View allAll Photos Tagged Capacity
Capacity: c.24,000.
Under:
Claudius (r.41-54 CE), the theater was enlarged;
Nero (r.54-68 CE), the two-storey stage (skene) was built;
Trajan (r.98-117 CE), addition of decorations & construction completed.
Used here: www.flickr.com/groups/2960434@N25/
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.
- Sgt.Pepper -
with Captain Chair
Volkswagen Camper WESTFALIA
interior model: Berlin
model year: 1979
cubic.capacity: 1957 cc
power: 66 PS
engine: 4-cylinders air-cooled
body colour: orange
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
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...
High capacity magazines for the AR-15 rifles, SCAR-H, and MP5.
Sorry for all the grouping errors, to make it look nice it needed a lot of shapes. They work though.
Somewhat easy to recolor.
Pastie: pastebin.com/TgDMduj6
Also, is there a company/group that customizes real weapons? Is that was SPW is, or is it different?
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
Fifteen days training for Community Animal Health Workers concluded
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL. Fifteen days training for capacity building of 25 Community Animal Health Workers (14 female, 11 male) under bio-engagement program “Livestock for Life” organized by Relief International Chitral concluded at Relief International Chitral Office.
Dr. Nazir Ahmad delivered lecture on Rabies, Tetanus Dr. Israr Ullah, Public Health Specialist on Anthrax, Congo Fever, Zoonoses, Dr. Noor Ul Islam TB, Brucellosis, Dr. Saad MulukMalaria, Dengue Fever.
These workers will work with Relief international for community awareness on zoonoses, community capacity building and surveillance of zoonotic diseases at the village level. They are contract employees with Relief International Chitral. The participants were belonging to 5 union councils Ayun, Danin, Chitral-1, Chitral-2 and Broz.
In this fifteen days training lectures on Zoonotic diseases delivered by the Specialists.
Addressing on this occasion, Dr. Riaz District Project Manager RI highlighted the objectives of Livestock for Life project activities and focused creating awareness on zoonoses among the masses while fight zoonoses in Pakistan. There are 296 zoonotic diseases which are transmissible from animals to human and vice versa he added.
He said, direct contact with infected animals through breathing, eating raw meat and milk and biting of certain infected animals like dogs, cats, bats, squirrels and mosquito, flies causes transmission of zoonotic disease. He emphasized for adopting preventive measures by using masks, gloves, shoes, bed nets, and mosquito spray, hand wash before and after contacting infected animals.
Dr. Noor Ul Islam, MS DHQ Hospital chitral highlighted Tuberculosis which is prevalent in Chitral due to un-boiled milk uses and stressed the masses to avoid using un-boiled milk.
Chief Guest District Director Livestock and Dairy Development Chitral Dr. Shekh Ahmad distributed certificate among the trainees. He stressed the workers to utilize their skill for community development, awareness on zoonotic disease and effective surveillance for elimination of zoonotic diseases from Chitral.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572, 03159698446, 03469002167
email: gulhamad@gmail.com
The 'Estadio Benito Villamarín' is a 52,500 capacity stadium; home of Real Betis, one of the two major football teams in the city. Though relegated from 'La Liga' in the 2013-2014 season, they're now back in the top league and will always be a force to contend with and a fierce rival of their near neighbours from across the city, Sevilla FC. Seville, itself, is the capital of Andalucia and with a population of over 700,000 is Spain's 4th largest city. Situated on a plain of the River Guadalquivir, it has a history dating back to 200BC when legend has it that it was founded by Hercules. Originally it was known as 'Hispalis' under the Romans and 'Isbiliya' when under the control of the Moors. The high point in its history, not unsurprisingly, followed the discovery of America in 1492. It is a truly wonderful city to visit although in the summer months it gets very hot with temperatures routinely in excess of 40° C (104° F). Indeed, Seville, is generally regarded as the hottest city in Europe so avoid in July and August! There's so much to see in the city, starting as most visitors do with a first view of the city's emblematic tower, the 'Giralda', the bell tower of the cathedral, one of the largest in the world. There's the Alcázar Palace and gardens - perhaps not rivalling the Alhambra in its scale and architectural beauty - but not far off! Other treasures include the 'Casa de Pilatos', the 'Torre del Oro', the Ayuntaminto (Town Hall), the 'Archivo General de Indias' (where the historical records of the American continent are kept), the 'Museo de Bellas Artes' (Museum of Fine Arts) which is the second largest picture gallery in Spain. and, of course, many beautiful and revered parish churches, convents and numerous palaces. But for all its magnificent monuments, architecture and fascinating history, Seville is universally admired for being a joyous town; with 'Sevillanos' known for their wit, sparkle and vitality - hardly surprising given its association with Carmen, Don Juan and Figaro! 'Sevillanos' are great actors and put on an extraordinary performance at their annual 'Feria de Abril', a week-long party of drink, food and dance which takes place day and night in more than a thousand especially constructed tents. But above all it allows the men to parade on their fine horses and the women to dance in brilliantly coloured gypsy dresses. Immediately before that is Holy Week, or 'Semana Santa', a religious festival where hooded penitents march In long processions followed by huge baroque floats on which sit images of the Virgin or Christ, surrounded by cheerful crowds. Both of these events are 'must-sees' with the proviso that hotel bookings in the city should be made many months (if not years) beforehand and an acceptance that large, boisterous, always enthusiastic crowds are very much the order of the day. Wandering the tiny side streets of Seville, particularly the Jewish quarter, the 'Barrio Santa Cruz', and the vibrant (former gypsy) quarter of 'Triana', is a delight too; especially when sufficient time is set aside to sample some traditional tapas, drink some locally produced manzanilla (fino sherry) or listen to some impromptu flamenco. Seville has everything and then some! There are plenty more photos of Seville and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
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.
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...
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.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken in the third full week of November 2014. There's a big drop-off in activity on this site now. Continued removal of equipment, back to base or other construction sites. The last 'crawler crane' is being stripped down. Heavy-duty vehicular access to the far bank is restricted by the width and load-bearing capacity of the temporary bridge at Coburg, meaning that the crane has to propel itself out and across the river to a waiting low-loader. The boom arm of the 50-ton CCH3000 Crawler Crane is broken down into sections, and shipped out by truck. A Liebherr LTM 1050/1 All Terrain Mobile Crane was used for the job. The steep angle of the bank meant that the attending CAT 3300L had to nudge and lift the crawler crane at critical moments. These guys knew what they were doing, had done it many times before and never faltered for a moment. A great lunch-hour show for me to watch.
This little montage features a veritable gathering of four Mean Green Machines.
Director General of Revenue of Somalia Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, Senior Economist Vincent de Paul Koukpaizan, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF Statistics Department Zaijin Zhan participate in a Capacity Development Talk titled Building Capacity in Fragile States at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Cory Hancock
12 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CH202626.ARW
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
Third High-Level Capacity Development Dialogue on “Navigating the Economic Obstacle Course while Addressing Long-Term Challenges: The Role of IMF Capacity Development", chaired by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Photo/Joshua Roberts
28 April 2022
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: _JR13112.jpg
Certificate ceremony for graduate fellows of ILRI Nairobi. Certificates were awarded on 9/12/2011 (photo credit ILRI/Onesmus Mulinge).
The iconic fighter of World War II, the P-51 Mustang, came about as a result of the desperate need of the British for fighters in 1939, as the war started. British industry was at capacity producing the Hurricane and Spitfire, and of the American fighters being produced or planned, the RAF only saw the P-40 Warhawk as being able to fight German Bf 109s. With Curtiss itself at maximum output building P-40s, the British approached North American, who had been trying to sell the RAF the B-25 Mitchell, with an offer to license-build P-40s. North American’s president, James Kindleberger, had a better idea: design and build an entirely new fighter based around the P-40’s Allison V-1710 engine. The RAF was willing to fund a prototype, as long as it also cost less than $40,000 and could be delivered by January 1941: the contract was signed in April 1940. North American flew the first NA-73 prototype in October, only 178 days later.
Given the short time North American had gone from a blank sheet of paper to a flyable aircraft, one might expect that the NA-73 fell short of the requirement. It actually improved upon it. The RAF had only desired four .30 caliber machine guns; the NA-73 had that plus four .50 caliber machine guns (two in the wings with the .30s and two in the cowl). Despite its thin, highly aerodynamic fuselage, it had a large fuel capacity that could make it an escort fighter as well as an interceptor. Moreover, it incorporated two radical design features: one was mounting the radiator below the fuselage; besides saving space, it also allowed the pilot to force hot air out of the radiator to give a boost in speed. Most radical was the use of a laminar-flow wing. Compressibility, where air going over a wing would reach supersonic speeds and cause the aircraft to accelerate out of control in a dive, was a minor problem in the P-40 and notorious on the P-38 Lightning. With a laminar-flow wing, airspeed over the wing never reached supersonic speeds, preventing compressibility without sacrificing manueverability. The RAF eagerly accepted the design as the Mustang Mk.I and it entered production in mid-1941.
When the RAF began operating the Mustang in combat, however, they found that the fighter, while able to manuever with even the Focke-Wulf 190 and having plenty of range, was sluggish and slow above 15,000 feet. This was due to the V-1710 engine, which had never been designed for high altitude performance. North American had experienced misgivings about the V-1710, but it had been part of the specification. Mustang Mk. Is still were useful in low-level roles, especially reconnaissance, and the USAAF took interest in it as a ground-attack aircraft, ordering 500 as the A-36A Apache.
In April 1942, a Rolls-Royce technician got a chance to fly a Mustang Mk.I, and was suitably impressed by its manueverability. He was interested in if a bigger engine could be used on the aircraft, and five Mustangs were turned over to Rolls-Royce to be equipped with a Merlin engine and a propeller adapted from the Spitfire IX. The test pilots were stunned by the increase in performance: above 15,000 feet, the Merlin-engined Mustang not only retained its agility and range, speed was increased to 433 mph and the ceiling to 40,000 feet. North American learned of the tests and embarked on a redesign, culminating in the P-51B: this had a strengthened fuselage and wider radiator for the more powerful Merlin; the armament was reduced to save weight to four (later six) .50 caliber machine guns in the wings. With drop tanks fitted under the wings, the P-51B was capable of flying anywhere in Europe. The Mustang had at last realized its full potential, and the USAAF, which had been taking catastrophic losses to bombers over Germany due to the lack of long-range fighters, now had one.
P-51Bs began reaching Europe in August 1943, and when they reached the 8th Air Force in numbers by late 1943, the situation in the air above Europe began to change. While P-51 pilots loved the responsiveness and speed of the Mustang, a few problems did crop up: the gunsight was difficult to use, the guns had a tendency to jam, the glycol cooling system for the engine was easy to hit and would doom the P-51 instantly, and the P-51B lacked vision to the rear. The type also showed a propensity to go into uncontrollable snap rolls at high angles of attack. In response, North American designed the P-51D, which solved most of the problems: it had a cut-down rear fuselage and incorporated a bubble canopy, giving the P-51D the best visibility of any fighter of the war; the adoption of the K-14 gunsight was much easier to use and more accurate; the machine guns were set upright and spaced along the dihedral of the wing rather than along the path of flight, making them more accurate as well and mostly curing the jamming problem (high-G turns could still jam the guns); the snap-roll problem was cured by adding a fin fillet to the tail. Nothing could be done about the glycol system, and more P-51s would be lost to ground fire hitting the glycol tank than any other reason. (This was the primary reason why the P-47 Thunderbolt, with its radial engine, took on the bulk of ground attack missions, leaving the P-51 the primary escort fighter).
P-51s would bear much of the responsibility of sweeping the Luftwaffe from the air. It could outperform the Bf 109 in all respects and be even with a Fw 190 below 15,000 feet—above 20,000 feet, the Mustang had the advantage. Nearly 5000 German aircraft would be shot down by P-51s, the highest total claimed by any Allied fighter during World War II. Nearly a thousand more Japanese aircraft could be added to that total, as P-51Ds began reaching the Pacific in 1944 as escorts for B-29 bombers. It is generally considered by aviation historians as the finest fighter of World War II and by some to be the most pure fighter ever built.
After the end of World War II, North American began production of “lightweight” P-51Hs, which used lighter construction materials, lengthened the fuselage for better performance, and raised the tail for better aerodynamics. The Merlin itself was modified with a new water-injected supercharger. While not as aesthetically attractive as the P-51D, the P-51H was among the fastest piston-engined aircraft ever built, with a top speed only 120 mph below the speed of sound. Redesignated F-51 by the newly independent USAF in 1948, the Mustang’s combat duties were not yet over: though not really suited for the role, the availability of aircraft meant that the F-51 would be used as ground-attack fighters throughout the Korean War. The P-51 had been exported to 55 nations during and after the war, and it would see service in the Arab-Israeli conflicts, various brushfire wars in Central and South America, and in the Philippines. The last F-51 in US service (ironically, US Army service) did not leave until 1968, while the Dominican Republic operated P-51s as frontline fighters until 1984. Of 16,766 P-51s produced, over 250 survive to the present day, with nearly 140 flyable examples, making the P-51 the best preserved World War II-era aircraft.
This P-51H, 44-64265, didn't have much of a career. It was delivered in October 1945, too late for the war, and was based at Pinecastle Field, Florida as a training aircraft. 44-64265 only flew for less than a year: in 1946, it was moved to Chanute AFB, Illinois, where it was used as a ground instruction trainer. It was retired in 1949 and put on display as a gate guard at Chanute, and later preserved at the Chanute Aviation Museum. When the Chanute museum closed in 2015, it was picked up by the Museum of Aviation in Robins AFB, Georgia.
Towards the end of its tenure at Chanute, 44-64265 was painted as 44-64195, a P-51H flown by Captain Claude Crenshaw of the 82nd Fighter Group at Grenier Field, New Hampshire after the war. During World War II, Crenshaw had flown a P-51D named "Louisiana Heatwave" and shot down seven German aircraft to become an ace. When 44-64265 was moved to Robins, it kept the rather spectacular paint job.
Though I'm more partial to the P-51D, this is a great example of the final H model. The museum has it displayed next to two bombers the P-51 once protected--the B-29 and B-17.
ORIGINAL CAPACITY: 237
NEW CAPACITY (ROCKERS): 217
SIDE MASKING: Yes
3D EQUIPPED: Yes
This theater was one of 10 that was used for Nashville's annual Film Festival.
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 23rd Iraqi Army Brigade pulls security while participating in a patrol during counter improvised explosive device training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2015. Training at the building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational effort to train Iraqi security force personnel to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. A coalition of nations have joined together to defeat ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region and the wider international community. .
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Charles M. Bailey/Released)
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.
A capacity crowd showed up to provide the massive support that just may have helped propel the Canadian Women's team past their rivals, the #1 ranked USA. It was hard to escape these signs, reminding the World, that Hockey is Canada's Game ;)
The Capacity Development Talk: The IMF’s Engagement on Social Protection, is shown on a mobile phone during the 2021 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2021.
IMF Photo/Cliff Owen
5 April 2021
Washington, DC, United States
Photo ref: CO210405041
My Cocoon tightens - Colors tease
I'm feeling for the Air -
A dim capacity for Wings
Demeans the Dress I wear...
E.D.
Disney had grandiose dreams of filling World Showcase with a multitude of nations. There were even plans for an outer ring of countries if ever the promenade filled to capacity. But alas, this didn’t come to pass. Epcot opened with nine countries and was later joined by Norway and Morocco. But other nations were well along in the planning stages before they were eventually scrapped for various reasons. Some of these included Israel, Spain, and Equatorial Africa. In fact, Equatorial Africa was so far along in planning that it was actually included as a “future project” on the opening day Epcot map. And during the Disney TV special “EPCOT Center: The Grand Opening Celebration” which aired on October 23, 1982, host Danny Kaye interviewed “Roots” author and Project Adviser Alex Haley about this soon to be added pavilion.
The continent of Africa is made up of many poor nations. And building a pavilion at Epcot is an expensive proposition. So Disney proposed a pavilion that included a collection of African countries, rather than just one. This multi-nation concept would help distribute the costs among several countries. After much searching and many negotiations, Letters of Intent were signed by Kenya, Senegal, and Ivory Coast.
Equatorial Africa was going to be an exciting pavilion and plans for a number of attractions were on the drawing board. The first of two films, “Africa Rediscovered,” would be narrated by Alex Haley and would present the abundant wild life of the area, the history of this region, and discuss modern-day Africa. The second film, “Heartbeat of Africa,” would focus on African music and conclude with a laser show synchronized to the sounds of native instruments.
Another exhibit would feature a large tree house. From its heights, guests would look down on a jungle watering hole bathed in perpetual moonlight. A diorama of trees, boulders, rushing waters, and actual scents of nature would highlight a rear-projection movie of animals advancing to drink in the night.
And of course, no World Showcase pavilion would be complete without live entertainment. So a small amphitheater was to be carved into Disney “rocks” to showcase African dance and music.
The African Pavilion was schedule to open sometime in 1983, but as negotiations continued to drag on, it was decided to build a temporary African placeholder where guests could grab a snack and pick up a souvenir. This was done for two reasons. First, this would pacify guests who had heard about the future Equatorial Africa Pavilion on TV and seen it on Epcot maps. But also, the area between China and Germany is large. Something of interest was needed along this route to help give World Showcase a more completed look.
Unfortunately, the Equatorial Africa Pavilion never came to pass for a number of reasons. First, the political unrest of the region made it difficult to carry on negotiations with the various nations and their less than stable governments. Not to mention, these nations were already squabbling amongst themselves for top billing at the pavilion. Then there was the problem of money. Most African countries simply couldn’t afford or justify spending the amounts needed to build a World Showcase pavilion. However, Disney was able to find one sponsor, a company located in South Africa. But apartheid was a major issue in the 1980’s and Disney thought better of associating itself with this political bombshell. Eventually, the project was shelved. And with the opening of Harambe at Disney's Animal Kingdom, any thoughts of a future African pavilion along the World Showcase promenade probably died as well.
Officially, the African themed area located between China and Germany is known as the Outpost, although many call it African Outpost or Refreshment Outpost. Since the Outpost was constructed as a temporary placeholder, there is precious little information about this area of World Showcase available in books and on the internet. So in order to present you with a backstory, I tried to deduce what the Imagineers were thinking when creating this mini-pavilion by examining the details. Here’s what I came up with.
The Outpost is a small trading center located along a rural roadway somewhere in West Africa. Local merchants bring their wares to the stalls each morning and supply travelers with the necessities of their journey. Part of this story can be seen in the signpost that points the directions to various far-a-way locales – very far-a-way indeed.
African Outpost
Walt Disney World EPCOT Orlando Fl.
The Sustainable Global Supply Chains in South Asia Project of ILO, New Delhi, conducted the above workshop at New Delhi on 30-31, Jan.2019 at New Delhi. SEWA Group Work Presentation
Capacity: 49; 2x2 seating configuration
Route: Dagupan-Baguio, Baguio-Tarlac
Body: Kinglong Motors Ltd.
Model: Kinglong XMQ6110Y
Engine: Cummins
Fare: Airconditioned
De Zuidtangent tussen Haarlem Schalkwijk en Hoofddorp, met een Mercedes-Benz CapaCity L op R-netlijn 300
Car-free busway between Haarlem and Hoofddorp, with a Mercedes-Benz CapaCity L bus on 'R-net' route 300
24 May 2019, Stakeholder Consultation on the opinion on Administrative Capacity
Brussels – Belgium – May 2019
© European Union / Nuno Rodrigues