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Jeong Joon Yu (SK Group), Olga Algayerova (UNECE), Mark Harper (Secretary of State for Transport, UK), Volker Wissing (Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany), Hee-ryong Won (Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea), Kris Peeters (European Investment Bank, EIB) and Carlos Monje (Under Secretary for Transportation Policy, US explore the role of transport in promoting economic co-operation, peace and stability in the Open Plenary "Transport as an enabler of sustainable economies, peace and stability in time of crisis". The event takes place during the International Transport Forum's 2023 Summit on "Transport Enabling Sustainable Economies" in Leipzig, Germany on 24 May 2023.
During the Capacity Development - Financial Sector Stability session at the 2019 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings at IMF Headquarters April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC, Nico Valckx, Naoto Osawa, and Tumubweine Twinemanzi answe the questions : How can policymakers implement a strong reform agenda? Join us to learn how countries such as Uganda are using targeted tools like the Financial Sector Stability Review, so they can prioritize reforms and build a more resilient financial sector. IMF Photograph/Joshua Roberts
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) Seaman Hau Tran, from Killeen, Texas, heaves in a line to allow a landing craft, utility, from Navy Beach Unit (NBU) 7 to exit the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of Expeditionary Strike Group Seven (ESG 7), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)
Jeong Joon Yu (SK Group), Olga Algayerova (UNECE), Mark Harper (Secretary of State for Transport, UK), Volker Wissing (Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany), Hee-ryong Won (Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea), Kris Peeters (European Investment Bank, EIB) and Carlos Monje (Under Secretary for Transportation Policy, US explore the role of transport in promoting economic co-operation, peace and stability in the Open Plenary "Transport as an enabler of sustainable economies, peace and stability in time of crisis". The event takes place during the International Transport Forum's 2023 Summit on "Transport Enabling Sustainable Economies" in Leipzig, Germany on 24 May 2023.
Moisés Naím, Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, USA, speaking during the Session "Mapping Paths to Stability in Venezuela" at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2019. Congress Centre - Situation Room
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The Darfur Communities Peace and Stability Fund (DCPSF) donors visited the project site areas in West Darfur region from 24th to 26th of November. The donor monitoring team visited out reached areas and held meetings with NGO consortiums and government officials.
In 2012 alone, nighty eight (98) income-generation activities were supported by DCPSF that included different groups, such as women, youth and various tribes. A total of 92 percent of sampled community members responded that trust and confidence was restored in the communities where the DCPSF projects were operating. Over 80 percent of sampled Darfuris responded that they are satisfied with reconciliation mechanisms, experiencing increased levels of peace and stability. Despite of the increasing overall intensity of conflicts and security incidents in 2012, sample survey and reports from 21 ongoing projects, 2012 indicates that the communities with the DCPSF strengthened their resilience to conflicts and enjoyed peace and stability where activities promoting early recovery could take place. More than 146,500 people have used the community-based conflict resolution mechanisms benefited directly and some 2,425,620 people benefitted indirectly in which the efforts spread to some 160 communities in 2012. DCPSF has supported 61 educational and 7 health initiatives. Forty-five (45) civil society organizations (CSOs) improved planning, conflict sensitivity and peace building activities. Through DCPSF, 25,302 children were newly enrolled in schools in Darfur and 109 water sources including boreholes, hand pumps, wells, and hafirs through consultative processes.
Despite of tough security situation and access, DCPSF has gone beyond the defined milestones by achieving 14 out of 17 milestones defined for 2012. It requires a continuation of funds for the period of time to brought back the communities to pre-conflict situation as a significant amount of anchoring are still in an intensive care. UNDP through DCPSF and its implementing partners backed by the donors, assures to set new goals, standards and achievements in the year 2014 and will ensure accountability of each penny spend from contribution of the donating countries.
For more information:
www.sd.undp.org/content/sudan/en/home/operations/FundMana...
Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Giovanni Pietro Barbano (right), Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) director, addresses dignitaries and guests from Europe, Africa, Italy and the U.S. during the graduation ceremony of the 14th Protection of Civilians Course at the CoESPU in Vicenza, Italy, February 21, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Commander Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti, gestures in front of the words 'Somali training' written in Somali on the dust-coverd interior of a tent while giving a speech to platoon commanders and non-commissioned officers of the Somali National Army (SNA) during a graduation ceremony at the AMISOM Jazira training facility in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The recently concluded 10-week course saw the officers trained in military tactics, counter insurgency techniques, weapons handling and international humanitarian laws. Almost 4,000 Somali troops have been trained by AMISOM in Mogadishu and in Uganda as part of an on-going programme to rebuild and train the SNA into a disciplined competent and structured fighting force. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
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During the Capacity Development - Financial Sector Stability session at the 2019 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings at IMF Headquarters April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC, Nico Valckx, Naoto Osawa, and Tumubweine Twinemanzi answe the questions : How can policymakers implement a strong reform agenda? Join us to learn how countries such as Uganda are using targeted tools like the Financial Sector Stability Review, so they can prioritize reforms and build a more resilient financial sector. IMF Photograph/Joshua Roberts
The 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, deploys approximately 250 Airmen and six F-16 Falcons to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, in support of the routine theatre security package (TSP), helping to maintain security and stability in the Pacific region May-Aug., 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)
September 7, 2011 -- Bringing together voices from Afghanistan, the Netherlands and the United States, “Empowering Women in Afghanistan: Stability Through Rural Development,” highlighted the state of Afghan women in rural areas, the promotion of stability through rural assistance to women, and ways in which America and Europe can work together to empower them.
The conference -- organized by the U.S. Embassy in The Hague and The Atlantic Commission -- highlighted the advantages of directing aid to programs for rural women.
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Somewhere I’ve read that banks employed Classical detailing in the façade to impart the sense of stability and permanence. The Bank of LaCrosse (Mecklenburg County, Virginia) is no exception, a small town bank exhibiting the Classical features that seemed standard for early banks. I have no date for the structure but guess before 1925; I also don’t know the building material. The façade is framed by four pilasters instead of columns, one at each corner and the remaining two on either side of the entrance. The stylized capitals are elongated and grooved. Above the overhang are recessed panels, functioning as extensions of the pilasters. The overhang has prominent rectangular brackets which resemble large dentil. Below that at each corner is a circular floral design and the name of the bank. A broken pediment is above the entrance with an urn (in funerary sculpture it symbolized immortality, hence permanence of the institution). There's an ornamental swag pattern in the panel between the two large brackets, which support the pediment, and below each bracket are long narrow vertical panels. The doorway itself consists of narrow grooves. The windows are fixed and are enclosed within a large panel between the pilasters in a set pattern (except for the window above the entrance): the second-story windows are arched and have recessed areas, simulating a surround with a bracket form as the keystone; the first story windows are to either side of the entrance; between the stories is a recessed ornamented rectangular panel and below the first-story windows the panel is raised instead of recessed.
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Douglas TB-26H "Invader" ("Variable Stability simulator") (27444)(USAF 44-34165) (N9146H)(Calspan Flight Research)(Variable Stability System (VSS)the basic flight characteristics of such an aircraft could be altered by a stability-augmentation system, so that a wide range of static and dynamic characteristics, representing the flying qualities of a different aircraft, could be safely simulated and evaluated in flight. Initially, only the pitch axis was converted into the variable stability mode. In 1963 variable stability roll and yaw to the VSS and finally A closed-loop throttle servo was added to the B-26 in the mid 1960s for a Supersonic Transport simulation. This was the first application of a four degree-of- freedom simulation system.
It was a sense-awakening experience in the Golden State recently as Monarch Magazine took part in the esteemed Monterey Car Week utilizing the impeccable Range Rover Sport SVR performance enhanced sport utility vehicle. With 550 British steeds, Adaptive Dynamics, 21” alloy wheels tucked in 285/45R21 Pirelli Scorpion Verde all-season rubber, Roll Stability Control and Dynamic Stability Control, the energetic SUV moves like Usain Bolt in Olympic displays of bravado.
Even as early as August 1945, the same month World War II ended, the US Army Air Force was considering the applications of supersonic jet aircraft, and issued a requirement for a point-defense supersonic interceptor, capable of reaching 50,000 feet in four minutes. Consolidated Aircraft (shortly to become Convair) won the competition with a swept-wing design using a mix of a single turbojet surrounded by four rockets, but wind tunnel testing showed it to neither have the performance the USAAF required or the stability it needed for safe flight.
Convair engineers then turned to a German scientist, Alexander Lippisch, who had been brought to the US after the war. Lippisch had been experimenting with delta winged aircraft, which he believed would combine the best effects of low-speed handling with supersonic flight, as a delta wing would be free of the instability caused by transonic speeds. Lippisch had drawn up a delta-winged aircraft, the P.13, but it had never been built. Convair took Lippisch’s design, made a number of changes in retaining the earlier design’s propulsion and moving the cockpit out of the tail onto the fuselage to improve visibility. To save money, Convair used parts from other aircraft, such as the main gear from a FJ-1 Fury, nose gear from a P-63 Kingcobra, and the engine of a P-80 Shooting Star. The USAAF accepted the design as the XP-92 Dart, but due to production delays, by the time the first prototype was ready in April 1948, the now-independent US Air Force had no need for a point-defense interceptor and the renamed XF-92 project was cancelled as a fighter, but allowed to go forward as a strictly experimental aircraft.
After initial flight testing by Convair, the XF-92 was sent to Muroc Dry Lake, California, where it was handed over to the USAF and NACA, where it would be flown by the “first class” of test pilots in those days: Charles “Chuck” Yeager and Scott Crossfield. In his first flight in the Dart, Yeager was able to achieve supersonic speed in a dive, but what surprised everyone was when he came into land. Noticing that his airspeed was decreasing but that the XF-92 was not approaching a stall, Yeager pulled the nose higher and higher. The Dart still refused to stall, and Yeager’s landing speed was only 67 mph, a full 100 mph slower than Convair had intended. By accident, Yeager had discovered the technique of high-alpha maneuvers and the use of the delta wing as an airbrake—the former was something aircraft designers would rediscover forty years later with the use of canards and leading-edge extensions. Crossfield, for his part, noted the delta wing’s deficiencies, namely its tendency to pitch upwards in high-G turns. This was solved by adding wing fences to the XF-92, a practice followed in the F-102 Delta Dagger that would be Convair’s next step after the Dart.
Though the XF-92 pioneered the idea of delta-winged fighters and contributed much to aviation research, its handling left much to be desired and it was universally despised by the pilots who had to fly it. After Crossfield finished testing for NACA, it was retired in 1953 and eventually made its way to the National Museum of the USAF, where it remains today.
This model represents the sole XF-92A prototype, 46-0682. As it was throughout its career, it is painted overall white for visibility purposes.
September 7, 2011 -- Bringing together voices from Afghanistan, the Netherlands and the United States, “Empowering Women in Afghanistan: Stability Through Rural Development,” highlighted the state of Afghan women in rural areas, the promotion of stability through rural assistance to women, and ways in which America and Europe can work together to empower them.
The conference -- organized by the U.S. Embassy in The Hague and The Atlantic Commission -- highlighted the advantages of directing aid to programs for rural women.
In the meantime, work on the hull makes progress, in this case the new joints for the outer legs. Styrene tube pegs were added to the legs, which fit into the central, bigger tube. The remain detachable and movable, some rubber glue (photography stuff, normalle used to stick pictures into an album) will later add some resistance and stability to this mecha model.
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 5, 2020) Retail Specialist 3rd Class Jakerion Brown, from Paris, Texas maintains the ships grooming standards aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67). Shiloh is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell)
Technical specifications
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
Overall length.................................................... 4512 mm (177.6 in)
Overall width.................................................... 1923 mm (75.7 in)
Height................................................................ 1234 mm (48.6 in)
Wheelbase..........................................................2600 mm (102.4 in)
Front track......................................................... 1669 mm (65.7 in)
Rear track.......................................................... 1616 mm (63.6 in)
Front overhang................................................... 1100 mm (43.3 in)
Rear overhang.................................................. 812 mm (32.0 in)
Kerb weight........................................................ 1520 kg (3,351 lbs)*
Dry weight ....................................................... 1420 kg (3,130 lbs)*
Boot (Trunk) capacity......................................... 8.829 cu ft
Fuel tank capacity............................................. 95 litres (25.1 US gal, 20.9 Imp. gal)
Weight distribution .......................................... front 43% / rear 57%
ENGINE
Type ................................................................ 90° V8
Bore & stroke................................................... 92 x 81 mm (3.62 x 3.19 in)
Unit displacement............................................ 538.5 cc (32.87 cu in)
Total displacement............................................. 4,308 cc (263 cu in)
Compression ratio.............................................. 11.3:1
Maximum power................................................ 360.3 kW (490 hp)** at 8,500 rpm
Maximum torque............................................... 465 Nm (47.4 kgm/343 lbs/ft)
at 5,250 rpm
Specific output................................................. 114 hp/l**
Dry weight/power............................................. 6.4 lbs/hp**
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox .......................................................... Manual or F1 paddle shift
Electronic Differential (E-DIFF)
Stability and Traction Control (CST)
TYRES
Front ............................................................... 225/35 ZR 19
Rear ................................................................ 285/35 ZR 19
BRAKES (CCM)
Front ............................................................... 360 x 34 mm (14.2 x 1.34’’)
Rear ................................................................ 350 x 34 mm (13.8 x 1.34’’)
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed............................................... over 310 km/h (193 mph)
0 - 62 mph ...................................................... 4.1 sec.
Manual gearbox F1 gearbox
0 - 400 m ........................................................ 12.10 sec. ........... 12.05 sec.
0 - 1000 m ........................................................ 21.85 sec. ........... 21.80 sec.
FUEL CONSUMPTION
Combined ......................................................... 18.3 l/100 km*
CO2 EMISSIONS
Combined ......................................................... 420 g/km*
EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 4, 2020) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jacob Alessi, from Buffalo, N.Y., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) calibrates a coupling in the ship’s calibration lab to ensure operational accuracy. America, flag ship of America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners as a ready response force to maintain security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent E. Zline)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 19, 2019) Sailors haul in line from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Ameilia Earheart (T-AKE 6) to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during a replenishment-at-sea. McCampbell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell/Released)
Hunter and Lacy.
Strobist info: 1/60sec exposure for the fire; two SB800s firing into umbrellas at camera left. Hunter using a running start from camera right to levitate by his own power; staff on fire helps with stability, and Lacy's fans provide a bit of a helpful updraft. [030080]
September 7, 2011 -- Bringing together voices from Afghanistan, the Netherlands and the United States, “Empowering Women in Afghanistan: Stability Through Rural Development,” highlighted the state of Afghan women in rural areas, the promotion of stability through rural assistance to women, and ways in which America and Europe can work together to empower them.
The conference -- organized by the U.S. Embassy in The Hague and The Atlantic Commission -- highlighted the advantages of directing aid to programs for rural women.
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The Darfur Communities Peace and Stability Fund (DCPSF) donors visited the project site areas in West Darfur region from 24th to 26th of November. The donor monitoring team visited out reached areas and held meetings with NGO consortiums and government officials.
In 2012 alone, nighty eight (98) income-generation activities were supported by DCPSF that included different groups, such as women, youth and various tribes. A total of 92 percent of sampled community members responded that trust and confidence was restored in the communities where the DCPSF projects were operating. Over 80 percent of sampled Darfuris responded that they are satisfied with reconciliation mechanisms, experiencing increased levels of peace and stability. Despite of the increasing overall intensity of conflicts and security incidents in 2012, sample survey and reports from 21 ongoing projects, 2012 indicates that the communities with the DCPSF strengthened their resilience to conflicts and enjoyed peace and stability where activities promoting early recovery could take place. More than 146,500 people have used the community-based conflict resolution mechanisms benefited directly and some 2,425,620 people benefitted indirectly in which the efforts spread to some 160 communities in 2012. DCPSF has supported 61 educational and 7 health initiatives. Forty-five (45) civil society organizations (CSOs) improved planning, conflict sensitivity and peace building activities. Through DCPSF, 25,302 children were newly enrolled in schools in Darfur and 109 water sources including boreholes, hand pumps, wells, and hafirs through consultative processes.
Despite of tough security situation and access, DCPSF has gone beyond the defined milestones by achieving 14 out of 17 milestones defined for 2012. It requires a continuation of funds for the period of time to brought back the communities to pre-conflict situation as a significant amount of anchoring are still in an intensive care. UNDP through DCPSF and its implementing partners backed by the donors, assures to set new goals, standards and achievements in the year 2014 and will ensure accountability of each penny spend from contribution of the donating countries.
For more information:
www.sd.undp.org/content/sudan/en/home/operations/FundMana...
Statement by Ms Maria Sultan, South Asian Strategic Stability Institute, at the 22nd Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Conference is held at the World Forum, The Hague, the Netherlands, from 27 November to 1 December 2017.
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In addition to helping restore stability and law and order, UNMIT’s responsibilities also included assisting with reconstituting the national police service, ahead of the day when primary policing responsibilities would be handed over to the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL). Here, a joint patrol of the PNTL and UN Police detain a suspect carrying a knife, during a joint night patrol in a sub-district of Dili,
International Monetary Fund's Laura Kodres (2nd R), Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department ,S. Erik Oppers (L), Deputy Chief and Lead Author of Chapter 2, Global Financial Stability Division Srobona Mitra (2nd L), Senior Economist and Lead Author of Chapter 3, Global Financial Stability Division and Andreas Adriano (R) , Senior Press Officer, External Relations Department attend the Global Financial Stability Report Analytical Chapters Press Conference September 13, 2011 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
The Acorn and the Lightning Rod
Facts About the Acorn
•Material: Original cypress from ca. 1785-1788, covered with copper panels Pedestal covered with sheet lead, probably from 1837
•Original colors (from Charles Willson Peale drawing):
•Top: gilt
•Bottom: green
•Pedestal: white
•Purpose: To provide stability to the “Franklin” lightning rod which goes through its center. Acorns were common decorative elements in the late 18th century. In the language of the day, “sound as an acorn” meant to be without a flaw, free from imperfection, clearly something the architect of the dome, Joseph Clark, and the General Assembly, intended his creation to be.
•Replacement of the Acorn, September 1996: During restoration work on the State House dome, it was discovered that the 208-year-old acorn had become rotten because of water seepage. As it too damaged to be repaired, it was decided to replace it by having 32 craftspeople from around the state make “slices” that would be used to assemble a new acorn. The new acorn was then clad in copper and gilded and painted according to the original drawings of Charles Willson Peale. In 2011, the acorn was regilded.
Facts About the Lightning Rod
•Size: 28' tall; 2.5" square at maximum thickness
•Material: Original wrought iron
•History: A prime example of lightning rod designed according to the theories of Benjamin Franklin who argued that the most effective protection from lightning was a pointed rod, preferably grounded into a deep well.
Protecting the State House from Lighting
The lightning rod on the dome of the State House is the largest ‘Franklin’ lightning rod ever attached to a public or private building in Benjamin Franklin’s lifetime. It was constructed in accord with Franklin’s recommendations and has served the State House and the dome well for more than two centuries, with only one recorded instance of damage caused by lightning. The lightning rod is of wrought iron painted to protect it from corrosion. It is 28' tall and 2.5" square at its maximum thickness.
Restoration Work
The acorn has been replaced by a new one constructed of sections made by 31 Maryland craftspeople from specification supplied by the Department of General Services. The new acorn is made of cypress wood, as was the original. The original lightning rod has been left in place and a metal sleeve placed around it for protection. In 1997, the State House Trust and the Department of General Services were awarded the Calvert Prize by the Maryland Historical Trust for their roles in the restoration and preservation of the State House dome.
The lightening rod which tops the dome is a story in itself. It is a “Franklin” rod, constructed and grounded to Benjamin Franklin’s specifications. In some respects, the useof this type of lightning rod was also a political statement, expressing support for Franklin’s theories on protection of public buildings from lightning strikes and the rejection of the opposing theories supported by King George III. The pointed lightning rod atop such an important new public building was a powerful symbol of the independence and ingenuity of the young nation.
As an architect trained in London and with a brother who had a bookshop in Annapolis, Clark would have been familiar with the writings of Benjamin Franklin. In addition, Charles Willson Peale confirmed Clark’s design. On July 14, 1788, he and his brother went to Philadelphia to see His Excellency Doctor Franklin to ask his opinion on the efficacy of lightning rods on the State House. They were unable to see Franklin, but did see Robert Patterson and David Rittenhouse, both eminent authorities on the physical sciences. Peale reported that Mr. Rittenhouse was of the opinion that “if the points are good and near anough the Building and the part going into the ground so deep as to get into soft earth no danger is to be apprehended, but if the end could be put in water of a Well it would be best.”
The engineering of the lightning rod and the acorn which holds it in place represents an astonishing achievement. Protruding 28' into the air, the rod is anchored at its bottom to the top of the dome. It then runs through the pedestal and the acorn and is surmounted by a copper weather vane. The acorn and pedestal have served to stabilize the Franklin rod and hold it in place for more than two centuries of extremes of Maryland weather.
The dome which Clark designed and built for the State House has been the defining landmark of the Annapolis skyline for more than 225 years. It was also, for many years, a popular spot from which to observe the city and the Chesapeake Bay beyond. Charles Willson Peale planned a dramatic cyclorama of Annapolis with eight views from the dome and a centerpiece drawing of State Circle from Cornhill Street. Only the drawing of the State House was completed and published in 1789. Thomas Jefferson spent some most enjoyable three hours in September 1790 on the balcony of the dome with James Madison, Thomas Lee Shippen and an Annapolis friend who entertained them with the gossip related to each of the houses they could see from their perch above the town.
In 1996, an examination of the dome and the acorn revealed that almost all of the material in the acorn, its pedestal and the lightning rod was original from the 18th century. During the summer and fall of 1996, the acorn was removed and replaced by a new one. The new acorn is constructed of 31 pieces of cypress made by craftspeople from around the state and is clad in copper and gilded on the top, like the original. The original lightning rod has remained intact and continues to serve as it has for more than 225 years, although a steel sleeve has been placed around it inside the new acorn to strengthen it.
The State House Lightning Rod: A Timeline
•1773
Chapter 32 Laws of 1773:
“… to guard the said Stadt House as far as may be against any Accident from Lightning. Be it further enacted that the said Undertaker shall fix place and secure in the best manner an Iron Rod pointed with Silver or Gold of six feet at least above the Height of the Cupola of the said building and conducted at least six feet in the Ground …”
•1775/09/07
Maryland Gazette, September 7, 1775:
“On Saturday night last we had a most violent storm from the north-east, which for several hours blew a mere hurricane, with heavy rain; the water rose three feet perpendicular above the common tide; a great quantity of the copper on the state-house was torn up, and the market-house blown down; the damage sustained in different parts of the province, we are told, is very considerable.”
•1775/09/07
Charles Wallace to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, ca. November 1784:
“The September Storm of 1775 blew off the roof, the building unavoidably lay open near the whole Winter, in consequence of which, the work of the upper Rooms which was entirely finished, was Totally destroyed.– At another time lightning very much damaged the Dom, repairing of which cost much expense & loss of Time.” When the lightning struck is not clear, but the next sentence describes events in 1777 which suggests that the lightning may have struck sometime between September of 1775 and 1777 when the British fleet appeared in the Bay.
•1786/03/10
The General Assembly gave its implicit approval to commencing work on Joseph Clark’s dome which was ‘to be ‘sixty foot Higer’ then the old one.
•1787/08-1788/06/05
Simon Retalick, is engaged in ironwork on the State House. While there is no account extant for the lightning rod, there are sufficient accounting entries for Retalick to encompass his forging and installing the rod. From one surviving account, it is clear that Retalick worked for 32 days beginning in July 1787 and ending on or about August 25, 1787 on “iron work” for the windows of the State House. Similar sums are paid him in January and June of 1788. Assuming the windows were secured while the dome, cupola, and acorn were under construction, it would seem likely that Retalick completed the lightning rod by the time of the January entry in the accounts, or by June at the latest.
•1788/06/09
Charles Willson Peale’s diary:
“begun a Drawing of the Stadt-House from the entrance of Cornhill Street for the Circle before Breakfast, before 11 O Clock I made another outline of the Stadt-House from the NN/E back view.”
•1788/07/14
“Went with my Brother to his Ex:y doctor Franklins, my Intention was to enquire his opinion abut the effecacy of the Rods on the Stadt House at Annapolis, the Doctr was Ill & could not be seen – then Visit Mr. Patterson & David Rittenhouse on same enquiry abut lighning rods. Mr. Rittenhouse being of oppinion that if the points are good and near anough the Building and part going into the ground so deep as to get into soft earth no danger is to be apprehended, but if the end could be put in water of a Well it would be best. Afternoon I wrote to Mr. Richmond Coll. Ramsey & Nicholas Brewer. …
•1788/07/23
George Washington’s Diary:
“Wednesday … [Mount Vernon] the most violent storm ever known commenced at 1700 and continued for 9 hours. “The Maryland Gazette at Annapolis noted the greatest tide in memory with northeast winds which gradually veered to southeast, but no abrupt shift to southerly took place, to put the Maryland capital east of the track of the center. At Baltimore a violent storm from the east-northeast raged for 12 hours ….”
SEA OF JAPAN (Aug. 3, 2020) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Axel Erlandsen, left, from Minneapolis, and Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Dalton Schlie, from Plattsburg, Mo., request permission to access a space during a damage control drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)
In 2012 alone, nighty eight (98) income-generation activities were supported by DCPSF that included different groups, such as women, youth and various tribes. A total of 92 percent of sampled community members responded that trust and confidence was restored in the communities where the DCPSF projects were operating. Over 80 percent of sampled Darfuris responded that they are satisfied with reconciliation mechanisms, experiencing increased levels of peace and stability. Despite of the increasing overall intensity of conflicts and security incidents in 2012, sample survey and reports from 21 ongoing projects, 2012 indicates that the communities with the DCPSF strengthened their resilience to conflicts and enjoyed peace and stability where activities promoting early recovery could take place. More than 146,500 people have used the community-based conflict resolution mechanisms benefited directly and some 2,425,620 people benefitted indirectly in which the efforts spread to some 160 communities in 2012. DCPSF has supported 61 educational and 7 health initiatives. Forty-five (45) civil society organizations (CSOs) improved planning, conflict sensitivity and peace building activities. Through DCPSF, 25,302 children were newly enrolled in schools in Darfur and 109 water sources including boreholes, hand pumps, wells, and hafirs through consultative processes.
Despite of tough security situation and access, DCPSF has gone beyond the defined milestones by achieving 14 out of 17 milestones defined for 2012. It requires a continuation of funds for the period of time to brought back the communities to pre-conflict situation as a significant amount of anchoring are still in an intensive care. UNDP through DCPSF and its implementing partners backed by the donors, assures to set new goals, standards and achievements in the year 2014 and will ensure accountability of each penny spend from contribution of the donating countries.
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MUARA NAVAL BASE, Brunei (Nov. 12, 2018) - Capt. Yusuf Masron, Royal Brunei Navy Acting Joint Force Commander, speaks to exercise participants and media during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2018. CARAT Brunei 2018 marks the 24th iteration of the maritime exercise series and reflects the growing relationship between the U.S. and Royal Brunei Navy to further expand bilateral and multilateral exercises in cooperatively ensuring maritime security, stability and prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) 181112-N-UA460-034
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 19, 2019) Sailors fire a shot line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Ameilia Earheart (T-AKE 6) during a replenishment-at-sea. McCampbell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell/Released)
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200914-N-RU810-1141 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2020) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Mackenzie McCaffrey, from Portland, Ore., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), moves pallets in the ship’s hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent E. Zline)
EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 4, 2020) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Desmus Rosales, from Modesto, Calif., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, conducts maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assaults ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flag ship of America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners as a ready response force to maintain security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent E. Zline)
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov at the start of the July 28, 2021 U.S. - Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue.
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St John's chapel at the north east corner of Pershore Abbey. The chapel is suffering from a fissure that has opened through the east wall, window and vaulting, initially moving at a dramatic rate in 2005. After a period of stability, the fissure reopened in August 2011, moving apart yet further with worrying speed; currently the vaulted ceiling is threatened with collapse.
www.pershoreabbey.org.uk/whyscaffolding.html
Pershore Abbey is today a magnificent fragment, consisting of roughly half of the original medieval church. The monastery itself has long gone, the only traces being the scars on the wall of the south transept that show where the east range of buildings, perhaps including the monks' dormitory and refectory, were once attached to the church.
The Abbey dates back to Saxon times, having been founded by King Edgar in the 10th century, but the eatliest visible remains today are 12th century Norman, principally the south transept. What little evidence remains of the nave shows that this too was Romanesque, contemporary with the transept. The bulk of the building as it stands today dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, as witnessed by the splendid gothic choir (complete with rich vaulted ceiling and bosses, also added to the transept) with it's aisles and chapels. The imposing tower is the latest addition from the 1340s, and in it's topmost storey following a remarkably similar design to that of Salisbury Cathedral, suggesting involvement of the same architect/master mason.
The church today has a strangely L-shaped footprint owing to it's reduction in size as a result of the Dissolution of 1539, when the townspeople bought the eastern half of the church for parish use (instead of the smaller St Andrew's church immediately to the east). The nave was quarried away for it's stone, as were the monastic buildings (the cloister stood to the south of the nave) and have almost entirely vanished. The Lady chapel at the east end was also demolished at this time, the present apsidal chapel dates from the Victorian restoration. There were further reductions still to come, with the collapse of the north transept in 1686, of which only a tiny portion was rebuilt, giving the western part the curiously lopsided appearance it has to this day, with two of the former arches of the crossing now blocked up with recycled masonry.
The interior is impressive, both for it's Gothic and norman work. The higher ceilings have some excellent carved bosses, mainly foliage with the occasional face, rather difficult to make out from ground level. The original furnishings have not survived with the exception of the Norman font, carved with figures surrounded by strapwork, somewhat worn as a result of being exiled to a garden in the 18th century and later recovered.
There are a few monuments of note, mainly gathered in the south transept where two medieval effigies lie, one a fine 13th century cross legged knight (reputedly a crusader), not in situ and apparently brought in from the churchyard (presumably he lay in the now lost nave). A 14th century priest, somewhat worn, lies nearby along with a large, coloured late Elizabethan monument to the Haselwood family.
The Abbey was restored in the 1850s by George Gilbert Scott, during which time stained glass was reintroduced into the building (all trace of the medieval glass has gone), mostly by Clayton & Bell and Hardmans, the former of which also added some wall painting at the west end, that is now so deteriorated some must mistake it for medieval work. But the most notable feature of the Victorian period is the unique (and somewhat terrifying) bell-ringers platform suspended high in the centre of the tower by a cross of huge oak beams, in order to open up a view of it's interior. The bell ringers of Pershore must seriously need to conquer any fear of heights!
There have been ongoing structural problems with the foundations (presumably groundwater) on the north side of the building, first manifested in the collapse of the north transept, and more recently in the alarming fissures that have rapidly opened up in the north east chapel during the last six years. Currently the situation is growing ever more acute, and fate of this small corner of the building hangs in the balance.
Congregation Chofetz Chayim courtyard in Tucson's sunset golden hour.
Yes, I use a stroller for stability right now. I hope to not need it eventually. We shall see...
The artifact in floralgal's note was not visible in the original photo before processing. it's either a hose coupling or an electrical outlet on the wall..;)) That is so funny!!! lol
IMG_1501 - Version 2
Technical specifications
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
Overall length.................................................... 4902 mm (193.0 in)
Overall width.................................................... 1957 mm (77.00 in)
Height................................................................ 1344 mm (52.9 in)
Wheelbase ...................................................... 2950 mm (116.1 in)
Front track......................................................... 1688 mm (66.5 in)
Rear track.......................................................... 1616 mm (64.6 in)
Dry weight......................................................... 1725 kg (3,803 lbs)*
Kerb weight........................................................ 1840 kg (4,056 lbs)*
Boot (Trunk) capacity......................................... 240 litres (8.75 cu ft)
Fuel tank capacity............................................. 108 litres (28.53 US gal, 23.75 Imp. gal)
Weight distribution .......................................... front 46% / rear 54%
ENGINE
Type ................................................................ 65° V12
Bore & stroke................................................... 89 x 77 mm (3.46 x 2.95 in)
Unit displacement............................................ 479 cc (29.2 cu in)
Total displacement............................................. 5,748 cc (350.7 cu in)
Compression ratio.............................................. 11.2:1
Maximum power................................................ 540 hp at 7,250 rpm**
Maximum torque............................................... 588 Nm (433.8 lbs/ft) at 5,250 rpm
Stability and Traction Control (CST)
TYRES
Front ............................................................... 245/45 ZR 18
Rear ................................................................ 285/40 ZR 19
Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
BRAKES
Front ............................................................... Vented discs 345 x 32 mm (13.6 x 1.3’’)
Rear ................................................................ Vented discs 330 x 28 mm (13 x 1.1’’)
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed............................................... over 320 km/h (196 mph)
0 - 62 mph ...................................................... 4.2 sec.
Manual gearbox F1A gearbox
0 - 400 m ........................................................ 12.3 sec. ........... 12.25 sec.
0 - 1000 m ........................................................ 22.1 sec. ........... 21.95 sec.
FUEL CONSUMPTION
Combined ......................................................... 20.7 l/100 km*
CO2 EMISSIONS
Combined ......................................................... 475 g/km*