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GBRf Class 66 no. 66737 "Lesia" at speed on 4V94 10.12 Doncaster - Portbury empty biomass hoppers.
24th July 2012
GBRf Class 66 no. 66733 (ex DRS 66401) runs light engine 0M75 through Tamworth en route Longport to Loughborough for a repaint into Europorte colours.
16th May 2011
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, together with other UN and international representatives participated at the UN-Energy meeting at Principal Level during an open (virtual) discussion on UN-Energy’s way forward, including the proposed UN-Energy plan of action towards 2025.
The Director General is joined by his senior staff, Wei Huang, IAEA Director, Division of Planning, Information and Knowledge Management, Department of Nuclear Energy, Toshio Kaneko, Special Assistant to the Director General for Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Applications and Technical Cooperation and Diego Candano Laris, Senior Advisor to the Director General. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 11 January 2022.
Welcome Remarks:
Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP and UN-Energy Co-Chair
Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and UN-Energy Co-Chair
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence LE - PlayStation 2 (Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1 - DVD (Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops -- PSP (Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus -- PSP (Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Ac!d – PSP(Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Ac!d 2 – PSP(Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel – PSP(Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker -- PSP (Factory Sealed)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker LE -- PSP (Factory Sealed)
Event coverage of the Another Level Car Show in Palatine, Illinois on July 28, 2012
It was an amazing show with a ton of amazing cars! This show never dissapoints; I cant wait for next summer's show!!
Enclosed places, especially those with springs discharging H2S-laden waters, can have high concentrations of H2S. We checked gas levels before entering each enclosed passageway.
Seminar audience hears low levels of physical activity in Ireland are contributing to serious long term health problems
Delegates attending a public health seminar today learned that low levels of physical activity are contributing to long term health problems. The comments were made by Professor James Sallis, Director of Active Living Research and Professor at San Diego State University and Ms Teresa Lavin, Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH), at a seminar jointly hosted by IPH and the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (Northern Ireland).
The seminar looked at why levels of physical activity are low in Ireland. It focused on how the built environment influences opportunities for being active.
Ms Lavin said: “Enhancing opportunities for physical activity is essential. Across Ireland levels of physical activity are low which has many implications for public health. While there are many reasons for low levels of physical activity one important factor is how the built environment is designed and maintained – this in turn facilitates how we move around our environment.
“We need to create more roads and pathways suited to cycling and walking as well as quality green spaces to encourage people to take physical exercise. We need to locate shops and services – such as schools – nearer to housing schemes and ensure road systems within these estates are engineered to reduce car dependency.”
Ms Lavin continued: “A recent IPH study forecasts a dramatic 40% increase in the number of people living with hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes in the Republic of Ireland by 2020. It is essential we reverse this trend and one way is by creating environments which are conducive to physical activity such as walking and cycling.
“To enable this to happen, there is a real need for intersectoral action – involving public health specialists, local authorities, developers and construction professionals such as architects, engineers and planners – to enhance opportunities for physical activity in the built environment across the population and especially for vulnerable groups.
“For example, in Ireland, half as many girls aged 15-17 as boys of the same age are likely to exercise four or more times weekly. Unfortunately, this trend continues through to adulthood and we need to develop specific strategies to tackle this issue.”
Professor Sallis has pioneered an extensive research programme into the environmental and policy influences on physical activity, nutrition and obesity in the United States and said: “Physical activity is a key risk factor for chronic disease; other high risk factors include poverty, unemployment, the environment, smoking, alcohol consumption and diet. The reality is that these factors are distributed unevenly across society. Ensuring that all neighbourhoods have safe and attractive places for physical activity and have shops that sell affordable healthy foods is one way to reduce these inequalities.”
Dr Mark Tully, UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI) who is leading a large research project on the benefits of green space to health and wellbeing said: “The visit of Prof Sallis to Ireland is very timely. We have been inspired by his research to continue our efforts to develop research into how we can help increase levels of physical activity through designing more attractive environments that support the messages our health professionals are promoting.”
Further Information
Ronan Cavanagh, Montague Communications: (01) 830 3116 or (086) 317 9731.
Jemma Hogan, Montague Communications: (01) 830 3116 or (085) 722 9024.
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes cooperation for public health across the island of Ireland. It aims to improve health by working to combat health inequalities and influence public policy in favour of health. Further information can be found at www.publichealth.ie.
UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI)
The UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI) is the Northern Ireland based part of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC). It aims to strengthen public health research capacity in Northern Ireland and improve the health of the public by translating research into policy and public health practice.
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The 06.17 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly Virgin Pendolino express heads away from Tamworth at speed on the newly four tracked TV Main Line. Tilt enabled trains are now permitted to travel at 125mph on all four lines from this point northwards.
13th August 2009
The 18x (504mm) telephoto lens exaggerates the severity of the curve.
Was I really up this early?
Leveling Leg Mod after Reuben Krabbe - his first version - he's now got two versions! (In his version 2, the normal setting geometry is compromised and the resistance to the strut attachment slipping is not 'absolute' - still considering that one - have got some ideas.)
I find my MSE 'Light (Wt) Heavy (Duty) triple riser' aluminium stand (387490) (3.54 m) pretty well perfect for a full baby pin stand (i.e. strong enough to handle a Grip Head with all that that implies). And it's light weight. Except, especially outside, it would be nice to have a leveling leg option.
Traditional leveling leg solutions extend & lower one leg, meaning that single leg becomes the downhill leg and ends up taking more weight than its piers. Also the footprint diameter is modestly reduced.
Reuben Krabbe's Mod, OTOH, raises the adjusted leg which typically results in it bearing slightly less than a normal 1/3rd share. Also, it doesn't add weight. When deployed, the footprint diameter increases slightly!
My experience suggests that a single extra hole, c 10 to 12 cm higher than the original offers great leveling range and flexibility on this and other full sized horizontal strut stands (footprint 43 in diameter). Varying the leg spread also varies the leveling action substantially. Outside, I'd usually lose the wheels or lock them radially out to maximize the footprint. This approach does not work well on stairs - but there's a better way of mounting a lightstand half way up a flight of stairs.
My choice of new pin was a marine grade 6 X 50 mm drop nose pin. (The UK's 'Seasure' is the best brand.) Lighter stands would use a 5 mm version. The drop nose is itself spring loaded and my mod adds a short length of rubber tubing to act as a gentle compression spring, removing any chance that this mod would 'self release'. It's more secure, IMO, than the original simple ny-loc nuts. Matthews added two shaped spacing pieces which could be easy to lose. Accordingly these are now tethered to prevent loss while engaging the leveling option. If your stand has washers, I suggest losing those and substituting a 10 cm strip of thin stiff plastic with a suitable hole at both ends.
Ensure that the stand is truly vertical - critical if using a boom.
I now have two full sized stands with this mod/pin - I remain, 6 months & counting, very pleased so far . . .
I've also tried just using a car leveling ramp under a normal stand's lowest leg - that can work well too, but I prefer Reuben's idea.
The track diagram mounted above the block shelf in Whittington Low Level signal box. Monday 7th September 1987
Whittington Low Level signal box was located by the Up Main line alongside Whittington Road level crossing, and was a McKenzie & Holland Type 3 design that opened in 1881 for the Great Western Railway Company. A replacement 20 lever Great Western Railway Company Stud frame installed in 1912 and at some time a small 2 lever Great Western Railway Company frame was installed to control the wicket gates. On 1st July 1924 the former Cambrian Railways Whittington station was renamed Whittington High Level and the original Great Western Railway station was renamed Whittington Low Level, presumably the signal boxes were renamed at the same time. Closure came on 14th March 1992 to allow the level crossing to be converted an automatic half-barrier crossing supervised by Gobowen North signal box, which was operational from 21st June 1992. The absolute block section was extended to between Gobowen North and Haughton Sidings signal boxes
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