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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and most populous urban area of Sweden. 972,647 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County.
Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's GDP, and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. It is an important global city, the largest in Scandinavia and the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic region. The city is home to some of Europe's top ranking universities, such as the Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockholm metro, opened in 1950, is well known for the decor of its stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world. Sweden's national football arena is located north of the city centre, in Solna. Ericsson Globe, the national indoor arena, is in the southern part of the city. The city was the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics, and hosted the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics otherwise held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stockholm is the seat of the Swedish government and most of its agencies, including the highest courts in the judiciary, and the official residencies of the Swedish monarch and the Prime Minister. The government has its seat in the Rosenbad building, the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) is seated in the Parliament House, and the Prime Minister's residence is adjacent at Sager House. Stockholm Palace is the official residence and principal workplace of the Swedish monarch, while Drottningholm Palace, a World Heritage Site on the outskirts of Stockholm, serves as the Royal Family's private residence.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarina_Elevator
The Katarina Elevator or Katarina Lift (Swedish: Katarinahissen) is a passenger elevator in Stockholm that connects Slussen (the sluice/lock area) to the heights of Södermalm. The lift was a shortcut between Katarinavägen, Slussen and Mosebacke torg. The original lift was constructed in 1881, but the current structure dates from the rebuilding of the Slussen transport interchange in 1936. The lift has been closed since 2010 due to lack of security in the construction. There are plans to renovate the elevator's structure so that it can resume operation in 2019.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla_stan
Gamla stan ("The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan includes the surrounding islets Riddarholmen, Helgeandsholmen and Strömsborg.
The town dates back to the 13th century, and consists of medieval alleyways, cobbled streets, and archaic architecture. North German architecture has had a strong influence in the Old Town's construction.
Stortorget is the name of the scenic large square in the centre of Gamla Stan, which is surrounded by old merchants' houses including the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building. The square was the site of the Stockholm Bloodbath, where Swedish noblemen were massacred by the Danish King Christian II in November, 1520. The following revolt and civil war led to the dissolution of the Kalmar Union and the subsequent election of King Gustav I.
As well as being home to the Stockholm Cathedral, the Nobel Museum, and the Riddarholm church, Gamla stan also boasts Kungliga slottet, Sweden's baroque Royal Palace, built in the 18th century after the previous palace Tre Kronor burned down. The House of Nobility (Riddarhuset) is on the north-western corner of Gamla stan.
The restaurant Den gyldene freden is located on Österlånggatan. It has been in business, continuously, since 1722 and according to the Guinness Book of Records is the longest operated restaurant with an unchanged environment and is one of the oldest restaurants in the world. It is now owned by the Swedish Nobel Academy that have their "Thursday luncheons" there every week. A statue of St. George and the Dragon (sculpted by Bernt Notke) can be found in the Stockholm Cathedral, while Riddarholmskyrkan is the royal burial church. Bollhustäppan, a small courtyard at Slottsbacken behind the Finnish Church, just south of the main approach to the Royal Palace, is home to one of the smallest statues in Sweden, a little boy in wrought iron. The plaque just below the statue says its name "Järnpojken" ("The Iron Boy"). It was created by Liss Eriksson in 1967.
From the mid-19th century to the early-mid 20th century Gamla stan was considered a slum, many of its historical buildings left in disrepair, and just after World War II, several blocks together five alleys were demolished for the enlargement of the Riksdag (see Brantingtorget). From the 1970s and 80s, however, it has become a tourist attraction as the charm of its medieval, Renaissance architecture and later additions have been valued by later generations.
While the archaeology of the 370 properties in Gamla stan remains poorly documented, recent inventories done by volunteers have shown many buildings previously dated to the 17th and 18th centuries, can be up to 300 years older.
Source: www.visitstockholm.com/see--do/attractions/gamla-stan/
Gamla Stan, the Old Town, is one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Europe, and one of the foremost attractions in Stockholm. This is where Stockholm was founded in 1252.
All of Gamla Stan and the adjacent island of Riddarholmen are like a living pedestrian-friendly museum full of sights, attractions, restaurants, cafés, bars, and places to shop. Gamla Stan is also popular with aficionados of handicrafts, curious, and souvenirs. The narrow winding cobblestone streets, with their buildings in so many different shades of gold, give Gamla Stan its unique character. Even now cellar vaults and frescoes from the Middle Ages can be found behind the visible facades, and on snowy winter days, the district feels like something from a storybook.
There are several beautiful churches and museums in Gamla Stan, including Sweden’s national cathedral Stockholm Cathedral and the Nobel Prize Museum. The largest of the attractions in the district is the Royal Palace, one of the largest palaces in the world with over 600 rooms. In addition to the reception rooms, there are several interesting museums in the Palace, including the Royal Armory, with royal costumes and armor. Don't miss the parade of soldiers and the daily changing of the guard.
Västerlånggatan and Österlånggatan are the district’s main streets. The city wall that once surrounded the city ran inside these streets along what is now Prästgatan. In the middle of Gamla Stan is Stortorget, the oldest square in Stockholm. Stortorget is the central point from which runs Köpmangatan, the oldest street in Stockholm, which was mentioned as early as the fourteenth century. Mårten Trotzigs gränd (Mårten Trotzigs alley) is hard to find. It’s the narrowest alley in Gamla Stan, only 90 centimeters wide at its narrowest point. Make sure not to miss Riddarholmen and the Riddarholmen Church. The church is a royal burial church and was built as a Franciscan monastery for the so-called Grey Brother monks in the thirteenth century.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_City_Hall
The Stockholm City Hall (Swedish: Stockholms stadshus or Stadshuset locally) is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm in Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden's northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm. It houses offices and conference rooms as well as ceremonial halls, and the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren. It is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet and is one of Stockholm's major tourist attractions.
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Rooms for Indian Rupees 350 (Approximately 5 USDollars ) per night Cottonpet, next to Majestic Train Station Bangalore India. 24 hours check out time is possible in Bengaluru and Chennai cities
Approximately 150 students from all three University of Illinois campuses came to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on April 9, 2014 to advocate for state funding, the Monetary Award Program (MAP), and other important issues.
Gerbera is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It was named in honour of the German botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerber († 1743) who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carolus Linnaeus.[1]
It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton Daisy. Gerbera is also commonly known as the African Daisy.
Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, white, pink or red colours. The capitulum, which has the appearance of a single flower, is actually composed of hundreds of individual flowers. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum. The flower heads can be as small as 7 cm (Gerbera mini 'Harley') in diameter or up to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’).
Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a cross between Gerbera jamesonii and another South African species Gerbera viridifolia. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The centre of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several different colours.
Gerbera is also important commercially. It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). It is also used as a model organism in studying flower formation. Gerbera contains naturally occurring coumarin derivatives. Gerbera is a tender perennial plant. It is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, but resistant to deer.
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Approximately 2,000 community members attended College of DuPage’s third annual STEMCON, an interactive conference celebrating science, technology, engineering and math. The all-day event featured more than 60 booths offering interactive activities designed to inform, entertain and stimulate an interest in STEM.
Approximately 50 guests learned about the symbolism behind Day of the Dead observances at a recent altar-making workshop led by College of DuPage Art Professor Jennifer Hereth. The event featured an exhibition of works by COD graduate, painter and local tattoo artist Daniel Ponce. In addition to a presentation on Day of the Dead, guests helped create the altar, made sacred bundles as tributes and decorated skull cookies. (Press Photography Network/Special to College of DuPage)
As seen on-line and which I find quite interesting. Anyone know the maker of the axe and the approximate year of the tool?
I think
- this dates to early 20th Century (possibly to the as early as 1890's)
- the FS has been added after the fact
- Used on "Government Timber Reservation" property which predates the forest service
- Possibly used on during WWI when the Army logged Spruce trees in the PNW for airplane building material.
As noted - these are NOT my pictures - but I do have permission to share them.
Update 8/20/2015 and 11/21/2017
A drawing of this ax and the brand is included in a 1937 book on CCC logging operations here - page 138
It is also known as a Marking Ax, and references to manufactured US marked Marking Axes are found back to at least 1901, and locally made ones back to about 1897 - see story by Water Donaldson here about page 42
Census 2000 Summary File 3 "Vehicles Available" by blockgroup, plotted by blocks assuming that vehicles were distributed within each blockgroup in proportion to the population (since blockgroups extend into the bay and into unpopulated areas like parks).
For comparison with the 1926 map.
Approximately 70 parachutes and helmets sit on a flight line in preparation for airborne operations during this year’s Central Accord exercise in Libreville, Gabon on June 15, 2016. U.S. Army Africa’s exercise Central Accord 2016 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (DoD News photo by TSgt Brian Kimball)
Approximately 200 business and community members have joined Premier Christy Clark and International Trade Minister Teresa Wat on the their trade mission to China, making it one of the largest trade mission delegations in BC history.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/stories/trade-mission-to-china
Approximately 60 years ago when I was a little lad someone gave me a scrapbook in which he had pasted dozens of images of trucks, vans, buses and trolleybuses.
They form a fascinating and unique collection.
The images come from a 1940s publication called "Motor Transport"
Approximately 150 COD students took part in “Life Happens!,” an interactive event designed to help students become financially savvy and better understand budgeting, savings, credit, credit scores and debt.
Wales (Cape Prince of Wales) is the western most point of land in North America. It is about 55 miles across the Bering Strait to Russia. On a clear day you can see 26 miles to Little Diomede Island (US), across the International Date line into tomorrow and see Big Diomede Island (Russia).
Approximately 30 years ago, we acquired a collection of lantern slides in London. I would welcome any comments and input, especially if it relates to likely dates of the pictures.
Approximately 700 undergraduate, graduate and law students participated in Hofstra’s midyear commencement ceremony on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul was the guest speaker and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Hofstra.
Approximately 70 students from Naperville Central, Waubonsie Valley, Neuqua Valley, Kaneland, Oswego, Dwight Township, Lockport Township, Glen Brook South and Byron high schools, and Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences participated in a recent Floral Design Career Development event at College of DuPage. Students were challenged to recreate arrangements and corsages from provided images.
Approximately 1,000 students earned degrees or certificates and more than 220 students particpated in Lewis and Clark Community College’s 45th Annual Commencement ceremony on May 18 in the Ann Whitney Olin Theatre inside the Hatheway Cultural Center. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Christopher P. Lu addressed a record crowd celebrating Lewis and Clark’s Class of 2016. Photo by Louise Jett, L&C media specialist
Approximately 300,000 breeding pairs of At;antic puffin return from the open ocean to the four islands of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve each summer. Puffins prefer the steep grassy slopes where they develop their nesting burrows. Pairs return to the very same nest every year where they lay just one egg. The pufflings fledge at night beginning in mid-August.
Approximately 30 years ago, we acquired a collection of lantern slides in London. I would welcome any comments and input, especially if it relates to likely dates of the pictures.
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Focal Length : 600mm
Approximately 150 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Emporia-based 1710th Transportation Company gather June 8, 2014, at the Greensville County High School gymnasium in Emporia to conduct a Freedom Salute in honor of their service in Afghanistan. The Soldiers returned to Virginia Feb. 22, 2014, after conducting transportation support operations in Afghanistan since June 2013. They began serving on federal active duty April 1, 2013. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran presented Soldiers with the Governor's National Service Medal, and 75th District Delegate Roslyn Tyler read a Joint General Assembly Resolution commending the 1710th for their duty performance in Afghanistan. Delegate Richard Anderson of the 51st District and co-chair of the Virginia General Assembly Military Caucus also thanked the Soldiers and families for their service. Also attending the ceremony was Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia. Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam Thiel and Emporia Mayor Mary Person. Beverly Donati, director of the Division of Registered Apprenticeship, handed out 74 apprenticeship certificates to Soldiers of the 1710th that help translate their military experience into skills that are easily recognizable by civilian employers. The unit leadership also recognized members of the Family Readiness Group as well as local organizations and employers for their support during the deployment. Soldiers from the Clifton Forge-based 29th Division Band provide music for the event. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Approximately 2,000 community members attended College of DuPage’s third annual STEMCON, an interactive conference celebrating science, technology, engineering and math. The all-day event featured more than 60 booths offering interactive activities designed to inform, entertain and stimulate an interest in STEM.
Approximately 700 undergraduate, graduate and law students participated in Hofstra’s midyear commencement ceremony on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul was the guest speaker and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Hofstra.
This green lady (who is "Our Lady of the Morning. Not a lady of the evening" as one contact recently pointed out) is very nearly symmetrical, but if you look between her eyes, you'll see the symmetry is inexact.
Approximately 100 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's 116th Brigade Combat Team were called to state active duty Dec. 25 in Norfolk, Va., in response to a severe snow storm which dropped a record amount of snow on the Hampton Roads area. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs Office)
Approximately 20 personnel from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron, and a few support personnel, return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson from a five-month long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operations Resolute Support and Freedom’s Sentinel, June 8, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel)
Approximately 25 students registered to vote, during L&C's Rock the Vote event Oct. 5, which was sponsored by WLCA 89.9FM and The Bridge.
Approximately 1,500 community members attended College of DuPage’s STEMCON, a public outreach event designed to inspire and educate K-12 students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The all-day event featured more than 25 exhibits offering interactive, educational activities, including soldering a blankie, building a catapult, exploring archaeology, dissecting trees and tinkering with Edison Robots.
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Approximately 300 Vicenza Military Community members participated in the Hotline to Heroes 5K run started on Caserma Ederle Track and Field April 2.
The event, which was open to runners, joggers, strollers and pets, was intended to help bring awareness to sexual assault, teen dating violence, substance abuse and domestic violence.
After the run, U.S. Army Garrison Italy Commander Col. Steve Marks presented trophies for Most Unit Participants, Best Unit Percentage and Biggest Family winners.
Photo by Laura Kreider/USAG Italy PAO
Learn more about us on www.usag.vicenza.army.mil and www.facebook.com/VMCItaly.
Approximately 150 COD students took part in “Life Happens!,” an interactive event designed to help students become financially savvy and better understand budgeting, savings, credit, credit scores and debt.
Approximately 2,000 people attended College of DuPage’s inaugural STEM-CON event, an interactive conference celebrating the fields celebrating science, technology, engineering and math. The all-day event featured more than booths offering interactive activities designed to inform, entertain and stimulate an interest in STEM, including extracting DNA from a strawberry, a weather balloon launch, river system development, nanotechnology, the physics of flight and robotics.
Approximately 300 Vicenza Military Community members participated in the Hotline to Heroes 5K run started on Caserma Ederle Track and Field April 2.
The event, which was open to runners, joggers, strollers and pets, was intended to help bring awareness to sexual assault, teen dating violence, substance abuse and domestic violence.
After the run, U.S. Army Garrison Italy Commander Col. Steve Marks presented trophies for Most Unit Participants, Best Unit Percentage and Biggest Family winners.
Photo by Laura Kreider/USAG Italy PAO
Learn more about us on www.usag.vicenza.army.mil and www.facebook.com/VMCItaly.
Approximately 900 khachkars (headstones) dating from as far back as the 10th-century dot this breathtaking cemetery on the western edge of Lake Sevan.
Approximately 27 hours after the tornado tore through southern Beavercreek, I made my way to my local Kmart not only to visit but to see some of the aftermath with my own eyes. Although all its neighbors on the same side of the plaza were still closed and dark at this point, Kmart had already reopened at 1 p.m. the same afternoon, along with the other stores that were able to resume operation.
Obviously the main thing to look at was Fitworks (it got the most damage). Since it was just after 8:30, there was no one working except for a few people working on Waffle House's roof. The northeast corner of the plaza was blocked off with caution tape, which included part of the main way into Kmart's parking lot. But one was still able to reach Kmart by passing in front of Waffle House as well as through the side driveway coming in from County Line Rd.
Since the evening rush hour had long passed, the store was not crowded. It was quiet as always, with about 10-20 other customers and 2 of the front checkouts (#4 and #6) were open. In fact, the store itself was virtually untouched. I saw no damage. The tornado was close, but not close enough to do anything significant to my local Kmart store!
When I left the store I saw an absolutely gorgeous sunset in the western sky. It was a nice, quiet evening and it was relaxing to know that my local Kmart is all right.
Kmart #3407 - Indian Ripple Rd - Beavercreek, Ohio
Approximately 60 years ago when I was a little lad someone gave me a scrapbook in which he had pasted dozens of images of trucks, vans, buses and trolleybuses.
They form a fascinating and unique collection.
The images come from a 1940s publication called "Motor Transport"
Approximately 300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 91st Troop Command, along with family, friends and employers, gather at the Richmond Convention Center May 20 to conduct a Freedom Salute in honor of their service in Iraq. Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Marla Graff Decker joined Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, in thanking the Soldiers for their service and also presented a certificate of recognition signed by Gov. Bob. McDonnell. The Soldiers officially began federal active duty Feb. 25, 2011, and they served in Iraq from April to December 2011. They trained at Fort Hood, Texas, for approximately 60 days prior to deploying to Iraq. The battalion, also known as Task Force Punisher, mobilized more than 400 Virginia and Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers for duty in Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn with the mission of conducting air assault and combat support aviation operations in order to facilitate combat, peacekeeping and sustainment efforts to build a secure and stable environment in conjunction with the Iraqi National Government. The Punishers were one of the last three U.S. military aviation assets to depart Iraq. They flew more that 16,500 combat flight hours during more than 1,800 combat missions while performing split-based operations from seven different locations. The battalion executed an average of 15 missions per day and flew more than 30,000 passengers, and they planned and executed multiple direct action air assault missions that were instrumental in reducing the number of attacks on United States forces. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Approximately 100 children participated in this year's children's tennis clinic on Saturday, July 18, in the George C. Terry River Bend Arena. The clinic is a free community program held during the Lewis and Clark Community College Men's Pro Tennis Classic, a USTA Men's Futures Pro Circuit Tournament. Photo by S. Paige Allen, Lewis and Clark Community College photographer
"Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, approximately 109 km (68 mi) east of Toronto and about 159 km (99 mi) west of Kingston. It is located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County. The private Trinity College School opened here in 1868.
The Cayuga people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, migrated as United Empire Loyalists to the Port Hope area from New York state in 1779. They had been forced from their ancestral homeland in the Finger Lakes region, south of the Great Lakes, after having fought for King George III as Loyalists during the American Revolution. Great Britain had ceded their lands, along with all other territory in the Thirteen Colonies east of the Mississippi River, after the United States won independence.
In 1793, other Loyalists from the northern colonies became the first permanent settlers of European heritage in Port Hope, as the Crown granted them land as compensation for being forced to leave the colonies (much of their property was confiscated by rebel governments) and as payment for military service. The new colonists called the settlement Smith's Creek after a former fur trader. They developed mills and a town plot by the turn of the century.
After the War of 1812, the Crown tried to recruit more British settlers, and townspeople wanted a new name. After a brief fling with the name Toronto, the village was renamed in 1817 as Port Hope, after the Township of Hope of which it was a part. That was the namesake of Colonel Henry Hope, lieutenant governor of the Province of Quebec. The post office dates from 1820. In 1834 Port Hope was incorporated as a town.
Relatively slow growth from 1881 to 1951 resulted in much of the town's 19th century architecture surviving. In the early 21st century, Port Hope's downtown is celebrated as the best-preserved 19th-century streetscape in the province of Ontario. The town's local chapter of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and the Heritage Port Hope Advisory Committee are very active and advise on the restoration and preservation of architecturally or historically significant buildings.
With over 270 heritage-designated buildings throughout the municipality, Port Hope has a higher per capita rate of preservation than any other town or city in Canada. Downtown businesses are regulated by the municipality to maintain the town's unique character. This special character makes Port Hope a destination for heritage tourism and people interested in architecture." - info from Wikipedia.
Late June to early July, 2024 I did my 4th major cycling tour. I cycled from Ottawa to London, Ontario on a convoluted route that passed by Niagara Falls. during this journey I cycled 1,876.26 km and took 21,413 photos. As with my other tours a major focus was old architecture.
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Approximately 19,000 elephants are located within or very near conflict zones in countries with civil wars or significant unrest and armed non-state groups. Up to a maximum 15% of elephant populations are killed annually in or very near conflict zones (ca. 2,850 elephants). An estimated 100,000 elephants are located within a 500 km striking range of such areas of which approximately 5,000 elephants are killed. Within and near conflict zones non-state armed groups are responsible for killing about 90% of the elephants killed. Depending on the non-state armed groups range of illegal hunting of elephants the illegal trade in ivory provides these groups with approximately USD 3.9-12.3 million.
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Approximately 300 Vicenza Military Community members participated in the Hotline to Heroes 5K run started on Caserma Ederle Track and Field April 2.
The event, which was open to runners, joggers, strollers and pets, was intended to help bring awareness to sexual assault, teen dating violence, substance abuse and domestic violence.
After the run, U.S. Army Garrison Italy Commander Col. Steve Marks presented trophies for Most Unit Participants, Best Unit Percentage and Biggest Family winners.
Photo by Laura Kreider/USAG Italy PAO
Learn more about us on www.usag.vicenza.army.mil and www.facebook.com/VMCItaly.
Black Dolerite (also called Diabase) present as an intrusion in to the ancient Lewisian gneiss (approximately 1,800 million years old) near Rhiconich in north-west Scotland. Pink granite pegmatites then intruded in to the dolerite to produce this amazing natural work of art!