View allAll Photos Tagged Stability
Kevin working out, how to improve the stability of the roofs.
Like us on Facebook!
_____________________________________________
A LEGO® model of the Roman Villa in Heitersheim
A cooperation between Public BRICKstory and the Museum “Villa urbana” in Heitersheim
April 2017 to October 2018
Model of the Villa
A model of the villa will be built using LEGO® with the intent of depicting the villa’s main building along with the pavilion and bath house. The interior of the villa shall also be decorated and visible. The model will be accessible to visitors and designed in a way as to be playable for children. The model will cover a total area of 1.60 by 1.60m.
Exhibition and workshops
The model will be exhibited in the preserved cellar of the Museum of the “Villa urbana” in Heitersheim, starting in April 2017. The model will be accompanied by an exhibition documenting our work process, explaining the individual parts of the model and presenting the functions of a Roman villa by means of a childfriendly text.
In addition, we shall offer workshops to various themes surrounding the Villa Heitersheim, the dates of which are yet to be determined.
Who are we?
We are Public BRICKstory.
We, Kevin Walter and Oliver Isensee, are Masters students of History at the University of Freiburg. We have dedicated ourselves to the question how history is conveyed to the public and why toys play such a minor role in this regard. With this in mind we founded the project Public BRICKstory.
What is the aim of Public BRICKstory?
To render history tangible – in both a literal as
well as metaphorical sense.
To most people, history is never more than a theoretical object learnt in school. By the use of LEGO® for the design of historic settings and environments we intend to make this object lifelike and tangible.
Why LEGO®?
Everybody knows LEGO®.
LEGO® connects generations. Children play with it, and parents and grandparents play with their children and grandchildren. LEGO®’s great variety of building blocks allows for a very flexible implementation and realisation of ideas. LEGO® also enhances as well as demands finesse and creativity amongst all who build with it.
What do we offer?
Interactive History.
We build models in historical settings. Furthermore, we offer an interpretation of the model in its historic representation by means of an accompanying exhibition as well as workshops for anyone between 5 and 99 years of age.
On February 1, 2016, Manor College hosted a Stability Dialogue to talk about how Americans can help promote peace and stability in Ukraine. Honored guests and speakers included: Ohio Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur, Ukrainian Rada Member, Andrey Artemenko, Ukrainian Businessman, Alex Rovt, former Deputy Secretary of Defense for NATO and expert on Russia and Ukraine, Bruce Weinrod, Chair of the Ukrainian Federation of America and former Pennsylvania Congressman, Curt Weldon. This event was open to the Manor College community and the greater Philadelphia Ukrainian community.
130702-N-GR655-018 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (July 2, 2013) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-Class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) interact with students at the Jinhae Hope Home during a port visit in Busan. Chosin is currently operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting exercises, port visits and operations to enhance maritime partnerships and promote peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Fire Controlmen Third Class Andrew Albin/Released)
181208-N-IG466-0225 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Adam Goetz, left, and Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Michael Steinbeck direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Harry S. Truman will continue to foster cooperation with regional allies and partners, strengthen regional stability, and remain vigilant, agile and dynamic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adelola Tinubu/Released)
.New Fresh Start program helping families hurt by foreclosure during recession
DOVER — A new state program is designed to help families and individuals who have experienced foreclosures, job loss, or other financial difficulties stemming from the financial crisis that began in 2008, Governor John Carney and other officials announced this week.
Fresh Start, a partnership between the Delaware State Housing Authority and DHSS’ financial empowerment program, $tand By Me, offers free financial coaching to help Delawareans get past setbacks and move toward home ownership again.
“Home ownership is a fundamental element of our economy and important to ensuring our neighborhoods thrive,” said Governor Carney. “We have to make sure that all Delawareans have an opportunity to succeed, achieve financial stability and strengthen their communities. Through Fresh Start, we are giving people the tools they need to help them work through economic challenges.”
The statewide program, funded by bank settlements, was developed to help Delawareans who lost their homes due to foreclosure, short sale, or deed in lieu arrangements, said DSHA Director Anas Ben Addi. They may wish to improve credit, increase savings, or decrease debt to put them in a better position to buy a home or rent.
“Fresh Start reaches Delawareans who have struggled to recover and get back on the path to financial stability,” Ben Addi said. “Losing your home or job is painful and a significant challenge, but with the right coaching and assistance, we can help Delaware families move forward again.”
$tand By Me, a partnership with the United Way of Delaware, works with nonprofits to offer personal financial coaching, with four coaches statewide devoted to helping Fresh Start clients.
“Our goal is to provide people with the information, resources and support they need to establish and achieve their financial goals,” said $tand By Me Director Mary Dupont. Since it began six years ago, $tand By Me has served more than 75,000 Delawareans, including more than 14,000 who have participated in financial coaching.
Governor Carney and other leaders spoke at an event formally kicking the program off at the Goodwill store at Lea Boulevard in Wilmington. Goodwill is one of three nonprofits with Fresh Start financial coaches, along with NCALL Research and Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware.
Information on Fresh Start can be found at standbymede.org/fresh, or a coach can be reached by calling:
New Castle County: 302-504-3549 or 302-652-3991, ext. 106
Kent County: 302-678-9400
Sussex County: 302-855-1370
Delaware also offers assistance to people facing foreclosure or going through the process. The Delaware Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program has helped 665 people with emergency mortgage loans since 2007.
# # #
Fresh Start, un nuevo programa que ayuda a las familias afectadas por ejecuciones hipotecarias durante la recesión
DOVER -- Hoy el Gobernador John Carney y otros funcionarios anunciaron el lanzamiento de un nuevo programa del estado diseñado para ayudar a personas y familias que han atravesado ejecuciones hipotecarias, pérdida de empleo u otras dificultades financieras originadas en la crisis económica que comenzó en 2008.
Fresh Start, una alianza entre la Autoridad de Vivienda Pública de Delaware y el programa de empoderamiento financiero $tand By Me, ofrece asesoramiento financiero en forma gratuita para ayudar a los residentes de Delaware a superar contratiempos y retomar el camino hacia la vivienda propia.
“La vivienda propia es un elemento fundamental de nuestra economía y es un factor importante para garantizar la prosperidad de nuestros vecindarios”, expresó el Gobernador Carney. “Debemos asegurarnos de que todos los residentes de Delaware tengan la posibilidad de alcanzar el éxito, lograr estabilidad económica y fortalecer sus comunidades. Con Fresh Start, les estamos dando a las personas las herramientas que necesitan para ayudarlas a superar desafíos económicos.”
Según el Director de la DSHA, Anas Ben Addi, este programa, que abarca todo el estado y se financia mediante convenios con bancos, se desarrolló para ayudar a los residentes de Delaware que perdieron sus hogares por ejecución hipotecaria, venta en descubierto, o acuerdos de entrega de escritura de propiedad inmobiliaria en lugar de ejecución hipotecaria. A lo mejor desean mejorar su calificación crediticia, incrementar sus ahorros o reducir sus deudas para quedar en mejores condiciones de comprar o alquilar una vivienda.
“Fresh Start extiende una mano a los residentes de Delaware que han tenido dificultades para recuperarse y retomar la senda de la estabilidad económica”, agregó Ben Addi. “Perder un hogar o empleo es doloroso y presenta un importante desafío, pero con la asistencia y el asesoramiento adecuados podemos ayudar a las familias de Delaware a avanzar otra vez.”
$tand By Me trabaja con organizaciones sin fines de lucro para ofrecer asesoramiento financiero personalizado, junto con cuatro asesores en todo el estado que se dedican a ayudar a clientes de Fresh Start.
“Nuestra meta es suministrarles a las personas la información, los recursos y el apoyo que necesitan para definir y alcanzar sus metas financieras”, dijo la Directora de $tand By Me, Mary Dupont. Desde sus inicios hace seis años, $tand By Me ha ayudado a más de 75,000 residentes de Delaware, incluidos más de 14,000 que han obtenido asesoramiento financiero.
El gobernador Carney y otros líderes hablaron hoy en un evento y anunciaron formalmente el lanzamiento del programa en la tienda Goodwill de Lea Blvd en Wilmington. Goodwill es una de las tres organizaciones sin fines de lucro con asesores financieros especializados en Fresh Start, junto con NCALL Research e Interfaith Housing.
Para obtener más información sobre Fresh Start, ingrese en standbymede.org/fresh, o comuníquese con un asesor llamando a los siguientes teléfonos:
Condado de New Castle: 302-504-3549 o 302-652-3991, interno 106
Condado de Kent: 302-678-9400
Condado de Sussex: 302-855-1370
Though the Wright Brothers had successfully flown the world's first heavier-than-air aircraft, both the initial Flyer and Flyer II suffered stability problems; in the case of the Flyer II, it led to a number of crashes. The Flyer III was to improve on the Flyer basic design by enlarging the size of the rudders and elevators, as well as add a larger fuel tank and radiators for longer endurance flights; finally, it was also designed to carry a single passenger. The Wrights successfully tested the Flyer III between 1905 and 1908, and found it to be a much better aircraft that the earlier Flyers.
Not long after completing their 1908 test flights, the Wrights wrote to then-Secretary of War William H. Taft, offering to not only sell the US government Flyer IIIs, but to place it in production. The US Army was indeed interested, and accepted the Military Flyer in 1908. A crash that severely injured Orville Wright and killed Thomas Selfridge led to changes in the second Military Flyer, accepted in 1909 and referred to by the US Army as the Model A. The Model A was a technology demonstrator and differed from the Flyer III in that the wings were shorter for better speed.
The Model A achieved a number of firsts: besides carrying the first passenger into the air in 1905, it was also the first aircraft to go into production and the first to be license-built: the Wrights only produced seven Model As, but other companies built as many as 60 more. Such was the quick progression of aviation that the Model A was obsolete by 1911.
The Model B used the same wing design as the Model A, but was more of a conventional aircraft in that the elevator was moved to the rear rather than carried in front of the pilot. Unlike the Model A, which was modified ad hoc to carry passengers, the B was meant from the beginning to carry two people. This made the Model B the first truly purpose built training aircraft, and six were purchased by the US military for service--three by the Army and three by the Navy. The Model B would also have the distinction of being the first aircraft to be turned into a warplane, when a machine gun was fired from a Model B in June 1912.
By this time, demand for Wright aircraft was such that the brothers could not keep up with orders, so the Wrights sold a license to Starling Burgess, a yacht builder who had also designed and built a few airplanes of his own. Burgess built the Model B as the Model F, and about 100 were produced--marking the first production run of an aircraft in the United States, and the first time an aircraft was license-produced.
Three original Model As and two Model Bs are known to exist, along with about a dozen replicas, flyable and display only. This replica is meant to represent a Burgess-built Model F, and is on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum in Utah.
A whole gamut of aerospace history can be seen in the background: the top of a B-17G Flying Fortress, a JN-4 Jenny, and a F-86.
The stability of a championship focused solely on him will depend on the operation this Tuesday of the current champion. Marc Mrquez, this Sunday, after his serious fall.EFE Chronicle.Marc Mrquez breaks his shoulder and his World Cup is in danger The MotoGP World Championship in 2014 embarked on a labyrinthine path: the move to pay […]
tv6.news/the-perfect-storm-for-the-motogp-economy-the-cor...
Samuel Henkin’s approach to the study of political violence, instability,
and conflict is the result of his own geographic education which
focused on a rigorous survey of critical theory and methodological
multiplicity at the leading-edge of geographic inquiry.
Copyright: Dr. W. Murphy, University of Leeds
Debris slide near the town of Calitri, Southern Italy. The slide occurred in colluvial materials and fill and sits on the edge of a much larger landslide complex.
140323-N-ZZ786-111 WATERS NEAR GUAM (March 23, 2014) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) steams during Multi-Sail. Shiloh is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/Released)
Urs Rohner, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland is captured talking with a participant during the Forum Debate 'Global Financial Stability' at the congress centre during the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 21, 2015.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Monika Flueckiger
USIP hosted an address by the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, in his first public speaking engagement with the Washington policy community since becoming Prime Minister for the third time in June 2013. www.usip.org/events/pakistans-vision-peace-stability-and-...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2016) -- Sailors and Coast Guardsmen embark on a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Ino-Asia Pacific, William P. Lawrence, commanded by Cmdr. Walter C. Mainor, is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)
This is a more advanced exercise for activation of quadratus lumborum and abdminal internal obliques (core stability!!).
keep elbow at 90 degrees, arm straight down. activate abdominals, lift whole body away from the ground and hold for 20 seconds. For more information see www.coomerawellnesscentre.com.au.
Advancing women’s empowerment contributes to national stability, says DSRSG Walpole at International Women’s Day celebration
Baghdad, 07 March 2019 – International Women’s Day was celebrated today at an event organized by the Directorate for the Empowerment of Iraqi Women at the Council of Ministers.
The event, which was supported by UN Women and the International Medical Corps, was attended by senior Iraqi government officials, including the two Deputy Speakers of the Council of Representatives, human rights activists, civil society representatives, the international community and many others.
Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) Alice Walpole addressed the meeting, along with Dr. Mahdi Al-Allaq, Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, who represented the Prime Minister; Dr. Thikra Alwash, Mayor of Baghdad and Chair of the Standing Committee on the Advancement of Women; UN Women’s Representative, Ms. Dina Zorba and UNFPA Representative, Dr. Oluremi Sogunro; as well as the Director-General of the Directorate for the Empowerment of Iraqi Women, Dr. Ibtisam Aziz.
In her remarks, DSRSG Walpole welcomed the upcoming discussions in Parliament on updating the Anti-Domestic Violence Law. “We need to acknowledge that domestic violence diminishes and shames all of society; it is a threat not just to women but to society itself,” she emphasised.
Reflecting on the challenges facing displaced women across Iraq, DSRSG Walpole noted that “They continue to suffer the brutal consequences of the recent conflict”.
“Female-headed households should be prioritised in accessing public services,” she said, and called on the Ministries of Defence and Interior, and the National Operations Command, to “to ensure that secure clearance mechanisms are coordinated among security actors to minimize re-screening of individuals already screened; and to consider removing security clearance requirements for civilians who have not been charged with a criminal or terrorism-related offence, so they do not face obstacles in accessing public services, including civil registries and courts”.
DSRSG Walpole also noted the high unemployment rate amongst young women, which is double that of men. She called on the government to “offer small business grants to female entrepreneurs to help them into the business arena, in particular to women returnees in the liberated areas, and those heading households”.
“Advancing women’s economic empowerment in this way will contribute to the government’s efforts to achieve national stability,” she noted.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
On February 1, 2016, Manor College hosted a Stability Dialogue to talk about how Americans can help promote peace and stability in Ukraine. Honored guests and speakers included: Ohio Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur, Ukrainian Rada Member, Andrey Artemenko, Ukrainian Businessman, Alex Rovt, former Deputy Secretary of Defense for NATO and expert on Russia and Ukraine, Bruce Weinrod, Chair of the Ukrainian Federation of America and former Pennsylvania Congressman, Curt Weldon. This event was open to the Manor College community and the greater Philadelphia Ukrainian community.
Nike Air Force 1 Mid 07, Obsidian, Denim, Sail, Gum, Light Brown, 315123-408, Men’s, Size 10.5, Off White, leather and textile upper, padded ankle collar, provides a comfortable fit, VELCRO closure across the ankle adds stability and support, Full-length Phylon midsole with heel Air-Sole unit provides added shock absorption, Rubber outsole supplies durable traction, Basketball, Classic/Retro, Mid-Top, Bruce Kilgore, Release Year 2015, AF1, Uptowns, Basketball, Classic/Retro, Mid-Top
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)* modulates power and brakes to help maintain the intended course
Please use anchor text 2010 CX-9 when using this image
* Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) is an electronic system to help the driver maintain control under adverse conditions. It is not a substitute for safe driving practices. Factors including speed, road conditions and driver steering input can all affect whether DSC will be effective in preventing loss of control. Please see the Owner’s Manual for further details.
160626-N-UF697-171 YELLOW SEA (June 26, 2016) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) man their forward refueling stations during an underway-replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7). Barry is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin V. Cunningham/Released)
Another view of the Robert Esnault-Pelterie (R.E.P.) monoplane, obviously with again modifications at the tail. It seems now a very large elevator (fixed and moveable part) with the rudder also with a very large fixed part.
Robert Esnault-Pelterie was constantly modifying his original R.E.P. 2 design, likely to improve stability and ease of contrrol.
Mark that there is a small winglet just behind the engine section on the side of the fuselage.
Mauirce Guffroy (1868 - 1911) was an early French balloonist who later turned to heavier-than-air aeroplanes like the R.E.P. He never acquired a pilot licence.
Stability CrossFit (7,300 square feet)
Gustavo Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (2,975 square feet)
1944 Laskin Road, Suites 402 & 401, Regency Hilltop, Virginia Beach, VA
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States
Designed in two sections by different architects, the Metropolitan Baptist Church (originally the New York Presbyterian Church) is a fine example of the many new churches built in Harlem during the late 19th century at a time when the local church represented wealth and stability to the community. The building is distinguished by a somewhat unusual blend of the Gothic and Romanesque Revival styles, both favored in part for their imposing character, and reflects the importance of its original congregation.
The earlier section of rough-faced limestone church, fronting on West 128th Street, was planned by John Rochester Thomas in 1884. It housed a small lecture room/ chapel and was erected with the intention of adding a principal auditorium structure at a later date. The addition, comprising the Seventh Avenue facade and the northern section of the church, was completed in 1890 and designed by Richard R. Davis. Davis' extension, with its dominating gable and towers, complemented the Thomas design incorporating many details from the earlier structure.
Although the immediate neighborhood was not fully developed when the building was commissioned by the New York Presbyterian Church, greater Harlem was blossoming as New York's most fashionable suburb. Harlem derived its name from the village of Nieuw Harlem established in the region by Peter Stuyvesant in 1658, and embraced the area of Manhattan above Morningside Heights between the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. The region remained rural until the turn of the century. Country estates in the western half of the district took advantage of magnificent views from Harlem Heights, while the eastern section, between present-day 110th and 125th Streets, was cultivated as farmlands. It was not until the 1830s, when the New York & Harlem Railroad ran trains to 129th Street, that Harlem's potential as a residential suburb was recognized.
The transformation from rural village to fashionable upper-and upper-middle-class neighborhood, however, did not occur until after the 1870s. Harlem suffered a decline in the 1830s when its lush farmlands were depleted, and many great estates were sold at public auction during this period. The striking vistas and beautiful unspoiled country nevertheless attracted fashionable downtowners on picnics and day trips, particularly after the 1860s. In the 1870s the rapid growth of New York City began to notably affect the status of nearby Harlem. The area was annexed to the City in 1873, and from 1878 - 1881, three lines of the elevated railroad were extended as far north as 129th Street, precipitating the development of new residential neighborhoods.
The building boom lasted until 1905. Exclusive homes, such as Strivers Row in the St. Nicholas Historic District on 138th and 139th Streets, designed in part by Standford White in 1891, were erected for affluent, established New Yorkers, people of wealth and taste, as Harlem came to epitomize the ultimate in fashion and elegance. An 1893 article in the Harlem Monthly Magazine foresaw correctly that "It is evident to the most superficial observer that the centre of fashion, wealth, culture, and intelligence, must, in the near future, be found in the ancient and honorable village of Harlem.." By 1900 luxurious apartment houses lined Lenox Avenue in the 130's and 140's blocks and Seventh Avenue, then one of the finest residential streets in New York. Harlem also boasted elegant rows of brownstones, the fashionable Polo Grounds, and the distinguished Harlem Opera House, which opened on West 125th Street in 1889.
As exclusive neighborhoods shifted northward, most churches were compelled to follow their congregations to Harlem. Many expensive and imposing church edifices were erected for prestigious congregations whose membership often numbered in the thousands.
When the leaders of the New York Presbyterian Church purchased the comer lots on Seventh Avenue and 128th Street in 1884 they were criticized for planning such a costly project, but the church had anticipated the growth of the immediate neighborhood and the healthy expansion of membership. At the time, the New York Presbyterian Church was well established in the city. The roots of the Presbyterian faith, which is based on a modified form of Calvinism and a specific ecclesiastical hierarchy, date to 1754 when the Associate Presbytery was formed by members of the religious secession in Scotland.
In 1782, the Associate Reformed Church was formed when the Associate Presbytery joined with the Reformed Church of America. Three churches of this order were established in New York, but left a dissatisfied remnant group when they united as one in 1822. The small Scotch-Irish remnant, led by a representative of the Associate Reformed Synod, was established as the Associate Reformed Church of the City of New York in 1831, accepted into the New York Presbytery in 1867, and subsequently renamed the New York Presbyterian Church.
After occupying several downtown locations the church decided to establish a permanent headquarters in Harlem and commissioned John Rochester Thomas (1848-1901) to design the new building. Born and trained in Rochester, New York, Thomas was reputed to have designed more public and semi-public buildings than any other architect in the country. Among his works were the Eighth Regiment Armory, the Seventy-first Regiment Armory, the Squadron A Armory, a designated New York City Landmark, an extension to the old New York Stock Exchange, buildings for the New York State Reformatory at Elmira, the New Jersey State Reformatory at Rahway, and the Eastern New York Reformatory.
Among the educational institutions from which he received commissions were the University of Rochester, Rochester Theological Seminary, Cornell University, and the University of Virginia. Thomas designed more than 150 churches, one of which was the Second Reformed Church at Lenox Avenue and 123rd Street, now the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church in the Mount Morris Park Historic District. Thomas is perhaps best known, however, for his 1889 design of the Hall of Records or Surrogates Court, a designated New York City Landmark. Richard R. Davis, who designed the auditorium addition, was a Harlem architect who maintained an office, 247 West 125th Street. He was responsible for many fine apartments and row houses in the area.
The cornerstone of the Thomas-designed church building was laid in October 18, 1884, and the first service held in September, 1885. The north side of the church was finished with a temporary frame bay in anticipation of the future addition. Ground was broken for the main auditorium structure on Thanksgiving Day, 1889. Davis' addition completed the church, incorporating the original design of both the exterior and interior. The new, wide, fan-shaped auditorium, which opened in October 1890, was partitioned from the original lecture room. When necessary, the two rooms were opened up as one during large Sunday services.
While the reason for the two-part construction was probably financial, it remains unclear why Thomas did not complete the project he had commenced six years earlier. Davis, in fact, appears to have plagiarized his composition for the Seventh Avenue addition from the western section of the nearby Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem on Lenox Avenue and West 123rd Street, designed by Thomas in 1885. The similarity is too close to be coincidental. Evidently quite proud of the completed New York Presbyterian Church, Davis claimed the entire design as his own in an 1893 business advertisement.
Only a few years after the New York Presbyterian Church was completed the character of Harlem began to undergo yet another transformation. Proposed subway routes to West Harlem sparked a wave of real estate speculation that continued until the bottom fell out of the market in 1904-1905. In 1904, a black businessman named Philip Payton founded the Afro-American Realty Company, which, during its short life, played a major role in the development of Harlem as a black community. In the aftermath of the real estate collapse, which produced a surplus of housing, Payton acquired five-year leases on white-owned properties and rented them at higher rates to black families.
Blacks who could afford high rents had begun moving to Harlem at the turn of the century. A dramatic increase in Harlem's black population came, however, as hundreds of black families were uprooted when their homes in the Tenderloin area near 34th Street were destroyed during the 1906 -1910 construction of Pennsylvania Station. For the first time good housing in large quantities was available to New York's blacks. People talked of "moving up to Harlem". Just as Harlem had been an exclusive white community, it became an exclusive black community, with more than 50,000 blacks living there by 1914.
After the 1908 collapse of the Afro-American Realty Company, local churches played the most influential roles in the development of black Harlem. Traditionally, the church was the most stable institution in the black community. Church wealth and influence expanded concurrently with the growth of Harlem's black population and membership enjoyed a healthy increase as churches began to purchase property and move to Harlem.
During the early 20th century many white denominations sold their church buildings to black congregations as "on to Harlem" movements brought black churches to the area. Selling their downtown properties at high rates, the black churches often invested their profits in local Harlem real estate.
By the 1920s almost every well-established black church had relocated uptown. Many had congregations so large that it was necessary to hold several services on a single Sunday.
Unlike the established black churches that moved to Harlem from downtown locations, the Metropolitan Baptist Church was a new congregation. Organized as the Mercy Street Baptist Church by seven blacks in 1912, the congregation merged with the Zion Baptist Church and worshipped in the basement of a house at 45-47 West 134th Street, paying $1.00 per year in rent. When the Reverend W.W. Brown arrived from Pittsburgh to lead the church in 1914, membership numbered 380.
The congregation grew rapidly under Brown's direction and services were moved to the Public Casino. In 1916, the Metropolitan Baptist Church purchased three lots on West 138th Street between Lenox Avenue and constructed a temporary building that seated 1,500 persons. After this proved inadequate, the Church purchased the New York Presbyterian Building on West 128th Street in 1918 at a cost of $85,000. In 1929 the Church acquired the three adjoining row houses on West 128th Street with the intention of erecting a youth center. These were later torn down but the center was never built.
Description
The exterior of the Metropolitan Baptist Church is little changed from its original appearance. The limestone structure shows a handsome blend of detail from the Gothic and Romanesque Revival styles which were the rule for ecclesiastical architecture of the period. Introduced in the 1840s, the Gothic Revival style never lost its popularity in church design throughout the remainder of the century, even after the Romanesque Revival style became fashionable in the 1880s. While the two styles were considered equally acceptable, elements from both were not commonly combined in one building design as they are in the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
The low and heavy massing of the church, the rough-cut stone, the conical roof form, and the use of dwarf columns with foliate capitals are typically Romanesque, while the pointed arches, richly decorated fenestration, tracery, and flying buttress are characteristic of the Gothic Revival. Although planned separately, the designs of architects Thomas and Davis work well as one, forming a unified whole with a variety of geometric volumes that intersect at different levels, and the principal facades gain a special character from a skilled combination of projecting and receding planes.
The Thomas-designed section on West 128th Street demonstrates the architect's skill in ecclesiastical design. Small in scale, the two and one-half story facade is dominated by a tremendous slate roof, shaped as a partial cone. A central peak-roofed gable end projects slightly from a bow-shaped wall that follows the curve of the roof, while a smaller peaked gable marks the southeast corner of the building.
Located at the southwest corner, the principal entrance (originally designed to be crowned by a belltower) reveals a fine design. Engaged dwarf columns of polished granite mounted on limestone bases and crowned by foliate capitals flank heavy wooden doors finished with medieval hardware. A recessed Gothic-arched stained glass transom with decorative stone tracery appears above. The transom is framed by three stone moldings that spring from the capitals and an outer molding terminating in carved bosses. A similar door appears on the east end of the facade, adjacent to a three-sided angular bay.
The entire facade is articulated by groups of stained glass, Gothic-arched lancet windows that appear at various levels. The principal gable is lit by a handsome stained-glass rose window with stone voussoirs and arched molding that appears over five lancet windows. Three small trefoil-arched lancets pierce the attic story. Decorative facade elements include terminal blocks with ornamental trefoils at the roofline, and slender engaged granite dwarf columns with foliate capitals that flank the rose window.
The west facade of the church, designed by Richard R. Davis, is dominated by a large-scale, steeply-pitched peaked roof gable end of rough cut stone traversed at intervals by plain bandcourses. The gable is flanked by engaged round towers pierced by a circle of trefoil-arched stained glass lancets crowned by layered conical roofs. A stained glass rose window is centered on the facade, set within a Gothic-arched enframement that springs from pairs of engaged columns and pilasters. Five Gothic-arched lancets unified by a continuous molding pierce the wall at ground level.
These are crowned by four circular plaques carved with trefoils. A bandcourse of the same motifs runs above, echoed by a similar bandcourse that marks the gable at attic level. A double lancet crowned by a Gothic-arched molding appears under the roof peak, which, like the towers, is crowned by a stone finial. A Gothic-arched entry flanked by engaged granite columns appears on either side of the gable end. Polished granite columns with foliate capitals flank the wooden doors, which are crowned by Gothic tracery, recalling the door compositions used by Thomas on the southern facade. A single flying buttress, another Gothic Revival element, marks the church's southwest corner at second story level.
The Metropolitan Baptist Church is remarkable for its fine stonework and stained glass, handsome composition, striking asymmetrical massing, and skilled combination of Gothic and Romanesque Revival forms. Positioned on a corner site, the church dominates the street-scape, while intersecting gables and a varied roof line give the building a special character. The original design is remarkably intact, including a particularly fine cast-iron fence at street level. The building is an excellent example of Harlem's ecclesiastical architecture, and an important symbol of the wealth and prestige enjoyed by Harlem churches.
- From the 1981 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
Public Meeting on the EU Stablity Treaty in Scoil Áine Naofe, Lucan, Co. Dublin - © David Novak Photography
It is extra wide for better stability on a water, has 1 large and 2 small fins, and 2 non-skid layers on top of the board along with a convenient carry handle. New Azzurro Mare paddle board offers premium features along with outstanding functionality, outperforming other inflatable paddle boards on a market today.
Find out more at www.boatstogo.com/inflatable_boat_AMSOT330.asp
Launch of the Fine Gael Stability Treaty Facebook App at Fine Gael HQ - 2 May 2012 - The application allows people to send questions to Fine Gael about the Stability Treaty.
Cultural Diplomacy, Soft Power, Multiculturalism, Interdependence, Mutual Understanding, Global Peace and Stability, Academic Exchange & Conflict Resolution
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS) www.ccds-berlin.de
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and Coast Guardsman assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South investigate a commercial fishing vessel. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific, William P. Lawrence, commanded by Cmdr. Walter C. Mainor, is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)
IRD Continues Balkans Stability Initiatives with Kosovo Cultural Heritage Project
www.ird.org/what/stories/kosovo_CulturalHeritageProgram_1...
International Relief and Development (IRD), a major implementer of U.S. foreign assistance and a leader in the international stabilization and development community, has been awarded the Kosovo Cultural Heritage Project to help restore and preserve the Republic of Kosovo's cultural heritage and foster community understanding and cooperation.
"IRD's first programs assisted vulnerable communities in the Balkans region as they suffered through conflict in the 1990s," said Dr. Arthur B. Keys, President and CEO of IRD. "We have a long-term commitment to the stability and development of Kosovo and the entire region. The Kosovo Cultural Heritage Program is one of many projects IRD has undertaken to foster understanding and tolerance while preserving structures of international significance."
As Europe's youngest nation, born of the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo continues to experience unrest and even conflict. IRD's Kosovo Cultural Heritage Project, funded by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo, seeks to protect important sites and, in the process, create opportunities for dialogue and cooperation in order to foster social unity and stability. IRD will lead the restoration of three cultural heritage sites in the Prizren region: the Sheh Zade Old House in Prizren, the Church of St. Stephen in Velika Hoca/ Hocee Madhe, and the Church of St. Nicola in Bogosevci-Prizren.
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.
Praia/Dakar, 16 May 2011 – A regional conference on « Elections and stability in West Africa » will take place from 18 to 20 May 2011 in Praia, Cape Verde.
This goal of this conference is to analyze the impact of electoral processes on the stability of West Africa and their implications on conflict prevention, democracy and peace consolidation.
Taking into account the fact that despite the significant progress observed in organizing peaceful and credible elections in Africa, electoral processes remain vulnerable social and political events during which tensions and sometimes violence occur, the regional conference intends to examine the main challenges to the political stability of electoral processes and to formulate a set of practical and innovative recommendations in order to assist the West African states, especially those where elections are scheduled to take place between 2011 and 2013.
The regional conference will provide an opportunity to evaluate the implementation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and good governance ten years after its adoption, and to analyze objectively recent elections held in West Africa. The conference will then consider critical issues such as the financing of elections, the functioning of the electoral commissions, the management of electoral disputes, the role of the media and of the security sector, human rights and gender issues as well as the support of the UN and of the international community as a whole to electoral processes.
Around one hundred participants from different backgrounds will participate in the conference, including high-level personalities and representatives of governments, electoral commissions, Constitutional Councils, security forces, media organizations, civil society and regional organizations.
The conference is organized under the aegis of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), in partnership with with the Government of Cape Verde, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with the support of the UN Department of Political Affairs and its Electoral Assistance Division, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) and the European Union (EU).
Its too dark to hand hold so what the heck use the dog poop stand to hold the camera and don't worry about the tripod. And, at 15 below zero and a long walk, I'm too cold to hold still.
May 3, 2016: Over the last six months, risks to global financial stability have risen, according to the International Monetary Fund’s April 2016 Global Financial Stability Report. In advanced economies, the outlook has deteriorated because of heightened uncertainty and setbacks to growth and confidence. Disruptions to global asset markets have added to these pressures. Declines in oil and commodity prices have kept risks elevated in emerging markets, while greater uncertainty about China’s growth transition has increased spillovers to global markets. These developments tightened financial conditions, reduced risk appetite, and raised credit risks, weighing on financial stability. The situation in markets appears significantly improved, but is the turmoil of the past months now safely behind us, or is it a warning signal that more needs to be done to secure financial stability? The IMF’s April 2016 GFSR addresses this key question and many others.
DONGHAE, Republic of Korea (March 8, 2015) Seaman Donevan Berry (left to right), Electronics Technician 3rd Class Patrick Joyce, and Cryptologic Technician Collection 2nd Class Sean Sierra haul in a tow line aboard USS Lassen (DDG 82) as the ship leaves port to participate in exercise Foal Eagle 2015. Foal Eagle is a series of annual training events that are defense-oriented and designed to increase readiness and maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula while strengthening the ROK-U.S. alliance and promoting regional peace and stability of the Indo-Asian-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Wright)