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A big paper mill requires lots of steam to keep warm in the winters. This room would regulate the steam flows to the various buildings. EB Eddy/ Domtar

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The eastern basin of the Ismaninger Speichersee, a reservoir in the north of Munich, built in 1929 to regulate the water flow for the run-of-the-river power plants along the Isar Canal.

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Three greylag geese in tight formation above the Ismaninger Speichersee, east basin.

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At the Ismaninger Speichersee. The colours in this shot are the result of a Cokin 197 "Sunset 1" gradual filter in front of the lens.

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The eastern basin of the Ismaninger Speichersee.

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On the dam between the Ismaninger Speichersee, east basin (on the right), and the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal on the left.

The Mittlere-Isar-Kanal was built in the 1920s to supply water to seven hydroelectric power plants along its way.

The Ismaninger Speichersee is a reservoir Munich, built in 1929 to regulate the water flow for the run-of-the-river power plants along the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal.

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At the Ismaninger Speichersee.

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Copacabana Beach won a sculpture symbolic of the Paralympic Games, consisting of half circles called Agitos.

A Praia de Copacabana ganhou hoje uma escultura símbolo dos Jogos Paralímpicos, formada por meios círculos chamados Agitos.

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Rhagonycha fulva mating, seen at the Ismaninger Speichersee.

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A herbaceous perennial plant which spreads out with its extensive creeping rhizomes and which will flower from late spring and early to mid summer. Some people commonly use St Johns Wort for depression and mood disorders as this plant contains chemicals that act on messengers in the brain that regulate mood and has been used in folk medicine over centuries and is still commercially cultivated to this day. As this plant is commonly harvested at the time of the summer solstice in late June around St Johns Feast Day on the 24th June this is how this plant got its name St Johns Wort.

Finally a clear night...

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) above the eastern basin of the Ismaninger Speichersee.

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27th 2020. At the time the photo was taken it was in the constellation of Ursa Major, below the Big Dipper.

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The "Lac du Der" is an artificial lake in France. The lake was created in 1974 to regulate the water that flows through the Marne. With the creation of the lake, the villages of Champaubert-aux-Bois, Chantecocq and Nuisement-aux-Bois were swallowed by the water. Only the church of Champaubert, on a former hill and now protected by boulders, still reminds of the disappeared villages.

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The Minnewater is an elongated lake in the centre of Bruges. It is surrounded by parts of the medieval fortress Begijnenvest, on whose part runs the street of the same name, and the Minnewater Park, which was built between 1977 and 1979. North of the lake is a road of the same name.

The Minnewater was probably built in the 13th century as a reservoir and buffer basin, when the locks regulating the city's water supply were built near the current lock house. The different water levels of the rice risk that the low-lying parts of Bruges were flooded during the snowmelt or during heavy, persistent rains. This became a problem when Bruges expanded and the previously uninhabited areas such as the seas were settled.

Until 1784, Minnewater was the berth of the Ghent barge until it then anchored at Katelijnepoort, then the city gate.

With a little green in between. This is on the dam that separates the eastern and western basins of the Ismaninger Speichersee, with the western basin visible to the left.

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Today 12/11/2020, marks the end of warm weather forecast for the month, winter is around the corner. Yesterday was a holiday for federal government regulated industries in Canada, such as banking, and many people took the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

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Decorative roof structure on the building of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (上海期货交易所).

The name of the building is Shanghai Futures Tower (上海期货大厦), it is located at the corner of Pudian Road (浦电路) and Songlin Road (松林路) in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District. Shot from Pudian Road.

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The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) was formed by the amalgamation of the Shanghai Metal Exchange, Shanghai Foodstuffs Commodity Exchange, and the Shanghai Commodity Exchange in December 1999.

It is a non-profit-seeking incorporated body regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. It currently trades futures contracts in copper, aluminium, zinc, natural rubber, fuel oil, and gold.

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The urban development of the banks of the Tagus River was subject to intensive development at the beginning of the 16th century, when King Manuel I built a new royal residence (the Ribeira Palace) on the river bank. The area was developed thanks to the construction of the port, shipbuilding facilities and other administrative buildings regulating trade between Portugal and other parts of the world at that time. During the reign of the King Dom Jose I, the great earthquake of 1755, followed by the tsunami and fire, destroyed most of Lisbon, including the Ribeira Palace and other buildings on the river. After the earthquake, the square was completely rebuilt. A large rectangular square in the shape of the letter "U" was designed, open towards the Tagus.

The square was called "Praça do Comércio" (Trade Square) to indicate its new function in the Lisbon economy. The central point of the square is the equestrian statue of King José I. In the direction of Augusta street, which connects the square with another traditional Lisbon Rossio square, a triumphal arch was built in 1875, called Arco da Rua Augusta.

The "Praça do Comércio" square has been recognized as a national monument of Portugal since 1910.

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Rozwój urbanistyczny brzegów rzeki Tag podlegał intensywnemu rozwojowi na początku XVI wieku, kiedy król Manuel I zbudował nową rezydencję królewską (Pałac Ribeira) nad rzeką. Obszar ten rozwijał dzięki budowie portu, obiektów stoczniowych i innych budynków administracyjnych regulujących handel pomiędzy Portugalią i innymi częściami ówczesnego świata. Za panowania króla Dom José I, wielkie trzęsienie ziemi w 1755, po którym nastąpiło tsunami i pożar, zniszczyło większość Lizbony, w tym Pałac Ribeira i inne budynki nad rzeką. Po trzęsieniu ziemi plac został całkowicie przebudowany. Zaprojektowano duży, prostokątny plac w kształcie litery "U", otwarty w kierunku Tagu.

Plac nazwano "Praça do Comércio" (Placem Handlu), aby wskazać na jego nową funkcję w gospodarce Lizbony. Centralnym punktem placu jest konny posąg króla José I. W kierunku ulicy Augusta, która łączy plac z innym tradycyjnym lizbońskim placem Rossio, zbudowano w 1875 roku łuk triumfalny, nazywany Arco da Rua Augusta.

Plac "Praça do Comércio" został uznany jako narodowy zabytek Portugalii od 1910 roku.

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Guillemot /Murre - Uria aalge

The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the thin-billed murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.

Common murres have fast direct flight but are not very agile. They are more manoeuvrable underwater, typically diving to depths of 30–60 m (98–197 ft). Depths of up to 180 m (590 ft) have been recorded.

Common murres breed in colonies at high densities. Nesting pairs may be in bodily contact with their neighbours. They make no nest; their single egg is incubated on a bare rock ledge on a cliff face. Eggs hatch after ~30 days incubation. The chick is born downy and can regulate its body temperature after 10 days. Some 20 days after hatching the chick leaves its nesting ledge and heads for the sea, unable to fly, but gliding for some distance with fluttering wings, accompanied by its male parent. Chicks are capable of diving as soon as they hit the water. The female stays at the nest site for some 14 days after the chick has left.

Both male and female common murres moult after breeding and become flightless for 1–2 months. In southern populations they occasionally return to the nest site throughout the winter. Northern populations spend the winter farther from their colonies.

Some individuals in the North Atlantic, known as "bridled guillemots", have a white ring around the eye extending back as a white line. This is not a distinct subspecies, but a polymorphism that becomes more common the farther north the birds breed.

The common murre nests in densely packed colonies (known as "loomeries"), with up to twenty pairs occupying one square metre at peak season.[citation needed] Common murres do not make nests and lay their eggs on bare rock ledges, under rocks, or the ground. They first breed at four to nine years old, but most individuals recruit into the breeding population at ages six or seven, although birds may disperse (permanently depart their natal colony) if space is limited. Annual survival probability for birds aged 6–15 is 0.895, and average lifespan is about 20 years. Breeding success increases with age up to age 9-10 to 0.7 fledglings per pair, then declines in the oldest age birds, perhaps indicating reproductive senesence.

High densities mean that birds are close contact with neighbouring breeders. Common murres perform appeasement displays more often at high densities and more often than razorbills.

Allopreening is common both between mates and between neighbours. Allopreening helps to reduce parasites, and it may also have important social functions. Frequency of allopreening a neighbour correlates well with current breeding success.

Allopreening may function as a stress-reducer; ledges with low levels of allopreening show increased levels of fighting and reduced breeding success.

Alloparenting behaviour is frequently observed. Non-breeding and failed breeders show great interest in other chicks, and will attempt to brood or feed them. This activity is more common as the chicks get older and begin to explore their ledge. There has also been a record of a pair managing to raise two chicks. Adults that have lost chicks or eggs will sometimes bring fish to the nest site and try to feed their imaginary chick.

At time of extreme food stress, the social activity of the breeding ledge can break down.

On the Isle of May colony in 2007, food availability was low. Adults spent more of their time-budget foraging for their chicks and had to leave them unattended at times. Unattended chicks were attacked by breeding neighbour which often led to their deaths. Non-breeding and failed breeders continued to show alloparental care.

In areas such as Newfoundland, the birds, along with the related thick-billed murre, are referred to as 'turrs' or 'tuirs', and are consumed. The meat is dark and quite oily, due to the birds' diet of fish. Eggs have also been harvested.

Eggers from San Francisco took almost half a million eggs a year from the Farallon Islands in the mid-19th century to feed the growing city.

Population:

UK breeding:

950,000 pairs

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Turtles are unable to regulate their body temperatures independently, so they are completely dependent on the temperature of their environment. For this reason, they need to sunbathe frequently to warm themselves and maintain their body temperatures.

The red-eared slider gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water.

Red-eared sliders are native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico, but have become established in other places because of pet releases, and have become an invasive species in many areas where they outcompete native species.

The carapace of this species can reach more than 40 cm (16 in) in length, but the typical length ranges from 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). The females of the species are usually larger than the males. They typically live between 20 and 30 years.

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The "Lac du Der" is an artificial lake in France. The lake was created in 1974 to regulate the water that flows through the Marne. With the creation of the lake, the villages of Champaubert-aux-Bois, Chantecocq and Nuisement-aux-Bois were swallowed by the water.

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Our bikes on the dam between the Ismaninger Speichersee, east basin (on the right), and the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal, after an about 20 km ride.

The Mittlere-Isar-Kanal was built in the 1920s to supply water to seven hydroelectric power plants along its way.

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