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Volks Railway, Brighton Seafront, Sussex, England. Rollei 35 SE + Kodak Ultramax 400 Film. © DSAM7 all rights reserved.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Malala Yousafzai and her father, Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame.
Photo: Norway MFA/Espen Røst.
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For immediate release
May 20 2005
"ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AT ALL LEVELS"
It is time that important agreements such as economic partnership and trade agreements are discussed at all levels and not be reserved "for the experts only" as they affect the lives of everyone said two non-governmental organisations.
According to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Office the Pacific and the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG), "The Economic Partnership Agreement and PACER and PICTA are mechanisms that will affect the lives of all Pacific Islanders and as such they are important issues that need to be discussed at all levels."
WCC's Office in the Pacific's Executive Secretary Fe'iloakitau Kaho Tevi said the churches in the Pacific are now called to respond to the consequences of global economic policies that marginalize and exclude more Pacific Islanders than ever before.
Referring to Professor Jane Kelsey's report "A People's Guide to the Pacific's Economic Partnership Agreement" which was commissioned by the WCC Office in the Pacific, Tevi said the study hopes to bring such broad sweeping concepts to a level that is understandable to all in the hope that discussion is generated at all levels and that an increasing number of Pacific Islanders understand the trade negotiations and multilateral trade agreements our governments are signing up to on our behalf.
"More importantly, it is our hope that this study will bring people together to live and advocate for a more just economic system that is more viable and more sustainable for all, and that does not and will not create second class citizens," he said.
PANG Interim Coordinator Shelly Rao said the release of this report was timely as Pacific ACP Ministers and Trade Ministers meet in Nadi from 23-27 May 2005 to discuss important issues such as investment, tourism and fisheries. "Most Pacific Islanders are not aware about the consequences of such agreements. We do our best to raise awareness on such issues but this report is a great awareness tool as it dissects such agreements" she said.
Professor Jane Kelsey who is a Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, New Zealand will be launching her report in Nadi on Monday 23 May 2005. She is also the author of the interim report entitled Big Brothers Behaving Badly: The Implications for the Pacific Islands of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) and the final report A People's Guide to PACER, produced for PANG in 2004. She is a board member of the Action, Research and Education Network of Aotearoa (ARENA)
For more information please contact Mr Fei Tevi e-mail: fkt@wcc-coe.org Ph: (679) 3317 509 or Shelly Rao coordinator@pang.org.fj Ph: (679) 3316 722/ 9932 313
DB Schenker Class 66 nos. 66187 and 66124 on 3J01 14.36 Macclesfield - Rugby RHTT.
3rd November 2011
Looks like they've run out of squirting juice.
A collection of old vehicles on Level 0 of Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum. The area called "Move It"
These were most likely in display at one time or another in the old Science Museum on Newhall Street (until 1997).
When not on display, some of them had been stored at the Museum Collections Centre on Dollman Street in Nechells.
I remember seeing this tram in the old Science Museum on Newhall Street when I was a kid.
It wasn't next to the steam train, as I recall, but in it's own room.
Now at Thinktank, it sits next to the City of Birmingham locomotive.
It is a Birmingham City Transport tram. (previously called Birmingham Corporation Tramways).
It was one of the last trams to run on the old network in 1953. On a journey from Steelhouse Lane to Short Heath on route 78. It is numbered 395.
Details of the tram.
Birmingham City Transport sign.
My new level was not quite on the level;
so I decided to perform an exploratory bubblectomy.
My trusty little Swiss Army knife easily popped out one of the plugs at the end of the main vial.
As I had hoped there was a screw underneath.
The second plug was much more difficult to remove and was nearly destroyed in the process.
Apparently the factory used glyptal, lock-tight or some similar substance to lock the screws in place and some of it locked the second plug in place as well.
I removed the screws to view their fine threads for precise adjustments.
I removed the vial and found the final item I hoped for; namely a pair of rubber pads.
(If the pads had not been there, I would have had to make my own out of an old inner-tube.)
It will now be a simple matter to reassemble the level and then to re-calibrate it; by adjusting the two screws to compress the two rubber pads as required to make the bubble center when the level is level.
The Future at level 3 of Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum. Space and the planetarium are up here!
Came back to Thinktank as we had some free vouchers to use (free entry but we had to put on a paper wristband).
moving robot arm
A Lesser-black Backed Gull being the "anthropomorphistic villain" trying to take one of the grebe chicks which dived for cover during the attack. They were well-defended by the parents and the gull eventually gave up!
Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet" BuNo.169395 (NH-410)
VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", USN strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana.
169395
NH-410
F/A-18E
E298
VFA-87
Active
Apr 2019
Jul 2020
Submitted to Monthly Scavenger Hunt - April 2011 ("Ground level")
Submitted to Monthly Scavenger Hunt - July 2012 ("amateur").
TAMPA, Fla. - Soldiers from the 332nd Transportation Battalion, 641st Regional Support Group, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), executed the third phase of Deployment Readiness Exercise Level III as they loaded warfighting supplies on tactical vehicles and moved them to their aerial debarkation point at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
DRE Level III offers realistic training opportunities that assess the 332nd’s capabilities to mobilize, deploy and sustain operations as a cohesive fighting unit. It also permits commanders to identify challenges and analyze shortfalls so they may improve deployment readiness procedures for future missions.
U.S. Army Command has designated the 332nd Trans. BN as a “Fight Fast” unit that can rapidly deploy anywhere in the world within 30 days. This classification reinforces the Army Reserve’s commitment to remain the most lethal and capable federal reserve force in our nation’s history.
U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman, 204th Public Affairs Detachment
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Victoria Peak, The Peak Tram, Victoria Harbour, The Big Buddha | Po Lin Monastery, Tai O Fishing Village, The iconic Star Ferry, The Ocean Terminal Deck, The iconic Street Tram on HK Island, TST Promenade, Cheung Chau Island, Peng Chau Island, Temple Street Night Market, The Ladies Market, Chi Lin Nunnery | Nan Lian Garden, Statue Square, The Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, Tsz Shan Monastery, Tai Kwun Centre, Hollywood Road, The Mid Levels Escalator, Aberdeen, Stanley, The West Kowloon Cultural Centre, Food Markets... the list goes on and on of cool and unusual places you should “visit or do” when you come to Hong Kong.
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Photo: Life is full of adventure that begin with the first step outside your home.
The results from my February monthly blood test were missing the m protein value. My particular type of multiple myeloma is less common and it is not always possible to get an m protein value - the best measure to determine my cancer levels. However, looking at less specific measures on my test results, I believe my cancer levels are similar to January (estimate between 13 and 14). The additional chemo seems to be keeping my cancer levels reasonably stable, however I remain hopeful for lower cancer levels for March.
M protein (g/L) (0 = no cancer detected)
Feb = value missing (estimate between 13 and 14)
Jan = 13 (began Ninlaro chemo - 2 weeks prior)
Dec = between 10 and 11
Nov = 8
July = 3.0 (ended dexamethasone - steroid)
Feb 2015 (began Pomalyst chemo + dexamethasone) = 36.1
Yes, everything takes longer than usual and I am quite forgetful, but each morning I wake up happy and ready for the day.
To recap: On Sunday, February 25th, I completed Cycle 40 Week 3. I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare cancer of the immune system. It is incurable, but treatable. Since February 9th 2015, I have been on Pomalyst and dexamethasone chemo treatment (Pom/dex). On July 16th, my dexamethasone treatment ended, due to eye damage, as reported by my Glaucoma Specialist, from long-term use. On January 9th I began Ninlaro chemo as my cancer levels have been steadily rising.
1Z40 08.10 Saltburn to Portsmouth Harbour approaches Tamworth behind Class 47 no. 47580 "County Of Essex" (with no. 47760 on the rear) and CrossCountry Turbostar no. 170519 on the 11.19 New Street to Nottingham.
29th June 2012
Light just fading over the Somerset Levels one winter evening and noted yet again that Nature is a far better artist than any human.
Colosseum VIP Tour Of Lower Levels & Underneath, Rome, Italy
Located just east of the Roman Forum, the massive stone amphitheater known as the Colosseum was commissioned around A.D. 70-72 by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty as a gift to the Roman people. In A.D. 80, Vespasian’s son Titus opened the Colosseum–officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater–with 100 days of games, including gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights. After four centuries of active use, the magnificent arena fell into neglect, and up until the 18th century it was used as a source of building materials. Though two-thirds of the original Colosseum has been destroyed over time, the amphitheater remains a popular tourist destination, as well as an iconic symbol of Rome and its long, tumultuous history.
Origins of the Colosseum
Even after the decadent Roman emperor Nero took his own life in A.D. 68, his misrule and excesses fueled a series of civil wars. No fewer than four emperors took the throne in the tumultuous year after Nero’s death; the fourth, Vespasian, would end up ruling for 10 years (A.D. 69-79). The Flavian emperors, as Vespasian and his sons Titus (79-81) and Domitian (81-96) were known, attempted to tone down the excesses of the Roman court, restore Senate authority and promote public welfare. Around 70-72, Vespasian returned to the Roman people the lush land near the center of the city, where Nero had built an enormous palace for himself after a great fire ripped through Rome in A.D. 64. On the site of that Golden Palace, he decreed, would be built a new amphitheater where the public could enjoy gladiatorial combats and other forms of entertainment.
Did you know? Archaeologists believe that the Colosseum contained both drinking fountains and latrines.
After nearly a decade of construction–a relatively quick time period for a project of such a grand scale–Titus officially dedicated the Colosseum in A.D. 80 with a festival including 100 days of games. A well-loved ruler, Titus had earned his people’s devotion with his handling of recovery efforts after the infamous eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, which destroyed the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii. The final stages of construction of the Colosseum were completed under the reign of Titus’ brother and successor, Domitian.
The Colosseum: A Grand Amphitheater
Measuring some 620 by 513 feet (190 by 155 meters), the Colosseum was the largest amphitheater in the Roman world. Unlike many earlier amphitheaters, which had been dug into hillsides to provide adequate support, the Colosseum was a freestanding structure made of stone and concrete. The distinctive exterior had three stories of arched entrances–a total of around 80–supported by semi-circular columns. Each story contained columns of a different order (or style): At the bottom were columns of the relatively simple Doric order, followed by Ionic and topped by the ornate Corinthian order. Located just near the main entrance to the Colosseum was the Arch of Constantine, built in A.D. 315 in honor of Constantine I’s victory over Maxentius at Pons Milvius.
Inside, the Colosseum had seating for more than 50,000 spectators, who may have been arranged according to social ranking but were most likely packed into the space like sardines in a can (judging by evidence from the seating at other Roman amphitheaters). Awnings were unfurled from the top story in order to protect the audience from the hot Roman sun as they watched gladiatorial combats, hunts, wild animal fights and larger combats such as mock naval engagements (for which the arena was flooded with water) put on at great expense. The vast majority of the combatants who fought in front of Colosseum audiences in Ancient Rome were men (though there were some female gladiators). Gladiators were generally slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war.
The Colosseum Over the Centuries
The Colosseum saw some four centuries of active use, until the struggles of the Western Roman Empire and the gradual change in public tastes put an end to gladiatorial combats and other large public entertainments by the 6th century A.D. Even by that time, the arena had suffered damaged due to natural phenomena such as lightning and earthquakes. In the centuries to come, the Colosseum was abandoned completely, and used as a quarry for numerous building projects, including the cathedrals of St. Peter and St. John Lateran, the Palazzo Venezia and defense fortifications along the Tiber River. Beginning in the 18th century, however, various popes sought to conserve the arena as a sacred Christian site, though it is in fact uncertain whether early Christian martyrs met their fate in the Colosseum, as has been speculated.
By the 20th century, a combination of weather, natural disasters, neglect and vandalism had destroyed nearly two-thirds of the original Colosseum, including all of the arena’s marble seats and its decorative elements. Restoration efforts began in the 1990s, and have proceeded over the years, as the Colosseum continues to be a leading attraction for tourists from all over the world.
A living shoreline built to withstand sea level rise due to climate change is seen on July 20, 2017, at Conquest Preserve on the Corsica River in Queen Anne’s County, Md. It’s the first in the country to use a “shingle beach” design—a mixture of sand and small cobblestone that is light enough to respond to waves and rising waters in the decades to come in order to provide important near-shore habitat for animals like blue crabs and young fish. The project, led by National Wildlife Federation, was designed by Albert McCullough of Sustainable Science LLC and completed in August 2016 with support from partners like Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Wildlife Conservation Society's Climate Adaptation Fund. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program with aerial support from Southwings)
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Apotheosis (from Greek ἀποθεόων, apotheoun "to deify", in Latin deificatio, and later in Italian gióvino, "to be made divine"[1]), refers to the exaltation of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre.
a mediocre-photo manipulation.
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KUWAIT + THE NETHERLANDS Film Swap Project with PUDDLE PARADE
LOMO L-CA + LOMO DIANA MINI on CROSS PROCESSED
Jiashi (Payzawat) County or Peyziwat County (Uyghur: پەيزاۋات ناھىيىسى, ULY: Peyzavat Nahiyesi, UYY: Pəyzavat Nah̡iyisi? Chinese: 伽师县 pinyin: Gāshīxiàn) (also sometimes spelled as Faizabad or Fayzawat) is a county level administration of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of Kashgar Prefecture.
It contains an area of 6,528 km².
According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 320,000.
The administrative center of Peyzawat County is a village of the same name.
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