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A close-up photo of a pile of open books on a table in black and white.
Developed and color graded with Darktable 3.6.0.
107-year-old locomotive used from 1917 through the 1950s to transport coal from the mine to the harbor, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway with Amundsen-Ellsworth-Airship tower in background.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robarts_Library:
The John P. Robarts Research Library, commonly referred to as Robarts Library, is the main humanities and social sciences library of the University of Toronto Libraries and the largest individual library at the university, located on the St. George campus in downtown Toronto. Opened in 1973 and named for John Robarts, the 17th Premier of Ontario, the library contains more than 4.5 million bookform items, 4.1 million microform items and 740,000 other items.
The library building is an example of brutalist architecture. Its towering main structure rests on an equilateral triangular footprint and features extensive use of triangular geometric patterns throughout. It forms the main component of a three-tower complex that also includes the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and the Claude T. Bissell Building, which houses the Faculty of Information. The library's imposing appearance has earned it the nicknames Fort Book and The Peacock/Turkey.
The design of the Robarts Library complex was headed by Mathers & Haldenby Architects with consultation from Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde, the New York architectural firm whose earlier works included the libraries at Cornell and Brown universities and who specialized in precast concrete buildings. Coinciding with the Canadian Centennial celebrations, the initial plan was expanded to add three more storeys to the original design. Construction of the library began in 1968 and completed in 1973, at a cost of over $40 million.
Robarts Library occupies a 3-acre (12,000 m2) site on a field of open space and mature tree cover. The building rests on an equilateral triangle footprint with each side measuring 330 feet (100 m), the same length as a Canadian football field from goal post to goal post. The building is oriented such that one side of the equilateral triangle faces west while the other two sides face northeast and southeast. From the southeast corner, the building appears as a peacock.
The elevation is mostly concrete, albeit differing in textures and directionality: smooth concrete lines the façade in a horizontal manner, the rough concrete lining vertically. The steel-framed windows are situated onto the bays protruding from the façade, and are reminiscent of overhanging towers in medieval castle architecture. The bay windows seem to elevate upwards, opening up the two lowermost levels into voids enclosed with steel-framed glazing, making these elements seem lighter than they really are. To stretch further one's imagination, it is as if these elements are elevators that transport the "scholar[s] anxious to escape the noise and turmoil of the vulgar press [into]… a dream palace enshrining in its holy mysteries the power of the word."
Comprising fourteen storeys, plus two underground floors, the brutalist and futurist structure features raised podia and a suspended fourth floor. A mezzanine level physically connects Robarts Library to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library building at its southeastern side, and to the Claude T. Bissell Building, housing the Faculty of Information, at its northeastern side. The concrete waffle slab floor plates are adorned with triangular-patterned tessellation. A hexagonal central circulation atrium is enclosed at the core of the building and through the middle of the mezzanine level. The gross area of the building is over 1,036,000 square feet (96,200 m2).
A tiny 3-4mm Male female Salticidae on the sand 25 June 2019
Photo: Jean
Update: PM 26 June 2019
I have had an ID from Joseph Schubert Research Assistant (RA) at Monash University
Female of an undescribed species closely related to 'Saitis' mutans. The placement of Australian species in this genus is doubtful as the type species (Saitis barbipes) is of Mediterranean origin and has a significantly different palp structure to our Australian species. Until the genus is revised, this 'Saitis' species from WA will unfortunately remain undescribed.
Business Technology and Research Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Olympus E-PL1 modified for full spectrum. Hoya R72 infrared pass filter.
This planet seems good. One species seem to be so populous they have infiltrated every continent. They do have some rudimentary language skills but their mathematic ability is so basic they would never be considered an intelligent species. Atmosphere is very similar to ours with minimal terra and bioforming needed making it cheap to colonize.
The fingers quickly tapped the device sending a communication to corporate headquarters that they could apply to the commission to colonize earth with a high degree of probability of being approved.
Within a decade the ships started arriving. Humans objected to being colonized and threw every nuclear weapon they could scrap up. The colonizers retreated back to orbit, baffled by a species intelligent enough to create a bomb that could destroy the atmosphere and stupid enough to deploy it. The colonizers requested equipment to cleanse the atmosphere which was an extra expense. By the time they received approval and the equipment, all life forms on earth were dead except for cockroaches.
The colony shipped in fauna and flora from their original planet. It was much better really. Normally it was very difficult to get permission to make a planet exactly like home. There were groups that fought for planetary diversity but really it wasn't the colonizers' fault the original species killed themselves and almost everything else.
No one was happy about the cockroaches tho. Not even the groups for planetary diversity as cockroaches spread quickly across the galaxies once a few managed to get aboard ships. Major funding was approved to eradicate them. Nothing worked. The cockroaches kept surviving and coming back. Very irritating.
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Since SL is a community effort with lots of people making things, like a movie, here is the credit roll of everyone who helped make this picture possible
Windlight Sky:
Naturally Dreamy Summer from ColeMarie's Windlight Set (Series #1) by ColeMari Soleil
Backdrop:
Data Spaceship Backdrop by Synnergy.Tavis
Handheld object with pose:
Data Reader Bento Pose by Synnergy.Tavis
Myself:
Catsuit ZX-3 Maitreya White by CyberFactory
Hair: River Hair by Raven Bell
13. Bangs / Swept Right Narrow by TRUTH
Simrugh Horns Winter Special Edition by AERTH
Wrist/hands tattoo: Winter Touch, hands by +Fallen Gods Inc.
Lipstick: Evo X - 01 Silver Glitter Lipstick 75% by Izzie's
Eyelashes tinted turquoise through Lel Evox hud for Noel 3.1 by LeLUTKA
Face: Frozen (LeL Evo X) - Porcelain by Bold & Beauty
Skin: Icy by Velour
Head lel Evox Noel 3.1 by LeLUTKA
Body: Lara v.5.3 by Maitreya
Shape: Tessa Shape Vv by WoW Skins with modifications by myself
Note: I added texture and the aqua lighting on the right through Photoshop. For the texture, I used NightCafe to create an image with two planets on one layer and then used the SoftLight filter in PS at 40% opacity. The aqua lighting I brushed two circles of aqua, then Guassian Filter to spread them out, then Vivid Light filters at differing opacity for each circle.
This is my original raw picture from SL
Macro Monday's and the theme of "Shiny".
While out and about in town I had a little hunt for something shiny and came across this cancer Research pin in a charity shop.
well I had to buy it not just for this week's theme but also for a good cause.
Welcome to Planet Frost
Our tour continues...
You may have noticed throughout our tour of Planet Frost that spacemen and spacewomen travel here from throughout the galaxy to further their scientific studies. Our unique and varied array of spaceplants and indigenous creatures attract researchers from many disciplines and many space factions. Here is a scientific envoy from the planet Whitetron. The Whitetron inhabitants very rarely leave their monochromatic world, but this special team has traveled to Planet Frost to study and report back about the properties of our colorful wildlife.
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Schlumberger Gould Research Centre at dusk, Cambridge, 13 Jan 2022
Shot at 17:05; Sunset was at 16:13.
Cloudless skies all day after light frost.
Having wasted most of my day on Flickr-y things like slimming down my sets, adding new sets ready for the new year, and other general housekeeping, I decided I needed to keep Ginger company, and ended up sitting on the sofa researching whisky (in the glass) and double decker buses (on the Internet) while Ginger researched wedding dresses, whisky and took her own picture for the day.
The peace was only broken when I exclaimed "Well bugger me!" upon realising I'd accidentally managed to bag a FUTAB as well. For some reason Ginger found this statement amusing.
02 January 2008 | YIP-002 | Copyright © 2009 Gary Allman
Hanging out with 75 pages of personality distortion. One day to go.
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Doing some research at the Electricity Factory - the old power station right next to MAAT in Lisbon. She was completely engrossed in her reading, regardless of how many visitors happened by.
The nuclear reactor at Reed College is the only reactor in the US staffed by undergraduate students. It was installed in 1968. It provides a neutron source for research purposes. It is a 250 kW reactor.
I will say it is both normal and unnerving to stand at the edge of the 25 foot deep pool of water and see the reactor working in the depths. It is otherwise a typical scientific facility with both hi-tech and low-tech solutions in place. For example, they fish samples out of the reactor with a modified fishing rod. But there is always a Geiger counter clicking in the background. The student who staff the facility are all licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are very impressive young people.
I saw out of the corner of my eye, that this poor Monarch had something stuck to its wing. It wasn’t until I checked the photo later, that I saw there was writing on the thing stuck to its wing. Monarch tracking information! Who knew?
This picture was taken at Cash Lake on the South Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Maryland.
The lab is hot and dusty, Flit coughs and lifts her googles as the morning sun crawls along the floor in an anti-shadow indicating that the night shift is almost over.
The late nights are starting to get to her and she finds it hard to grasp at the concept of time... she tries to make sense of the doctors handwritting; she wonders if they teach how to be illegible in med school.
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In a little beach of French Riviera, I have seen a strange man that goes around the sand unfailingly. I have thinking that he was a little crazy because he walked in all the side... Then I have look that he have also a kind of metal detector, and so I know what he make.... The "researcher"...
It was screamingly funny!!!!!!!!!! Ah!!
Nice day.......
Alex
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In una piccola spiaggia della Costa Azzurra, ho visto uno strano tipo che andava in giro per la spiaggia instancabilmente. Ho pensato che fosse un po' matto perché camminava da tutte le parti.... Poi ho visto che aveva una specie di metal detector, e così ho capito che cosa faceva.... Il "ricercatore".... Da morire dal ridere!!!!!!!!!!!!Ah!!
plant photography at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.
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"The word of the Muad'Dib will penetrate deep within their hearts... one way or another..."
Built for the Burgomeister "R&D Lab" category of DA4, supporting General Farok. The embedded image in the comments meets the A&B criteria of designing LEGO inspired box art.
The research and development lab staff include:
- Master Administrator (main floor); oversees the overall running of the research institute, as well as the data analytics.
- Master of Chemistry (top floor); leads research in spice production, refinement, and weaponized usages. Controls the refining column that rises through the building.
- Master of Resources (in vehicle); procures all resources needed by the lab. Also the primary driver of the desert track ATV stored in the bottom level. The grand staircase in front of the building lifts up for the vehicle to pass through.
- Master of Arms (bottom level); tests all weapons for combat worthiness.
- Master of Communications (bottom level with headset); researches sonic weapons, specifically attuned to the "weirding way".
Gloster Meteor T.7(MOD) WL375 displayed at the Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum. Two non standard modifications are a photo nose and F.8 tail assembly. Painted in the last known scheme applied when in service at RAF West Freugh southwest Scotland.
Delivered to the RAF 5 June 1952 and in service up until 1969 it would seem mostly for research/trials work at West Freugh, the twin jet was semi derelict and abandoned in the long grass at that airfield in 1996.
The museum volunteers have done a grand restoration job on this classic early jet fighter design.
a7iii + Voigtlander 125mm F2.5 SL Macro Apo Lanthar (A-mount)
Joint Research Center Zeeland
Bouwjaar: 2021-22
Rothuizen Architecten
Vari deep in his research to discover why 'Deez Beetches Is Cray'. Needless to say, he has his work cut out for him hah
They are not all here believe me...just sifting through stuff to pack...or not to pack....this is the original Moleskine tower
Build for my article on New Elementary all about the latest wave of parts added to Pick a Brick this month.
I only had one of each seed part to play with so I went for an asymmetric vehicle using the transparent curved corner panel (5925). It turned out to be a bit of a slog to complete but I got there in the end - thanks to some Lime green frying pans of all things.
They may want to rename flytraps to scientist-traps!
One of the last photos taken on my old camera as I am switching to a new one! I definitely want to take more shots with the Lego City Jungle theme minifigs as I absolutely love this theme. It reminds me of the old Lego Adventures themes with a tinge of real-life science, this is one of the themes I wish I grew up with.
Enjoy!
We stayed in this one-room cabin at the Wildlife Research Station for two nights.
Nous avons passE deux nuits au parc Algonquin. Au lieu d'une tente, nous avions hEbergement dans cette cabane A une piEce.
I'm working w/ the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) over the next year to help document and share their amazing stories of cutting-edge cancer research and treatment. I'm going to be photographing events, building a photo archives, creating patient and; doctor stories and other creative storytelling projects that arise. This weekend I attended the Swim Across America and The Pink Boat Regatta. I'll be back down next month to photograph the #PurpleStride marathon and a bunch of other cool community initiatives.
(If you'd like to use any of these photos for ANYTHING pls contact Kris Krüg first kk@kriskrug.com 778. 898. 3076)
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists of Fred Hutch, Seattle Children's, and UW Medicine. #SeattleCCA
Swim Across America fills a void by providing vital seed funding to world-renowned hospitals that are investigating and conducting new clinical trials that lead to treatments and cures to defeat cancer. We host benefit swims as an opportunity to raise much needed money for our hospital partners conducting lifesaving research and clinical trials.
FALKOR (IMO: 7928677) is a Research/Survey Vessel that was built in 1981 (40 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Cayman Is.
It’s carrying capacity is 555 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 5.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 82.9 meters and her width is 13.02 meters. RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Part of my PhD photo project; capturing moments that portray the daily rituals of completing a PhD. For instance, I wanted to capture with this series the fact that I always have a cup of coffee when I'm working.
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