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Seen on 20th Aug 2016 at Yeovil bus station, L55BUS is a Scania N94UB with a Castrosua City CS40 body and was new to Kings Ferry as YP52 CUU in 2002.
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Unique place on Herengracht canal where the Reguliersgracht. canal is crossed by seven bridges.
The boat is about to go under the Reguliersgracht bridge coming up the the place where one can see the seven bridges lined up. In order to see the bridges of Reguliersgracht line up, you’d have to be on stilts (or in a boat).
The unique orography of the coast of Javea (Spain) means that the seabed is full of grottoes, caves and tunnels, offering the possibility of making backlighting.
On this occasion I wanted to highlight this Mediterranean white coral called "Eunicella verrucosa".
Photograph taken at Javea (Spain).
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La singular orografía de la costa de Javea (España), hace que los fondos marinos estén llenos grutas, de cuevas, de tuneles, ofreciendo la posibilidad de hacer contraluces.
En esta ocasión quise resaltar este coral blanco del Mediterráneo llamado "Eunicella verrucosa".
Foto tomada en Jávea (España).
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Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands. Three and a half miles long and only fifty metres wide in places.
Extending out in to the Humber Estuary from the Yorkshire coast it has always had a big affect to the navigation of all vessels over the years. Help to some and a danger or hindrance to others. This alone makes Spurn a unique place.
Spurn is made up of a series of sand and shingle banks held together with mainly Marram grass and Seabuckthorn. There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s. The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling. This is making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.
One of the most striking features of Spurn is the black and white lighthouse near to the end of Spurn. Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down at dawn on the thirty first of October 1986.
There have been many Lighthouses on Spurn over the years the first recorded at around 1427. The present light was built from 1893 TO 1895. The small tower on the beach on the Estuary side was originally the low light. It was built and put in to operation at around 1852. This light was no longer needed when the present lighthouse was opened in 1895.At a later date the light was removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. The tank can still be seen on the top. When it was operational there was a raised walkway from the shore to the lighthouse so it could be reached at all stages of the tide.
The present lighthouse was built to replace an old lighthouse that was positioned just to the south of the present one. You can still see the round perimeter wall surrounding the old keepers cottages and the base of the old lighthouse which had to be demolished due to it settling on it's foundations making it unsafe.
The only light on Spurn today is a flashing green starboard light on the very end of the point and the fixed green lights marking the end of the Pilots jetty.
Because of Spurns ever moving position there have been many Lighthouses over the years. There is a very good book by George.de.BOAR, called History of the Spurn Lighthouses, produced by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. This is one of a series of books on local history.
www.spurnpoint.com/Around_and_about_at_Spurn.htm
Around and about there are plenty of places to eat and drink. Starting from the north of Spurn at Kilnsea there is the Riverside hotel offering good quality food drink and accommodation. Coming south towards Spurn and still in Kilnsea there is the Crown and Anchor pub. A welcoming place serving bar meals fine beers and offering bed and breakfast at very reasonable rates. At the crossroads before you turn towards Spurn there is the Spurn heritage coast visitors centre. Where there is a small cafe and exhibition. At the entrance Spurn point nature reserve is an information centre and bird observatory selling books pamphlets, etc., and the last toilet on Spurn.
Past the lighthouse is the last car park. Two hundred metres further on you find the Humber Lifeboat and Pilot stations. Near the houses is a Small caravan selling tea, coffee, cold cans, hot and cold food, crisps and sweets.
All are open all year round apart from the heritage centre which is open thought the season.
BIRD WATCHING.
Is a very popular pastime as Spurn is internationally famous for birds. There are up to two hundred species recorded at spurn every year. Some of which are extremely rare. The Marmora's Warbler seen at Spurn In June 1992 was only the third recorded in Britain.
SEA FISHING.
The beaches of Spurn provide some of the best sea fishing in the area, with Cod and Whiting and Flats being caught through the winter and Skate, Flats and Bass through the summer. There is sport to be had all the year.
At the very end of Spurn is deep water ideal for Cod but this only fishes best two hours either side of low water, the tide is to strong at other times. All along the seaward side of Spurn is good for all species of fish at all times though over high water being the better. The riverside of Spurn is very shallow and only produces Flats and the bass over high water.
THE BEACH.
The beaches at Spurn are of soft sand and shingle. Whichever way the wind is blowing you can just pop over the dunes to the outer side. There are fossils and all manners of things to find beach combing. Swimming is not safe any were near the point end as there are very strong tides at up to six knots at times. But in side Spurn around the point car park is perfect at high water. The beach does not shelf to fast and very little tide. You can have the place to your self at times, as Spurn is never really busy weekdays.#
A very popular pastime at Spurn is Fossil hunting. There is a good abundance of fossils to be found in amongst the pebbles and shingle.
The Shark Trust has a very interesting PDF file tell you all about Shark Skate and rays the mermaids purses you find on the beach are egg shells from sharks and Rays. Click the link to down load the Shark Trust Brochure.
WALKING.
Walking or strolling at spurn is very easy, as there are no hills. There are various sign posted paths up and down the point. For the fit a complete walk round the whole point is about 8 miles, taking in all the point round the point end and back to the "warren" information place at the start of Spurn. You will need good footwear, as much of the paths are sand. There is limited access for disabled, but not to the point end, as you have to go via the beach.
You can park your car at the point car park and walk round the point end and back to the car park about a mile, or just stroll around the point were you choose. The only place you are not allowed to go are down the pilot's jetty and the centre square of the Lifeboat houses.
In spring and early summer Spurn is covered with a large amount of wild flowers of all species.
There are common to the not so common; from Orchids to bluebells. I must remind you Spurn is a nature reserve and the picking of all flowers is prohibited. When visiting please enjoy Spurn, as it is a very beautiful place and leave only your footprints.
Horse Riding.
There is riding available nearby at the North Humberside Riding Centre. The stables are ideally located with rides along quiet country lanes, by-ways, plus miles of sandy beach and riverbanks. The cross-country course offers a variety of fences for both the novice and the more experienced rider.
www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/
A Brief History of Spurn Bird Observatory
Following visits to Spurn by several members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the late 1930's, a communal log for ornithological observations was instituted in 1938. This included a roll-call of species, the beginnings of a recording system, which later became standard in bird observatories. Realising the potential of the Spurn peninsula for the regular observation of bird migration a group of enthusiasts, notably Ralph Chislett, George Ainsworth, John Lord and R.M. Garnett, had the idea of setting up a bird observatory, with the Warren Cottage at the northern end of the peninsula as an ideal headquarters. Unfortunately the outbreak of war forced them to put their plans on hold but shortly after hostilities ceased a lease for Warren Cottage was obtained from the War Department and the observatory was established shortly afterwards under the auspices of the Y.N.U. with the four members mentioned above forming the first committee. A preliminary meeting was held in September 1945 to decide on the site for a Heligoland trap, work on which was begun almost immediately and the first bird (a Blackbird) was ringed on November 17th. The first minuted committee meeting was held on March 9th 1946 and the observatory was opened to visitors at Whitsuntide that year.
Initially coverage was limited to the main migration seasons, being extended to winter weekends in the early 1950's to trap and ring some of the large numbers of Snow Buntings which used to occur at that time of year and gradually coverage was increased (whenever possible) to cover the late spring and summer. In 1959 there was an important development when the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust (now the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) became the owners of the peninsula and thus the observatory's landlord. In 1960 a full time warden was appointed by the Trust, and although having no official connection with the observatory the fact of having an observer on the peninsula year-round inevitably helped to improve the ornithological coverage. This was especially the case from 1964 when the current warden, Barry Spence, was appointed, in conjunction with the fact that an interest in birds and their migrations was steadily growing and more bird-watchers were staying at the observatory, often for longer periods.
When the observatory opened there was accommodation for seven visitors in Warren Cottage and facilities included two chemical toilets, the Warren Heligoland trap and an ex-army hut as a ringing hut. Over the next ten years a further five Heligoland traps were constructed along the peninsula, although today only three remain in existence. In 1959 the observatory gained the use of the Annexe, one of two ex W.D. bungalows built at the Warren during the early 1950's, thus increasing the accommodation capacity to seventeen and providing much improved toilet facilities. Over the years the accommodation and facilities have been gradually improved to try to make the visitor's stay at Spurn as comfortable as possible. Other improvements have also taken place, in 1968 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Point was converted into a ringing laboratory ready for the first B.T.O. Ringing Course, held in autumn of that year and in 1971 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Warren was also converted into a ringing laboratory. The other part of this building became a laboratory for the use of students of Leeds University but this also became available to the observatory in the mid 1980's when the University no longer had a use for it. Subsequently it was converted into a self-contained accommodation unit for two, complete with kitchen facilities, and although officially known by the somewhat unimaginative name of Room F (the rooms in the Annexe being known as Rooms A, C, D & E, - whatever happened to Room B?), it was somewhat irreverently christened "Dunbirdin" by regular visitors to Spurn.
In 1965 a sea-watching hut was erected east of the Warren beyond the line of the former railway track. Due to coastal erosion it became necessary to move this in late 1974, when it was hoped that it would last at least as long as it had in its first position. Alas this was not to be, as the rate of erosion increased dramatically in the mid 1970's, necessitating a further move in early December 1977. In that year a clay bank had been built across the field behind Warren Cottage (Clubley's field) to prevent the flooding of arable land by wind-blown sea water, but on January 11th 1978 Spurn suffered its worst flooding ever when a strong to gale-force north-westerly wind combined with a spring tide. In late 1981 due to extensive construction works at Easington a large quantity of boulder clay became available and this was used to build up and extend the bank across Clubley's field, south towards Black Hut and north beyond Big Hedge to join up with an existing bank (which had been built in 1974) behind the scrape. In 1982 the sea-watching hut was repositioned on top of this bank, where it remained until the bank itself was washed away in the early 1990's.
A number of other changes to the observatory recording area began to take place from the early 1970's, including extensive building operations at the Point, commencing in 1974, with the construction of a new jetty for the Humber Pilot boats, new housing for the Spurn Lifeboat crew and the conversion and renovation of various existing buildings for use by the Coastguard and the Pilots. In 1978 following damage to the existing road south of the Warren area a new tarmac road was laid to the west of the original one, this lasted until 1988 when a second "new road" loop had to be laid, followed in 1991 by the construction of the existing loop road running along the Humber shore from just south of the Warren to just beyond Black Hut. The construction of this road resulted in the destruction of the actual Black Hut, although the area still bears the name. In 1981 the lines of wartime concrete anti-tank blocks running from the seashore to the Canal Zone were removed to fill in a breach at the Narrow Neck. This resulted in the southward extension of the Scrape field by the farmer up to Big Hedge and the start of a gradual decline in the condition of this hedge and its attractiveness to birds. In 1982 a local resident excavated a pond for shooting purposes in the wet area adjoining the Canal Zone. This never really proved successful and the land was later purchased by the Y.W.T. and the pond enlarged to become what is now known as Canal Scrape. In 1984 a famous Spurn landmark, the Narrows "Hut", a wooden migration watch shelter which had stood at the Narrow Neck for twenty-three years, was set fire to by person or persons unknown and completely destroyed, it was replaced the following year by a more solid construction made from breeze-blocks.
A period of considerable change began in 1988 when the Spurn peninsula was designated as part of the Spurn Heritage Coast. Projects undertaken include the enlargement of the Canal Scrape mentioned above and the erection of a hide overlooking it, a hide overlooking the Humber wader roost at Chalk Bank, a public sea-watching hide alongside the observatory one, provision of additional car-parking space, the restoration of the short-turf habitat in the Chalk Bank area, provision of footpaths, etc. A major project was the renovation of the Blue Bell in Kilnsea for use as offices, an information centre and a small cafe, which became fully operational in 1995. Another fairly recent project has been the creation of another scrape/pond on Clubley's field.
In 1996 the observatory celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and for the first time in its history SBO employed a full time seasonal warden. This position has since been expanded and the observatory now enjoys the services of a year- round warden. In 1998, with a view to the future, a small bungalow in Kilnsea was purchased with money bequeathed by the late John Weston, a long time committee member, who regrettably died in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to the property and is now known as the ‘Church Field’, this is planted with a sacrificial crop every year, and has also had several groups of trees planted and a feeding station placed in the north-east corner. Access to this field is available by becoming a member of ‘Friends of Spurn Bird Observatory’, a venture set up in 2003 to eventually help with the building of a new observatory when the old one falls way to the sea.
The Tsar Cannon in Kremlin, Moscow, Russia.
This unique artillery piece was cast at the Moscow Cannon Foundary in 1586. A bronze cannon more than five meters long with a calibre of 890 millimetres, it was made by the court craftsman Andrei Chokhov. This gigantic weapon weighs more than 39 tons. Since 1960 it has stood on a gun-carriage in Ivanovskaya Square surrounded by vast cast-iron cannon balls, each of which weighs about a thousand kilos. The cannon balls are purely decorative, as the Tsar Cannon has never been used in military action, although it was originally intended as a powerful weapon in the Kremlin's defences. It was most likely designed to fire grape-shot, hence its other nickname: "Russia's Shotgun". The gun's barrel is decorated with figurative reliefs and a portrait of Tsar Fedor Ioanovich on horseback. Thanks to its unusual measurements this is one of the largest and oldest cannons in the world, and has earned the proud name of Tsar Cannon.
I think it such a special doll I wanted to have I need to document it all for you. One year hesitating to unbox her but yesterday was the day finally she came out!
and to her unique art and poetry
08.11.16. italy
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Virgina, by Tori Amos
Summer leaves are gone and the time has come
For the plans you made long ago
Hear the engines roar as we walked throught the doors
I just can't believe this dream is over
Virginia look up in the sky, don't it bring you sorrow
We know when ever you gonna fly, I will be there tomorrow
Virginia, Virginia don't go
Virginia, Virginia don't go
It's easy to release me when you're three thousand miles away
You no longer care, when I'm no longer there
And all the love we have will fade away, fade away
Virginia please hold on to me, don't leave it all behind
Is there something I can say, that will change your mind
Virginia, Virginia don't go
Virginia, Virginia don't go
So look around you now at this faceless crowd
You can walk right out and forget it
Virginia we got too much love to bring it to an end
And I know if I let you go, I'll never see you again
Virginia, Virginia don't go
Virginia, Virginia don't go
Virginia, Virginia don't go
Virginia, Virginia don't go
Virginia, Virginia don't go
The unique landscape of the Badlands owes its appearance to the one material that is in short supply in Death Valley: water. The Badlands now exist in what was once a prehistoric lake. Mud and silt from the surrounding mountains washed down into the lake when what is now the national park was once a wetter environment. The silts settled to the bottom and were compressed and weakly cemented into soft rock over time. The clay minerals in the mudstone are shaped like tiny plates. These plates act like roof shingles, preventing water from penetrating the surface. The combination of the almost impermeable mudstone and Death Valley’s scant rainfall makes plant growth and soil development nearly impossible. If one looks closely at the photos, on some of the hills a layer of black rock covers the yellowish underlying layers. This is the result of volcanic debris deposited in the lake bottom when the valley was rimmed by ancient volcanoes. This layer forms a protective cap on the soft underlying sediments.
As the climate shifted, the lake dried and a geological upheaval (known as the Pacific Plate crashing into the North American Plate) caused the landscape to tilt. This tilt is easily identified in the rock strata. At Death Valley rainfall is intense but sporadic. Very long periods of drought are punctuated with drenching downpours. With so little vegetation and no soil, when water reaches the ground, there is nothing to absorb the rainfall. During Death Valley’s rain showers, water hits the surface and immediately begins to rush down the steep slopes, sweeping along particles of loosened mud. The rate of erosion can be incredible! Tiny rills are quickly carved into the soft mudstone. The more water in the downpour, the more rills are needed to carry the water away. Rills cut deeper to form gullies. Badlands are the ultimate result-- nature’s way of efficiently moving lots of water quickly.
Source: www.summitpost.org
December 28, 2013, Death Valley National Park, California.
unique the form and veins of my skin, unique the smallest play of leaves in my branches
Herman Hesse
A unique element of St. Nicholas Russian Church (Biserica Rusă) is its Iconostasis seen here entirely sculpted from wood and covered with thin sheets of gold.
It was made in Moscow, according a model of the icon screen of the Holy Archangel’s Cathedral (Church of the Twelve Apostles) in the Moscow Kremlin.
The interior of the church was painted in 1948 partially in oil colors by the Russian painter Cudinov in a neo Byzantine style.
Too much more detail:
Russian Ambassador Mikhail Nikolaevich Givers initiated the building of a Russian Orthodox church in central Bucharest in 1905. It was meant mainly for the use of the Russian Embassy employees, as well as for Russians living in the capital city of the Kingdom of Romania. It was funded by the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II and designed by a V. A. Preobrazhensky.
During World War I, just before the start of the occupation of Bucharest by the Central Powers, it was closed, while all valuables and the archives were transported to Saint Petersburg, where they vanished during the Russian Revolution of 1917. After the war, physical damage was repaired by the Russian community in Bucharest, with services starting again in 1921. .
The old Russian priest died and in 1935 the church was transferred to the authority of the Romanian Government, which meant it for the use of the students and professors at the University of Bucharest.
In 1947, at the request of Soviet authorities, the church passed once again to the Patriarchate of Moscow, which named a new Russian priest and provided funds for its refurbishment.
In 1957 Patriarch Alexius I decided to transfer it again this time to the Romanian Orthodox Church, who had it restored once again. It was sanctified in 1967 and in 1992 it was once more designated for the use of students and professors at the University of Bucharest. To this day it is known as Biserica studenţilor ("The students' church").
At 8.5, these are a little tight, but not that bad. I walked a few NYC Aves in them without any problem. There's just no slippage! But look at them...
Feeling invisible? Cool. People can only see what they can imagine which means you are so unique that no one can wrap their mind around the idea of you.
I don´t know how many times I changed this artwork before I finally decided to let it go. I´m still a bit "green" when it comes to making this kind of composition and changing colors/tones and such but I do feel that I actually made something interesting and a bit funny this time.
The hole idea of the work is that even our precious grim reaper has daydreams of his own and that he is in a dream state while working.
Credits to:
Background: Water room by Alice Faux at DA.
Thanks to Marcus Ranum for the photo stock of The grim weedhacker 6, at mjraum-stock at DA.
Thanks to Missy stocks :Fireworks 6 at DA.
And finally thanks to Peace of art stock: Seagull in flight and Bird 31, at DA. peace-of-art.deviantart.com/
I call this Place the Board Walk. it's a long Stretch of a Woden Boardwalk. with bushes and shubery along the sides. also a Couple of Coves of water Baordered by a Rock wall. which leads to This "Stage" Which is Pretty cool. looks like it's made from Fallen trees, Tree Branches etc. it's seen better times. Though that's what Makes it so appealing!
Nice Place to Sit & read a Book or Just Relax and daydream!
Must be Spooky as all Hell at Night
This unique 1913-14 Matchless V-twin Brooklands/TT Works Racer, AC 9524, is preserved at the National Motorcycle Museum.
Matchless had enjoyed considerable success using JAP engines with numerous Isle of Man TT wins and podium places between 1907 and 1909 ridden by Charlie and Harry Collier, sons of the company founder Henry Collier.
Despite this success, in 1913 the family switched to engines supplied by the Swiss Motosacoche (meaning engine-in-a bag) factory whose proprietary engines were distributed under the MAG name. These 496cc semi-hemispherical units were advanced and solidly built, but were strictly works specials that were never offered for general sale.
In the 1913 TT two of the new Matchless/MAG V-twin works racers entered by the Collier brothers suffered broken valve gear and a puncture respectively. However, the next month, Harry Collier rode to four wins at the famous Brooklands circuit with a fastest lap of 65.22mph. For 1914 the team was strengthened by the inclusion of Bert Colver who enjoyed considerable success both at home and at various European events.
Originally fitted with an Armstrong 3-speed hub, this was found to be the machines "weak link" as stripped pinions and slippage from gear when applying power were common faults.
The machine was later fitted with the more robust Royal Enfield 3-speed unit. Indeed, there is actually very little "Matchless" making up the machine apart from forks, tank and handle bars. The frame is actually a Royal Enfield design of the kind supplied to Motosoacoche during that period.
Only around half a dozen of these works racers were ever made in the period before WW1 and this is the only surviving example. Restored between 2015-2018 by the National Motorcycle Museum’s chief restorer, Colin Wall, who declared it "the most difficult restoration I have ever attempted”.
A completely unique vehicle laying in a rural field in the Scottish Highlands.
Q224 GFV is a complicated thing and history of the vehicle on the internet seems scarce. The best info came from Westerbus themselves, the former owner approx. 15 years ago before it came to lay in this field forever more.
It apparently has a Bedford chassis, a Perkins Ford engine and the basis of a Willowbrook body, but it was hand built by students in Liverpool. A combination like that deserves a Q plate - an identification the DVLA give 'to vehicles whose age or identity is in doubt'.
The farmer who's land it now sits on apparently bought it 15 years ago for it's engine to go in a dumper truck, but that never happened and it's sat about ever since. Considering it's been left to the elements of the Highland weather for so long, it cosmetically looks it's held up quite well. Unsure whether it still runs or not, in 15 years (to my knowledge) it has only moved from the roadside of the farm to closer to the railway line that passes by.
Seen on a private farm near Garve on Monday 11th March 2019.
Store closed September 2017
Malone, NY. October 2016.
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Port Key West - Key West Harbor - Fall
Key West, Florida U.S.A. - Florida Keys
Virgin Cruise Line - "Valiant Lady" - at the dock - 11/29/24
(leave it to Richard Branson; those long red hanging things
on each state-room balcony...swinging red hammocks! LOL)
----- Opal Key Harbor Resort and Marina (formerly Hilton) -----
----- Cruise-Ship Terminal / Sunset Key Ferry / Opal Marina -----
------ Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect -----
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"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
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"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
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RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2024 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBUfUL
-full reroot in silky saran
-complete repaint using quality acrylics
-one of a kind costume created from real leather & fur
Unique among the world's seven species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is found along the ocean shores and not on inland lakes. It is the only dark pelican, and also the only one that plunges from the air into the water to catch its food.
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A unique vignette of Kerala is this absolutely fantastic display of feline wildlife comprising of tigers, lions and leopards. It is Onam time. The 4th day of Onam and they gather in their thousands in the town of Thrissur ( earlier called Trichur) . Drums beat up a roar of heavy bass percussion that resonates in the city. It shakes the very foundation of the stone and mason structures through which the tigers and the drum beaters pass. What it does to the ear drums of the human beings and the performers is best not talked about. The sound is deafening and maddening and practicing sanity and conversation is an art form.
It is the male performers with big guts that are inducted into this Tiger Dance ( with a fair sprinkling of lions and leopards thrown in for company) . The main requisite quality for a performer is his stomach. Men work for their stomachs but here the stomachs work for the men. Bigger and bulkier is in demand as a protuberant stomach gives the feline face a definite depth and menace and a realistic visual. Add to this the special effects that they can roll out with bouncing blubber to convey hypnotic movements on the faces of the tigers.
It is described as a folk art and folk dance. The paint work is done meticulously and takes 5-7 hours to complete and dry. One wishes that the paint was eco friendly but sadly, it is not. The movements are stacatto and drum based and revolve around prancing of the tigers. The feet tap out the drum beats and I am talking about the feet of the by standers.
This exotic and bouncy festival is called Pulikali and takes place around August every year
Dates
Taken on August 30, 2007 at 6.05pm IST
Posted to Flickr July 19, 2011 at 12.28AM IST
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Pure work avoidance behaviour...
had to clear the mess after my daughter cleaned her room... and in the garbadge can for bottles and tins I found this unique Coke can... of course it reminded me of Andy Warhol...
and before this piece of art would have to go the way of all flash I had to perpetuate it...
by taking a pic, lol!
"Star of the Sea" by Ivan Morison (UK)
location: beach at Zeedijk 35, Zeebrugge, Belgium
(Beaufort24)
La Triennale Beaufort en est à sa huitième édition. Beaufort24 présente 18 nouvelles œuvres d'art dans le cadre unique de la Côte Belge.
Conçu pour la plage de Zeebrugge, Star of the Sea attire l'attention de loin par sa structure étendue et ses cheminées remarquables. La présence étrange et monumentale dans la station balnéaire explore l'interaction entre l'art, l'industrie, la nature et l'écologie. (...)
Cette imposante structure en béton est un croisement entre une sculpture et un bâtiment. Elle est construite à partir de tubes cylindriques, de chambres d'inspection triangulaires et de composants modulaires. Les matériaux font référence aux activités industrielles de la région et aux infrastructures urbaines cachées (...)
Quiconque entre par les entrées circulaires se retrouve dans un tunnel et découvre les jeux changeants de la lumière et de l'ombre, des sons et des odeurs. Le visiteur et le passant sont invités à explorer l'espace : s'allonger, réfléchir, s'asseoir, jouer et interagir entre eux et avec l'environnement. Les ouvertures fournissent des images « périscopiques » des sites radicalement contrastés du port industriel, des dunes, de la mer, des villas le long du sentier pédestre... Elles sont atypiques pour la côte belge et appartiennent au paysage polyvalent de Zeebrugge. Star of the Sea s'inscrit dans la longue exploration de l'artiste sur la façon dont l'art dans l'espace public répond aux situations. (...)
Le temple en béton – entouré de sable – reflète le temps et l'éphémère. L'Étoile de la Mer (Star of the Sea) comme baromètre du changement.
Star of the Sea est une coproduction de Beaufort24 et de la Triennale de Bruges
Source & plus d'infos: www.triennalebeaufort.be/fr/beaufort-star-sea
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De Beaufort Triënnale is aan zijn achtste editie toe. Beaufort24 presenteert 18 nieuwe kunstwerken in het unieke kader van de Belgische Kust.
Ontworpen voor het strand van Zeebrugge trekt Star of the Sea met zijn omvangrijke structuur en opmerkelijke schoorstenen al van ver de aandacht. De bevreemdende, monumentale aanwezigheid in de badplaats verkent de wisselwerking tussen kunst, industrie, natuur en ecologie. (...)
Deze imposante structuur uit beton houdt het midden tussen een beeldhouwwerk en een gebouw. Het is opgebouwd uit cilindrische buizen, driehoekige inspectiekamers en modulaire onderdelen. De materialen verwijzen naar de industriële activiteiten in de streek en verborgen stadsinfrastructuur (...)
Wie door de circulaire ingangen naar binnen stapt, bevindt zich in een tunnel en ervaart het wisselende spel van licht en schaduw, geluiden en geuren. De bezoeker en de passant worden uitgenodigd om de ruimte te verkennen: te liggen, te reflecteren, te zitten, te spelen en in interactie te gaan met elkaar en met de omgeving. De openingen zorgen voor 'periscopische' beelden van de radicaal contrasterende sites in de industriële haven, de duinen, de zee, de villa's langs de wandelweg ... Ze zijn atypisch voor de Belgische Kust en behoren tot het veelzijdige landschap van Zeebrugge. Star of the Sea past in de lange verkenningstocht van de kunstenaar die nagaat hoe kunst in de openbare ruimte op situaties reageert. (...)
De betonnen tempel – omgeven door zand – weerspiegelt tijd en vergankelijkheid. Star of the Sea als barometer voor verandering.
Star of the Sea is een coproductie van Beaufort24 en Triënnale Brugge
Bron & meer info: www.triennalebeaufort.be/nl/beaufort-star-sea
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The Beaufort Triennale is in its eighth edition. Beaufort24 presents 18 new works of art in the unique setting of the Belgian Coast.
Designed for the beach of Zeebrugge, Star of the Sea attracts attention from afar with its extensive structure and remarkable chimneys. The strange, monumental presence in the seaside resort explores the interaction between art, industry, nature and ecology. (...)
This imposing concrete structure is a cross between a sculpture and a building. It is constructed from cylindrical tubes, triangular inspection chambers and modular components. The materials refer to the industrial activities in the region and hidden city infrastructure (...)
Anyone who enters through the circular entrances finds himself in a tunnel and experiences the changing play of light and shadow, sounds and smells. The visitor and passer-by are invited to explore the space: to lie down, reflect, sit, play and interact with each other and the environment. The openings provide 'periscopic' images of the radically contrasting sites in the industrial port, the dunes, the sea, the villas along the walking path ... They are atypical for the Belgian Coast and belong to the versatile landscape of Zeebrugge. Star of the Sea fits into the artist's long exploration of how art in public space responds to situations. (...)
The concrete temple – surrounded by sand – reflects time and transience. Star of the Sea as a barometer for change.
Star of the Sea is a co-production of Beaufort24 and Triennial Bruges
Source & more info: www.triennalebeaufort.be/en/beaufort-star-sea
The road network of Madagascar, comprising about 4,500 unique roads spanning 31,640 kilometers (19,660 mi), is designed primarily to facilitate transportation to and from Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital. Transportation on these roads, most of which are unpaved and two lanes wide, is often dangerous. Few Malagasy own private vehicles; long-distance travel is often accomplished in taxi brousses ('bush taxis') which may be shared by 20 or more people.
While most primary roads are in good condition, the World Food Programme has classified nearly two-thirds of the overall road network as being in poor condition. These conditions may make it dangerous to drive at moderate-to-high speeds and dahalo (bandit) attacks pose a threat at low speeds. Many roads are impassable during Madagascar's wet season; some bridges (often narrow, one-lane structures) are vulnerable to being swept away. Few rural Malagasy live near a road in good condition; poor road connectivity may pose challenges in health care, agriculture, and education.
Drivers in Madagascar travel on the right side of the road. On some roads, to deter attacks from dahalo, the government of Madagascar requires that drivers travel in convoys of at least ten vehicles. Car collision fatalities are not fully reported, but the rate is estimated to be among the highest in the world. Random police checkpoints, at which travelers are required to produce identity documents, are spread throughout the country. Crops are transported by ox cart locally and by truck inter-regionally. Human-powered vehicles, once the only means of road transport, are still found in the form of pousse-pousses (rickshaws). Taxi brousses constitute a rudimentary road-based public transportation system in Madagascar. Rides on taxi brousses cost as little as 200 Malagasy ariary (roughly US$0.10) as of 2005, and vehicles involved are often overpacked, sometimes with the assistant driver riding on the outside of the vehicle. Stops on their routes are generally not fixed, allowing passengers to exit at arbitrary points.
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La red de carreteras de Madagascar, que comprende alrededor de 4.500 carreteras únicas que abarcan 31.640 kilómetros (19.660 millas), está diseñada principalmente para facilitar el transporte hacia y desde Antananarivo, la capital malgache. El transporte por estas carreteras, la mayoría de las cuales no están pavimentadas y tienen dos carriles de ancho, suele ser peligroso. Son pocos los malgaches que poseen vehículos privados; Los viajes de larga distancia a menudo se realizan en taxis ("taxis rurales") que pueden ser compartidos por 20 o más personas.
Si bien la mayoría de las carreteras principales están en buenas condiciones, el Programa Mundial de Alimentos ha clasificado casi dos tercios de la red vial general como en malas condiciones. Estas condiciones pueden hacer que sea peligroso conducir a velocidades de moderadas a altas y los ataques de dahalo (bandidos) representan una amenaza a bajas velocidades. Muchas carreteras son intransitables durante la estación húmeda de Madagascar; algunos puentes (a menudo estructuras estrechas de un solo carril) son vulnerables a ser arrastrados. Son pocos los malgaches rurales que viven cerca de una carretera en buenas condiciones; La mala conectividad vial puede plantear desafíos en la atención de salud, la agricultura y la educación.
Los conductores en Madagascar circulan por el lado derecho de la carretera. En algunas carreteras, para disuadir los ataques desde Dahalo, el gobierno de Madagascar exige que los conductores viajen en convoyes de al menos diez vehículos. Las muertes por colisiones automovilísticas no se informan en su totalidad, pero se estima que la tasa se encuentra entre las más altas del mundo. Por todo el país hay puestos de control policial aleatorios, en los que los viajeros deben presentar documentos de identidad. Los cultivos se transportan en carretas de bueyes a nivel local y en camiones a nivel interregional. Los vehículos de propulsión humana, que alguna vez fueron el único medio de transporte por carretera, todavía se encuentran en forma de pousse-pousses (rickshaws). Los taxis constituyen un rudimentario sistema de transporte público por carretera en Madagascar. Los viajes en taxi cuestan tan solo 200 ariary malgaches (aproximadamente 0,10 dólares estadounidenses) en 2005, y los vehículos involucrados suelen estar demasiado llenos, a veces con el asistente del conductor viajando en el exterior del vehículo. Las paradas en sus rutas generalmente no son fijas, lo que permite a los pasajeros salir en puntos arbitrarios.
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The Desert Channels Region is a largely unmodified environment with robust pastoral, mining, and tourism industries. Home to 14, 500 people the region covers 510 000 square kilometres, (about one-third of the state of Queensland) and incorporates the Queensland section of the Lake Eyre Basin. This region is valued for its unique and healthy inland river systems, landscapes, cultural heritage, sustainable communities and production.
The Thomson River forms part of the Lake Eyre Basin. The river was named by the explorer, Edmund Kennedy, in the 1840s. The northernmost headwaters of the river begin at Torrens Creek, inland from Charters Towers. The watercourse becomes the Thomson just north of the town of Muttaburra, where the channels of Landsborough Creek, Towerhill Creek, and Cornish Creek meet. The river continues in the southwesterly direction, passing the towns of Longreach, Stonehenge, and Jundah, before joining with the Barcoo River north of Windorah to form Cooper Creek. This is the only place in the world where the confluence of two rivers forms a creek. As with all the rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin, the waters from the Thomson never reach the sea, and instead either evaporate or, in exceptional flooding, empty into Lake Eyre. Floods are not uncommon along the river, and, due to the flat nature of the country traversed, the river can then become many kilometres wide. The area which the river flows is semi-arid blacksoil plains.
Declared pest plants and animals have an enormous impact on the Longreach Region. Competition between these invasive pest plants and native Flora has seen the destruction of habitat. The loss of feed and breeding areas has seen rapid declines in some animal species. Longreach Regional Council is committed to the eradication of pest plants and animal species and has formulated a comprehensive Pest Management Plan.
Desert Channels Queensland (DCQ) is a community-based non-for-profit group and a government-endorsed regional body. Their board membership represents landholders, Indigenous groups, the Great Artesian Basin, conservation and local governments. DCQ works with all the sectors of the community to sustainably manage the natural resources in the region. Together with the land management community, they develop projects to address the issues identified in the community-endorsed natural resource management plan, Protecting Our Assets. Assets include land, water, biodiversity, and community. Major issues DCQ considers are weeds and feral animals, vegetation management, grazing pressure, water management, land degradation, and viability and economics. The DCQ's mission is a community group dedicated to improving the quality of the life of current and future generations through leadership, innovation, knowledge, and partnerships, in the responsible management of their unique natural recourses.
Iningai Nation:
The Iningai people were identified by anthropologist Norman Tindale as the traditional owners of the Barcaldine region, however there have been no Native Title determinations made by the Federal Court. Today, it is believed that there are no Iningai descendants living in the region. However, there is a population of Indigenous Australians who have continued to reside in the area for many generations, and in light of their historical connections, take cultural responsibility for the area, which is now supported largely by agricultural industries.
Longreach, Queensland:
Longreach, Queensland, is 620km west of Rockhampton, at the junction of the Capricorn and Landsborough Highways. The Aramac Creek flows southwards, joining the Thomson River which runs generally south-west through the Longreach district.
The Longreach district was explored by the New South Wales Surveyor-General, Thomas Mitchell (1846) and by Edmund Kennedy (1847). The pastoralist-explorer William Landsborough reported favourably on the district's pastoral prospects, and in 1863 the first pastoral lease was taken up by the vast Bowen Downs station. Several others followed soon afterwards. The district's centre was Aramac (1869), and it was governed by the Aramac local-government division (1879).
Railway Boom:
Considerable optimism surrounded the new settlement: town lots were auctioned and sold briskly, and by 1890 there were three hotels, several stores and tradespeople, a progress association, and a police station. The opening of the railway line in 1892 spurred further development, and thrust Longreach into the industrial upheaval of the age; whereas the 1891 shearer's strike had been based at Barcaldine, the 1894 strike was called at the new railway terminus, Longreach.
The town grew with astounding rapidity. By 1896 there were fourteen hotels, a hospital (1893), Catholic, Methodist, and Anglican churches, a school of the arts, a pastoral and agricultural society, and several clubs and friendly societies. From a population of about 150 in 1891, Longreach was approaching 2000 in 1903.
The progress association soon expressed criticism about the Aramac local-government division's neglect of the Longreach district. Aramac agreed, and the Longreach division was severed in 1900.
Apart from Longreach's role as a railhead and district centre, it also became the centre of an area subdivided for closer-settlement farms during the 1890s. Many blocks were too small, however, and the 1902 drought proved a substantial setback. Amalgamation of blocks and the successful drilling for bore water after the drought aided recovery.
Industrial Progress:
Longreach was usually quick to embrace new technology. Motor car hire and repair businesses were opened – the Longreach Motor Co (1910) and Edwards, Martin Ltd (1910) were major businesses in both repair and body-building for vehicles. In 1919 two young airmen, P. J. McGinness and Hudson Fysh visited Longreach while surveying the Darwin to Longreach section of a proposed England-Australia air route. The men later began Qantas outback airlines at Longreach and established a large plane assembly factory. With both a railway terminus and a pioneer air service, Longreach had some claim to being a 'Chicago of the West'. The railway advantage, however, subsided when the line was extended to Winton in 1927.
In 1921 an electricity powerhouse began operation and a rudimentary swimming pool opened. Reticulated water supply was laid on from the river in 1938, replacing the mineralised bore water and enabling trees to grace the city's parks. Despite the progress, Longreach remained a goat town for another two decades, with local herds essential as a reliable fresh milk supply. Fresh vegetables were also a problem, with grasshoppers damaging local crops and the railways sometimes failing to keep up supplies.
Postwar Tribulations:
The 1920s were relatively prosperous, as were the 1950s (apart from some dry years and a shearers' strike). Much of the commercial building stock was replaced, including the shire hall (the previous two, along with local hotels and the Catholic church had burnt down). A State high school and an Olympic pool were opened in 1966 and 1967. Within a few years wool prices declined, and an investment in beef cattle was met with a decline in meat prices. The town's population, which had stayed steady during 1933 - 1947 when other outback towns had fallen by a quarter, faltered badly during the 20 years from 1961 - 1981 falling from 3800 to fewer than 3000. Fortunately, improved roads and transport, which had solved the milk and vegetable supply problem, brought outback tourism. Sensing the tourist opportunity, Sir James Walker, Shire Chair (1957 - 1990), chair of regional electricity supply authorities and of the Longreach Pastoral College garnered national support for the Stockman's Hall of Fame, which opened in 1988 on land provided by the Pastoral College. The Qantas Founders Museum, abutting the original heritage-listed Qantas hanger at the Longreach aerodrome, and a museum based in the old powerhouse (also heritage-listed) are other attractions, particularly popular with 'grey nomads'.
In addition to the aforementioned attractions and facilities, Longreach has a racecourse, showground, a Catholic primary school (1985), a school of distance education, a base hospital (1944), aerodrome, a visitor information centre, an Olympic swimming pool, five churches, several hotels and motels, and an aged persons' accommodation. The elaborate railway station (1916, similar to the Emerald station) and the goods shed (1892) are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Source: Desert Channels Queensland (DCQ), Queensland Government, & Queensland Places (www.queenslandplaces.com.au/longreach).
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Myron Kosloff - Dominatrix
Unique Books 152, 1968
Cover Artist: Eric Stanton
Myron Kosloff was a pseudonym of Paul Hugo Little (born Paul Hugo Litwinsky). Little supposedly began writing soft-core porn when he was 48 using hundreds of pseudonyms... he is referred to as the man of 1000 pseudonyms. It is claimed that he wrote over 700 of these pulp fiction novels.
He was also a food critic, music critic, chess critic, English teacher and an advertising copy writer.
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Unique in the world, the Ideal Palace has inspired artists for more than a century. Independent from any artistic trend, built with no architectural rules, the Ideal Palace has been admired by the Surrealists and is considered as an Outsider Art work. He has been classified Historical Monument in 1969 by André Malraux, French Minister for Cultural Affairs at that time under Naïve Art