Whilst a geologist might quibble with the detail, the story of these and other nearby rocks is amazing. At times they were laid down at the bottom of seas. They were uplifted into an enormous mountain range (The Delamerian Orogeny). They were metamorphosed into marble by enormous pressure and heat. Nearby, volcanic activity forced granite close to the surface and which can now be seen a little to the east. Perhaps more surprisingly given Australia's generally hot and dry climate, the top layers of the landforms were covered in an ice sheet (Ca 300 million years ago) and gradually smoothed. The rocks were part of the Antarctic / Australian landmass which tore apart about 55 - 45 mya allowing the formation of the Southern Ocean with its resulting change to the Australian climate.

I believe the dark rocks are slate-based and the lighter ones quartz-based.

...............and today we can admire the beauty of these rocks with their tiny (and nearby, not so tiny) folds.

Here you can find all the characteristics of this fantastic piece of equipment.

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Mahogany wood structure with high relief decoration, gold carving, gold inlays and pearls. The wood surface is finely sanded to the highest standards and polished with bee’s wax.

The vehicle icon can be personalized. There is a wide list of icons available to choose from, including various types of horses, camels, wagons and carriages.

The level of battery in the device can be controlled by checking a simple gauge with a colour scale. Green means a full battery, when the gauge hits red, it’s time to charge your device.

The network coverage is presented in the form of four bars located in the upper right corner.

The North position is indicated by a compass with inlays of gold, crystals and a ruby.

Long travels can be dangerous if you find yourself without water, that is why oasis are included on the routes ensuring that travellers have a safe place to rest.

This model of GPS can receive inputs from users. Several notices can be given, such has the presence of tax collectors, dangerous animals, moving sands and bandits.

Points of interest are displayed on the route, making travelling an enriching experience. Castles and palaces are some of the places showed on the GPS giving the user the possibility of making commercial trades.

No one likes to be stuck traffic jams, even if they are cause by an overturned chariot or by a flock of sheeps, so all these delays are showed on the GPS.

The destination is presented using a caption and an illustrative icon.

Photographed while walking at San Antonio Open Space Preserve, Los Altos, California

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This beautiful Red-tailed Hawk was perched on a horizontal branch, no more than 50 feet from a heavily-used trail that winds up the hillside from the parking area. Many hikers and runners passed this hawk in both directions without noticing the hawk. The hawk itself was constantly moving its head about as it was searching for prey and in this photo was looking up the hill behind it at some movement that had attracted its attention.

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From Wikipedia: The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members within the genus of Buteo in North America or worldwide. The red-tailed hawk is one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk," though it rarely preys on standard-sized chickens. The bird is sometimes also referred to as the red-tail for short, when the meaning is clear in context.

Red-tailed hawks can acclimate to all the biomes within their range, occurring on the edges of non-ideal habitats such as dense forests and sandy deserts. The red-tailed hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, agricultural fields and urban areas. Its latitudinal limits fall around the tree line in the Arctic and the species is absent from the high Arctic. It is legally protected in Canada, Mexico and the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

The 14 recognized subspecies vary in appearance and range, varying most often in color, and in the west of North America, red-tails are particularly often strongly polymorphic, with individuals ranging from almost white to nearly all black. The subspecies Harlan's hawk (B. j. harlani) is sometimes considered a separate species (B. harlani). The red-tailed hawk is one of the largest members of the genus Buteo, typically weighing from 690 to 1,600 g (1.5 to 3.5 lb) and measuring 45–65 cm (18–26 in) in length, with a wingspan from 110–141 cm (3 ft 7 in–4 ft 8 in). This species displays sexual dimorphism in size, with females averaging about 25% heavier than males.

The diet of red-tailed hawks is highly variable and reflects their status as opportunistic generalist, but in North America, it is most often a predator of small mammals such as rodents. Prey that is terrestrial and diurnal is preferred so types such as ground squirrels are preferential where they naturally occur. Large numbers of birds and reptiles can occur in the diet in several areas and can even be the primary foods. Meanwhile, amphibians, fish and invertebrates can seem rare in the hawk’s regular diet; however, they are not infrequently taken by immature hawks.

Red-tailed hawks may survive on islands absent of native mammals on diets variously including invertebrates such as crabs, or lizards and birds. Like many Buteo, they hunt from a perch most often but can vary their hunting techniques where prey and habitat demand it. Because they are so common and easily trained as capable hunters, the majority of hawks captured for falconry in the United States are red-tails. Falconers are permitted to take only passage hawks (which have left the nest, are on their own, but are less than a year old) so as to not affect the breeding population. Adults, which may be breeding or rearing chicks, may not be taken for falconry purposes and it is illegal to do so. Passage red-tailed hawks are also preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train.

Description:

Red-tailed hawk plumage can be variable, depending on the subspecies and the region. These color variations are morphs, and are not related to molting. The western North American population, B. j. calurus, is the most variable subspecies and has three main color morphs: light, dark, and intermediate or rufous. The dark and intermediate morphs constitute 10–20% of the population in the western United States but seem to constitute only 1-2% of B. j. calurus in western Canada. A whitish underbelly with a dark brown band across the belly, formed by horizontal streaks in feather patterning, is present in most color variations. This feature is variable in eastern hawks and generally absent in some light subspecies (i.e. B. j. fuertesi).

Most adult red-tails have a dark brown nape and upper head which gives them a somewhat hooded appearance, while the throat can variably present a lighter brown “necklace”. Especially in younger birds, the underside may be otherwise covered with dark brown spotting and some adults may too manifest this stippling. The back is usually a slightly darker brown than elsewhere with paler scapular feathers, ranging from tawny to white, forming a variable imperfect “V” on the back. The tail of most adults, which of course gives this species its name, is rufous brick-red above with a variably sized black subterminal band and generally appears light buff-orange from below. In comparison, the typical pale immatures (i.e. less than two years old) typically have a mildly paler headed and tend to show a darker back than adults with more apparent pale wing feather edges above (for descriptions of dark morph juveniles from B. j. calurus, which is also generally apt for description of rare dark morphs of other races, see under that subspecies description). In immature red-tailed hawks of all hues, the tail is a light brown above with numerous small dark brown bars of roughly equal width, but these tend to be much broader on dark morph birds.

Even in young red-tails, the tail may be a somewhat rufous tinge of brown. The bill is relatively short and dark, in the hooked shape characteristic of raptors, and the head can sometimes appear small in size against the thick body frame. The cere, the legs, and the feet of the red-tailed hawk are all yellow, as is the hue of bare parts in many accipitrids of different lineages. Immature birds can be readily identified at close range by their yellowish irises. As the bird attains full maturity over the course of 3–4 years, the iris slowly darkens into a reddish-brown hue, which is the adult eye-color in all races. Seen in flight, adults usually have dark brown along the lower edge of the wings, against a mostly pale wing, which bares light brownish barring. Individually, the underwing coverts can range from all dark to off-whitish (most often more heavily streaked with brown) which contrasts with a distinctive black patagium marking. The wing coloring of adults and immatures is similar but for typical pale morph immatures having somewhat heavier brownish markings.

Though the markings and hue vary across the subspecies, the basic appearance of the red-tailed hawk is relatively consistent. Overall, this species is blocky and broad in shape, often appearing (and being) heavier than other Buteos of similar length. They are the heaviest Buteos on average in eastern North America, albeit scarcely ahead of the larger winged rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus), and second only in size in the west to the ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis). Red-tailed hawks may be anywhere from the seventh to the ninth heaviest Buteo in the world depending on what figures are used. However, in the northwestern United States, ferruginous hawk females are 35% heavier than female red-tails from the same area. On average, western red-tailed hawks are relatively longer winged and lankier proportioned but are slightly less stocky, compact and heavy than eastern red-tailed hawks in North America. Eastern hawks may also have mildly larger talons and bills than western ones. Based on comparisons of morphology and function amongst all accipitrids, these features imply that western red-tails may need to vary their hunting more frequently to on the wing as the habitat diversifies to more open situations and presumably would hunt more variable and faster prey, whereas the birds of the east, which was historically well-wooded, are more dedicated perch hunters and can take somewhat larger prey but are likely more dedicated mammal hunters. In terms of size variation, red-tailed hawks run almost contrary to Bergmann's rule (i.e. that northern animals should be larger in relation than those closer to the Equator within a species) as one of the northernmost subspecies, B. j. alascensis, is the second smallest race based on linear dimensions and that two of the most southerly occurring races in the United States, B. j. fuertesi and B. j. umbrinus, respectively, are the largest proportioned of all red-tailed hawks. Red-tailed hawks tend have a relatively short but broad tails and thick, chunky wings. Although often described as long winged, the proportional size of the wings is quite small and red-tails have high wing loading for a buteonine hawk. For comparison, two other widespread Buteo hawks in North America were found to weigh: 30 g (1.1 oz) for every square centimeter of wing area in the rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus) and 44 g (1.6 oz) per square cm in the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus). In contrast, the red-tailed hawk weighed considerably more for their wing area: 199 g (7.0 oz) per square cm.

As is the case with many raptors, the red-tailed hawk displays sexual dimorphism in size, as females are up to 25% larger than males. As is typical in large raptors, frequently reported mean body mass for Red-tailed Hawks are somewhat higher than expansive research reveals. Part of this weight variation is seasonal fluctuations, hawks tending to be heavier in winter than during migration or especially during the trying summer breeding season, and also due to clinal variation. Furthermore, immature hawks are usually lighter in mass than their adult counterparts despite averaging somewhat longer winged and tailed. Male red-tailed hawks may weigh from 690 to 1,300 g (1.52 to 2.87 lb) and females may weigh between 801 and 1,723 g (1.766 and 3.799 lb) (the lowest figure from a migrating female immature from Goshute Mountains, Nevada, the highest from a wintering female in Wisconsin). Some sources claim the largest females can weigh up to 2,000 g (4.4 lb) but whether this is in reference to wild hawks (as opposed to those in captivity or used for falconry) is not clear.[24] The largest known survey of body mass in red-tailed hawks is still credited to Craighead & Craighead (1956), who found 100 males to average 1,028 g (2.266 lb) and 108 females to average 1,244 g (2.743 lb). However, these figures were apparently taken from labels on museum specimens, apparently from natural history collections in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, without note to the region, age or subspecies of the specimens. However, 16 sources ranging in sample size from the aforementioned 208 specimens to only four hawks in Puerto Rico (with 9 of the 16 studies of migrating red-tails), showed that males weigh a mean of 860.2 g (1.896 lb) and females weigh a mean of 1,036.2 g (2.284 lb), about 15% lighter than prior species-wide published weights. Within the continental United States, average weights of males can range from 840.8 g (1.854 lb) (for migrating males in Chelan County, Washington) to 1,031 g (2.273 lb) (for male hawks found dead in Massachusetts) and females ranged from 1,057.9 g (2.332 lb) (migrants in the Goshutes) to 1,373 g (3.027 lb) (for females diagnosed as B. j. borealis in western Kansas). Size variation in body mass reveals that the red-tailed hawks typically varies only a modest amount and that size differences are geographically inconsistent. Racial variation in average weights of great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) show that mean body mass is nearly twice (the heaviest race is about 36% heavier than the lightest known race on average) as variable as that of the hawk (where the heaviest race is only just over 18% heavier on average than the lightest). Also, great horned owls correspond well at the species level with Bergmann’s rule.

Male red-tailed hawks can reportedly measure 45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in) in total length, females measuring 48 to 65 cm (19 to 26 in) long. The wingspan typically can range from 105 to 141 cm (3 ft 5 in to 4 ft 8 in), although the largest females may possible span up to 147 cm (4 ft 10 in). In the standard scientific method of measuring wing size, the wing chord is 325.1–444.5 mm (12.80–17.50 in) long. The tail measures 188 to 258.7 mm (7.40 to 10.19 in) in length. The exposed culmen was reported to range from 21.7 to 30.2 mm (0.85 to 1.19 in) and the tarsus averaged 74.7–95.8 mm (2.94–3.77 in) across the races. The middle toe (excluding talon) can range from 38.3 to 53.8 mm (1.51 to 2.12 in), with the hallux-claw (the talon of the rear toe, which has evolved to be the largest in accipitrids) measuring from 24.1 to 33.6 mm (0.95 to 1.32 in) in length.

Identification:

Although they overlap in range with most other American diurnal raptors, identifying most mature red-tailed hawks to species is relatively straightforward, particularly if viewing a typical adult at a reasonable distance. The red-tailed hawk is the only North American hawk with a rufous tail and a blackish patagium marking on the leading edge of its wing (which is obscured only on dark morph adults and Harlan’s hawks by similarly dark colored feathers).

Other larger adult Buteo in North America usually have obvious distinct markings that are absent in red-tails, whether the rufous-brown “beard” of Swainson's hawks (Buteo swainsonii) or the colorful rufous belly and shoulder markings and striking black-and-white mantle of red-shouldered hawks (also the small “windows” seen at the end of their primaries). In perched individuals, even as silhouettes, the shape of large Buteos may be distinctive, such as the wingtips overhanging the tail in several other species, but not in red-tails. North American Buteos range from the dainty, compact builds of much smaller Buteos, such as broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) to the heavyset, neckless look of ferruginous hawks or the rough-legged buzzard which has a compact, smaller appearance than a red-tail in perched birds due to its small bill, short neck and much shorter tarsus, while the opposite effect occurs in flying rough-legs with their much bigger wing area.

In flight, most other large North American Buteo are distinctly longer and slenderer winged than red-tailed hawks, with the much paler ferruginous hawk having peculiarly slender wings in relation to its massive, chunky body. Swainson's hawks are distinctly darker on the wing and ferruginous hawks are much paler winged than typical red-tailed hawks. Pale morph adult ferruginous hawk can show mildly tawny-pink (but never truly rufous) upper tail, and like red-tails tend to have dark markings on underwing-coverts and can have a dark belly band but compared to red-tailed hawks have a distinctly broader head, their remiges are much whiter looking with very small dark primary tips, they lack the red-tail’s diagnostic patagial marks and usually (but not always) also lack the dark subterminal tail-band, and ferruginous have a totally feathered tarsus. With its whitish head, the ferruginous hawk is most similar to Krider's red-tailed hawks, especially in immature plumage, but the larger hawk has broader head and narrower wing shape and the ferruginous immatures are paler underneath and on their legs. Several species share a belly band with the typical red-tailed hawk but they vary from subtle (as in the ferruginous hawk) to solid blackish, the latter in most light-morph rough-legged buzzards. More difficult to identify among adult red-tails are its darkest variations, as most species of Buteo in North America also have dark morphs. Western dark morph red-tails (i.e. calurus) adults, however, retain the typical distinctive brick-red tail which other species lack, which may stand out even more against the otherwise all chocolate brown-black bird. Standard pale juveniles when perched show a whitish patch in the outer half of the upper surface of the wing which other juvenile Buteo lack. The most difficult to identify stages and plumage types are dark morph juveniles, Harlan’s hawk and some Krider’s hawks (the latter mainly with typical ferruginous hawks as aforementioned). Some darker juveniles are similar enough to other Buteo juveniles that it has been stated that they "cannot be identified to species with any confidence under various field conditions." However, field identification techniques have advanced in the last few decades and most experienced hawk-watchers can distinguish even the most vexingly plumaged immature hawks, especially as the wing shapes of each species becomes apparent after seeing many. Harlan’s hawks are most similar to dark morph rough-legged buzzards and dark morph ferruginous hawks. Wing shape is the most reliable identification tool for distinguishing the Harlan’s from these, but also the pale streaking on the breast of Harlan’s, which tends to be conspicuous in most individuals, and is lacking in the other hawks. Also dark morph ferruginous hawks do not have the dark subterminal band of a Harlan’s hawk but do bear a black undertail covert lacking in Harlan’s.

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Caught this BYD prototype car again, this time parked on a suburban street in Brighton.

I'm assuming this is their new Dolphin hatchback based on what I have seen in the news from the automotive world.

It doesn't seem to be on any Australian registration. What is in the place of number plates, are a pair of photos of a Chinese number plate reading "B6601" placed on what looks to be a table or some sort of flat surface.

A larger and better cut photo of that same number plate can be seen affixed to the rear window.

As you may be able to tell, I don't photograph cars from China and that is because I do not have an interest in them. As for this one, I never see a prototype out on the road so, I definitely wanted to take it's photo no matter where it's coming from.

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Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.

Thingvellir-The Parliamentary Plains are the most important historic site of the country. It is located just below the western fault line of the Icelandic Graben within the boundaries of the first National Park, which was established in 1928. The oldest parliament of the world was founded here in 930 on the lake Thingvallavatn, the largest natural lake of the country with an area of 83,7 km². Its greatest depth is 114 m, and this lowest point lies 13 m below sea level. Its discharge is the river Sog, the longest spring fed river of the country with a very constant volume of 112 m³/sec. Three hydro electric power stations are situated on the river, which counts among the good salmon rivers. Very little water enters the lake on the surface, which means that it is mainly spring fed.

The natural surroundings are majestic and the contrasts are great. There is a system of interesting hiking trails all over the park. The present natural landscape has been in creation for about 9000 years and is still being created by the plate tectonics. The lake contains an abundance of at least four species of trout and char and angling is a popular pastime there.

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Three whales sighted together five miles off Ponte Vedra, FL on January 1, 2013. Researchers observed the group rolling and splashing at the surface, a type of behavior referred to as a Surface Active Group. Two of the whales are juveniles and the other is a female that may be pregnant. From left to right, the whales pictured are Catalog #3611, #3320 and the 2010 calf of #1145.

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Viruses are small particles composed of protein and nucleic acid that are known for their ability to cause infectious diseases, such as the flu, and some cancers. What they are less known for is their ability to treat cancer. However, this possibility has been studied since the 1950s, when the first clinical trials investigating the use of viruses to treat cervical cancer were initiated. Research has progressed in this area and new viruses have been identified that can selectively kill tumor cells. One of these is the new picorna family virus, Seneca Valley Virus-001 (SVV-001), which is unique enough to be given its own genus. In recent work performed at the BioCARS 14-BM beamline at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory under biohazard safety level 2 (BSL2) conditions, researchers elucidated the three-dimensional structure of this remarkable RNA virus. This work produced important information about a new viral genus and may provide answers to the question of how some viruses specifically recognize and kill cancer cells.

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The digital landscapes in "Surface.Tension." series are attempts to explore conventions of representation. Specifically, they deal with the idea of "sublime" and its relation to the landscape, which quickly developed into a formalized way of composing a canvas and a formalized way of reading a composition. The overwhelming amount of data flowing through various digital networks (pointed to in this context by commercial advertisements) constitutes a new type of "sublime" experience. It is a dimension that is entirely human-made and it is pushing against a shell of any metaphor that we try encapsulate it in.

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The desk surface was stripped and sanded. The black edge panels were removed, sanded, and spray-painted black. The paper guard was removed and sanded to remove cuts. All wood surfaces received several coats of varnish before the entire thing was reassembled.

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Green is such a restful colour and when combined with gentle ripples on the surface of water it provides an oasis of calm and tranquillity.

Machining the front-surface mirror holder. The front-surface mirror has dimensions of 51x38x3mm. He is glued with double sided tape. The mirror is 1 mm deep in a slot. He can not move.

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Kaisermuehlen

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The coat of arms of Kaisermühlen (Emperor mills)

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Kaisermuehlen was a separate municipality until 1850 and is now a part of Vienna in the 22nd district of Vienna Danube City as well as one of the 89 cadastral districts of Vienna. A small part of Kaisermühlen is located in 21 district of Floridsdorf.

Geography

Kaisermuehlen. View from DC Tower direction southeast.

Kaisermuehlen lies in the west of the district of Danube City. In the southwest it borders along the Danube to the 2nd district of Leopoldstadt, in the north-west along the Danube Tower road (Donauturmstraße) to the district part of Floridsdorf Danube field. Along the Upper and Lower Old Danube the boundary runs to Donaufeld and the two parts of the districts of Donaustadt Kagran and Stadlau. The cadastral community of Kaisermuehlen extends over an area of ​​558.4 ha, of which 20.45 ha lie within the territory of the municipality district of Floridsdorf. These are to a large extent water surfaces of the Old Danube as well as the traffic areas in the area of motorway junction Danube Park.

Naming

The 1674 for the first time documented Kaisermuehlen (then denominated in "Court and Emperor Mills") originally belonged to Stadlau. The name refers to the then resident mill owners and sailors, whose ship mills were located at Kaiser water, an arm of the then course of the Danube. On the coat of arms of Kaisermühlen also a ship mill is shown.

History

Danube regulation 1870-1875

Kaisermuehlen, at that time belonging to the 2nd District, and its neighboring municipalities in the 21st district on a map from 1912

Kaisermuehlen was located until 1875 on the right bank of the main arm of the then unregulated Danube. Here lived mainly the operators of the eponymous ship mills, but also rafters and fishermen. 1830 in the area of ​​today's Gänsehäufel a steamboat station was built, by which Kaisermuehlen gained in economic importance. When Kaisermühlen in 1850 was incorporated, due to its location it became part of the new Vienna's 2nd district Leopoldstadt.

After the regulation of the Danube 1870-1875 Kaisermühlen was located on the left bank of the Danube. The ship mills at the stagnant Old Danube (the former major distributary) no longer could be operated, furthermore, in the wake of the Industrial Revolution they had become increasingly irrelevant. They disappeared therefore soon. The steamboat station had to be relocated to the city side bank of the new main stream, by which for restaurateurs and coachmen in Kaisermühlen an important source of income disappeared. The urban area partly was developed in grid form with "crowded tenement buildings" (low standard Mietwohnhäusern), some areas have been dedicated to industrial plants.

1898 the tramway in the Wagramerstraße and over the bridge Reichsbrücke became operational; the edge of Kaisermühlen so was connected to public transport. 1899 was driven through Schüttaustraße to Schüttauplatz where near the bridge to Gänsehäufel to 1982 was situated the tram terminus. In most cases, you could go to the Prater Stern from Kaisermuehlen without changing, for many years until the Franz-Josef-Kai at the Danube Canal and the Ringstrasse.

In the interwar period emerged large public housings, among others, the Goethehof, one of the main sites of the battles of February 1934, and which was even attacked by Brumowski from the air (Godwin von Brumowski (26 July 1889 – 3 June 1936) was the most successful fighter ace of the Austro-Hungarian Air Force during World War I. He was officially credited with 35 air victories, (including 12 shared with other pilots) with 8 others unconfirmed because they fell behind Allied lines. Just before the war ended, von Brumowski rose to command of all his country’s fighter aviation fighting Italy on the Isonzo front - Wikipedia).

After the Anschluss in 1938 Kaisermuehlen was in the new Greater Vienna, which by numerous incorporations also on the left bank of the Danube arose, to the 21st district, Floridsdorf, transferred. Since 1954 Kaisermuehlen forms together with seven other former municipalities of the (with respect to the Nazi period reduced) 22nd district, Danube city.

On 3 September 1982, the metro station Kaisermuehlen was opened at Wagramerstraße; the center since then from there is operated by service buses.

General

Goethehof

UNO City with the Vienna International Centre and, in the right foreground, the Austria Center Vienna.

Donau City

Webster University Vienna

Chimney in the courtyard of Webster University Vienna

The Reichsbrücke is still the most important connection of Kaisermühlen with the city center. It was built from 1872 to 1876 as the "Crown Prince Rudolf Bridge" as part of the regulation of the Danube, was rebuilt in 1937 and after its collapse on August 1, 1976 in 1980 again newly built. The bridge not only connects the two banks of the Danube, but also extends beyond the former flood plain on which today the from the 1970s to 1980s excavated New Danube and the in doing so arosen Danube island are located. For the 25th anniversary of the Reichsbrücke this one in 2005 has been subjected to a thorough renovation.

Other bridges in Kaisermuehlen are, inter alia, the Kagraner bridge and the running parallel metro bridge over the Old Danube and the Ponte Cagrana and the Kaiser mill bridge (Kaisermühlenbrücke) over the New Danube.

Of international importance is on the edge of the Danube Park the total complex of the UNO-City. To it belong the in 1979 opened Vienna International Centre and the later built Austria Center Vienna. Right next is the modern office and residential quarter Donau City, which with the subway line U1 of the Wiener Linien by the metro station Kaisermuehlen - Vienna International Centre is accessible.

The due to its distinctive architecture known Donau City Church is located on the grounds of the Danube City. At Schüttauplatz is the parish church Kaisermuehlen, the Sacred Heart Basilica. The pillars of the Byzantine basilica stem from the Vienna Ring Theater, which burned down on 8 December 1881. The modern and unfussy designed bell tower only in 1957 was built next to the church. Both churches are administered by the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Salvatorianer that operate here also a hospice. Pastor in Kaisermuehlen is since September 1, 2008 Father Martin Bauer. The Donau City Church is a rectory church of the parish Kaisermuehlen, responsible rector since September 1, 2013 is Father Franz Exiller.

On the site of today's Danube Park was until 1960 a municipal landfill, the site was subsequently redeveloped and was in 1964 the scene of the Viennese International Horticultural Exposition, in the course of which also the Danube tower was built, which is the highest building in Austria today.

In the 1904 according to designs of Wilhelm Schimitzek and Franz Anderle built, listed school building at the Schüttaustraße the elementary school Kaisermuehlen is housed. In the southeast of Kaisermuehlen is the in August 1996 opened campus of Webster University Vienna located, in whose courtyard the - from the outside not visible - brickwork chimney of a factory originally existing at this location has been preserved as an industrial monument. The three 14-storey high-rise buildings on now bridged over Kaisermühlendamm are part of the Marshallhof and were built in the 1950s according to plans of architect Hermann Stiegholzer. In the north-west of the Danube City is located since 2001 the fire station Kaisermuehlen, as well as a base of the Workers' Samaritan Federation.

Although the district part Kaisermuehlen also includes the Danube Park, the Donau City and part of the Danube island, in common parlance with Kaisermuehlen usually the residential area between Am Kaisermühlendamm, Wagramerstraße and the tributaries of the Old Danube is meant.

On the by the Old Danube and its secondary tributaries enclosed island Gänsehäufel is the lido with the same name located, which is accessible via a bridge. Although since the 1980s many Viennese people make use of the possibility to enjoy along the banks of the Danube Island bathing pleasures, the Gänsehäufel all the same still today is one of the most visited summer baths in Vienna. That is why Kaisermuehlen in the hot days of the year experiences a veritable Gänsehäufel tourism, where the buses which run, inter alia, the line between the subway station Kaisermuehlen and the entrance of the Gänsehäufel near Schüttauplatz, reach the limits of their capacities.

Cultural and medial things

Ernst Hinterberger with his television series Kaisermuehlen blues, the setting was the Kaisermühlner Gemeindebau (social building) Schüttauhof as well as at other venues in this Viennese Grätzl, the part of the town has established a memorial. Even an episode of everyday life story of Elizabeth T. Spira was dedicated to the residents of Kaisermühlen.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserm%C3%BChlen

this is an illustration for the novel 'Surface Detail' by Iain M. Banks. Painted in Photoshop CS3

I was admiring the reflections in the water when I noticed a disturbance on the surface....

PCA 141 - Metallic Surfaces

Date: Jan. 23 - Feb. 6, 2011

Image Tag: pca 141

Assignment:

One of the tougher lighting challenges in photography is dealing with shiny metallic surfaces. The reflective properties of polished metal can play tricks with exposure and make for challenging compositions. There should be many items around the house to use for subjects (cutlery, chromed items, jewelry, etc.). This assignment is based on a chapter in an often-recommended book titled Light-Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting.

WIT: I found this assignment to be a challenge. Took about 40 shots using various settings. Used white foam cork board as well as several white poster boards to surround the grater in order to keep colors from being reflected in the grater. The dark area at the top of the grater may be a reflection of the camera, but I am not sure. Could not eliminate it. Used two clamp lights with reflectors for the lighting. So, I am submitting this image - against my better judgment - as I'm not sure it was successful. Not sure whether the goal was to avoid a bright reflection coming off the object??

Metering: Matrix

Shutter: 1/320

Aperature: F2.8

Exp. Comp. +1.0

Lens: 50mm

ISO: 400

WB: Incadescent

Tripod

UV filter removed

No polarizer

Verity Surface-mounted markerboard screen

FVMKRW.1522

Most all surfaces were gloss black base from ALCLAD, followed by ALCLAD chrome silver. Blues were any combo of ALCLAD candy cobalt blue, burnt metal blue, hot metal blue, clear blue.

Select surfaces received Holomatic Specral Chrome from ALCLAD but it always feels n looks grainy ...still too cool not to throw in the mix.

Today's VIS image shows part of Angustus Labyrinthus. Angustus Labyrinthus is a unique region near the south polar cap. In the center of this image squares formed by intersecting ridges are visible. The feature earned the informal name of the Inca City when it was discovered in Mariner 9 images in 1972.The linear ridges are believed to have formed by volcanic and tectonic forces, where magma filled fractures in the subsurface and then erosion revealed the magmatic material.

This martian scene spans 16 x 242 kilometers (11 x 161 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image go to themis.asu.edu/zoom-20210723a

See the Red Planet Report at redplanet.asu.edu for updates on Mars research and exploration. For more about Mars geology, check out the Mars-ePedia: marsed.asu.edu/marsepedia

For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see themis.asu.edu/livefrommars. To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see themis.asu.edu

This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge. If used, please credit it as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.

This photograph was taken during a photography trip to Guadalupe Island in Mexico. Guadalupe Island is a white shark hot spot and in my opinion the number 1 location for observing/ photographing great white shark behavior. The gin like water is so clear that it allowed me to experiment with photographing underwater using only natural light. These photos were taken using a combination of surface and submersible cages that were lowered to 10 meters.