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Watching DVDs of our favorite late, great, cancelled series "Arrested Development"
at the campsite. All the best & smartest shows are destined to be cancelled. What gives?
A two day seminar on the theme “Rural Development: Present Scenario and Future Challenges” was organised on 26-27 March, 2011 at Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla. Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, CM, himachal Pradesh, inaugurated the Seminar and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Rajender Singh ji presided over the inaugural function. There were about 500 guests including the delegates and guests on this occasion.
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
Deals Gateway (ONE SE8) Development by Burwell Deakins Architects Ltd. Photography by Joas Souza | Architectural and Aerial Photographer (www.joasphotographer.com)
Thai indie band Playground travelled to Chiang Rai in northern Thailand last week to visit stateless communities. The lads got hands on with Plan's work and helped a community build a water pump and paint an early childhood care centre before meeting stateless girls to hear their stories. There was even time for a mini-concert.
They were so touched by what they saw and heard that they've decided to write a song about the experience that they will play at a special concert on 14 October at Central World in Bangkok. The concert will be held to mark the launch of Plan's Because I am a Girl campaign.
There are more than 1,000,000 stateless people in Thailand and 2/3 of them are children. These children have not had their births registered and therefore they do not have an official identity. That means they will grow up in a world in which they will struggle to access education, healthcare, jobs or even the right to travel freely from place to place.
We think it's about time for Thailand and other countries to Count Every Child. Unless children's births are registered, the issue of statelessness will continue to affect Asia's most marginalised groups.
Photos by Plan/Daza Pholek
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
Greenpeace activists from Canada, the US, and France place a giant banner reading “TarSands: Climate Crime.” as they block the giant tar sands mining operation at the Shell Albian Sands outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Sept. 15, 2009 . Greenpeace believes the continued development of the tar sands and the lust for oil threatens to derail international climate action in December at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen. ©Greenpeace / John Woods
2022-05-27: The group of officials during the Annual Meetings: Thematic Knowledge Event 3 - Green Jobs for Youth and Women in post-Covid-19 Africa.
The A38 and the new Airbus Wing Integration Centre. Another dusk shot, more crazy banding in the sky, possibly due to my phone's HDR processing.
This public forum, held on 28 November 2017, focused on findings and policy lessons stemming from recent research on inequality in Mozambique, with the ultimate aim of promoting innovative policies for inclusive growth.
The programme was build on research presented at the conference on poverty and inequality in Mozambique taking place on 27 November 2017.
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
On the edge of South Park in SF, the "Gran Oriente Filipino Masonic Temple." The immediate neighborhood had once been wealthy, but after the '06 earthquake it went down hill and became a neighborhood for many ethnic minorities. (see descriptions with nearby pictures)
For more photos from this trip see SF July 2014 on Ipernity.
While strengthening the national and local capacities according to the needs, the ART GOLD MOROCCO programme supports the implementation of the strategic planning process at the local level (participation, diagnosis, formulation, execution and follow-up-evaluation).It aims the valuation of Regions through the reinforcement of capacities, the promotion of the dialogue and the coordination in the planning and the management of local development actions.
Photo by Adam Rogers / UNDP
Cloverfiled prototype monster. I like this one more than the the final version that was in the movie. The Death Whale!
31 October 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Interfaith vigil held at George Square on the opening day of the united nations climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow. The vigil garthered representatives from a wide range of religions as well as people of no faith to collective pray for all those working for COP26 to be a successful meeting in mitigating what will otherwise be further development towards a climate disaster. The religious leaders shared a joint statement urging governments to put the Paris accord into action. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Oratai,-AAT's partner, hyde parking on the stage in front of thousands of women for IWD.
Women are taking part in a march for land rights, from the United Nations Office to Parliament House in Bangkok on International Women's Day (IWD) 2012.
Photo: Chokdee Smithkittipol/ActionAid
The Crescent Development Project or The Crescent Bay (formerly known as Caspian Plus) is skyscraper complex which is under construction on the Caspian Sea coast in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The complex comprises an offshore hotel (Crescent Hotel), office tower (Crescent City), residential tower, and a retail and entertainment centre (Crescent Place). The project is intended to be an architectural landmark.
History
In February 2008, skyscrapernews.com, a well-known architectural review website, published an article about two projects designed by the Korean company, Heerim Architects, for construction in Baku. The projects, both with a lunar theme, were described as, "an attempt to reinvent the concept of the skyscraper beyond the traditional". The article described two skyscraper complexes, proposed for construction on neighbouring peninsulas, on opposite shores of Baku Bay. The first, Full Moon Bay, was to be constructed on the western side of the bay. It included a 158-meter, 35-storey, discoid hotel called "Palace of the Winds 1 and 2". The second complex, "Caspian Plus", had been proposed for construction on the eastern edge of Baku Bay near the seaport, acting as a counterpoint to "Full Moon Bay". Initially, the second project included a 32-storey crescent-shaped hotel (standing on its "horns" offshore), four high-rise residential buildings, and a 43-story business centre standing 203 metres tall (now called Crescent City Tower). The fate of the related projects remained uncertain until October 2009 when foundation work in the location of the "Caspian Plus" complex was started.
The project has since been modified. A trio of high-rise residential buildings was removed to avoid visual overlapping of two other buildings (Port Baku Towers and Port Baku Residence). After modification, the project consisted of a hotel ("The Crescent Hotel"), an office tower ("The Crescent City"), and a high-rise residential building with a podium ("The Crescent Place"). The previous name of the project, "Caspian Plus", was changed to "The Crescent Development Project".
The project Full Moon Bay was cancelled.
Project
The "Crescent Development Project" is situated with one part on the waterfront of Baku. An offshore part, which includes "The Crescent Hotel", will be located on an artificial island about 170 metres from shore. There will be an office tower ("The Crescent City"), and a residential high-rise building with a podium ("The Crescent Place"), on the coastline behind "The Crescent Hotel".
The Crescent Hotel
"The Crescent Hotel" is a curving arched building. It is designed to look like a crescent moon with its points on the surface of the Caspian Sea. The crescent shape of the building refers to one of the symbols of Azerbaijan, depicted on its national flag. The skyscraper’s arcuate configuration will not affect the interior of the hotel as the building will rely on two multi-storey column-like towers, which will create additional space and act as a support for the hotel.[10] These supporting towers are called Eastern and Western in accordance with their location. "The Crescent Hotel" comprises 32 floors (28 storeys of the hotel itself standing over a 4-storeys podium). Upon completion, the hotel will comprise 230 guest rooms, 74 apartments and 16 villas. The total area is 177,969 m²2, parking is planned for 601 cars.[10] "The Crescent Hotel" will be connected to the shore and other buildings of the project via a bridge. This hotel is planned to be a 'seven-star' facility.
The Crescent City
The office tower, “The Crescent City”, is a 210-metre skyscraper with 43 overground levels. It is being built behind "The Crescent Hotel" on the waterfront next to the seaport of Baku and the “JW Marriott Absheron”. According to the project design, the facade of the building is cylindrical and slightly flattened at the north-south direction. The bottom of the tower is narrow and widens as it approaches the top which includes a concave notch. The shape of "The Crescent City" is designed to resemble a torch.
The Crescent Place
"The Crescent Place" consists of 3 basement floors and 32 overground levels: a 5-storey podium, 2 floors of town houses and a 25-storey residential tower with 2 additional penthouse levels. The Crescent Place will be located onshore next to the tower of "The Crescent City". This residential building, standing 170 metres tall, will include 168 apartments. The total area of the Crescent Place is 273 000 m², with space for approximately 100 retail outlets and an additional 40 food and beverage units.
Construction
According to a report published by the management company, almost all piling work for the project had been completed by November 2013. Nine percent of the entire project had been constructed. Ten percent of the coastal part of the Project had been completed.
In July 2015, DSA Architects International was appointed to take over multidisciplinary lead consultancy design services on the Crescent Development Project, with construction works ongoing.
Site of The Crescent Hotel
The plot for "The Crescent Hotel" lies within an area in the Caspian Sea. In May 2012, hehe setting was started. These piles were installed in two rows around the perimeter of the future hotel's location. A double metal fence was then installed around the site which restricted any additional water entering the area.[citation needed] Once the fence was completed, water was pumped from the site, and it was filled with sand to create the foundation of the building. As of early 2013, the soil creating the artificial island has been formed, and foundation work for the Western and Eastern towers is completed. The piles constructed for "The Crescent Hotel", with a diameter 1500–2000 mm and a length 76.1 meters, are the biggest ever built in Azerbaijan. It was planned to build 464 piles by the end of 2013. By the beginning of 2015, development of both the Eastern and Western Towers had begun on the artificial island.
Given the complexity of the building’s geometry, a number of contracting companies from the world-wide were engaged in the construction. Many of them faced challenges in achieving their goals. So, Derby Design Engineering cited that the main challenge was to design a constructible solution for the link-bridge between the column-like towers. This arch has a span of 90 meters which supports 5 hotel levels, hanging off the link-bridge truss. The Koltay Facades website stated that curved sides of the hotel represent an exciting challenge for engineers and designers; floor by floor, the slope of the glass is changing, and so are the components of the reaction forces on the slab, the appearance of the glass, the safety requirements, amongst the others.
Sites of The Crescent City and Crescent Place
Construction of the onshore foundation started in October 2009. For all parts of the coastline (sites of "The Crescent City" and "The Crescent Place"), 691 short piles with a diameter of 1.2 m and a depth of 26 meters have been installed . For the tower “The Crescent city” 118 deep piles (diameter 1500 mm, depth of 52-61,5 meters) were constructed.
By November 2013, 4 taps had been installed on the site of "The Crescent Place". The first floors of the podium were appearing above the fence. The construction of the residential tower, "The Crescent Place", had been started. By the beginning of 2015, 35th floor of The Crescent Place Tower was being constructed.
By March 2014, the foundation of "Crescent City Tower" had been ready for concrete core pouring.[citation needed] As of beginning 2015, The Crescent City Tower was being constructed at 16-17 levels. In August 2015, the concrete core of the building reached up to the 30th level. By December 2015, the 43rd level of the concrete core of the Crescent City was completed.
According to a spokesman of Ilk Construction, completion of the shell and core of "The Crescent Place" is scheduled for January 2015; the site of "The Crescent City" must be finished by May of the same year.[6] Completion of the entire project was planned for the second half of 2017 but as of February 2019, technical difficulties have prevented the completion of the arch section that will ultimately join the two towers. The completion date is currently estimated as late 2020.
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A team of five led by Bishop Mike Hill led a four day leadership development conference at Lweza Conference Centre, Uganda in January 2015. Over 150 delegates attended including 33 bishops from the province.
Rollei RPX 400, rated 1600 EI, shot with Olympus OM10. Stand developed in R09 One Shot (Rodinal) 1+150, for 3 hours, two inversions at the half-way mark.
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
On any given day, you will have various customers dropping by for all sorts of things. This Audi S3 was in for an ECU remap/tune. The customer left with a huge grin on his face! :)
The French-Korean Seminar on public transport infrastructure development and financing, was organized by the French Embassy in Korea, FKCCI, the French Public and Private Partnership Taskforce at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MAPP) and the Public Private Investment Management Center (PIMAC) of KDI, on June 14th at Busan BEXCO. This seminar was designed to boost cooperation between the two countries in the transportation area. At this occasion, the FKCCI signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Busan Metropolitan City to cooperate and provide mutual support for strategic partnership. During the seminar, a ranking government official indicated that the bulk of the cooperation between the two countries will come from the transportation sector. Among the officials present to this Seminar were: Mr. Jong-Hum PARK, Deputy Minister of Transport and Logistics Policy Bureau, and H.E. Jérôme PASQUIER, French Ambassador to Korea, Mr. CHO Don-Young, Vice-Mayor of the city of Busan, Mr. BAE Duk-Kwang, Mayor of Haeundae-gu district of Busan and President of the Korea National Association of Mayors (NAM), Mr. KIM Gyeng-Chul, President of the Korea Transport Institute, Mr. Guy LE BRAS, General Director of the French Public Transport Authority Group (GART), Mr. François BERGERE, Director of French PPP Task force at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MAPP) and Mr. PARK Hyeon, Executive Director of the Public Private Investment Management Center (PIMAC) at the Korea Development institute.
The hand auger technique used by researchers of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Puerto Rice Nuclear Center in obtaining bottom samples from a turtle grass bed. Circa 1972.
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