If we do this here in Brazil, you are ought to find some new
species!...
Fabio W.
--- Mary Seddon <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > We have
followed the example of various Museums in USA, and
> held a biodiversity blitz day, where we sent all our
> biologists (Ornithologists, Botantists, Bryologists,
> Entomologists and Conchologists) to various city parks and
> botanic gardens for a series of days. At each site we tried
> to record as many species as possible. The aim was
> stimulating an public interest in biodiversity of their local
> parks and gardens, as well as showcase the fun of identifying
> species!
>
> Cheers
>
> Mary
> Biodiversity & Systematic Biology, National Museums of Wales
>
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Reply To: Conchologists of America List
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 14:40 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Liberty spikes
> >
> > Wedi ei archwilio am feirysau gan Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau
> Cenedlaethol Cymru. Checked for viruses by National Museums &
> Galleries of Wales.
> >
> > Dear "Worldwide";-
> > I'm delighted that you have finally brought shells into
> the discussion (before someone demanded my execution).
> > You have opened a new can of worms---or snails. One
> wonders exactly how many species of mollusks might inhabit
> Liberty Island---or, perhaps, Central Park, or Golden Gate
> Park. In some of our semi-wild areas bird counts are done on a
> regular basis by groups devoting a Sunday to the task. Has a
> group ever done the same for mollusks? Might be a nice task
> for some club getting bored with their usual programs.
> > Art
> > >
> > > From: worldwide <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: 2004/01/22 Thu AM 02:01:17 EST
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Liberty spikes
> > >
> > > Yes Riccardo, the seven oceans of the world represents the
> over-arching
> > > symbolism of the crown, but Bertholdi also had secondary
> and tertiary
> > > significance in the seven spikes. Scattered in documents
> chronicling
> > > Bertholdi's life are passages eluding to multiple meanings
> for Lady
> > > Liberty's seven-spiked crown:
> > >
> > > Frederic Auguste Bertholdi incorporated numerous symbols
> into his statue.
> > > The crown Liberty is wearing has seven spikes and
> twenty-five windows. The
> > > spikes represent the seven major seas and seven major
> continents. The
> > > windows represent the total number of seas (major and
> minor) and continents
> > > in the world. The spikes also represent Heaven's Rays
> shining over the world.
> > >
> > > This information came from research compiled during the
> development of a
> > > short historical documentary dealing with monuments in and
> around New York
> > > City, a project that I collaborated on some time ago.
> Interestingly, a few
> > > historians believe that the secondary and tertiary
> symbolism credited to
> > > Bertholdi may have actually been conceived by immigrants
> arriving at Ellis
> > > Island in New York Harbor. Many of them envisaged their
> own symbolism in
> > > the statue and some of these symbols may have become
> attributed to
> > > Bertholdi. [Or maybe this is the stuff that urban legends
> are made of?] I
> > > had three relatives pass through Ellis Island between 1910
> and 1918. I
> > > vividly remember them talking about how overwhelmingly
> emotional they were
> > > when they first saw the statue after sailing across the
> Atlantic in squalor
> > > conditions.
> > >
> > > I visited Liberty Island last Spring with my daughters and
> we had an
> > > opportunity to look around the grounds. We found no less
> than three
> > > species of micro land mollusks on the island (Zonitoides
> arboreus, Vallonia
> > > pulchella, and a Punctum sp.). These snails seem to
> survive the brackish
> > > water spray from the Harbor. There was not enough time to
> investigate the
> > > extent of the populations.
> > >
> > > No marine mollusks were visible on the pier pilings or sea
> walls. With as
> > > much environmental clean up as NY Harbor has undergone in
> the past 30
> > > years, I'm told a significant amount of pollutants still
> leach into the
> > > water even today. Yet not more than fifteen miles
> upstream in the Hudson>
> > > River, molluscan species are more easily found.
> > >
> > > Rich
> > >
> > >
> > > At 03:26 PM 1/21/2004, you wrote:
> > > >According
> > > >
> > >
> >http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Number of spikes in the crown:
> > > >Seven rays of the diadem (7 oceans of the World)
> > > >
> > > >all the best
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli
> > >
> > >
> >
> > PLEASE NOTE: My new, long-term, and correct email address
> is: [log in to unmask] Please update your records!
> >
> >
>
>
>
______________________________________________________________________
> Amgueddfeydd Ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru
> Ymwelwch â Chasgliadau Cenedlaethol Cymru AM DDIM!
> www.aocc.co.uk
>
> National Museums & Galleries of Wales
> Visit Wales' National Collections for FREE!
> www.nmgw.ac.uk
>
______________________________________________________________________
>
>
___________________________________________________________________
> Os nad atoch chi y cyfeiriwyd yr e-bost hwn, efallai y bydd
> defnyddio'r wybodaeth hon yn anghyfreithlon, felly hysbyswch
> y danfonydd, os gwelwch yn dda, a dileu'r neges hon ar
> unwaith. Nid yw'r farn a fynegir yn yr e-bost hwn o anghenraid
> yn farn Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru (AOCC)
> ac nid yw AOCC yn derbyn atebolrwydd am unrhyw weithred
> ar sail cynnwys y neges hon.
> Os ydych yn amau fod y neges hon wedi cael ei rhyng-gipio
> neu ei hadnewid, a fyddech cystal a hysbysu'r danfonydd.
>
> If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, use of
> this
> information may be unlawful, therefore please inform the
> sender and delete the message immediately. The views
> expressed in this e-mail are not necessarily those held by
> the National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW) and
> NMGW does not accept liability for any action taken in
> reliance on the contents of this message.
> If you suspect that this message may have been intercepted
> or amended, please notify the sender.
>
___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Yahoo! GeoCities: a maneira mais fácil de criar seu web site grátis!
http://br.geocities.yahoo.com/
|
