#tidewater

[huariqueje]

Tidewater - Deborah Quinn-Munson

American , b. 1950s

Oil, 28 x 32 in.

[salty-dogs-blog]

Southport, North Carolina

Figured y'all may enjoy the waves from today!

[thedailymobile]

“Time and Tide”

© EricBrazier.com

[edible-words]

These two extremes were really the polar ends of a spectrum that spanned from the sugar islands of the Caribbean to the plantation worlds of rice in the Low Country and tobacco in tidewater Virginia, to the land of mostly free farmers that lay north of Maryland.

"Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History" - Kyle Harper

[whats-in-a-sentence]

The history of disease in each region of the Americas depended on the interplay of four primary variables: (1) the timing, intensity, and nature of European contact; (2) the population density of native societies in the precontact period; (3) physical geography – above all, latitude and altitude – and (4) the effects of ecological transformation, especially in the creation of plantation-based societies reliant upon slave labor.

To capture the different configurations of these forces, we can discuss the New World into epidemiological macroregions, represented in figure 7.1 (along with table 7.1).

"Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History" - Kyle Harper

[esdeeaygo]

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[wolfinsocks]

Very dope. We do something similar in our area of the Chesapeake bay.

"Discarded shells from restaurants and hotels are being used to restore damaged oyster ecosystems, promote biodiversity and lower pollution in the city’s bays...

Nestled in between the South China Sea and the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong has been seen historically as an oyster hotspot. “They have been supporting our livelihood since ancient times,” says Anniqa Law Chung-kiu, a project manager at the Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Hong Kong. “Both oysters and their shells are treasures to humans.”

Over the past five decades, however, the city’s sprawling urban development, water pollution, as well as the over-harvesting and frequent seafloor dredging by the lime industry – which uses the crushed shells to make construction material – have destroyed Hong Kong’s oyster habitats and made the waters less hospitable for biodiversity.

The more oyster colonies falter, the worse the problem gets: oysters are filter feeders and purify water by gobbling up impurities. Just one Hong Kong oyster can filter up to 200 litres of water a day, more than any other known oyster species. But decades of rapid industrialisation have largely halted their water-purifying services.

The depletion of Hong Kong’s natural oyster reefs also affects the ability of local farmers to sustainably cultivate their oysters in a healthy environment, denting the reputation of the city’s 700-year oyster farming tradition, designated by Unesco as an “intangible cultural heritage”.

Inhabitants of the coast feel abandoned, says Ken Cheng Wai-kwan, the community leader of Ha Pak Nai on Hong Kong’s Deep Bay, facing the commercial city of Shenzhen in China. “This place is forgotten,” Cheng says. “Oysters have been rooted here for over 400 years. I ask the question: do we want to lose it, or not?”

A group of activists and scientists are taking up the challenge by collecting discarded oyster shells and recycling them to rebuild some of the reefs that have been destroyed and forgotten in the hope the oysters may make a comeback. They’ve selected locations around the island where data they’ve collected suggests ecosystems still have the potential to be rebooted, and there are still enough oyster larvae to recolonise and repopulate reefs. Ideally, this will have a positive effect on local biodiversity as a whole, and farming communities.

Farmers from Ha Pak Nai were among the first to hand over their discarded shells to the TNC team for recycling. Law’s team works with eight oyster farmers from Deep Bay to recycle up to 10 tonnes of shells every year [over 22,000 pounds]. They collect an average of 870kg every week [over 1,900 pounds] from 12 hotels, supermarkets, clubhouses and seafood restaurants in the city, including some of its most fashionable establishments. About 80 tonnes of shells [over 176,000 pounds] have been recycled since the project began in 2020.

Restaurants will soon be further incentivised to recycle the shells when Hong Kong introduces a new fee for waste removal – something that is routine in many countries, but only became law in Hong Kong in July and remains controversial...

Preliminary data shows some of the restored reefs have started to increase the levels of biodiversity, but more research is needed to determine to what extent they are contributing to the filtering of the water, says Law.

Scientists from the City University of Hong Kong are also looking to use oyster shells to increase biodiversity on the city’s concrete seawalls. They hope to provide tiny, wet shelter spots around the seawall in which organisms can find refuge during low tide.

“It’s a form of soft engineering, like a nature-based solution,” says Charlene Lai, a research assistant on the team."

-via The Guardian, December 22, 2023

[napleonsolo]

Living Room in Jacksonville Living room - large coastal enclosed light wood floor living room idea with gray walls, a standard fireplace and a wood fireplace surround

[ansonmountdaily]

Anson Mount signing a NCC-1701 Enterprise at Tidewater Comicon 2024

A fan had this lovely moment at Anson's autograph table, calling it his "highlight of the day" - Tidewater Comicon, Virginia Beach, VA, May 18-19 2024

Source: Youtube clip

[queerasdaycosplay]

My next con was Tidewater Comic Con and it was a huge success! Not only did I have a lot of fun, I got to meet Johnny Yong Bosch as Vash!!! He was super nice and even recognized my Tales of the Abyss phone case (he voiced Guy in it) <3 There was also a big prop TARDIS that my wife got pictures of me with. I think there's plenty of opportunities for a Doctor Who/Trigun crossover.

[vespaer77]

So the Hugs mod is pretty neat =)

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[rhode-island-real]

Tidewater Stadium officially opens today!

Rhode Island FC takes on San Antonio FC at home in Pawtucket.

I will be in attendance, and I hope to see many of you there today and throughout the season.

Up The Tide!!!

[luulapants]

Four Places John Could Have Taken Dean, One He Did, and One He Never Could Part 1: Ellen

A Tidewaters AU | Chapter 1/6 | Rated T

What if John took Dean somewhere else after the events of Some Cruel Tide and the subsequent suicide attempt?

“Are we going to Pastor Jim’s?” Dean asked. That was the plan. They’d hit Albert Lea soon, and then it was a forty minute straight shot to Blue Earth. Suddenly, though, John couldn’t imagine explaining to Jim why his son was terrified of him. There weren’t many people left in this world who thought John was worth anything, but Jim was one of them. What would he think of John after this? Old words came to him then, spat in anger with both hands gripping a shotgun: “You were supposed to watch out for him! He trusted you to watch his back, and you didn’t! As far as I’m concerned, John Winchester, you killed him.” He hadn’t talked to Ellen in over four years, but he knew she was still at the Roadhouse. He knew she’d already sworn that her daughter, Jo, would never be a hunter. John had told himself since Dean first dug up a grave for him that teaching his boys about hunting would keep them safe. Beside him, Dean was huddled against the car door, his broken wrist cradled in his lap. He almost died last night. As far as I’m concerned, John Winchester… Maybe Ellen loved her daughter more. Maybe that’s what it meant. “Dad?” Dean asked. They’d just gone past the turn to Jim’s. “No,” John said. He put on his blinker at the ramp to I-90. “We’re going to Nebraska. I’ve got an old friend there. I think…” He glanced over at Dean, who was staring at his knees. “I think it might be a good place for you to stay while you heal up. It’s safe. You’ll be safe there.” He had to look away while he merged onto the highway, but when he finally looked back, Dean was looking right at him, his face creased in confusion. “Just me?” he asked. John couldn’t stand to see how badly Dean wanted to be away from him. He looked out at the road. “Yeah, Dean,” he agreed. “Just you for a little while.”

Read the rest on AO3

[devildomwriter]

Won’t be posting a lot this weekend, I’m at a convention. Gonna get an autograph from Sean Austen for my mom, can’t wait!

[onlytibki]

speaking as a southerner, actors putting on fake southern accents really gets my goat sometimes

Daniel Craig in Knives Out, however, is exempt from any and all criticism. godspeed, you foghorn leghorn bastard