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The Bayon, Prasat Bayoăn is a richly decorated Khmer temple related to Buddhism at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom.
This image is of a 10x12 inch sandstone replica that I purchased in Siam Reap 2003, from Artisans Ankor:
A European program called "REPLIC" provided financial support between 1998 and 2001 to create a project called "Artisans Angkor" to be a workplace for the young Cambodians trained by CEFP in the handicraft sector. In 2003, with support of the Agence Française de Développement (French Agency for Development), Artisans Angkor became an autonomous and semi-public Cambodian company. The profits of the company are wholly reinvested in the new training programs or construction of new workplaces in the Siem Reap province.
The company has developed its own training program (independent from the CEFP) in the craft sector, giving young Cambodians aged from 18 to 25 years free vocational training in stone or wood carving, or lacquering, or silver plating. Young people mostly from remote rural areas close to a new workshop built by Artisans Angkor can apply for this training; they have to pass some of manual and motivational tests. The compensated training period lasts from 6 to 9 months and at the end of this apprenticeship, the trainees are granted the status of "artisans". If they wish, they can then join Artisans Angkor where an employment opportunity is guaranteed to them.
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Alumno del Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional - Blas de Lezo, en Pasaia, que está realizando el curso de buceo...This is a student from the Integrated Vocational Training Center - Blas de Lezo, in Pasaia who is taking the diving course.
In 1979, when I started my vocational training, this was my vocational school. I had classes here twice a week. A year later, the vocational school moved to a new building and today, after a thorough renovation, the garden school is an elementary school. But every time I walk by here, I think back to the old days and remember the creaking old wooden stairs....
Excerpt from www.waiolihuiiachurch.org/our-historic-roots:
Wai'oli Hui'ia United Church
The Wai`oli Mission was established for the missionaries to Hawai`i by the American Board of of Commissioners for Foreign Missions who would visit from other missions in the Hawaiian Islands. A pole and thatch meetinghouse was constructed by Hawaiians on the current Mission Hall site, in anticipation of the arrival of the missionaries. Following the destruction of two earlier buildings by fire and wind, the congregation members began building the timber frame and plaster building in 1837, completing it in 1841. The lime for the plaster was made from coral which was dug at low tide. The Mission Bell was acquired in 1843, and placed in the belfry behind the Mission Hall. The Mission Hall is the oldest surviving church building on the island of Kaua`i.
William and Mary Alexander, the first missionaries to Hanalei, arrived by double canoe from the Waimea Mission in 1834. During their nine years here, Mr. Alexander, assisted by George Rowell and Edward Johnson, carried the Gospel to persons along the Northern coastline of Kaua`i. Two years were spent building the Mission House, which was completed in 1837. Mr. Alexander “laid up the chimney” with his own hands, and it stands to this day.
Deborah Kapule, the dowager Queen of Kaua`i and earnest convert, assisted in establishing the Mission. Governor Kaikio`ewa of Kaua`i provided the land, and encouraged the Mission in many ways.
The Mission School was started so that children and adults could read the Bible, which the missionaries translated into Hawaiian. Abner and Lucy Wilcox arrived in 1846 to spend over 20 years as educational missionaries, developing this school, which was a pioneer in vocational training as well. The Wai`oli Mission School was well attended, and trained teachers to go throughout Kaua`i and Ni`ihau. This is now the Hanalei Public School.
In 1912 the present Wai`oli Church building was given by the three sons of Abner Wilcox, Sam, George, and Albert. This shingled church, built in the American Gothic Architectural style, has a belfry tower which houses the old Mission Bell. This bell has rung throughout the years, calling people to worship. In 1921 the Wilcox descendants restored the Mission House and the Mission Hall.
The Wai`oli Church grew under the guidance of the Hawaiian ministers. By 1945 the Wanini Church and the Ha`ena Church had joined the Wai`oli Church to form the Wai`oli Hui`ia Church.
Having survived two previous hurricanes, Hurricane Dot and Hurricane Iwa, both the Wai`oli Hui`ia Church Sanctuary and the Wai`oli Mission Hall were restored after sustaining significant damage from Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Both buildings are listed on the state and national registers of historic places.
The Wai`oli Hui`ia Church has had a continuous record of service since 1834, first as a Congregational Church, and since 1956, as a United Church of Christ.
Wai`oli Hui`ia Church extends a cordial welcome to all to worship with us on Sunday mornings, and at special services throughout the year. Residing in the legacy of the past, by God’s grace, Wai`oli Hui`ia Church stands ready to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and is dedicated unto the glory of God.
Excerpt from www.pmq.org.hk/heritage/history-of-pmq/:
The story began with the establishment of the Central School in 1862, the first government school in Hong Kong to provide western education to the public at the upper primary and secondary levels. Originally, the campus was built at Gough Street, north of Hollywood Road, but in 1889 it was renamed as Victoria College and relocated to a site at the junction of Aberdeen Street and Hollywood Road ―the locale of today’s PMQ. In 1894, the school was finally renamed as Queen’s College. The school buildings at Hollywood Road were severely damaged during World War II and was later demolished. The site was then reconstructed into the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road in 1951.
The Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was the first of its kind to provide official residence for the married police staff and their families. These included local ethnic Chinese rank-and-file officers amongst its intended users. It provided 140 single room units and 28 double room units as a convenient residence to officers serving at the nearby Central Police Station. It was left vacant since 2000.
In October 2009, the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was preserved as one of the eight projects in the Hong Kong Policy Address’ initiatives - “Conserving Central”, which was implemented by the Development Bureau. In November 2010, the project was awarded to the Musketeers Education and Culture Charitable Foundation Limited, with the support of Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Design Institute of the Vocational Training Council. The yearning for a space dedicated to creative industries in Hong Kong has led to the inception of PMQ. Today, PMQ has become the creative platform in supporting up and coming creative talent as well as fostering a community of patrons and lovers of creativity, design and heritage.
Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. - 1942
Boys learning to garden in the vocational training class.
Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
Excerpt from www.pmq.org.hk/heritage/history-of-pmq/:
The story began with the establishment of the Central School in 1862, the first government school in Hong Kong to provide western education to the public at the upper primary and secondary levels. Originally, the campus was built at Gough Street, north of Hollywood Road, but in 1889 it was renamed as Victoria College and relocated to a site at the junction of Aberdeen Street and Hollywood Road ―the locale of today’s PMQ. In 1894, the school was finally renamed as Queen’s College. The school buildings at Hollywood Road were severely damaged during World War II and was later demolished. The site was then reconstructed into the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road in 1951.
The Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was the first of its kind to provide official residence for the married police staff and their families. These included local ethnic Chinese rank-and-file officers amongst its intended users. It provided 140 single room units and 28 double room units as a convenient residence to officers serving at the nearby Central Police Station. It was left vacant since 2000.
In October 2009, the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was preserved as one of the eight projects in the Hong Kong Policy Address’ initiatives - “Conserving Central”, which was implemented by the Development Bureau. In November 2010, the project was awarded to the Musketeers Education and Culture Charitable Foundation Limited, with the support of Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Design Institute of the Vocational Training Council. The yearning for a space dedicated to creative industries in Hong Kong has led to the inception of PMQ. Today, PMQ has become the creative platform in supporting up and coming creative talent as well as fostering a community of patrons and lovers of creativity, design and heritage.
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This disused Trade School Auditorium was part of a vocational training centre. The dramatic Art Deco and Classical Revival building closed in mid-2000s.
HB-JLT, Airbus A320-214 (CN 5518) 'Madrisa' of Edelweiss Air touches down on Edinburgh Airport's runway 24 after a service from Zurich Airport. The aircraft wears a special Help Alliance scheme. Help Alliance is a Lufthansa Group founded charity specialising promoting support and vocational training for children and young people, enabling them to lead self-determined and independent lives.
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Mirabeau Tower is a tower located in the area of Front-de- Seine , in the 15earrondissement of Paris , France.
This tower is the southernmost of the Front de Seine , near the Pont Mirabeau . It is composed of three branches and forms a triangular island framed by André Citroën dock , avenue Émile- Zolaet street bleach.
Designed by architects The Maresquier & Heckly in 1972, the Mirabeau turn comprises almost 35,000 m² over 18 floors. It was acquired in March 2013 by Gecina land .
It welcomes in particular the seats of the CSA and BRGM and various branches of central administration of the Ministry of Labour , Employment , Vocational Training and Social Dialogue.
Excerpt from www.pmq.org.hk/heritage/history-of-pmq/:
The story began with the establishment of the Central School in 1862, the first government school in Hong Kong to provide western education to the public at the upper primary and secondary levels. Originally, the campus was built at Gough Street, north of Hollywood Road, but in 1889 it was renamed as Victoria College and relocated to a site at the junction of Aberdeen Street and Hollywood Road ―the locale of today’s PMQ. In 1894, the school was finally renamed as Queen’s College. The school buildings at Hollywood Road were severely damaged during World War II and was later demolished. The site was then reconstructed into the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road in 1951.
The Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was the first of its kind to provide official residence for the married police staff and their families. These included local ethnic Chinese rank-and-file officers amongst its intended users. It provided 140 single room units and 28 double room units as a convenient residence to officers serving at the nearby Central Police Station. It was left vacant since 2000.
In October 2009, the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was preserved as one of the eight projects in the Hong Kong Policy Address’ initiatives - “Conserving Central”, which was implemented by the Development Bureau. In November 2010, the project was awarded to the Musketeers Education and Culture Charitable Foundation Limited, with the support of Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Design Institute of the Vocational Training Council. The yearning for a space dedicated to creative industries in Hong Kong has led to the inception of PMQ. Today, PMQ has become the creative platform in supporting up and coming creative talent as well as fostering a community of patrons and lovers of creativity, design and heritage.
Excerpt from www.pmq.org.hk/heritage/history-of-pmq/:
The story began with the establishment of the Central School in 1862, the first government school in Hong Kong to provide western education to the public at the upper primary and secondary levels. Originally, the campus was built at Gough Street, north of Hollywood Road, but in 1889 it was renamed as Victoria College and relocated to a site at the junction of Aberdeen Street and Hollywood Road ―the locale of today’s PMQ. In 1894, the school was finally renamed as Queen’s College. The school buildings at Hollywood Road were severely damaged during World War II and was later demolished. The site was then reconstructed into the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road in 1951.
The Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was the first of its kind to provide official residence for the married police staff and their families. These included local ethnic Chinese rank-and-file officers amongst its intended users. It provided 140 single room units and 28 double room units as a convenient residence to officers serving at the nearby Central Police Station. It was left vacant since 2000.
In October 2009, the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road was preserved as one of the eight projects in the Hong Kong Policy Address’ initiatives - “Conserving Central”, which was implemented by the Development Bureau. In November 2010, the project was awarded to the Musketeers Education and Culture Charitable Foundation Limited, with the support of Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Design Institute of the Vocational Training Council. The yearning for a space dedicated to creative industries in Hong Kong has led to the inception of PMQ. Today, PMQ has become the creative platform in supporting up and coming creative talent as well as fostering a community of patrons and lovers of creativity, design and heritage.
March 13, 2010 in St. Paul, Minnesota
The Tea Party people held a rally calling for the health care reform bill currently being considered in congress to be stopped. Republican U.S. representative Michele Bachmann was the guest speaker. The crowd was filled with signs and stickers for Bachmann and other Republican candidates.
Signs in this picture:
"SANU! for state Representative"
"WWII Combat Infantrymen NO Socialized Medicine"
Currently, WWII combat infantrymen and all United States military veterans receive benefits from federal government social programs such as: health care from the government, education assistance from the government, help with home loans from the government, disability compensation from the government, pensions from the government, vocational training and employment services from the government, life insurance from the government and preferred placement in government jobs.
Camera: Nikon F90X with the AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D lens with an orange filter.
Film: Agfa APX 400 Professional
Processing: Walkens House of Film, Melbourne, Australia with the Noritsu scanner.
There is a growing Nepalese community now in Tasmania. I say that because the Royal Ghurkas Institute of Technology is located in Hobart. But there is a real twist to this tale!
The Royal Ghurka Rifles is a regiment of the British Army made up of Nepalese soldiers. During the time of British colonisation going back to the 18th century, the Ghurkas developed a fearsome reputation as fearless warriors.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
The RGIT is a private vocational training provider with a campus in Melbourne and this one in Hobart. It works especially with Nepalese students. Critics have argued that training institutions like this have been used as means of gaining "backdoor" entry to the country. Travelling to Australia on a student visa, and then upon completion of the course arrange to have their visa status upgraded. However one sees these educational schemes, the empirical evidence seems to be clear that this is indeed the "unintended" consequence. In 2017 a shadow fell over the RGIT as its education institutional status was revoked for a time to investigate these matters.
When it reopened the name was changed to "Royal Greenhill Institute of Technology" (despite the sign on my photograph still having Royal Ghurkas), but a rose by any other name....
Vitskøl Abbey has beautiful architecture, a rugged landscape and is a fascinating piece of Denmark's history in Vesthimmerland. Here you will be able to see the ruins of one of Denmark's largest medieval churches. And you can see beautiful gardens with medicinal plants and herbs that the monks began growing here 850 years ago.
Vitskøl Abbey was founded as a Cistercian monastery in 1158 by Valdemar the Great, who wanted to show his gratitude to God as in the previous year he had triumphed over King Sweyn in the famous battle of Grathe Heath, and thus had become sole king of Denmark.
For the next 378 years it served as a monastery. A large monastic complex was built and in particular a huge church. Vitskøl Abbey became one of the richest monasteries in Denmark.
Since 1935 the abbey has been used as a high school, youth residential home and finally, since 1992, as a division of TAMU, which is a vocational training programme for young people who find it difficult to get a foothold on the employment ladder.
Medieval monks at Vitskøl were famous for their medical treatments that were primarily based on the use of medicinal herbs. Today, Vitskøl has a large garden, which in addition to medicinal herbs contains many hundreds of other interesting plants. There is an opportunity to visit the nursery and the historic gardens, as well as to buy plants.
Dating from the monastic period, the west wing has a well-preserved vaulted cellar, as well as the large church ruin that very clearly shows how big the old abbey church actually was. The interior of the abbey is today used as a conference centre, so on certain days it will not be possible to enter the abbey itself, but the gardens and church ruins are open to visitors throughout the summer season.
*http://www.namalcollege.edu.pk
IMRAN KHAN'S NAMAL COLLEGE(UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD UK) MIANWALI, PAKISTAN*
Namal College is built on land generously donated by the people of Mianwali
District. Located a short distance outside the city of Mianwali on the main
Highway, the college is set on a gentle slope of a hill in beautiful
countryside on the edge of Namal lake. Phase 1 of the project and the first
of a complex of buildings has now been completed. The two storey building,
covering an area of 60,000 sq. ft. houses the college administration, Maths
and Computing laboratories and an English Language Centre. Phase II of the
construction programme will begin shortly and include Staff and Student
Accommodation premises and research laboratories.
*Namal College is an Associate College of the University of Bradford, one of
the leading Universities in United Kingdom*. It specialises in the Technical
and Engineering disciplines, and has a history of developing and delivering
high quality and demand driven degree programmes. Bradford has extensive
experience in setting up vocational training professional courses in
different parts of the World. Bradford University will work closely with
Namal College in designing the courses and curriculum, in ensuring Quality
Assurance, training and development for the Faculty and advising on matters
related to academic administration. Imran Khan is the Chancellor of the
University of Bradford. For further information about the University of
Bradford please visit the University website: www.bradford.ac.uk
with the SS Rotterdam
The Erasmus Bridge (Dutch: Erasmusbrug) is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named after Desiderius Erasmus a.k.a. Erasmus of Rotterdam, a prominent Christian renaissance humanist.
The 802-metre-long (2,631 ft) bridge across the New Meuse was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The cable-stayed bridge section has a single 139-metre-high (456 ft) asymmetrical pale blue pylon with a prominent horizontal base, earning the bridge its nickname "The Swan".
The southernmost span of the bridge has an 89-metre-long (292 ft) bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world.
After costing more than 165 million Euros to construct, the bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed.
The bridge featured in the 1998 Jackie Chan film Who Am I?. In 2005, several planes flew underneath the bridge as part of the "Red Bull Air Race". The bridge is also part of The World Port Days in Rotterdam.
In 2005, the bridge served as the backdrop for a performance by DJ Tiësto titled "Tiësto @ The Bridge, Rotterdam". The performance featured fire-fighting ships spraying jets of water into the air in front of the bridge, a fireworks barge launching fireworks beside the bridge, and multi colored spot/search lights attached to the bridge itself.
The bridge was crossed during the prologue and the opening stage of the 2010 Tour de France.
(Wikipedia)
De Rotterdam is a building on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam, designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1998. The complex is located between the KPN Tower and Rotterdam Cruise Terminal and was finalized at the end of 2013. On 21 November 2013, the municipality of Rotterdam, as the largest user, received the keys. The design provides space for offices, a hotel and apartments. The 44 floors amount to a total floor space area of about 160,000 m², making it the largest building in the Netherlands.
Construction began in 2009, when the municipality committed itself to hire 25,000 m² of the office space. The highest point (at 149 meters) was reached at the end of 2012, and the building was ready on its scheduled date of November 15, 2013. The total cost at the start of construction in 2009 was estimated to be €340,000,000.
Rem Koolhaas, who once considered a career in film, reasoned that the most frequent view of these structures would be in motion, from the window of a car. As the view changes, the towers, rising from a shared six-story plinth, separate and then merge. The building consists of three interconnected towers that share a thirty feet high base which includes six floors. The lower two layers form a large glass plinth. At about 90 meters above ground the towers – known as West Tower, Mid Tower and East Tower– are shifted a few meters in different directions, which enhances the wind stability and provides space for terraces. In the original design the towers did not touch each other, but in order to simplify the play of forces and to keep the construction affordable they are now connected in a few places. The facade provides the option of natural ventilation. On the west side there are balconies that are accessible from the apartments.
De Rotterdam is designed for residency, labor and leisure. The largest part is intended as office space and residency. It has 240 apartments, 72,000 m2 of offices, conference rooms and an underground parking with two floors providing over 684 parking spaces There is also a hotel with 285 rooms and 1500 m2 is assigned to cafes and restaurants. For fitness facilities 2,500 m2 is reserved and for shops 5,000 m2. The functions are grouped into blocks, but the different user groups meet at various places in the building, a concept that is defined by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture as a vertical city. De Rotterdam will be used daily by about 5,000 people and with a floor space index of 32 De Rotterdam forms the most densely built part of the Netherlands.
(Wikipedia)
The fifth SS Rotterdam, also known as "The Grande Dame", is a former ocean liner and cruise ship, and has been a hotel ship in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 2010. She was launched by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in a gala ceremony on 13 September 1958, and was completed the following summer.
The Rotterdam was the last great Dutch "ship of state", employing the finest artisans from the Netherlands in her construction and fitting out process. Her career spanned forty-one years. She sailed from 1959 until her final retirement in September 2000.
Concept and design
Originally she was conceived as a running mate to the popular Nieuw Amsterdam launched in 1937, but work was put on hold at the outbreak of World War II in Europe. When economic conditions once again became favorable for completion of the new ship in early 1954, the beginning of the end of ocean liners as basic transport was visible on the horizon.
The designers took this in mind and created a groundbreaking vessel, a two class, horizontally divided ship with movable partitions and a unique double staircase allowing for easy conversion to cruising. The christening and launch on September 13, 1958 by Queen Juliana was a huge crowd puller, with tens of thousands on both banks of the river. Rotterdam's machinery was shifted aft, to the now-traditional two thirds aft position, and in lieu of a funnel twin uptake pipes were fitted.
To provide balance, a large deckhouse was built atop the superstructure in the midships position of a typical funnel. While very controversial at the time.
History
As Rotterdam
Her sea trials and handing over to Holland America Line took place on July 20, 1959, just a few months before her maiden crossing of the Atlantic. On her maiden voyage she carried the then Crown Princess of the Netherlands to New York.
Due to the growing popularity of air travel, an increasing number of transatlantic liners began to disappear from service. This trend led to the Rotterdam's permanent retirement from transatlantic service in 1969. Subsequently, she received a small refit for permanent cruising and began her new life as a full time cruise ship. The Rotterdam also became a one class ship after this refit.
She became increasingly popular throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, with mostly American and Australian passengers. Another refit in 1977 saw her passenger capacity decreased from 1,499 to 1,144. By the 1980s the ship had settled into a routine of winters in the Caribbean and summers in Alaska, with the occasional (and very popular) world cruise. Carnival Cruise Lines took over Holland America Line in 1989.
Rotterdam in Valdez, Alaska in 1997, her last year with Holland America Line.
She remained in service until 1997, when Carnival announced, much to the dismay of the ship's loyal fans, that to upgrade her to meet the new 1997 SOLAS regulations would cost 40 million dollars.[3] While Carnival did have the money necessary to upgrade her, they had been opting to retire what they had supposedly called the "old ship." A replacement, the sixth Rotterdam, was ordered from Fincantieri shipyards in Italy. A gala finale cruise ended her final season on September 30, 1997.
There was a proposal for the Rotterdam to return to her homeport of Rotterdam where she would serve as a hotel ship, but the proposal fell through. There were also rumors of the vessel possibly being sold for scrap in Asia as what happened to the similar looking Canberra. In October 1997, she was sold to Premier Cruise Line (Premier wanted to buy the Canberra first, but P&O refused to sell her to them and was sold for scrap, thus causing Premier to buy Rotterdam instead).
As Rembrandt
Originally, Premier Cruise Line wanted to rename the vessel as The Big Red Boat IV to align her with Premier's other vessels, but public outcry caused Premier to instead renamed her to SS Rembrandt after the Dutch painter. Controversially, Premier was able to refit the Rembrandt for new safety regulations as well as many other things for half the amount Carnival had predicted. Her livery under Premier was the same as her HAL Livery, albeit with the Premier Cruise logo on the stern and her name changed.
She sailed for Premier along with the ex ocean liners Oceanic, Eugenio C and Transvaal Castle, all now named Big Red Boat I, II and III. She continued to serve as a fairly popular cruise ship out of Port Canaveral, Florida until September 13, 2000, when Premier Cruises shut down.
It was midnight when this was made official and the captain of the Rembrandt was ordered to dock in Halifax, Nova Scotia and offload all. She was subsequently placed under arrest by the Halifax Sheriff's department until the next morning, then days later she sailed to be laid up in Freeport, Bahamas.
Restoration and hotel opening
On July 12, 2004, Rembrandt arrived at Gibraltar for asbestos encapsulation and removal performed by the Cuddy Group of the UK. She next visited Cadiz where her hull was repainted its original Holland America grey, and was also renamed back to Rotterdam. She then moved on to Poland and Germany for final restoration. She returned to the city of Rotterdam on August 8, 2008.
She opened to the public on February 15, 2010 as a combination museum/hotel and school for vocational training. On 12 June 2013, she was sold to WestCord Hotels, which also owns the Hotel New York located in the former Holland America Line headquarters building in Rotterdam.
Since 2018, Rotterdam is the last remaining ex-Premier Cruise Line vessel still afloat, after the former Starship Atlantic was scrapped in 2018.
For three years, the Rembrandt was laid up with other Premier Cruise Line vessels in Freeport, Bahamas. There were fears that she may be sold for scrap after her some of their fleetmates were sold for scrap in Asia. Then in May 2003, the Rembrandt was purchased by the Rotterdam Dry Dock Company (RDDC), with the plan to return the ex-Rotterdam to her homeport of Rotterdam where she would serve as a hotel ship.
(Wikipedia)
Die Erasmusbrücke (niederl. Erasmusbrug) ist eine Schrägseilbrücke in Rotterdam über die Nieuwe Maas, einen Hauptstrom im Rhein-Maas-Delta. Die nach dem Philosophen Erasmus von Rotterdam benannte Straßenbrücke, über die auch die Linie 20 der Straßenbahn Rotterdam verkehrt, verbindet das Zentrum von Rotterdam mit dem Kop van Zuid, einem städtebaulichen Entwicklungsgebiet.
Das Bauwerk befindet sich bei Rhein-Kilometer 1000,86 und Kilometer 11,53 der niederländischen Wasserstraße 102 (Nieuwe Maas–Nieuwe Waterweg–Maasmond). Die Erasmusbrücke ist auf dieser Wasserstraße die letzte Brücke, bevor diese bei Kilometer 46,17 und Rhein-Kilometer 1036,20 in der Nordsee endet. Westlich der Erasmusbrücke verlaufen der Maastunnel und der Beneluxtunnel unter der Nieuwe Maas. Am südlichen Brückenkopf steht der auffallende KPN Tower von Renzo Piano mit seiner schräg zur Straße geneigten Fassade.
Das 802 Meter lange Bauwerk überspannt die Neue Maas mit einer 410 Meter langen, asymmetrischen Schrägseilbrücke, die eine 278 Meter weite Hauptöffnung und einen 139 Meter hohen, weißen, angewinkelten Pylon hat. Dieser brachte der Brücke den Spitznamen „de zwaan“ (der Schwan) ein. Eine Klappbrücke mit einer Stützweite von 89 Metern befindet sich südlich neben der Schrägseilbrücke. Dabei handelt es sich um die größte und schwerste Klappbrücke Westeuropas. Das Gesamtgewicht des stählernen Bauwerks beträgt 6.800 Tonnen. Die Baukosten betrugen 165 Millionen Euro.
Die Brücke wurde 1989 von den Architekten Van Berkel & Bos (Ben van Berkel und Caroline Bos) entworfen. 1994 begann man mit dem Bau. Der Pylon wurde mit Hilfe des leistungsstärksten Schwimmkrans der Welt, dem Thialf, errichtet. Am 4. September 1996 eröffnete die Königin Beatrix der Niederlande die Erasmusbrücke.
Im November 1996 wurden an den Schrägseilen der Brücke starke Schwingungen beobachtet, die bei bestimmten Windverhältnissen in Kombination mit Regen, der an den Seilen herunterrann, auftraten. Deshalb wurden nachträglich an den Schrägseilen dynamische Schwingungsdämpfer montiert. 1998 erhielt die Brücke den „Nationalen Stahlbaupreis“. Eine Nachbildung im Maßstab 1:25 ist in Madurodam zu sehen.
(Wikipedia)
De Rotterdam ist ein Gebäude im Stadtteil Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam, das vom Office for Metropolitan Architecture 1998 entworfen wurde. Das Gebäude befindet sich zwischen dem KPN Tower und dem Rotterdam Cruise Terminal und wurde 2013 fertiggestellt. Es wurde am 21. November 2013 eröffnet. Das Gebäude ist für eine Mischnutzung aus Büros, einem Hotel und Appartements ausgelegt. Es bietet auf 44 Stockwerken eine Gesamtfläche von ungefähr 162.000 m², womit es das größte Gebäude der Niederlande ist.
Der Bau wurde im Jahre 2009 begonnen, nachdem die Stadtverwaltung zusagte 25.000 m² der verfügbaren Büroflächen zu mieten. Der höchste Punkt in 149 Metern Höhe wurde 2012 erreicht und termingerecht im November 2013 übergeben. Die Baukosten wurden 2009 auf 340 Millionen Euro geschätzt.
De Rotterdam ist als Wohn- und Arbeitsgebäude ausgelegt. Der größte Teil davon entfällt auf die 240 Appartements und die 72.000 m² Bürofläche. Es beinhaltet ein Hotel mit 285 Zimmern, 5.000 m² für Geschäfte, 1.500 m² Cafe- und Restaurantfläche und 2.500 m² für Sport- und Fitnessangebote.
(Wikipedia)
Die Rotterdam ist ein ehemaliges niederländisches Passagierschiff, gebaut von der niederländischen Werft Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij. Sie ist das größte jemals in den Niederlanden gebaute Passagierschiff. Heute dient es als Museums- und Hotelschiff.
Geschichte
Die Rotterdam, für die Holland-Amerika-Lijn gebaut, wurde im Liniendienst zwischen Rotterdam und New York mit Zwischenstation in Le Havre eingesetzt. Sie verließ Rotterdam am 3. September 1959 zur Jungfernfahrt mit dem Ziel New York. Unter den Passagieren befand sich auch Kronprinzessin Beatrix. Als der transatlantische Luftverkehr immer mehr an Bedeutung gewann, wurde die Route 1971 nach über zehn Jahren eingestellt. Ab 1971 wurde die Rotterdam, weiterhin unter niederländischer Flagge fahrend, für die Holland-Amerika-Lijn auf Kreuzfahrten rund um den Globus eingesetzt. Zu den häufigsten Zielen zählten vor allem die Karibik und Alaska.
Nach einer letzten Galafahrt unter Kapitän Peter Bos wurde die Rotterdam am 30. September 1997 verkauft und durch die neue Rotterdam ersetzt. Käufer war die US-amerikanische Reederei Premier Cruises. Das Schiff erhielt den neuen Namen Rembrandt. Im Jahr 2000 kam die amerikanische Reederei jedoch in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten, so dass die Rembrandt außer Betrieb genommen wurde und in Freeport auf den Bahamas vor Anker lag. Die Zukunft der alten Rotterdam war zu diesem Zeitpunkt völlig ungewiss.
Nach drei Jahren, 2003 kaufte die niederländische Dampfschifffahrt Rotterdam BV das Kreuzfahrtschiff und kam somit wieder unter niederländische Flagge. Die Rembrandt erhielt nun ihren alten Namen Rotterdam zurück.
2004 wurde das Schiff in der Cammell Laird Werft in Gibraltar einer Asbestsanierung und Wartungsarbeiten unterzogen. Im gleichen Jahr noch ging die Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Rotterdam in die Hände des Hafenbetrieb Rotterdam über. Zwischen Dezember 2004 und 2009 fanden Verhandlungen mit dem Hotel Cruiseship Operations 2 (HCO2) statt, um das Schiff im Maashaven als Hotel, Restaurant und Kasino zu nutzen. Eine 2005 geplante Komplett-Sanierung von Asbest musste wegen zu hoher Kosten entfallen. So erhielt das Schiff wiederum neue Eigentümer: die Woonbron und Eurobalance BV. Es wurde in das neu gegründete Unternehmen De Rotterdam BV integriert und die Asbest-Sanierung als Auftrag an eine Spezialwerft in Cádiz, Spanien, vergeben. Danach lag die Rotterdam in Wilhelmshaven, Deutschland, und wurde renoviert. Die ursprünglich 2006 vorgesehene Überführung des Schiffes nach Rotterdam verzögerte sich wegen der umfangreichen Sanierungsarbeiten, insbesondere der weiteren Beseitigung von Asbest und der mehrfachen Änderung des Nutzungsplans. So waren alle Arbeiten erst im Sommer 2008 abgeschlossen und das Schiff gelangte nach Rotterdam, wo es seinen endgültigen Ruheplatz vor Katendrecht erhielt. Im Jahr 2009 wurde es für die Öffentlichkeit freigegeben. Im Jahr 2013 kauften die WestCord Hotels das Schiff und betreiben es an der gleichen Stelle in Rotterdam als Museum, Hotel und Eventschiff.
Nutzung seit 2009
Seit 2009 wird das Schiff multifunktional genutzt. Tagsüber stellt es als Museumsschiff eines der Besucherschwerpunkte im Rotterdamer Tourismussektor dar. Es wird täglich von mehreren hundert Menschen besichtigt und von zahlreichen Rundfahrten angefahren. Ehemalige Besatzungsmitgliedern machen Führungen an Bord. In den Abendstunden liegt der Schwerpunkt in der Gastronomie, nachts wird es als Hotelschiff mit 254 Kabinen genutzt. Zusätzlich können mehrere Räume gemietet werden.
(Wikipedia)
Dartmoor Prison is perhaps the most notorious prison in England, and it's more than 40 years since I was last inside. Not as an inmate I hasten to add, but when I worked at the Home Office! Many of our old prisons date from the middle of the 19th century, but Dartmoor is older than that, and was originally constructed to hold French prisoners from the Napoleonic wars.
It doesn't really deserve its reputation and has never been a particularly high security prison. Prisoners have been allowed out to work in quarries on the moor or on the prison's farm. These days it is a category C prison - other than open prisons this is the lowest form of security. I'm not sure how things are these days, as the Prison Service seems to have gone downhill along with many other of our public services. But it used to provide a wide range of vocational training as well as various employment opportunities within the prison itself and in its farms and gardens.
The prison is situated at Princetown, on the western side of Dartmoor.
stormy winds in front of meersbug's harbour
On the Right:
The Magic Column
The sculpture called "The Magic Column“ was installed on 28 April 2007. It is the work of German sculptor Peter Lenk from Bodman on Lake Constance who has polarized the public with his works of art for decades. His well-known works include the Imperia located at the harbor entrance of Constance, called "Constance Triumphal Arch" (Laubebrunnen) and, since October 2020, a sculpture in the state capital that addresses the controversial rail project Stuttgart 21. The artist, born in Nuremberg in 1947, claims to "expose the ambiguity of the concrete". Consequently, his works repeatedly face fierce criticism.
However, the "Magic Column" rises comparatively peacefully as a 15-meter-high monument on Meersburg's harbor rondel. This "magic vaudeville" gathers well-known personalities of Meersburg's town history illustrated in the costumes of their wishful fantasies; their impact is revealed by means of their presentation.
On the very top, a seagull with the face of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff follows the spinning dance in the wind giving the column opus a poetic dimension. In her poem "Am Turme" ("At the Tower"), Germany's most famous poetess wishes to experience freedom above the lake just like a seagull. Directly below the poetess, her brother-in-law Baron Joseph von Laßberg, a collector of medieval manuscripts and owner of the Meersburg Castle is perpetuated. Droste called him, among other things, "Nibelungen-Steckenreiter". Cupid appears as Meersburg's marksman right next to him. He hit the Lord of Castle Laßberg through the armor - twice in marriage, once out of wedlock. He also aimed at Droste's heart, whose beloved Levin Schücking (Laßberg's librarian) he missed with a grazing shot.
On the same level there is the noblewoman "Wendelgard von Haltnau". According to a legend, she was disfigured by a nose with a hump. Provided a councillor would dine with her every day and go out in a carriage every Sunday, Meersburg's poulation was allowed to farm her estate. Nontheless, it is assumed that the people of Meersburg rejected the offer; the people of Constance, however, accepted the offer - Constance enjoys the winery up until today, which is managed by the city's "Spitalkellerei".
At the column base the actions of the exorcist Johann Joseph Gaßner (1729-1779) is illustrated. In the truest sense of the word, the devils leave the body! His exorcistic healings caused a great sensation – in 1774, Meersburg‘s people also feverishly awaited the spectacular event.
Bishop Franz Konrad von Rodt and the physician Franz Anton Mesmer were opponents of exorcisms. Mesmer is considered by many as the founder of modern hypnosis therapy. He discovered a method of allowing the power of the body's own so-called "animal magnetism" to flow healingly into the suffering body. Unfortunately, it is not without irony that years later Mesmer suffered the same fate as Gaßner: his teachings were dismissed by the French Academy of Sciences as nonsense and charlatanry. Peter Lenk calls it grotesque to imprison recognized scientific capacities of Vienna like the court astronomer Hell, the president of the medical faculty Anton von Stoerck and the vaccinator Jan Ingenhousz as "intriguers" in a planetary cage and to let the "magnetisieur" Mesmer triumph over them!
Peter Lenk, the artist
The German sculptor Peter Lenk, born on 6 June 1947 in Nuremberg, is known for the controversial content of his art. Having passed various stations in life, he moved to Lake Constance after his vocational training. Lenk is based in Bodman- Ludwigshafen and created a variety of sculptures coming in Lenk'scher manner mainly with satirical character to the implementation. Within the Lake Constance area, the "Imperia", the "Triumphal Arch" and the "Career Ladder" located in Constance are included. The "Dix Curve" was made by him for Gaienhofen just as much as the "Sculpture Garden" in his hometown Bodman. Until 2015, the "Achaean" was on display at the train station in Fischbach. Today, it can be seen in the sculpture garden in Bodman-Ludwigshafen. At Meersburg's harbor pier rises the "Magic Column". Moreover, Lenk developed the "Bodenseereiter" for the "Landungsplatz" in Überlingen as well as a "Napoleon Monument" for the garden of the hotel "Gasthof Krone". In the municipal gallery of Überlingen, Lenk's "Celebrities and Proles" are also on display. The "U-Boot U20" (submarine U20) is set up on the Stockach savings bank grounds, and the "Ehrenwortbube" (jack of honor) at the "Untere Apotheke" (lower pharmacy). Peter Lenk also participated twice in the townscape of Singen am Hohentwiel, firstly through the "Paradise Tree" at Scheffelplatz and the "Doctor's Syringe" in Kreuzensteinstraße. In October 2020, the sculpture "S 21. The Monument - Chronicles of a Grotesque Derailment" was unveiled, commemorating actors around the billion-dollar rail project. The centerpiece is a figure based on Laocoon from Greek mythology and linked to the Trojan horse. More of his amazing objects have been installed throughout Germany, including in Berlin, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
Ladli — which in Indian languages (Hindi and Urdu) means ‘beloved daughter.’
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LADLI - The loved one! campaign by SOCIAL GEOGRAPHIC
Photo: Firoz Ahmad Firoz
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"Worst of all, violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence -- yet the reality is that, too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned." (UN SECRETARY-GENERAL in International Women’s Day 2007 Message.)
“Almost every country in the world still has laws that discriminate against women, and promises to remedy this have not been kept.” (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the eve of International Women's Day 2008)
According to one United Nations estimate, 113 to 200 million women are “demographically missing” from the world today. That is to say, there should be 113 to 200 million more women walking the earth, who aren’t. By that same estimate, 1.5 to 3 million women and girls lose their lives every year because of gender-based neglect or gender-based violence and Sexual Violence in Conflict.
In addition to torture, sexual violence and rape by occupation forces, a great number of women and girls are kept locked up in their homes by a very real fear of abduction and criminal abuse. In war and conflicts, girls and women have been denied their human right, including the right to health, education and employment. “Sexual violence in conflict zones is indeed a security concern. We affirm that sexual violence profoundly affects not only the health and safety of women, but the economic and social stability of their nations” –US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, 19 June 2008 (Read more about UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict www.stoprapenow.org/ ).
Millions of young women disappear in their native land every year. Many of them are found later being held against their will in other places and forced into prostitution. According to the UNICEF ( www.unicef.org/gender/index_factsandfigures.html ),Girls between 13 and 18 years of age constitute the largest group in the sex industry. It is estimated that around 500,000 girls below 18 are victims of trafficking each year. The victims of trafficking and female migrants are sometimes unfairly blamed for spreading HIV when the reality is that they are often the victims.
According to the UNAIDS around 17.3 million, women (almost half of the total number of HIV-positive) living with HIV ( www.unaids.org ). While HIV is often driven by poverty, it is also associated with inequality, gender-based abuses and economic transition. The relationship between abuses of women's rights and their vulnerability to AIDS is alarming. Violence and discrimination prevents women from freely accessing HIV/AIDS information, from negotiating condom use, and from resisting unprotected sex with an HIV-positive partner, yet most of the governments have failed to take any meaningful steps to prevent and punish such abuse.
United Nations agencies estimated that every year 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing the procedure – which involves the partial or total removal of external female genital organs – that some 140 million women, mostly in Asia, the Middle East and in Africa, have already endured.
We can point a finger at poverty. But poverty alone does not result in these girls and women’s deaths and suffering; the blame also falls on the social system and attitudes of the societies.
India alone accounts for more than 50 million of the women who are “missing” due to female foeticide - the sex-selective abortion of girls, dowry death, gender-based neglect and all forms of violence against women.
Since the late 1970s when the technology for sex determination first came into being, sex selective abortion has unleashed a saga of horror in India. Experts are calling it "sanitized barbarism”. The 2001 Census conducted by Government of India, showed a sharp decline in the child sex ratio in 80% districts of India. In some parts of the country, the sex ratio of girls to boys has dropped to less than 800:1,000.
It's alarming that even liberal states like those in the northeast have taken to disposing of girls. Worryingly, the trend is far stronger in urban rather than rural areas, and among literate rather than illiterate women, exploding the myth that growing affluence and spread of basic education alone will result in the erosion of gender bias. The United Nations has expressed serious concern about the situation.
Over the years, laws have been made stricter and the punishment too is more stringent now. But since many people manage to evade punishment, others too feel inclined to take the risk. Just look at the way sex-determination tests go on despite a stiff ban on them. Only if the message goes out loud and clear that nobody who dares to snuff out the life of a female foetus would escape effective legal system would the practice end. It is only by a combination of monitoring, education, socio-cultural campaigns, and effective legal implementation that the deep-seated attitudes and practices against women and girls can be eroded.
The decline in the sex ratio and the millions of Missing Women are indicators of the feudal patriarchal resurgence. Violence against women has gone public – whether it is dowry murders, the practice of female genital mutilation, honour killings, sex selective abortions or death sentences awarded to young lovers from different communities by caste councils, rapes and killings in communal and caste violence, it is only women’s and human rights groups who are protesting – the public and institutional response to these trends is very minimal.
Millions of women suffer from discrimination in the world of work. This not only violates a most basic human right, but has wider social and economic consequences. Most of the governments turn a blind eye to illegal practices and enact and enforce discriminatory laws. Corporations and private individuals engage in abusive and sexist practices without fear of legal system.
More women are working now than ever before, but they are also more likely than men to get low-productivity, low-paid and vulnerable jobs, with no social protection, basic rights nor voice at work according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) issued for International Women’s Day 2008. Are we even half way to meeting the eight Millennium Development Goals?
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Unite To End Violence Against Women!
Say No To Sex Selection and Female Foeticide!!
Say No To Female Genital Mutilation!!!
Say No To Dowry and Discrimination Against Women!!!!
Say Yes To Women’s Resistance !!!!!
Educate & Empowered Women for a Happy Future !!!!!!
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There are so many things to photograph. Sometimes I don't know where to start. For example, the Berlin subway. There are still East German cars in regular service. I remember very well that when I was doing my vocational training in Berlin in the late 1980s, these cars replaced the first generation of subway cars, the class AI and AII, which were built between 1901 and 1929.
Buildings at 44-46 Alexandra Street, Southend-on-Sea, England. The building on the right is home to the Central Training Group which has delivered apprenticeship and vocational training since 1983.
In this place, where the last scene of the movie "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" was filmed, you can find this silhouette of Clint Eastwood of 2m (6.5ft) tall and 5mm thick, made of steel by students of the Center for Basic Vocational Training of Ortuella.
Picture taken at Sad Hill Fake Cemetery, Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain.
In 1966 the great Italian director Sergio Leone directed one of his most famous films, from the saga known as "spaghetti westerns", entitled in Italian "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo", in English "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ", and in Spanish "El Bueno, El Feo y El malo" starring Clint Easwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef.
The plot takes place during the Civil War of the United States and the characters look for a treasure of gold coins with a high value between bloody scenes of battles.
Part of the exteriors were filmed in Spain, in the provinces of Almería, Burgos, Granada or Madrid.
In the last scene, a "duel among three" takes place.
This is a scene quite unique in the history of the "westerns".
It was filmed in the province of Burgos, specifically north of the town of Santo Domingo de Silos and south of the town of Contreras.
It is a beautiful valley that is still free of high voltage electric cables, communication antennas ...
Sergio Leone, helped by soldiers of the Spanish Army erected in a few days a false circular shape cemetery, which was called "Sad Hill".
After the filming, the false cemetery remained abandoned for 49 years until in October 2015 began the recovery work of the cemetery by volunteers of the Cultural Association Sad Hill.
The central paving covered by a vegetable layer was unearthed for months and through a crowdfunding campaign the placement of the crosses in their original position was financed.
For a few euros, you could "buy" your own fake grave, with a cross with your name on it.
I have my false tomb there, with my name painted on a wooden cross.
Sergio Leone already passed away, and also Eli Wallach and Lee van Cleef, but Clint Easwood supported the initiative of reconstruction, as well as Ennio Morricone, who wrote the musical band of the famous film.
In 2016, just as the 50th anniversary of the filming of the movie was being fulfilled, a grand ceremony was held attended by some of the film's still alive members, including some of the military who, while doing compulsory military service, built the fake cemetery, the bridge that had to be busted twice and they also acted as extra actors, a few days wearing uniforms from the north and other days from the south.
The whole process of reconstruction of the place has been filmed in a documentary entitled "Sad Hill Unearthed" which has received several awards at the festivals where it has been presented.
You can watch the documentary in Netflix.
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En este lugar, donde se filmó la última escena de la película "El bueno, el feo y el malo", se encuentra esta silueta de Clint Eastwood de 2m de alto y 5mm de grosor, realizada en acero por estudiantes de la Centro de Formación Profesional Básica de Ortuella.
Fotografía tomada en el falso cementerio de Sad Hill, Burgos, Castilla y León, España.
En 1966 el gran director italiano Sergio Leone dirigió una de sus películas más famosas, de la saga conocida como "spaghetti westerns", titulada en italiano "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo", en inglés "The Good, The Bad and The Feo”, y en español “El Bueno, El Feo y El malo” protagonizada por Clint Easwood, Eli Wallach y Lee Van Cleef.
La trama transcurre durante la Guerra Civil de los Estados Unidos y los personajes buscan un tesoro de monedas de oro de alto valor entre cruentos escenarios de batallas.
Parte de los exteriores se rodaron en España, en las provincias de Almería, Burgos, Granada o Madrid.
En la última escena tiene lugar un "duelo de tres".
Esta es una escena bastante única en la historia de los "westerns".
Fue rodada en la provincia de Burgos, concretamente al norte de la localidad de Santo Domingo de Silos y al sur de la localidad de Contreras.
Es un hermoso valle que aún se encuentra libre de cables eléctricos de alta tensión, antenas de comunicación...
Sergio Leone, ayudado por soldados del Ejército español, erigió en pocos días un falso cementerio de forma circular, al que denominó "Cerro Triste".
Tras el rodaje, el falso cementerio permaneció abandonado durante 49 años hasta que en octubre de 2015 comenzaron los trabajos de recuperación del cementerio por parte de voluntarios de la Asociación Cultural Sad Hill.
El pavimento central cubierto por una capa vegetal fue desenterrado durante meses y mediante una campaña de crowdfunding se financió la colocación de las cruces en su posición original.
Por unos pocos euros, podías "comprar" tu propia tumba falsa, con una cruz con tu nombre.
Tengo allí mi tumba falsa, con mi nombre pintado en una cruz de madera.
Sergio Leone ya falleció, y también Eli Wallach y Lee van Cleef, pero Clint Easwood apoyó la iniciativa de reconstrucción, así como Ennio Morricone, quien compuso la banda musical de la famosa película.
En 2016, justo cuando se cumplía el 50 aniversario del rodaje de la película, se llevó a cabo una gran ceremonia a la que asistieron algunos de los miembros aún vivos de la película, entre ellos algunos de los militares que, mientras hacían el servicio militar obligatorio, construyeron el falso cementerio. , el puente que hubo que reventar dos veces y también actuaron como actores extra, unos días uniformados del norte y otros días del sur.
Todo el proceso de reconstrucción del lugar ha sido filmado en un documental titulado "Sad Hill Unearthed" que ha recibido varios premios en los festivales donde se ha presentado.
Puedes ver el documental en Netflix.
Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands, located in Selfoss, Iceland, is a secondary school that serves students in the region. The building is modern and designed to accommodate a variety of educational needs, featuring classrooms, laboratories, and facilities for arts and sports. The school emphasizes a comprehensive education, offering a range of academic programs and vocational training. Its architecture reflects a commitment to sustainability and community engagement, making it a key institution in the area for promoting knowledge and skills among young people.....
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PMQ, another recent urban conservation project:
Central School -> The Former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters -> PMQ
The original campus of the Central School was established at Gough Street, north of Hollywood Road. It was the first government school in Hong Kong providing western education to the public at the upper primary and secondary levels. Dr. Sun Yat-sen studied at the school in 1884. In 1889, the School was relocated to a site at the junction of Aberdeen Street and Hollywood Road. In 1894, the Central School was further renamed as Queen’s College, and the name stayed until today. The school buildings at Hollywood Road were severely damaged during the World War II and was rebuilt as the first Police Married Quarters for married junior police officers, which was left unused since 2000.
In October 2009, the Former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters was included as one of the eight projects implemented by the Development Bureau, to be preserved under the “Conserving Central” of the Policy Address. In November 2010, the project was awarded to the Musketeers Education and Culture Charitable Foundation Limited, with the support of Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Design Institute of the Vocational Training Council, to transform the site into a creative industries landmark named “PMQ”, thereby creating a new platform and instilling power in Hong Kong’s creative industries.
PMQ, Staunton Street, Hong Kong
There were a few vocational training areas in the basement of the admin building at the old prison; this one was a barber school. Everything was sweating condensation down here, as it’s partly below grade and colder than the surrounding areas.
National Institute for Zorig Chusum -Thimphu (capital), Bhutan.
This art and craft institute south of Thimphu town was opened in 1997 to provide vocational training opportunities for those who are not continuing in the higher education system.
Ten of the Zorig Chusum (13 traditional arts and crafts) are studied here, including thangka painting, embroidery, sculpture, metalwork and wood-turning. You can visit the school, watch the students at work and take photographs. You can also buy some of the art work too, which we did.
The discipline here appeared very strict & most of the time the students were very quiet, even when the teacher wasn't in the room! Apparently, they are given assignments & the finished work has to be of a very high standard to pass. It was a really interesting college to visit.
CENTRE DE FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS
CENTRE FOR ADVANCED VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE ARTS
Dartmoor Prison is perhaps the most notorious prison in England, and it's more than 40 years since I was last inside. Not as an inmate I hasten to add, but when I worked at the Home Office! Many of our old prisons date from the middle of the 19th century, but Dartmoor is older than that, and was originally constructed to hold French prisoners from the Napoleonic wars.
It doesn't really deserve its reputation and has never been a particularly high security prison. Prisoners have been allowed out to work in quarries on the moor or on the prison's farm. These days it is a category C prison - other than open prisons this is the lowest form of security. I'm not sure how things are these days, as the Prison Service seems to have gone downhill along with many other of our public services. But it used to provide a wide range of vocational training as well as various employment opportunities within the prison itself and in its farms and gardens.
The prison is situated at Princetown, on the western side of Dartmoor.
Happiness, a word whose meaning I don't realize with a human being who knows and has only violence and tyranny, without mention Intellectual retardation.
My father has nothing for me except hatred, I mean nothing to him, even though I live with him under the same roof. His three daughters which belongs to his second wife have all his love, attention and good treatment. Providing them with all their needs with all grace as for his faithful wife that looks like an angel in his eye, he doesn't refuse her demands. Caressing her in the darkness of the night, and playing the role of the victim in the sunny day to blame her for her often intentional mistakes. She puts on the mask of innocence, but her heart is black and greedy. And she has nothing to do with respect except the title.
As a child, I was a queen in a respectable and conservative family. My father was satisfied with me, caressed me and provides me with all my needs. I do not feel the lack of motherhood in the presence of a tender and kind grandmother, I speak of a warm embrace and an ideal mother that she didn't leave me an instant until she passed away, unlike my biological mother, She left me and fled the maternal nest to live free and unencumbered without responsibility. I didn't know what unknown fate awaited me ...
When I reached the age of six, the first part of sufferance began with my father's marriage. I danced to the rhythms of the chaabi and I didn't realize what was happening because of my young age, then my father's mood changed, and he became strange.
My grandmother was "severe" who blamed him from time to time for his constant ignorance, and was not satisfied with the situation because she noticed his discrimination and not treating us in the same way as before.
A year later, my loving grandmother, died of a heart attack, I was in my second year of school. That day, I panicked a lot, cried and screamed... I couldn't believe that she died. I remember what happened after that, but all I remember is that my life ended there.
I have become a body without a soul, not only that, I was sure at the time that she was the source of my hope and the essence of my happiness. I failed in my studies and the hatred of my father and his inhumane treatment increased until I decided to end my suffering and catch up with her who felt my feelings, but even the suicide attempt was a failure.
The glass of my heart was broken, my eyes bled with tears, and I was still suffering from nightmares and loneliness in total darkness. I thought relationships would even compensate me a little for the deficiencies I suffered from, but unfortunately. I decided not to engage or build dreams on a fragile wall that could collapse, Until I got to know a young man, who had a distinguished personality, good ethics, and now I share with him the bitterness of life and complain to him about my constant obstruction despite the distance.
Today, at the age of nineteen, I am studying in vocational training, the Corporate Accounting Division. I have friends that we spent funny time, we'd like to graduate despite my devastated psyche. The cup is full. I am no longer able to receive insult and criticize.
Another day of my life passes like every other day, and sadness overwhelms me. I take pleasure in my weeping pencil and my book of complaints.
Happy Women's Day.
السعادة، كلمة لا أدرك معناها مع بشر لا يعرف و لا يملك سوى العنف و الإستبداد، فما بالك بالتخلف.
أبي لا يكن لي سوى الكراهية، فرغم أنني أعيش معه تحت سقف واحد، إلا أنني لا أعني له شيء بالبثة، لكن نباته الثلاث اللواتي هن من زوجة الثانية يكن لها المهبة و الإهتمام ا لمعاملة الجيدة، مع توفيره لهن كل الحتياجات بكل هداوة أما الزوجة النصونة في نضره كالملاك، لا يرفظ لها طلب. ىداعبها في سهون الليل تم يمثل دور الضحية في النهار المشمس ليعاتبها على أخطائها المقصودة غالبا. تضع قناع البراءة لكن الفؤاد أسود و جشع. و لا تملك من الإحترام إلا اللقب.
في الصغر كنت ملكة بين عائلة محترمة، محافظة. أبي راضي عني ، يداعبني و يوفر لي كل احتياجاتي. لا أحس بنقصان الأمومة ب وجود جدة حنونة و طيبة، أتكلم عن حضن دافئ و أم مثالية. لم تفارقني ولو للحظة حتى فارقة الحياة، عكس أمي البيولوجية. تركتني و غادرت هاربة من عش الأمومة لتعيش طليقة حرة بدون مسؤولية. كنت لا أدرك ماينتظرني من مصير مجهول...
عند بلوغي سن السادسة، بدأ الجزء الأول من المعنات بزواج أبي ، رقصت على أنغام الشعبي ولم أكن أدرك ما يحصل نظرا لصغر سني ثم تغير ميزاج أبي و أصبح دا طابع غريب.
كانت جدتي "حادة" تعاتبه من حين لأخر لتجاهله المستمر ولم تكن راضية عن الوضع لملاحظتها التمييز و عدم تعامله بنفس الطريقة كسابق عهدنا.
بعد مرور سنة، توفيت جدتي الحنينة إتر جلطة قلبية كنت في السنة الثانية بكلوريا. دلك اليوم ذعرت كثيرا و بكيت ، صرخت ... لم أصدق حقيقة أنها فارقت الحياة. أتكر ما حصل ب عد دلك لكن كل ما أدكر أن حياتي إنتهت عند دلك.
تم أكملت مسيرتي بجسد بلا روح، و تأكدت حينها أنها كانت نصدر أملي وجوهر سعادتي، تم رسبت في دراستي و زاد كره أبي ومعاملته العير الإنسانية حتى قررت وضع حد لمعاناتي و اللحاق بمن كانت تحس بمشاعري لكن وحتى محاولة الإنتحار عمت بالفشل.
إنكسر زجاج قلبي، نزفت عيني بالدموع وبقيت أعاني من الكوابيس و الوحدة في الظلام الدامس، كنت أظن أن العلاقات الغرامية ستعوضني ولو قليلا عن النقصان الذي أعاني منه لكن للأسف لم تجدي نفعا، قررت عدم الإرتباط أو بناء الأحلام على جدار هش قابل للإنهيار، لحين تعرفي على شاب، له شخصية مميزة ق أخلاق حميدة و الآن أتشارك معه مرارة الحياة و أشكي له عن عراقلي المستمرة بالرغم من بعد المسافة.
اليوم و أنا في التاسعة عشرة أدرس بالتكوين المهني شعبة محاسبة المقاولات. لي أصدقاء و صديقات نمضي وقتا شيقا ، نود الحصول على الدبلوم رغم نفسيتي المدمرة، و الكأس قد امتلأ فما عدت قادرة على الإهانة و الإنتقادات.
والأن ينقضي يوم أخر من حياتي، يمر كباقي الأيام و الحسرة تغمرني. أستأنس بقلمي و دفتر شكاياتي المنقط بالدموع.
عيد مرأة سعيد.
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I always had the power of seeing something different in people. I had the idea of creating this project in 2014 when I realize I’m shooting a lot of portraits for my friends, clients, people on the street… So I transformed this passion into an artistic project where my goal wasn’t take just average pictures of strangers, but make portraits of them that reveals something.
It’s an on-going project which I want to take 100 portraits stories.
View from the Jelky András Vocational Training School for Arts and Crafts
Budapest100
What is Budapest100?
Budapest100 is a unique organic program mobilizing the entire city which was initiated by OSA (Open Society Archives) Archivum and KÉK (Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre) in 2011. Its ultimate goal is to start a tradition and to draw our attention to the buildings surrounding us and the human values that are around us every day.
The program is a civil urban festival which has an outstanding community building effect by bringing people of different social background and generations closer.
Volunteering plays a key role in Budapest100. Apart from participating buildings, it is our volunteers who, by creatively helping to implement the colorful programs and devoting their energies to organization, make the festival a successful event.
In 2016, however, Budapest100 takes a huge step forward and will focus on Nagykörút. The 120 years old boulevard, which cuts across several districts and neighborhoods is flanked by buildings with a cultural, historical, architectural and urban history value. This year any building can join the program regardless its age.
The programs organized by architects, land scape architects, urban scientists and experts of protection of historical monuments will offer fora to discuss the different visions of the future of Nagykörút. Budapest100 wishes to promote the creation of communities on Nagykörút made up of residents, shop owners, entrepreneurs and tenants. In order to do so, we welcome suggestions on the use of vacant commercial units and on traffic alternatives including parking and bicycle lanes.
A former military hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which became a rehabilitation center, then a vocational training center. The state of Arkansas finally abandoned it completely in 2019 because of the annual expense of running it. As of 2024, it is still closed.
This is at the end of Bathhouse Row, which is a group of eight bathhouses that were constructed between 1890 and 1925 and now form a national landmark historic district within Hot Springs National Park.
www.nps.gov/hosp/learn/historyculture/bathhouse-row-today...
A reprocessed photo from the archives
HB-JLT, Airbus A320-214 (CN 5518) 'Madrisa' of Edelweiss Air departs Edinburgh Airport's runway 06 on a return leg to Zurich Airport. The aircraft wears a special Help Alliance scheme. Help Alliance is a Lufthansa Group founded charity specialising promoting support and vocational training for children and young people, enabling them to lead self-determined and independent lives.
Portraits of former child labourers, withdrawn from work and now enrolled in a National Child Labour Project school in Bhursu, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
World Day Against Child Labour 12 June 2013
National Child Labour Project (NCLP, Govt. of India), in its 25 years of existence since 1988, only 8, 52,179 child labourers were withdrawn from work and sent to mainstream schools. Currently there are 7311 Special Schools in 266 districts.
Under the Scheme, child labour as defined under the schedule of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, are identified through a survey, withdrawn from work and put into the special schools, so as to provide them with enabling environment to join mainstream education system. In these Special Schools, besides formal education, they are provided stipend @ Rs.100/- per month, nutrition, vocational training and regular health check-ups. The Scheme also envisages awareness generation campaigns against the evils of child labour and enforcement of child labour laws.
A revamped NCLP programme with a proposed budget of INR Rs. 891 million (£11 million approx) bringing it in harmony with the right to education, it is envisaged would result in total abolition of child labour by the end of 12th Plan period.
Read: National Child Labour Project - A Critique
Abolition of Child Labour and Making Education a Reality for Every Child as a Right
India: Project helps child labourers return to school
CENSUS DATA on Child Labour 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001
Images of Bengal, India
I was part of a team of volunteers when I visited this school. My friends from Himalayan Medical Camp are working with them for years. On that day, all the children of the school received woollen sweaters just before the cold winter. We had lunch with the students and learned their experience.
Himalayan Medical Camp, a voluntary organisation of nature lovers and doctors, formed in 1992 by one of my friends, Milan Nag. This low-profile group of climber-activists has trekked in the clouds of the Himalayas on several occasions, treating some 3,000 villagers and carrying out over a hundred eye operations - all free of cost! For their sterling work, the group has earned the praise of such legendary climbers as Edmund Hillary and Chris Bonnington. Worth Reading: www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?208152
Private universities and professional training centres are also major advertisers in the streets of Ouagadougou. The Burkinabe capital currently has nearly a hundred structures of this type that align with international standards regarding training programs and diplomas. Training courses in the tertiary sector, particularly in finance, human resources, and other administrations, such as office work, still attract most students.
Les universités privées et centres de formation professionnels font également partie des grands annonceurs publicitaires dans les rues de Ouagadougou. La capitale burkinabè compte actuellement près d'une centaine de structures de ce type qui s'alignent plus ou moins sur les standards internationaux en termes de programmes de formation et de diplômes. Les filières de formations dans le tertiaire et plus particulièrement de la finance, des ressources humaines et autres administrations, soit le travail de bureau, attirent encore la majorité des étudiants.
Poipet is a Cambodian town on the Cambodia/Thailand border, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province.
In the shadows of the town's new casinos, the 'slave' trade in young sex workers is rampant. The children are victims of a highly lucrative, illegal industry. Youngsters are bought or leased for use as 'professional' street hawkers and members of begging groups on the tourist strips in Bangkok, or beach resorts like Pattaya, Phuket and Hua Hin.
Widespread rural poverty and corruption, plus low levels of education and vocational training are root causes why Poipet has become a hub for human traffickers. One Cambodian NGO estimates up to 800 women and children are smuggled into Thailand a month. Many of them are taken to brothels in Pattaya and Bangkok.
Aus Poipet, einer kambodschanischen Stadt an der Grenze zu Thailand, verschwinden jeden Monat 400 bis 500 Kinder. aufgekauft von skrupellosen Menschenhändlern. Diese Kinder werden nach Bangkok in Thailand transportiert und dort mit Gewinn verkauft. Kindersklaven, die bestenfalls als Blumen- oder Süßigkeitenverkäufer oder als Bettler arbeiten müssen. Wenn sie Pech haben oder besonders niedlich aussehen, werden sie an pädophile Touristen "vermietet". Viele von ihnen sind erst fünf Jahre alt: Kinderhandel - für viele Familien in Kambodscha der letzte Ausweg aus bitterer Armut. Sie nehmen das blutige Geld der Menschenhändler an, 100 bis 200 Euro umgerechnet, damit der Rest der Familie überleben kann. Es sind meist Bauernfamilien, die aus dem verarmten Landesinnern nach Poipet gezogen sind, in der Hoffnung auf Arbeit im reichen Nachbarland Thailand.
Seen on my trip to Cambodia, February 2008
Sri Lanka is an interesting travel destination. The highlight for me in Sri Lanka was staying in an isolated jungle resort and the Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple in Colombo.
I must admit my usual go with the flow laissez-faire attitude did not serve me well in Sri Lanka. The island is far larger than one would expect and the winding roads don't allow for quick day trips to see the sites.
Upon realising my mistake, I booked a car and headed east to the area most guidebooks stated not to miss. The Galle area. From Galle northward up the coast there are plentiful beach resorts with long stretches of sand. The landscape toward the east is remarkable. The jungles are simply eye-popping beautiful.
By doing this, I missed everything in between which means I missed a lot of Sri Lanka. Does this disappoint me? No. Do I think I missed anything? Yes and no. I missed the tourist sites but I had an experience I wouldn't have otherwise.
Almost immediately, I met Chameera, who worked at the resort where I stayed. Clandestinely, I'd meet him outside the hotel after his shift and he'd take me by bus to Galle. Chameera shared with me his Galle, his home. I met his family, his friends and saw the area like few others would. I still hear from Chameera and because of him, I look fondly back at Sri Lanka.
On the flip side, I had spoken to a guide who explained what he could arrange for me. It seemed, however, I would hop around Sri Lanka for a determined amount of time at each stop which probably would have made my head spin and sour my disposition. I obviously opted out.
All that said, keep reading for my unconventional ways to enjoy Sri Lanka ::
:: Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo is a very important Buddhist Temple. Make plans to visit. The actual Temple is interesting. Watching faithful Buddhists is fascinating. The 120-year-old Gangaramaya is not the typical Sri Lankan temple. Situated in the bustling inner-city Colombo, nearby the scenic Beira Lake, this intriguing temple complex is simultaneously a hugely popular tourist attraction, a place of worship and a learning and vocational training centre. Rather than huge, open spaces and tranquility, expect huge collections of fascinating artefacts and crowds at Gangaramaya. The temple is mostly celebrated for its lavish architecture and statues showcasing Sri Lankan, Chinese, Thai, Burmese and many other artistic styles. The exterior of the temple is boldly decorated in elaborate designs and golden adornments. The temple grounds are black slate tiled, with various statues—Buddha, lion, nymph—and china vases placed randomly.
:: A stroll through Colombo is interesting to say the least. You'll find contemporary buildings mixed in with what appears to be shacks. Be aware of uneven pavements along the way and take a bottle of water, or two.
:: Take your taste buds on a culinary journey of discovery. I was served the most beautiful displays of food though I'm still not sure what I ate.
:: Sri Lanka is laid back. Be laid back with it and reflect on a few things you've been putting off.
:: When the hotel manager told me she booked my room for two nights but had arranged for me to stay in the jungle, I thought she was joking until I was literally dropped in the middle of the Sri Lanka jungle. True that. Go with the flow and explore.
:: Live like a local. I stopped at a local shop in the middle of nowhere Sri Lanka and was invited to lunch by the family who owned the shop. The hospitality in their home was overwhelming.
:: For many, riding in a rickshaw is a touristy thing to do. When you ride in a rickshaw for twenty miles like I did, you've taken a ride of a lifetime.
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The facility was built in 1937 as part of Central State Hospital and later opened as a medium security prison in 1981 (Scoot State Prison). The prison housed 1,784 inmates and employed 281 people.
The state is closed the prison in 2008 because of its age. Most of the inmates were transferred to Coastal State Prison in Garden City, which has a capacity of 1,578 inmates. The remaining inmates from Scott were divided among other state prisons.
Scott State Prison was made up of three buildings.
The Kemper Bldg housed the most violent inmates, the Holly Bldg housed the close & medium security types, and the Ingram Bldg housed the medium and low security types. The Warden and administrative offices were located in the Holly Bldg. Each building had its own visitation areas and meal kitchens. The Ingram Bldg was used as the vocational training for most of the trades taught. It was also the most sought after building to be housed in due to the lower security and least amount of violence. The prison Trusty's were also housed there.
The facility was built in 1937 as part of Central State Hospital and later opened as a medium security prison in 1981 (Scoot State Prison). The prison housed 1,784 inmates and employed 281 people.
The state is closed the prison in 2008 because of its age. Most of the inmates were transferred to Coastal State Prison in Garden City, which has a capacity of 1,578 inmates. The remaining inmates from Scott were divided among other state prisons.
Scott State Prison was made up of three buildings.
The Kemper Bldg housed the most violent inmates, the Holly Bldg housed the close & medium security types, and the Ingram Bldg housed the medium and low security types. The Warden and administrative offices were located in the Holly Bldg. Each building had its own visitation areas and meal kitchens. The Ingram Bldg was used as the vocational training for most of the trades taught. It was also the most sought after building to be housed in due to the lower security and least amount of violence. The prison Trusty's were also housed there.
DDR-Botschafter im Berufsbildungszentrum der FDJ in Al Cut-Zinjibar;
GDR ambassador in the FDJ's vocational training center in Al Cut-Zinjibar;
December 1. 2016, Fredericia Municipality took over the keys to buildings that were once Fredericia Hospital. It was the starting shot at Fredericia Health Center (Sundhedshuset).
Fredericia Health Center is now a good example of how to create health centers or local hospitals in Denmark.
Fredericia health center has many different functions together on their 27,000 m2. There are several GPs, gynecologists, physiotherapists, vocational training, dentists, hearing clinic, pharmacy just to name a few. There are still more floors that have not been taken into use.
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HESN Lab affiliation: UC Berkeley - Development Impact Lab
Caption: Near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013. Three students of Selam Vocational School wave as I visit their vocational training facility. HESN is working with local fabricators to develop manufacturing solutions for cleaner cookstoves. Most Ethiopians rely on traditional wood or dung-fueled fires to cook their food. These fires contribute to Ethiopia's severe deforestation and produce toxic smoke. Worldwide, the smoke from traditional fires kills 4 million people every year -- more than AIDs, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. HESN is working to solve the crisis of cooking by working with communities to design and evaluate cleaner-burning cookstoves.
One of the biggest and most effective organizations helping for people from the landfill is French Pour un Sourire d'Enfant , they are located around 1km away from the landfill. They organize schools for several thousands of children from the dump, vocational trainings for the older ones. Every morning in the school near the dump they provide complimentary breakfast to several hundred children. They also try to help families living and working at the dump. They want them send children to school, not to work in the landfill, but families need money, that children can earn forthem. So PSE provide rice to families, who promise to send children to school, not to work. Unfortunatelly, there are many cases when families take rice and still send children to work. They need money. Many children don't go to school at all. Those who go, often after school wear their boots, take their hook and sacks and go to the Smoky Mountain to earn some money, for the family or for themselves.
One of 10 parks built in 1905 "as part of a revolutionary neighborhood park system, which improved the difficult living conditions in Chicago's congested tenement districts. The innovative parks provided not only beautiful 'breathing spaces,' but also public bathing, the City's first branch libraries, classes and vocational training, inexpensive hot meals, health care, and a variety of recreational programs."
28 march in Paris. One million of demonstrators in France, and a girl, againt the french governement.
English text (from the french) according google translation. En français plus bas :
"March 28 06 - demonstration in Paris and in all France (3 million people) against the "Contract of First Recruiting".
The contract of first recruiting looks like the old serfdom. There is no more labour right. During two years the employee under contract perhaps laid off without notice and reason. A statute without obligation of vocational training for the employer. It is French the Prime Minister who imposed this law it would have written it all alone.
It imposed it on the Council of Ministers without discussion; it was voted by the French deputies without discussion, in middle of the night; The trade unions were not consulted.
It is a selfish initiative of the Prime Minister who was never elected by the vote for all. In spite of the demonstrations and the strikes, the President of the French Republic decided to promulgate this law, while promising that it will not be applied !!! It is not a joke !
He asks the government and the deputies to vote another law, later, which takes again the requests of the demonstrators. Perhaps by then some statistics and surveys will show that the CPE is good iniative against unemployment. And the deputies will thus not need to turn over to vote.
The new law would be discussed in the neighbourhoods of June.
Under the influence of Jacques Chirac, France comes to leave the 5th Republic for a soft dictatorship. For the moment.
Because how to differently qualify a political system or a person, only one, writes and promulgates laws whitout the parlement et against the society ?"
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Le 28 mars 06 - manifestation à Paris et dans toute la france (3 millions de personnes) contre le "Contrat de Première Embauche".Le mouvement d'opposition à cette loi a commencé depuis deux mois, et aujourd'hui, les trois quart des lycées sont en grève, et presque la totalité des universités. Pour la première fois depuis mai 68, les syndicats lycéens, étudiants, de fonctionnaires et du privée appellent ensemble à des grèves et à des manifestions unitaires.
Le contrat de première embauche ressemble à l'ancien servage. Il n'y a plus de code de travail. Pendant deux ans le salarié sous contrat peut-être licencié sans préavis et sans motif. Un statut corvéable sans obligation de formation professionnelle pour l'employeur.
C'est le premier ministre français qui a imposé cette loi. il l'aurait rédigé tout seul. Il l'a imposé au conseil des Ministres sans discussion ; elle a été votée par les députés français sans discussion, en pleine nuit ; Les syndicats n'ont pas été consultés.
D'après la presse française, Il s'agit d'une initiative personnelle d'un Premier Ministre qui, d'ailleur, n'a jamais été élu au suffrage universel.
Malgré les manifestations et les gréves, le Président de la République française a décidé de promulguer cette loi, tout en promettant qu'elle ne sera pas appliquée. Il demande au gouvernement et aux députés de voter une autre loi, plus tard, qui reprend les demandes des manifestants.
D'ici là quelques statistiques et sondages montreront peut-être que le CPE est une bonne initiative contre le chômage. Et les députés n'auront ainsi pas besoin de retourner voter.
La nouvelle loi serait discutée aux alentours du mois de juin.
Après l'état d'urgence imposé en Décembre, et la promulgation de cette loi, sous l'influence de Jacques Chirac, la France vient de sortir de la 5ème République pour une dictature douce. Douce, pour le moment.
Car comment qualifier autrement un système politique ou une personne, seule, rédige et promulgue elle-même, des lois qu'elle impose ?
Charleston est. 1670, pop. 127,999 (2013)
• Rainbow Row consists of 13 early-18th c. wharfside houses • designed for colonial mercantile life with ships docked at wharfs across the street • upper floors served as residences • ground floors were used by factors as counting rooms or as shops • though joined by common walls like row houses, diverse roof styles offer evidence that nearly all of these bldgs. were constructed separately over a period of time —"Urban Architecture in Colonial Charleston"
(L) No. 89 (c.1787), Deas-Tunno House (blue)
• 3½-story brick house • outbuildings include slave quarters & former warehouses restored as residences • built by John Deas, Jr. (1761-1790), member of a prominent Scottish family of merchants & planters • either during or shortly after the American Revolution this house replaced a tenement that had been built by Scottish merchant/planter George Seaman & destroyed by the Great Fire of 1778 —Historic Charleston Foundation
• J.D. Jr.'s father, John Deas Sr. (1735-1790), was married to Seaman's stepdaughter, Elizabeth Allen Deas (1742-1802) • upon Seaman's death in 1769, she inherited most of his estate, including Thorogood Plantation & 141 slaves • by 1790, the Deas's had 208 slaves, none of whom fled the Plantation during the chaos of the Revolution —"The Goose Creek Bridge, Gateway to Sacred Places", Michael J. Heitzler
• Deas Sr. & his brother David were merchants & slave traders • David introduced golf to America, 1743 • First Golf Played, USA, 1788
• another Deas Family, this an African-American one, appears to have it's American roots in late 18th c. Charleston • research suggests the family line may have originated in Sierra Leone, where the Deas ancestors were presumably shipped from Bunce Island on the H.M.S. Brigantine Dembia, then sold or kept as slaves by John & David Deas —"Pearls of Wisdom of Three Generations"
• the slave ship was named for the Dembia River in Sierra Leone, where "black merchants [brought] slaves and ivory" • at Gambier, a settlement on the river, African children liberated from slave-smuggling vessels were kept "constantly under Christian instruction" by members of The Church Missionary Society, who also clothed, fed & provided the children with vocational training —"Southern Evangelical Intelligencer," 03 April, 1819
• in 1787 the Deas mansion was purchased by Scottish imigrant, Adam "King of the Scotch" Tunno (1753-1832), one of Charleston's wealthiest merchants • Tunno traded in Scottish imports, silk, fine cloth, wine & slaves • was steward of the St. Andrews Society • for over 40 yrs. this house was his home & place of business
• considered a bachelor, Tunno nevertheless raised a family here with a "fine looking [brown] person," Margaret Ballingall, who ran the household & oversaw the slaves • they appeared in public as a couple & attended church together at Charleston's elite St. Philip's • they were renowned for the elegance of their dinner parties —"Women in the South across Four Centuries"
• though state law did not prohibit inter-racial marriages, Tunno & Ballingall apparently were never married (apart from their "moral marriage," derived from decades of living together as husband & wife) • nevertheless, denied the sacraments at St. Philip's, Margaret presented a letter from Adam stating that she was his wife, & was henceforth permitted to commune • the white community viewed Ballingall as a housekeeper, concubine or slave, but among blacks she was considered Tunno's wife —"The Women of Charleston's Urban Slave Society", Cynthia M. Kennedy
• Margaret Ballingall (c. 1769-1839) aka, Bellingall, Bettingall, Battingall, and in her youth, Peggy, daughter of Sarah, was a slave who had already changed hands about eight times when, in 1795, Tunno purchased "Peg" & her 2 children, Hagar & Owen, from the daughter of Scottish planter Robert Ballingall
• evidence suggests that Tunno & Ballingall had already been living together since at least 1782, and that she had borne him both a son who died in infancy & — the very year Tunno purchased her — a daughter, Barbara, aka Barbary
• although Tunno treated Ballingall as a free woman & she lived as such, there is no record of manumission • however, Barbara, Tunno's natural daughter, was manumitted in 1803, & in Margaret's will, she identifies herself as "a free black woman"
• in his will, Tunno left "the free black woman" Margaret & daughter Hagar $1,250 each, with extra money for Margaret to purchase a new house • his natural daughter Barbara was given $2,500, slaves & several personal items from her father's home • larger bequests were left for some of his white relatives
• after Adam's death, Margaret & her children became homeowners, slaveholders & prominent members of Charleston's free black community • their financial success included dealings with white businessmen, some possibly intimate as posited by historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers • when she died, Margaret Ballingall Tunno's estate was worth $15,000-$20,000
(C/L) 91 East Bay (c.1788), Inglis Arch House (peach)
• site of a pre-Revolutionary store leased by Scottish immigrant, George Inglis (1716-1775) • known as the lnglis Arch House after the covered alley — once known as Middle Alley — that passed through the bldg. —Historic Charleston Foundation
• purchased in 1774 by mercantile firm Leger & Greenwood — Peter Léger (1732-1775) & William Greenwood (1740-1822) — shortly after they half-heartedly participated in the "Charleston Tea Party" • though neither favored American independence, they went along with popular opposition to Britain's Tea Act by refusing a shipment of tea 12 days before the Boston Tea Party
• their building burned in the fire of 1778, about the same time that Leger & Greenwood ceased operations & Greenwood, a Tory, fled to Britain • rebuilt & sold to Rhode Island merchant Nathaniel Russell • severely damaged during the Union siege, 1864
• purchased in 1920 by preservationist Susan (Sue) Pringle Frost (1878-1960), who owned several nearby properties • New York playwright John McGowan (1894-1977) & his wife, Betty purchased No. 95 (green) from Frost in 1938, which they restored as their residence • bought No. 93 (yellow) & the adjoining No. 91 (peach) in 1941 • considered demolishing the 2 dilapidated structures to create a garden for their home • chose instead to restore them as investment property • removed 19 c. Greek Revival details from No. 91 • added the current details, e.g., the roofline & 1st floor arched doors
(C/R) No. 93 (c.1778), James Cook House (yellow)
• 3½-story stuccoed brick structure believed to have been built by house carpenter James Cook • replaced Loyalist Fenwicke Bull's Flemish gabled house and shop, destroyed in the 1778 fire • like many tradesmen of his era Cook, building houses with at least 4 slaves, assembled a real estate portfolio to take advantage of Charleston's robust rental market
• this house, however, Cook built for himself • his widow lived upstairs until her death in 1826 • the house then passed to Charleston-born Jew, Moses Hyams (1798-1868), a commission merchant dealing in rice who maintained his business at this location • Hyams was probably responsible for the Greek Revival facade & gutting of the interior for warehouse space • the neighborhood declined in the late 19th c. and was essentially a slum when preservationist Susan Pringle Frost purchased this and neighboring buildings in 1920
• in 1941, hoping to return the building to it's original appearance, New York playwright John McGowan (1894-1977) & his wife, Betty, secured the services of a preservation specialist, African-American carpenter/builder Thomas (Tom) Mayhem Pinckney (1871-1952), who performed the restoration
• the Greek Revival façade was removed, revealing a hip roof to which a dormer was added • landscape architect Loutrel Briggs (1893-1977) added a formal garden —Historic Charleston Foundation —Charleston County Public Library —Charleston Post & Courier, 30 April, 1979
(R) No. 95 (c.1778), Charles Cotesworth Pinckney House (green)
• 4-story Flemish gabled townhouse probably dates from shortly after the Great Fire of 1740 & seems to have survived the 1778 fire • its builder's identity is unknown • one possibility is Othniel Beale (1688-1773), chief engineer of Charles Town's fortifications • the giant order pilaster of the adjacent Beale house at No. 99-101 E. Bay matches those of this house • further, this house & the adjacent Beale structures occupay the site of a house inherited by Beale’s wife Katherine “Hannah” Gale & a lot Beale purchased across from his wharf —Roots & Recall
• its also possible that the house was built by Philadelphia Quaker Joseph Shute, a merchant who operated a fleet of ships & owned an island he named Shute's Delight (now remembered only as Shute's Folly) • in 1731 Othniel Beale had been a witness at Shute's wedding, & by 1748, Shute owned this house • in 1849 Shute declared bankruptcy, handing over for auction all assets except essential bedding, clothes, tools & "arms for muster" if he had any • returned to Philadelphia, 1751 — "The Road to Black Ned's Forge: A Story of Race, Sex, and Trade on the Colonial American Frontier"
• in 1779 the house was owned by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), American statesman, Revolutionary War veteran & delegate to the Constitutional Convention • twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its candidate for U.S. President • lost both elections
• property purchased by a commercial interest in 1789 • storefront window later replaced with the existing entrances & small windows • like other properties in this group, this one was purchased in 1920 by preservationist Susan Pringle Frost (1878-1960) and restored by New York playwright John McGowan and his wife, Betty • interior detail
• Charleston Historic District, National Register # 66000964, 1969 • declared National Historic Landmark District, 1973