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Picture of week on Malay Wikipedia
العربية: اُختيرت هذه الصُّورة لتكون صُورة الأسبوع في ويكيبيديا الملايو في الأسبوع 43 من عام 2010.
Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 43. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Malaysischen Wikipedia
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 43rd week, 2010.
Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на малајската Википедија за XLIII недела од 2010 година.
മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 43-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.
Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-43, 2010.
Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu'image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 43ème semaine de 2010.
Magyar: Ezt a képet a hét képének választották a maláj Wikipedián 2010 43. hetében.
Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in malese per la XLIII settimana del 2010.
Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 43 van 2010.
Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 43 2010 года.
Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bildWikipedia på malajiska, vecka 43, 2010.
Українська: Ця ілюстрація була вибрана зображенням тижня в малайському розділі «Вікіпедії» для тижня номер 43, 2010 року.
Tiếng Việt: Hình này đã được chọn làm hình ảnh của tuần trên Wikipedia tiếng Mã Lai trong tuần thứ 43, năm 2010.
Picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia

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Helix pomatia

Deutsch: Weinbergschnecke
English: Picture of a grapevine snail.
Français : Escargot de Bourgogne.

Nota: Muchas organizaciones que apoyan el decrecimiento, han adoptado como logo el caracol, en referencia a las ideas de Iván Illich sobre la "Lógica del Caracol". Iván Illich señala que «El caracol construye la delicada arquitectura de su concha añadiendo una tras otra las espiras cada vez más amplias. Después cesa bruscamente esa tarea y comienza a enroscarse esta vez en decrecimiento, ya que una sola espira más daría a la concha una dimensión 16 veces más grande, lo que en lugar de contribuir al bienestar del animal, lo sobrecargaría; y desde entonces, cualquier aumento de su productividad serviría sólo para paliar las dificultades creadas por esta ampliación de la concha, fuera de los límites fijados por su finalidad. Pasado el punto límite de la ampliación de las espiras, los problemas del sobrecrecimiento se multiplican en progresión geométrica, mientras que la capacidad biológica del caracol sólo puede, en el mejor de los casos, seguir una progresión aritmética».

« L’escargot », nous explique Ivan Illich, « construit la délicate architecture de sa coquille en ajoutant l’une après l’autre des spires toujours plus larges, puis il cesse brusquement et commence des enroulements cette fois décroissants. C’est qu’une seule spire encore plus large donnerait à la coquille une dimension seize fois plus grande. Au lieu de contribuer au bien-être de l’animal, elle le surchargerait. Dès lors, toute augmentation de sa productivité servirait seulement à pallier les difficultés créées par cet agrandissement de la coquille au-delà des limites fixées par sa finalité. Passé le point limite d’élargissement des spires, les problèmes de la surcroissance se multiplient en progression géométrique, tandis que la capacité biologique de l’escargot ne peut, au mieux, que suivre une progression arithmétique »
Date 23 May 2005 (according to Exif data)
Source Originally uploaded on the German Wikipedia as "Weinbergschnecke 01.jpg". Own work of Jürgen Schoner.
Author Jürgen Schoner
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A garden snail.

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current17:26, 16 October 2014Thumbnail for version as of 17:26, 16 October 20141,024 × 604 (125 KB)HohumCleanup
21:46, 2 October 2010Thumbnail for version as of 21:46, 2 October 20101,024 × 604 (92 KB)Papa Lima WhiskeyReverted to version as of 07:08, 26 June 2005 per FPC request
13:55, 10 August 2009Thumbnail for version as of 13:55, 10 August 2009919 × 561 (230 KB)Anna Frodesiakcropped slightly
07:08, 26 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 07:08, 26 June 20051,024 × 604 (92 KB)MLPicture of a grapevine snail (Helix pomatia). Foto: Jürgen Schoner GNU-FDL

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