second.
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With my project “2.5 seconds” I hope to bring awareness about climate change, to start a conversation about the issue and to educate more people about the facts, the urgency of the crisis and the seriousness of its consequences. The project is a series of photographs that highlight the environmental crisis through metaphors and symbolism. Each one of them illustrates and represents a specific environmental issue using allegorical figures and subjects, props, costumes and natural landscapes.
I used “2.5 seconds” as a title because I wanted to invoke the power of numbers and perspective to create a strong, straightforward and shocking effect.
It all started with an idea I had almost 3 years ago. I have always loved nature, and have been both amazed and captivated by our planet’s beauty. I've traveled to many places before, but none of them could compare to what I felt and saw in Iceland. Visiting Iceland for the first time had a great impact on me and made me realize that our planet is fragile and its beauty may disappear. The thought that nature is being affected and destroyed by the changing climate became personal, shocking and upsetting. I wanted to capture and preserve Iceland's incredible beauty through my art while I still can.
The pressure from human activity is having a catastrophic impact on the environment that endangers our own existence. But I feel like ecology problems that are threatening our environment and affecting everyone on the planet do not get enough media attention.
I am using photography as my unique voice to express how I feel and share my fear for the future. I want to bring more meaning to my work and create a strong message for all the people out there. I hope my art will be louder and clearer than words.
The time to act is now.
El Saint Christopher sufre uno de sus peores peligros, habiendo pasado por la Segunda Guerra Mundial, participado en dos Fuerzas Armadas y haciendo operaciones de logísticas en el territorio argentino. Es que hoy el remolcador construido en 1943, podría colapsar sobre la mirada de Ushuaia, debido a su falta de mantenimiento en los últimos años.
El Saint Christopher fue fabricado en la ciudad de Boston, Estados Unidos y un año más tarde fue cedido a Gran Bretaña, quien lo incorporó a la Royal Navy. Bajo el nombre de “HMS Justice (W-140)” participó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en batallas como el desembarco en Normandía (El Día D), una de las batallas más cruentas de los aliados contra los nazis y crucial para la derrota alemana.
En 1953 tenía la tarea de reflotar al buque Monte Cervantes, pero encalló en la costa de Ushuaia por problemas en el motor y en timón. Permanece en el lugar hasta el día de hoy.
Analogica, Praktica L ( 1969 ) priva di esposimetro, Zeiss Tessar Silver 50 mm f 2.8, Fomapan bianco e nero 200 asa, sviluppo con Rodinal. Oltre alla riga nera presente in quasi tutte le foto di questo rullino negli ultimi tempi ho problemi con lo scanner, in molte foto anche a colori ci sono delle orribili macchie dovute al contatto tra la pellicola e il "vetro" dello scanner. Ho provato a cambiare la maschera per i negativi ma ho risolto il problema solo scansionando due fotogrammi per volta...quando posso cambierò lo scanner
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What else gives us holes in something good to eat and then the hole itself which is edible?
Anyway, when Alex and Kerri were here a few weeks ago Alex and I made Kerri's all-time favorite treat, her birthday choice ever since she was a little girl.
This is my Grandmother's recipe and the doughnuts are misshapen, ugly, no two alike and some have problems with the frying. We love them all and there are no rejects.
I would have taken a current photo but we ate this last batch all up.
“What is the matter, Sky, you look concerned?” Asked Posh Bear
Sky sat down beside his friends clearly concerned about something.
“We may have a honey supply problem, Posh.” He said looking around at his friends.
“Why is that, Sky? I thought you were ordering extra this delivery because of the party for that birthday we are not talking about.” Said Bertie staring at Barnaby.
“Well, the man has changed his supplier; something to do with parachutes I think I heard him say. Anyway, I ordered all those jars of honey like you said, Posh, but they only delivered a few. What is more they sent all these parachutes, which, I hasten to report that I sent back.”
“Parachutes, what are they?” Asked Barnaby looking around.
“Well, if the shop doesn’t have what you ordered, Barnaby, they deliver these parachutes rather than send nothing at all. Sometimes they are fine, but what they sent us were no good at all.” Explained Sky.
“You mean substitutes, Sky, parachutes are large pieces of cloth that enable things to descend to the ground gently from up high.” Said Bertie.
“Right, well these parachutes descended from the air and landed right on our order and they are no good. I asked the driver what was in the jars and he said peanut butter, and as they ran out of that, they made the order up with some stuff called lemon curd. What is even more strange, the driver seemed in a state of shock as he told me what they had sent. Anyone would think that he had never spoken to a bear before.”
“Sounds disgusting, Sky, so pleased you sent it all back. As for the driver being in shock, I guess he was just disappointed he couldn’t deliver all our honey. I’m sure he speaks to bears every day. Well, back to the problem and we will have to persuade the man to go back to the place he was ordering from as they kept lots of honey especially for us.” Said Posh Bear.
“I don’t think he will, Posh, he was fed up with all the parachutes he was getting. We did get some honey but not enough for the birthday party we don’t talk about.” Explained Sky.
“Can’t you just order for us from the old supplier, Sky?” Asked Bertie.
“Difficult, Bertie. You see I wait for the man to do his order then I tack what we want on the end of it. I meet the driver at the front door and take our stuff and then send him along to the back door with the things for the man. When ordering, the man must use this piece of plastic before they will send the goods, it is very complicated with his talking thing sending a message and lots of numbers. Without all that, the store won’t deliver for I have tried before.” Explained Sky.
“I still say the best plan is to persuade the man to go back to where he used to buy the groceries from. That should not be too difficult.” Said Posh Bear.
“How do you think we can do that though, Posh Bear?” Asked Bertie.
“Simple, when Sky adds our items to the order, if Sky was to then add numbers by the things the man had on order so he received far too much, that should put him off this supplier.” Said Posh Bear.
“Do you think it will work, Posh?” Asked Barnaby.
“It always has in the past.” Said Posh Bear. “I just can’t think what gets in to hoomans at times.”
“I agree, Posh, imagine having to eat parachutes like those that were sent to us.” Said Barnaby.
“Yes, Barnaby, just imagine!”
The book that is open is called Bearing Up and is illustrated by Mike Johnson. The page says, “I’m not going to worry unless the animals start lining up two by two for the space shuttle.”
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El kirchnerismo avanza en la estrategia de “caotizar” la Ciudad para debilitar las aspiraciones presidenciales de Macri. La extensión de la línea E de Subte que ayudaría a desconcentrar el centro porteño está paralizada, pese a que la propia Cristina Kirchner la anunció. Las dudas de hacer público el reclamo y las peleas con el secretario de Transporte, Ricardo Jaime.
El caos del centro porteño, que el viernes pasado alcanzó niveles históricos, fue el broche de oro para una semana en la que el transporte público dejó en evidencia que los 5 años de administración kirchnerista, lejos de paliar los problemas del sector, los agravaron.
La expresión más dramática fueron los incidentes ocurridos en la línea Sarmiento, pero el propio proceso de reestatización de Aerolíneas Argentinas y el colapso porteño, revelan porqué el tema transporte escaló a lo más alto de la agenda política.
La situación fue aprovechada por el jefe de Gobierno, Mauricio Macri, quien se sumó a las críticas y volvió a reclamar a la Nación que le transfieran competencia sobre el transporte que cruza la Ciudad no controla, aunque sí lo sufre.
En ese marco, puertas adentro de Bolívar 1 comenzó a reactivarse la intención de reclamar públicamente por las obras que la Nación anunció hacer en la línea E -para llevar su cabecera que hoy llega a Bolívar, hasta Retiro- y que se encuentran paralizadas.
Se trata de un millonario proyecto que la Secretaría de Transporte que conduce el denunciado Ricardo Jaime, licitó, adjudicó y anunció su comienzo, pero que según confirmaron fuentes del gobierno porteño “hace meses que no avanza”.
El presidente de la comisión de Transporte de la Legislatura, el macrista Daniel Amoroso, reconoció a La Política Online que "la Ciudad todavía está obligada a discutir los temas de transporte con la Nación, pero lamentablemente en la Secretaría de Transporte de la Nación, no estamos encontrando la colaboración que creemos necesaria para resolver los problemas de los porteños".
Obradores si, obras no
“Por ejemplo, en Alem y Tucumán se puede ver uno de los obradores amarrillos justo en la esquina, incluso dijeron que iba a complicar la circulación vehicular de la zona por el aumento de tránsito pesado a causa de los trabajos, pero nunca vimos entrar ni salir un camión, como se ve en la línea A o en la B que si están trabajando”, afirma una fuente que conoce el subsuelo porteño. La referncia a la extensión de las líneas A y B no es inocente, estas obras dependen de la Ciudad.
Las fuentes explicaron a La Política Online que ante esta situación no debería causar sorpresa si el reclamo para que el gobierno nacional retome los trabajos en la línea E, se agrega a la lista de reclamos al gobierno nacional que Macri viene explicitando, como el pedido para que le transfieran los terrenos de la ONABE, el control del transporte porteño y obviamente la policía, que forman parte de una lista que también incluye obras como la autopista Ribereña y el paralizado soterramiento del Sarmiento, que también se puso en el tapete tras los incidentes.
Sin embargo, una fuente que conoce de las obras explicó a La Política Online que el gobierno porteño medita la conveniencia de reclamar por la línea E, porque la propia administración porteña está muy lejos de cumplir las promesas de campaña de Macri construir 20 kilómetros de subte por año. “Hay que ser cuidadosos con este tema, porque disparar una polémica pública sobre la construcción de subtes, nos puede jugar en contra”, reconoció a La Política Online la fuente consultada.
Lo mismo sucede con el soterramiento del Sarmiento, que aunque también dicen, está paralizado, quizá no sea reclamado tan abiertamente, ya que la Ciudad debe intervenir allí, techando el tramo que ya está en trinchera, obra que se inició y se paralizó por inconsistencias técnicas denunciadas y aún no tendría previsto comienzo alguno.
La obra
Según anunció el gobierno nacional, 346 millones de pesos es la inversión que demandarán las obras para llevar línea E, que hoy va de plaza Virreyes a Bolívar, hasta Retiro, mediante su extensión en 2.1 Km, llevando el largo total a 11,6 Km y agregando dos estaciones intermedias: Correo Central y Catalinas, cuya fecha de inauguración según el cronograma anunciado debería ocurrir en el año 2010.
“Permitirá la penetración de la Línea E en una zona de alta densidad, incrementando la ocupación de esta línea, que actualmente es la que presenta la menor demanda”, prometió la Secretaría de Transporte de la Nación al anunciar la obra.
El proyecto aumentaría la posibilidad de combinaciones de este subte, que une una de las zonas más postergadas de la ciudad con el centro, permitiendo en Retiro la combinación con la Línea C, tres terminales ferroviarias (Mitre, Belgrano Norte y San Martín) y obviamente, la Terminal de Ómnibus y en la estación Correo Central combinar con la Línea B. La E se convertiría así la única línea en combinar con todas las otras.
Sin embrado, desde su comienzo se avizoraba que el trabajo no iba a ser fácil, ya que para excavar su traza, deben sortearse grandes interferencias y varios obstáculos, que existen en el subsuelo de esa zona histórica del centro, surcada por sótanos, las líneas B y C de subte, una cloaca y un pluvial que desemboca en el río.
Historia de la línea E
Este subte tuvo la última obra que se hizo en este medio de transporte, previo a la línea H. Se comenzó a construir en 1940 y empezó a funcionar el 20 de junio de 1944 entre Plaza Constitución y Estación General Urquiza ( Av. San Juan y Gral. Urquiza).
Luego, mediante sucesivas obras de extensión, sus formaciones comenzaron a correr entre Bolívar y Plaza de los Virreyes, el 8 de mayo de 1986, cuando se inauguró la terminal que sirve a la vez como punto de transferencia para el Premetro y que conforma su traza actual.
Una combinación se sumó el año pasado, cuando fue puesta en funcionamiento la línea H, que por su corto recorrido, aún no es aprovechada por gran cantidad de usuarios, ni sumó demasiados usuarios a la E, pero que sí se espera que suceda, cuando el gobierno porteño termine los tramos que están en obra y los que aún quedan por comenzar.
En imagen: Túnel independiente Sur Independencia - Belgrano de la línea "E" de subterráneos.
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La Ciudad de Santiago tiene un serio problema con el tráfico vehicular en ciertos sectores. Con un parque automotriz estimado en torno a los 2,000,000 de vehículos conviviendo en un área metropolitana de casi 7,000,000 de personas, algunos caminos, calles, avenidas y/o autopistas simplemente colapsan en hora punta (bueno, incluso ya no solamente en la hora punta), tal como expresa esta fotografía tomada en plena comuna de Las Condes, en la Avenida Manquehue, y específicamente cerca del barrio Nueva Las Condes, donde muchas empresas han relocalizado sus instalaciones.
Santiago has a problem with the traffic in certain places. With 2,000,000 cars in our metropolitan area, some roads, avenues and motorways collapsed at rush hour, like this picture taken in Las Condes neighbourhood, where is placed the new financial district.
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It was an interesting change of topic when I recently decided to build an old Ford tow truck. I’m not much of a car builder so there’s always a bit of a barrier when its about wheels.
Soon I added a small garage, then a classic motorbike and it quickly evolved into the gas station you can see above – all clearly inspired by my friends César and Sanel who posted two equally stunning takes on the same topic not too long ago. After staring at their models for way longer than I’d like to admit I simply had to try something in the same theme :)
This one is for Ben, one of the trusting mechanics in my life. If only his garage was a bit closer to home.. Stay strong and see you soon!
Arachnophobia, medically, is the fear of spiders. The fear could be at a different level for each person, and not every level is necessarily arachnophobia. You open an old box, a spider jumps out, you scream, or move away- that is reflex, and everyone will do that.
The problem is when you are fear spiders when you see in videos, or photos like these. That is arachnophobia, and you should probably pay your shrink a visit :-)
If you are scared of Spiderman, please, you should be at the doctors NOW :-D
So tell me, how many of you are scared of this cute, eight tiny-toed innocent spider?
Anybody can ID this for me?
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Rabbits were introduced to New Zealand in the 1840s for food and sport but as there were no predators they soon became a pest, reaching plague proportions in some areas. I was told to look for a huge rabbit in this Wellington garden and sure enough ...
.....with a long and sharp beak design (see one image earlier) is that food has to be swallowed whole.
Interesting facts: The Great Blue Heron is the largest N.American heron.
Average size : L 46"(117cm) with a wingspan of 72"(183 cm.).
Herons have been known to choke on prey that is too large.- Wikipedia encyclopedia
Due to a significant derailment the prior evening in Valley Falls yard the Providence and Worcester's nightly Worcester to Davisville road train never made it to its destination. The power and head 10 cars in front of the six (out of 61 total on the train) that derailed were cut was cut away and pulled up here south of the Blackstone River bridge and north of the Hunt Street crossing at about MP 5.6 on the historic original mainline. The power consists of three units GE B40-8W 4005 and B40-8 4001 bracketing EMD GP38 2006 the lead two still dressed in the classic scheme of the independent pre Genesee and Wyoming P&W.
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Fixed all the little problems, such as an added rear sight, fixed the PEQ (both requested by Nax) and added the correct cartridge!
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The Delia (Kansas) one-room schoolhouse as of today (1/12/19). I'd be tied for first among those who proclaim that snow can turn a landscape into something magical. Unlike many of my fellow gold medal appreciators, however, all 'n all, I pretty much hate winter. I mean like, BRRRRRRR! That's why you see relatively few winter scenes in my stream--at least, winter scenes that LOOK like winter scenes. I'm more than happy to go out mid-winter and capture photos when the temperature is a balmy 60 degrees F--which thankfully, recent winters have provided quite a few of these temperatures. But when winter resembles the winters of childhood, my motivation for taking my camera out of its bag drops to about 20% of normal . . . near 0% if it's really cold. Even when nature has outdone herself in sculpting scenes in the medium of snow and or ice, I usually give it a pass and remain ensconced in the warmth of my room.
Last night, the Topeka area got a fair amount of very wet snow, so I was sorely tempted to sleep in and keep my camera stashed away. For reasons inexplicable to me, however, I dragged myself out of bed with the main purpose of driving to this relic of a bygone era. I considered driving to the school seen two photos back, but that was more than twice as far and decided this one would do. This one has found its way into my stream before--being one of the first subjects I focused on with my new Nikon D810 (see, for example: www.flickr.com/photos/80014607@N05/25286898667/ ). Most of the roads leading here were fine, but some were of the dirt and gravel variety and were pretty nasty, but I had no major problems. Anyway, this is a pano combining three shots.
The biggest problem with photographing in a location as beautiful as the Banff National Park... is that it is visited by so many tourists every year... that finding unique compositions is almost impossible!
Most of the iconic locations in the park are easily accessible by car and/or a short hike along established trails... but fortunately there are a few lakes that are not very well known... with faint trails that are not marked on any maps or tourist brochures. This is one of those lakes.
Please don't ask me what it's called, where it is, or how to get to it... the peaks that you can see on the left of this image should be enough of a clue to those who know the topography of the Rockies... but for now I'd like to keep this location a secret.
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Según la leyenda, el ibis es el último animal que se refugia antes de un huracán y el primero en reaparecer después del mismo. El que haya disfrutado de la silueta y vuelo de esta ave en un humedal al atardecer podrá entender el porqué.
En Europa podemos disfrutar de dos ibis: el morito común y el ibis eremita en España. Solo el morito es considerado como especie nidificante ya que el eremita no lo hace desde hace 500 años. Por eso al morito común le hemos querido llamar el ibis europeo.
La población europea de morito común se encuentra entre las 14.000 y 18.000 parejas. La mayoría se encuentran en los mares Negro y Caspio. En España la población se encuentra en expansión y se reparte entre las marismas del Guadalquivir, el Guadiana Internacional, el delta del Ebro y los humedales de El Hondo y Santa Pola, ubicados en el sur de Alicante. La recuperación de la especie en España ha sido espectacular: en 2006 se censaron en todo el país 945 parejas, en 2007 pasaron a ser 3.777 y en el censo de 2013, solamente en Andalucía, se contabilizaron 8.198 parejas y en la Comunidad Valenciana 182 (91 pp en L’Albufera).
Es una especie gregaria, que nidifica de forma colonial. Es fácil verla junto a cigüeñas y garzas. Suele criar en el carrizo aunque hay citas de cría en ramas de taray o en arboles de pequeño porte. Aunque esta especie es muy susceptible a los cambios de su medio natural, se beneficia de una temprana madurez sexual. Los últimos estudios han demostrado que algunas de estas aves son capaces de criar al año de existencia.
Se trata de una especie dispersiva y migradora que suele cruzar el Estrecho de Gibraltar. Incluso hay citas de aves nacidas en el delta del Ebro que han llegado hasta Francia y, en los últimos años, hay avistamientos de moritos en Reino Unido llegados desde Europa continental. Los primeros moritos regresan a la zona de cría en diciembre aunque el periodo de cría es de abril a julio. Cada puesta es de tres a seis huevos de color verde azulado. Tanto el macho como la hembra se alternan para incubar los huevos que eclosionan al cabo de 21 días.El morito común es muy vulnerable a los pesticidas que se aplican en los arrozales donde habita. El otro gran problema al que se enfrenta esta especie es que sus poblaciones son reducidas y se encuentran muy separadas unas de otras.
Para preservar el morito común en Europa occidental es necesaria la puesta en marcha de un programa de mantenimiento de los niveles de agua, la recuperación de los arrozales abandonados y favorecer las zonas de cría aumentando su área de distribución. Es necesario conectar las distintas poblaciones existentes para mantener la variabilidad genética de la especie. De esta forma pondríamos seguir viendo al morito volando en los humedales europeos.