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學校/團體參觀立法會綜合大樓
学校/团体参观立法会综合大楼
Visits to the Legislative Council Complex by schools/organizations (2016.12.06)
學校/團體參觀立法會綜合大樓
学校/团体参观立法会综合大楼
Visits to the Legislative Council Complex by schools/organizations (2014.03.06)
The agile marketing team is smaller and more flexible. The core team is small, but number of specialised partners is big.
Led by Chicagoland indigenous organizations, people assembled at Federal Plaza to hear speeches and create a community snake dance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They were joined by a marchers from an anti-Trump protest. The DAPL is often called the "Black Snake”.
The pipeline will run across approximately 1,172 miles of land from North Dakota to Illinois. The DAPL will transfer crude oil, through the Oglala Aquifer, as well as, under the Big Sioux, Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The pipeline will run through the traditional lands of the Standing Rock Sioux endangering water and sacred sites.
Energy Transfer Partners has 100% completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Illinois, and South Dakota. Resistance in North Dakota and Iowa are our last lines of defense against DAPL.
The European Commission’s department for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection participated with a stand at AidEx exhibition on 18-19 November in Brussels EXPO. Its staff was providing information and answering questions about partnership opportunities with NGOs, International Organizations or UN agencies. They also presented the new initiative “EU Aid Volunteers” and informed organizations and individuals who expressed interest.
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Some background:
The Latvian Air Force was first founded during the Latvian War of Independence in 1919. In 1939, the Aviation Regiment consisted of three fighter squadrons, armed with 24 Gloster Gladiator and 6 Bristol Bulldog (a fourth squadron was in organization), three reconnaissance squadrons, armed with up to 12 Letov Š-16LS, 2 Hawker Hind and 10 Stampe SV.5, and a naval reconnaissance squadron with 4 Fairey Seal and two other planes. The Soviet occupation in 1940 ended the activities of the Air Force. At that time there were almost 130 aircraft in service.
The post-Soviet Latvian Air Force was formed on 24 February 1992 at Spilve Airport. In August 1994, the air force moved to an ex-soviet Lielvārde Air Base. In the beginning of the new century two new and more heavy Mi-8MTV Hip helicopters were bought for search and rescue equipment duties, but they were also used for transportation of troops, evacuation and support of the Special Forces. In March 2004 Latvia joined NATO and the Ministry of Defense made the decision to improve the small country’s air defense with a dedicated fighter squadron. The country also bought two more Mi-8MTV's at the Russian Ulan Ude helicopter (rework) factory that year, augmenting the SAR fleet.
In 2005, soldiers of the Air Force Air Defense Wing started a training course in order to prepare an upgraded air defense. At the same time, the Latvian Air Force commenced the modernization of the surface air defense capabilities by signing a contract regarding procurement of RBS-70 manpads missiles from Sweden and negotiated the purchase or leasing of 2nd hand Saab JAS 39 Gripen. Coming from a neutral country, the Gripen was the LAF’s wish candidate for the new interceptor aircraft, but eventually Latvia could be convinced (primarily through the USA and with generous financial support thorugh the “Baltic Peace II” program) to buy eight F-5E fighters and two F-5F trainers with relatively low flying hours and in good overall condition from Switzerland. Besides the financial support, the type’s ruggedness and relatively low maintenance costs led to this choice.
The Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II itself was part of a highly successful supersonic light fighter family, initially designed in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. Being smaller and simpler than contemporaries such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, the F-5 cost less to both procure and operate, making it a popular export aircraft. The F-5 started life as a privately funded light fighter program by Northrop in the 1950s. The design team wrapped a small, highly aerodynamic fighter around two compact and high-thrust General Electric J85 engines, focusing on performance and low cost of maintenance. Though primarily designed for the day air superiority role, the aircraft was also a capable ground-attack platform.
After winning the International Fighter Aircraft competition in 1970, a program aimed at providing effective low-cost fighters to American allies, Northrop introduced the second-generation F-5E Tiger II in 1972. This upgrade included more powerful engines, higher fuel capacity, greater wing area and improved leading edge extensions for a better turn rate, optional air-to-air refueling, and improved avionics including air-to-air radar. A total of 1,400 Tiger IIs were built before production ended in 1987, and the type is still in operational use in many countries round the world.
The Swiss F-5E airframes for Latvia were overhauled and the avionics suite modernized in 2006 and 2007 by SAI in Italy. Elbit Systems from Israel became the sub-contractor responsible for systems integration. Upgrades for the fighters included an Italian FIAR Grifo-F X band multi-mode radar with BVR (beyond-visual-range) missile and Look-down/shoot-down capabilities, making the modernized F-5E capable of deploying AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, which were, together with AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs, part of the Baltic Peace II support for Latvia. The new radar necessitated an enlarged radome for its scanner antenna, resulting in a duckbill shape. The fighters’ port side M39 20 mm cannon was removed to make way for the additional avionics.
All machines received a revamped cockpit with new MIL-STD-1553R databuses, a GEC/Ferranti 4510 Head-up display/weapons delivery system, two BAE Systems MED-2067 Multi-function displays, Litton LN-93 inertial navigation system and Hands On Throttle-And-Stick controls (HOTAS) to reduce pilot workload. Reportedly, the Elisra SPS2000 radar warning receiver and countermeasure system was also installed.
The modernization process was completed by early 2007 and the machines were re-designated F-5L/M. By late 2007, the Latvian air defense had become operational and worked closely together with its Baltic neighbors and the NATO forces that were frequently deployed to the Baltic NATO countries.
The small Latvian F-5 fleet is expected to remain in service until 2024, even tough, if there is sufficient funding, the machines will certainly be replaced beforehand by more capable models. The Saab Gripen is still a favored candidate, but F-16C/Ds from USAF stocks are a potential option, too.
By end of 2009, the LAF’s Fighter Squadron moved to Lielvārde Air Base, in an attempt to ensure centralization of Air Force units and to establish an efficient command and control system, which will result in a reduction of the Air Force units’ maintenance costs. With the Fighter Squadron the Air Force carries out Latvian airspace surveillance, control and defense and provides air defense support to the Land Forces units.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 47 ft 4¾ in (14.45 m)
Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
Height: 13 ft 4½ in (4.08 m)
Wing area: 186 ft² (17.28 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 65A004.8 root, NACA 64A004.8 tip
Empty weight: 9,558 lb (4,349 kg)
Loaded weight: 15,745 lb (7,157 kg)
Max. take-off weight: 24,722 lb (11,214 kg)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.02
Drag area: 3.4 ft² (0.32 m²)
Aspect ratio: 3.82
Internal fuel: 677 U.S. gal (2,563 L)
External fuel: up to 3× 275 U.S. gal (1,040 L) drop tanks
Powerplant:
2× General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet with 3,500 lbf (15.5 kN) dry thrust
and 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) thrust with afterburner each
Performance:
Maximum speed: 917 kn (Mach 1.6, 1,060 mph, 1,700 km/h) at altitude
Range: 760 nmi (870 mi, 1,405 km)
Ferry range: 2,010 nmi (2,310 mi, 3,700 km)
Service ceiling: 51,800 ft (15,800 m)
Rate of climb: 34,400 ft/min (175 m/s)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 10.0
Armament:
1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39A2 Revolver cannon in the nose with 280 rounds
7 hardpoints (2× wing-tip AAM launch rails, 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations,
only pylon stations 3, 4 and 5 are wet-plumbed) with a capacity of 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg)
The kit and its assembly:
A relatively simple build, originally inspired by a Blue Rider decal sheet for Latvian Air Force aircraft that I had bought some time ago, as part of a vague plan to build a modern what-if aircraft for each of the young and small Baltic states’ air forces. The first one had been a Lithuanian MiG-21, Estonia is still pending (even though there’s a vague idea), and the Lithuanian interceptor was recently spawned when I bought an Italeri F-5E as part of a kit lot, even though it lacked box, decals and instructions and had a slight damage.
The Tiger II was built mostly OOB, the only changes I made are replaced wing tip launch rails (they were damaged beyond repair), I omitted port side cannon and created a modified “shark nose” radome, which was sculpted with putty; in real life, the enlarged radome for the upgraded radar is 33cm deeper than the original F-5E radome, even though the aircraft’s overall length remained the same, as well as the nose profile. In order to make the model look a little less static I slightly lowered the slats and the flaps – easy to realize on this model. The leftover cannon received a better barrel, made from a hollow steel needle. The pair of AIM-120s and their respective launch rails come from a Hasegawa air-to-air weapons set. The ventral drop tank came from the kit.
The Italeri F-5E is a simple affair and goes together well, even though the section ahead of the air intakes called for considerable PSR work – not certain if that’s my fault or an innate flaw of the kit (which comes with an upper and lower fuselage half)? The raised panel lines are another weak point – the kit cannot conceal its age, and there are certainly better options today (e .g. from Hobby Boss).
Painting and markings:
I wanted something that would neither look too Western, nor a typical Soviet-style livery. The resulting paint scheme is purely fictional and was inspired by a grey North Korean MiG-21 and USAF aggressor schemes for F-5Es – both reminiscent of the Soviet “Pumpkin” paint scheme for export MiG-21s. For the choice of colors, the complex “Norm 81” scheme from German Luftwaffe F-4Fs had an influence.
The result became a primarily grey air superiority scheme with uniform light grey undersides (FS 36495, Humbrol 147) and light Ghost Grey (FS 36375, Humbrol 127) fuselage and fin. The wings’ upper surfaces became mostly Dark Gull Grey (FS 36231, Testors 1740) and patches of the same tone were applied to the fuselage and the fin, too. On the wings’ upper surfaces, some patches in a dull, greenish grey (Humbrol 111, Uniform Grey) were finally added in order to break the aircraft’s outlines from above. The result somewhat reminds of German WWII camouflage, even though unintentionally.
The radome was painted in Revell 75 (Light Grey, with a brownish hue) to set it apart from the rest of the aircraft. Humbrol 140 was used for the cockpit interior. The landing gear became classic glossy white, while the air intake interior was painted in Humbrol 127, matching the aircraft’s flanks. Only subtle post-shading and weathering was done.
As mentioned above, the Latvian air force markings came from a Blue Rider decal sheet. The tactical codes and the matching serial number come from a Begemot MiG-21sheet. Other fictional elements are the NATO emblem on the fin and a small squadron emblem on the nose, which is a vintage Polish air force motif.
Most stencils had to be salvaged from secondary sources, since the kit came without a decal sheet. Fortunately, I had a spare F-5E sheet left over from a Hobby Boss kit. As a final step, the kit was sealed with matt acrylic varnish (Italeri).
A rather simple project, but re-sculpting the nose was a tedious task. However, I am happy with the outcome and how the fictional paint scheme works. Together with the exotic Latvian roundels, this creates an interesting, if not plausible, look.
NMCSD Offers DEOCS to Sailors, Staff
09.16.2020
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob L Greenberg
Naval Medical Center San Diego
200916-N-DA693-1001
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 16, 2020) Capt. Bradford Smith, Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) commanding officer, delivers remarks about the upcoming Defense Equal Opportunity Managament Institute (DEOMI) Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS) Sept. 16. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg)
Date Taken: 09.16.2020
Date Posted: 09.23.2020 11:32
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A delegate watches a news update on the earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan March 11, 2011, the last day of the Tanzania Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise in Arusha, Tanzania.
Photo by Khalfan Said, U.S. Embassy, Tanzania
The Tanzania National Government Pandemic Response Tabletop Exercise opened March 7, 2011, in Arusha, Tanzania.
The event convened with remarks from several guest speakers, who spoke on how imperative disaster preparedness and response is to the security of Tanzania.
During his welcoming remarks, Chief of Security Cooperation for the U.S. Embassy to Tanzania, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Balisky, discussed the critical importance of cooperation among national militaries and civil authority leaders, as well as international organizations, nongovernmental organizations and other civil society groups, all of whom must work together to mitigate and recover from pandemic disaster.
The exercise itself is an example of the power of collaboration. It is hosted by the government of Tanzania; organized by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany; supported by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine; and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
In addition to representatives from all levels of the Tanzanian government, the five-day event brings together over 100 professionals from many diverse organizations such as the World Food Program, the National Disaster Operations Center in Kenya, the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, the UN World Health and Food and Agriculture Organizations, the Ghana Ministry of Defense, and UNICEF. All will take part and contribute to the exercise.
“This exercise is designed to strengthen the government of Tanzania’s national preparedness and response plan, which will be the guiding document during a severe pandemic complex emergency,” Balisky said.
Among the first morning’s speakers, John Power, East Africa Regional Deputy Director for USAID, spoke of a “whole of government” approach to pandemic response.
At the end of 2008, using funds provided by the U.S. Congress, USAID signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to fund the Pandemic Response Program. The program established a close working relationship among USAID, AFRICOM and U.S. Pacific Command to enhance their foreign partner military capacity to respond to pandemics in these two geographic regions.
“What is different about this program is that the Pandemic Response Program, although implemented by the U.S. military, is structured more like a traditional USAID project with a focus on long-term sustainable results. It provides an excellent example of a new whole of government approach where you will begin to see much closer linkages between the efforts of American diplomats, military staff, and development professionals in selected countries, including Tanzania,” Power said.
“Our Pandemic Response Program will continue to have a regional focus to help improve the capacity for regional collaboration in the event of a complex humanitarian emergency,” said Brig. Gen. William Glasgow, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.
“Let us not forget that the 2009 H1-N1 outbreak highlighted the critical importance of a holistic approach required of government, civil society and the military to mitigate the effects of a complex humanitarian emergency like a severe pandemic outbreak; hence, the purpose of this exercise this week,” Glasgow said.
The role of AFRICOM’s Pandemic Response Program is to assist in strengthening African partner military nations capacity to respond to a pandemic in support of the national pandemic preparedness and response plan. To this end, AFRICOM’s overall objectives for the Pandemic Response Program are that senior- and mid-level military leaders are prepared to support their nation’s plan in disaster management and humanitarian assistance, with a particular focus on severe pandemics.
It is also AFRICOM’s goal that each military in USAID’s targeted pandemic preparedness countries have a developed, detailed contingency plan that directly supports the national preparedness response plans to an influenza pandemic disaster.
The conference’s first day ended with a visit to the Tanzanian National Food Reserve Agency in Arusha. The Pandemic Disaster Response conference will continue tomorrow with plenary talks, facilitated lectures and lessons-learned discussions. The tabletop exercise portion of the event will begin Wednesday and continue through Friday.
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I love my filing system. I have a folder for each month. All receipts and paperwork (except tax-related documents and other stuff that needs to be kept long-term) go in the folder for that month. After a year, when that month comes around again, last year's receipts and paperwork get tossed.
The problem with most filing systems is that they don't include a plan for purging. This system practically maintains itself!
Copyright 2007 Patia Stephens
HEWAD Organization organizes of Hewad Youth Program Discussion workshop (Responsibilities of youth to make a peaceful society) on 9th Jan 2010 at conference hall press club Quetta. It is a first workshop of the HYP policy and Discussion
Volunteers are the heart and soul of any non-profit organization. Sisters Brittany and Stephanie helped with children's activities at Jay Day including apple stamping canvas bags. Brittany volunteered the day before too for National Public Lands Day.
Growing exponentially in membership support from Westchester and Fairfield counties, the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) hosted its annual Fall Family Festival this past Sunday, September 25th, celebrating American culture and traditions. Highlights included costumed tours of JHC's Sesquicentennial Civil War Exhibit "The Jays and the Abolition of Slavery" along with traditional music and activities for all ages.
The event was organized by JHC's Young Preservationists, a group of parents committed to the adaptive reuse of John Jay's landmark home as a community learning center for children and adults, a place furnished with lively ideas and people, not just furniture. The fresh vision of co-presidents, Emma Hanratty and Caroline Wallach had great resonance as over 1200 people showed up to applaud their efforts while munching on crisp autumn apples and sipping cider. The weather held as parents and kids painted pumpkins and ran 3 legged races in the old Jay meadow; the property thrummed with traditional folk tunes like Oh Susannah provided by the duo Cracked Walnuts. Nate the jackstock donkey was back courtesy of Tilly Foster Farm and reminded visitors that the Jay estate was once itself a working farm with plentiful crops and gardens. Farmer's market offerings of pumpkin muffins and homemade jams were on hand thanks to Meredith's Bread from Kingston while Cocoa out of neighboring Larchmont satisfied sweet cravings with artisanal chocolates and brownies. The place was filled with butterflies - both the winged wildlife that naturally adorns the landscape as well as vivid butterfly painted faces and balloon animals to take home courtesy of James Daniels.
Grownups had plenty to see too as veteran JHC archaeologist, Dr. Eugene Boesch, displayed the Paleo Indian and archaic woodland artifacts he has recovered from the grounds of this national treasure including a 4000 year old projectile point. Bruce Macdonald of Ashwood Restoration opened up his preservation workshop and explained the challenges involved in recreating mahogany spindles for the mansion's 19th century staircase. At the 1907 Carriage House, families saw a sustainable dollhouse and learned that their footprints matter in a power point presentation on invasive trees and plants threatening New York State habitats. But many parents and grandparents were content to just sit in wicker rockers on the veranda to watch their children play and drink in the unequalled view of New York State's oldest man-managed meadow a vista famously dubbed "a time funnel" to the past.
The event was part of the Hudson River Valley Ramble weekend which celebrates American heritage in New York State. It also cooincided with President Obama's call to service for National Public Lands, encouraging volunteers all over America to get more involved in the parks they love like the Jay Property.
Photo by Cutty McGill
Jay Heritage Center
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A National Historic Landmark since 1993
Member of the African American Heritage Trail of Westchester County since 2004
Member of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area since 2009
On NY State's Path Through History (2013)
International Organizations
1996 UNESCO PRIZE "For Peace Education" (Paris, December 1996)
1998 HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE from the European Council (Strasburg, September 1998)
Goverment Leaders
"Southern Cross award" from the President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Rome, October 1998)
"The Great Cross of Merit" from the President of Germany, Johannes Rau (Rome, June 2000)
"Knights of the Great Cross" from the President of Italy, C. Azeglio Ciampi (Rome, June 2003)
Ecumenism
From the Anglican Church
"Cross of the Order of St. Augustine of Canterbury" from the Anglican Primates Archbishop Robert Runcie (London 1981) and Archbishop George Carey (London 1996)
From the City of Augsburg (Germany)
"Augustan Peace Prize" (between Lutherans and Catholics) (Augsburg 1988)
From the Orthodox Church
"The Byzantine Cross" from Patriarch Dimitrios I (Istanbul 1984) and Bartholomew I (Istanbul 1995)
Interreligious Dialogue
"Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion" (London, 1977)
"An Olive Tree for Peace" from the Jewish Community of Rome (Rocca di Papa, 1995)
"Defender of Peace Prize" from Shanti Ashram and Sarvodaya-a Hindu Movement of Gandhian inspiration (Coimbatore, India, 2001)
Honorary Doctoral Degrees
Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Lublin (Poland, June 1996)
Social Communications from St. John's University in Bangkok (Thailand, January 1997)
Theology from the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila (Philippines, January 1997)
Theology from Fu Jen University of Taipei (Taiwan, January 1997)
Humane Letters from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut (USA, May 1997)
Philosophy from the University of San Juan Bautista de la Salle, Mexico City (June 1997)
Jointly, all 13 Academic Faculties of the State University of Buenos Aires (Argentina, April 1998)
Humanities and the Science of Religion from the Catholic University of Sao Paolo (Brazil, May 1998)
Economics from the Catholic University of Pernambuco (Brazil, May 1998)
Economics from the Catholic University of Milan in Piacenza (January 1999)
Psychology from the University of Malta (February 1999)
Education from The Catholic University of America (Washington D.C., November 2000)
Theology from the University of Trnava, Slovakia (June 2003)
Honorary Citizenships
Rocca di Papa (Rome) - May 1995
Pompei (Naples) - May 1996
Rimini - September 1997
Palermo - January 1998
Buenos Aires (Argentina) - April 1998
Chacabuco (Argentina) - April 1998
Rome - January 2000
Incisa Valdarno, Italy - September 2000
Florence - September 2000
Rovigo, Italy - September 2000
Genoa - December 2001
Turin - June 2002
Bra (Cuneo), Italy - June 2002
Awards from Civic Administrations
Trent, Italy (Ardent Eagle of St. Wenceslas) January 1995
Bologna, Italy ("Turrita d'argento") September 1997
Belem, Brazil (Brazao Medal d'Armas de Belem) December 1998
Brescia, Italy ("Grosso d'oro") October 1999
Alba, Italy (City of Alba Prize) September 2000
Castelgandolfo (Italy) (City of Castelgandolfo, City of Peace Prize) April 2003
S.M Capua Vetere (CE, Italy) (S.M . Capua Vetere City of Peace Prize) June 2003
Honors from Local Churches
"The Gold Medal of San Vigilio" Trent (January 1995)
"The Saints Cyril and Methodius Medal" from the Slovenian Church (April 1999)
Others Recognitions
"The St. Catherine Silver Plaque" from the St. Catherine Center of Siena (Siena, September 1987)
"Casentino Prize" from the Michelangelo Cultural Center - City of Florence, in Arts and Letters (Arezzo, July 1987)
"First International Prize for Dialogue among Peoples" from Franciscan International Study Center (Massa Carrara, October 1993)
"UELCI Prize: Author of the year - 1995" from the Union of Italian Catholic Editors (Milan, March 1995)
"Civilization of Love Prize" for interreligious dialogue, from the International Forum, Civilization of Love (Rieti, June 1996)
"Medal of Honor" from the State University of San Paolo (Brazil, April 1998)
"International Telamone Prize for Peace 1999" (Agrigento, November 1999)
"Friendly Heart Prize 1999" (Brescia, October 1999)
"Trentino of the Year Award" (Trent, June 2001)
"6th Rotary Club Award" (Trent, June 2001)
"Stefano Borgia Prize" for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue (Velletri, November 2001)
(01-08-2003)
Participates in the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Global Leadership Conference in London titled "Making a Difference”
London, UK/ February 27, 2004
تشارك في المؤتمر الدولي لمنظمة القادة الشباب في العالم الذي عقد في لندن تحت عنوان "إحداث التغيير"
لندن، الولايات المتحدة/ 27 شباط 2004
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MY MINIMAL OFFICE / Underneath my desk - I have a purple rope light that casts a nice purple glow at night.
My Set-up:
GeekDesk
Herman Miller Aeron Chair
Artemide Tolomeo Desk Light
iPad 1 (on Griffin Stand)
Macbook Pro 17 inch (on Rain Design mStand Laptop Stand)
Apple Cinema 30 inch
Apple Wireless Keyboard & Cropmark LMP Wireless 10-key
Microsoft Arc Mouse
Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M
Hard Candy Cases iPad Stylus
This is the "Main" organizational unit in my scrapbook room, My paper cubes, and shelves for all my goodies.
From left to right:
Jean Michel Arrighi, Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Organization of American States
José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General
Vânia Vieira, President of Committee of Experts of the Mechanism for Follow-up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (MESICIC)
Jorge García-Gonzalez, Director of the OAS Department of Legal Cooperation
Date: September 15, 2011
Place: Washington, DC
Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS
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Moritz' Birthday cake drawing on Drawing Dreams:
This was a Birthday drawing for his Granddad when Moritz was five years old. It was chosen for the Children help children site of the Drawing dreams organization. You can bet i am a proud mum now!
Thank you Derek!
Traffic flowed on 1st Ave.
Sunday, June 10 2018 – 12pm to 8pm
Italian Day on The Drive is a vibrant cultural street festival celebrating Italian culture, heritage and community with over 120 street participants, comprised of partners, merchants, vendors and community organizations – and an estimated 200,000+ attendees of all ages and cultures. Commercial Drive (The Drive), home to Little Italy, is the designated location for the annual festival where the street is transformed into a lively 14 block fiesta.
For my video; youtu.be/QJS12mcEMfQ
I finally bought a jewelry stand and organized my earrings. The idea is that now that I can actually see them all, I might start wearing my earrings more. And ya know...stop buying new ones.
For lots of pageant videos and links to more pageant photo sets see: www.areaguides.com/pageants
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Students read their works at the second of three Milk Route readings in the Seymour Library on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
O libro do V Premio de Arquitectura Ascensores Enor –que traballa coa identidade elemental dos premios: polígonos regulares, cor e tipografía– recolle as obras premiadas, finalistas e seleccionadas, as entrevistas ao xurado, e un texto que analiza o conxunto dos proxectos presentados a esta convocatoria bianual.
Co papel de 50g/m2 impreso coa técnica Iris –soporte do resto do material impreso dos premios: cartel, políptico e invitación– construímos unha introducción gráfica que, a modo de puzzle ao trasluz, descobre un pentágono, símbolo desta convocatoria.
A partir da introducción, a estructura da publicación básase na organización xerarquizada dos proxectos segundo ás 16 páxinas de cada prego –16 para os proxectos premiados, 8 para os finalistas e 1/3 de páxina para os seleccionados–. Este acordo proxecto-prego permite traballar con pares de dípticos de papel de 50gr/m2 como envolventes de cada grupo de 16 páxinas, que resolven, ao mesmo tempo, a separación e a transición entre proxectos premiados, finalistas, entrevistas e seleccionados.
O deseño do libro pretende facer o máis doado posible a lectura e análise de cada proxecto de arquitectura, e prescinde de grafismos alleos para centrarse exclusivamente no contido; as imaxes organízanse segundo secuencias de achegamento ao edificio e os planos optimízanse para a súa reproducción en offset. Unha retícula de 3x3 e 6x6 dirixe a composición.
O formato 23x24 cm (un cadrado óptico) permite reproducir a información gráfica a un tamaño axeitado á vez que remite a identidade dos premios. A composición tipográfica da camisa –cos nomes dos participantes na portada e cos do xurado na contra– suxire as diagonais do pentágono, que é gravado en seco ao mesmo tempo na cuberta do libro. Ao traballar con formas xeométricas elementais, a tipografía Futura de Renner –na versión dixitalizada por Elsner+Flake– semella unha elección coherente.
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The book of the V Premio de Arquitectura Ascensores Enor –that is built over the basic identity of the prizes: regular polygons, colour and typography– gathers the winning works, the finalists and selected ones, the interviews to the jury, and a text that analyses the architecture projects that have been presented to this biannual prize.
With paper of 50 g/m2 printed with the Iris technique –medium of the rest of printed material of these prizes: poster, flyer and invitation– we constructed a graphical introduction that, as a puzzle looked against the light, discovers a pentagon, the symbol of these awards.
From here, the structure of the publication is based on the hierarchical organization of the architecture projects in accordance to the 16 pages every sheet consists of –16 for the winning projects, 8 for the finalists and 1/3 of page for the selected ones–. This scheme project-sheet allows to work with couples of diptychs of 50 g/m2 paper as packages for each group of 16 pages and to solve, at a time, the separation and the transition between winners, groups of finalists, interviews and selected works.
The design of the book tries to make it as easy as possible to read and to analyse each architectural project and to avoid any strange graphic design so as to focus on the content; the images are organized according to sequences of approximation to the buildings and the planes have been redrew to optimize its offset reproduction. A 3x3 and 6x6 grid guides the whole composition.
The format 23x24 cm (optically, a square) allows both to reproduce the graphical information to a suitable size and to refer to the identity of the awards, based upon the regular polygons. The typographical composition of the shirt –with the names of the participants in the front and those of the jury in the against– suggests the diagonals of the pentagon, died-stamped on the cover of the book. As working with geometric basic forms, Renner's Future typography –digitized for Elsner+Flake– seems a good choice.
Printer, paper, shoes, mailing supplies, and more. Luckily my room has these great shelves already. More stackers below to help with the shoes.
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Displacement is creating a new scenario in the region. Along the national highway, makeshift houses made out of plastic and seccos (tressed straws) are ubiquitous. "They stay near the highway because they feel safer there and the access to humanitarian assistance is easier," Governor Kaza explains. Fatima lives at N'gourtoua, one the settlements along the highway that is home to more than 400 households of mostly IDPs who fled Boko Haram. "We used to farm and fish. Here we can't grow food, perhaps we can do some small commerce," Chétima Lauvan, the chief of the N’gourtoua village explains.
Photo: IOM 2016/ Amanda Nero
The Brotherhood of Blackheads is an association of local unmarried merchants, ship owners, and foreigners that was active in Livonia (present-day Estonia and Latvia) from the mid-14th century till 1940 but still remains active in present day Hamburg.
The Brotherhood of Blackheads was founded as a military organization but the non-military aspects of the association gradually became more pronounced until the Brotherhood became a predominantly social organization after the end of the Great Northern War.
The brotherhood traces its origin to a group of foreign merchants who, according to the legend, had participated in the defense of Reval (present-day Tallinn in Estonia) during the St. George's Night Uprising between 1343 and 1345 when the indigenous population of Estonia unsuccessfully tried to exterminate all foreigners and eradicate Christianity from Estonia.
The earliest documented mention of the Brotherhood comes in an agreement with the Tallinn Dominican Monastery from 28 March 1400 that confirms the Blackheads' ownership of all the sacred church vessels that they had deposited in the St. Catherine's Church of the Dominicans. In the same agreement the Blackheads commit themselves to decorating and lighting the altar of St. Mary that the brotherhood had commissioned for the church, and the Dominicans in their turn undertake to hold services in front of this altar to bless the souls of the Blackheads.
On 12 September 1407, the Tallinn City Council ratified the statutes of the Brotherhood, also known as the Great Rights. The statutes of the Brotherhood in Riga date back to 1416.
According to the Great Rights in Tallinn, the Brotherhood of Blackheads committed itself to defending the city from any enemy invasion.
Among other duties, the Brotherhood provided the city with a cavalry detachment. The Blackhead cavalrymen patrolled the city wall and six of them made rounds inside the wall every evening after the city gates were locked at sunset.
In 1526 the Brotherhood presented the city council of Tallinn with 8 rock-hurling machines, 20 cannon-carriages, and 66 small-caliber guns. Money was donated for making cannons for Narva, and it was stipulated that the Blackheads' coat of arms be on all the guns.
During the 25-year-long Livonian War (1558-1583), members of the Brotherhood of Blackheads in Tallinn participated in many battles and successfully helped to defend the city against the Russians who unsuccessfully besieged Tallinn in 1570–1571 and again in 1577.
After the end of the Great Northern War of 1700-1721, Livonia became part of the Russian Empire.
The Hanseatic towns in Livonia lost much of the importance that they had enjoyed during the Middle Ages and the Brotherhood of Blackheads gradually transformed from a military society to a predominantly social organization. Although the chivalric code of honor the Brotherhood subscribed to and the rules governing close combat were mostly preserved, the military importance of Blackheads gradually diminished. However, in Tallinn the cavalry detachment with its own uniform survived until 1887.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the local brotherhoods of Blackheads were important as social organizations that sponsored social events, such as parties and concerts, and collected objects of fine art.
In Tallinn and Riga, the houses of the Brotherhood, along with the medieval traditions still practiced in them, became important cultural and social centers for social elites.
In 1895, the Brotherhood of Blackheads in Tallinn was formally reconstituted into the Blackheads Club.
The brotherhoods in Tallinn and Riga carried on in independent Estonia and Latvia until the beginning of the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States in 1940, when the occupation authorities dissolved the Brotherhood.
Most of the members were able to flee to Germany, where they tried to continue their traditions. In 1961 the Brotherhood of Blackheads was officially registered in Hamburg, where it survives to this day.
Originally the membership of the Brotherhood of Blackheads in Tallinn included mostly merchants who were not yet eligible for the membership in the Great Guild: merchants who were legally not independent or who had no established business in Tallinn, local unmarried merchants, and foreign merchants.
The Brotherhood was renting the property at 24-26 Pikk Street, Tallinn, already in 1406. In 1531, the Blackheads acquired the building from the town councilor Johann Viant and his wife Kerstine Bretholt (Breitholtz) and rebuilt it in the Renaissance style of the period.
It remained in the possession of the Blackheads until the summer of 1940 when the Soviet Union occupied and annexed Estonia.
An equally magnificent House of Blackheads in Riga that had been sold to the Blackheads in 1713 was destroyed on 28 June 1941 when the German army conquered Riga, and the burnt out walls were demolished by the Soviets in 1948. The Blackheads' House in Riga was reconstructed between 1995 and 2000.
The coat of arms of the Brotherhood of Blackheads
The exact origin of the term blackhead is unknown. The patron saint of the Brotherhood of Blackheads is the black Egyptian Christian Saint Moritz whose head is also depicted on the Brotherhood's coat of arms.
Whether the patron saint was chosen because of the name, or whether the saint precedes the name remains unclear.
The origin and the dual nature of the Brotherhood of Blackheads as a military organization and a commercial association is unique in European history.
The military aspect of the Brotherhood can be attributed to its founding during the days of the last great anti-Christian revolt of the indigenous people of Northern Europe in the wake of the Northern Crusades. The commercial aspect of the Brotherhood reflects its origin in the early days of the Hanseatic League that marked the beginning of a new era, less military and more commerce oriented, in Northern Europe.
Some traditions of the Blackheads survive in the customs of Baltic-German Corps and Estonian and Latvian student corporations.
As a rule, most corporations accept new members twice a year. Ceremonial consumption of alcohol, elaborate drinking vessels, personal code of honor, and strict rules governing the relationship between members, including institutionalized fines and punishments, resemble in many respects the traditions of the Blackheads.
The military aspect of the Brotherhood survives in the ceremonial use of specialized swords. In the regional structure of the Estonian Defence League, corporation members in the former Blackhead centers Tallinn and Tartu maintain their own military malevkonds (major subunits of malevs) whose main duty is the defence of their respective cities against possible enemy invasion.
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TACA (Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano) was founded in 1931 with a single Stinson aircraft. It was hoped that TACA would become an umbrella organization for every Central and South American nation, with each nation operating a TACA franchise. Initially, this was successful, with TACA building a regional route network; for the first time, a local airline was posing a challenge to the most established airline in Central America, Pan American World Airways.
TACA operated throughout World War II, but in 1945 moved its headquarters to El Salvador. All the TACA enterprises were subsequently spun off to become their own airlines, and the airline became known as TACA International. It was established as the flag carrier of El Salvador. It standardized on the cheap and easy to get Douglas DC-3, then expanded to include DC-4s, which allowed TACA to reach points in the United States and South America. It entered the jet age in 1966 when it purchased a BAC One-Eleven.
Due to El Salvador's increasing political instability (which resulted in civil war during the 1980s), TACA moved much of its infrastructure to the United States. The fleet now standardized on the Boeing 737, with cargo flights flown by Lockheed L-188 Electras. With the end of the Salvadorean Civil War in 1990, TACA could concentrate on expanding its route network again.
Ironically, the airline now began to realize its original dream of becoming a Latin American-wide airline. TACA entered into a codesharing agreement with several South American airlines, and bought out Copa Panama in 1992, followed by a new subsidiary, TACA Peru, in 2001. Its route network now stretched from Chicago in the north to Lima, Peru in the south.
This was a large network for a relatively small airline, and rising fuel costs threatened TACA. As a result, it agreed to a merger with Avianca of Colombia in 2009, though TACA did not remove its brand until 2013, when it became Avianca El Salvador.
This 737 depicts TACA's 1980s-era livery, which was broadly similar to Airbus' house colors or that of Japan's Toa Domestic. The parrot on the fuselage was hand-painted. The real YS-08C was delivered new to TACA in 1978, and flew with the airline until it was sold to Braathens in 1985. It then passed through four other airlines before ending up with Nigerian-based Bellview Airlines; as that airline recently went bankrupt, its final fate is unknown.
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U.S. Army photos by Rakendra Moore
CAMP HUMPHREYS - The 2012 Spring Fest featured fun and entertainment for the whole family at Independence Park on May 12.
Spring Fest is a Korean-American festival which allows Humphreys to welcome its host country citizens, and share with them U.S. food and culture. It also serves as a chance to enjoy the warmer weather.
“The event is in celebration of the spring season,” said Spc. Kareen Medeiros, Area III coordinator for Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers. “It allows everyone to come out and enjoy spring.”
Don Claycomb, director of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation on Humphreys, called Spring Fest MWR’s biggest event of the year.
“It’s where MWR brings it all,” he said. “We try to have something for everyone.”
And they did. There were activities for all age groups from noon to 10 p.m. This included live bands, children’s play areas and eating contests.
According to Claycomb, the key to the day was planning.
“I really want to compliment our Special Events Coordinator, Paul Parrish, and the rest of our Recreation Division, for the job they did in making Spring Fest successful,” he said. “The tents, booths, stage and everything else don’t appear by magic. It takes weeks of work, especially on the part of Paul, to pull this together and make it happen. Camp Humphreys is fortunate to have a person like Paul with the vision, organizational ability and drive to make it successful.”
The result was a fun event for the attendees.
“We love this day,” said Sgt. 1st Class Chris Fisher. “It’s a great day for the Korean Community and the Humphreys community to come together and enjoy festivities and good food.”
The food especially impressed attendee Patricia Branch. “Spring Fest is not complete without funnel cakes,” she said. “Once we get our funnel cakes, we’re good.”
There were more than 30 booths featuring face painting, jewelry making, and traditional Korean culture. Some of the booths served as fundraisers for unit Family Readiness Groups, with ribs, caramel apples, cookies and chicken on a stick being sold.
“My daughter had a blast,” said Maj. Alfred Muna. “It’s very exciting. The Spring Fest gets better every year.”
“It was excellent,” added Capt. David Sulkowski. “Everything went very smoothly.” His wife, Capt. Kathy Sulkowski, said, “We really appreciate all the volunteers here from the community.”
McKenna Olson, age 8, may have summed up the event best when she said, “I’m happy because we are having lots of fun.”
The current home of the Organization of American States (OAS) resides on what was formerly the most expensive mansion of its time. The owners of the mansion were John Peter Van Ness and his wife Marcia. Marcia came from a wealthy family and at the time of her marriage to John was actually the richest female in the United States (valued at $1.5 million). John, in turn, was a popular New York congressman who would go on to become mayor of Washington from 1830-1834.
In 1816 John and Marcia hired Benjamin Henry Latrobe, architect of the United States Capitol, to construct them a Greek Revival mansion. This mansion was said to emulate the White House and even contained the same number of columns along its front façade. The home also contained a first amongst all homes in that it allowed both cold and hot running water in every room.
The Van Ness family unfortunately did not maintain a happy existence within their new home for too long though. John and Mary’s first attempt at parenthood in 1822 ended in disappointment when their daughter Ann was stillborn. Marcia would pass away herself ten years later due to cholera and John died in 1846.
One tale that has been passed down regarding the former Van Ness mansion was its apparent role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Reportedly one of the discussed plans for ridding the president was to kidnap him and hide him within the basement of Van Ness mansion. This tale has neither been confirmed nor disputed but does add a bit of intrigue to the mansion’s legend.
Returning to the present, the site of the former Van Ness mansion is now the headquarters of the O.A.S. (Organization of American States). The OAS is an international organization of thirty-five countries (technically thirty-four if you recognize the fact that Cuba’s status has been suspended since 1962) brought together “to achieve an order of peace and justice, to promote their solidarity, to strengthen their collaboration, and to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and their independence.” It was originally created in 1889 at the First Internal Conference of America States which met in Washington D.C. The organization was re-named on a couple of occasions before finally being adopted as the OAS on April 30, 1948.
The headquarters for the OAS was made possible by a substantial donation by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (who donated somewhere between $750,000 and $5 million based upon various sources). The marble palazzo was constructed in 1910 and integrated elements of both North and South America via its usage of white Georgia marble and black marble from the Andes.
The front façade of the building features three arched entrances and a high degree of decorative elements attached to its exterior. On the left side of the building (while facing the front entrance) is a statue said to represent South America who is holding a young boy. Above the sculpture is a relief titled The Meeting of Bolivar and San Martin (1910; Isidore Konti). Depicted within the panel is a recreation of a key moment in South American history in its attempt to free itself from Spanish rule. Here we see Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin shaking hands after their infamous meeting that occurred on July 26-27, 1822. And residing directly above this panel is a high relief representing the South American or Andean Condor looking largely like a black vulture.
On the right hand side of the OAS headquarters are a similar series of reliefs and sculptures. The sculpture of North America(1910; Gutzon Borglum) also features a woman that is standing next to a young boy. Above her is a relief titled Washington’s Farewell to His Generals. On the relief is General George Washington giving his final speech to his troops after the Revolutionary War. This scene is depicted as it said to have occurred at the Fraunces Tavern in New York City on December 4, 1783. Finally, just above the Washington relief is another winged tribute, this time in the form of an American Bald Eagle.
Borglum, who created all of the sculptures and reliefs along the North American side of the building, is best known for having created Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. He is also somewhat known for his sculpture of General Philip Henry Sheridan located within Christopher Park in New York’s Greenwich Village.
The most central work of art outside the entrance to the OAS Building is the 1966 sculpture dedicated to Queen Isabella I of Spain. The bronze sculpture stands twelve feet tall and was created by Jose Luis Sanchez. The queen dons long robes and the crown of Castille. In her hands, held out on front of her body, she clutches a pomegranate from which a dove appears to be emerging. The statue was dedicated on April 14, 1966 on what would have been the 475th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America.
It was Queen Isabella who actually sponsored Columbus’ voyage. In order to pay for the expedition she was said to have had to sell some of her most prized jewels. Isabella was also known to have played a key part in the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition.
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