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Breakout Session: What We Know Now: Applying Lessons Learned to Advance Haiti’s Future In 2008, President Bill Clinton issued a call to action to the CGI community to address the pressing challenges that Haiti faced in the aftermath of four devastating hurricanes. The resulting Haiti Action Network, now in its eighth year, has galvanized more than 100 Commitments to Action focused on Haiti. To accomplish this, more than 300 companies, nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and government entities have partnered with the Action Network—illustrating that addressing challenges in the country requires a comprehensive approach. For example, to provide quality education, it is also vital to consider public health, infrastructure, and job creation during project planning and implementation. In this session, CGI members from diverse sectors will: • Learn about the unique structure of the Haiti Action Network and the ways that members have worked together to tackle issues. • Share commitment stories and key takeaways from Haiti—such as shared successes and difficulties with commitment implementation—that are applicable to member projects elsewhere around the world. Panel Discussion: MODERATOR: Catherine Cheney, West Coast Correspondent, Devex PANELISTS: Maxime D. Charles, Country Manager / VP, Bnakers Association / EcoBio Haiti S. A. Sasha Kramer, Co-Founder and Executive Director, SOIL Denis O'Brien, Chairman, Digicel Fédorah Pierre-Louis, External Affairs and Local Development Manager, Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) Panel Discussion: PANELISTS: Michael Carey, Co-Founder and Director, Soul of Haiti Foundation PARTICIPANTS: Robert Bank, President and CEO, American Jewish World Service Dominique Boyer, Chief Operating Officer, Sevis Finansye Fonkoze Duquesne Fednard, Founder and CEO, D&E Green Enterprises Timote Georges, Executive Director, Smallholder Farmers Alliance Foundation Elizabeth Hausler, Founder and CEO, Build Change Dominic MacSorley, Chief Executive Officer, Concern Worldwide Atlanta McIlwraith, Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communication, Timberland
DEP conducts public meetings to inform residents of restoration projects planned for their neighborhoods. The second public meeting on the Franklin Knolls & Clifton Park Green Streets project consisted of a community walk at the project sites.
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
Long before the M23 number was ever assigned to this route, there were proposals in the 1930s to provide a new, high quality road from London to Brighton. Those proposals are shown in this scan. This option differs in a few ways to the modern-day M23 - passing much closer to Redhill, Horley and then right past where Gatwick's runway lies today. It ends on Crawley Avenue at Tushmore Gyratory. Taken from an undated Geographers' 35 Miles Round London Road Map.
For a clearer idea of the routes being planned around London in the 1930s, see the Outer London Development Survey on SABRE Maps: www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=51.58634,-0.23...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announces that the city is issuing new rules setting forth a permitting process and guidelines for the take-off and landing of unmanned aircraft in New York City. The rules including building inspections, infrastructure inspections, and capital project planning, at Pier 35 in Manhattan on Friday, July 20, 2023. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
It was another successful National Public Lands Day with the help of our partners: Friends of Black Rock High Rock, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, and Nevada Outdoor School. The annual event took place on the Black Rock Desert, a favorite camping destination for many. There were two public service projects planned: cleanup of a dump site at Razorback Ridge and fence removal in Hualapai Valley.
Photo by Richie Bednarski, Friends of Nevada Wilderness.
Breakout Session: What We Know Now: Applying Lessons Learned to Advance Haiti’s Future In 2008, President Bill Clinton issued a call to action to the CGI community to address the pressing challenges that Haiti faced in the aftermath of four devastating hurricanes. The resulting Haiti Action Network, now in its eighth year, has galvanized more than 100 Commitments to Action focused on Haiti. To accomplish this, more than 300 companies, nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and government entities have partnered with the Action Network—illustrating that addressing challenges in the country requires a comprehensive approach. For example, to provide quality education, it is also vital to consider public health, infrastructure, and job creation during project planning and implementation. In this session, CGI members from diverse sectors will: • Learn about the unique structure of the Haiti Action Network and the ways that members have worked together to tackle issues. • Share commitment stories and key takeaways from Haiti—such as shared successes and difficulties with commitment implementation—that are applicable to member projects elsewhere around the world. Panel Discussion: MODERATOR: Catherine Cheney, West Coast Correspondent, Devex PANELISTS: Maxime D. Charles, Country Manager / VP, Bnakers Association / EcoBio Haiti S. A. Sasha Kramer, Co-Founder and Executive Director, SOIL Denis O'Brien, Chairman, Digicel Fédorah Pierre-Louis, External Affairs and Local Development Manager, Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) Panel Discussion: PANELISTS: Michael Carey, Co-Founder and Director, Soul of Haiti Foundation PARTICIPANTS: Robert Bank, President and CEO, American Jewish World Service Dominique Boyer, Chief Operating Officer, Sevis Finansye Fonkoze Duquesne Fednard, Founder and CEO, D&E Green Enterprises Timote Georges, Executive Director, Smallholder Farmers Alliance Foundation Elizabeth Hausler, Founder and CEO, Build Change Dominic MacSorley, Chief Executive Officer, Concern Worldwide Atlanta McIlwraith, Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communication, Timberland
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
Selected division and regional education supervisors from the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (DepEd ARMM) completed a two-day “appreciative team development” workshop from 14 to 15 November 2013 as a preparatory process for the series of project planning workshops that they will conduct under the initiative “Boosting Advancement and Development of Gains in Education.” Facilitated by SEAMEO INNOTECH, the appreciative team development workshop enabled its participants to collectively come up with a process design and implementation plan for the three-day workshops that they will hold under the BADGE initiative.
The construction process of the new physical science building continues on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU, Chico)
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
The deconstruction process continues as Siskiyous Hall is torn down to make way for a new physical science building on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU Chico)
The most westerly of these sections of blue 'proposed' routes was built as the current A414 from the roundabout just off A1(M) junction 4 to the A1000 junction. The rest however, barring a short section at Hoddesdon, were not built. The presumed route on this map follows existing country lanes in places so is clearly just an approximation, but broadly follows the route of the original North Orbital Road around London, planned in the 1930s and then subsumed into Abercrombie's post-war "E" Ring and then the later planned Ringway 4. This route wouldn't have been a motorway, rather a rural, tree-lined parkway that might've actually been quite pleasant - for a while at least! Taken from an undated Geographers' 35 Miles Round London Road Map.
For a clearer idea of the routes being planned around London in the 1930s, see the Outer London Development Survey on SABRE Maps: www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=51.58634,-0.23...
An image from my archive matching news of today: due to the sharp decline of truck production Continental AG has decided to cease truck tire production in this Hanover-Stöcken plant by the end of 2009. Car tire production had already stopped in 2007 here.
Continental Moves to Adjust to Persistently Weak Tire Markets in Europe
March 11, 2009
www.conti-online.com/generator/www/com/en/continental/por...
"The project plans foresee discontinuation of commercial vehicle tire production at the plant in Hanover, Germany, with a capacity to date of 1.4 million units, as of December 31, 2009. Some 780 employees will be affected. Production at the plant in Puchov, Slovakia, will, moreover, be reduced by 20%. Together this will lower commercial vehicle tire production throughout Europe by a total of 27 percent."
From a mini-workshop I led for Boston area higher education technologist. "Harnesssing Visual Thinking for Project Planning." Great group with folks from Brandeis, Wellesley, Harvard, Brandeis, Tufts, Wheaton College, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Thanks to David G. Wedaman of Brandeis for being the point man in coordinating the event!
"Above the podium rise two-storey dwellings with back and front gardens; the room sizes conform to accepted standards and ample storage space is provided in each dwelling. Moreover, these dwellings are planned with a flexibility to cater for any size required from two to six rooms, the gardens increasing proportionately. A normal dwelling, say of four rooms, will have a front and back garden totalling some 325 square feet, which compares favourably with the proportion of garden to each habitable room in many much-esteemed terrace houses in London.
These gardens are, therefore, big enough for growing plants and even small trees and flowering shrubs; they are places where washing may be dried if required, prams can be left in safety and people can sit above the city noise and enjoy a unique view over London. Further, they have the advantage of complete privacy, as they cannot be overlooked by neighbours. The gardens are sheltered from the wind and rough weather by an outer glazed skin which, although permitting the free passage of light and air, can be adjusted to exclude high winds. The home, standing back as it does from the outer skin of the building within its own garden, is protected by two walls from the rigours of the climate; this means a warm house in winter, economical to heat, and in summer a house cooled by a comforting breeze."
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The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
"Financially the undertaking may well prove to be an attractive investment. Rents from the valuable part of the enterprise, which is not housing, can be made to subsidise the cost of homes and repay the interest and principal of a long-term capital loan. No additional cost need be considered for
providing alternative accommodation for families displaced from the building site, as this problem, which is usual in congested cities, hardly applies. As for land—the only land required for the buildings themselves, including private gardens for each dwelling and two acres of local open space to every thousand people, is the goods yard itself, although, adjacent to this, an area must be cleared of buildings and made into parkland sufficient in size to meet the prevailing opinions on density and major open spaces."
The convoy layed up at Pitt for a tea break. The UK transport project planning, permits & escorts was by Teahan Convoi Service. This load was escorted by Teahan, Convoi Assist, RVT & Hampshire Police.
Turning off Berkeley Ave onto the A4 Bath Rd. Major modifications where needed at this junction including the removal of traffic lights, sign posts, bollards and barriers to accomodate the loads. The UK transport project planning, permits & escorts was by Teahan Convoi Service. This load was escorted by Teahan, Convoi Assist, RVT & Thames Valley Police.
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
On the final approach to Dock Gate 20 in Southampton. The UK transport project planning, permits & escorts was by Teahan Convoi Service. This load was escorted by Teahan, Convoi Assist, RVT & Hampshire Police.
nrhp # 93001607- Dealey Plaza Historic District-
Dealey Plaza is bounded on the south, east, and north sides by 100+ foot (30+ m) tall buildings. One of those buildings is the former Texas School Book Depository building, from which, both the Warren Commission and the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded, Lee Harvey Oswald fired a rifle that killed President John F. Kennedy. There is also a grassy knoll on the northwest side of the plaza, from which, the House Select Committee on Assassinations determined, based on controversial and disputed acoustic analysis, there was a "high probability" that a second gunman also fired at President Kennedy, but missed. At the plaza's west perimeter is a triple underpass beneath a railroad bridge, under which the motorcade raced after the shots were fired.
Today, the plaza is typically filled with tourists visiting the assassination site and The Sixth Floor Museum that now occupies the top two floors of the seven story former Book Depository. Since 1989, more than 5 million people have visited the museum.
The United States National Park Service designated Dealey Plaza a National Historic Landmark District in 1993, roughly encompassing the area between Pacific Avenue, Market and Jackson Streets and the former railroad tracks. Therefore, nothing of significance has been torn down or rebuilt in the immediate area. (A small plaque commemorating the assassination exists in the plaza.)
Visitors to Dealey Plaza today will see street lights and street signs that were in use in 1963, though some have been moved to different locations and others removed entirely. Buildings immediately surrounding the plaza have not been changed since 1963, presenting a stark contrast to the ultra-modern Dallas skyline that rises behind it.
Over the last 40+ years, Elm Street has been resurfaced several times; street lane stripes have been relocated; sidewalk lamp posts have been moved and added; trees, bushes and hedges have grown; and some traffic sign locations have been changed, relocated or removed. In late 2003, the city of Dallas approved construction project plans to restore Dealey Plaza to its exact appearance on November 22, 1963. As of 2004[update], voters had approved US$500,000 of the $3,000,000 needed.[5]
from Wikipedia
I have been tracking this development for many years because I live at Henrietta Place which is a laneway off Henrietta Street.
In May 2016, the boundary wall dividing Broadstone and Grangegorman was removed, creating a historic pathway joining the two sites for the first time. The true story is slightly different as the routs is a temporary with limited hours which to not match normal working hours. The Grangegorman Development Agency said on its website: “The Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe TD officially opened the new link between Grangegorman and Constitution Hill this morning, Friday 16 November. This new link, while temporary, is historic, as it is the first time the Grangegorman site will link directly to the north inner city.”
“It will be possible to walk from the campus to Bolton Street in 9 minutes" ... I have some issues with this as the entrance to Kings Inns Park is closed at weekends and on holidays. If the gates are open the Broadstone tram stop is the nearest to my apartment but if the gates are closed it takes much less time to walk to the Lower Dominick stop.
The Luas Stop at Broadstone opened in late 2017 and, to be honest, I was under the impression that the public space are would have been completed at the same time.However, according to the online project plan works to the Plaza are ongoing and due to be completed by summer 2020.
The Broadstone Gate will provide access to the Grangegorman site once complete and is currently being developed as part of the Luas Cross City works. It will act as a public plaza and will provide much needed linkage between Grangegorman and Dublin city.
The plaza is situated off Constitution Hill on the site of the old royal canal at the former Great Western Railway Station commonly known as Broadstone, and will mark a prominent entrance to the Grangegorman urban quarter.
The Broadstone site, which borders Grangegorman on its east side, was subject to a Part VIII planning process in 2014 in order to facilitate the site development and gate access.
Under the Grangegorman Masterplan, the primary urban path through Grangegorman – St Brendan’s Way will link with the Broadstone Gate which when completed will reach as far as Prussia Street.
The link with Broadstone can also be seen as an extension to the 18th century historic spine of Dublin City which covered Dublin Castle across Grattan Bridge, along Capel Street/Bolton Street, Henrietta Street and King’s Inn.
Edited Voyager 1 image (reprocessed recently) of the Pale Blue Dot image, which is of Earth in the middle of a sunbeam and seen from past Saturn. Inverted grayscale variant.
Image source: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23645
Original caption: For the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic images taken by NASA's Voyager mission, a new version of the image known as "the Pale Blue Dot."
Planet Earth is visible as a bright speck within the sunbeam just right of center and appears softly blue, as in the original version published in 1990 (see PIA00452).
This updated version uses modern image-processing software and techniques to revisit the well-known Voyager view while attempting to respect the original data and intent of those who planned the images.
In 1990, the Voyager project planned to shut off the Voyager 1 spacecraft's imaging cameras to conserve power and because the probe, along with its sibling Voyager 2, would not fly close enough to any other objects to take pictures. Before the shutdown, the mission commanded the probe to take a series of 60 images designed to produce what they termed the "Family Portrait of the Solar System." Executed on Valentine's Day 1990, this sequence returned images for making color views of six of the solar system's planets and also imaged the Sun in monochrome.
The popular name of this view is traced to the title of the 1994 book by Voyager imaging scientist Carl Sagan, who originated the idea of using Voyager's cameras to image the distant Earth and played a critical role in enabling the family portrait images to be taken.
The image of Earth was originally published by NASA in 1990. It is republished here to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Family Portrait of the Solar System (see PIA00451) and the Pale Blue Dot image in particular.
The planet occupies less than a single pixel in the image and thus is not fully resolved. (The actual width of the planet on the sky was less than one pixel in Voyager's camera.) By contrast, Jupiter and Saturn were large enough to fill a full pixel in their family portrait images.
The direction of the Sun is toward the bottom of the view (where the image is brightest). Rays of sunlight scattered within the camera optics stretch across the scene. One of those light rays happens to have intersected dramatically with Earth. From Voyager 1's vantage point — a distance of approximately 3.8 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) — Earth was separated from the Sun by only a few degrees. The close proximity of the inner planets to the Sun was a key factor preventing these images from being taken earlier in the mission, as our star was still close and bright enough to damage the cameras with its blinding glare.
The view is a color composite created by combining images taken using green, blue and violet spectral filters by the Voyager 1 Narrow-Angle Camera. They were taken at 4:48 GMT on Feb. 14, 1990, just 34 minutes before Voyager 1 powered off its cameras forever.
Like the original version, this is technically a "false-color" view, as the color-filter images used were mapped to red, green and blue, respectively. The brightness of each color channel was balanced relative to the others, which is likely why the scene appears brighter but less grainy than the original. In addition, the color was balanced so that the main sunbeam (which overlays Earth) appears white, like the white light of the Sun.
At its original resolution, the newly processed color image is 666 by 659 pixels in size; this is Figure A. The main image is an enlarged version.
The image was processed by JPL engineer and image processing enthusiast Kevin M. Gill with input from two of the image's original planners, Candy Hansen and William Kosmann.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image Addition Date:
2020-02-12
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
Islamabad, January 18, 2013 –U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson met today with more than 100 students who have studied in the United States and encouraged them to work hard to make Pakistan a better place. “Education is the key to future prosperity and economic growth,” said Ambassador Olson. “I’m proud that my country has had a role in your education and helped your country, one student at a time,” he told 100 alumni of the Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) exchange program. The SUSI program sends students from all regions of Pakistan and a variety of backgrounds to the United States for six weeks to study at a U.S. university. During the reunion, participants discussed their experiences in the United States and how they used what they learned and made plans to develop service projects in their hometowns in Pakistan. “Your country needs you. Devote your time and energy to making Pakistan the country you want it to be,” Ambassador Olson said. “We will continue to support you.” The Ambassador encouraged the students to apply for funding from the U.S. Small Grants program, which awards grants to individuals with promising proposals aimed at improving their communities in Pakistan. He also encouraged the students to remain engaged in their alumni networks, through which they can organize community service projects, plan social activities, and benefit from professional development opportunities. Since 2005, the U.S. Embassy has sent over 100 Pakistani university students from a wide range of backgrounds and locations to the United States to attend the SUSI program. This summer, 32 more students will attend this program. Through SUSI, students gain skills to implement long-term civic and economic changes in their communities, receive leadership training, and participate in community service projects while in the United States. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan sponsors the largest U.S. exchange program in the world, with over 1,000 students and professionals traveling to the United States each year. More than 10,600 low-income students attend college in Pakistan with the support of U.S.-funded scholarships. In cooperation with the Government of Pakistan, the United States is also helping to establish Centers for Advanced Studies at Pakistani universities focused on energy, water, and agriculture. To learn more about U.S.-funded initiatives to help millions of Pakistani young people unlock
The deconstruction process begins as Siskiyous Hall is torn down to make way for a new physical science building on Monday, June 18, 2018 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU Chico)
"For the inhabitants of High Paddington there are four main entrances to the podium at ground level, each one of which connects with a main road. At two of these entrances, north and south of the site, ample provision has been made for bus stops, allowing several buses at a time to draw up under cover; in addition, there are facilities for relief buses to be garaged ready for use if required at rush hours. Apart from these bus stops at the podium itself, only a few minutes' walk from the building there is the choice of three underground stations— Paddington, Warwick Avenue and Royal Oak—and the main-
line railway station of Paddington itself. All these entrances are served with lifts direct to the homes above and escalators to every level of the podium. Apart from public transport, there is, of course, ample provision for people using private cars; the large garages in the podium have access to the main roads around the site and are easily approached by lift and escalator from all parts of the buildings. These excellent and quick connections with all forms of public and private transport mean that far less time and energy need be spent in daily travelling than is usually the case."
The former Hominy village community building is demolished for a new structure that is part of the improved village square project planned to be built in time for the 2018 In-Lon-Schka dances. BENNY POLACCA/ Osage News
On the A339 in Newbury. The UK transport project planning, permits & escorts was by Teahan Convoi Service. This load was escorted by Teahan, Convoi Assist, RVT & Thames Valley Police.
UNSOA's Officer in Charge of Aviation Projects Planning and Training Unit, Divine Bijurenda, says a few words during a speech in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 3. The occasion was the opening ceremony of a five week training course for the firefighers, in which advanced firefighting techniques would be taught. AMISOM Photo
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
A western bypass of Horsham on the line of the A24 was built as shown in this scan, but a southern bypass for the A281, connecting with the A24 at Hop Oast Roundabout, was not. Instead, a northern bypass for the A264 was built. Taken from an undated Geographers' 35 Miles Round London Road Map.
Driving over the A34 on the B3420 heading into Winchester. The UK transport project planning, permits & escorts was by Teahan Convoi Service. This load was escorted by Teahan, Convoi Assist, RVT & Hampshire Police.
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The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
k23blogg.skanska.no/ukens-fredagsoppdatering-14/
Jeff Soukup er en av våre kollega fra USA, og han har vært på prosjektet siden januar gjennom Skanska Unlimited.
Han vil oppdatere dere denne uken:
Looking back on my six month assignment here in Bergen, Norway on the K23 project, I have been put into a situation that is outside of my comfort zone in regards to working in a foreign country that conducts language in Norwegian. Prior to coming to Norway, I tried to learn Norwegian, yet the language is spoken very different than it is written.
At first it was a bit overwhelming, yet I quickly settled in and started to notice differences in culture and in construction from the state where I live in the United States (Oregon). As the United States is huge, each state has its own sub-culture. Also Skanska in the United States has approximately 25 business units, so obviously I cannot speak for all of them or know the extent of the business workings and innovation in each business unit. The following are some of the differences that I have noticed during my stay here. The differences that I will mention come from a perspective where I am not stating that these ways are better than the United States or conversely the United States does them better. These items are just different:
- The first main differences that I have seen is the valuing of life outside of work and a promotion of physical fitness and family time. In the United States, we work a lot of hours per week for a prolonged amount of time with little vacation time. The typical company in the United States offers two weeks vacation, which with three and a half years with Skanska, I just got to three weeks this past January. It takes 20 years to get to five weeks vacation (at least with Skanska)! It seems that the Norwegian culture takes the right approach at valuing time outside of work. From what I have noticed, work appears to be more efficient and less stressful due to more vacation time and less work hours on a weekly basis.
- Skanska has an emphasis on self-performing work: In my home business unit in Oregon, we self-perform concrete work. Here in Bergen, Skanska self-performs survey, concrete, and carpentry. This appears to create a competitive edge for Skanska in Bergen.
- Prefabricated building elements: On this project, there has been the opportunity to use prefabricated building elements, which from my experience in construction I have not seen before. I know that the United States does do modulated building components such as modulated apartment buildings that are built into a steel skeleton, yet I am not aware if they do smaller prefabricated items such as the wall elements that have been installed on this project. I am sure we do something similar, yet these elements have been advantageous on saving schedule time for the project.
- BIM 360 checklists: On this project, I have been able to gain some experience in using BIM 360 for use in quality assurance (Kvalitetsikring). BIM 360 is a software that I have not used in the past. We do use BIM 360 for similar methods, yet being able to use BIM firsthand to make checklists for work that is ongoing and being completed in the field has been fun. Using BIM 360 checklists is definitely a step in the right direction into cutting down on the carbon footprint of printing paper and falls in line with how technology is progressing. BIM 360 definitely is needed to progress within the construction industry to save time and money.
- Project plans: This item is a little more detailed, yet another major difference from the United States was how the project drawings were housed and packaged on the project. Back in the United States, typically projects have a package or book of all the project drawings together split by discipline ( for example: plumbing, roofing, electrical, etc.). This is also starting to evolve to be digital copies rather than hard copies, yet they are kept in the same format. From being raised in this form of looking at project drawings, I have found that the method of having individual drawings to be a bit difficult as it is very different than the United States’s approach.
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- Cake: On a fun note, Norwegians celebrate with eating a lot of cake, especially the Jordbær & Kiwi cake. For celebrations or recognitions in my home business unit, we typically provide lunches to the staff and/or subcontractors to be recognized.
[caption id="attachment_962" align="alignnone" width="300"] The famous cake[/caption]
To conclude, this assignment in Norway has been a wonderful experience full of learning in construction and culture to further my personal and construction growth. This has been the first time that I have lived in another country outside of the United States for an extended period of time. I will miss this project team as they have been very helpful to me and a great group of people to work with.
God helg!
- Jeff Soukup
Martin from TVP leading the load along Floral Way in Thatcham. The UK transport project planning, permits & escorts was by Teahan Convoi Service. This load was escorted by Teahan, Convoi Assist, RVT & Thames Valley Police.
I've spent a lot of time over the past 6 months working on a bid. The customer has made a decision and its time now for us to start delivering. It's going to be a busy few months.
The sixth edition of the Globethics.net's flagship event, the Global Ethics Forum, was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2015. Leaders, experts and future leaders from civil society, government, religious and academic institutions as well as from the business sector came together to share their learning and experiences in order to take action together to promote responsible leadership.
The Forum welcomed a total of 160 participants from all continents. Over 50 speakers shared their insights in four plenary sessions and 12 workshops, resulting in concrete project plans on the conference topic "Responsible Leadership in Action: The Value of Values." The programme also featured a public evening with a panel discussion, music and a reception hosted by the City of Geneva at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Photographs taken during the Forum give some of the flavour of the event, www.flickr.com/photos/globethicsnet.
"The insights shared focused on both parts of the responsible leadership equation: the personal and the organisational level of value awareness, practice and stewardship for stakeholder needs", commented Professor Christoph Stückelberger, Executive Director and Founder of Globethics.net.
On the personal level, keynote speaker Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO of the US-based Global Fund for Women, emphasised the need for empathy towards the people one serves, as well as sharing, celebrating others and accepting failure.
The programme also offered a personal reflection session on the value of compassion and emphasized sharing, openness and gratefulness as core values for the Forum experience.
On the organizational level, the gathering focused on overarching tools like organisational training and codes of ethics, integrated reporting and dialogue; sector-specific tools; as well as problem-specific tools such as those used to address gender equality. Workshops were designed to exchange insights on existing tools and then to create a work plan to build upon them for greater impact.
As well as providing the opportunity to forge and strengthen invaluable relationships between different actors, the Forum's outcomes include a colourful bouquet of concrete plans to foster responsible leadership in organisations, including: disseminating knowledge about codes of ethics; creating access to sustainable jobs and education; enhancing awareness and knowledge about gender ethics; strengthening values-driven responsible investment; improving Africa-China business relations through further dialogue; developing an integrated values-based sustainability toolkit for business; understanding higher education's impact on community; ensuring knowledge exchange on values-based higher education programmes; fostering ethical elections in DR Congo; and advancing responsible resource management in religious organisations.
The 2015 Global Ethics Forum was made possible through the support of the Loterie Romande, the Ville de Genève, the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, the Graduate Institute Geneva and Nestlé SA.
News items about the Forum and a webcast of the public event at the Graduate Institute Geneva on 25 June can be found on the Global Ethics Forum pages at www.globethics.net/web/gef/conference2015.
A variety of fruits and vegetables are included in a typical Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) produce box from Huerta del Valle (HdV), this one
held by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Redlands District Conservationist Tomas Aguilar-Campos, and prepared by HdV Co-Founder and Executive Director Maria Alonso at the 4-Acre organic Community Supported Garden and Farm in the middle of a low-income urban community, where they work closely with her as she continues to improve the farm operation in Ontario, California, on Nov. 13, 2018.
USDA NRCS has helped with hoop houses to extend the growing season, low-emission tractor replacement to efficiently move bulk materials and a needed micro-irrigation system for this San Bernardino County location that is in a severe drought condition (drought.gov). Huerta del Valle is also a recipient of a 4-year USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Projects (CFP) grant and a USDA funded California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). She and her staff grow nearly 150 crops, including papayas and cactus. CSA customers pick up their produce on site, where they can see where their food grows. To pay, they can use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. The price of a produce box is based on the customerâs income.
Alonsoâs inspiration came from her desire to provide affordable organic food for her child. This lead to collaborators that included students and staff from Pitzer College's âPitzer in Ontario Programâ and the Claremont Colleges, who implemented a project plan and started a community garden at a public school. Shortly after that, the City of Ontario was granted $1M from the Kaiser Permanente Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Zone initiative. Huerta del Valle was granted $68,000 from that grant for a three-year project to increase the scale of operation. The city of Ontario supported the project above and beyond the grant by providing a vacant piece of land next to a residential park and community center. Alonso says that this spot, nestled near an international airport, two major interstate highways, suburban homes, and warehouses, is a âgreen space to breathe freely.â
She far exceeded Kaiser's expectations by creating 60 10â X 20â plots that are in full use by the nearby residents. Because of the demand, there is a constant waiting list for plots that become available.
As the organization grew, it learned about the NRCS through an advertisement for the high-tunnel season extension cost-sharing program. The ad put them in touch with the former district manager Kim Lary who helped Huerta del Valle become federal grant ready with their Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) registrations and connected the young organization to NRCS as well as the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District (IERCD.) Since then, Alonso has worked closely with them sharing her knowledge with a broader community including local colleges such as the Claremont Colleges and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).
Cal Poly Pomona is an example where education institutions help the community. Cal Poly Pomona Plant Science Nursery Manager Monica Salembier has produced plant seedlings (plant trays) for transplant at HdV for many years. Aaron Fox and Eileen Cullen in the Plant Science department have hosted HdV in their classes and brought many groups on tours of the farm to learn about sustainable urban growing practices.
The shaded picnic tables in the center of the garden have been the site of three USDA NRCS workshops for regional farmers, students, and visitors. The site also serves as a showcase for students and other producers who may need help with obtaining low-emission tractors, micro-irrigation, and high tunnel âhoop houses.â
Alonso says, âevery day is a good day, but especially at the monthly community meetings where I learn from my community.â
For more information, please see www.usda.gov and www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/community-supported-agriculture
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is the Departmentâs focal point for the nationâs farmers and ranchers and other stewards of private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest lands. FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance services, conservation programs, and technical assistance, and commodity, lending, and disaster programs.
The agencies and service supporting FPAC are Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Risk Management Agency (RMA).
Natural Resources Conservation Service has a proud history of supporting Americaâs farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners. For more than 80 years, we have helped people make investments in their operations and local communities to keep working lands working, boost rural economies, increase the competitiveness of American agriculture, and improve the quality of our air, water, soil, and habitat.
As the USDAâs primary private lands conservation agency, we generate, manage, and share the data, technology, and standards that enable partners and policymakers to make decisions informed by objective, reliable science.
And through one-on-one, personalized advice, we work voluntarily with producers and communities to find the best solutions to meet their unique conservation and business goals. By doing so, we help ensure the health of our natural resources and the long-term sustainability of American agriculture.
For more information, please see www.usda.gov.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.