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Peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with UNMISS used their engineering expertise to renovate the Abienmom Hospital which was in disrepair after years of war. They repaired and painted walls, fixed the electricity supply and extended the cabling system so that it reaches all the hospital’s main rooms. The engineers created a special isolation room for COVID-19 patients, installed new water tanks, hand washing facilities, and handed over a wide variety of medical supplies.
KAKEGAWA, Japan – Swirling sand obscures the sunlit sky as a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter touches down on a freshly cut baseball field. Mere moments pass before the Huey’s Japan Ground Self-Defense Force crew chief dismounts from his metallic steed and sprints toward four U.S. Army Soldiers bearing a stretcher. The crew chief’s commanding shout cuts through the roar of rotor blades, springing his American partners into action. With swift, expert precision, the stretcher bearers carry their wounded comrade—a mannequin sporting an Army Combat Uniform—to the Huey.
Casualty evacuation was one of the many training missions orchestrated during Shizuoka Prefecture’s annual Comprehensive Disaster Drill conducted here Sept. 4, 2016. The drill demonstrated the emergency response capabilities of a diverse collection of local, regional, national and international organizations. Its static displays, interactive classes and practical workshops conducted throughout Kakegawa also provided lifesaving lessons for the city’s citizens.
“The people of Shizuoka Prefecture have organized this annual exercise for 35 years,” said Yuka Ogura, a supervisor for the prefectural government’s Emergency Countermeasures Division. “Although the drill’s size and scope has become increasingly complex with the inclusion of specialized government agencies and advanced equipment, the individual residents play the most pivotal role in preparing for the worst.”
Among the participants stood a dozen Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Japan, I Corps (Forward) and Public Health Command-Pacific. The group packed two Humvees with fuel, rations and medical supplies before embarking on their 120-mile journey from Camp Zama to Kakegawa.
“The U.S. Army has actively participated in this drill since 2010,” said Maj. Donald Kim, U.S. Army liaison officer for to the JGSDF's Eastern Army and Central Readiness Force. “It demonstrates our capabilities in humanitarian response assistance by testing our troops’ expertise in first aid, supply distribution, convoy operations and medical evacuation. Our participation also sends a strong message to our Japanese partners that we are willing and able to provide immediate support when disaster strikes.”
“Since the great east Japan earthquake and tsunami [in 2011], local communities have a greater understanding and openness to collaborate with international agencies in the aftermath of a major disaster,” added Ogura. “The U.S. Army has proved on many occasions that it has the talent and resources to respond to any emergency in the country.”
Throughout the exercise, the American Soldiers worked closely with their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force partners from the 34th Infantry Regiment, Eastern Army, JGSDF. The respective units set up their base of operations at a local gym where they combined resources to coordinate convoy routes, establish mobile communication sites, and set up supply distribution points.
“The JGSDF and U.S. Army have specialized equipment and highly trained personnel that many of our civilian counterparts cannot afford,” said JGSDF Sgt. 1st Class Miura Hatoshi, a squad leader in the 2nd Company, 34th Infantry Regiment. “However, these assets are practically worthless if we don’t properly use them. That’s why it’s essential that we seize every opportunity to train together so we may make the right decisions together.”
The drill concluded with a closing ceremony at a demolished neighborhood used as a training site for search, rescue and recovery operations. Standing alongside hundreds of service members, firefighters, police officers and first responders, Heita Kawakatsu, governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed his appreciation for the American participants.
“The citizens of Shizuoka Prefecture and I are grateful for the support from the U.S. Army and Marines,” said Kawakatsu. “Your skill and professionalism were second only to your care and compassion.”
As the troops shook hands and exchanged small tokens of appreciation with their gracious hosts, Kim reflected on his team’s immense effort, energy and enthusiasm.
“I’m proud of these men,” said Kim. “Many of them have Military Occupation Specialties far separated from the desired skillsets for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions. However, their proficiency in their basic warrior tasks and their eagerness to learn from the experts shows our Japanese partners that they can count on us anytime, anywhere.”
Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan
British Expertise and the International Contractors’ Association of Korea (ICAK) signing an MoU pledging to support the growing collaboration of UK consultants and Korean constructors on large-scale, third-country construction projects.
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Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
History
The park was opened in July 1971 by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby and Jimmy Chipperfield[9] using the expertise of general manager Laurence Tennant MBE, formerly the Chief Game Warden of Parks in Uganda and Botswana. Initially the road through the park was 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with visitors driving past lions, cheetahs, monkeys, giraffes, zebra, elephants and various antelope. Due to the popularity of this route, an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of road was added in 1973, and camels, buffalo, white rhino, and tigers were added to the park. Over the years, a few modifications have been made. For instance, tigers are now displayed in enclosures within the reserve, and a bypass around the baboons was built for visitors who are worried about damage to their cars.
The park was also home to a former RAF airfield which closed at the end of World War II. The RAF airbase situated at the safari park was also known as No 49 SLG or RAF Knowsley Park and was in use between 13 May 1942 – November 1944.
The park has hosted several sporting events including the Olympic torch relay, watched by 6,000 children and families in June 2012. The park hosted the finish of Stage Two of the 2012 Tour of Britain cycling event and is scheduled to host Stage Three of the 2013 Tour on Tuesday 17 September.
Most recently it hosted the final leg of Big Learner Relay 2017 which has raised over £300,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal since 2014. Louise Walsh the inspiration behind the BLR has been awarded the prime minister's points of light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
In 1995 Mr William Middleton, a warden at the park, was crushed and paralysed due to a faulty elephant enclosure. Mr Middleton died 12 years later due to complications caused by his injuries.
Zoological collection
Situated around Knowsley Hall on the ancestral estate of the Earl of Derby, the reserve is home to many different animals including elephants, giraffes, lions, bongos, tigers and baboons. The Derby Estate have a tradition of keeping animals, ever since the famous artist and nonsense-poet Edward Lear was employed there in the 19th century to paint pictures of the Earl's collection.
The park is open to the public and customers drive around the park in their own vehicles. There is a bypass route past the baboons for those who wish to avoid the risk of the baboons damaging their cars. In 2009 the baboons made the news all over the world when a video was released showing how they were intelligent and curious enough to open car roofboxes.
Tiger Trail
Amur Tiger Trail opened 25 May 2018, home to the Amur Tiger otherwise known as the Siberian Tiger. The area is 10,000m2 and includes forested areas, natural streams and ponds.
The Equatorial Trail
This exhibit focuses on animals who thrive in habitats around the Earth's Equator. The exhibit also houses the 'Equatorial Express', a small train which visitors can ride to gain a unique viewpoint of the animals. 4 completely different species of animals are housed in this exhibit, the South American tapir, Sitatunga, Rhea and the Capybara.
African Elephant
Until 2017 the park housed a herd of 4 adult cows named Tana, Ashanti, Nala and Juba. They were transported to Zoo Parc d'Beauval, France to enter the European Breeding Programme and allow for transformations on Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari. Knowsley previously housed a bull named Nissim, who collapsed in June 2014. Knowsley also recently lost their cow named Shaba due to a long battle with elephant arthritis.
Southern White Rhinoceros
Knowsley's crash of 11 adult rhinos is one of the most successful and genetically diverse breeding groups in Europe. The latest calf (as at 4 June 2016), Nomvula (Mother of Rain – a reference to the recent wet weather), born to mum Meru and is the 19th to be born at the facility in the last 40 years. Nomvula is Meru's 6th calf and was born on 2 January 2016.
Safari Drive
The Safari Drive is the park's main attraction and contains over 29 species of animals in 7 zones.
Zone 1+11
This zone contains: Père David's deer, Yak, Kiang and Bactrian camel.
Zone 2+8
This zone contains: Blackbuck, Nilgai, Eld's deer, Chital (Axis Deer) and Barasingha.
Zone 3+4+6
Zone 6 is over 100 acres and contains over a mile of road. It is one of Knowsley's two white rhino paddocks and is one of the largest in the UK. This zone contains: Southern White Rhino, Roan antelope, Eland, Lechwe, Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, African Forest Buffalo, Ostritch and Waterbuck.
Zone 5
This zone contains: Blesbok and Bongo
Zone 7
This zone contains exclusively the Olive baboon, which are famous for removing windscreen wipers and other appendages off vehicles. There is a car-friendly route which totally removes this zone however is still visible from outside the perimeter. This leads directly to zone 6.
Zone 9
This zone contains: European Bison, Fallow Deer and European Moose
Zone 10
This zone contains: Lion, and the Somali wild ass. This zone previously housed African wild dog, Iberian Wolf and Siberian Tiger.
All information correct and sourced from the Knowsley Safari Guide Book 2018 and edited by an editor who loves animals.
Railway and other attractions
The park features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, 'The Lakeside Railway', on which visitors may tour parts of the site. There is also a collection of amusements and fairground rides on site plus paintballing, off-road driving challenges, and aerial extreme ropewalks.
A baboon house was added in 2006, along with African wild dogs that same year, a lion and tiger house in 2007. Red river hogs and marmosets were also added to the walkaround section, as well as an outdoor pool.
Animal care
In January 2011, local animal rights activists held a peaceful demonstration after an inspection by government vets found one instance of a breach of regulations on the disposal of animal ‘by-products’. Pictures in the Daily Mail showed animals lying dead on the ground and in binbags, although the park's directors claim the pictures were staged by the photographer, whose husband the paper claimed had recently lost his job at the park. The park has since installed an enclosure for the storage of animal carcasses before disposal. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) later said it had ‘full confidence’ in Knowsley and praised its ‘excellent standards of animal husbandry and welfare’.
Georgette Hlepas, senior geotechnical engineer with the Dam Safety Modification and Mandatory Center of Expertise in Huntington, West Va., demonstrates instrumentation software during classroom instruction at J. Percy Priest Dam in Nashville, Tenn., June 16, 2016. (USACE photo by Vanessa Bateman)
1947: Computing expertise takes shape
ORNL staff member with SPEC.
To support the lab’s nuclear-powered aircraft research, a Mathematics and Computing Science Section forms within the Physics Division with an early focus on radiation shielding research. ORNL also obtains its first computer, a matrix multiplier to solve linear equations. It’s known as SPEC–special purpose electronic computer.
Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
History
The park was opened in July 1971 by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby and Jimmy Chipperfield[9] using the expertise of general manager Laurence Tennant MBE, formerly the Chief Game Warden of Parks in Uganda and Botswana. Initially the road through the park was 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with visitors driving past lions, cheetahs, monkeys, giraffes, zebra, elephants and various antelope. Due to the popularity of this route, an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of road was added in 1973, and camels, buffalo, white rhino, and tigers were added to the park. Over the years, a few modifications have been made. For instance, tigers are now displayed in enclosures within the reserve, and a bypass around the baboons was built for visitors who are worried about damage to their cars.
The park was also home to a former RAF airfield which closed at the end of World War II. The RAF airbase situated at the safari park was also known as No 49 SLG or RAF Knowsley Park and was in use between 13 May 1942 – November 1944.
The park has hosted several sporting events including the Olympic torch relay, watched by 6,000 children and families in June 2012. The park hosted the finish of Stage Two of the 2012 Tour of Britain cycling event and is scheduled to host Stage Three of the 2013 Tour on Tuesday 17 September.
Most recently it hosted the final leg of Big Learner Relay 2017 which has raised over £300,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal since 2014. Louise Walsh the inspiration behind the BLR has been awarded the prime minister's points of light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
In 1995 Mr William Middleton, a warden at the park, was crushed and paralysed due to a faulty elephant enclosure. Mr Middleton died 12 years later due to complications caused by his injuries.
Zoological collection
Situated around Knowsley Hall on the ancestral estate of the Earl of Derby, the reserve is home to many different animals including elephants, giraffes, lions, bongos, tigers and baboons. The Derby Estate have a tradition of keeping animals, ever since the famous artist and nonsense-poet Edward Lear was employed there in the 19th century to paint pictures of the Earl's collection.
The park is open to the public and customers drive around the park in their own vehicles. There is a bypass route past the baboons for those who wish to avoid the risk of the baboons damaging their cars. In 2009 the baboons made the news all over the world when a video was released showing how they were intelligent and curious enough to open car roofboxes.
Tiger Trail
Amur Tiger Trail opened 25 May 2018, home to the Amur Tiger otherwise known as the Siberian Tiger. The area is 10,000m2 and includes forested areas, natural streams and ponds.
The Equatorial Trail
This exhibit focuses on animals who thrive in habitats around the Earth's Equator. The exhibit also houses the 'Equatorial Express', a small train which visitors can ride to gain a unique viewpoint of the animals. 4 completely different species of animals are housed in this exhibit, the South American tapir, Sitatunga, Rhea and the Capybara.
African Elephant
Until 2017 the park housed a herd of 4 adult cows named Tana, Ashanti, Nala and Juba. They were transported to Zoo Parc d'Beauval, France to enter the European Breeding Programme and allow for transformations on Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari. Knowsley previously housed a bull named Nissim, who collapsed in June 2014. Knowsley also recently lost their cow named Shaba due to a long battle with elephant arthritis.
Southern White Rhinoceros
Knowsley's crash of 11 adult rhinos is one of the most successful and genetically diverse breeding groups in Europe. The latest calf (as at 4 June 2016), Nomvula (Mother of Rain – a reference to the recent wet weather), born to mum Meru and is the 19th to be born at the facility in the last 40 years. Nomvula is Meru's 6th calf and was born on 2 January 2016.
Safari Drive
The Safari Drive is the park's main attraction and contains over 29 species of animals in 7 zones.
Zone 1+11
This zone contains: Père David's deer, Yak, Kiang and Bactrian camel.
Zone 2+8
This zone contains: Blackbuck, Nilgai, Eld's deer, Chital (Axis Deer) and Barasingha.
Zone 3+4+6
Zone 6 is over 100 acres and contains over a mile of road. It is one of Knowsley's two white rhino paddocks and is one of the largest in the UK. This zone contains: Southern White Rhino, Roan antelope, Eland, Lechwe, Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, African Forest Buffalo, Ostritch and Waterbuck.
Zone 5
This zone contains: Blesbok and Bongo
Zone 7
This zone contains exclusively the Olive baboon, which are famous for removing windscreen wipers and other appendages off vehicles. There is a car-friendly route which totally removes this zone however is still visible from outside the perimeter. This leads directly to zone 6.
Zone 9
This zone contains: European Bison, Fallow Deer and European Moose
Zone 10
This zone contains: Lion, and the Somali wild ass. This zone previously housed African wild dog, Iberian Wolf and Siberian Tiger.
All information correct and sourced from the Knowsley Safari Guide Book 2018 and edited by an editor who loves animals.
Railway and other attractions
The park features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, 'The Lakeside Railway', on which visitors may tour parts of the site. There is also a collection of amusements and fairground rides on site plus paintballing, off-road driving challenges, and aerial extreme ropewalks.
A baboon house was added in 2006, along with African wild dogs that same year, a lion and tiger house in 2007. Red river hogs and marmosets were also added to the walkaround section, as well as an outdoor pool.
Animal care
In January 2011, local animal rights activists held a peaceful demonstration after an inspection by government vets found one instance of a breach of regulations on the disposal of animal ‘by-products’. Pictures in the Daily Mail showed animals lying dead on the ground and in binbags, although the park's directors claim the pictures were staged by the photographer, whose husband the paper claimed had recently lost his job at the park. The park has since installed an enclosure for the storage of animal carcasses before disposal. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) later said it had ‘full confidence’ in Knowsley and praised its ‘excellent standards of animal husbandry and welfare’.
Ken Pattermann, geotechnical engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, points out potential impacts an emergency situation at Martis Creek Dam could have on the facility during an emergency response exercise Sept. 19, 2013, in Truckee, Calif. The exercise provided participants an opportunity to evaluate and improve emergency response plans associated with the dam. Each year, the Corps deploys hundreds of employees to respond to disasters around the world; sustaining lives with critical commodities; providing technical expertise; and assessing and restoring critical infrastructure. For more information on the Corps emergency operations mission, visit: www.usace.army.mil/Missions/EmergencyOperations (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)
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Under-stated elegance.
Because you can always tell when a master craftsman has been at work we madethe choice to adhere strictly to traditional manufacturing techniques and are able to provide products that have the same softness and style of the old masters.
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We have solutions for every kind of project including private residences, hotels, landmark projects and many more.
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Invented in 1850 by Frenchman Mézier ((staff)) is composed of moulding plaster and Sisal fiber.
Staff permits the user to create the structure and decoration of interior or exterior at the same time.
Pre-fabricated elements meld elegance and versatility – for a variety of architectural applications.
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Staff is ideal for a wide range of architectural styles, and provides a perfect surface for all kinds of paints, varnishes and stains.
Dress the entire house in staff – each room offers a new apportunity to explore the range of mural motifs, arch - and door-dressing, ceiling and skirting decoration, along with our columns, balustrades, pilaster ( demi-columns), mouldings, built in furniture and light fittings.
THE PLASTER: THE ART MATERIAL MILLENNIUM
Some civilizations have worked plaster for its practical and decorative. Many discoveries has confirmed its usefulness in particular:
- South of Lake Tiberias in Israel, where the floors are coated with plaster since 7000 years before Christ - At the Sumerians and Assyrians
- In Egypt, where blocks of 16 tons are sealed and assembled on the famous pyramid of Cheops high to 2800 BC
- At the Romans who used them to their homes and to achieve casts on nature
- In Gaul after the Roman invasion, where the plaster has been used to replace the huts into homes stronger
- In Merovingian who made an art funeral to VI and VII centuries with more than 2000 sarcophagi found in the Paris Basin.
architecturalplaster.blogspot.com/
The expertise and artistry of the ancient European master plasterers.
Available in the Caribbean.
Experienced and creative moulding plasterers, we work with architects and designers, supplying individual elements, or managing the entireprocess from initial consultation, to design, manufacture and finalinstallation.
Together, we can offer your clients personalized decor with an
inimitable sense of style and a timeless aura that embodies the touchof skilled hands.
Under-stated elegance.
Because you can always tell when a master craftsman has been at work we madethe choice to adhere strictly to traditional manufacturing techniques and are able to provide products that have the same softness and style of the old masters.
We can assist you in choosing different moulding elements that will gracefully
enrich the space without sabotaging or undermining the present decor and atmosphere.
We make the difference.
We have solutions for every kind of project including private residences, hotels, landmark projects and many more.
Because customer love to have custom plaster ornamental and
architectural designs that match their personality and taste we address particular needs that are not met by the usual stock of mouldings availablein catalogues.
If you have any questions, or just want more information about our work, don't hesitate and contact us.
We look forward to working with you.
Jean-Louis and Daniel architecturalplaster@yahoo.fr
STAFF - PLASTER OF PARIS
Invented in 1850 by Frenchman Mézier ((staff)) is composed of moulding plaster and Sisal fiber.
Staff permits the user to create the structure and decoration of interior or exterior at the same time.
Pre-fabricated elements meld elegance and versatility – for a variety of architectural applications.
Fire-proof, staff also offers exellent, spond and heat insulation.
Staff is ideal for a wide range of architectural styles, and provides a perfect surface for all kinds of paints, varnishes and stains.
Dress the entire house in staff – each room offers a new apportunity to explore the range of mural motifs, arch - and door-dressing, ceiling and skirting decoration, along with our columns, balustrades, pilaster ( demi-columns), mouldings, built in furniture and light fittings.
THE PLASTER: THE ART MATERIAL MILLENNIUM
Some civilizations have worked plaster for its practical and decorative. Many discoveries has confirmed its usefulness in particular:
- South of Lake Tiberias in Israel, where the floors are coated with plaster since 7000 years before Christ - At the Sumerians and Assyrians
- In Egypt, where blocks of 16 tons are sealed and assembled on the famous pyramid of Cheops high to 2800 BC
- At the Romans who used them to their homes and to achieve casts on nature
- In Gaul after the Roman invasion, where the plaster has been used to replace the huts into homes stronger
- In Merovingian who made an art funeral to VI and VII centuries with more than 2000 sarcophagi found in the Paris Basin.
This picture was taken at the AquaDome and Sea Life Center in Berlin.
The scorpionfish are a family (Scorpaenidae) of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members. They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas, but mostly found in the Indo-Pacific. They should not be confused with the cabezones, of the genus Scorpaenichthys, which belong to a separate, though related family, Cottidae.
Some types, such as the lionfish, are attractive as well as dangerous, and highly desired for aquaria.
General characteristics of family members include a compressed body, ridges and/or spines on the head, one or two spines on the operculum, and three to five spines on the preopercle. The dorsal fin will have 11 to 17 spines, often long and separated from each other, and the pectoral fins will be well-developed, with 11 to 25 rays. The spines of the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins all have venom glands at their bases.
Most species are bottom-dwellers that feed on crustaceans and smaller fish, in some cases using the spines to paralyze their victims before gulping them. Others, such as the stonefish, wait in disguise for prey to pass them by before swallowing, while Lionfish often ambush their prey.
Scorpaenid systematics are complicated and unsettled. Fishes of the World recognizes 10 subfamilies with a total of 388 species, while (as of 2006) FishBase follows Eschmeyer and has 3 subfamilies, 25 genera, and 200 species, some of the species being removed to family Sebastidae which other authorities do not follow.
In addition to the two basic names above, common names for family members also include "firefish", "turkeyfish", "dragonfish", and "stingfish", usually with adjectives added.
Sea Life Centres are marketed to families seeking as easy, entertaining and educational experience. They are marketed by owners Merlin Entertainments as a "friendly and authoritative guide to the last great frontier...the seas and oceans of the world and their myriad mysterious and amazing inhabitants."
Each centre combines modern glass and display technology, biological expertise and entertainment to provide themed journeys through European and tropical waters. This often provides close encounters with sealife from shrimps and starfish to seahorses, sharks and stingrays.
Sealife centres also claim to champion the cause of marine conservation, through education, awareness and, wherever possible, direct action.
MARIETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District operates an environmental and materials testing lab that serves as the southeast's Materials Testing Regional Technical Center of Expertise. It's one of only a handful of USACE labs in the nation for materials testing and ranks among the highest in combined technical knowledge and experience. The lab provides superior testing for various soils, concrete and rock. Pictured: Mike Wielputz. regional technical specialist, extrudes a soil sample from a drill tube and prepares it for testing. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.
All of the expertise behind Beleza Revelada did not develop overnight. Professional photographer Gina Stocco was raised in Canada and spent part of her childhood in the U.S.A. She pursued her creative passion by studying Art at Connestoga University where she developed her photography talent and graduated ready for a career with her camera. In 2001, Ms. Stocco was invited to work as a chief photographer for a leading lingerie company, Fruit de la Passion. Ms. Stocco has also worked as a photojournalist associated with Fenaj, Arfoc, International Press, and I.F.J. She has worked at Futura Press, Folha de Sao Paulo, Comercio Jornal and lately works for …….
by Gina Stocco
MARIETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District operates an environmental and materials testing lab that serves as the southeast's Materials Testing Regional Technical Center of Expertise. It's one of only a handful of USACE labs in the nation for materials testing and ranks among the highest in combined technical knowledge and experience. The lab provides superior testing for various soils, concrete and rock. Pictured: Angie Bacon, civil engineering technician, tests soil samples for classification using beakers and funnels. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.
Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
History
The park was opened in July 1971 by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby and Jimmy Chipperfield[9] using the expertise of general manager Laurence Tennant MBE, formerly the Chief Game Warden of Parks in Uganda and Botswana. Initially the road through the park was 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with visitors driving past lions, cheetahs, monkeys, giraffes, zebra, elephants and various antelope. Due to the popularity of this route, an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of road was added in 1973, and camels, buffalo, white rhino, and tigers were added to the park. Over the years, a few modifications have been made. For instance, tigers are now displayed in enclosures within the reserve, and a bypass around the baboons was built for visitors who are worried about damage to their cars.
The park was also home to a former RAF airfield which closed at the end of World War II. The RAF airbase situated at the safari park was also known as No 49 SLG or RAF Knowsley Park and was in use between 13 May 1942 – November 1944.
The park has hosted several sporting events including the Olympic torch relay, watched by 6,000 children and families in June 2012. The park hosted the finish of Stage Two of the 2012 Tour of Britain cycling event and is scheduled to host Stage Three of the 2013 Tour on Tuesday 17 September.
Most recently it hosted the final leg of Big Learner Relay 2017 which has raised over £300,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal since 2014. Louise Walsh the inspiration behind the BLR has been awarded the prime minister's points of light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
In 1995 Mr William Middleton, a warden at the park, was crushed and paralysed due to a faulty elephant enclosure. Mr Middleton died 12 years later due to complications caused by his injuries.
Zoological collection
Situated around Knowsley Hall on the ancestral estate of the Earl of Derby, the reserve is home to many different animals including elephants, giraffes, lions, bongos, tigers and baboons. The Derby Estate have a tradition of keeping animals, ever since the famous artist and nonsense-poet Edward Lear was employed there in the 19th century to paint pictures of the Earl's collection.
The park is open to the public and customers drive around the park in their own vehicles. There is a bypass route past the baboons for those who wish to avoid the risk of the baboons damaging their cars. In 2009 the baboons made the news all over the world when a video was released showing how they were intelligent and curious enough to open car roofboxes.
Tiger Trail
Amur Tiger Trail opened 25 May 2018, home to the Amur Tiger otherwise known as the Siberian Tiger. The area is 10,000m2 and includes forested areas, natural streams and ponds.
The Equatorial Trail
This exhibit focuses on animals who thrive in habitats around the Earth's Equator. The exhibit also houses the 'Equatorial Express', a small train which visitors can ride to gain a unique viewpoint of the animals. 4 completely different species of animals are housed in this exhibit, the South American tapir, Sitatunga, Rhea and the Capybara.
African Elephant
Until 2017 the park housed a herd of 4 adult cows named Tana, Ashanti, Nala and Juba. They were transported to Zoo Parc d'Beauval, France to enter the European Breeding Programme and allow for transformations on Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari. Knowsley previously housed a bull named Nissim, who collapsed in June 2014. Knowsley also recently lost their cow named Shaba due to a long battle with elephant arthritis.
Southern White Rhinoceros
Knowsley's crash of 11 adult rhinos is one of the most successful and genetically diverse breeding groups in Europe. The latest calf (as at 4 June 2016), Nomvula (Mother of Rain – a reference to the recent wet weather), born to mum Meru and is the 19th to be born at the facility in the last 40 years. Nomvula is Meru's 6th calf and was born on 2 January 2016.
Safari Drive
The Safari Drive is the park's main attraction and contains over 29 species of animals in 7 zones.
Zone 1+11
This zone contains: Père David's deer, Yak, Kiang and Bactrian camel.
Zone 2+8
This zone contains: Blackbuck, Nilgai, Eld's deer, Chital (Axis Deer) and Barasingha.
Zone 3+4+6
Zone 6 is over 100 acres and contains over a mile of road. It is one of Knowsley's two white rhino paddocks and is one of the largest in the UK. This zone contains: Southern White Rhino, Roan antelope, Eland, Lechwe, Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, African Forest Buffalo, Ostritch and Waterbuck.
Zone 5
This zone contains: Blesbok and Bongo
Zone 7
This zone contains exclusively the Olive baboon, which are famous for removing windscreen wipers and other appendages off vehicles. There is a car-friendly route which totally removes this zone however is still visible from outside the perimeter. This leads directly to zone 6.
Zone 9
This zone contains: European Bison, Fallow Deer and European Moose
Zone 10
This zone contains: Lion, and the Somali wild ass. This zone previously housed African wild dog, Iberian Wolf and Siberian Tiger.
All information correct and sourced from the Knowsley Safari Guide Book 2018 and edited by an editor who loves animals.
Railway and other attractions
The park features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, 'The Lakeside Railway', on which visitors may tour parts of the site. There is also a collection of amusements and fairground rides on site plus paintballing, off-road driving challenges, and aerial extreme ropewalks.
A baboon house was added in 2006, along with African wild dogs that same year, a lion and tiger house in 2007. Red river hogs and marmosets were also added to the walkaround section, as well as an outdoor pool.
Animal care
In January 2011, local animal rights activists held a peaceful demonstration after an inspection by government vets found one instance of a breach of regulations on the disposal of animal ‘by-products’. Pictures in the Daily Mail showed animals lying dead on the ground and in binbags, although the park's directors claim the pictures were staged by the photographer, whose husband the paper claimed had recently lost his job at the park. The park has since installed an enclosure for the storage of animal carcasses before disposal. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) later said it had ‘full confidence’ in Knowsley and praised its ‘excellent standards of animal husbandry and welfare’.
Peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with UNMISS used their engineering expertise to renovate the Abienmom Hospital which was in disrepair after years of war. They repaired and painted walls, fixed the electricity supply and extended the cabling system so that it reaches all the hospital’s main rooms. The engineers created a special isolation room for COVID-19 patients, installed new water tanks, hand washing facilities, and handed over a wide variety of medical supplies.
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In July 2015 - the Daily Mail reported:
The impact of the Sierra Leone Railway's closure in 1975 was huge as thousands of farmers who had been able to transport fresh produce across the country in just a few hours were now reduced to using dusty roads. Many farms ceased to exist and friends and families living far apart suffered.
Sierra Leone's train stations, many with familiar-sounding names such as Hastings, Waterloo and Bradford, all closed – as did every other station in the country. It was previously thought all the locomotives were lost, but a handful of them - relics of Britain's industrial age - were hidden in warehouses in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. It’s said railway staff secretly hid and locked their favourite locomotives away from potential scrapping in sheds at the Freetown docks. Amazingly, the carriages were used as shelter by refugees during the country's civil war of 1992 to 2002. The models hidden include an old works shunter – now called Nellie – which was built in 1915.There is also a Beyer Garratt locomotive and several carriages, including a royal carriage – built for Queen Elizabeth II who was due to visit in 1961 – which was never used. After the war, the trains were discovered by Colonel Steve Davies who, along with Sierra Leone's President Kabbah, helped rescue the machines from Chinese scrap men, reports Rail Magazine.
The Sierra Leone National Railway Museum (SLNRM) was established in 2005 by President Kabbah, not only as a way of bringing tourism to such a poor region but to protect Sierra Leone's railway heritage. To aid in the museum's development, Colonel Davies, who was at the time the director of the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, set up the Friends of SLNRM.
Railway expertise available in Britain was lent to the ambitious restoration project and volunteers from York's NRM have since visited Sierra Leone to help with the maintenance of the locomotives. It's hoped the project will bring foreign tourists, investment and jobs back to the region and help educate young people living in the country.
Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum chairman Helen Ashby told Rail Magazine: 'Many years ago Nellie the Engine and her later cousins helped build a nation 3,000 miles away. Now, 100 years later, these products of Britain's industrial past are engines for growth once again: they can help rebuild that nation and help people rebuild their lives. The museum creates a funding stream directly into the heart of a country where most people die before their 50th birthday.'
'Never before has a heritage railway project had a chance to provide a humanitarian role on this scale, but now that time has come. The team in Freetown has a chance to empower their nation through cultural links, education, job creation and direct aid and investment.'
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- At the Romans who used them to their homes and to achieve casts on nature
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- At the Romans who used them to their homes and to achieve casts on nature
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- In Merovingian who made an art funeral to VI and VII centuries with more than 2000 sarcophagi found in the Paris Basin.
Roger Sherman (Director of Roger Sherman Architecture and Urban Design, and Co-Director of citylab) and Taubman College faculty hold a large review of a series of group projects by students setup in the college's CMYK gallery as part of the Expertise Workshop series of lectures and reviews.
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MARIETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District operates an environmental and materials testing lab that serves as the southeast's Materials Testing Regional Technical Center of Expertise. It's one of only a handful of USACE labs in the nation for materials testing and ranks among the highest in combined technical knowledge and experience. The lab provides superior testing for various soils, concrete and rock. Pictured: Using a computerized "consolidometer," Mike Wielputz, regional technical specialist, initiates a test that will determine soil properties of a sample. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.
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- At the Romans who used them to their homes and to achieve casts on nature
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- In Merovingian who made an art funeral to VI and VII centuries with more than 2000 sarcophagi found in the Paris Basin.
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In early 2016 Alison acquired half a dozen dining chairs and set about restoring them. They were originally made by Elliott's Of Newbury in the early 1960s, but we think someone had re-upholstered them in maybe the 1980s.
Anyway, she managed to remove all the old chipped varnish and clean up the teak (or possibly afromosia - we're not entirely sure) replacing the varnish with an oil that brings out the colour and grain of the wood much better. New foam for the seats, and a nice sturdy black vinyl seemed about right for the new fabric.
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Inches or Lbs .?
Which is far more critical? When we start off a fat reduction software we turn into obsessed with the scales the place we weigh ourselves many moments a working day to see of that pesky minor needle has shifted. Out of the blue our total diet's accomplishment teeters on that one particular measurement. We weigh ourselves ahead of we take in and soon after we pee. We weigh ourselves two or three moments a working day to see if we have dropped any added fat through the working day. Really do not enable that scale switch you into a basket circumstance.
Weighing by yourself is critical as a starting up position but what I would do is weigh by yourself to begin with then weigh by yourself soon after every single one to two months.
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You can have five diverse fat fluctuations through your working day which can make you come to feel as however you are not succeeding in your diet regime when in genuine simple fact it could not be even more from the real truth.
Unwanted fat is lighter than muscle mass. At any time observe when you are cleansing out a pan loaded with fat that it floats to prime of the dishwater? That is due to the fact unwanted fat is lighter, so then does not it explanation to stand that unwanted fat will also be the lighter of the two?
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My tips, fat by yourself after every single 7 days or every single two months, then disguise your scale out of sight right up until the two months are in excess of. Enable your garments be your indicator as to how considerably unwanted fat you are getting rid of due to the fact unwanted fat weighs considerably less than muscle mass nevertheless normally takes up far more place which is why you will observe your outfits receiving even bigger, or relatively you receiving scaled-down. www.healthydiets101.com/motivation-mindset-for-weightloss...
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Controlled Demolition Inc. taps their expertise in building implosions to take down four cooling towers at the Sellafield nuclear facility in England without disturbing the active nuclear plant. Parallax Film Productions follows this daring explosive demolition feat.
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The four Calder Hall cooling towers, located at the world’s first industrial-scale nuclear power plant, are 88 metres tall and will generate more than 20,000 tonnes of debris. It will take 192 kilograms of explosives and shrewd demolition engineering to make this Blowdown a success. Mark Loizeaux and his team hustle to load the towers, major symbols of the United Kingdom’s industrial heritage.
The first reactor at the Calder Hall plant was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956. The plant's four 50 MWe Magnox reactors not only generated electricity, they also produced weapons-grade plutonium. The generators produced for 47 years before ceasing operations in March 2003.
Andrew writes a blog about his culinary experiments which have me salivating. Ever since he started, I have been looking forward to sampling some of his recipes first hand.
Here he is preparing a special dish for Pam and I in the beautifully refurbished kitchen at his parent's house in Greasby.
In Argentina, like in many parts of the world, water is at risk of over-exploitation and contamination. To protect it, scientists are studying its most invisible details with the help of nuclear technology.
Scientists can determine the quantity and quality of water supplies. How? They use naturally occurring isotopes as tracers and study water's isotopic composition to find out where groundwater comes from, how it travels, if it is recent or old, its recharge rate and whether it is polluted.
The science behind this is called isotope hydrology and the IAEA supports countries through training, equipment and technical expertise.
Mendoza, Argentina, 11 October 2017
Photo Credit: Laura Gil Martínez / IAEA
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Small Group Discussion: Eating Smart: Leveraging Food and Beverage Industry Expertise to Reduce Chronic Disease
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Steven Hilton, Corporate Vice President, Global Government and Public Affairs, McDonald's Corporation
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MARIETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District operates an environmental and materials testing lab that serves as the southeast's Materials Testing Regional Technical Center of Expertise. It's one of only a handful of USACE labs in the nation for materials testing and ranks among the highest in combined technical knowledge and experience. The lab provides superior testing for various soils, concrete and rock. Pictured: Mike Wielputz. regional technical specialist, extrudes a soil sample from a drill tube and prepares it for testing. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.
1. The Imperial Forums: A Decade of Archaeological Investigations and Related Studies (2001-2011) - Merging Professional Expertise with New Informational Technology.
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- ROMA, THE CENTRAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA: The Piazza Venezia, The Capitoline Hill, The Palatine Hill, The Roman & Imperial Forums, The Markets of Trajan & The Museum of the Imperial Forums. GOOGE EARTH & GOOGLE MAPS (2009-10). (04/12/2011). [3663 x 2315].
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- "Roma. Vista Aerea dell'Area Archeologica (2007-08), Parte 1: da Piazza Venezia al Il Mercati di Traiano & Foro di Traiano." (scala 1:500).
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- "Roma. Vista aerea dell'Area Archeologica (2007-08), Parte 2: da Piazza Venezia al Colosseo, con Veduta dei Fori Imperiali, il lato nord del Foro Romano e la Via dei Fori Imperiali."(scala 1:500).
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- Roma - Ricostruzione dell'area del Foro Romano e dei Fori Imperiali (2010). "Il Foro Romano e i Fori imperiali di Ulisse, Il piacere della scoperta." 2010 & GOOGLE EARTH (2010).
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1.1. The Forum of Trajan, the Markets of Trajan / the Museum of the Imperial Fora (1995-2011): Archaeological Investigations, Related Studies, Exhibitions, Publications, & Digital Resources. Archaeological Investigations: (1929-30, & 1995-2011).
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1.2. Rome - The Markets of Trajan / Museum of the Imperial Fora: Dr. Arch. Barbara Baldrati "il Laboratorio srl": The Studies, Drawings, and Recomposition of the Marble Architectural Sculptural Elements of the Imperial Fora (1999-2002).
= Roma, Museo dei Fori Imperiali: Dott.ssa Arch. Barbara Baldrati: Ricerche e ricostruzioni grafiche nell’ambito del programma di studio e musealizzazione dei Fori Imperiali, in collaborazione con lo studio “Il Laboratorio s.r.l.” dell’Arch. P. Martellotti; committente: Sovraintendenza del Comune di Roma (1999-2002).
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1.3. Rome, The Imperial Fora Project (1998-2011) - Documents [in PDF]: the Archaeological, Restoration, Museum / Visitor Center & Urban Planning of the 'I Fori Imperiali Progetto' (Source - MIBAC; SSBAR; COMM. ARCHEO. ROMA / OSTIA; & CITY OF ROME). etc.
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The installation of a new supercomputer demands the expertise of individuals with diverse knowledge sets. As projects evolve, diverge, and grow, they require a special kind of talent to fit certain pieces together. When it comes to scientific codes and software, they require someone who knows computers and science—someone like Mark Berrill, a computational scientist in the Scientific Computing Group (SciComp) at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF).
Berrill applies his knowledge in engineering and computing to manage software projects related to the IBM AC922 Summit, the next leadership-class supercomputer at the OLCF, a US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility located at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). With Summit’s arrival approaching, people like Berrill are bridging the gap between multiple areas of expertise to ensure the success of the potential 200 petaflop system.
+ Read more: www.olcf.ornl.gov/2018/03/26/faces-of-summit-serving-up-s...
Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
History
The park was opened in July 1971 by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby and Jimmy Chipperfield[9] using the expertise of general manager Laurence Tennant MBE, formerly the Chief Game Warden of Parks in Uganda and Botswana. Initially the road through the park was 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with visitors driving past lions, cheetahs, monkeys, giraffes, zebra, elephants and various antelope. Due to the popularity of this route, an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of road was added in 1973, and camels, buffalo, white rhino, and tigers were added to the park. Over the years, a few modifications have been made. For instance, tigers are now displayed in enclosures within the reserve, and a bypass around the baboons was built for visitors who are worried about damage to their cars.
The park was also home to a former RAF airfield which closed at the end of World War II. The RAF airbase situated at the safari park was also known as No 49 SLG or RAF Knowsley Park and was in use between 13 May 1942 – November 1944.
The park has hosted several sporting events including the Olympic torch relay, watched by 6,000 children and families in June 2012. The park hosted the finish of Stage Two of the 2012 Tour of Britain cycling event and is scheduled to host Stage Three of the 2013 Tour on Tuesday 17 September.
Most recently it hosted the final leg of Big Learner Relay 2017 which has raised over £300,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal since 2014. Louise Walsh the inspiration behind the BLR has been awarded the prime minister's points of light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
In 1995 Mr William Middleton, a warden at the park, was crushed and paralysed due to a faulty elephant enclosure. Mr Middleton died 12 years later due to complications caused by his injuries.
Zoological collection
Situated around Knowsley Hall on the ancestral estate of the Earl of Derby, the reserve is home to many different animals including elephants, giraffes, lions, bongos, tigers and baboons. The Derby Estate have a tradition of keeping animals, ever since the famous artist and nonsense-poet Edward Lear was employed there in the 19th century to paint pictures of the Earl's collection.
The park is open to the public and customers drive around the park in their own vehicles. There is a bypass route past the baboons for those who wish to avoid the risk of the baboons damaging their cars. In 2009 the baboons made the news all over the world when a video was released showing how they were intelligent and curious enough to open car roofboxes.
Tiger Trail
Amur Tiger Trail opened 25 May 2018, home to the Amur Tiger otherwise known as the Siberian Tiger. The area is 10,000m2 and includes forested areas, natural streams and ponds.
The Equatorial Trail
This exhibit focuses on animals who thrive in habitats around the Earth's Equator. The exhibit also houses the 'Equatorial Express', a small train which visitors can ride to gain a unique viewpoint of the animals. 4 completely different species of animals are housed in this exhibit, the South American tapir, Sitatunga, Rhea and the Capybara.
African Elephant
Until 2017 the park housed a herd of 4 adult cows named Tana, Ashanti, Nala and Juba. They were transported to Zoo Parc d'Beauval, France to enter the European Breeding Programme and allow for transformations on Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari. Knowsley previously housed a bull named Nissim, who collapsed in June 2014. Knowsley also recently lost their cow named Shaba due to a long battle with elephant arthritis.
Southern White Rhinoceros
Knowsley's crash of 11 adult rhinos is one of the most successful and genetically diverse breeding groups in Europe. The latest calf (as at 4 June 2016), Nomvula (Mother of Rain – a reference to the recent wet weather), born to mum Meru and is the 19th to be born at the facility in the last 40 years. Nomvula is Meru's 6th calf and was born on 2 January 2016.
Safari Drive
The Safari Drive is the park's main attraction and contains over 29 species of animals in 7 zones.
Zone 1+11
This zone contains: Père David's deer, Yak, Kiang and Bactrian camel.
Zone 2+8
This zone contains: Blackbuck, Nilgai, Eld's deer, Chital (Axis Deer) and Barasingha.
Zone 3+4+6
Zone 6 is over 100 acres and contains over a mile of road. It is one of Knowsley's two white rhino paddocks and is one of the largest in the UK. This zone contains: Southern White Rhino, Roan antelope, Eland, Lechwe, Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, African Forest Buffalo, Ostritch and Waterbuck.
Zone 5
This zone contains: Blesbok and Bongo
Zone 7
This zone contains exclusively the Olive baboon, which are famous for removing windscreen wipers and other appendages off vehicles. There is a car-friendly route which totally removes this zone however is still visible from outside the perimeter. This leads directly to zone 6.
Zone 9
This zone contains: European Bison, Fallow Deer and European Moose
Zone 10
This zone contains: Lion, and the Somali wild ass. This zone previously housed African wild dog, Iberian Wolf and Siberian Tiger.
All information correct and sourced from the Knowsley Safari Guide Book 2018 and edited by an editor who loves animals.
Railway and other attractions
The park features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, 'The Lakeside Railway', on which visitors may tour parts of the site. There is also a collection of amusements and fairground rides on site plus paintballing, off-road driving challenges, and aerial extreme ropewalks.
A baboon house was added in 2006, along with African wild dogs that same year, a lion and tiger house in 2007. Red river hogs and marmosets were also added to the walkaround section, as well as an outdoor pool.
Animal care
In January 2011, local animal rights activists held a peaceful demonstration after an inspection by government vets found one instance of a breach of regulations on the disposal of animal ‘by-products’. Pictures in the Daily Mail showed animals lying dead on the ground and in binbags, although the park's directors claim the pictures were staged by the photographer, whose husband the paper claimed had recently lost his job at the park. The park has since installed an enclosure for the storage of animal carcasses before disposal. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) later said it had ‘full confidence’ in Knowsley and praised its ‘excellent standards of animal husbandry and welfare’.
Peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with UNMISS used their engineering expertise to renovate the Abienmom Hospital which was in disrepair after years of war. They repaired and painted walls, fixed the electricity supply and extended the cabling system so that it reaches all the hospital’s main rooms. The engineers created a special isolation room for COVID-19 patients, installed new water tanks, hand washing facilities, and handed over a wide variety of medical supplies.
MARIETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District operates an environmental and materials testing lab that serves as the southeast's Materials Testing Regional Technical Center of Expertise. It's one of only a handful of USACE labs in the nation for materials testing and ranks among the highest in combined technical knowledge and experience. The lab provides superior testing for various soils, concrete and rock. Pictured: Mike Wielputz. regional technical specialist, extrudes a soil sample from a drill tube and prepares it for testing. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.