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The steel arches forming the Veterans Drive Tunnel for eastbound traffic inch ever closer to the median wall.
Construction crews excavated the median of I-5 in SeaTac to build the tunnel as part of the SR 509 Completion Project.
The tunnel will provide a link between a new off-ramp (barely visible to the right of the interstate) and Military Road on the east side of I-5.
The SR 509 Completion Project is part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program which completes critical missing links in Washington state's highway and freight network.
Stores Clerk Toby onboard HMS Montrose during Procedure Alpha on completion of Ex BALTOPS 14. Picture: PO(Phot) Si Ethell
Exercise BALTOPS is an annual event conducted in the Baltic Sea. The exercise was first conducted in 1971 and brings together the navies of 14 countries for a 10 ten day workout that covers more than 100 serials.
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Construction nears completion on a new junior high school building, housing grades 4-6, in Grumesa, Ghana July 22, 2013. The building, designed to accommodate more than 150 students, features three classrooms, a teachers’ room, storage space and a detached latrine facility. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District is working in partnership with U.S. Africa Command and the local embassy to bring the school to fruition. The new classrooms will enable additional students from the district to attend school in Grumesa. The project, valued at $208,700 dollars, features local building materials including mahogany doors and decorative cement blocks, hand selected by the school headmaster. In addition, local masons, painters and other workers were hired as subcontractors. The Ghanaian subcontractors credit U.S. partners, and contractor, Dover Vantage, for their newly acquired knowledge of U.S. building and safety practices. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jennifer Aldridge)
The Maryland National Guard Freestate Challenge Academy held their course completion ceremony for the 22 week residency phase for 104 cadets of class #47 at Havre de Grace High School, Havre de Grace, Md., Dec. 10, 2016. .
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Retired Air Force Gen. Larry O. Spencer, who served as the VIce Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, spoke to the cadets as the keynote speaker..
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The Academy is a two-phased 17-month intervention program for underemployed, drug-free, “at-risk” high school dropouts from the state of Maryland between 16-18 years of age. Following graduation from the resident phase, the cadets are mentored for an additional 12 months, during which time they are placed into jobs, continue their higher education, or vocational trades training or enter the military..
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The mission of the Academy is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth and to produce graduates with the values, skills, education and self-discipline needed to succeed as adults..
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The students were brought into a structured and highly disciplined quasi-military academic setting that builds confidence and self-esteem to become productive and contributing members of our society. Cadets attend academic classes to prepare them for the test for the General Education Development (GED) credential and Maryland High School Diploma.
Col. Nick Ducich, Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine commander (left), presents Lt. Col. Roman Zabrodsky, 2nd Airborne Parachute Battalion, 25th Airborne Brigade commander a certificate of completion Apr. 29 during the rotation two Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine graduation ceremony at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine. Each JMTG-U rotation will consist of nine weeks of training where Ukrainian soldiers will learn defensive combat skills needed to increase Ukraine's capacity for self-defense. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana M. Diaz-Brown, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)
Votivkirche (9, Rooseveltplatz, the provost parish church "To the Divine Savior").
History
Archduke Ferdinand Max after the rescue of his brother Franz Joseph I (assassination attempt of Johann Libenyi on 18 February 1853), suggested by an appeal the construction of a memory church, which was built from 1856 to 1879 according to the plans of Heinrich Ferstel (who at the beginning of construction was only 28 years old) together with the parsonage behind it in the style of French cathedral gothic of the 13th century on the Glacis in front of the (gate) Schottentor. Since the Glacis had not yet been released for development, the church had to be erected on the outer edge of this one and thus a few years later it stood distant from the Ring Road. Around the construction of the church there were a number of unrealized projects: the planned in a semicircular shape University of Vienna behind the church respectively a Hall of Fame (Viennese Acropolis, realized in the Arsenal) and the Tegetthoff monument in front of the church.
The site was definitively established on 25th October 1855; on 24th of April, 1856, the foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Archbishop Rauscher (commemorative plaque); on 18th of August, 1868, the completion of the tower was celebrated. The consecration was carried out by Cardinal Archbishop Kutschker on the occasion of the silver wedding of the Imperial couple on April 24, 1879 (commemorative plaque). The Votivkirche was in the monarchy (catholic) garrison church for Vienna (imperial decision of 1862). Here, too, all military funerals commenced. The Votivkirche is one of the most outstanding examples of historic architecture.
Roosevelt square - Votivkirche, around 1900
Exterior
Double tower facade with three figures portals and window rose.
Main portal
Main portal with rich figural decoration by Johannes Benk (Christ-King statue in the midst of the apostles, surrounded by models from the Old Covenant [Abel, Noe, Melchizedek, Isaak, Samson, Aaron, Moses]; in the gable above the Holy Trinity (by Josef Gasser), on the side four evangelists and Austro-Hungarian provincial patrons (Koloman [Lower Austria], Vigilius (South Tyrol), Aegius [Carinthia], Josef [Steiermark], Leopold [Lower Austria], Wenzel (Bohemia), Spiridion (Dalmatia), Michael (Galicia), Georg (Krain), Rochus (Croatia), St. Nicholas of Bari (Veneto), Ladislaus (Transylvania), Justus (Trieste), Hedwig (Silesia), Ruprecht (Salzburg), Johannes Nepomuk (Bohemia) by Franz Melnitzky and Peter Kastlunger) above the rosette "Coronation of Mary" by Gasser.
Side portal
Reliefs of Gasser ( "Annunciation of Mary" [below it the four prophets Jeremiah, Isaiah, David and Micah by Anton Schmidgruber], "Resurrection of Christ" (below it St Francis, Elisabeth and Sophie von Kastlunger).
Entrance portals
The entrance portals into the transept are devoted to God the Father and the Holy Spirit. There are eight prophets, or church fathers, on the arcade arrows. The church received a new roof of Eternit-plates in 1967.
Interior
Three-aisled, ribbed vaulted basilica, with four flat side chapels on each side; three-aisled transept; choir with 7/12 closing; chapel ambulatory and apse chapel. The wall and ceiling paintings stem from Joseph von Führich, A. von Wörndle, Carl Jobst and Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. On the vault of the central nave, the Christ's Family Tree by Franz Jobst and Carl Jobst. The organ (1874-1878) by E. F. Walcker & Co. (Ludwigsburg) is the only mechanical work of this size (3,762 pipes) in Europe (Anton Bruckner has also played here).
The glass paintings of the church windows, to which Trenkwald had supplied the designs, were destroyed during the Second World War and replaced by figural windows (mostly by designs by Christine Feldmann, with the exception of the "emperor window" which was renewed according to old pattern, thus in the replacement windows there are also topics that fall into the time after church building).
High altar
High altar of white marble with six Egyptian alabaster columns with figural ornamentation by Gasser, Robert Streschnak and Ferdinand Laufberger (cardinal virtues in the vault of the canopy), portrait of Mary, that was a gift from Pope Pius IX in the middle of the (constantly locked) chapel ambulatory.
Marienaltar (once the Antwerp altar)
Here stood the Antwerp altar (the most important work of the Flemish carving art of the 15th century, since 1996 for security reasons as a loan in the cathedral and diocesan museum).
The theme of the church window is the history of Christ's suffering.
"Emperor window"
Window of the city of Vienna "Emperor window"
The window was donated by the municipality of Vienna in 1877 and renewed by the latter after the Second World War.
Bishop's Chapel
The altar is dedicated to the Divine Heart of Jesus; grave of the Auxiliary Bishop Godfried Marschall (he was the first church minister).
Church windows: Bishops of Austrian church history.
Altar of the Mother of God of Guadelupe.
Church window: History of the worship of the Virgin of Guadelupe.
Winged altar
The altar made of cedar wood from Lebanon, shows Mary's engagement with St. Joseph, the proclamation with closed wings.
Church window: History of the worship of the Marienbild of Mariazell.
Barbara candle (Artillery Memorial).
Church window: History of Mary's image by Maria Pötsch.
Monument to the members of the executive who have fallen.
Church window: History of the wonderful glass window of Absam (Tyrol).
Church window: Rudolf I
Church window: Ferdinand II
Gothic chapel shrine
Holy grave for the last days of Holy Week.
Church window: 23rd Eucharistic Congress in Vienna (1912).
Church window: death in the National Socialist concentration camp Mauthausen.
Baptismal chapel
Baptismal stone of Egyptian marble; tumba by Niklas Graf Salms (Salm tomb).
Church windows: Major Austrian missionaries.
Pulpit
Pulpit of marble; On the gold mosaic of the parapet, the four church fathers and the teaching Savior; at the foot of the pulpit the bust of Ferstel by Viktor Tilgner.
Monument to the Austrian Kaiserschützen Regiments, church Window: Representatives of the Austrian Social Reform (draft by Hans Schweiger).
Cross altar
Church window: left John of God (defense of Vienna against the Turks 1529), right Franz Jägerstätter.
Votivkirche (9, Rooseveltplatz; Propsteipfarrkirche „Zum göttlichen Heiland").
Geschichte
Erzherzog Ferdinand Max regte nach der Errettung seines Bruders Franz Joseph I. (Attentat von Johann Libenyi am 18. Februar 1853) durch einen Aufruf den Bau einer Gedächtniskirche an, die 1856-1879 nach den Plänen von Heinrich Ferstel (der bei Baubeginn erst 28 Jahre alt war) samt dem dahinterstehenden Pfarrhaus im Stil französischer Kathedralgotik des 13. Jahrhunderts auf dem Glacis vor dem Schottentor erbaut wurde. Da das Glacis damals noch nicht zur Verbauung freigegeben war, musste die Kirche am äußeren Rand desselben errichtet werden und stand damit einige Jahre später fern der Ringstraße. Rund um den Bau der Kirche gab es eine Reihe unrealisierter Projekte: die halbkreisförmig hinter der Kirche geplante Universität Wien beziehungsweise eine Ruhmeshalle (Wiener Akropolis; realisiert im Arsenal) und das Tegetthoffdenkmal vor der Kirche.
Das Areal wurde am 25. Oktober 1855 definitiv festgelegt, am 24. April 1856 fand die Grundsteinlegung durch Kardinal-Erzbischof Rauscher statt (Gedenktafel), am 18. August 1868 feierte man die Turmvollendung. Die Weihe nahm Kardinal-Erzbischof Kutschker anlässlich der Silberhochzeit des Kaiserpaars am 24. April 1879 vor (Gedenktafel). Die Votivkirche war in der Monarchie (katholisch) Garnisonskirche für Wien (kaiserlicher Entschluss von 1862). Hier nahmen auch alle militärischen Leichenbegängnisse ihren Ausgang. Die Votivkirche ist eines der hervorragendsten Beispiele historisierender Architektur.
Rooseveltplatz – Votivkirche, um 1900
Äußeres
Doppelturmfassade mit drei Figurenportalen und Fensterrose.
Hauptportal
Hauptportal mit reichem figuralem Schmuck von Johannes Benk (Christ-König-Statue inmitten der Apostel, umgeben von Vorbildern aus dem Alten Bund [Abel, Noe, Melchisedech, Isaak, Samson, Aaron, Moses); im Giebel darüber Heilige Dreifaltigkeit (von Josef Gasser), seitlich vier Evangelisten und österreichisch-ungarische Landespatrone (Koloman [Niederösterreich], Vigilius [Südtirol], Ägydius [Kärnten], Josef [Steiermark], Leopold [Niederösterreich], Wenzel [Böhmen], Spiridion [Dalmatien], Michael [Galizien], Georg [Krain], Rochus [Kroatien], Nikolaus von Bari [Venetien], Ladislaus [Siebenbürgen], Justus [Triest], Hedwig [Schlesien], Ruprecht [Salzburg], Johannes Nepomuk [Böhmen]) von Franz Melnitzky und Peter Kastlunger), über der Rosette „Krönung Mariens" von Gasser.
Seitenportale
Reliefs von Gasser („Verkündigung Mariens" [darunter die vier Propheten Jeremias, Isaias, David und Michäas von Anton Schmidgruber ], „Auferstehung Christi" [darunter Namenspatrone der kaiserlichen Familie: Franziskus, Elisabeth und Sophie von Kastlunger]).
Eingangsportale
Die Eingangsportale ins Querschiff sind Gott Vater und dem Heiligen Geist gewidmet. An den Arkadenpfeilern befinden sich acht Propheten beziehungsweise Kirchenväter. Die Kirche erhielt 1967 ein neues Dach aus Eternitplatten.
Inneres
Dreischiffige, kreuzrippengewölbte Basilika, beiderseits vier flache Seitenkapellen; dreischiffiges Querschiff; Chor mit 7/12-Schluss; Kapellenumgang und Kapellenkranz. Die Wand- und Deckengemälde stammen von Joseph von Führich, A. von Wörndle, Carl Jobst und Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. Am Deckengewölbe des Mittelschiffs Stammbaum Christi von Franz Jobst und Carl Jobst. Die Orgel (1874-1878) von E. F. Walcker & Co. (Ludwigsburg) ist das einzige mechanische Werk dieser Größe (3.762 Pfeifen) in Europa (auch Anton Bruckner hat hier gespielt).
Die Glasgemälde der Kirchenfenster, zu denen Trenkwald die Entwürfe geliefert hatte, wurden während des Zweiten Weltkriegs vernichtet und (mit Ausnahme des nach alter Vorlage erneuerten „Kaiserfensters") durch Figuralfenster (zumeist nach Entwürfen von Christine Feldmann) ersetzt (daher finden sich bei den Ersatzfenstern auch Themen, die in die Zeit nach dem Kirchenbau fallen).
Hochaltar
Hochaltar aus weißem Marmor mit sechs ägyptischen Alabastersäulen mit figuralem Schmuck von Gasser, Robert Streschnak und Ferdinand Laufberger (Kardinaltugenden im Gewölbe des Baldachins), Bildnis der Maria, das ein Geschenk von Papst Pius IX. war, in der Mitte des (ständig gesperrten) Kapellenumgangs.
Marienaltar (einst Antwerpener Altar)
Hier stand der Antwerpener Altar (bedeutendstes Werk der flämischen Schnitzkunst des 15. Jahrhunderts; seit 1996 aus Sicherheitsgründen als Leihgabe im Dom- und Diözesanmuseum).
Thema des Kirchenfensters ist die Leidensgeschichte Christi.
„Kaiser-Fenster"
Fenster der Stadt Wien („Kaiser-Fenster"). Das Fenster wurde 1877 von der Gemeinde Wien gespendet und von dieser nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erneuert.
Bischofskapelle
Der Altar ist dem Göttlichen Herzen Jesu gewidmet; Grabstätte des Weihbischofs Godfried Marschall (er war der erste Propst der Kirche).
Kirchenfenster: Bischöfe der österreichischen Kirchengeschichte.
Altar der Gottesmutter von Guadelupe.
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte der Verehrung des Marienbilds von Guadelupe.
Flügelaltar
Der aus Zedernholz vom Libanon geschaffene Altar zeigt die Verlobung Mariens mit dem heiligen Josef, bei geschlossenen Flügeln die Verkündigung.
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte der Verehrung des Marienbilds von Mariazell.
Barbarakerze (Artilleristen-Gedächtnisstätte).
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte des Marienbilds von Maria Pötsch.
Denkmal für die im Dienst gefallenen Angehörigen der Exekutive.
Kirchenfenster: Geschichte des wunderbaren Glasfensters von Absam (Tirol).
Kirchenfenster: Rudolf I.
Kirchenfenster: Ferdinand II.
Gotischer Kapellenschrein
Heiliges Grab für die letzten Tage der Karwoche.
Kirchenfenster: 23. Eucharistischer Kongress in Wien (1912).
Kirchenfenster: Todesstiege im nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager Mauthausen.
Taufkapelle
Taufstein aus ägyptischen Marmor; Hochgrab von Niklas Graf Salms (Salmgrabmal).
Kirchenfenster: Bedeutende österreichische Missionare.
Kanzel
Kanzel aus Marmor; auf dem Goldmosaik der Brüstung die vier Kirchenväter und der lehrende Heiland; am Kanzelfuß Büste Ferstels von Viktor Tilgner.
Denkmal für die österreichische Kaiserschützen-Regimenter, Kirchenfenster: Vertreter der österreichischen Sozialreform (Entwurf von Hans Schweiger).
Kreuzaltar
Kreuz-Altar.
Kirchenfenster: links Johannes von Gott (Verteidigung Wiens gegen die Türken 1529), rechts Franz Jägerstätter.
Orange contrast lane striping is clearly visible in this aerial photo of a work zone in Fife.
The contrast striping was added in this area where both directions of I-5 have been shifted to the right to make room for the work area in the median. Crews are building new bridges as part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program's SR 167 Completion Project. Shifting lanes can leave behind "ghost stripes" that can occasionally make it difficult to clearly see current striping. In addition, many people still drive through fast through work zones, endangering themselves, others and crew. This pilot project will help determine whether orange striping is an effective tool to increase work zone awareness and safety.
Washington is only the fifth state to experiment with orange contrast lane striping. We're gathering information about speeds, collisions, work zone intrusions and whether drivers more consistently maintain their lane. The orange lane striping will remain in place through fall 2023.
The information we gather will be submitted to the Federal Highway Administration in 2024 to help it determine if orange striping is something that can be used more often across the nation.
Top Seeds in Full Swing on Day One of ASP4-Star Protest Vendee Pro
La Sauzaie(Thursday, April 21, 2011) –The opening day of the Protest Vendee Pro an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) sanctioned event saw the Top Seeds step into top gear as Round One and six heats of Round Two were held in rippable 3-4ft peaks at the main event site of La Sauzaie.
The huge Easter weekend tides forced a break to proceedings after the completion of Round One early this morning to allow for the afternoon push of the incoming tide. Surfers took full advantage of the clean high-performance conditions and pushed the level of surfing to its limits.
Two-time and defending Protest Vendee Pro Champion Joan Duru (Ondres, FRA) 22, advanced through to Round Three with a solid performance in his first appearance at this year’s Protest Vendee Pro. Duru got off the mark in the opening minutes of his 25-minute clash with a series of power-house backhand turns on a clean peak to claim a 7.17 out of 10 and lead the heat from start to finish.
“It’s good to start off the heat with a seven because after you can control the heat a little better. The tide is coming in now so it is a lot better than this morning for sure but the sets were changing. One would come in from the left and then another from the right so we had to move to find the good ones but I enjoyed myself out there and it was a good call to wait for this afternoon.”
Duru faced a stacked opening encounter that included current Asp European Champion and good friend Marc Lacomare (Hossegor, FRA) 19, who failed to make his entry on time and surfed from the first Round of competition, as well as young Portuguese promise Vasco Ribeiro and Australian Perth Standlick. However it was Lacomare who had the better of the consistent sets pushing in to overcome a late charge from Standlick and the always dangerous Ribeiro.
“Mark (Lacomare) forgot to do his entry,” explained Duru. “He got through this morning and we had the heat together which was different in the second round for us. It was a tough heat but because I got a good start it made it easier and in the end we both got through.”
Brent Dorrington (Gold Coast, AUS) 24, fresh from last week’s victory in Scotland, kept his form rolling with a mix of powerful carves and vertical turns to claim the highest single wave score a 7.67 out of 10 and win the heat ahead of young up-and-coming Portuguese junior Filipe Jervis.
Jervis 20, who led early in the heat, opened his account with a solid 6.67, led early and kept his head to find his back-up score and a pass into the next Round along with Dorrington.
“When I looked at the heat list the first time,” began Jervis. “I saw I was up against Brent Dorrington who just won the 6-Star in Scotland and the other guys are also good surfers I knew I had to focus on my surfing and catch the good waves and it happened.”
“I went looking for the lefts out there because it is my stronger surfing and I found two not too bad waves and I got through. This wave with the high tide is such a good wave and you can choose between the left and the right so I hope tomorrow there are going to be good waves and I am stoked to be in the next round.”
Chris Friend (Sunshine Coast, AUS) 20, relied on a combination of strong forehand smashes and flowing carves to amass a combined two-wave heat total of 14.70 out of 20 to advance in his debut heat at the Protest Vendee Pro.
“I surprised myself actually because I went out thinking to get a couple of scores and build on that but I got out there and the waves were fun with good sections and a lot of scoring potencial.”
Friend suffered a serious ankle injury late last year and has only started to make a slow come back to the top level of competitive surfing this season. A first timer to Vendee the young natural footer was surprised at the changes in conditions with the tides and the true ambiance of the French way of life.
“I have never been in this part of France before and the town is so beautiful that I am just amazed at it. It is crazy how tidal it is on this break. I was planning on riding a 5’6” because how small it looked when I first came down to look at it. Then the tide came in and before you know it there are 3ft waves out there so it is a lot different from the waves we get at home for sure.”
Gordan Fontaine (Brittany, FRA) 21, rose to the occasion performing turns and carves in the critical sections of the La Sauzaie peak to secure a heat total of 14.17 and hopes to shrug off his nerves and go on to make a result in the Protest Vendee Pro.
“Usually I go into my second heat and I am sometimes not sure if I should be here or not so I will try and go with no pressure this time and try and surf as I did in this first heat.”
“I have been coming here for a few years and the French Cup events,” continued Fontaine. “I have been competing on this wave for a long time and I usually get good scores in my heats but in the free-surfs I don’t seem to get any waves so I hope I get the waves in my next heat.”
The Protest Vendee Pro, stop nº2 on the Asp Europe Men’s Series, offers surfers valuable ranking points on both the Asp Europe Men’s Series and the Asp World rankings.
The Protest Vendee Pro is scheduled from April 21-25, 2011. For more information, and all upcoming results, photos, video highlights, press releases and LIVE webcast log-on to www.aspeurope.com
Remaining Protest Vendee Pro Round Two Match-ups
Heat 7: Adrien Toyon (REU), Demitri Ouvre (FRA), Nicholas Squires (AUS), Jayce Robinson (GBR)
Heat 8: Abdel El Harim (MAR), Frederico Morais (PRT), Lars Musschoot (BEL), Alain Riou (PYF)
Heat 9: Lincoln Taylor (AUS), Robertson Goncalves (PRT), Jules Thomet (FRA), Tim Boal (FRA)
Heat 10: Romain Laulhe (FRA), Christophe Allary (REU), Borja Agote (EUK), Hugo Debosc (REU)
Heat 11: Marlon Lipke (DEU), Alexander El Naib (DEU), Tom Cloarec (FRA), Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA)
Heat 12: Nic von Rupp (DEU), Adrien Valero (FRA), Vincent Primal (FRA), Nelson Cloarec (FRA)
Heat 13: Mickey Picon (FRA), Yannick de Jager (NDL), Dane Anderson (USA), Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 14: Patrick Beven (FRA), Justin Mujica (PRT), Gregory Pastusiak (FRA), Yassine Ramdini (MAR)
Heat 15: Eneko Acero (EUK), Robertson Goncalves (PRT), Luis Eyre (GBR), Charles Martin (GLP)
Heat 16: Chris Salisbury (AUS), Igor Munian (EUK), Joao Guedes (PRT), Jose Ferreira (PRT)
Protest Vendee Pro Round Two Results
Heat 1: Joan Duru (FRA) 13.67, Marc Lacomare (FRA) 11.84, Perth Standlick (AUS) 9.76, Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) 7.07
Heat 2: Txaber Trojaola (EUK) 10.67, Frederic Robin (REU) 9.60, Benoit Potier (FRA) 4.90, Paul Tesson (FRA) 4.17
Heat 3: Gordan Fontaine (FRA) 14.17, Vincent Duvignac (FRA) 9.50, Tristan Guilbaud (FRA) 6.77, Oli Adams (GBR) 4.00
Heat 4: Chris Friend (AUS) 14.70, Hugo Savalli (REU) 9.06, Freddie Meadows (SWE) 7.73, Michael Bailey (USA) 5.87
Heat 5: Brent Dorrington (AUS) 13.50, Filipe Jervis (PRT) 10.67, Romain Cloitre (FRA) 8.73, Anderson Santos (BRA) 7.13
Heat 6: Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) 10.40, Norman Landa (EUK) 8.17, Ethan Egiguren (EUK), Gregoire Sylvain (FRA) 4.90
Protest Vendee Pro Round One Results
Heat 1: Marc Lacomare (FRA) 8.17, Benoit Potier (FRA) 5.57, Emilien Lojou (FRA) 3.97
Heat 2: Oli Adams (GBR) 11.54, Freddie Meadows (SWE) 9.10, Joackim Petersen Guichard (NOR) 9.00, Kevin Lestrade (FRA) 3.73
Heat 3: Brent Dorrington (AUS) 8.63, Ethan Egiguren (EUK) 5.83, Othmane Choufani (MAR) 4.83
Heat 4: Jayce Robinson (GBR) 10.60, Alain Riou (PYF) 10.37, William Aliotti (FRA) 8.43, John Magrath (GBR) 6.03
Heat 5: Tim Boal (FRA) 13.27, Hugo Debosc (REU) 9.33, Pierre Rollet (FRA) 7.23
Heat 6: Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) 8.26, Nelson Cloarec (FRA) 6.17, Harry Timson (GBR) 5.43
Heat 7: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 10.84, Yassine Ramdini (MAR) 6.43, Stuart Campbell (GBR) 6.33
Heat 8: Charles Martin (GLP) 9.17, Jose Ferreira (PRT) 7.13, Luca Petersen Guichard (NOR) 6.50, Didier Pitier (FRA) 5.10
Photo Aquashot / ASPEurope.com
ODOT Director Matt Garrett was among the speakers at the completion event for the Interstate 84 Sandy River Bridge project in Troutdale.
At the completion of his 1964 All America Season at Cal, Craig Morton held virtually every school record for passing. His then-record 36 touchdown passes, achieved in three seasons and in schedules shorter by one or two games, survived for 25 years after his graduation. In 1964, he won the Pop Warner Award as the most valuable player on the West Coast and was made a first round selection by the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Draft. He played 18 seasons of pro football for the Cowboys, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos and was the first quarterback to start for two different teams in the Super Bowl—for Dallas in 1970 and Denver in 1977. Altogether, he played in 11 post season games. At age 38, in his penultimate year as a pro, he still was able to pass for more than 3000 yards and for 21 He was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2009, and his plaque can be found at SFO Gate 80.
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, started in 1979 by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s Sports Committee and former president of the San Francisco 49ers, Lou Spadia, honors the Bay Area’s athletic legends. The first Enshrinement Banquet was held in 1980 and honored Bay Area sports legends Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Hank Luisetti, Ernie Nevers and Bill Russell. Each enshrinee receives a bronze plaque of their likeness which is displayed at the banquet and featured in the United Airlines terminal at SFO International Airport before being moved to a permanent location near the stadium, university, golf club, or school they were involved with in the Bay Area.
San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO), located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco in unincorporated San Mateo County, offers non-stop links with more than 30 international points on 25 international carriers. The Bay Area's largest airport connects non-stop with more than 65 cities in the U.S. on 20 domestic airlines. The airport originally opened on May 7, 1927 as Mills field Municipal Aiport and was renamed San Francisco Municipal Airport in 1931, witht he Municipal replaced by International in 1955.
SFO was voted “North America’s Best Airport” in 2008 by passengers for its outstanding customer service and amenities.
In 2007, the San Francisco International Airport was ranked #121 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
Rising Sum Motor Inn
Going-to-the-Sun Road at St. Mary Lake; Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park was established in 1910, when the first wave of tourists viewed the park via horseback, boat and hiking. Rising Sun Motor Inn was part of the second wave of tourism with the completion of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in 1933. Rising Sun Motor Inn has had several names; Rising Sun Auto Camp, Roes Creek Auto Camp, and East Glacier Auto Camp. All names reference the automobile. The facilities were developed for the auto-borne tourists who could traverse the park using the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The location overlooks Saint Mary Lake, the second largest lake in the park. One of the most popular spots for visitors to Glacier National Park is Rising Sun, an overlook of Goose Island in St. Mary Lake and likely the most photographed spot in the park.
By 1940, under increasing pressure from the NPS for more spartan, inexpensive facilities where tipping, dress codes and lavish furnishings were not required, the Glacier Park Hotel Co. began construction of the Roes Creek Auto Camp, later renamed the East Glacier Auto Camp and finally (1950) the Rising Sun Auto Camp. This facility was designed by Great Northern's Hotel Company and approved by NPS.
Rising Sun facilities included a general store, built in 1941 by the Great Northern's Glacier Park Hotel Company, surrounded by log tourist cabins and laundry house. Located 7 miles from the east entrance to Glacier National Park, Rising Sun grew as wayside area that now includes a National Park Service campground, gift shop, restaurant, motel rooms and boat dock on St. Mary's Lake. The modern era restaurant/lobby building was built in 1965. As of 2014 the guest facilities, exluding the campground and boat dock, are managed by the concessionaire Xanterra Parks & Resorts.
Great Northern Railway affiliate Glacier Park Hotel Company constructed and operated the grand park lodges within Glacier National Park from 1910 to 1961. The lodges were built to serve tourists who arrived via Great Northern's passenger trains. The Oriental Limited was Great Northern's passenger train between Chicago and Seattle (70 hour trip). It was the premiere train on its route until 1929 when the Empire Builder started. With new equipment and fewer stops the Empire Builder made the run in 45 hours. Amtrak has operated the Empire Builder since 1971.
The Glacier Park Lodge was built in 1913 adjacent to the Great Northern Depot in East Glacier Park, Montana. The largest was the Many Glacier Hotel, which opened in 1915. The landmark Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton was completed in 1927, and in 1930 the company was contracted to operate the privately constructed Lake McDonald Hotel. The grand lodges were supplemented by the construction of motel-styled Swiftcurrent Motor Inn and Rising Sun Motor Inn, which were completed in the 1940s to serve Glacie Park's automobile travelers.
With only a 100-day season, and with automobiles reducing the demand for rail travel, Great Northern claims it was losing $500,000 a year on the Glacier hotels. In 1961 Great Northern's Glacier Park Hotel Company sold the Glacier and Waterton concession operations to Don Hummel for $1.4 million. Hummel, a former Tucson mayor and Arizona businessman formed "Glacier Park, Inc." to operate the concessions. GPI received a 20-year concession contract from the National Park Service. Hummel was a Flying Tiger in World War II. As a college student he was a seasonal ranger at Grand Canyon and Lassen Volcanic national parks. He served three terms as mayor of Tucson. In addition to Glacier National Park he had ownership in 2 other national park concession companies - Lassen and Mt. McKinley.
Hummel sold the lodges and motels at the conclusion of its 20 year contract in 1981 to Greyhound Food Management of Phoenix later known as Viad Corporation. Hummel stated "It's been a constant battle attempting to not only pay off the facilities, but to try to upgrade them as well."
In 2013 the Park Service awarded a 16 year concession right for lodging and transportation within Glacier Park to the Xanterra Corporation. Glacier Park Inc., had held the Glacier contract for 32 years since 1981. Xanterra Parks and Resorts took control from Viad Lake McDonald Lodge, Many Glacier Hotel, the Rising Sun and Swiftcureen Motor Inns, and the Red buses. Viad continues to own and operate facilities outside of Glacier National Park, including - Glacier Park Lodge, St. Mary Lodge, and the Prince of Wales Hotel.
In keeping with the era in which Rising Sun Motor Inn's 72 rooms were built, there are no televisions, air conditioning or in-room telephones. However, there are private bathrooms in all guest rooms.
Note: I worked at Rising Sun Motor Inn during the summers of 1967 and 1968. In 1967 I worked as a dish washer, busboy, gift shop attendant and gas station attendant. In 1968 I worked as a desk clerk and as the relief night auditor. LeRoy Wright was our General Manager for both summers. He was the recently retired general manager at the Paso del Norte Hotel in El Paso, TX. Nora Hullings for our chef. Mr & Mrs. Hal Goerz managed the gift shop. Some of my co-workers were Bill Williams, Tom Quail, Tom Amacker, Louis Kawalski, Barb Low, Neil Gerdes, Joe Peek, Karen Willis, and Luci Malone. On the night of Aug. 12, 1967, (known as Night of the Grizzlies) two glacier park employess were mauled to death by two seperate grizzlies at two different locations - Granite Park Campground and Trout Lake Campground. The official address of Rising Sun Motor Inn is: 500 feet north of Going-to-the-Sun Road at St. Mary Lake; Glacier National Park, Montana.
compiled by Dick Johnson, June 2018
Over a hundred people attended the March 1 Puget Sound Gateway SR 167 Completion project open house at the Fife Community Center. www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr167/tacomatoedgewood/
The completion of a new Enviro 400 MMC means I'm one step closer to having done all the old 2018/19/20 bus drawings that I want to make redrawn versions of. It also means I've finally got the double deck MMC correctly depicted with windscreen wipers!
I was undecided as to whether to do all the panel lines on this, or copy what I did for the E200 MMC and omit the less noticeable ones, and although I ultimately went without the extra lines I might go back an add them at some point because I'm still not sure. Perhaps if I ever go back and update the E200 MMC with more panel lines I'll do this one to go along with it? I don't know if people actually use these so I don't know if it'd make any difference to anyone.
Although I think the black front lights make the E400 MMCs look a whole lot better, in case you want to paint one up as a National Express one or other livery that has body coloured lights, I left them blank, along with the strips above/below the windscreen and the bumper. Again, if I ever update the E200 MMC I'll do an 'all-blank' one so you can make it into some hideous Stagecoach-like abomination if you want.
This was another bus that was fairly pleasant to draw, mainly thanks to the straightforward glazing. I did keep finding mistakes I'd done on the lineart when I was adding the grey colour to the interior, but that was just down to me being absent minded. Now it can be yours for the great price of FREE, to be downloaded and coloured in or whatever you reasonably want. The album description is where you'll find details on usage.
LGEN Haines and CWO Hornbrook present certificates of completion to cadets of the ALOY Program during the ceremony at RMC.
The ALOY Completion Ceremony 2014 was held at RMC square on 20 June 2014. The Commander of the Canadian Army is also the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence Champion for Aboriginal Peoples. The Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year program offered at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario is a unique one-year youth development program which exposes Aboriginal youth to academics, military skills, leadership, and athletics while respecting their cultural heritage.©2014 DND-MDN Canada
We started using the new kitchen today, although we haven't moved everything into it yet. The last paint went on the walls (around the windows) last night, and all the drawers are in. We are still waiting for hinges for the cabinet doors, but that's about it.
A touch of old Hollywood meets modern chic. This home came with extra personality in each space. We had fun creating her vision and the results were nothing short of glamorous!
Transcription:
Gold Coast District.
Southport Inquiry Office.
9th February, 1979.
Relative to: Completion of 'Report of unusual Aerial Sightings' forms in respect to sighting on 2-1-79.
Gold Coast Dist. Ref.No. 79/5.
Sir,
I have to report with reference to the above and attached that 'Report of Unusual Aerial Sightings' forms were given to all members of Police who observed the sightings on 2-1-79, however only Constables D. KUSS, and I. Janson of Southport Police Station and Constable P.A. HATTEN of Task Force, Broadbeach Police Station were prepared to complete the forms.
The three forms are attached hereto for transmission to the Royal Australian Air Force through the Commissioner of Police.
D.E.V. Russell
Sergeant 1/c No.0375
The/
Superintendent of Police,
GOLD COAST DISTRICT.
B/c:
Commissioner of Police, BRISBANE.
Forwarded for your information.
Please find herewith Reports relating to Unusual Aerial Sightings completed by Constables KUSS and JANSON of Southport Police Station and Constable HATTEN of Task Force, Broadbeach.
The Reports have been requested by the Royal Australian Air Force.
The Constables were on duty at the time of the sighting.
R.G. WEISS
A/SUPERINTENDENT
12.2.1979
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Air Force Col. Lee J. Archambault was Selected as a pilot by NASA in June 1998. He reported for training in August 1998.
Upon completion of Astronaut Candidate training in June 1999, Archambault was assigned to the Astronaut Office Shuttle Operations Branch, where he worked on flight instrument upgrades that were incorporated into the Shuttle in 2003. Archambault served as an Astronaut Support Person (ASP) at the Kennedy Space Center and was LEAD ASP for STS-111 and STS-114. He also performed duties as spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) and served in that role for STS-121. As of February 2012, Archambault works in the Exploration Branch of the Astronaut Office, supporting the Commercial Crew Development Program.
Archambault was the Pilot on STS-117 (June 8-22, 2007) and Commander for STS-119 (March 15-28, 2009). He has logged a total of 27 days in space.
STS-117/Atlantis (June 8-22, 2007) was the 118th Shuttle mission and the 21st mission to visit the international Space Station. The successful construction mission delivered and installed the S3/S4 truss segment. It involved multiple EVAs by 4 astronauts. The mission also delivered and returned with an expedition crew member. STS-117 returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California, having traveled 5.8 million miles in 14-days.
Prior to the Columbia accident, Mark Polansky was named as pilot of STS-117. He was moved to command STS-116 and Archambault became 117's pilot.
STS-119/Discovery (March 15-28, 2009) was the 125th Shuttle mission and the 28th mission to the International Space Station. The successful construction mission delivered and installed the S6 truss segment and involved multiple EVAs by 3 astronauts. The mission also delivered and returned an expedition crew member. STS-119 returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, having traveled 5.3 million miles in 13 days.
Completion of the reconstruction of RMA 37 at Shaftesbury, and its first day in service, leaving the Verwood Transport yard and taking up its duties from the Jessica Avenue terminus in Verwood; seen also in service at Christchurch.
Des Moines, Iowa-based artist Gary Keenan moved nearer to completion on his bear carving in front of Wingo Hall at the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday. The large carving, done with a myriad of chainsaws, will be receiving a coat of stain to make its coloring closer to that of an actual bear.
Leaders with Charleston County Government and the City of North Charleston gathered to celebrate the completion of the Future Drive & Northside Drive Extension project.
The Future Drive and Northside Drive Extension project provides traffic congestion relief by connecting U.S. Highway 78 to Palmetto Commerce Parkway and also Northside Drive, which runs parallel to I-26 and connects to Ashley Phosphate Road. The project built three new four-lane roads, each with a multi-use paths and a sidewalk, providing motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians additional routes to use in a congested and growing area of North Charleston.
R. Donald Maracle, Chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, LGEN Marquis Hainse, Commander Canadian Army, BGEN Al Meinzinger, Commandant RMC, MGEN Eric Tremblay, Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy, and Maria Wilson, Senior Policy Advisor for Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, pose for a group photo with the ALOY program Cadets after the ALOY Completion Ceremony 2014 at RMC.
The ALOY Completion Ceremony 2014 was held at RMC square on 20 June 2014. The Commander of the Canadian Army is also the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence Champion for Aboriginal Peoples. The Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year program offered at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario is a unique one-year youth development program which exposes Aboriginal youth to academics, military skills, leadership, and athletics while respecting their cultural heritage.©2014 DND-MDN Canada
The MTA and NYCDOT announced the completion of bus priority lanes and related infrastructure on 149 St in the Bronx on Friday, Oct. 9.
The 2.7 miles of bus lanes along the highly-trafficked 149 St corridor are equipped with transit signal priority (TSP) technology. New enforcement cameras will help ensure that only buses and other essential vehicles utilize priority sections of the roadway.
The corridor is home to four popular bus routes (Bx2, Bx4, Bx17, and Bx19) and runs through some of the busiest destinations in the Bronx, including Lincoln Hospital.
(Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)
Completion of the enquiry office and offices behind. Space considerations and lack of photographs mean that the details of this area rely heavily on 'artistic interpretation'!
Also visible are some of the roof vents that have been fitted recently.
The SR 167 Completion Project in Fife, WA reaches a major milestone in July 2023, when work begins on restoring and realigning Hylebos Creek as it makes it way toward Commencement Bay.
Before restoration and realignment work can begin, biologists must catch and relocate all the fish in the stream so they're not harmed by this work. This is known as "de-fishing."
In this photo, the environmental experts are setting up a fine meshed screen in the stream. This keeps fish on one side or the other. Once the screen is in place, they'll walk downstream dragging another net, but not actively catching fish. They're trying to shoo the fish downstream and out of the area. It's less stressful for the fish if they can leave under their own steam. After a couple hundred feet, they'll set up a second fine-meshed net, essentially creating an area where fish can't get in or out. Then the crew will begin actively de-fishing the area between the two nets, looking for fish to catch and relocate.
Realigning Hylebos Creek is one part of a much larger and unique environmental mitigation program that we're doing as part of the SR 167 Completion Project.
Decades ago, areas on either side of I-5 at the Fife curve were converted to industrial and agricultural use, turning this area into a shadow of its former self. Hylebos Creek, for example, was diverted into ditches that followed straight lines and ran too close to I-5, allowing runoff from the road to enter the creek. Heavy rains led to chronic flooding on I-5 because the wetlands that used to act as a storage area for floodwater were gone. In addition to restoring the creek and making it more inviting to fish, especially Chinook and coho salmon, we'll also restore wetlands on the east side of I-5. In all, nearly 150 acres of wetlands and streams will be revitalized.
The SR 167 Completion project, along with restoring this vital habitat is part of WSDOT’s Puget Sound Gateway Program which completes critical links in Washington’s highway and freight network. It will build an important new connection to the Port of Tacoma, improve the movement of freight and reduce congestion on local roads and highways.