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BEAUX-ARTS COURT (BROOKLYN MUSEUM) NYC
Capacity:
1,000 (standing cocktail reception)
700 (sit-down dinner with dancing)
Our most popular space, the Beaux-Arts Court resonates with atmosphere, tradition, and elegance. Dance the night away in this stunningly renovated two-story room surrounded by the works of European masters. With its magnificent arches, brass chandelier, and historic glass-block floor, the Beaux-Arts Court provides a majestic environment for wedding receptions, gala dinners, and cocktail receptions.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York
El Brooklyn Museum of Art es el segundo museo más importante de la ciudad de Nueva York y uno de los más representativos de los Estados Unidos. Como institución de referencia a nivel mundial, su colección permanente incluye más de un millón y medio de objetos y documentos relativos a los indios de América del Norte, así como una colección de arte egipcio, considerada como una de las más importantes de Estados Unidos, por no olvidar sus fondos de arte contemporáneo.
Este edificio de Bellas Artes, acoge cada año a más de 500.000 personas. Ubicado en pleno centro de Brooklyn, a media hora de pleno Manhatan, el museo se asienta en el Eastern Parkway en un antiguo edificio del la Gran Armada y rodeado de los parques y jardines del siglo XIX dónde se encuentra el Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is the second-largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States.
One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes objects ranging from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, as well as the art of many other cultures. Housed in a 560,000 square foot (52,000 m²), Beaux-Arts building, approximately 500,000 patrons visit the museum each year. Located in Central Brooklyn, the museum is a half-hour from midtown Manhattan and about 15 minutes from downtown Brooklyn.
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A lot of Marc Davis' birlliance was in his capacity to imply a great deal of motion with minimal technology. The Boothill Boys here were only articulated in that they could move their mouths and crane their necks up and down. It was more than enough. You can still see these boys, in a minimal repetoir, on Splash Mountain, above you, as you're going up the big lift for the finale drop. Sans tophats, cuffs and gloves of course. A poor choice in my opinion.
IMF economists Lesley Fisher and Amanda Sayegh from FAD join Principal Secretary of Finance of the Government of Odisha, India, Vishal Kumar Dev, and Eria Hamandishe, Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Zimbabwe Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, at a Capacity Development Talk titled Building Capacity on Managing Fiscal Risks: A New Fiscal Risk Toolkit at the International Monetary Fund.
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12 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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Neurorehabilitation and functional capacity assessment with Fitmate PRO at National Institute of Neurology (Moscow, Russia). Source: www.formed.ru/
From left: Md. Mokarrom Hossain (Project Coordinator of CSISA, NJ and SHOUHARDO 2), Craig Meisner (Director - WorldFish South Asia), Mohammed Zakir Hossain (Project Manager, FtF Aquaculture), Dr. Stephen Hall (Director General - WorldFish) and Md. Zamal Uddin (Technical Specialist, FtF Aquaculture).
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272.
Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. It is the venue for the BBC Proms concerts, which have been held there every summer since 1941. It is host to more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestral accompaniment, sports, awards ceremonies, school and community events, and charity performances and banquets. A further 400 events are held each year in the non-auditorium spaces. Over its 153-year history, the hall has hosted people from various fields, including meetings held by suffragettes, speeches from Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein, fights by Lennox Lewis, exhibition bouts by Muhammad Ali, and concerts from regular performers at the venue such as Eric Clapton and Shirley Bassey.
The hall was originally to have been called the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed to the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences by Queen Victoria upon laying the Hall's foundation stone in 1867, in memory of her husband, Prince Albert, who had died six years earlier. It forms the practical part of a memorial to the Prince Consort; the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by Kensington Gore.
History
1800s
In 1851 the Great Exhibition, organised by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, was held in Hyde Park, London. The Exhibition was a success and led Prince Albert to propose the creation of a group of permanent facilities for the public benefit, which came to be known as Albertopolis. The Exhibition's Royal Commission bought Gore House, but it was slow to act, and in 1861 Prince Albert died without having seen his ideas come to fruition. However, a memorial was proposed for Hyde Park, with a Great Hall opposite.
The proposal was approved, and the site was purchased with some of the profits from the Exhibition. The Hall was designed by civil engineers Captain Francis Fowke and Major-General Henry Y. D. Scott of the Royal Engineers and built by Lucas Brothers. The designers were heavily influenced by ancient amphitheatres but had also been exposed to the ideas of Gottfried Semper while he was working at the South Kensington Museum. The recently opened Cirque d'Hiver in Paris was seen in the contemporary press as the design to outdo.[citation needed] The Hall was constructed mainly of Fareham Red brick, with terra cotta block decoration made by Gibbs and Canning of Tamworth.
The dome (designed by Rowland Mason Ordish) was made of wrought iron and glazed. There was a trial assembly of the dome's iron framework in Manchester; then it was taken apart again and transported to London by horse and cart. When the time came for the supporting structure to be removed from the dome after reassembly in situ, only volunteers remained on site in case the structure collapsed. It did drop – but only by five-sixteenths of an inch (7.9 mm). The Hall was scheduled to be completed by Christmas Day 1870, and the Queen visited a few weeks beforehand to inspect.
The official opening ceremony of the Hall was on 29 March 1871. This had originally been scheduled for 1 May, the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Great Exhibition, but was brought forward at the request of Queen Victoria. A welcoming speech was given by Edward, the Prince of Wales because the Queen was too overcome to speak; "her only recorded comment on the Hall was that it reminded her of the British constitution".
The composer, organist, and choir conductor William Carter founded and directed a choir specifically for the opening of Royal Albert Hall. In the concert that followed, the Hall's acoustic problems immediately became apparent. Engineers first tried to remove the strong echo by suspending a canvas awning below the dome. This helped and also sheltered concert-goers from the sun, but the problem was not solved: it used to be jokingly said the Hall was "the only place where a British composer could be sure of hearing his work twice".
In July 1871, French organist Camille Saint-Saëns performed Church Scene from Faust by Charles Gounod; The Orchestra described his performance as "an exceptional and distinguished performer ... the effect was most marvellous."
Initially lit by gas, the Hall contained a special system by which thousands of gas jets were lit within ten seconds. Though it was demonstrated as early as 1873 in the Hall, full electric lighting was not installed until 1888. During an early trial when a partial installation was made, one disgruntled patron wrote to The Times, declaring it to be "a very ghastly and unpleasant innovation".
In May 1877, Richard Wagner himself conducted the first half of each of the eight concerts which made up the Grand Wagner Festival. After his turn with the baton, he handed it over to conductor Hans Richter and sat in a large armchair on the corner of the stage for the rest of each concert. Wagner's wife Cosima, the daughter of Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer Franz Liszt, was among the audience.
The Wine Society was founded at the Hall on 4 August 1874,[16] after large quantities of cask wine were found in the cellars. A series of lunches were held to publicise the wines, and General Henry Scott proposed a co-operative company to buy and sell wines.
1900s
In 1906, Elsie Fogerty founded the Central School of Speech and Drama at the Hall, using its West Theatre, now the Elgar Room, as the school's theatre. The school moved to Swiss Cottage in north London in 1957. Whilst the school was based at the Royal Albert Hall, students who graduated from its classes included Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, Harold Pinter, Laurence Olivier and Peggy Ashcroft.
In 1911, Russian pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff performed as a part of the London Ballad Concert. The recital included his 'Prelude in C-sharp minor' and 'Elegie in E-flat minor' (both from Morceaux de Fantaisie).
In 1933, German physicist Albert Einstein led the 'Einstein Meeting' at the hall for the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, a British charity.
In 1936, the Hall was the scene of a giant rally celebrating the British Empire on the occasion of the centenary of Joseph Chamberlain's birth. In October 1942, the Hall suffered minor damage during World War II bombing, but in general was left mostly untouched as German pilots used the distinctive structure as a landmark.
In 1949, the canvas awning was removed and replaced with fluted aluminium panels below the glass roof, in a new attempt to cure the echo; but the acoustics were not properly tackled until 1969 when large fibreglass acoustic diffusing discs (commonly referred to as "mushrooms" or "flying saucers") were installed below the ceiling. In 1968, the Hall hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 which on television was broadcast live in colour for the first time, and from 1969 to 1988 the Miss World contest was staged in the venue.
From 1996 until 2004, the Hall underwent a programme of renovation and development supported by a £20 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £20m from Arts Council England to enable it to meet the demands of the next century of events and performances. Thirty "discreet projects" were designed and supervised by the architecture and engineering firm BDP without disrupting events. These projects included improved ventilation to the auditorium, more bars and restaurants, improved seating, better technical facilities, and improved backstage areas. Internally, the Circle seating was rebuilt during June 1996 to provide more legroom, better access, and improved sightlines.
2000s
The largest project of the ongoing renovation and development was the building of a new south porch – door 12, accommodating a first-floor restaurant, new ground floor box office and subterranean loading bay. Although the exterior of the building was largely unchanged, the south steps leading down to Prince Consort Road were demolished to allow construction of underground vehicle access and a loading bay with accommodation for three HGVs carrying all the equipment brought by shows. The steps were then reconstructed around a new south porch, named The Meitar Foyer after a significant donation from Mr & Mrs Meitar. The porch was built on a similar scale and style to the three pre-existing porches at Door 3, 6 and 9: these works were undertaken by Taylor Woodrow Construction. On 4 June 2004, the project received the Europa Nostra Award for remarkable achievement.
The East (Door 3) and West (Door 9) porches were glazed and new bars opened along with ramps to improve disabled access. The Stalls were rebuilt in a four-week period in 2000 using steel supports allowing more space underneath for two new bars; 1,534 unique pivoting seats were laid – with an addition of 180 prime seats. The Choirs were rebuilt at the same time. The whole building was redecorated in a style that reinforces its Victorian identity. 43,000 sq ft (4,000 m2) of new carpets were laid in the rooms, stairs, and corridors – specially woven with a border that follows the oval curve of the building.
Between 2002 and 2004, there was a major rebuilding of the great organ (known as the Voice of Jupiter), built by "Father" Henry Willis in 1871 and rebuilt by Harrison & Harrison in 1924 and 1933. The rebuilding was performed by Mander Organs, and it is now the second-largest pipe organ in the British Isles with 9,997 pipes in 147 stops. The largest is the Grand Organ in Liverpool Cathedral which has 10,268 pipes.
During the first half of 2011, changes were made to the backstage areas to relocate and increase the size of crew catering areas under the South Steps away from the stage and create additional dressing rooms nearer to the stage.
The Royal Albert Hall as seen from Prince Consort Road
From January to May 2013, the Box Office area at Door 12 underwent further modernisation to include a new Café Bar on the ground floor, a new Box Office with shop counters and additional toilets. The design and construction were carried out by contractor 8Build. Upon opening it was renamed 'The Zvi and Ofra Meitar Porch and Foyer.' owing to a large donation from the couple.
In Autumn 2013, work began on replacing the Victorian steam heating system over three years and improving cooling across the building. This work followed the summer Proms season during which temperatures were unusually high. Further heatwaves led to a rebuild of the Rausing Circle level in 2021 with air-cooling ventilation installed, significantly decreasing heat there during hot weather.
In 2017 work began on a two-story 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) basement extension for use as backstage and archival space to the south-west quadrant of the building. The project is nicknamed the "Great Excavation", in reference to the Great Exhibition of 1851, and was planned to be complete for the Hall's 150th anniversary in 2021. A new archive space opened in the extension on 12 October 2023.
In 2018 a Walk of Fame was unveiled at the Hall, with the first eleven recipients of a star including the Suffragettes (who held meetings at the Hall), Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein (both of whom delivered speeches here), Muhammad Ali (who had exhibition events at a venue he dubbed a 'helluva hall'), and Eric Clapton (who has played the venue over 200 times), among others, who were viewed as "key players" in the building's history.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions meant the Hall was closed in March 2020 for the first time since the Second World War. During winter 2020 it reopened for three socially distanced performances but was then closed for a second period, finally reopening to full capacity in July 2021.
On 11 November 2023, before the Festival of Remembrance, King Charles III and Queen Camilla unveiled two bronze statues of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as part of the Hall's 150th anniversary.
Design
The Hall, a Grade I listed building, is an ellipse in plan, with its external major and minor axes of 272 and 236 feet (83 and 72 meters), and its internal minor and major axis of 185 and 219 feet (56 and 67 m). The great glass and wrought-iron dome roofing the Hall is 135 ft (41 m) high. The Hall was originally designed with a capacity for 8,000 people and has accommodated as many as 12,000 (although present-day safety restrictions mean the maximum permitted capacity is now 5,272 including standing in the Gallery).
Around the outside of the building is 800-foot–long terracotta mosaic frieze, depicting "The Triumph of Arts and Sciences", in reference to the Hall's dedication. Proceeding anti-clockwise from the north side the sixteen subjects of the frieze are:
Various Countries of the World bringing in their Offerings to the Exhibition of 1851
Music
Sculpture
Painting
Princes, Art Patrons and Artists
Workers in Stone
Workers in Wood and Brick
Architecture
The Infancy of the Arts and Sciences
Agriculture
Horticulture and Land Surveying
Astronomy and Navigation
A Group of Philosophers, Sages and Students
Engineering
The Mechanical Powers
Pottery and Glassmaking
Above the frieze is an inscription in 12-inch-high (30 cm) terracotta letters that combine historical fact and Biblical quotations:
This hall was erected for the advancement of the arts and sciences and works of industry of all nations in fulfilment of the intention of Albert Prince Consort. The site was purchased with the proceeds of the Great Exhibition of the year MDCCCLI. The first stone of the Hall was laid by Her Majesty Queen Victoria on the twentieth day of May MDCCCLXVII and it was opened by Her Majesty the Twenty Ninth of March in the year MDCCCLXXI. Thine O Lord is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty. For all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine. The wise and their works are in the hand of God. Glory be to God on high and on earth peace.
Below the Arena floor there is room for two 4,000 gallon water tanks, which are used for shows that flood the arena like Madame Butterfly.
The Hall has been affectionately titled "The Nation's Village Hall". The first concert was Arthur Sullivan's cantata On Shore and Sea, performed on 1 May 1871.
Many events are promoted by the Hall, whilst since the early 1970s promoter Raymond Gubbay has brought a range of events to the Hall including opera, ballet and classical music. Some events include classical and rock concerts, conferences, banquets, ballroom dancing, poetry recitals, educational talks, motor shows, ballet, opera, film screenings and circus shows. It has hosted many sporting events, including boxing, squash, table tennis, basketball, wrestling including the first sumo wrestling tournament to be held in London as well as UFC 38 (the first UFC event to be held in the UK), tennis, and even a marathon. Tennis was first played at the Hall in March 1970, and the ATP Champions Tour Masters was played annually from 1997 to 2021.
The hall first hosted boxing in 1918, when it hosted a tournament between British and American servicemen. There was a colour bar in place at the Hall, preventing black boxers from fighting there, between 1923 and 1932. Greats of British boxing such as Frank Bruno, Prince Naseem Hamed, Henry Cooper and Lennox Lewis have all appeared at the venue. The hall's storied boxing history was halted in 1999 when it lost its licence to hold boxing and wrestling matches after complaints from residents about noise levels. In 2011, after a legal battle, the licence to host boxing and wrestling events was restored and boxing events resumed in 2012, taking place regularly until 2021. In 2019 Nicola Adams won the WBO Flyweight title which was the first fight for a world title at the venue since Marco Antonio Barrera took on Paul Lloyd in 1999.
One notable event was a Pink Floyd concert held on 26 June 1969, the night they were banned from ever playing at the Hall again after shooting cannons, nailing things to the stage, and having a man in a gorilla suit roam the audience. At one point, Rick Wright went to the pipe organ and began to play "The End of the Beginning", the final part of "Saucerful of Secrets", joined by the brass section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (led by the conductor, Norman Smith) and the ladies of the Ealing Central Amateur Choir.[49] A portion of the pipe organ recording is included on Pink Floyd's album The Endless River.
In 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees performed two sold out concerts at the hall at the time their line up featured the Cure's guitarist Robert Smith. The shows were recorded and filmed for the live album and DVD Nocturne.
On 22 September 2011, Adele performed a one-night-only concert as part of her tour. The concert was filmed for DVD and screened at cinemas in 26 cities around the world. Her performance debuted at number one in the United States with 96,000 copies sold, the highest one-week tally for a music DVD in four years. After one week, it became the best-selling music DVD of 2011. As of 28 November 2012, it had surpassed sales of one million copies in the United States and sales of three million copies worldwide and makes the first music DVD to surpass sales of one million in the USA since Eagles' Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne in 2005 (Garth Brooks' The Ultimate Hits sold one million copies in 2007, but was a CD/DVD combination). The live version of "Set Fire to the Rain" taken from her performance won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013.
On 2 October 2011, the Hall staged the 25th-anniversary performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, which was broadcast live to cinemas across the world and filmed for DVD. Lloyd Webber, the original London cast including Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, and four previous actors of the titular character, among others, were in attendance – Brightman and the previous Phantoms (aside from Crawford) performed an encore.
On 19 November 2012, the Hall hosted the 100th-anniversary performance of the Royal Variety Performance, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with boy-band One Direction among the performers. The Royal Variety Performance has since returned to the Hall in 2015 and every year since 2021.
In 2017 the Hall hosted the 70th British Academy Film Awards, often referred to as the BAFTAs, for the first time in 20 years, replacing the Royal Opera House at which the event had been held since 2008. The BAFTAs were held regularly at the venue until moving to the Royal Festival Hall in 2023. The Olivier Awards also moved to the Albert Hall in 2017 and will return in 2024.
Former regular events include Classical Spectacular, a Raymond Gubbay production, which performed at the Hall from 1989 to 2022. It combined popular classical music, lights and special effects. Between 1996 and 2008, the Hall hosted the annual National Television Awards all of which were hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald, and the Classic Brit Awards were hosted annually at the Hall from 2000 to 2013, and again in 2018. The Institute of Directors' Annual Convention was synonymous with the Hall for over 50 years, taking place most years between 1961 and 2016.
Regular events
Royal Choral Society
The Royal Choral Society is the longest-running regular performance at the Hall, having given its first performance as the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society on 8 May 1872. From 1876, it established the annual Good Friday performance of Handel's Messiah.
BBC Proms
The BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, known as "The Proms", is a popular annual eight-week summer season of daily classical music concerts and other events at the Hall. In 1941, following the destruction of the Queen's Hall in an air raid, the Hall was chosen as the new venue for the Proms. In 1944 with increased danger to the Hall, part of the Proms season was held in the Bedford Corn Exchange. Following the end of World War II the Proms continued being held in the Hall and have done so annually every summer since. The event was founded in 1895, and now each season consists of over 70 concerts, in addition to a series of events at other venues across the United Kingdom. In 2009, the total number of concerts reached 100 for the first time. Jiří Bělohlávek described The Proms as "the world's largest and most democratic musical festival" of all such events in the world of classical music festivals.
Proms (short for promenade concerts) is a term which arose from the original practice of the audience promenading, or strolling, in some areas during the concert. Proms concert-goers, particularly those who stand, are sometimes described as "Promenaders", but are most commonly referred to as "Prommers".
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil has performed annually, with a show being staged at the start of most years since 1996. Cirque has had to adapt many of their touring shows to perform at the venue, modifying the set, usually built for arenas or big top tents instead. The following shows have played the RAH: Saltimbanco (1996, 1997 and 2003), Alegría (1998, 1999, 2006, 2007 and 2024), Dralion (2004 and 2005), Varekai (2008 and 2010), Quidam (2009 and 2014), Totem (2011, 2012 and 2019), Koozå (2013 and 2015), Amaluna (2016 and 2017), OVO (2018), Luzia (2020 and 2022) and Kurios (2023). Alegria's 2024 return is a revamped and updated version of the original, titled Alegria: In a New Light.
Classic FM Live
Classic FM hold a popular concert twice a year with a regularly changing lineup. The concert in September 2013 had to be cancelled due to a fire alert in the Hall's basement leading to an evacuation of the building
Festival of Remembrance
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance is held annually the day before Remembrance Sunday.
English National Ballet
Since 1998 the English National Ballet has had several specially staged arena summer seasons in partnership with the Hall. These include Strictly Gershwin, June 2008 and 2011, Swan Lake, June 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2024, Romeo & Juliet (Deane), June 2001 and 2005, The Sleeping Beauty, April – June 2000, and Cinderella June 2019 and 2023.
The Salvation Army
The Hall has a long association with The Salvation Army, hosting over 400 events since 1895. It continues to host the Salvation Army's annual Christmas concert, featuring celebrity guests and Salvation Army musicians, including the International Staff Songsters and International Staff Band.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Starting in 2000 the Teenage Cancer Trust has held annual charity concerts in most years. They started as a one-off event but have expanded over the years to a week or more of evening events. Roger Daltrey of The Who was intimately involved with the planning of the events until 2024, his final year in charge includes performances from Young Fathers, Noel Gallagher and The Chemical Brothers.
Graduation ceremonies
The Hall is used annually by the neighbouring Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art for graduation ceremonies. For several years the University of London and Kingston University also held its graduation ceremonies at the Hall.
National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain
§ The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, one of the most prestigious prizes in the annual brass band contesting calendar, holds the Final of the Championship section at the Royal Albert Hall each October
Films, premières and live orchestra screenings
The venue has screened several films since the early silent days. It was the only London venue to show William Fox's The Queen of Sheba in the 1920s.
The Hall has hosted many premières, including the UK première of Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen, 101 Dalmatians on 4 December 1996, the European première of Spandau Ballet's Soul Boys of the Western World and four James Bond royal world premières; Die Another Day on 18 November 2002 (attended by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip), Skyfall on 23 October 2012 (attended by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), Spectre on 26 October 2015 (attended by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) and No Time to Die on 28 September 2021 (attended by Charles, Camilla, William, Catherine).
The Hall held its first 3D world première of Titanic 3D, on 27 March 2012, with James Cameron and Kate Winslet in attendance. Since 2009, the Hall has also curated regular seasons of English-language film-and-live-orchestra screenings, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Gladiator, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Interstellar, The Matrix, West Side Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Back to the Future, Jaws, the Harry Potter series, Black Panther, and the world première of Titanic Live in Concert. The only non-English-language movie to have been screened at the Hall is Baahubali: The Beginning (an Indian movie in Telugu and Tamil, but premiered Hindi dubbed version).
Beyond the main stage
The Hall hosts hundreds of events and activities beyond its main auditorium. There are regular free art exhibitions in the ground floor Amphi corridor, which can be viewed when attending events or on dedicated viewing dates. Visitors can take a guided tour of the Hall on most days, which includes most front-of-house areas, the auditorium, the Gallery and the Royal Retiring Room. Other tours include Behind the Scenes, Inside Out and School tours. Children's events include Storytelling and Music Sessions for ages four and under. These take place in the Door 3 Porch and Albert's Band sessions in the Elgar Room during school holidays. "Late Night Jazz" events in the Elgar Room, generally on a Thursday night, feature cabaret-style seating and a relaxed atmosphere with drinks available. "Classical Coffee Mornings" are held on Sundays in the Elgar Room with musicians from the Royal College of Music accompanied with drinks and pastries.
Regular performers
Eric Clapton is a regular performer at the Hall. Since 1964, Clapton has performed at the Hall over 200 times, and has stated that performing at the venue is like "playing in my front room". In December 1964, Clapton made his first appearance at the Hall with the Yardbirds. It was also the venue for his band Cream's farewell concerts in 1968 and reunion shows in 2005. He also instigated the Concert for George, which was held at the Hall on 29 November 2002 to pay tribute to Clapton's lifelong friend, former Beatle George Harrison, as well as the Jeff Beck Tribute concerts held in May 2023. Clapton passed 200 shows at the Hall in 2015 and his next concerts are scheduled for May 2024.
Shirley Bassey is one of the Hall's most prolific female headline performers having appeared multiple times at the venue between 1971 and 2022. Her most recent appearance in October 2022 saw her headline a celebration of 60 years of the music of James Bond, performing "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Goldfinger".
James Last appeared 90 times at the Hall between 1973 and 2015, making him the most frequent non–British performer to have played the venue.
Education and outreach programme
The hall's education and outreach programme engages with more than 200,000 people a year. It includes workshops for local teenagers led by musicians such as Foals, Jake Bugg, Emeli Sandé, Nicola Benedetti, Alison Balsom First Aid Kit and John Legend, innovative science and maths lessons, visits to local residential homes from the venue's in-house group, Albert's Band, under the 'Songbook' banner, and the Friendship Matinee: an orchestral concert for community groups, with £5 admission. Each year, the hall runs the "Future Makers" competition to discover and support emerging talent from across London, where eight acts are chosen for the finals to perform in front of a live audience as well as a panel of industry professionals. One winning act is selected to receive a tailored package of support from the Royal Albert Hall and industry partners. Last year's winner was Amity Miller, a hotly tipped young singer songwriter.
Management
The Hall is managed day to day by the chief executive James Ainscough and six senior executives. They are accountable to the council of the corporation, which is the trustee body of the charity. The council is composed of the annually elected president, currently Ian McCulloch, 18 elected members (either corporate or individual seat owners) and five appointed members, one each from Imperial College London, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, British Museum of Natural History and the Royal College of Music.
IMF economists Tao Sun, Parma Bains, and and Akihiko Yoshida, Deputy Director General for International Bureau, Ministry of Finance of Japan, participate in a Capacity Development Talk moderated by Eva-Maria Graf titled Digital Money: Building Capacity for a Virtuous Circle at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
11 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
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Metropolitan Planning Committee; Winnipeg Town Planning Commission. Present Capacities Major Thorofares [map]. 1:106,667. In: Metropolitan Planning Committee and Winnipeg Town Planning Commission. Main Thorofares Greater Winnipeg. Winnipeg: 1946, plate 9.
Published by the Metropolitan Planning Committee and Winnipeg Town Planning Commission. Eric W. Thrift, Director, Time Building Winnipeg. Earl O Mills, Consultant, Saint Louis Missouri, USA.
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Capacity 1000 m3 hydrogen, build 1991. The hydrogen atom is the lightest atom, therefore hydrogen gas brings a good uplift. It is made ready for takeoff for a night drive. That is a rather complex procedure because the yellow sandbags had to be brought into another position again and again. Now the sand bags around stabilize the balloon and hold it on the ground till the nacelle is fixed. Balloon flight day in the Rhine foreshore at swiss-austrian bridge festival in Widnau Wiesenrain, Switzerland. June 27, 2008.
Resources dedicated to capacity development in fragile states have risen substantially in recent years. This panel discussion will review country experiences in implementing capacity development in fragile states, and focus on its impact, successes and challenges, and ways to further strengthen delivery modalities.
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Le Palais du Génie< 17/07/2024 14h26
Le Palais du Génie is the madhouse attraction of Walibi Belgium. Opened in the year 2001 when the park was operated under the Six Flags brand.
Some decorations in the queue area of Le Palais du Génie.
Le Palais du Génie
Le Palais du Génie (Dutch: Het Paleis van de Geest) is a madhouse in the Belgian amusement park Walibi Belgium. The attraction, built in an Arabian atmosphere, is intended to give visitors the feeling of going upside down through special effects. Le Palais du Génie was built in 2001 by the Dutch Vekoma on behalf of Six Flags, the then owner of the park. The attraction can be found in the Karma World theme area.
FACTS & FIGURES
Theme area: Karma World
Type of attraction: Madhouse
Builder(s): Vekoma
Client: Six Flags Belgium
Opening: 2001
Capacity: 1200 visitors
Resources dedicated to capacity development in fragile states have risen substantially in recent years. This panel discussion will review country experiences in implementing capacity development in fragile states, and focus on its impact, successes and challenges, and ways to further strengthen delivery modalities.
Fighting Zonoses in Pakistan4 days capacity building training workshop on Bio Safety zonotic diseases for social health club master trainers (teachers) concluded. By: Gul Hamaad FarooqiCHITRAL: Four days capacity building workshop on Bio Safety zonotic diseases reporting & surveillance for social health clubs master trainers under live stock for life was concluded by Relief International. Medical Superintendent DHQ hospital Chitral Dr. Noorul Islam was chief guest on the occasion who distributed certificates among the trainees participants. Dr. Riazur Rehman district program manager of Relief International (RI) and other expert briefed the participants (comprising over male and female teachers of different schools) about pneumonia, Brucellosis , bird flue and other zonotic diseases which transferrable from animal to human and from human to animal. They said that some 296 diseases have been declared zonotic out of 353 which is a big thread for
those who have close links with animal. Experts stressed upon trainees to motive their students regarding adopting recessionary measurement and using safety device during contact with animal. They said that we should to use protective mask, glows, shoes etc when we goes near to animal and should to use boiled milk, meat and other edible things to save from these diseases. They said that we should to work on behavior changes and to strengthen our amenity system which saves us from different diseases naturally. They said that we should to follow health and hygiene principles for a healthy life. A question answer session was also held during the workshop and they were responded by expert doctors. At last chief guest Dr. Noorul Islam distributed certificates among the successful participants. The participants thanked RI for conducting this informative and fruitful session for sensitization teachers to aware their students onward about zonotic
diseases. Earlier that a model butcher shop was also opened by RI at Chitral market. A function was also held in this connection at town hall. Assistant Commissioner Chitral Noorul Ameen was chief guest on the occasion while the ceremony was also attended by chief Municipal officer Muhammad Zahir Khan, Magistrates, district administration, president trade union Haji Habib Hussain and journalists of press club. Addressing on the occasion Dr. Riaz DPM said that RI opened a model butcher shop as a symbol of hygienic shop by providing them refrigerator, and other equipments so as to motivate other butches to follow it. They also should to clean their shops and to separate it from poultry, greengrocers, backers and edible things shops because most of these disease communicable and can easily transfer by oval and air. AC Chitral cut ribbon of model butcher shop and inaugurated at at Kroprasht market. A large number of social workers were also present on
the occasion. G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572, 03159698446, 03469002167email: gulhamad@gmail.com
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The weight of the car
2060
Engine capacity :
500 0cm³
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75 kW (102 hp)
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Historie
Date of first admission : 1931
Date of first registration in the Netherlands : 2007
Date of second of registration in the Nederlands: 2007
The seminar, Capacity Development: Building Institutions and Beyond, will explore the challenges and hard choices involved in developing institutional capacity. Strengthening state institutions, such as central banks and finance ministries, can contribute to economic stability and growth, but often requires a coherent change-management reform agenda and strong political leadership. What does “building institutions” really mean for those who implement changes on the ground? What can countries and development partners do to strengthen institutions? How can capacity development efforts become more conducive to sustainable development? These questions will be discussed during the Capacity Development session at the IMF headquarters during the 2019 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. IMF Staff Photograph
Just thumbing through my archive pics this afternoon, I found a few flicker-worthy pics.
This is quite a rare Series 3 Hi-Cap
L-R: Kai Lintunen, Head, International Communication; Taylor Tondelli, Gender and forestry specialist, FAO; Courtney Paisley, Director, Young Professionals FOR Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD); Jeffrey Y. Campbell, Team Leader, Manager, Forest and Farm Facility, FAO; Cora Van Oosten, Project manager and Programme coordinator, Center for Development Innovation, Wageningen University; Alexander Buck, Executive Director, IUFRO; Khalil Walji, Intern, FAO
19 February 2018, Rome Italy - Capacity-development workshop: Youth: uniting across sectors to halt deforestation - "Shaking the coconut tree" - Working across sectors to halt deforestation and increase forest area - from aspiration to action. International Conference organized by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Roberto Cenciarelli
IMF economists Tao Sun, Parma Bains, and and Akihiko Yoshida, Deputy Director General for International Bureau, Ministry of Finance of Japan, participate in a Capacity Development Talk moderated by Eva-Maria Graf titled Digital Money: Building Capacity for a Virtuous Circle at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
11 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CH220411008.arw
Graduates Advancement and Development of University capacities in Albania, took place at ISCTE-IUL on the 12th of november 2019.
Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House", is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the United States, the second largest stadium in the world and the 34th largest sports venue. Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000.
Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 (equivalent to $12.9 million in 2016) and had an original capacity of 72,000. Prior to the stadium's construction, the Wolverines played football at Ferry Field. Every home game since November 8, 1975 has drawn a crowd in excess of 100,000, an active streak of more than 200 contests. On September 7, 2013 the game between Michigan and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish attracted a crowd of 115,109, a record attendance for a college football game since 1927, and an NCAA single-game attendance record, overtaking the 114,804 record set two years previously for the same match up.
Michigan Stadium was designed with footings to allow the stadium's capacity to be expanded beyond 100,000. Fielding Yost envisioned a day where 150,000 seats would be needed. To keep construction costs low at the time, the decision was made to build a smaller stadium than Yost envisioned but to include the footings for future expansion.
Michigan Stadium is used for the University of Michigan's main graduation ceremonies; Lyndon Johnson outlined his Great Society program at the 1964 commencement ceremonies in the stadium. It has also hosted hockey games including the 2014 NHL Winter Classic, a regular season NHL game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings with an official attendance of 105,491, a record for a hockey game. Additionally, a 2014 International Champions Cup soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester United had an attendance of 109,318, a record crowd for a soccer match in the United States.
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Make :- Isuzu Motors Ltd in Japan
Model :- MT 111
Coach Builder :- Wesco with Duple Metsec in Sri Lanka
Engine :- 6BD1
Wheel Base :- 5000 mm
Steering type :- Power
Seating Capacity :- 50
Year of Manufacturing :- 1996
Date of Registration :- 24.09.1996
SLTB type :- B
Status :- Withdrawn
Information as at 23.08.2021
IMF economists Tao Sun and Parma Bains participate in a Capacity Development Talk moderated by Eva-Maria Graf titled Digital Money: Building Capacity for a Virtuous Circle at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
11 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CH220411018.arw
De ASEAG in Aachen heeft 1 Mercedes-Benz Capacity in haar bezit, deze bus rijdt vast op lijn 5/45 waar ook de Van Hool dubbelgeledes dienst op doen. Op 11-01-2011 was de bus net nieuw en nog geheel effe zilver, Elisenbrunnen.
Portrait of Kofi Kpognon, Governance, Humanities, and Social Sciences while addressing during African Economic Conference (AEC) 2019 - Concurrent Session 2 - Institutions for Job Creation, Skills Acquisition and Capacity Building of African Youth (Research Paper Presentations) on December 02, 2019, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
The European Union also funded this training activity.
For more on the course see the highlight: www.ctbto.org/press-centre/highlights/2013/capacity-build...
In a growing number low-and middle-income countries, updating GDP estimates has led to significant revisions. Governments often welcome these changes because they, seemingly overnight, reduce debt-to-GDP ratios and increase GDP per-capita. But is this real? Why does this happen and what are the down sides? Join us to learn why rebasing is important, what the key ingredients to a successful update are, and important lessons for building capacity in this area. International Monetary Fund's Francien Berry and Leandro Medina answer these questions and more during the Rebasing GDP: Why Has it Become So Popular session at the IMF Headquarters during the 2019 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings April 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Grace Kim
The 12 February event in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea provided ample illustrative material.
For more on the course see the highlight: www.ctbto.org/press-centre/highlights/2013/capacity-build...
Generating capacity: 3.2 MW
Number of units: 1
In-service date: 1926
Dam height: 32 feet
About: Located on the North Branch Contoocook River. Jackman is fed by the Franklin Pierce reservoir, which was created by the hydro’s dam and surrounding earthen dikes.
Photo credit: Bob Gundersen
The Wessex services One/OneTwo are traditionally worked by single deckers but ex Arriva Daf DB250/Wright Gemini LJ03MVT had muscled onto it on April 1st 2016 when seen climbing up Park Street in central Bristol
Capacity: 18 Chairs (Conference Seating for 12)
This room includes movable conference tables, chairs, blackboard, and projection screen. Phone connection available (phone # 627-4328), phone must be provided by user.
Todays variants of 461 involve the ideas of deliberately being out of gamma...(beyond the capacity of the film/sensor to render tonalities in a a linear relationship.) I use this tool to drive tones by either depressing and flattening them out, or overexposing for the purpose of erasing what I don't want and in the process driving the dark tones into a higher ground. And then there is every thing in the middle.. called contrast control, which in old school days would be manifest with pre and post exposure techniques for the purpose of gaining more creative control.
In this digital world i use this technique quite a bit to help clarify issues like... balance of an image in a global edge to edge sense, prior to capture. And then of course there is a spectrum of emotional reasons to apply these ideas. Ex. the "simulacrum" (representation) of a scene, doesn't fit into your emotional boundaries for what you are feeling and trying to say. Perhaps the reason is narrative and perhaps it is the absence that creates a desire in myself and hopefully, in the viewer to fill-in the emotional blanks. We all have emotional blind spots.. biases, because being impartial is not necessarily the motivation. We all need places to fill-in... not be spoon fed. Mystery is good. Seeing and bringing into the world something you've never seen before or felt is better.
I often wonder about memory, and all of its crevices and holes and wonder how much of anything is necessary to create a memory imprint.. something that sticks as a residue from witnessing what is in your heart mind and vision.
Yes, these are photographic questions as well as poetry and intent and purpose and certainly many other things you have to find answers for yourself. As we entertain and exploit the boundaries of the materials as it relates to one's personal expressionism. Mistakes are good.
John
Capacity increase with B777 between Dubai and Budapest
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD/LHBP)
December 1, 2015.
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A wind turbine near Vejer, Andalucia where the levante winds blow strong and hard.
The authorities in the UK announced today that one gigawatt of installed offshore wind capacity exists there. Boasting 11 working offshore wind farms featuring 336 wind turbines, these are capable of generating power for up to 700,000 homes.
More than 40GW of capacity is in various stages of development. Most notably, around 30GW of capacity is expected to be delivered through the recently awarded Round 3 projects, the first of which are expected to come online during the second half of the decade.
A brief timeline of wind turbine history:
July 1887, Glasgow, Scotland
The first windmill for electricity production is built by Professor James Blyth of Anderson's College, Glasgow (now Strathclyde University). The professor experiments with three different turbine designs, the last of which is said to have powered his Scottish home for 25 years.
Winter 1887 – Ohio, US
Professor Charles F. Brush builds a 12kW wind turbine to charge 408 batteries stored in the cellar of his mansion. The turbine, which ran for 20 years, had a rotor diameter of 50m and 144 rotor blades.
1890s – Askov, Denmark
Scientist Poul la Cour begins his wind turbine tests in a bid to bring electricity to the rural population of Denmark. In 1903, Poul la Cour founded the Society of Wind Electricians and in 1904 the society held the first course in wind electricity. La Cour was the first to discover that fast rotating wind turbines with fewer rotor blades were most efficient in generating electricity production.
1927 – Minneapolis, US
Joe and Marcellus Jacobs open the Jacobs Wind factory, producing wind turbine generators. The generators are used on farms to charge batteries and power lighting.
1920s
The first vertical axis wind turbine, the Darrieus turbine, is invented by Frenchman George Darrieus who in 1931 has it patented in the US. The design, often referred to as the "eggbeater windmill", due to the appearance of its two or three blades, is still used today.
1931 – Yalta, former USSR
A precursor to the modern horizontal wind generator is used in Yalta, generating 100kW. The turbine has a 30m tower and a 32% load factor, meaning it provides 32% of its potential energy output, pretty good even by today's standards.
1941 – Vermont, US
The world's first megawatt wind turbine is built and connected to the power grid in Castleton, Vermont. The turbine has 75-foot blades and weighs 240 tons.
1956 – Gedser, Denmark
The Gedser wind turbine is built by Johannes Juul, a former student of Poul la Cour. The 200kW, three-bladed turbine inspired many later turbine designs, and Juul's invention - emergency aerodynamic tip breaks – is still used in turbines today. The turbine operated until 1967 and was refurbished in the mid 1970s at the request of Nasa.
1970s – Ohio, US
The United States government, led by Nasa, begins research into large commercial wind turbines. Thirteen experimental turbines are put into operation and the research paves the way for many of the multi-megawatt technologies used today.
1980 – New Hampshire, US
The world's first windfarm consisting of 20 turbines is built in New Hampshire. The windfarm however, is a failure as the turbines break down and the developers overestimate the wind resource.
1981 – Washington and Hawaii, US
In 1981 the 7.5mW Mod-2 is build by Nasa, followed in 1987 by the 3.2mW, two-blade wind turbine Mod-5B. Both turbines break records for diameter and energy output.
1991 – Vindeby, Denmark
The first offshore windfarm is created in Vindeby, in the southern part of Denmark. The windfarm consists of 11 450kW turbines.
1991 – Cornwall, UK
The UK's first onshore windfarm is opened in Delabole, Cornwall. The farm consists of 10 turbines and produces enough energy for 2,700 homes.
2003 – north Wales, UK
The UK's first offshore windfarm is opened. North Hoyle offshore windfarm is located 7-8km off the north Wales coast between Prestatyn and Rhyl and consists of 30 2mW turbines.
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Sharing U.S. Army experience in Liberia
Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
CAREYSBURG, Liberia – U.S. Army Africa noncommissioned officers are working to build leadership capacity within the Armed Forces of Liberia.
The senior NCOs, Sgt. 1st Class Ringo Wilson and Sgt. 1st
Class Eddie King, arrived in Liberia in late-January. Through daily interaction, they have built a strong rapport with Liberian forces.
“We are sharing our experience with their officers, NCOs and privates,” King said. “Through this interaction, the AFL soldiers are drawing on ideas, finding things that can help them improve.”
King, a veteran infantryman, advises Liberians on basic soldiering skills. Wilson, who has nearly two decades experience, mentors soldiers on supply and logistics.
U.S. Army Africa is undertaking new assignments on the continent, with Army NCOs taking the lead. The Liberia mission is indicative of the command’s new role, sharing U.S. Army experience to enhance the security capabilities with African partner nations. Liberia struggled through two civil wars in recent years and is now making efforts to build a professional military that supports peace and stability.
King and Wilson are part of a larger team of mentors, which includes Army NCOs from U.S. Africa Command and the Fort Sill, Oklahoma-based 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment. They work under the Liberia Security Sector Reform program, a U.S. State Department-led effort to rebuild Liberia’s military. The program also includes U.S. Marines and contracted civilian mentors.
The rapport building between U.S. and Liberian soldiers has been the highlight of the mentoring program, Wilson said.
“We’ve built a strong and productive team from day one,” Wilson said. “I believe our presence here has made a positive impression and created a relationship that will grow in years to come.”
PHOTO CAPTION: Sgt. 1st Class Shawntee Reynolds, a senior administration NCO from U.S. Africa Command mentors Liberian soldiers at Edward Binyah Kesselly barracks outside Monrovia, Liberia.
U.S. Army photo by Rick Scavetta
United States Army Africa, Public Affairs
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Type: Gondola
AAR Class: GT
AAR Type: J311
Plate: B
Max Gross Weight: 286000
Load Limit: 237400
Dry Capacity: 3888
Ext L/W/H: 48' 9" / 10' 8" / 12' 7"
Int L/W/H: 43' 9" / 9' 11" / 11' 1"
Former CSXT 392282, built as CO 84960.
The Acting Chief of Operations MINUSCA Police in Bangui on 21 June 2014 evaluating the training capacities of trainers from the Cameroon FPU in action supporting African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) Police.
Fighting broke out in CAR when the mainly Muslim Seleka alliance seized power in a coup in March 2013. UN agencies estimate that 2 million people, almost half of the population, are in need of assistance. The Security Council voted on 10 April 2014 to send 12,000 peacekeepers to help return order to CAR.
UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina