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  1. transparencias

    2022-10-13 23:36:35 UTC
    [7 October 2022] Con mucho respeto, hoy recordamos a las víctimas y los afectados de Barrio Mameyes y Portugués Urbano. Que esto lleve a tomar conciencia y acción sobre la planificación de nuestras comunidades. The 1985 landslide was the result of historic rains and flooding caused by a tropical wave…

  2. xaymaca — yameco

    2022-08-27 18:18:53 UTC
    Jamaica is an Island full of Bays Like jewelled tourmaline set in the sea. The Caribbean coasts are washed with dazzling sand So blinding white the sunlight flashes fire, And trade winds lash against the palm-strewn shore.  –Margaret Walker, “Epitaph For My Father” A strangler fig is a common name…

  3. stillness and the image

    2021-10-20 03:53:22 UTC
    The photograph is often celebrated for its ability to freeze and extend indefinitely a moment that is by nature only temporary. Perhaps photography has remained such a powerful medium even with the growth of television and video because of its capacity to (re)present a moment free from the “distractions” of…

  4. the science of perception and visual literacies

    2021-09-20 04:10:17 UTC
    I am interested in the science of perception, by this I mean the physiology and psychology of seeing. Perception can be understood as the process by which the brain selects, organizes, and interprets sensations. Before perception is sensation—input from the physical world obtained by our sensory receptors. Particularly interesting to…

  5. printing error 1

    2021-05-19 03:25:50 UTC
    Botánicas provide both a physical and social space for the exchange of information and resources, as well as for the support of informal, pan-ethnic faith-healing networks on the basis of religious belonging. references: 1: Villadrich, Anahí. “Botánicas in America’s Backyard: Uncovering the World of Latino Healers’ Herb-healing Practices in New…

  6. trillium cyanotype

    2021-05-19 03:25:10 UTC
    the flower no one should pick Trillium (also known as wakerobin, birthroot, and sometimes wood lily) is a genus of flowering plant species, part of the family Melantheaceae. Plants of this genus are perennial herbs growing from rhizomes. Trillium species are native to temperate regions of North America with the…

  7. alda do espírito santo (1926-2010)

    2021-01-25 06:08:54 UTC
    Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (30 April 1926 – 9 March 2010), known as Alda do Espírito Santo or Alda Graça, was a poet from São Tomé e Príncipe. Regarded widely as the “mother of the nation,” a poet and revolutionary—she was involved in the successful campaign seeking…

  8. impatiens capensis

    2021-01-24 00:21:09 UTC
    Impatiens capensis (also known as orange jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, orange balsam, and [spotted] touch-me-not) is an annual plant native to eastern North America. It is considered invasive to the Pacific Northwest, common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks, grows 3-5 feet tall and blooms from late spring to early…

  9. maria manuela margarido (1925-2007)

    2021-01-24 00:21:03 UTC
    excerpts from “Alto Como o Silêncio,” by Maria Manuela Margarido (1925-Mar. 10, 2007), a poet from São Tomé e Príncipe. This is a translation by João-Maria, 24-year-old writer, blogger, from “littoral Portugal, somewhere near Lisbon.” There don’t seem to be any full-length translated versions of her works by a professional…

  10. foraminifera

    2021-01-24 00:20:54 UTC
    Foraminifera are found in all marine environments, they may be planktic or benthic in mode of life. The name foraminiferida is derived from the foramen, the connecting hole through the wall (septa) between each chamber. Foraminifera have a geological range from the earliest Cambrian to the present day. They are…

  11. ipomoea alba (moonflower)

    2021-01-24 00:20:41 UTC
    Ipomoea alba (also known as moonflower, topical white morning-glory, and moonvine) is a species of night-blooming morning glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the “New World,” from northern Argentina north to Mexico, Florida and Puerto Rico. Before being reclassified in the genus Ipomoea, it was erroneously assigned…

  12. the São Tomé grosbeak

    2021-01-24 00:20:36 UTC
    Crithagra concolor, or the São Tomé grosbeak, is endemic to the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea. It is one of the least known birds in the world and the largest known species of canary. Before being assigned to the canary genus Crithagra, it was erroneously…

  13. hans emmenegger (1866-1940)

    2021-01-24 00:20:00 UTC
    Hans Emmenegger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. English: Black Grouse in Gliding Flight (painting by Hans Emmenegger, 1933) Deutsch: Spielhahn im Gleitflug (Gemälde von Hans Emmenegger, um 1915) Hans Emmenegger (1866 - 1940) was a Swiss artist known for his still lifes and pleinairist landscapes rendered with bold chiaroscuro contrasts.…
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