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Multi-Stakeholder Consultation workshop on Strengthening National Food Security Information Systems in Iraq
(RFSAN) 14-15 March
Baghdad 21 March 2017: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Representation in Iraq (FAO) hosted in Baghdad on 14-15 March a multi-stakeholder consultation workshop on Strengthening National Food Security Information Systems in Iraq. It was organized by (FAO) Representation in Iraq and the Regional Food Security Analysis Network (RFSAN), which is a partnership between FAO and iMMAP in Amman, Jordan, and funded by USAID and FAO to promote, improved Food Security and Nutrition Information Systems (FSNIS) at country and regional level. The main objective of the meeting was to review the food security information systems in Iraq and to discuss future capacity development.
In his welcoming address Mr. Fadel El-Zubi, FAO representative in Iraq, greeted all participants from Iraqi ministries, government institutions, academic institutions, NGOs and private sector. He stated that the main objective of this workshop is to look into the food security information systems in Iraq, and to discuss the strengths, weaknesses of mechanism of collect and analyze such information. The key question is how to address the relevant stakeholders’ capacities in this field in the future. The outcome of analysis of food security information decide what actions and funding are required to achieve a sustainable food security system, as well as assist FAO to attract the attention of donors to this important issue in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
Dr. Hussein Ali Saud, Adviser to Iraqi Minister of Agriculture for Livestock Activity, emphasized that FAO is the main partner with our ministry and we do appreciate their stated efforts to accomplish an integrated food security system in Iraq. This project aims to establish the needed database on food security. The Food Security information System (FSIS) will provide the Ministry of Agriculture with essential information in the food security database. This is a substantial step for future planning to improve the Iraqi capacity in food security information systems.
Mr. Rene Vrduijn, FAO Chief Technical Advisor for RFSAN, provided an overview on RFSAN programs, visions, goals and achievements in the sub-region (Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan), which is affected by the Syria and Iraq crisis. Vrduijn also explained the objectives of this consultation meeting to all participants in order to improve the food security information systems (FSIS) in Iraq and thus in the region.
This workshop was attended by (36) participants from Iraqi ministries, government institutions, academic institutions, NGOs and private sector. Following the group discussions, participants made fruitful recommendations and prioritized various needs for capacity building. The recommendations and priorities set by sector will therefore constitute the next step of engagement with Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) institutions for capacity development activities.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Building 45A – Fuel Store, Air Ministry Drg No: 591-2/25.
▪︎MARTLESHAM HEATH AIRFIELD – “The Cradle of British Aviation”▪︎
Martlesham Heath has enjoyed a long and varied aviation history, over many different periods of peace and war. They have attempted to summarise this into a number of key highlights.
For more information, facts, figures and insights please visit the MHAS Museum – They look forward to your visit !
▪︎World War I – Early beginnings –
The Royal Flying Corps came into being on 13th March 1912 and the Central Flying School was established at Upavon in Wiltshire at around the same time. Upavon soon began to expand its activities and in 1915 the Armament Experimental Flight of the Experimental Flying section of the Central Flying School was moved to Orfordness in Suffolk. Soon it became apparent that the Aircraft Testing Flight, which was still at Upavon, should be sited nearer to the Armament Flight.
Under the leadership of Henry Tizard, a technical officer, a survey was carried out to locate a suitable site, close to Orfordness and a railway station to London, capable of containing both the Armament Experimental Flight and the Aircraft Testing Flight. Martlesham Heath was chosen and thus began the aviation history of this area. The new airfield was dedicated on the 16th January 1917 but prior to its dedication, in late 1916, the Aeroplane Experimental Flight moved in and the new airfield was named as the Aeroplane Experimental Station.
▪︎Between the Wars –
On 1st April 1918, the RFC merged with the Royal Naval Air Service to become the Royal Air Force, with Martlesham’s importance continuing to grow, eventually being renamed the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) in 1924. The A&AEE carried out the evaluation and testing of over 400 different aircraft types, both military and civilian, during the inter-war years and much of the armament and other equipment that would later be used during the Second World War tested over Orfordness.
▪︎World War II – The Battle of Britain 1940 –
The A&AEE moved to RAF Boscombe Down on 9th September 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War and RAF Martlesham then undertook a key role in the “Battle of Britain”, becoming the most northerly station of No. 11 Group RAF Fighter Command. During the course of the battle several squadrons rotated through RAF Martlesham operating Bristol Blenheim's, Boulton Paul Defiants and Hawker Hurricane's.
During the latter stages of the ''Battle of Britain'', the German Luftwaffe targeted many RAF Fighter Command airfields and RAF Martlesham came under attack on the 15th August 1940, with the resulting extensive damage taking a full day to repair. On 11th November 1940 shortly after the end of the ''Battle Of Britain'', one of RAF Martlesham’s resident Hurricane squadrons (257) were involved in air to air combat with elements of the Italian Air Force’s Regia Aeronautica over the coast near Harwich claiming a number of Fiat BR.20 bombers and CR.42 biplane fighters destroyed.
▪︎World War II – On to the Offensive 1941–1942 –
During 1941-42 RAF Fighter Command operated a policy whereby their squadrons were regularly rotated to ensure that they did not become ‘battle weary’. This meant that often a squadron might only be based at an airfield for a few weeks and during this time RAF Martlesham saw around 30 different units stationed there. The RAF had an international flavour to it and squadrons of Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Poles, Czechs, Belgians and Norwegians were all based there.
As the Hawker Hurricane became obsolete these squadrons were primarily equipped with newer marks of the Supermarine Spitfire such as the Vb and at least four squadrons of the RAF’s new fighter bomber, the Hawker Typhoon. In early 1941 the RAF were mainly engaged in Home Defence duties, patrolling the coast line against German raiders or protecting convoys. By early 1942 however RAF Fighter Command’s primary objective was to take the war to the enemy over occupied Europe. This new offensive saw the RAF’s fighter squadrons embarking on a variety of routine operations, each type given a specific codename.
''The Eagle Squadrons'' – The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (71, 121 and 133), formed with volunteer pilots from the United States prior to America's entry into the war in December 1941. Under American law, it was illegal for United States citizens to join the armed forces of foreign nations. In doing so, they lost their citizenship. Even so many American citizens volunteered to fly with the Royal Air Force before America officially entered the war in December 1941. Although all three squadrons flew from RAF Martlesham only 71 Squadron were based at there on a permanent basis.
''AirSea Rescue'' – Sharing the airfield with the fighter squadrons between 1942 and the end of 1944 was an Air Sea Rescue unit - 'A' Flight, of 277 Squadron. The unit flew a variety of aircraft including Supermarine Walrus flying boats, Boulton Paul Defiants, Westland Lysander's and a number of ‘war weary’ Spitfire Mk. II’s & VB’s.
''Famous Faces'' – A number of ‘high profile’ pilots served at RAF Martlesham Heath with the most notably were Douglas Bader, Robert Stanford Tuck, Peter Townsend and John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway the last known surviving ''Battle Of Britain'' pilot.
▪︎World War II – Enter the USAAF 1943–1945 –
In 1943, RAF Martlesham Heath became one of a group of grass-surfaced airfields earmarked for use by fighters of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force. The airfield was assigned the USAAF designation Station 369 and subsequently ‘hardened’ through the laying of asphalt runways, on top of a base of compressed sand.
The Control Tower (now the museum), a USAAF requirement, was built to centralize aircraft and vehicle movements. During this period, the RAF jointly occupied the airfield, with 56 Squadron flying Hawker Typhoon's attacking targets in Europe and shipping in the North Sea as well as 277 Squadron continuing to provide their Air Sea Rescue Role. The airfield was first used by the P-47 Thunderbolt’s of the 356th Fighter Group, 8th USAAF in October 1943, arriving from RAF Goxhill after a period of training. The 356th Fighter Group consisted of three squadrons:
▪︎359th Fighter Squadron (OC)
▪︎360th Fighter Squadron (PI)
▪︎361st Fighter Squadron (QI)
The 356th flew combat from October 1943, initially operating as escorts for the B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberator's of the 8th Air Force’s Bomb Groups. From early 1944 they began undertaking bombing and strafing missions against a range of targets in occupied Europe and these intensified in the run up to the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944. The 356th also played a critical role in support of ''Operation Market Garden'' (the Arnhem operation) in September 1944 to neutralize enemy gun emplacements, suffering heavy losses in the process. For this action they were awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation.
The 356th relinquished their Thunderbolt’s in November 1944 to be replaced by the P-51 Mustang. Unlike the P-47’s which carried no unit markings other than squadron codes, the 356th‘s Mustang's were among the most strikingly marked in the 8th AF and carried a red/blue diamond pattern on their engine cowlings as well as spinners, canopy rails and rudders in the individual squadron colours of Yellow for the 359FS, Red for the 360FS and Blue for the 361FS.
Between the first mission on 15th October 1943, and their final mission on 7th May 1945, the 356th was credited with destroying 277 enemy planes, probably destroying 23 more, and damaging a further 192. In addition, although exact numbers are unknown they were credited with the destruction of hundreds of vehicles, trains, rail cars, tanks, bridges, buildings, flak emplacements, munitions and fuel dumps, barges and a host of other ground targets. The 356th lost 122 aircraft in action and 71 pilots made the ultimate sacrifice either in combat or due to accidents. By October 1945 the 356th had left RAF Martlesham for home and the unit was formally deactivated on 10th November 1945.
▪︎Postwar - A return to aircraft research & development role –
With the departure of the USAAF, the airfield reverted to the RAF in a research and development role, although significantly scaled down from the pre-war days. In the immediate postwar years, Fighter Command squadrons were in residence at RAF Martlesham but the proximity to Ipswich and the physical limitations on lengthening the runways restricted jet operation. In an effort to improve the station and allow jet aircraft to operate the main runway was extended in 1955, by the addition of concrete aprons at the ends of the main runway.
The Blind Landing Experimental Unit and the Bomb Ballistics Unit both became operational in September 1945 at RAF Martlesham. The two units eventually merged and were finally moved from RAF Martlesham airfield to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough and Bedford.
The Battle of Britain Flight moved to the airfield in 1958 and left in 1961. It consisted of Hurricane's and Spitfire's but without a Lancaster. Much later It was renamed “The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.” once the Lancaster joined the unit. Following this, the airfield reverted to care and maintenance status, and passed the time as a Gliding and air experience unit for Air Training Corps (A.T.C), flying mainly at weekends. the Air Ministry closed the facility on 25th April 1963.
▪︎Today - A new role and focus –
RAF Martlesham Heath has now become a flourishing residential and industrial area, but much evidence of the airfield still remains. Nearby, on the old RAF parade ground, stands a memorial erected to the memory of 73 members of the 356th Fighter Group who lost their lives in World War II. Alongside is a memorial to those of the RAF (British and Commonwealth and Dominion Air Forces (French, Czech, Polish, Norwegian etc.) who flew with or worked alongside the RAF. In between the two memorials is a special one remembering the Scientists and Engineers from the British Aircraft industry, who mostly died in flying accidents whilst testing and helping develop aircraft at RAF Martlesham Heath. The Control Tower, built in the Second World War, has now been repurposed to become the location of the MHAS Museum since 2000 – keeping the story of the airfield alive.
Information sourced from – Airfield History share.google/cU9HNPi0fsN4QAm0u
We were given drinks and nibbles and settled down for a concert by a female vocal ensemble. They were very good - but we could have done with some indication of what the songs were about.
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At every parent meeting, a lot of information is offered for parents to take home. This meeting focused on healthy eating, and parents were given a variety of nutritious recipes and other information.
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and . . .
From the GASLAND website -
About the film
"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."
GASLAND will be broadcast on HBO through 2012. To host a screeening visit the website. The DVD is now available.
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Caesarea
On the site of what was once a Phoenician town, Strato's Tower, King Herod (37-4 BCE) built a resplendent city and named it Caesarea in honor of his patron, Augustus Caesar. Its inhabitants - Romans, Samaritans, and Jews - enjoyed the pleasures of the Roman world: water in plentiful supply, bathhouses, and places of entertainment.
In 6 CE Ceasarea became the seat of the Roman governors. The status of the city's Jews deteriorated, and in 66 CE they rebelled against the Romans. When Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE, Caesarea became the Roman provincial capital of Judea.
The city reached the height of its prosperity in the Byzantine period (fourth to sixth centuries CE). It retained its status as an important centre of Christian scholarship and its harbor became the gateway to the Holy Land for thousands of pilgrims. The Jewish community grew, and religious academies, where famous sages taught, were founded in the city.
After the Moslems conquered the land in the seventh century, Caesarea's status diminished. In 1101, the Crusaders captured the town. Eighty-six years later, Saladin conquered it and destroyed its walls. The present fortifications were built in 1251 by French king Louis IX.
Following the Mameluke conquest in 1265, the city was abandoned. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman authorities settled a group of Bosnian Moslem refugees there.
The remains of ancient Caesarea attest to the city's illustrious past.
information table setup. VFW school of instruction molalla oregon 2010
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Governor Moore drops in for ideas from the Information Technology Council by Joe Andrucyk at 100 Community Place, Crownsville MD 21032
Weve been doing a information design project at uni recently, seeing as i havnt really uploaded recently thought id put these up, really differant to what i usually do which i was goooood.
the project was all about saving energy and all that jazz
This is first farewell ceremony of students of Department of Information Technology at Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar College of Information Technology Bijnor(HBTI Campus,Kanpur ) named as Reminiscene 2014
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What is a White Squirrel?
White squirrels are almost always a white version of the eastern grey squirrel. There are a few types of genetic aberrations that cause the white coats. The first is albinism, caused by a mutation on a gene that codes for pigmentation. Albinos have red eyes. The other is a white morph, caused by a different gene. It is a naturally occurring trait of eastern grey squirrels that is very, very rare. In our study, we’re trying to figure out just how rare.
Why are there white squirrels?
For some odd reason, eastern grey squirrels in the US do have a gene that will make their coats white. It’s somewhat rare to see a white squirrel, though, because white squirrels are likely highly selected against. In other words, predators to squirrels such as hawks really like it when their prey is highlighted white!
There are a few towns in the US, though, that have very high numbers of white squirrels. This could be for a few reasons. First, predators in towns tend to be low. This cancels out the negative selection against the white morph. Sometimes in towns, a few neighbors will also select against the normal coloration of eastern grey squirrel. Yes, that happens. After a few generations, all you get are whites, and they can spread to the rest of the town! Fascinating!
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Piaristenkirche Krems
Piaristenkirche and woman mountain tower - seen from the parish court Krems
The Piaristenkirche (church of the Piarists) in Krems, also Kremser Frauenbergkirche, is the oldest church in the city. The Roman Catholic Church perhaps the Saint Stephen was dedicated, the Patron saint of the diocese of Passau.
History
Piaristenkirche (left) seen from the guard mountain road (Wachtbergstraße) in Krems - ca. 1900
Since 1284 at this point a Marienkirche (Saint Mary's church) can be proven which in the late 15th Century as a church of the community of citizens, not as a parish church generously was extended. An altar consecration 1457 is mentioned, the south porch bears the date of 1477. The consecration of the church followed then in 1508, but it is expected that the final completion, as two building inscriptions show, followed not until 1514 and 1515. In its late Gothic form, this church is one of the most important of Lower Austria with a rich ribbed vault and elegant tracery shapes, in part already pointing into the Renaissance. In 1616 the church was given to the Jesuits, who subsequently built the monastery and school (Gymnasium). In 1776 they were replaced by the Monastery school order of the Piarists. The Baroque interior includes a large number of works by the important Austrian baroque painter Martin Johann Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt. Among the most important, the high altarpiece Assumption of the Virgin, 1756, the right side altar, representing the founder of the Piarists Saint Joseph Calasanz, and the altars on the north and south nave walls (Saint Joseph and Saint Aloysius).
High altar
Organ
Vault
Frauenberg tower
Piaristenglocke (Piarists' bell)
When handing over to the Jesuits in 1616, this tower was excluded because it served the citizenry as a city tower (fire watch, bell signal). In its lower parts it dates from the early 13th Century but, as the Romanesque windows show, it was increased in the 15th century and received the characteristic small corner towers. In the Baroque period the large acoustic windows of the belfry were broken out.
The bell, called Kremser Piaristenglocke or Pummerin is the great city bell of Krems. It was cast in 1702 by Mathias Prininger in Krems. With a weight of 5016 kg and a diameter of 208 cm, it has the strike note g0+2 and is one of the biggest bells in Austria. It bears the interesting inscription
EN EGO CAMPANA NVNQVAM ANNVNTIO VANA BELLVM VEL VESTVM TONITRV IGNEM AVT FVNVS
Freely translated, it means "Look the bell am I/the void I never do proclaim/but therefore war and song of joy/ thunder and lightning as well as funeral march". The bell today still is rung manually and sounds only on high holidays and New Year's Eve.
Next to the door to the ascent to the tower a Jewish grave stone is built into the west wall of the church, which unfortunately shows clear signs of decay. By 1900, the writing was still legible, so that remained that this stone was dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Nachlifa (d. about 1395). Why Jewish grave stones after the destruction of the community in Krems 1421 were transferred from their graveyard to the city, where they also are to be found in town houses, only as a conjecture can be pronounced. Probably this happened in the 16th Century, as in a humanistic theory of language the Hebrew as root of all languages, as the oldest language of mankind was seen.
Va dedicada a Diegote que me pidió una foto de mis apuntes. ; )
Ya estoy aquí, regreso. Un día de estos vuelvo a tener cuenta pro. ; )
We Want Information: 50 Years Of The Prisoner
The panel discussed the TV, starring Patrick McGoohan as Number 6, held captive in the Village where a rotating cast of Number 2's tried to break him. It was an innovative show in its day. John Riebow had visited the Village and showed photos while Chris Kocher turned green with envy.
April 22, 2022 - As you get off the train and leave the station you can't miss that you are in Antwerpen! You can see the reflection of the train shed in the Tourist Information glass doors and windows.
Visited by a member of the Libraries Taskforce team.
Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce
Museum of Chinese in America - Radical Machines Exhibition: Chinese in the Information Age
October 18, 2018 - March 24, 2019
Radical Machines: Chinese in the Information Age explores the seemingly impossible, yet technologically crucial Chinese typewriter – a machine that inputs a language with no alphabet, yet has more than 70,000 characters. For centuries, written Chinese has presented fascinating and irresistible puzzles for engineers, linguists, and entrepreneurs alike. With help from the global community, China solved these puzzles, and Chinese became one of the world’s most successful languages in the information age. Radical Machines explores the design, technology, and art of Chinese characters in the information age. Through a collection of rare typewriters and computers — and a diverse array of historic photographs, telegraph code books, typing manuals, ephemera, propaganda posters, and more — we gain unprecedented insight into the still-transforming history of the world’s oldest living language.
The exhibition originated at the East Asia Library of Stanford University and is curated by Stanford historian Dr. Tom Mullaney. Composed of items in his personal collection, which is the largest Chinese and Pan-Asian typewriter and information and technology (IT) collection in the world.
FILM - Lucky BW SHD100 pushed 1 stop.
Ambient light.
Camera - Yashica FX3 Super
Aperture - f5.6
Shutter speed - 1/4 + sandal + pigil hinga + dasal
Office filing vaults.... moving to Mckinley in the next 2 weeks
After the visits to Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, and Abbotsbury Beach (Chesil Beach), the final stop of the day was to have a look around the nearby village of Abbotsbury.
Spent around 20 minutes or so looking around the village.
Rodden Row, Abbotsbury
Rodden Row Car Park / Abbotsbury Car Park.
Tourist Information sign in the car park. Plus some history.