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Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory south to Mainland China and east to Macao in East Asia. With around 7.2 million Hong Kongers of various nationalities[note 2] in a territory of 1,104 km2, Hong Kong is the world's fourth most densely populated country or territory.
Hong Kong used to be a British colony with the perpetual cession of Hong Kong Island from the Qing Empire after the First Opium War (1839–42). The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and acquired a 99-year lease of the New Territories from 1898. Hong Kong was later occupied by Japan during the Second World War until British control resumed in 1945. The Sino-British Joint Declaration signed between the United Kingdom and China in 1984 paved way for the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1997, when it became a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China with a high degree of autonomy.[15]
Under the principle of "one country, two systems",[16][17] Hong Kong maintains a separate political and economic system from China. Except in military defence and foreign affairs, Hong Kong maintains its independent executive, legislative and judiciary powers.[18] In addition, Hong Kong develops relations directly with foreign states and international organisations in a broad range of "appropriate fields".[19] Hong Kong involves in international organizations, such as the WTO[20] and the APEC [21], actively and independently.
Hong Kong is one of the world's most significant financial centres, with the highest Financial Development Index score and consistently ranks as the world's most competitive and freest economic entity.[22][23] As the world's 8th largest trading entity,[24] its legal tender, the Hong Kong dollar, is the world's 13th most traded currency.[25] As the world's most visited city,[26][27] Hong Kong's tertiary sector dominated economy is characterised by competitive simple taxation and supported by its independent judiciary system.[28] Even with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, it suffers from severe income inequality.[29]
Nicknamed "Pearl of the Orient", Hong Kong is renowned for its deep natural harbour, which boasts the world's fifth busiest port with ready access by cargo ships, and its impressive skyline, with the most skyscrapers in the world.[30][31] It has a very high Human Development Index ranking and the world's longest life expectancy.[32][33] Over 90% of the population makes use of well-developed public transportation.[34][35] Seasonal air pollution with origins from neighbouring industrial areas of Mainland China, which adopts loose emissions standards, has resulted in a high level of atmospheric particulates in winter.[36][37][38]
Contents
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 Prehistory
2.2 Imperial China
2.3 British Crown Colony: 1842–1941
2.4 Japanese occupation: 1941–45
2.5 Resumption of British rule and industrialisation: 1945–97
2.6 Handover and Special Administrative Region status
3 Governance
3.1 Structure of government
3.2 Electoral and political reforms
3.3 Legal system and judiciary
3.4 Foreign relations
3.5 Human rights
3.6 Regions and districts
3.7 Military
4 Geography and climate
5 Economy
5.1 Financial centre
5.2 International trading
5.3 Tourism and expatriation
5.4 Policy
5.5 Infrastructure
6 Demographics
6.1 Languages
6.2 Religion
6.3 Personal income
6.4 Education
6.5 Health
7 Culture
7.1 Sports
7.2 Architecture
7.3 Cityscape
7.4 Symbols
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
10.1 Citations
10.2 Sources
11 Further reading
12 External links
Etymology
Hong Kong was officially recorded in the 1842 Treaty of Nanking to encompass the entirety of the island.[39]
The source of the romanised name "Hong Kong" is not known, but it is generally believed to be an early imprecise phonetic rendering of the pronunciation in spoken Cantonese 香港 (Cantonese Yale: Hēung Góng), which means "Fragrant Harbour" or "Incense Harbour".[13][14][40] Before 1842, the name referred to a small inlet—now Aberdeen Harbour (Chinese: 香港仔; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng jái), literally means "Little Hong Kong"—between Aberdeen Island and the southern coast of Hong Kong Island. Aberdeen was an initial point of contact between British sailors and local fishermen.[41]
Another theory is that the name would have been taken from Hong Kong's early inhabitants, the Tankas (水上人); it is equally probable that romanisation was done with a faithful execution of their speeches, i.e. hōng, not hēung in Cantonese.[42] Detailed and accurate romanisation systems for Cantonese were available and in use at the time.[43]
Fragrance may refer to the sweet taste of the harbour's fresh water estuarine influx of the Pearl River or to the incense from factories lining the coast of northern Kowloon. The incense was stored near Aberdeen Harbour for export before Hong Kong developed Victoria Harbour.[40]
The name had often been written as the single word Hongkong until the government adopted the current form in 1926.[44] Nevertheless, a number of century-old institutions still retain the single-word form, such as the Hongkong Post, Hongkong Electric and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
As of 1997, its official name is the "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". This is the official title as mentioned in the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Hong Kong Government's website;[45] however, "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" and "Hong Kong" are widely accepted.
Hong Kong has carried many nicknames. The most famous among those is the "Pearl of the Orient", which reflected the impressive nightscape of the city's light decorations on the skyscrapers along both sides of the Victoria Harbour. The territory is also known as "Asia's World City".
History
Main articles: History of Hong Kong and History of China
Prehistory
Main article: Prehistoric Hong Kong
Archaeological studies support human presence in the Chek Lap Kok area (now Hong Kong International Airport) from 35,000 to 39,000 years ago and on Sai Kung Peninsula from 6,000 years ago.[46][47][48]
Wong Tei Tung and Three Fathoms Cove are the earliest sites of human habitation in Hong Kong during the Paleolithic Period. It is believed that the Three Fathom Cove was a river-valley settlement and Wong Tei Tung was a lithic manufacturing site. Excavated Neolithic artefacts suggested cultural differences from the Longshan culture of northern China and settlement by the Che people, prior to the migration of the Baiyue to Hong Kong.[49][50] Eight petroglyphs, which dated to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC – 1066 BC) in China, were discovered on the surrounding islands.[51]
Imperial China
Main article: History of Hong Kong under Imperial China
In 214 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a centralised China, conquered the Baiyue tribes in Jiaozhi (modern-day Liangguang region and Vietnam) and incorporated the area of Hong Kong into his imperial China for the first time. Hong Kong proper was assigned to the Nanhai commandery (modern-day Nanhai District), near the commandery's capital city Panyu.[52][53][54]
After a brief period of centralisation and collapse of the Qin dynasty, the area of Hong Kong was consolidated under the Kingdom of Nanyue, founded by general Zhao Tuo in 204 BC.[55] When Nanyue lost the Han-Nanyue War in 111 BC, Hong Kong came under the Jiaozhi commandery of the Han dynasty. Archaeological evidence indicates an increase of population and flourish of salt production. The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb on the Kowloon Peninsula is believed to have been built as a burial site during the Han dynasty.[56]
From the Han dynasty to the early Tang dynasty, Hong Kong was a part of Bao'an County. In the Tang dynasty, modern-day Guangzhou (Canton) flourished as an international trading centre. In 736, the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang established a military stronghold in Tuen Mun to strengthen defence of the coastal area.[57] The nearby Lantau Island was a salt production centre and salt smuggler riots occasionally broke out against the government. In c. 1075, The first village school, Li Ying College, was established around 1075 AD in modern-day New Territories by the Northern Song dynasty.[58] During their war against the Mongols, the imperial court of Southern Song was briefly stationed at modern-day Kowloon City (the Sung Wong Toi site) before their ultimate defeat by the Mongols at the Battle of Yamen in 1279.[59] The Mongols then established their dynastic court and governed Hong Kong for 97 years.
From the mid-Tang dynasty to the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Hong Kong was a part of Dongguan County. During the Ming dynasty, the area was transferred to Xin'an County. The indigenous inhabitants at that time consisted of several ethnicities such as Punti, Hakka, Tanka and Hoklo.
European discovery
The earliest European visitor on record was Jorge Álvares, a Portuguese explorer, who arrived in 1513.[60][61] Having established a trading post in a site they called "Tamão" in Hong Kong waters, Portuguese merchants commenced with regular trading in southern China. Subsequent military clashes between China and Portugal, however, led to the expulsion of all Portuguese merchants from southern China.
Since the 14th century, the Ming court had enforced the maritime prohibition laws that strictly forbade all private maritime activities in order to prevent contact with foreigners by sea.[62] When the Manchu Qing dynasty took over China, Hong Kong was directly affected by the Great Clearance decree of the Kangxi Emperor, who ordered the evacuation of coastal areas of Guangdong from 1661 to 1669. Over 16,000 inhabitants of Xin'an County including those in Hong Kong were forced to migrate inland; only 1,648 of those who had evacuated subsequently returned.[63][64]
British Crown Colony: 1842–1941
A painter at work. John Thomson. Hong Kong, 1871. The Wellcome Collection, London
Main articles: British Hong Kong and History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s)
In 1839, threats by the imperial court of Qing to sanction opium imports caused diplomatic friction with the British Empire. Tensions escalated into the First Opium War. The Qing admitted defeat when British forces captured Hong Kong Island on 20 January 1841. The island was initially ceded under the Convention of Chuenpi as part of a ceasefire agreement between Captain Charles Elliot and Governor Qishan. A dispute between high-ranking officials of both countries, however, led to the failure of the treaty's ratification. On 29 August 1842, Hong Kong Island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Treaty of Nanking.[65] The British officially established a Crown colony and founded the City of Victoria in the following year.[66]
The population of Hong Kong Island was 7,450 when the Union Flag raised over Possession Point on 26 January 1841. It mostly consisted of Tanka fishermen and Hakka charcoal burners, whose settlements scattered along several coastal hamlets. In the 1850s, a large number of Chinese immigrants crossed the then-free border to escape from the Taiping Rebellion. Other natural disasters, such as flooding, typhoons and famine in mainland China would play a role in establishing Hong Kong as a place for safe shelter.[67][68]
Further conflicts over the opium trade between Britain and Qing quickly escalated into the Second Opium War. Following the Anglo-French victory, the Crown Colony was expanded to include Kowloon Peninsula (south of Boundary Street) and Stonecutter's Island, both of which were ceded to the British in perpetuity under the Convention of Beijing in 1860.
In 1898, Britain obtained a 99-year lease from Qing under the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, in which Hong Kong obtained a 99-year lease of Lantau Island, the area north of Boundary Street in Kowloon up to Shenzhen River and over 200 other outlying islands.[69][70][71]
Hong Kong soon became a major entrepôt thanks to its free port status, attracting new immigrants to settle from both China and Europe. The society, however, remained racially segregated and polarised under early British colonial policies. Despite the rise of a British-educated Chinese upper-class by the late-19th century, race laws such as the Peak Reservation Ordinance prevented ethnic Chinese in Hong Kong from acquiring houses in reserved areas such as Victoria Peak. At this time, the majority of the Chinese population in Hong Kong had no political representation in the British colonial government. The British governors did rely, however, on a small number of Chinese elites, including Sir Kai Ho and Robert Hotung, who served as ambassadors and mediators between the government and local population.
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Hong Kong filmed in 1937
In 1904, the United Kingdom established the world's first border and immigration control; all residents of Hong Kong were given citizenship as Citizens of United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC).
Hong Kong continued to experience modest growth during the first half of the 20th century. The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 as the territory's first higher education institute. While there had been an exodus of 60,000 residents for fear of a German attack on the British colony during the First World War, Hong Kong remained unscathed. Its population increased from 530,000 in 1916 to 725,000 in 1925 and reached 1.6 million by 1941.[72]
In 1925, Cecil Clementi became the 17th Governor of Hong Kong. Fluent in Cantonese and without a need for translator, Clementi introduced the first ethnic Chinese, Shouson Chow, into the Executive Council as an unofficial member. Under Clementi's tenure, Kai Tak Airport entered operation as RAF Kai Tak and several aviation clubs. In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out when the Japanese Empire expanded its territories from northeastern China into the mainland proper. To safeguard Hong Kong as a freeport, Governor Geoffry Northcote declared the Crown Colony as a neutral zone.
Japanese occupation: 1941–45
Main article: Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
The Cenotaph in Hong Kong commemorates those who died in service in the First World War and the Second World War.[73]
As part of its military campaign in Southeast Asia during Second World War, the Japanese army moved south from Guangzhou of mainland China and attacked Hong Kong in on 8 December 1941.[74] Crossing the border at Shenzhen River on 8 December, the Battle of Hong Kong lasted for 18 days when British and Canadian forces held onto Hong Kong Island. Unable to defend against intensifying Japanese air and land bombardments, they eventually surrendered control of Hong Kong on 25 December 1941. The Governor of Hong Kong was captured and taken as a prisoner of war. This day is regarded by the locals as "Black Christmas".[75]
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the Japanese army committed atrocities against civilians and POWs, such as the St. Stephen's College massacre. Local residents also suffered widespread food shortages, limited rationing and hyper-inflation arising from the forced exchange of currency from Hong Kong dollars to Japanese military banknotes. The initial ratio of 2:1 was gradually devalued to 4:1 and ownership of Hong Kong dollars was declared illegal and punishable by harsh torture. Due to starvation and forced deportation for slave labour to mainland China, the population of Hong Kong had dwindled from 1.6 million in 1941 to 600,000 in 1945, when the United Kingdom resumed control of the colony on 2 September 1945.[76]
Resumption of British rule and industrialisation: 1945–97
Main articles: British Hong Kong, 1950s in Hong Kong, 1960s in Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong, 1980s in Hong Kong, and 1990s in Hong Kong
Flag of British Hong Kong from 1959 to 1997
Hong Kong's population recovered quickly after the war, as a wave of skilled migrants from the Republic of China moved in to seek refuge from the Chinese Civil War. When the Communist Party eventually took full control of mainland China in 1949, even more skilled migrants fled across the open border for fear of persecution.[69] Many newcomers, especially those who had been based in the major port cities of Shanghai and Guangzhou, established corporations and small- to medium-sized businesses and shifted their base operations to British Hong Kong.[69] The establishment of a socialist state in China (People's Republic of China) on 1 October 1949 caused the British colonial government to reconsider Hong Kong's open border to mainland China. In 1951, a boundary zone was demarked as a buffer zone against potential military attacks from communist China. Border posts along the north of Hong Kong began operation in 1953 to regulate the movement of people and goods into and out of the territory.
Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
In the 1950s, Hong Kong became the first of the Four Asian Tiger economies under rapid industrialisation driven by textile exports, manufacturing industries and re-exports of goods to China. As the population grew, with labour costs remaining low, living standards began to rise steadily.[77] The construction of the Shek Kip Mei Estate in 1953 marked the beginning of the public housing estate programme to provide shelter for the less privileged and to cope with the influx of immigrants.
Under Sir Murray MacLehose, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (1971–82), a series of reforms improved the public services, environment, housing, welfare, education and infrastructure of Hong Kong. MacLehose was British Hong Kong's longest-serving governor and, by the end of his tenure, had become one of the most popular and well-known figures in the Crown Colony. MacLehose laid the foundation for Hong Kong to establish itself as a key global city in the 1980s and early 1990s.
A sky view of Hong Kong Island
An aerial view of the northern shore of Hong Kong Island in 1986
To resolve traffic congestion and to provide a more reliable means of crossing the Victoria Harbour, a rapid transit railway system (metro), the MTR, was planned from the 1970s onwards. The Island Line (Hong Kong Island), Kwun Tong Line (Kowloon Peninsula and East Kowloon) and Tsuen Wan Line (Kowloon and urban New Territories) opened in the early 1980s.[78]
In 1983, the Hong Kong dollar left its 16:1 peg with the Pound sterling and switched to the current US-HK Dollar peg. Hong Kong's competitiveness in manufacturing gradually declined due to rising labour and property costs, as well as new development in southern China under the Open Door Policy introduced in 1978 which opened up China to foreign business. Nevertheless, towards the early 1990s, Hong Kong had established itself as a global financial centre along with London and New York City, a regional hub for logistics and freight, one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia and the world's exemplar of Laissez-faire market policy.[79]
The Hong Kong question
In 1971, the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s permanent seat on the United Nations was transferred to the People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong's status as a recognised colony became terminated in 1972 under the request of PRC. Facing the uncertain future of Hong Kong and expiry of land lease of New Territories beyond 1997, Governor MacLehose raised the question in the late 1970s.
The British Nationality Act 1981 reclassified Hong Kong into a British Dependent Territory amid the reorganisation of global territories of the British Empire. All residents of Hong Kong became British Dependent Territory Citizens (BDTC). Diplomatic negotiations began with China and eventually concluded with the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. Both countries agreed to transfer Hong Kong's sovereignty to China on 1 July 1997, when Hong Kong would remain autonomous as a special administrative region and be able to retain its free-market economy, British common law through the Hong Kong Basic Law, independent representation in international organisations (e.g. WTO and WHO), treaty arrangements and policy-making except foreign diplomacy and military defence.
It stipulated that Hong Kong would retain its laws and be guaranteed a high degree of autonomy for at least 50 years after the transfer. The Hong Kong Basic Law, based on English law, would serve as the constitutional document after the transfer. It was ratified in 1990.[69] The expiry of the 1898 lease on the New Territories in 1997 created problems for business contracts, property leases and confidence among foreign investors.
Handover and Special Administrative Region status
Main articles: Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong and 2000s in Hong Kong
Transfer of sovereignty
Golden Bauhinia Square
On 1 July 1997, the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China took place, officially marking the end of Hong Kong's 156 years under British colonial governance. As the largest remaining colony of the United Kingdom, the loss of Hong Kong effectively represented the end of the British Empire. This transfer of sovereignty made Hong Kong the first special administrative region of China. Tung Chee-Hwa, a pro-Beijing business tycoon, was elected Hong Kong's first Chief Executive by a selected electorate of 800 in a televised programme.
Structure of government
Hong Kong's current structure of governance inherits from the British model of colonial administration set up in the 1850s. The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration states that "Hong Kong should enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all areas except defence and foreign affairs" with reference to the underlying principle of one country, two systems.[note 3] This Declaration stipulates that Hong Kong maintains her capitalist economic system and guarantees the rights and freedoms of her people for at least 50 years after the 1997 handover. [note 4] Such guarantees are enshrined in the Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document, which outlines the system of governance after 1997, albeit subject to interpretation by China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC).[95][96]
Hong Kong's most senior leader, Chief Executive, is elected by a committee of 1,200 selected members (600 in 1997) and nominally appointed by the Government of China. The primary pillars of government are the Executive Council, Legislative Council, civil service and Judiciary.
Policy-making is initially discussed in the Executive Council, presided by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, before passing to the Legislative Council for bill adoption. The Executive Council consists of 30 official/unofficial members appointed by the Chief Executive and one member among them acts as the convenor.[97][98]
The Legislative Council, set up in 1843, debates policies and motions before voting to adopt or rejecting bills. It has 70 members (originally 60) and 40 (originally 30) among them are directly elected by universal suffrage; the other 30 members are "functional constituencies" (indirectly) elected by a smaller electorate of corporate bodies or representatives of stipulated economic sectors as defined by the government. The Legislative Council is chaired by a president who acts as the speaker.[99][100]
In 1997, seating of the Legislative Council (also public services and election franchises) of Hong Kong modelled on the British system: Urban Council (Hong Kong and Kowloon) and District Council (New Territories and Outlying Islands). In 1999, this system has been reformed into 18 directly elected District Offices across 5 Legislative Council constituencies: Hong Kong Island (East/West), Kowloon and New Territories (East/West); the remaining outlying islands are divided across the aforementioned regions.
Hong Kong's Civil Service, created by the British colonial government, is a politically neutral body that implements government policies and provides public services. Senior civil servants are appointed based on meritocracy. The territory's police, firefighting and customs forces, as well as clerical officers across various government departments, make up the civil service.[101][102]
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SN/NC: Podranea ricasoliana, Bignoniaceae Family
Podranea ricasoliana with its glossy foliage and abundance of attractive pink flowers is a very showy plant, well known to many South African gardeners. It is a vigorous, woody, rambling, evergreen climber without tendrils. The leaves are compound and a deep glossy green. It sends up many tall strong stems, 3 to 5 m up to 10+ m high if left unchecked, that have long spreading branches with a graceful arching habit. Large bunches of fragrant lilac-pink, trumpet-shaped, foxglove-like flowers are produced all summer long (November to March). The flowers are carried at the branch tips of the new growth and are held above the foliage. The flowers terminate a branch, and after flowering new side branches develop behind the spent flowers. The flowers are often visited by carpenter bees (Xylocopa species). The fruit is a long, narrow, straight, flattened capsule. The seeds are brown, ovate and flat, in a large rectangular papery wing. It tends not to produce many fertile seeds.
Nombre común o vulgar: Bignonia rosa, Bignonia rosada, Arbusto de Pandora, Trompetas. Es de la Familia Bignoniaceae (Bignoniáceas). Su origen es Sudáfrica.
Esta planta es una enredadera de tallos leñosos y volubles, sin zarcillos. Vigorosa y de rápido crecimiento. Con hojas pinnadas, con 5-9 (-11) folíolos de lanceolado-ovados a anchamente oblongo-elípticos, de 2-7 x 1-3 cm o algo mayores en los brotes nuevos; son de color verde oscuro, tienen el margen algo dentado, la base cuneada, a menudo algo asimétrica, y el ápice de corta a largamente acuminado. Peciólulo de 0,8-1 cm de largo. Sus flores acampanadas, dispuestas en panículas amplias, multifloras, terminales tienen el color rosa con nerviación violácea. Sus flores aparecen en verano y otoño en gran profusión, y son de tamaño importante. Fruto en cápsula linear con semillas aladas, pero rara vez se produce en cultivo. La variedad más conocida se llama 'Contessa Sara’.
A sete-léguas ou podranea, é uma trepadeira lenhosa, muito rústica e vigorosa da mesma família do ipê, a bignoniácea. De crescimento rápido, apresenta ramos longos e ramificados, que podem chegar a 10 metros de comprimento. Suas folhas são compostas e de coloração verde-brilhante. As inflorescências são terminais, esparsas, formadas por flores grandes em forma de trombeta, perfumadas, de coloração rósea e com estrias avermelhadas. A floração ocorre durante o ano todo, mas é mais abundante na primavera e verão. Às vezes formam frutos, que são do tipo cápsula, longos e aplainados Por ser extremamente vigorosa, deve ser apoiada apenas sobre suportes fortes e grandes, como caramanchões, pérgolas, pórticos ou muros. Exige tutoramento inicial e amarrio, além de podas anuais no inverno, que controlam o crescimento da folhagem e estimulam uma floração mais intensa. Adapta-se muito bem ao litoral e fornece uma sombra valiosa nos dias mais quentes. São muito visitadas por mamangavas (Xylocopa sp).
Podranea ricasoliana con il suo fogliame lucido e l'abbondanza di attraenti fiori rosa è una pianta molto vistosa, ben nota a molti giardinieri sudafricani. È un rampicante vigoroso, legnoso, rampicante, sempreverde senza viticci. Le foglie sono composte e di un verde intenso lucido. Invia molti steli alti e robusti, da 3 a 5 m alti fino a 10+ m se non vengono controllati, che hanno lunghi rami espansi con un grazioso portamento arcuato. Per tutta l'estate (da novembre a marzo) vengono prodotti grandi mazzi di profumati fiori rosa lilla, a forma di tromba, simili a una digitale. I fiori sono portati alle punte dei rami della nuova crescita e sono tenuti sopra il fogliame. I fiori terminano un ramo e dopo la fioritura si sviluppano nuovi rami laterali dietro i fiori esauriti. I fiori sono spesso visitati dalle api carpentiere (specie Xylocopa). Il frutto è una capsula lunga, stretta, diritta e appiattita. I semi sono marroni, ovati e piatti, in una grande ala cartacea rettangolare. Tende a non produrre molti semi fertili.
Podranea ricasoliana met zijn glanzende blad en overvloed aan aantrekkelijke roze bloemen is een zeer opzichtige plant, goed bekend bij veel Zuid-Afrikaanse tuinders. Het is een krachtige, houtachtige, kruipende, groenblijvende klimplant zonder ranken. De bladeren zijn samengesteld en diep glanzend groen. Het zendt veel hoge, sterke stengels uit, 3 tot 5 m tot 10+ m hoog als er niets aan wordt gedaan, die lange spreidende takken hebben met een sierlijke gebogen gewoonte. Grote trossen geurige lila-roze, trompetvormige, vingerhoedskruidachtige bloemen worden de hele zomer (november tot maart) geproduceerd. De bloemen worden gedragen aan de takpunten van de nieuwe groei en worden boven het gebladerte gehouden. De bloemen eindigen een tak en na de bloei ontwikkelen zich nieuwe zijtakken achter de uitgebloeide bloemen. De bloemen worden vaak bezocht door timmermansbijen (Xylocopa-soort). De vrucht is een lange, smalle, rechte, afgeplatte capsule. De zaden zijn bruin, ovaal en plat, in een grote rechthoekige papierachtige vleugel. Het heeft de neiging niet veel vruchtbare zaden te produceren.
Podranea ricasoliana avec son feuillage brillant et son abondance de fleurs roses attrayantes est une plante très voyante, bien connue de nombreux jardiniers sud-africains. C'est une plante grimpante vigoureuse, ligneuse, rampante, persistante et sans vrilles. Les feuilles sont composées et d'un vert brillant profond. Il envoie de nombreuses tiges hautes et fortes, de 3 à 5 m jusqu'à 10+ m de haut si rien n'est fait, qui ont de longues branches étalées avec une gracieuse arche. De grandes grappes de fleurs parfumées rose lilas, en forme de trompette, ressemblant à des digitales sont produites tout l'été (novembre à mars). Les fleurs sont portées à l'extrémité des branches de la nouvelle croissance et sont maintenues au-dessus du feuillage. Les fleurs terminent une branche et, après la floraison, de nouvelles branches latérales se développent derrière les fleurs fanées. Les fleurs sont souvent visitées par les abeilles charpentières (espèce Xylocopa). Le fruit est une capsule longue, étroite, droite et aplatie. Les graines sont brunes, ovales et plates, dans une grande aile papyracée rectangulaire. Il a tendance à ne pas produire beaucoup de graines fertiles.
Podranea ricasoliana mit ihrem glänzenden Laub und der Fülle attraktiver rosa Blüten ist eine sehr auffällige Pflanze, die vielen südafrikanischen Gärtnern bekannt ist. Es ist eine kräftige, holzige, weitläufige, immergrüne Kletterpflanze ohne Ranken. Die Blätter sind zusammengesetzt und haben ein tiefes, glänzendes Grün. Es sendet viele große, starke Stämme aus, die 3 bis 5 m bis zu 10+ m hoch sind, wenn sie nicht kontrolliert werden, die lange, sich ausbreitende Äste mit einer anmutigen Wölbung haben. Den ganzen Sommer über (November bis März) werden große Trauben duftender lila-rosa, trompetenförmiger, fingerhutartiger Blüten produziert. Die Blüten werden an den Zweigspitzen des Neuaustriebs getragen und über dem Blattwerk gehalten. Die Blüten beenden einen Zweig, und nach der Blüte entwickeln sich hinter den verblühten Blüten neue Seitenzweige. Die Blüten werden oft von Holzbienen (Xylocopa-Arten) besucht. Die Frucht ist eine lange, schmale, gerade, abgeflachte Kapsel. Die Samen sind braun, eiförmig und flach, in einem großen rechteckigen Papierflügel. Es neigt dazu, nicht viele fruchtbare Samen zu produzieren.
光沢のある葉と魅力的なピンクの花が豊富なPodranearicasolianaは非常に派手な植物で、多くの南アフリカの庭師によく知られています。それは、巻きひげのない、活発で、木質で、とりとめのない、常緑樹の登山家です。葉は複合的で深い光沢のある緑色です。それは、優雅なアーチ型の習慣を持つ長く広がった枝を持っている、多くの背の高い強い茎を送ります。夏の間（11月から3月）、香りのよいライラックピンクのトランペット型のキツネノテブクロのような花の大きな房が作られます。花は新しい成長の枝の先端で運ばれ、葉の上に保持されます。花は枝を終わらせ、開花後、使用済みの花の後ろに新しい側枝が発達します。花はしばしばクマバチ（Xylocopa種）が訪れます。果実は長く、狭く、まっすぐで、平らなカプセルです。種子は茶色で、卵形で平らで、大きな長方形の紙の翼にあります。それは多くの肥沃な種子を生産しない傾向があります。
يعتبر Podranea ricasoliana بأوراقه اللامعة ووفرة من الزهور الوردية الجذابة نباتًا مبهرجًا للغاية ، وهو معروف جيدًا للعديد من البستانيين في جنوب إفريقيا. إنه متسلق قوي ، خشبي ، متجول ، دائم الخضرة بدون محلاق. الأوراق مركبة ولونها أخضر لامع عميق. إنه يرسل العديد من السيقان القوية الطويلة ، من 3 إلى 5 أمتار حتى ارتفاع 10 أمتار إذا تركت دون رادع ، والتي لها فروع طويلة منتشرة مع عادة تقوس رشيقة. يتم إنتاج باقات كبيرة من الأزهار ذات اللون البنفسجي الزهري ، على شكل بوق ، تشبه قفاز الثعلب طوال الصيف (من نوفمبر إلى مارس). تُحمل الأزهار على أطراف فرع النمو الجديد وتوضع فوق أوراق الشجر. تنهي الأزهار فرعًا ، وبعد الإزهار تتطور فروع جانبية جديدة خلف الأزهار المستنفدة. غالبًا ما يزور النحل الحفار الأزهار (أنواع Xylocopa). الثمرة عبارة عن كبسولة طويلة وضيقة ومستقيمة ومسطحة. البذور بنية ، بيضوية ومسطحة ، في جناح ورقي كبير مستطيل الشكل. لا تميل إلى إنتاج العديد من البذور الخصبة.
Η Podranea ricasoliana με το γυαλιστερό φύλλωμά της και την αφθονία των ελκυστικών ροζ λουλουδιών είναι ένα πολύ επιδεικτικό φυτό, γνωστό σε πολλούς Νοτιοαφρικανούς κηπουρούς. Είναι ένας ζωηρός, ξυλώδης, περιπατητικός, αειθαλής ορειβάτης χωρίς τρύπες. Τα φύλλα είναι σύνθετα και έχουν βαθύ γυαλιστερό πράσινο. Στέλνει πολλούς ψηλούς δυνατούς μίσχους, ύψους 3 έως 5 m έως 10+ m, αν αφεθούν ανεξέλεγκτοι, που έχουν μακριά κλαδιά που απλώνονται με μια χαριτωμένη συνήθεια καμάρας. Μεγάλα τσαμπιά από αρωματικά λιλά-ροζ, σε σχήμα τρομπέτας, λουλούδια που μοιάζουν με αλεπούδες παράγονται όλο το καλοκαίρι (Νοέμβριο έως Μάρτιο). Τα άνθη μεταφέρονται στις άκρες των κλαδιών της νέας ανάπτυξης και συγκρατούνται πάνω από το φύλλωμα. Τα άνθη καταλήγουν σε ένα κλαδί, και μετά την ανθοφορία αναπτύσσονται νέα πλευρικά κλαδιά πίσω από τα λουλούδια που ξοδεύονται. Τα λουλούδια επισκέπτονται συχνά οι μέλισσες ξυλουργοί (είδος Xylocopa). Ο καρπός είναι μια μακριά, στενή, ίσια, πεπλατυσμένη κάψουλα. Οι σπόροι είναι καφέ, ωοειδείς και επίπεδοι, σε ένα μεγάλο ορθογώνιο χάρτινο φτερό. Τείνει να μην παράγει πολλούς γόνιμους σπόρους.
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Taken without a Tripod! :))
hehe placed a wrapping sheet on the wall behind the tap, and bottles of shampoos and perfumes to give it a neat look! (=
(Have taken these liquid macro shots without the aid of a tripod)
Explored: #103!
More from the meticulous gravity set.
Photo shooting with Sophia Vogel for her great art project "with and without". I like the idea of this concept and it was a nice relaxed shooting.
She is still looking for models until end of May. So check out her work and drop her a line! ;)
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
These large beauties are rarely still, so when I came upon this one (early morning, in a field in Spain) I managed to sneak up on it without it flying off. Such beautiful colours and markings on them. After getting my shots I left it there to continue snoozing.
271/365 She was an angel without wings.
I love the wings and Angels! If I were to choose an undoubtedly serious power can fly. I believe that all people are beautiful on the inside, but by circumstances some people believe that they are worthless. Now i'm at home! Sorry for not uploading photo yesterday, but didn't have time to upload the daily photo. Over the next few days I'm going to catch me with two photos of delay.
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Ella era un ángel sin alas.
Me encantan las alas y los ángeles! Si me dieran a elegir un poder sin duda seria el poder volar. Creo que todas las personas somos hermosas por dentro, pero por circunstancias algunas personas creen que no valen nada.
Y ya estoy en casa! Perdón por no subir foto ayer, pero no tuve tiempo de subir la foto diaria. Durante los próximos días voy a ponerme al día con las dos fotos de retraso.
This was the best I could do without trespassing and was taken through the fence.
Almost all of these vehicles are now withdrawn except for 22009 GX51PUJ, (which may be reinstated for schools cover), while 17629 W629RND departed in the last few weeks, with 17628 W628RND now added to the Storage compound in their place since my last visit: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/28464026560/.
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Yes I'm back again.
However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.
I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.
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Latin name: Accipiter gentilis - Northern Goshawk
Back in August we met up with family at Herrings Green Activity Farm & Bird Of Prey Centre in Bedfordshire, which is a super place to visit.
The Northern Goshawk is a medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae, which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. As a species in the Accipiter genus, the goshawk is often considered a "true hawk". The scientific name is Latin; Accipiter is "hawk", from accipere, "to grasp", and gentilis is "noble" or "gentle" because in the Middle Ages only the nobility were permitted to fly goshawks for falconry.
It is a large hawk, almost reaching buzzard size. When seen close to it has a fierce expression with bright red eyes and a distinctive white eyebrow. Its broad wings enable it to hunt at high speed, weaving in and out of trees, and its long legs and talons can catch its prey in flight. The female is substantially larger than the male. In late winter and spring it has a 'sky-dance' display. Goshawks are still persecuted and their nests are frequently robbed.
Goshawks are highly territorial, breeding pairs' nests are always over 1km apart.
Best looked for near large areas of woodland and forests with glades and paths for it to hunt along. Can also be seen hunting over more open countryside.
They can be seen all year round, but best looked for on fine days in late winter and spring when display flights take place high over the trees.
Their diet is small to medium-sized mammals including squirrels (mainly tree squirrels but also ground squirrels especially in North America) and rabbits and hares, and medium to large-sized birds such as corvids, pigeons, grouse, pheasants, thrushes and woodpeckers. They are particularly agile hunters of the woodlands.
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Previous generation mobile communication networks had the following purposes and functionality:
1G: Analog Voice Service
2G: Voice over digital network services, low speed data services (GPRS, EDGE)
3G: High-speed data services (HSPA), with the ability to transmit voice over IP, mobile Internet access MBB (Mobile Broadband).
4G: LTE, LTE-A Mobile Broadband MBB, Voice over Voice (VoLTE)
5G networks greatly expand the limited functionality of previous generation mobile networks. The main functional features of 5G networks are as follows:
EMBB Advanced Mobile Broadband (enhanced MBB)
Ultra-Low Latency Reliable Communication (ULLRC) Massive IoT / IIoT, mMTC (massive Machine Type Communication)
Based on these three generalized types of functionality, the whole variety of services and capabilities of IMT2020 (5G) networks is built, the most characteristic of which are shown in the figure below:
The variety of functional capabilities of IMT2020 / 5G networks. Source: Emerging Trends in 5G / IMT2020, 2016, ITU
Gigabytes per second. 5G networks can significantly increase the speed of data transmission through various radio access technologies (RAT), and by using the new 5G NR radio frequency spectra (New Radio). The user gets almost unlimited bandwidth, both for home use of various services, and for the purposes of enterprises (Immersive Telepresence, Industrial IoT, etc.)
Smart House. A wide range of different Internet of Things (IoT) services will be available for the Smart Home and Smart Building solutions: video surveillance, control and automation of household appliances, security systems management, content storage, climate control, etc.
Smart city. The Smart City solution is a horizontal and vertical scaling of the functionality and range of Smart Home services. Main services of Smart City: Safe City, e-Government e-Government, e-Health e-Health, e-Education e-Education, e-Banking e-banking, Smart Meters utilities electronic collection, Smart Grid smart grids, etc. .
New 4K / 8K video services: Volumetric video, ultra-high definition (UHD) screen, presence effect option.
Work in the cloud. The service makes it possible not only to store data in a cloud storage and retrieve it from there, but also to use application programs that work directly from the cloud. Moreover, with the possibility of them but also use applications that work directly from the cloud. Moreover, with the possibility of them
use on any device and from any location. In addition, it is possible to use APIs through which cloud service providers can provide their services to subscribers of a 5G network operator.
Augmented and virtual reality (AR / VR). The virtual reality service VR (Virtual Reality) immerses a person in another world, influencing his senses, especially his vision (VR glasses). Augmented Reality AR (Augmented Reality) service combines a real environment for a user with virtual objects. These services are suitable not only for entertainment, games, virtual communication in the "telepresence" mode, but can also significantly improve the learning process, when students using VR glasses can, for example, visually see the internal structure of a person at a lecture on anatomy, a master in the workshop can study the assembly order of a complex unit, etc.
Industrial Automation. The 5G network, coupled with the technology of the Internet of things IoT, with the help of industrial sensors IIoT (Industrial Internet of things), as well as with the help of artificial intelligence, AI (AI, Artificial Intelligence) can significantly increase the degree of automation of production. At the same time, it becomes possible in real time to analyze large volumes of heterogeneous data (Big Data) both based on the findings (insights) and using machine and deep learning (Machine learning, Deep learning).
Business Critical Applications These applications may include, for example, electronic medicine (e-Health), emergency communications (Mission Critical Communication), tactile Internet (Tactile Internet) and others.
Unmanned vehicles (Driverless Vehicles). Unmanned transport can act as part of the Smart City service, however, it can be provided on its own platform. It includes not only unmanned vehicles (driverless cars), but also unmanned tractors for “smart agriculture” (Smart Agriculture), unmanned trains for the metro and suburban railways, drones and other types of public and special transport. In addition, on the 5G platform, the implementation of ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) driver assistance systems is possible.
It should be emphasized that the figure above shows only some of the services and solutions of the 5G platform. Unlike the networks of previous generations, the range of services of which was strictly limited and somewhat expanded in 4G, the services of the 5G platform are synergistic and scalable, and are not limited to once defined functionality. In fact, 5G plays the role of a platform for the development of new services and DevOps applications, when new functions are created by developers (Development) in close coordination with the teams who are responsible for their implementation and operation (Operation).
In general, we can say that the 5G network incorporates not only mobile, but also fixed communication services, as well as high-speed Internet access with low latency and, in addition, specialized and corporate networks for vertical industries.
5G / IMT2020 platform versatility
Due to the fifth generation networks, it will also be possible to improve the quality of the use of existing services where large volumes of traffic are involved.
Theodore Sizer, vice president of wireless technology at Bell Labs, noted that there will be a wide variety of devices running on 5G networks. Smartphones and tablets will not go anywhere, but besides them, a whole “zoo” of various devices will appear on the network, including CCTV cameras, weather sensors, sensors of “smart” electric networks, “smart” houses and cars.
Ericsson said that 5G will usher in the long-term development of the Networked Society:
South Korean operator SK Telecom, one of the first companies to demonstrate 5G technology in action, at the initial stage of deployment of new generation networks focuses on ordinary users as the main consumers of services, company representatives told TAdviser in February 2016. Thanks to 5G, users can watch 3D-TV without glasses, download in seconds or watch UltraHD video online at high speed.
It will also be possible to use virtual and augmented reality applications at a new level, according to SK Telecom. For example, include elements of augmented reality in the educational process, creating virtual museums and models of the universe in the classrooms.
In the projects of “smart cities” 5G will allow real-time transmission of information from a much larger number of sensors at various objects. Qualcomm's senior director of product management for mobile technology, Sanjeev Athalye, notes that it will be possible to deploy a thousand sensors instead of a hundred, for servicing which there will be a sufficiently smaller number of base stations than with existing networks. These can be, for example, sensors for monitoring the state of housing and communal services objects, sensors for “smart lighting” or sound sensors installed for safety and order in the city. In the latter case, the sensors can detect suspicious or too loud sounds, and this information will be automatically transmitted to law enforcement.
New services using 5G can also be implemented in medicine. For example, to organize remote monitoring of patients. The doctor will be able to quickly receive information from special sensors and monitor the condition of patients around the clock.
Thanks to its very low latency, 5G will also open up more possibilities for remote operations using the robot. Such a service is especially relevant for small settlements where there are no surgeons in the field: controlling the manipulations of the robot, the operation can be performed by a specialist located in a completely different place. Due to 5G, such a service can be deployed in wireless networks.
The low data latency that next-generation networks can provide is also important for the deployment of smart power networks. Using sensors will allow you to instantly detect damage on the power line and block the spread of the consequences of damage further along the line. Thus, damage will affect fewer consumers of electricity.
In large manufacturing companies, in retail, logistics, 5G will make it possible to use more industrial robots that perform various functions instead of people and drones. The latter are already used in some industries, but are most often managed using Wi-Fi networks. 5G will allow you to cover a greater distance than Wi-Fi networks, and due to the low latency - increase the stability of such systems. For example, Amazon has a project to deploy a system for delivering goods using drones.
An example of services for which 5G will have an advantage is urban surveillance systems. 5G will help simplify their deployment and use. Now traffic from thousands of cameras in cities is mainly transmitted via fixed networks. To deploy such an infrastructure is not an easy task, since it is necessary to lay many wires. With 5G, you can receive terabytes of high-quality video
permissions without the use of wires.
Another example is a vehicle monitoring service in companies. Qualcomm’s Sanjeev Atali believes that with the advent of a new generation of networks, operators who provide such a service will be able to reduce its cost. This will be possible due to the fact that the cost of one 5G base station will be lower than the cost of stations for existing networks, and also due to the fact that one base station can simultaneously serve more devices, respectively, less base stations will be required for the service.
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Uno dei migliori modi per spostarsi in Cina e’ sicuramente il treno. Potranno spaventare le lunghe distanze che a volte richiedono giorni, ma anche se un lungo viaggio in treno puo’ essere piacevole, avendo il tempo limitato, basta prendere un volo (economicissimo!) per abbreviare notevolmente i tempi.
Tuttavia, grazie all’alta velocita’ anche quelle che erano lunghe distanze in treno negli ultimi anni sono diventate piu’ brevi entrando in concorrenza con il trasporto aereo.
Non sono tutte le destinazioni ad essere interessate ancora dall’alta velocita’, ma per fare un esempio la principale linea Pechino – Shanghai di circa 1.100 km e’ passata in poco tempo da 12 ore alle 5 di adesso (tratti percorsi alla velocità di ca 350 Km/h!), un viaggio confortevole sia in prima che seconda classe che vi porta dal centro citta’ al centro di un’altra e che tra l'altro, a noi Eurpoei, costa molto poco: solo una diecina di Euri!
La Stazione dei treni di Shangai è una delle più grandi al mondo. Da lontano può sembrare un gigantesco centro commerciale, dato che nella metropoli cinese va di moda questo tipo di costruzione, ma poi si scopre che è una stazione!
Da qui parte il treno Maglev, l'unico al mondo a gravitazione magnetica (430 Km/h), che unisce la città con l'aeroporto internazionale di Pudong. Allo stesso tempo partono i treni per tutto il resto della Cina e per i paesi confinanti; inoltre, ci sono connessioni con diverse linee della metropolitana.
colour without line.
Da ich sehr an der Linie klebe, habe ich mir als Übung das Malen nur mit Farbflächen auferlegt (ohne Vorzeichnung).
A fisherman returns home after a long night of fishing for mackerel and barracuda. The active volcano, Gunung Agung, can be seen in the background.
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...wouldn't want to be here without a shelter during a winter storm!
Last ten images uploaded with f-Stop. Potential replacement for my beloved FlickApertureExport plugin that does no longer work on my OS Sierra. Well, it was Flickr changing its API authentication process. Seems the page that should hand out the key was deleted. Just can't figure out why it still can sign in on my OS 10.6.8 machine with Aperture 3.2.4 but not on a newer one with OS 10.12.6 with Aperture 3.6. Dragged all the related files over, but it wants to authenticate anew and fails.
f-Stop needs some improvements though. Takes me about three times longer now, as I have to fill in the fields all over again from my custom fields in Aperture. But I’m very pleased by the developers response in regards to improving the process and app. It’s loaded with features and a bargain. So if you are looking for a nice way to upload to Flickr, this is way better than their uploader. Plus it’s a stand-alone solution that does all I ever do at the Flickr website.
Western Canada, Section 5: Vancouver Island, Port Hardy - Holberg - North Coast Trail
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This is one of the oldest photographs from my photography archives. Every so often, I would open it and work on it, but was never satisfied with the results. Then, the other day, something told me to go back and start again. So I did, and here it is.
Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
~Frank Herbert
Questa mattina insieme ai Bimbi al Centro di Raccolta di Uras
Tazenda - Pitzinnos In Sa Gherra
Se sei di cattivo umore, rimestando nei pensieri,
e la veloce ala del grecale spinge echi di lamenti,
evita i precipizi, esci dal fango,
anche se non otterrai alcun riconoscimento prova a dare un aiuto.
Non ascoltare i fruscii, lascia pure le impronte.
La tristezza adesso è redenta,
e di realtà inondata.
Arance in bocca ai bambini,
in silenzio nel terriccio seduti,
fucilini in spalla,
pietre nella bisaccia,
loro vogliono una terra: bambini nella guerra.
Il destino nelle stelle (scenda sopra ai bambini)
sta dormendo a pancia all’aria (un altro cielo per lenzuolo).
Evita i precipizi, esci dal fango,
anche se non otterrai alcun riconoscimento prova a dare un aiuto.
Fino a quando il dolore avrà il mondo nelle mani,
svegliati di buona lena, forse hai già quello che vuoi.
Arance in bocca ai bambini,
in silenzio nel terriccio seduti,
fucilini in spalla,
pietre nella bisaccia,
loro vogliono una terra: bambini nella guerra.
Trenta, quaranta, cinquanta: mitragliatrice canta a tenore;
tutti seduti giù per terra...
Quaranta, cinquanta, cinquantuno ferite di coltello nel cuore.
bambini...
bambini...bambini nella guerra.
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Whippoorwill's singing
Soft summer breeze
Makes me think of my baby
I left down in New Orleans
I left down in New Orleans
Magnolia, you sweet thing
You're driving me mad
Got to get back to you, babe
You're the best I ever had
You're the best I ever had
You whisper "Good morning"
So gently in my ear
I'm coming home to you, babe
I'll soon be there
I'll soon be there
Magnolia by Beck (cover from J.J. Cale)
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