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In 2002 Hans Bruno Lund introduced the concept
"Multicomplex Management (MCM)" as a platform
for a new series of management concepts and tools,
e.g. "Expected Creative Potential (ECP)", desig-
ned as personal tools for the CEO of large, multicom-
plex organizations in addition to the traditional mana-
gement concepts and tools.
As of January 2010 the new concepts / tools "Multicomplex Management (MCM)" and "Expected Creative Potential (ECP)" were referred to on more than 800.000 websites or 40.000.000 webpages.
Literature:
Lund, Hans Bruno
Multicomplex Management (MCM)
Version 3
CD-ROM, 741 colored illustrations
Hans Bruno Lund
Skodsborg
Denmark
2009
A multicomplex organization:
Organization Structure Model used: Nordic Industrial Fund - Nordic Council of Ministers - Bio & Chemistry Division (BCD) - Division REI-activities (Research / Education / Innovation): 5 programmes: NordFood, Nordic Wood, NordPap, NordBio and NordYeast; 748 projects; 6.000 participating private and public companies, institutions, organizations and agencies in 62 countries. BCD connected 180.000 researchers, operators, engineers, technicians and company, organization and agency executives (1998). BCD was - in combination with NordTek (the organization managing the cooperation of the 23 Nordic technical universities) - the largest industrial and technological REI-network in Northern Europe. BCD was a 27.000 ECP Organization connecting 278.000 people totalling 2.7 million ECP. Photo on Picture 1: Hans Bruno Lund visiting the governor of Oulu province, Finland Dr. Eino Siuruainen during a NordTek seminar.
Hans Bruno Lund
Contact: hansbrunolund@hotmail.com
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Multicomplex Management (MCM) is explained in Picture 2.
Expected Creative Potential (ECP) is explained in Picture 2.
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Literature
Lund, Hans Bruno
Multicomplex Management (MCM)
Version 3
CD-ROM, 741 colored illustrations
Dr. Hans Bruno Lund, Management Consultant
Skodsborg
Denmark
2009
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It was an honor for us to have Pavle Goranovic, Minister of Culture of Montenegro as a guest of National Széchényi Library during his two-day visit to Hungary. On May 23, 2016, Director-General of National Széchényi Library László Tüske received Pavle Goranovic, Minister of Montenegro and his delegation in his office. The Director-General briefly presented the history and cultural significance of the Hungarian national library, with special regard to the present sphere of its main activities including, in addition to the classic library functions, the organization of exhibitions, conferences and the publication of books.
Minister Goranovic pointed out historical and cultural parallels between the two countries. Speaking about book printing, he emphasized that Cetinje, the Old Royal Capital hosted the first state printing office, and that the first publication printed in Cyrillic letters dated back to 1494. In connection with the parallel drawn with Chronica Hungarorum printed in Buda in 1473, the plan of a joint exhibition was raised. The exhibition could be realized on the basis of a cooperation agreement between the two national libraries, to be signed in the near future. Cooperation is also planned in the field of digitization and exchange of experience in library modernization.
*** In the Beginning ***
In 1954 Fred Joyce, the publicity Director for Hilton Hotels Corporation, issued the following press release:
"The Societa Generale Immobiliare (Real Estate), in cooperation with Hilton Hotels International have formed the company to be known as Italo American Nuovo Alberghi (New Hotel) which will have an eventual capitalizaiton of some $3 million. The hotel will be known as the Albergo dei Cavalieri Hilton and will cost approximately $7 million. Emilio Pifferi, a famous Italian architect is presently consulting in Rome with John W. Houser, executive vice president of Hilton Hotels International regarding the design and planning for the new hotel. It is expected that Rome's municipal government will build a new expressway from the heart of the city to the hotel."
Houser was a former Marine intelligence officer who became a director at Hilton Hotels International. Houser had negotiated with the pro-Batista Cuban faction for the casino in the Havana Hilton which opened in 1958 and nationalized in 1960.
The hotel would be owned by the Rome real estate Sociata General Immobiliare (The General Company of Real Estate). The proposed name of the hotel was Albergo Dei Cavalieri Hilton (The hotel of knights Hilton). Societa General Immobiliare is known to have the Vatican among its stockholders. It has also built the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. The name Cavalieri pays tribute to the riders or knights who for centuries rode the path known as Via Francigene from Canterbury in England through France and on to Rome. Travellers used to rest on the hill of Monte Mario.
Conrad Hilton made a trip in 1955 to work with Italian concerns for the construction of the hotel. Hilton's plans were fought by the Left-wing parties in the Rome Municipal Council. The Communists (as Left-wingers were known then) contended the proposed Hilton Hotel was ugly and would ruin the sky line of Monte Mario. A proposal for a smaller, lower hotel was finally approved in 1959. Opposition to the hotel, led by Antonio Cederna, one of the founders of Italian Nostra, began immediately referring to the hotel site as a "wound" in the green of Monte Mario. The site of the hotel was expected to be a public green such as on the Janiculum Hill, the second tallest hill in Rome with Monte Mario the tallest. The Italian Nostra organisation was founded in 1955 with the specific aim of opposing the projected demolition of part of the city’s historic centre. The hotel is located in the residential area of Monte Mario, Rome’s highest hill. The Rome Cavalieri is 3 km from the Vatican and 5 km from the historic city centre and is nestled in a 15-acre private Mediterranean park, overlooking the Eternal City.
On September 13, 1960 Conrad Hilton watched as the cornerstone of a six-story hotel bearing his name was laid on Monte Mario. Designed by Ugo Luccichenti (1898 - 1976), Emilio Pifferi and Alberto Ressa the hotel was under construction from 1960 -1963.
*** Cavalieri Hilton Hotel opened in June 1963 ***
The hotel has 400 rooms and suites and sits high atop Monte Mario northwest of Rome. It has a panoramic view of almost the entire city. The italian architectural team of Ugo Luccichenti, Emillio Pisseri and Alberto Rossa designed the 8 story hotel. An opposing planner and architect, Italo Insolera, was quoted "the hotel was even worse in reality than one would expect." Others say the hotel belongs in Miami Beach. In the hotel lobby's atrium, the spiral fountain was designed by Franco Albini (1905/77) and Franca Helg (1920/89).
When opened in 1963 the building was an admirable example of modular architecture, resulting in a style which is both clean-lined and functional. The hotel resembled a Mediterranean vacation village, including olympic size swimming pool, tennis courts and a 7 acre park filled with pines, cyprus, olive pal and lemon trees. The hotel's original restaurants were the roof terrace restaurant night club La Pergolia with a cosmopolitan cuisine with specialties from around the world. At the garden level is a night club/restaurant known as L'Ellisse with French cuisine. La Belle Arti specialized in Italian food. The coffee shop (note the lower case) served Italian and American food with prices from $1.25 to $2.25. The coffee shop had an American style soda fountain and two pizza ovens. The hotel's massive ballroom, Salone dei Cavalieri, could seat 1,600. The hotels opening rates were $10.50 for a single to $74.00 for a two room suite. There was a 18% service charge and a 3% government tax. The ballroom was the largest space without column support at that time in Italy. Italians called it the most beautiful hotel in Rome "l'albergo più bello di Roma".
In 2001 the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, started a four-year, $45-million renovation designed to enhance the guest experience across all touchpoints of the resort. Each of the 370 guestrooms were modernized and refurbished, welcoming travelers with opulent new amenities and a higher level of convenience and connectivity. Also new is a collection of 25 individually designed and decorated suites. The property received extensive landscaping attention, the lobby received a face-lift, new fitness offerings were added and meeting space upgraded.
The Rome Cavalieri Hilton lobby received new reception and concierge desks by Italian architect Gaetano Castelli which feature surfaces made of Sodalite, a rare Brazilian semi-precious stone dramatically shaded in blue, gray and green. This stone is believed to facilitate communication between people, stimulate creativity and soothe and relax the soul. Antique multi-chrome marble panels, originally decorative features of an aristocratic southern Italian palazzo, adorn the center of each desk, encased at the sides by contemporary curved blue crystal. Also displayed in the lobby are some rare Old Master paintings, furniture, tapestries and artifacts dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
In 2002 the Rome Cavalieri Hilton had 372 rooms. A standard double was US $474, Continental breakfast is US $29. The use of the fitness center was US $28; a massage, US $80. Dinner at La Pergola for two with wine, about US $320.
In 2008 the hotel was rebranded from just a Hilton to Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. Guestrooms were refurbished in 2011. The Imperial La Pergola is Rome’s only 3 star Michelin rooftop restaurant.
*** Hotel Art Collection ***
The Rome Cavalieri possibly has the world’s most prestigious art collection housed within a hotel worldwide. Among the over one thousand works of art kept in the hotel:
Paintings
"Ulysses discovering Achilles among the daughters of Nicomedes" by G.B. Tiepolo (1696/1770)
"Judgement of Paris" by Giuseppe Bazzani (1690/1769)
"Landscape with Hermit" by Alessandro Magnasco (1667/1749)
"Flora" by Carlo Cignani (1628/1719) a pupil of Francesco Albani
"Arrival of the Bucintoro in St. Mark's Square" by Josef Heintz the Younger (about 1600/78)
"Country landscape with bridge" by Giuseppe Zaïs (1709/84) artist from Belluno who died in poverty, exponent of the Arcadian school
"Dollar Sign" by Andy Warhol (1928/87)
Sculptures
Bronze statue "Boy with Dog" by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770/1844)
Marble sculpture "The Kiss" by Antonio Tantardini (1829/79)
*** General Managers ***
Franz Schutzman (1915-2001) was the opening general manager. He served from 1962-1964. Prior to the Rome Cavalieri Hilton he was the Manager Raffles Hotel, Singapore, 1950-1959 and general manager Nile Hotel, Cairo, 1960-1961. From Rome Schutzman went on to general manager Hyatt Regency Toronto, Ontario, 1971-1974. Vice president, general manager United Nations Plaza Hotel, New York City, 1974-1976 and general manager The Manila Hotel, 1976-1987.
It is said Franz Schutzman concocted the popular cocktail, the Singapore Sling, while at the Raffles Hotel. Paul Schreiber was the opening Food and Beverage Manager, previously he was at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
From 1964 to 1967 Gabor Olah De Garab (1924-2014) was the general manager. He also managed the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC for 18 years from 1967 to 1985. Gabor Olah de Garab was born in Paszto, Hungary on August 8, 1924. After studying hotel management at the world-renowned Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne, Switzerland, he held managerial positions at the Gallia Excelsior in Milan, the Hotel Splendido in Portofino and the Cavalieri Rome Hilton. In 1967, at the request of Giuseppe Cecchi, one of Washington, DC's foremost real estate developers and then project manager for the Watergate complex development, Olah assumed leadership of the Watergate Hotel that year and served as its General Manager for 18 years.
Serge Ethuin was the Cavalieri general manager from 2008 thru 2014. Serge graduated in 1982 from the Ecole Hôtelière in Strasbourg, and began his career in 1983 working for the Hilton Group as a receptionist at Hilton Paris, Strasbourg Hilton and the Orly Hilton. In 1997, he was appointed general manager of the Hilton Madagascar and followed by Hilton Rome Airport and Hilton Arc de Triomphe. In 2008 he moved to head the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, which became the first European hotel to integrate the prestigious Waldorf-Astoria Collection. Serge Ethuin inspired a new dynamic through the three Michelin Star restaurant La Pergola, the Grand Spa Club, the hotel's unique Art collection. In 2011, he was awarded “Best General Manager” by Waldorf Astoria Worldwide. After 30 years within the Hilton Group, Serge Ethuin moved on to managed the Royal Monceau Raffles Paris and most recently as General Manager of the Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo.
In 2014 Alessandro Maurizio Cabella was appointed general manager of the Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. He previously served as general manager at Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa in Portugal and Hotel Mirabeau - Société des Bains de Mer Monte Carlo in Monaco.
It seems the best chef in Rome is German. Heinz Beck has presided over Pergola, the panoramic restaurant at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, since 1994. The dining room tables are arrayed around the picture windows overlooking the city. Rare tapestries, paintings, sculptures, and blown glass give the restaurant an atmosphere of excellence. Rated 3 stars in the Michelin guide, La Pergola is routinely voted the best in Rome. The wine cellar is vast: an array of rooms containing 65,000 bottles of wine, with 3,500 different labels offered on the list. The 7 course tasting menu here was €210, with a full a la carte choice as an alternative. Heinz Beck now has restaurants in Portugal, Dubai, London (Apsleys) and Tokyo.
Compiled by Dick Johnson, May 2017
Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
Via Alberto Cadlolo 101
00136 Rome, Italy
*** In the Beginning ***
In 1954 Fred Joyce, the publicity Director for Hilton Hotels Corporation, issued the following press release:
"The Societa Generale Immobiliare (Real Estate), in cooperation with Hilton Hotels International have formed the company to be known as Italo American Nuovo Alberghi (New Hotel) which will have an eventual capitalizaiton of some $3 million. The hotel will be known as the Albergo dei Cavalieri Hilton and will cost approximately $7 million. Emilio Pifferi, a famous Italian architect is presently consulting in Rome with John W. Houser, executive vice president of Hilton Hotels International regarding the design and planning for the new hotel. It is expected that Rome's municipal government will build a new expressway from the heart of the city to the hotel."
Houser was a former Marine intelligence officer who became a director at Hilton Hotels International. Houser had negotiated with the pro-Batista Cuban faction for the casino in the Havana Hilton which opened in 1958 and nationalized in 1960.
The hotel would be owned by the Rome real estate Sociata General Immobiliare (The General Company of Real Estate). At that time the Vatican was the largest shareholder in Sociata General Immobiliare. The proposed name of the hotel was Albergo Dei Cavalieri Hilton (The hotel of knights Hilton). Societa General Immobiliare is known to have the Vatican among its stockholders. It has also built the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. The name Cavalieri pays tribute to the riders or knights who for centuries rode the path known as Via Francigene from Canterbury in England through France and on to Rome. Travellers used to rest on the hill of Monte Mario.
Conrad Hilton made a trip in 1955 to work with Italian concerns for the construction of the hotel. Hilton's plans were fought by the Left-wing parties in the Rome Municipal Council. The Communists (as Left-wingers were known then) contended the proposed Hilton Hotel was ugly and would ruin the sky line of Monte Mario. A proposal for a smaller, lower hotel was finally approved in 1959. Opposition to the hotel, led by Antonio Cederna, one of the founders of Italian Nostra, began immediately referring to the hotel site as a "wound" in the green of Monte Mario. The site of the hotel was expected to be a public green such as on the Janiculum Hill, the second tallest hill in Rome with Monte Mario the tallest. The Italian Nostra organisation was founded in 1955 with the specific aim of opposing the projected demolition of part of the city’s historic centre. The hotel is located in the residential area of Monte Mario, Rome’s highest hill. The Rome Cavalieri is 3 km from the Vatican and 5 km from the historic city centre and is nestled in a 15-acre private Mediterranean park, overlooking the Eternal City.
On September 13, 1960 Conrad Hilton watched as the cornerstone of a six-story hotel bearing his name was laid on Monte Mario. Designed by Ugo Luccichenti (1898 - 1976), Emilio Pifferi and Alberto Ressa the hotel was under construction from 1960 -1963.
*** Cavalieri Hilton Hotel opened in June 1963 ***
The hotel has 400 rooms and suites and sits high atop Monte Mario northwest of Rome. It has a panoramic view of almost the entire city. The italian architectural team of Ugo Luccichenti, Emillio Pisseri and Alberto Rossa designed the 8 story hotel. An opposing planner and architect, Italo Insolera, was quoted "the hotel was even worse in reality than one would expect." Others say the hotel belongs in Miami Beach. In the hotel lobby's atrium, the spiral fountain was designed by Franco Albini (1905/77) and Franca Helg (1920/89).
When opened in 1963 the building was an admirable example of modular architecture, resulting in a style which is both clean-lined and functional. The hotel resembled a Mediterranean vacation village, including olympic size swimming pool, tennis courts and a 7 acre park filled with pines, cyprus, olive pal and lemon trees. The hotel's original restaurants were the roof terrace restaurant night club La Pergolia with a cosmopolitan cuisine with specialties from around the world. At the garden level is a night club/restaurant known as L'Ellisse with French cuisine. La Belle Arti specialized in Italian food. The coffee shop (note the lower case) served Italian and American food with prices from $1.25 to $2.25. The coffee shop had an American style soda fountain and two pizza ovens. The hotel's massive ballroom, Salone dei Cavalieri, could seat 1,600. The hotels opening rates were $10.50 for a single to $74.00 for a two room suite. There was a 18% service charge and a 3% government tax. The ballroom was the largest space without column support at that time in Italy. Italians called it the most beautiful hotel in Rome "l'albergo più bello di Roma".
In 2001 the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, started a four-year, $45-million renovation designed to enhance the guest experience across all touchpoints of the resort. Each of the 370 guestrooms were modernized and refurbished, welcoming travelers with opulent new amenities and a higher level of convenience and connectivity. Also new is a collection of 25 individually designed and decorated suites. The property received extensive landscaping attention, the lobby received a face-lift, new fitness offerings were added and meeting space upgraded.
The Rome Cavalieri Hilton lobby received new reception and concierge desks by Italian architect Gaetano Castelli which feature surfaces made of Sodalite, a rare Brazilian semi-precious stone dramatically shaded in blue, gray and green. This stone is believed to facilitate communication between people, stimulate creativity and soothe and relax the soul. Antique multi-chrome marble panels, originally decorative features of an aristocratic southern Italian palazzo, adorn the center of each desk, encased at the sides by contemporary curved blue crystal. Also displayed in the lobby are some rare Old Master paintings, furniture, tapestries and artifacts dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
In 2002 the Rome Cavalieri Hilton had 372 rooms. A standard double was US $474, Continental breakfast is US $29. The use of the fitness center was US $28; a massage, US $80. Dinner at La Pergola for two with wine, about US $320.
In 2008 the hotel was rebranded from "just a Hilton" to Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. Guestrooms were refurbished in 2011. The Imperial La Pergola is Rome’s only 3 star Michelin rooftop restaurant.
*** Hotel Art Collection ***
The Rome Cavalieri possibly has the world’s most prestigious art collection housed within a hotel worldwide. Among the over one thousand works of art kept in the hotel:
Paintings
"Ulysses discovering Achilles among the daughters of Nicomedes" by G.B. Tiepolo (1696/1770)
"Judgement of Paris" by Giuseppe Bazzani (1690/1769)
"Landscape with Hermit" by Alessandro Magnasco (1667/1749)
"Flora" by Carlo Cignani (1628/1719) a pupil of Francesco Albani
"Arrival of the Bucintoro in St. Mark's Square" by Josef Heintz the Younger (about 1600/78)
"Country landscape with bridge" by Giuseppe Zaïs (1709/84) artist from Belluno who died in poverty, exponent of the Arcadian school
"Dollar Sign" by Andy Warhol (1928/87)
Sculptures
Bronze statue "Boy with Dog" by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770/1844)
Marble sculpture "The Kiss" by Antonio Tantardini (1829/79)
*** General Managers ***
Franz Schutzman (1915-2001) was the opening general manager. He served from 1962-1964. Prior to the Rome Cavalieri Hilton he was the Manager Raffles Hotel, Singapore, 1950-1959 and general manager Nile Hotel, Cairo, 1960-1961. From Rome Schutzman went on to general manager Hyatt Regency Toronto, Ontario, 1971-1974. Vice president, general manager United Nations Plaza Hotel, New York City, 1974-1976 and general manager The Manila Hotel, 1976-1987.
It is said Franz Schutzman concocted the popular cocktail, the Singapore Sling, while at the Raffles Hotel. Paul Schreiber was the opening Food and Beverage Manager, previously he was at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. In 1964 Berne Hal-Mann and Group played for seven months in the La Pergola - they were the house band at the Garden Bar at the Hilton Hawaiian Village for many years.
From 1964 to 1967 Gabor Olah De Garab (1924-2014) was the general manager. He also managed the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC for 18 years from 1967 to 1985. Gabor Olah de Garab was born in Paszto, Hungary on August 8, 1924. After studying hotel management at the world-renowned Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne, Switzerland, he held managerial positions at the Gallia Excelsior in Milan, the Hotel Splendido in Portofino and the Cavalieri Rome Hilton. In 1967, at the request of Giuseppe Cecchi, one of Washington, DC's foremost real estate developers and then project manager for the Watergate complex development, Olah assumed leadership of the Watergate Hotel that year and served as its General Manager for 18 years.
When Hilton took over the Kaiser Hawaiian Village in 1961 it appointed Olaf S. Bonde as Executive Assistan Manager. German born Bonde came to the U.S. in 1952 and worked for the Statler hotel chain until it was purchased by Hilton. He arrived in Hawaii from the Berlin Hilton which he helped to open. Bonde has a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1948. Bonde went on to be the general manager Tokyo Hilton, 1963-1965, and the Cavalieri Hilton-Rome from 1965-1972. He was appointed Area director, vice president Hilton International (central Europe, eastern Mediterranean), officed in Rome from 1973-1988. Currently semi-retired running Bonde Consulting.
Serge Ethuin was the Cavalieri general manager from 2008 thru 2014. Serge graduated in 1982 from the Ecole Hôtelière in Strasbourg, and began his career in 1983 working for the Hilton Group as a receptionist at Hilton Paris, Strasbourg Hilton and the Orly Hilton. In 1997, he was appointed general manager of the Hilton Madagascar and followed by Hilton Rome Airport and Hilton Arc de Triomphe. In 2008 he moved to head the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, which became the first European hotel to integrate the prestigious Waldorf-Astoria Collection. Serge Ethuin inspired a new dynamic through the three Michelin Star restaurant La Pergola, the Grand Spa Club, the hotel's unique Art collection. In 2011, he was awarded “Best General Manager” by Waldorf Astoria Worldwide. After 30 years within the Hilton Group, Serge Ethuin moved on to managed the Royal Monceau Raffles Paris and most recently as General Manager of the Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo.
In 2014 Alessandro Maurizio Cabella was appointed general manager of the Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. He previously served as general manager at Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa in Portugal and Hotel Mirabeau - Société des Bains de Mer Monte Carlo in Monaco.
It seems the best chef in Rome is German. Heinz Beck has presided over Pergola, the panoramic restaurant at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, since 1994. The dining room tables are arrayed around the picture windows overlooking the city. Rare tapestries, paintings, sculptures, and blown glass give the restaurant an atmosphere of excellence. Rated 3 stars in the Michelin guide, La Pergola is routinely voted the best in Rome. The wine cellar is vast: an array of rooms containing 65,000 bottles of wine, with 3,500 different labels offered on the list. The 7 course tasting menu here was €210, with a full a la carte choice as an alternative. Heinz Beck now has restaurants in Portugal, Dubai, London (Apsleys) and Tokyo.
Compiled by Dick Johnson, May 2017
Cadets tackle U.S. Army Africa assignment
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
VICENZA, Italy - As U.S. Army Africa coordinates partnership events with land forces of countries within Africa, they've also partnered with a team of West Point cadets who researched ways to streamline the command's planning process.
Three cadets recently spent three weeks at Caserma Ederle, headquarters of U.S. Army Africa - the Army's newest service component command for U.S. Africa Command.
Cadets often tackle summer projects, either with military commands or civilian organizations. West Point faculty organizes Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) opportunities for cadets to study and gain experience in the States and overseas.
U.S. Army Africa asked the trio to take a closer look at the use of the Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (TSCMIS) - a database that tracks command events across Africa, mission costs and event goals.
"At first, we were not sure exactly what the problem was - a perfect situation for systems engineers, who learn to identify problems and offer better solutions," said Cadet Ryan Moschitto, 21, of Atwater, Calif., a systems engineering major who starts his senior year this September.
They began by interviewing people involved with the planning process. From that, they identified inefficiencies, redundancies, and inadequate procedures for the use of TSCMIS as a planning tool. The cadets then briefed their findings to the command staff and suggested ways to resolve issues.
"At West Point, they always say you are going to make a difference, but sometimes as a cadet you don't feel that," Moschitto said. "We're trying to make a difference and contribute to the Army.and we're still cadets. That's kind of cool."
Having a fresh perspective allowed the cadets to focus on the system and develop ways for the command to improve, said Lt. Col Stephanie Tutton, who worked with the AIAD cadets during their stay.
"Their assessment will lead to a methodology our command may use for the next five years or more," Tutton said. "Their work will become a part of our history."
The assignment's real-world applications were part of the appeal of coming to Italy, offering something to the military and for their academic major, said Cadet Brian Asman, 21, of Livingston, NJ, a senior who hopes to become an Army aviator.
The program is similar to any summer internship undertaken by college students, Asman said. It offers job experience and a chance to apply ideas from the classroom.
"At school you learn from books and from lectures," Asman said. "Coming here and putting those ideas into practice is what makes this experience worth it."
They may have more work to do for the command, should the system improvements become part of their senior project, Asman said.
The visit also offered a look inside a U.S. Army command, said Cadet Andrew Rodriguez, 20, of Alexandria, Va.
"We saw people behind the scenes, the planning and how resources are used," Rodriguez said. "To have a better understanding of this is huge for us."
During Rodriguez's time in Vicenza, the West Point football linebacker, was also profiled by CBS Sports. Just entering his junior year, Rodriguez has not decided on whether he would like to join the infantry or aviation. But his time at U.S. Army Africa opened his eyes to the many roles officers hold in Army commands, he said.
"One thing I take away is how U.S. Army Africa officers work together in the command," Rodriguez said. "It gave me an idea of how I'll do things when I'm in their shoes."
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Secretary of State John Kerry And Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota - After Their Meeting
FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) I was mentioning that he has a good knowledge of Portuguese in function of Mrs. Teresa Kerry. She’s also Portuguese.
But I would like to say that we had a meeting, a working meeting, this morning in this, which is the first visit of Secretary of State John Kerry to Brazil, to South America actually. He had a stopover at Bogota, which we consider to be very positive. It is our second meeting. I have kept a meeting with the Secretary of State in D.C. the past 20th of May. And moreover, the – aside from the meeting we had, we will receive him now for lunch in a short while, in which we will have also representatives from the legislative, the presidents of the foreign relation committees, as Senator Kerry has been, himself part of, also journalists, representatives from the civil society, and as all of you know, Secretary of State will be received by President Rousseff later this afternoon at the Planalto Palace.
Secretary of State John Kerry requires no presentation. He’s a known character to Brazil, a former candidate to the U.S. presidency, a senator of – from 1985-2013, president of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate between 2009-2013. And when he came to be the Secretary of State in the second term of President Obama, he is bringing with himself a commitment but several causes, which are extremely valued throughout Brazil: a commitment to sustainable development, all the agenda related to climate change, also a decisive support to the retaking of peace efforts in the Middle East, and we would like to congratulate the Secretary of State for his own efforts, which shall take us to a process within nine months’ time to be producing results.
In the last meeting this morning, we examined items in the bilateral agenda, which present, as all of you know, a robust trade and investment agenda. The U.S. are still the country with the largest stocks of investment in Brazil, the second largest partner of Brazil now with a growing deficit on the Brazilian side. We’ve also talked about that for over 30 bilateral mechanisms involving areas which go from energy to racial equality, gender equality, contact with the private sector, the universities, the civil society. Today, the United States is the largest destination of Brazilians within the Science Without Borders program. It’s 5,800 students. That is increasing every day.
Anyways, the potential of the relationship is even greater, especially now in a moment in many observers are referring to the relationship between Brazil and the U.S. as a relationship which is growing more and more. It’s getting more mature. But this maturity includes encompassing more relevant themes, especially in a moment we are about to redefine our contacts with a strategic partnership. President Obama in his letter to invite President Rousseff to visit, which will take place in October this year, referring to a strategic partnership with Brazil, President Rousseff responded with the same terminology.
At the same time, I should not forget to mention that we’re now facing a new type of challenge in our bilateral relationship. It is a challenge which has to do with wiretapping, telephone calls. And in case these challenges are not solved in a satisfactory way, we run the risk of casting a shadow of distrust on our work. We have established technical communication means, political channels are open as well. We have clarified everything that was requested. But these are not an end in themselves, so this doesn’t meet – accept the status quo. We need to discontinue practices which are an attempt to sovereignty in the relationship between the states and which can violate the individual freedoms that both of our countries are very much fond of.
Let me make it very clear that there is a broad space for us to advance. We have recently received the Secretary of Agriculture. We will receive the Secretary of Energy in a few days’ time. The mechanism with economic and commercial cooperation TECA is going to be meeting in September at the level of vice ministers. In September as well, we will have the third conference for innovation, Brazil and U.S, the working group for the scientific and technological committee. On the same theme and at the same time, we should not minimize the relevance acquired so far regarding espionage.
Within a few moments, we’ll keep on talking to Secretary Kerry in an environment which I believe is a symbol to our commitment with democracy, freedom, a good government, freedom of the press, opening with the civil society. And so this will be an occasion for us to hear a bit more of the last developments in this retaking of the peacemaking process between Israelis and Palestinians. Also, we had an opportunity to talk about Syria and other situations on my part.
As well, I shall be ready with a dispositioned and even interested of making an updated snapshot of a region, which as I have mentioned to Secretary Kerry today, I think we’re distinguished for being a space of democracy, economic growth, social justice with enough conditions which are unprecedented worldwide.
Thank you very much. Mr. Kerry.
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, bom dia. I’m happy to be here with everybody. Thank you very much. Thank you, Foreign Minister Patriota for hosting me here today. I’m very happy to be back in Brazil. I have great memories of my first trip here in 1992 to the Earth Summit in Rio, and I’m happy to be back here now and very grateful for the opportunity to continue the good dialogue that Antonio and I have had since the day we first talked on the telephone when I was appointed to this job.
Even when I came to Brazil back in 1992 for the Earth Summit, I could sense this incredible energy in Brazil, and I could feel firsthand the amazing commitment of Brazil to try to grab the future and particularly back then to address the issue, which was then even urgent, of climate change. I’m pleased to see that over the years Brazil’s commitment to environmental stewardship has continued right up until this day, and there have been very important efforts on the reduction of deforestation problems, alternative renewable energy problems, biofuels, other kinds of initiatives, but also very important, last year’s hosting of Rio+20.
And for those of us who have been involved in the challenge of climate change for all of that time, I think it was a bittersweet moment to measure 20 years, when the hopes of 20 years before we had to acknowledge had not yet been realized. So the challenge is ahead of us, for all of us, and I know that the United States has a great commitment under President Obama to take our own initiatives, not even to wait for congressional action, but to move administratively in order to do our part. I know we can continue to work with Brazil on this issue of climate, and we look forward to doing so.
Our mission is very, very clear. We need to inspire meaningful reform and action within the Major Economies Forum. We need to lead the effort to phase down hydrofluorocarbons in the Montreal Protocol. And together, Brazil and the United States need to join with other countries in an effort to negotiate a climate agreement in 2015 that is ambitious and flexible and that works for all of us.
Now, obviously we have also had some moments of disagreement, and I’m sure I’ll have an occasion in the questions to be able to address some of that with you. But the United States and Brazil – I want to emphasize, rather than focus on an area of disagreement – the United States and Brazil share a remarkable and dynamic partnership. Every single day we work together to advance economic opportunity, human rights, environment protection, regional peace and security, democracy, as well as major global challenges in the Middle East and elsewhere – Syria for instance and the question of the humanitarian challenge in Syria.
The United States respects and appreciates that Brazil is one of the world’s largest free market democracies, and our partnership is only made stronger as all of the world continues to grow. The United States recognizes and welcomes and greatly appreciates the vital leadership role, the increasing leadership role, that Brazil plays on the international stage – excuse me – and that ranges from its participation in global peace initiatives to its stability operations and promotion of human rights and its efforts to try to help either promote the peace or keep the peace in certain parts of the world.
Through the Global Peace Operations Initiative, we are working with Brazil and the United Nations to build the capacity of countries to be able to contribute themselves to peacekeeping operations. Brazil has provided more than 1,400 uniformed personnel to the stabilization mission in Haiti. We’re very grateful for that. And we’re also exploring opportunities for closer collaboration on peacekeeping in Africa.
It’s fair to say that protecting universal rights is at the very heart of the shared values between Brazil and the United States. And together, we remain committed to advancing those rights and to advancing the cause of equality for all people.
The United States also supports a very vibrant and active Organization of American States, and the OAS Charter reminds us of our responsibilities to offer our citizens liberty and to create the conditions in which all people can reach their aspirations, can live their aspirations. We believe that it is important that Brazil engage fully with the OAS and use its strong voice for a hemispheric vision of democracy and fundamental freedoms.
Now, our relationship is not only rooted in shared values, it is literally strengthened every single day by our citizens. Each year thousands of people travel between the United States and Brazil, forging new ties between our countries. Student exchanges under President Rousseff’s Scientific Mobility Program, which I had the privilege of visiting this morning and sensing firsthand the amazing energy and excitement and commitment of these young people, that’s something we share in common. And together with President Rousseff’s program and President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative, we are encouraging together approaches to address the shared concerns of our young people to include social inclusion and to work towards things like environmental sustainability.
Our exchange programs also ensure that today’s generation is going to be ready to respond to the enormous challenges of tomorrow and of the future. The vibrant and the growing connection between the United States and Brazil, between our governments and our citizens, is absolutely one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century. I said to Antonio, and I believe this and I know President Obama believes this and he communicated this when he came here recently, the future belongs to young people. Our job is to lay the groundwork for them, is to provide the opportunity for them to make the most of education and of the technologies and jobs that will define the future.
So I look forward, as President Obama does, not only to growing this partnership but to finding ways to work on our common values, our common interests, and our common hopes for our peoples. And we very much look forward to welcoming President Rousseff to Washington, D.C., for her meeting and a state visit with President Obama and our country in October. And with that, I’d be happy to answer any questions.
MODERATOR: (Inaudible.)
QUESTION: (Via interpreter) Secretary Kerry, we wanted – if you could, we wanted you to speak briefly about this issue of espionage and if by any chance Brazil – the United States will stop spying on the rest, and what guarantees the U.S. Government can give if the answer is no that you’re not going to stop spying, please what will you do? Do you think you can have deteriorated or hampered this relationship with Brazil?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, obviously, first of all, I did not think it would be a surprise if I got a question on that subject, so I wanted to have a chance to be able to share some thoughts with you, and now I’m happy to address that and other things.
But very, very important, I ask the people of Brazil – and I will answer the question very directly. But I ask the people of Brazil to stay focused on the important realities of our relationship, the bilateral relations between our countries which continue to grow stronger and stronger. We share democratic values and we share a commitment to diversity and we share a determination to improve opportunities for our people. And the U.S.-Brazil relationship has the opportunity to provide extraordinary positive global impact if we continue to work together on these kinds of issues, on the environment and science and technology and sustainable energy, nonproliferation, on access to education, on disaster management, and our strong trade ties, our strong investment ties, our energy cooperation, our sustainable development cooperation. All of these things need to remain in the forefront of people’s minds as you consider this question of the national security revelations that have upset some people and created questions in others.
Let me be crystal clear: I can’t discuss with you operational issues, but I can tell you very definitively the Congress of the United States passed on a law after 9/11 when we were attacked by al-Qaida, and we began a process of trying to understand before they attacked us what these kinds of plots might be. The executive department of our government, after a law was passed by Congress which met our legal standards and passed the muster of law, then implemented the program with the supervision of our judiciary. So all three branches of the American Government have been involved in reviewing this particular program.
Now, we have engaged with the Brazilian Government very, very directly, and I want to express my appreciation to the Foreign Minister and to Brazilian officials who have visited with us in Washington, and we are here now and we will continue to have this dialogue. And we will have this dialogue with a view to making certain that your government is in complete understanding and complete agreement with what it is that we think we must do to provide security not just for Americans but for Brazilians and for people in the world.
Over the last years, regrettably, a number of countries – a number of groups – not countries – a number of groups in the world have individually targeted not just American interests but free interests in the world. There have been bombings in many places in the world. Innocent people have lost their lives. And what the United States has been trying to do is prevent these things from happening beforehand by knowing what others might be plotting.
So I would respectfully say to everybody that the United States, as the President said last Friday, the United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations in order to protect their citizens, in order to protect our citizens. And our activities are firmly based on law and they are subject to oversight by all of the branches of our government. We are convinced that our intelligence collection has positively helped us to protect our nation from a variety of threats, not only protect our nation but protect other people in the world, including Brazilians.
And so we have engaged now with the Brazilian Government, we will stay very closely engaged with the Brazilian Government, and I can promise you that President Obama is determined that the United States will live up to the highest standards both of cooperation, of transparency, and accountability, in keeping with our ability to be able to protect ourselves and to protect others in the world.
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, Mr. Foreign Secretary, you have said that all the South American ministers are united in condemning the alleged spying, and Brazil was asked for a formal explanation from the United States on this. What explanation have you received today? And also, you mentioned that if this situation is not resolved in a satisfactory manner that it risks perhaps more distrust in the relationship. So what are you looking for the United States to do?
FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) Well, in a summarized way I believe that you do know of the fact that ever since the first moment when these news came to be, we did get in touch with the U.S. Government by means of Ambassador Thomas Shannon here in Brasilia, and also the Embassy in D.C., and we opened dialogue channels, communication channels, both technical and political, And at the same time, there have been individual protests in Brazil and other countries in the region, as you all said, and on July 12th, a meeting by MERCOSUR adopted a decision which did instruct the countries – Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, who had subscribed – to start with the UN Secretary General taking this to the Security Council at the UN.
These demonstrations took place. They do reflect a considerable concern, and I think it’s legitimate, by the region and the international community in general, what practices which may be an attempt to the sovereignty of the very countries and to the rights of individuals. There have been demonstrations regarding the violation of human rights, especially from the High Commissioner of the UN for Human Rights, Navi Pillay.
And as a matter of fact, this clarification process, as I have mentioned, it’s not an end in itself. What we do consider is that the United States will never find a better partner in the fight against international terrorism and several other threats to homeland security as they are taking forth in a transparent way. International partnerships, when they’re done fully transparently, they do strengthen the trust. And when there is a lack of knowledge or lack of information on the country they may weaken this trust, so what we want to avoid from happening.
SECRETARY KERRY: Can I just add, if I may, to that? We’re not surprised and we’re not upset that Brazil would ask questions. Absolutely understandable. And Brazil is owed answers with respect to those questions, and they will get them. And we will work together very positively to make certain that this question, these issues, do not get in the way of all the other things that we talked about. And we will guarantee that Brazil and other countries will understand exactly what we’re doing, why and how, and we will work together to make sure that whatever is done in a way that respects our friends and our partners, and that is what we’re going to achieve.
QUESTION: (Via interpreter) Flavia (inaudible) Sao Paulo. Let me change the subject here a little. I would like to know if the topic regarding the issue on some visas in – to Brazilians, did you two talk about it? And is there a deadline for the waiver of the visa, or exception from a visa? And if the visit – President Rousseff to D.C. in October can be decided on her trip coming October?
FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) Well, briefly I mentioned that there are several initiatives and also meetings that are programmed for the next few months, which are included within those prospective preparation of the state visit to the U.S.
In one of the works that we’re going to be developing will be exactly this issue of exempting the visas to Brazilians. As you all know, there is a proposal which is known as the Global Entry – in English – which is being discussed between the two sides, and I understand that the last counterproposal of Brazil of a language to accommodate a few of the issues we have over here is under exam right now. And a declaration can be agreed upon in September, coming September, in which we’ll then have a text during her visit. So we do consider that. In this term, progress has been encouraging, satisfactory, and we will have some results soon to come.
Now related to the elimination or the exemption of the visa itself is a more complex issue, which we’ll need more time for discussion.
SECRETARY KERRY: Let me just say that we are – is that on? Yes. We’re committed to as vast a visa application processing process as possible. And we’re very proud that we have streamlined our operations over the course of the last year. We very much want to see more Brazilians coming to the United States for business, for tourism, for study, visiting friends, relatives, and so forth. So it’s very much in our interest to facilitate this.
Last year, we processed about one million visa requests all across Brazil, and we have managed to make the appointment times – the wait for those visas is down to either five days or under – less than five days. We have spent millions of dollars to upgrade our facilities in order to try to make this happen more effectively, and we’re going to be opening new consulates in Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre. So we’re moving as much as we can to facilitate this.
And finally, we want to continue to consult very closely with Brazil in order to make sure we have legal statutory requirements that have to be met to allow for a reciprocal free visa travel under the visitors program. And we hope to get there. I’m confident we can, but we just need to continue to work together. But I promise you, we welcome as many people to come and visit and be able to move freely back and forth as is possible, and I’m confident we’ll get to the day when we have an open visa program.
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, we understand that earlier today you spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu, including presumably about the settlements, which by some counts have reached 3,100 new or advancing units appeared in recent days. What can you tell us about that conversation and your message to the Prime Minister? Have you had a similar conversation with President Abbas? Are the Palestinians still on board for the peace talks? And finally, what would you say to those who say that the Israelis are doing this – they’re playing along with their initiative – but that they’re really too divided to make the hard decisions for peace? Thank you.
SECRETARY KERRY: No. Well, I – thank you. It’s a very appropriate question. It’s timely, obviously. Yes, I did speak with Prime Minister Netanyahu this morning, and I, first of all, conveyed to him my hopes for his speedy recovery. As you know, he’s just had surgery, and he’s dealing with these issues in the middle of that, and I can tell you that’s obviously not easy.
We had a very frank and open, direct discussion about the question of settlements. Let me make it clear: The policy of the United States of America with respect to all settlements is that they are illegitimate, and we oppose settlements taking place at any time, not just the time of the peace process.
But – here’s the but – that said, Prime Minister Netanyahu was completely upfront with me and with President Abbas that he would be announcing some additional building that would take place in places that will not affect the peace map, that will not have any impact on the capacity to have a peace agreement. That means that it is building within the so-called blocs in areas that many people make a presumption – obviously not some Palestinians or others – will be part of Israel in the future. He has specifically agreed not to disturb what might be the potential for peace going forward.
Now, we still believe it would be better not to be doing it, but there are realities within life in Israel that also have to be taken into account here going forward. President Abbas understood that coming into these talks. That’s why these talks are pressed into this time period of nine months. That’s why we all understand there is urgency, as I said yesterday, to getting to the discussion of borders and security. If you resolve the borders of Israel – and you can only do that also resolving the security issues for Israel – you have resolved any questions about settlements, because then you know what is in Israel and what is not. And so the sooner we get to that discussion the better.
I will be talking to President Abbas today. We have a call scheduled for later. And he is committed to continue to come to this negotiation, because he believes the negotiation is what will ultimately resolve this issue, not a temporary decision or restraint. So we will continue to work this very, very closely with Israelis and we will continue to work it very closely with Palestinians. And our hope is that we get to the real issues on which we ought to be focusing, which are the final status settlement – the final status issues. And I’m very hopeful we will get there very, very soon.
FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) Just briefly, at the same time that we support the efforts of Secretary Kerry and we are bringing up to the table the Israeli and Palestinian negotiation, we do – we do – we are against the Palestinian settlements, which are done against the UN Security Council resolutions, and they do represent a violation of the international law. We do consider that this kind of fact will not contribute for creating a propitious environment for the understandings of the whole international community, and Brazil specifically would love to see coming at the end of this nine month period time upon which negotiators will be working.
Let me also mention that I have encouraged Secretary Kerry to give more relief to the participation of the civil society in Israel and the Palestine along this peacemaking process. I was well impressed when I visited the region last year in October and when I saw that in the – among the civil society on both ends there are voices that are quite committed to peace and they do convey messages which are a bit different from the ones we’re used to seeing. These messages are in repudiation of violence and consumed facts and the establishment of settlements, which are not favorable for the understanding for peace.
SECRETARY KERRY: That’s it. Okay.
FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) Thank you.
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August 13, 2013
Itamaraty Palace
Brasilia, Brazil
Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Committee for Polish-Russian Cooperation Strategy.
Pod przewodnictwem ministrów spraw zagranicznych obu państw Radosława Sikorskiego i Siergieja Ławrowa obradował w czwartek w Warszawie Komitet Strategii Współpracy Polski i Rosji.
The aircrafts were coordinating their attacks with the flagship HNLMS De Ruyter which was directing the pilots towards the proper targets...
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and State Secretary Dr Markus Ederer co-chair Germany-SA Bi-National Commission (Photos DIRCO)
A staff at the Wagah Cargo Inspection Terminal checks a Pakistani truck arriving from India.
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U.S. Army Africa opened a weeklong Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference Aug. 23 in Vicenza, Italy.
Representatives from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Army Africa, and an array of Army commands and programs gathered for presentations by and discussions with embassy and country team personnel to coordinate Theater Security Cooperation activities over the next three years. Approximately 120 people in all are participating, said Lt. Col. Ronald Miller, acting director of Army Africa’s Security Cooperation Directorate.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, addressed the opening session with a video message to attendees. “Thank you all for traveling long distances to be with us in Vicenza, Italy,” said Hogg, who went on to articulate four basic goals for the conference.
“It gives us the opportunity for you all to educate each and every one of us on what you do, what your mission and what your country team agendas and goals are, and what the ambassador’s goals are, for each respective country.”
In a reciprocal manner, the conference allows a range of American personnel working throughout Africa to understand the role of U.S. Army Africa as an Army Service Component Command.
“You need to understand what our capabilities are and what our mission sets are,” Hogg said.
He urged conference attendees to see those two elements in perspective. “To understand the institutional Army, how we interact with our higher headquarters, the Big Army: what resources we are able to bring into play, and develop those fundamental relationships that are vital for each of us to accomplish our mission,” Hogg said.
The final conference goal is to lock in the fiscal year 2011 TSC plan in preparation for the annual AFRICOM-level TSC conference to be held in November.
The first two days of the conference were dedicated to a presentation of Army Africa TSC planning and country team briefs that focused on the possibilities, issues, agendas and goals of U.S. engagement with specific countries.
“We are so organized because of what’s going on inside . . . the sausage-making.”
“Mad-minute presentations,” in which attendees had 60 seconds or so to present their organizations and missions to the conference, were both effective and popular, allowing participants to identify each other for follow-up conversations throughout the event, said Mark Devlin, SCD deputy director.
These quick presentations worked like speed dating, Devlin said.
Regional breakout sessions, to consider the five main geographical regions of Africa, were scheduled for the third and fourth days. Maj. Gen. Hogg was expected to join attendees on the fourth day and be outbriefed by Army Africa SCD officials on Friday, Miller said.
“Each country rep was able to give about a 10-minute blurb about what is going on in their countries. It’s great for idea sharing,” Devlin said.
“I was at last year’s conference, and it’s really productive,” said Sara Young, AFRICOM military-to-military program manager for East Africa. “It lays a good groundwork for what we do in November.”
“It’s good for all our people on the embassy country teams,” said Andy Tarr, Army Africa’s G-5 chief of the policy and strategy division. “They’re usually one or two guys, so they get to meet these people, get an idea what tools they bring to bear. It’s good that they can link up.
“We have representatives from AFRICOM, and components of AFRICOM. Another big constituency we’ve got here is Department of the Army. We have people from Training and Doctrine Command, from the Corps of Engineers, from Medical Command. All these guys represent organizations that have security cooperation programs of their own, or they have capabilities that are valuable for cooperation in Africa. They want to make sure what they’re doing is in support of Army Africa and AFRICOM strategies and objectives,” he said.
“We’re doing a mind meld,” Devlin said. “We’ve got the same skills sets. We now made the face-to-face contacts. Now, all of a sudden, they’re colleagues, not a name on an email. And it all works.”
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
Keith Bradsher, Senior Writer, Economics and Business, Asia, New York Times, USA, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion of Canada, Tak Niinami, Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings, Japan and Sushant Palakurthi Rao, Head of Global Partnerships, Agility, Germanyspeaking during the during the Session: "Cooperation in the Pacific Rim" at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People's Republic of China, July 2, 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
2013 World Water Week.
Wednesday, September 4.
Water and Peace Diplomacy - from Conflicts to Cooperation, B9/B10.
Photo: Thomas Henrikson.
U.S. Army Africa opened a weeklong Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference Aug. 23 in Vicenza, Italy.
Representatives from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Army Africa, and an array of Army commands and programs gathered for presentations by and discussions with embassy and country team personnel to coordinate Theater Security Cooperation activities over the next three years. Approximately 120 people in all are participating, said Lt. Col. Ronald Miller, acting director of Army Africa’s Security Cooperation Directorate.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, addressed the opening session with a video message to attendees. “Thank you all for traveling long distances to be with us in Vicenza, Italy,” said Hogg, who went on to articulate four basic goals for the conference.
“It gives us the opportunity for you all to educate each and every one of us on what you do, what your mission and what your country team agendas and goals are, and what the ambassador’s goals are, for each respective country.”
In a reciprocal manner, the conference allows a range of American personnel working throughout Africa to understand the role of U.S. Army Africa as an Army Service Component Command.
“You need to understand what our capabilities are and what our mission sets are,” Hogg said.
He urged conference attendees to see those two elements in perspective. “To understand the institutional Army, how we interact with our higher headquarters, the Big Army: what resources we are able to bring into play, and develop those fundamental relationships that are vital for each of us to accomplish our mission,” Hogg said.
The final conference goal is to lock in the fiscal year 2011 TSC plan in preparation for the annual AFRICOM-level TSC conference to be held in November.
The first two days of the conference were dedicated to a presentation of Army Africa TSC planning and country team briefs that focused on the possibilities, issues, agendas and goals of U.S. engagement with specific countries.
“We are so organized because of what’s going on inside . . . the sausage-making.”
“Mad-minute presentations,” in which attendees had 60 seconds or so to present their organizations and missions to the conference, were both effective and popular, allowing participants to identify each other for follow-up conversations throughout the event, said Mark Devlin, SCD deputy director.
These quick presentations worked like speed dating, Devlin said.
Regional breakout sessions, to consider the five main geographical regions of Africa, were scheduled for the third and fourth days. Maj. Gen. Hogg was expected to join attendees on the fourth day and be outbriefed by Army Africa SCD officials on Friday, Miller said.
“Each country rep was able to give about a 10-minute blurb about what is going on in their countries. It’s great for idea sharing,” Devlin said.
“I was at last year’s conference, and it’s really productive,” said Sara Young, AFRICOM military-to-military program manager for East Africa. “It lays a good groundwork for what we do in November.”
“It’s good for all our people on the embassy country teams,” said Andy Tarr, Army Africa’s G-5 chief of the policy and strategy division. “They’re usually one or two guys, so they get to meet these people, get an idea what tools they bring to bear. It’s good that they can link up.
“We have representatives from AFRICOM, and components of AFRICOM. Another big constituency we’ve got here is Department of the Army. We have people from Training and Doctrine Command, from the Corps of Engineers, from Medical Command. All these guys represent organizations that have security cooperation programs of their own, or they have capabilities that are valuable for cooperation in Africa. They want to make sure what they’re doing is in support of Army Africa and AFRICOM strategies and objectives,” he said.
“We’re doing a mind meld,” Devlin said. “We’ve got the same skills sets. We now made the face-to-face contacts. Now, all of a sudden, they’re colleagues, not a name on an email. And it all works.”
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation hosts annual Diplomatic Funfair, which took place on 8 December 2018 in Pretoria. (Photos: DIRCO)
To strengthen their on-going cooperation on women’s issues, Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women signed a letter of agreement on 24 July in Geneva.
“This agreement is historic,” said Pillay. “I hope that it will lead to further recognition that women’s rights are human rights. There is increased awareness that gender equality cannot be dissociated from human rights.
“Let’s join forces and our complementary mandates towards the common objective of human rights for all women and men,” she added. “ It is on the ground that we can make a visible difference through our renewed collaboration.”
The letter of agreement outlines roles and responsibilities and working procedures, taking into account new developments and challenges to women’s human rights and gender equality. Areas of cooperation focus on global advocacy and communication, inter-agency mechanisms and initiatives, support to human rights mechanisms and intergovernmental bodies addressing discrimination against women and gender equality.
“Our missions are mutually reinforcing,” said Puri. “We need to make sure that women’s human rights issues are clear priorities and mainstreamed in UN work on gender equality, while ensuring at the same time that gender equality is at the forefront of all human rights work.
“I hope that this agreement opens a new stage in our collaboration, including working together to ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the post-2015 development framework,” she said.
In recent years, the cooperation between the UN Human Rights Office and UN Women has strengthened. The two entities have been closely collaborating in law-making in the field of women’s human rights as well as in monitoring States’ commitments on gender equality on the ground. They have joined forces to promote access to justice for women and investigate on femicide through joint programming at country level.
Photo courtesy of OHCHR
President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping is welcomed by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on arrival at the Waterkloof AFB ahead of the State Visit. (Photo: Dirco)
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers at the SADC meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique. (Photo: Dirco)
Ricardo Conde, President of the Portuguese Space Agency and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher signed a cooperation agreement between for the development of a space hub on the Santa Maria island of the Azores, including the construction of facilities for a Space Rider landing site on 27 November 2025. The formalisation of this agreement was witnessed by the Portuguese Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, and the Portuguese Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, Helena Canhão, and the Italian Minister for Enterprises, Adolfo Urso,
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher commented: "Today’s signature strengthens Portugal’s role as a strategic Atlantic gateway for innovation and growth and highlights their commitment to the space sector. This agreement is key to the next chapter of Space Rider, Europe’s first fully reusable space vehicle building on the success of the IXV mission, an experimental space shuttle developed in Italy. Space Rider will enable Europe to return payloads from LEO competitively, with first launch planned for 2028. Santa Maria will be essential to this capability. Beyond Space Rider, this partnership lays the foundations for a multipurpose space hub serving Portuguese, European, and global actors, driving innovation and economic development in the Azores."
Credits: ESA
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Aug. 5, 2015) - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 and Indonesian Kopaska naval special forces members practice patrol formations during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2015. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Scott/Released) 150805-N-FN215-206
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr Sergey Donskoy co-chair the 14th Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) between South Africa and the Russian Federation, on 18 November 2016 in Pretoria. (Photos DIRCO)
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with Leanne Manas from SABC Morning Live during a live interview on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Photo: DIRCO)
Teamwork or Cooperation: These are my lab partners for Microbiology. Noah and Tracey. In this photo they are performing IMViC. Tracey on Methyl-Red and Noah on Voges-Proskauer. Quite frankly our system is both teamwork and cooperation.
U.S. Army Africa opened a weeklong Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference Aug. 23 in Vicenza, Italy.
Representatives from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Army Africa, and an array of Army commands and programs gathered for presentations by and discussions with embassy and country team personnel to coordinate Theater Security Cooperation activities over the next three years. Approximately 120 people in all are participating, said Lt. Col. Ronald Miller, acting director of Army Africa’s Security Cooperation Directorate.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, addressed the opening session with a video message to attendees. “Thank you all for traveling long distances to be with us in Vicenza, Italy,” said Hogg, who went on to articulate four basic goals for the conference.
“It gives us the opportunity for you all to educate each and every one of us on what you do, what your mission and what your country team agendas and goals are, and what the ambassador’s goals are, for each respective country.”
In a reciprocal manner, the conference allows a range of American personnel working throughout Africa to understand the role of U.S. Army Africa as an Army Service Component Command.
“You need to understand what our capabilities are and what our mission sets are,” Hogg said.
He urged conference attendees to see those two elements in perspective. “To understand the institutional Army, how we interact with our higher headquarters, the Big Army: what resources we are able to bring into play, and develop those fundamental relationships that are vital for each of us to accomplish our mission,” Hogg said.
The final conference goal is to lock in the fiscal year 2011 TSC plan in preparation for the annual AFRICOM-level TSC conference to be held in November.
The first two days of the conference were dedicated to a presentation of Army Africa TSC planning and country team briefs that focused on the possibilities, issues, agendas and goals of U.S. engagement with specific countries.
“We are so organized because of what’s going on inside . . . the sausage-making.”
“Mad-minute presentations,” in which attendees had 60 seconds or so to present their organizations and missions to the conference, were both effective and popular, allowing participants to identify each other for follow-up conversations throughout the event, said Mark Devlin, SCD deputy director.
These quick presentations worked like speed dating, Devlin said.
Regional breakout sessions, to consider the five main geographical regions of Africa, were scheduled for the third and fourth days. Maj. Gen. Hogg was expected to join attendees on the fourth day and be outbriefed by Army Africa SCD officials on Friday, Miller said.
“Each country rep was able to give about a 10-minute blurb about what is going on in their countries. It’s great for idea sharing,” Devlin said.
“I was at last year’s conference, and it’s really productive,” said Sara Young, AFRICOM military-to-military program manager for East Africa. “It lays a good groundwork for what we do in November.”
“It’s good for all our people on the embassy country teams,” said Andy Tarr, Army Africa’s G-5 chief of the policy and strategy division. “They’re usually one or two guys, so they get to meet these people, get an idea what tools they bring to bear. It’s good that they can link up.
“We have representatives from AFRICOM, and components of AFRICOM. Another big constituency we’ve got here is Department of the Army. We have people from Training and Doctrine Command, from the Corps of Engineers, from Medical Command. All these guys represent organizations that have security cooperation programs of their own, or they have capabilities that are valuable for cooperation in Africa. They want to make sure what they’re doing is in support of Army Africa and AFRICOM strategies and objectives,” he said.
“We’re doing a mind meld,” Devlin said. “We’ve got the same skills sets. We now made the face-to-face contacts. Now, all of a sudden, they’re colleagues, not a name on an email. And it all works.”
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
Barcelona, 19 May 2022. The Union for the Mediterranean organised a Regional Dialogue Meeting in the framework of the 3rd UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022), held in Barcelona from 18 to 20 may. The meeting was an opportunity for qualified exchanges between representatives from Ministries of Higher Education of the UfM Member States, the European Commission, and key regional partner organizations and relevant academic stakeholders. UNESCO and the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi), the local organizers of the World Conference, were also present.
I was trying to take a photo that showed Ricochet's eyes in all their glory. Unfortunately she's as good at modeling as Anubis is at typing...
To reduce adversarial attitudes between Arabs and Jewish youth living in Israel, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has supported a Negotiation Project for the past 3 years in cooperation with the Amal Educational Network and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School with the aim encouraging good communication and team work and to learn how to understand each other’s interest, think openly and creatively, build trust, and learn how to deal with conflicts as a shared problem-solving challenge. This year’s project which was funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative brought together 350 high school students from diverse cultures, communities, and religions to learn practical negotiation skills instructed by professional facilitators using Harvard’s interest-based / joint problem solving negotiation methodology. On October 1st students from 12 Arab and Jewish schools celebrated the culmination of the year-long program and participated in a full day of workshops led by well-known experts from the U.S., Israel and Jordan, who shared their personal and professional negotiation narratives. The students were divided into breakout discussion groups facilitated and moderated by the guests. Actress, singer songwriter and activist Mira Anwar Awad closed the day with several ballads in English, Arabic and Hebrew.
The goal of the Negotiation Program is to create a network of young adults, representing Israel’s varied geographic, cultural, religious and ethnic groups, who are able to negotiate constructively, to analyze the situation critically, examine and challenge their own and others’ assumptions, listen to other parties’ needs and interests, and cooperate in seeking and developing mutually beneficial, legitimate and sustainable solutions.
Next Stop, Mecum Auctions. Their catalog did not list estimates. They did not list sold prices online.
2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept
SOLD
Engine 6.4L
Trans 6-Speed
Color Tungsten Grey
Interior Blue/Black
HIGHLIGHTS
o Ford Special Project Codename: Daisy
o Built by Ford with full cooperation and participation of Carroll Shelby
o Driven and tested for more than 150 miles by Carroll Shelby at Irwindale Speedway in California
o Carroll Shelby said of Project Daisy, “There are so many things left in the world that I want to do … and building a new Cobra is number one.”
o Chris Theodore, former Ford VP of Product Development, oversaw the design and build of Daisy along with Carroll Shelby and J Mays, GVP Ford Design
Introduced at the 2004 Detroit North American International Auto Show, where it was awarded Best in Show by “Autoweek” magazine
o 1 of 1 fully functioning Project Daisy concept car intended for production
o Prototype engineered welded and bonded space frame, made up of billet aluminum plus castings and extruded aluminum sections sourced from the Ford GT
6.4L/605 HP DOHC 40-valve aluminum V-10 with dry sump lubrication—1 of 4 specialty V-10 engines produced by Ford
o Advanced Powertrain
o Power is transferred through a torque tube to the rear mounted Ricardo 6-speed
o Ford GT manual transaxle
o Currently owned by Chris Theodore, who purchased Daisy in November 2017
o Proceeds of Chris Theodore's purchase were used towards the restoration of the Fair Lane mansion, the home of Henry and Clara Ford
o Restored to running form by Technosports of Livonia, Michigan, assembler of the original Cobra Concept chassis
o Fitted with a new twin-plate clutch, flywheel, wiring harness, spark plugs, mufflers and all fluids
o New output shaft made to original specifications by Livernois Motorsports of Dearborn Heights, Michigan
o Hydraulically operated power hood
o Tungsten Grey Metallic exterior with Silver stripes
o Blue and Black interior with aluminum trim
o Daisy is barely longer than a Mazda Miata, yet thanks to the rear mounted traxsaxle, provides a spacious interior with more legroom than a Ford Crown Victoria
o 2005 Ford GT front and rear suspension, o Power assisted rack-and-pinion steering and Brembo cross-drilled and ventilated disc brakes with 4-piston monoblock calipers
o Includes both original BF Goodrich Racing Slicks (not for road) mounted on BBS Billet show car wheels, and the BBS 3-piece wheels and Goodyear tires fitted during Carroll Shelby's drive at the Irwindale Speedway
o Featured on one hour “Rides” television episode “Codename: Daisy”
o Driven by Jay Leno on “Jay Leno's Garage” Season 6, Episode 1 with Donald Osborn and Chris Theodore
o Hero car driven by Ice Cube in the movie “XXX: State of the Union”
o Appeared at the 2018 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
o Shown at the 2018 Concours d'Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan
o Subject of the award-winning book, “The Last Shelby Cobra” by Chris Theodore
Letter of Authenticity from Ford Motor Company included
o Build book presented to Ford CEO, Nick Scheele, included
o Ford Shelby Cobra Promotional Brochure included
o Extensive photographs taken during design and development with Carroll Shelby included
o Listed in the Shelby Registry
o Sold with Montana title
o Must be sold to an out of state resident or a licensed dealer
It’s fondly known as “Daisy”—a one-of-one, fully functional concept car—and it’s now slated to cross the Mecum auction block in Monterey this August. When Carroll Shelby and Chris Theodore announced at Pebble Beach in August of 2003 that “Ford and Shelby were joining forces to develop high-performance vehicles,” few knew that a secret project, code-named Daisy, was already underway to design and develop a new Cobra. Intended as a follow-on product to the 2005 Ford GT, Daisy was more than a typical concept car. Built by Ford with the full cooperation and participation of Carroll Shelby, Daisy was developed as a fully functional prototype to establish production feasibility. Working with Carroll Shelby, Chris Theodore, former Ford Vice President of Product Development, and J Mays, Group Vice President of Product Design, oversaw the design and build. The entire design and build process was documented on the one hour “Rides” television episode “Codename: Daisy,” during which Shelby stated, “There are so many things left in the world that I want to do … and building a new Cobra is No. 1.”
The 2004 Shelby Cobra Concept is powered by a 6.4L/605 HP 40-valve aluminum V-10 with dry-sump lubrication. It is one of four experimental engines produced by Ford’s Advanced Powertrain group (the other three remain in Ford’s possession). Power is transferred through a torque tube to the rear-mounted Ricardo 6-speed Ford GT manual transaxle.
The all-aluminum space frame chassis was designed by Ford’s Advanced Product Creation team, utilizing Ford GT extrusions and castings, along with a bespoke billet aluminum front structure. The front and rear independent suspensions are from the Ford GT, tuned specifically for Daisy. Steering is power-assisted rack-and-pinion, and stopping power is provided by Brembo cross-drilled and ventilated discs with four-piston monoblock calipers. The show car was fitted with custom BF Goodrich Racing Slicks (not for road use) mounted on unique seven-spoke BBS billet wheels, and it was fitted with BBS three-piece wheels and Michelin tires for Shelby’s drive at the Irwindale Speedway.
To cope with the stresses of a high-performance car, the body is made of a double-wall fiberglass construction with a foam core for rigidity. The one-piece tilting hood is hydraulically operated to show off the unique engine and chassis. Exterior details include billet aluminum A-pillars, bumperettes with carbon fiber splitters, rockers and rear diffuser.
Thanks to the rear-mounted transaxle, weight distribution is approximately 50/50, and Daisy is barely longer than a Mazda Miata, yet the interior provides more legroom than a Ford Crown Victoria. The bespoke interior is all custom, with a billet aluminum dashboard, headrests and novel interior release handles along with carbon fiber details. The custom leather-covered Sparco seats are made of carbon fiber with four-point Sparco seatbelts.
By December of 2003, Daisy was ready for a photo shoot with Carroll Shelby followed by two days of testing at the Irwindale Speedway in California. During those two days, Shelby put more than 150 miles on Daisy doing high speed runs around the oval, taking journalists for rides, and doing a flurry of donuts on the infield. At the end of day two, he said, “It turned out just beautiful, didn’t it? I’m very happy with the car. At 81 years old, how lucky can you get to be part of a continuation of something that happened 40 years ago? It’s going to be a real ass kicker!” Perhaps Matt Stone of Motor Trend summed it up best; after a test ride with Shelby, Stone noted that it was of little concern to Shelby “that he was driving a multimillion-dollar hand-built prototype, as he stabs the gas and takes the racer’s low line through a long, sweeping corner,” and concluded, “There’s one final reason Ford should—no, must—give us the Cobra: to put the final, iconic punctuation mark on Carroll Shelby’s extraordinary life, with a car that’s worthy of the name.”
The Shelby Cobra Concept was introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit by Bill Ford and Carroll Shelby to great fanfare. Autoweek magazine awarded Daisy Best-in-Show. The Cobra Concept continued on the auto show circuit for many years and starred as the hero car in the movie “XXX: State of the Union,” driven by Ice Cube.
Although Daisy was intended for production in 2007, the looming “Great Recession” precluded progam approval, making this car one of one and “The Last Shelby Cobra.” To Theodore’s delight, he purchased the Shelby Cobra Concept at a charity auction, with proceeds going towards the restoration of the Fair Lane mansion, the home of Henry and Clara Ford. Ford disabled Daisy for liability purposes, so Theodore took her to the very team that had assembled the chassis: Technosports in Livonia, Michigan. It was restored to running condition by fitting a new transmission output shaft manufactured to original specifications by Livernois Motorsports of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and it was also fitted with a new twin-plate clutch, flywheel, wiring harness, spark plugs and mufflers, and all fluids were replaced as well. The car was shown at the 2018 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and 2018 Concours d’Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan. In 2020, it was featured on “Jay Leno’s Garage” Season 6, Episode 1 with Donald Osborn and Chris Theodore. Daisy is also the subject of the award-winning book, “The Last Shelby Cobra, My Times with Carroll Shelby” by Chris Theodore.
Designed and built by Ford in cooperation with Carroll Shelby, racer, team owner, manufacturer and “The most interesting man in the world,” Daisy received Shelby’s signature of approval after his Irwindale test drive. Appropriately, Daisy is now ready for the next chapter in its storied history as it heads for the Mecum auction block this August at Monterey 2021—the site of the Shelby/Ford announcement 18 years earlier. Accompanying Daisy will be a Letter of Authenticity from Ford Motor Company, a detailed Daisy build book presented to Ford COO Nick Sheele, extensive photographs taken during design and development with Carroll Shelby, and a certificate from the Shelby Registry.
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Had a blast with my auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2021.
Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Committee for Polish-Russian Cooperation Strategy.
Pod przewodnictwem ministrów spraw zagranicznych obu państw Radosława Sikorskiego i Siergieja Ławrowa obradował w czwartek w Warszawie Komitet Strategii Współpracy Polski i Rosji.
Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Committee for Polish-Russian Cooperation Strategy.
Pod przewodnictwem ministrów spraw zagranicznych obu państw Radosława Sikorskiego i Siergieja Ławrowa obradował w czwartek w Warszawie Komitet Strategii Współpracy Polski i Rosji.
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Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Committee for Polish-Russian Cooperation Strategy.
Pod przewodnictwem ministrów spraw zagranicznych obu państw Radosława Sikorskiego i Siergieja Ławrowa obradował w czwartek w Warszawie Komitet Strategii Współpracy Polski i Rosji.
Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Committee for Polish-Russian Cooperation Strategy.
Pod przewodnictwem ministrów spraw zagranicznych obu państw Radosława Sikorskiego i Siergieja Ławrowa obradował w czwartek w Warszawie Komitet Strategii Współpracy Polski i Rosji.
The events surrounding the Big Bang were so cataclysmic that they left an indelible imprint on the fabric of the cosmos. We can detect these scars today by observing the oldest light in the Universe. As it was created nearly 14 billion years ago, this light — which exists now as weak microwave radiation and is thus named the cosmic microwave background (CMB) — has now expanded to permeate the entire cosmos, filling it with detectable photons.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1708a/
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Air Force co-operation with ground units, in the Integrated Battle Series display, February 2011.
Photo by: Carmel Horowitz.
שיתוף פעולה של חיל האוויר עם יחידות השדה, בתצוגת סדרת קרב משולב, פברואר 2011.
צילום: כרמל הורוביץ.
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When one company needs something special the others are there to help. Here is St Marys Cement delivering to Medusa Cement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in May 1994.
Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski and of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Committee for Polish-Russian Cooperation Strategy.
Pod przewodnictwem ministrów spraw zagranicznych obu państw Radosława Sikorskiego i Siergieja Ławrowa obradował w czwartek w Warszawie Komitet Strategii Współpracy Polski i Rosji.