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June 24, Philadelphia, PA
Rally June 24 demanding abortion rights, trans rights, and bodily autonomy for all by opposing the anti-abortion “march for life” on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision.
The rally and speakout started at Franklin Square (200 N. 6th St) and then marched to defend patients accessing health care at a nearby abortion provider under threat of anti-abortion fascists.
In the current legislative session, anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been proposed or are advancing in nearly every state. These bills contain measures from bans on gender affirming care to censorship laws prohibiting discussions in schools about LGBTQ+ people. On June 6, the Human Rights Campaign declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Since the Dobbs decision one year ago, fourteen states have implemented complete abortion bans, and several other states have attempted or are still attempting to implement bans. The criminalization of abortion and gender affirming care are attacks on our bodily autonomy and our ability to access necessary health care.
We MUST fight back against these attacks on human rights and the complacency that allows them to continue and escalate.
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June 24, Philadelphia, PA
Rally June 24 demanding abortion rights, trans rights, and bodily autonomy for all by opposing the anti-abortion “march for life” on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision.
The rally and speakout started at Franklin Square (200 N. 6th St) and then marched to defend patients accessing health care at a nearby abortion provider under threat of anti-abortion fascists.
In the current legislative session, anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been proposed or are advancing in nearly every state. These bills contain measures from bans on gender affirming care to censorship laws prohibiting discussions in schools about LGBTQ+ people. On June 6, the Human Rights Campaign declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Since the Dobbs decision one year ago, fourteen states have implemented complete abortion bans, and several other states have attempted or are still attempting to implement bans. The criminalization of abortion and gender affirming care are attacks on our bodily autonomy and our ability to access necessary health care.
We MUST fight back against these attacks on human rights and the complacency that allows them to continue and escalate.
Source: livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/7653
Paint traces on statue - Council plea to uni - 2nd July 1965. Newcastle Morning Herald.
This image was digitised as part of the UoN50 Project.
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
181212-N-PO203-0440 HONOLULU, Hawaii (Dec. 12, 2018) An autonomous surface vehicle from the National University of Singapore transits to the competition course during the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Maritime RobotX Challenge in Honolulu, Hawaii. Fifteen teams from the United States, Australia and Asia, compete in the biennial challenge designed to foster student interest in autonomous robotic systems operating in the maritime domain, with an emphasis on the science and engineering of cooperative autonomy. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
Hong Kong (香港; "Fragrant Harbour"), officially Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory on the southern coast of China at the Pearl River Estuary and the South China Sea. Hong Kong is known for its skyline and deep natural harbour. It has an area of 1104 km2 and shares its northern border with the Guangdong Province of Mainland China. With around 7.2 million Hongkongers of various nationalities, Hong Kong is one of the world's most densely populated metropolises.
After the First Opium War (1839–42), Hong Kong became a British colony with the perpetual cession of Hong Kong Island, followed by Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and a 99-year lease of the New Territories from 1898. Hong Kong remained under British control for about a century until the Second World War, when Japan occupied the colony from December 1941 to August 1945. After the Surrender of Japan, the British resumed control. In the 1980s, negotiations between the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China resulted in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which provided for the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong on 30 June 1997. The territory became a special administrative region of China with a high degree of autonomy on 1 July 1997 under the principle of one country, two systems. Disputes over the perceived misapplication of this principle have contributed to popular protests, including the 2014 Umbrella Revolution.
In the late 1970s, Hong Kong became a major entrepôt in Asia-Pacific. The territory has developed into a major global trade hub and financial centre. The 44th-largest economy in the world, Hong Kong ranks top 10 in GDP (PPP) per capita, but also has the most severe income inequality among advanced economies. Hong Kong is one of the three most important financial centres alongside New York and London, and the world's number one tourist destination city. The territory has been named the freest market economy. The service economy, characterised by free trade and low taxation, has been regarded as one of the world's most laissez-faire economic policies, and the currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the 13th most traded currency in the world.
The Hong Kong Basic Law empowers the region to develop relations and make agreements directly with foreign states and regions, as well as international organizations, in a broad range of appropriate fields. It is an independent member of APEC, the IMF, WTO, FIFA and International Olympic Committee among others.
Limited land created a dense infrastructure and the territory became a centre of modern architecture, and one of the world's most vertical cities. Hong Kong has a highly developed public transportation network covering 90 per cent of the population, the highest in the world, and relies on mass transit by road or rail. Air pollution remains a serious problem. Loose emissions standards have resulted in a high level of atmospheric particulates. Nevertheless, Hongkongers enjoy the world's longest or second longest life expectancies.
NAME
It is not known who was responsible for the Romanisation of the name "Hong Kong" but it is generally believed to be an early imprecise phonetic rendering of the pronunciation of the spoken Cantonese or Hakka name 香港, meaning "Fragrant Harbour". Before 1842, the name referred to a small inlet—now Aberdeen Harbour (香港仔, Sidney Lau: heung1gong2 jai2, Jyutping: hoeng1gong2 zai2, or Hiong1gong3 zai3 in a form of Hakka, literally means "Little Hong Kong")—between Aberdeen Island and the south side of Hong Kong Island, which was one of the first points of contact between British sailors and local fishermen. As those early contacts are likely to have been with Hong Kong's early inhabitants, the Tankas (水上人), it is equally probable that the early Romanisation was a faithful execution of their speech, i.e. hong1, not heung1. Detailed and accurate Romanisation systems for Cantonese were available and in use at the time.
The reference to fragrance may refer to the sweet taste of the harbour's fresh water estuarine influx of the Pearl River, or to the incense from factories, lining the coast to the north of Kowloon, which was stored near Aberdeen Harbour for export before the development of the Victoria Harbour.
In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking was signed and the name, Hong Kong, was first recorded on official documents to encompass the entirety of the island.
The name had often been written as the single word Hongkong until the government adopted the current form in 1926. Nevertheless, a number of century-old institutions still retain the single-word form, such as the Hongkong Post, Hongkong Electric and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
The full official name, after 1997, is "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". This is the official title as mentioned in the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Hong Kong Government's website; however, "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" and "Hong Kong" are widely accepted.
Hong Kong has carried many nicknames: the most famous among those is the "Pearl of the Orient", which reflected the impressive night-view of the city's light decorations on the skyscrapers along both sides of the Victoria Harbour. The territory is also known as "Asia's World City".
HISTORY
PRE-BRITISH
Archaeological studies support human presence in the Chek Lap Kok area (now Hong Kong International Airport) from 35,000 to 39,000 years ago and on Sai Kung Peninsula from 6,000 years ago.
Wong Tei Tung and Three Fathoms Cove are the earliest sites of human habitation in Hong Kong during the Paleolithic Period. It is believed that the Three Fathom Cove was a river-valley settlement and Wong Tei Tung was a lithic manufacturing site. Excavated Neolithic artefacts suggested cultural differences from the Longshan culture of northern China and settlement by the Che people, prior to the migration of the Baiyue (Viets) to Hong Kong. Eight petroglyphs, which dated to the Shang dynasty in China, were discovered on the surrounding islands.
ANCIENT CHINA
In 214 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, conquered the Baiyue tribes in Jiaozhi (modern Liangguang region and Vietnam) and incorporated the territory into imperial China for the first time. Modern Hong Kong was assigned to the Nanhai commandery (modern Nanhai District), near the commandery's capital city Panyu. In Qin dynasty, the territory was ruled by Panyu County(番禺縣) up till Jin Dynasty.
The area of Hong Kong was consolidated under the kingdom of Nanyue (Southern Viet), founded by general Zhao Tuo in 204 BC after the collapse of the short-lived Qin dynasty. When the kingdom of Nanyue was conquered by the Han Dynasty in 111 BC, Hong Kong was assigned to the Jiaozhi commandery. Archaeological evidence indicates that the population increased and early salt production flourished in this time period. Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb on the Kowloon Peninsula is believed to have been built during the Han dynasty.
IMPERIAL CHINA
Started from Jin dynasty to early period of Tang dynasty, the territory that now comprises Hong Kong was governed by Bao'an County (寶安縣). In Tang dynasty, the Guangdong region flourished as an international trading center. The Tuen Mun region in what is now Hong Kong's New Territories served as a port, naval base, salt production centre and later, base for the exploitation of pearls. Lantau Island was also a salt production centre, where the salt smugglers riots broke out against the government.
Under the Tang dynasty, the Guangdong (Canton) region flourished as a regional trading centre. In 736 AD, the first Emperor of Tang established a military stronghold in Tuen Mun in western Hong Kong to defend the coastal area of the region. The first village school, Li Ying College, was established around 1075 AD in the modern-day New Territories under the Northern Song dynasty. After their defeat by the Mongols, the Southern Song court briefly moved to modern-day Kowloon City (the Sung Wong Toi site), before its final defeat at the Battle of Yamen.
From the mid-Tang dynasty to early Ming dynasty, the territory that now comprises Hong Kong was governed by Dongguan County (東莞縣/ 東官縣). In Ming dynasty, the area was governed by Xin'an County (新安縣) before it was colonized by the British government. The indigenous inhabitants of what is now Hong Kong are identified with several ethnicities, including Punti, Hakka, Tanka) and Hoklo.
The earliest European visitor on record was Jorge Álvares, a Portuguese explorer who arrived in 1513. Having founded an establishment in Macau by 1557, Portuguese merchants began trading in southern China. However, subsequent military clashes between China and Portugal led to the expulsion of all Portuguese merchants from the rest of China.
In the mid-16th century, the Haijin order (closed-door, isolation policy) was enforced and it strictly forbade all maritime activities in order to prevent contact from foreigners by sea. From 1661 to 1669, Hong Kong was directly affected by the Great Clearance of the Kangxi Emperor, who required the evacuation of coastal areas of Guangdong. About 16,000 people from Hong Kong and Bao'an County were forced to emigrate inland; 1,648 of those who evacuated were said to have returned after the evacuation was rescinded in 1669.
BRITSH CROWN COLONY 1842–1941
In 1839, the refusal of Qing authorities to support opium imports caused the outbreak of the First Opium War between the British Empire and the Qing Empire. Qing's defeat resulted in the occupation of Hong Kong Island by British forces on 20 January 1841. It was initially ceded under the Convention of Chuenpee, as part of a ceasefire agreement between Captain Charles Elliot and Governor Qishan. While a dispute between high-ranking officials of both countries led to the failure of the treaty's ratification, on 29 August 1842, Hong Kong Island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Treaty of Nanking. The British officially established a Crown colony and founded the City of Victoria in the following year.
The population of Hong Kong Island was 7,450 when the Union Flag raised over Possession Point on 26 January 1841. It mostly consisted of Tanka fishermen and Hakka charcoal burners, whose settlements scattered along several coastal hamlets. In the 1850s, a large number of Chinese immigrants crossed the then-free border to escape from the Taiping Rebellion. Other natural disasters, such as flooding, typhoons and famine in mainland China would play a role in establishing Hong Kong as a place for safe shelter.
Further conflicts over the opium trade between Britain and Qing quickly escalated into the Second Opium War. Following the Anglo-French victory, the Crown Colony was expanded to include Kowloon Peninsula (south of Boundary Street) and Stonecutter's Island, both of which were ceded to the British in perpetuity under the Convention of Beijing in 1860.
In 1898, Britain obtained a 99-year lease from Qing under the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, in which Hong Kong obtained a 99-year lease of the Lantau Island, the area north of Boundary Street in Kowloon up to Shenzhen River and over 200 other outlying islands.
Hong Kong soon became a major entrepôt thanks to its free port status, attracting new immigrants to settle from both China and Europe alike. The society, however, remained racially segregated and polarised under British colonial policies. Despite the rise of a British-educated Chinese upper-class by the late-19th century, race laws such as the Peak Reservation Ordinance prevented ethnic Chinese in Hong Kong from acquiring houses in reserved areas, such as the Victoria Peak. At this time, the majority of the Chinese population in Hong Kong had no political representation in the British colonial government. There were, however, a small number of Chinese elites whom the British governors relied on, such as Sir Kai Ho and Robert Hotung, who served as communicators and mediators between the government and local population.
Hong Kong continued to experience modest growth during the first half of the 20th century. The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 as the territory's oldest higher education institute. While there was an exodus of 60,000 residents for fear of a German attack on the British colony during the First World War, Hong Kong remained peaceful. Its population increased from 530,000 in 1916 to 725,000 in 1925 and reached 1.6 million by 1941.
In 1925, Cecil Clementi became the 17th Governor of Hong Kong. Fluent in Cantonese and without a need for translator, Clementi introduced the first ethnic Chinese, Shouson Chow, into the Executive Council as an unofficial member. Under his tenure, Kai Tak Airport entered operation as RAF Kai Tak and several aviation clubs. In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out when the Japanese Empire expanded its territories from northeastern China into the mainland proper. To safeguard Hong Kong as a freeport, Governor Geoffry Northcote declared the Crown Colony as a neutral zone.
JAPANESE OCCUPATION 1941–45
As part of its military campaign in Southeast Asia during Second World War, the Japanese army moved south from Guangzhou of mainland China and attacked Hong Kong on 8 December 1941. The Battle of Hong Kong ended with the British and Canadian defenders surrendering control of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December 1941 in what was regarded by locals as Black Christmas.
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the Japanese army committed atrocities against civilians and POWs, such as the St. Stephen's College massacre. Local residents also suffered widespread food shortages, limited rationing and hyper-inflation arising from the forced exchange of currency from Hong Kong Dollars to Japanese military banknotes. The initial ratio of 2:1 was gradually devalued to 4:1 and ownership of Hong Kong Dollars was declared illegal and punishable by harsh torture. Due to starvation and forced deportation for slave labour to mainland China, the population of Hong Kong had dwindled from 1.6 million in 1941 to 600,000 in 1945, when Britain resumed control of the colony on 30 August 1945.
ECONOMY
As one of the world's leading international financial centres, Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade. The currency, Hong Kong dollar, is the eighth most traded currency in the world as of 2010. Hong Kong was once described by Milton Friedman as the world's greatest experiment in laissez-faire capitalism, but has since instituted a regime of regulations including a minimum wage. It maintains a highly developed capitalist economy, ranked the freest in the world by the Index of Economic Freedom every year since 1995. It is an important centre for international finance and trade, with one of the greatest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region, and is known as one of the Four Asian Tigers for its high growth rates and rapid development from the 1960s to the 1990s. Between 1961 and 1997 Hong Kong's gross domestic product grew 180 times while per-capita GDP increased 87 times over.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the seventh largest in the world and has a market capitalisation of US$2.3 trillion as of December 2009. In that year, Hong Kong raised 22 percent of worldwide initial public offering (IPO) capital, making it the largest centre of IPOs in the world and the easiest place to raise capital. The Hong Kong dollar has been pegged to the US dollar since 1983.
The Hong Kong Government has traditionally played a mostly passive role in the economy, with little by way of industrial policy and almost no import or export controls. Market forces and the private sector were allowed to determine practical development. Under the official policy of "positive non-interventionism", Hong Kong is often cited as an example of laissez-faire capitalism. Following the Second World War, Hong Kong industrialised rapidly as a manufacturing centre driven by exports, and then underwent a rapid transition to a service-based economy in the 1980s. Since then, it has grown to become a leading centre for management, financial, IT, business consultation and professional services.
Hong Kong matured to become a financial centre in the 1990s, but was greatly affected by the Asian financial crisis in 1998, and again in 2003 by the SARS outbreak. A revival of external and domestic demand has led to a strong recovery, as cost decreases strengthened the competitiveness of Hong Kong exports and a long deflationary period ended. Government intervention, initiated by the later colonial governments and continued since 1997, has steadily increased, with the introduction of export credit guarantees, a compulsory pension scheme, a minimum wage, anti-discrimination laws, and a state mortgage backer.
The territory has little arable land and few natural resources, so it imports most of its food and raw materials. Imports account for more than 90% of Hong Kong's food supply, including nearly all of the meat and rice available there. Agricultural activity - relatively unimportant to Hong Kong's economy and contributing just 0.1% of its GDP - primarily consists of growing premium food and flower varieties. Hong Kong is the world's eleventh largest trading entity, with the total value of imports and exports exceeding its gross domestic product. It is the world's largest re-export centre. Much of Hong Kong's exports consist of re-exports, which are products made outside of the territory, especially in mainland China, and distributed via Hong Kong. Its physical location has allowed the city to establish a transportation and logistics infrastructure that includes the world's second busiest container port and the world's busiest airport for international cargo. Even before the transfer of sovereignty, Hong Kong had established extensive trade and investment ties with the mainland, which now enable it to serve as a point of entry for investment flowing into the mainland. At the end of 2007, there were 3.46 million people employed full-time, with the unemployment rate averaging 4.1% for the fourth straight year of decline. Hong Kong's economy is dominated by the service sector, which accounts for over 90% of its GDP, while industry constitutes 9%. Inflation was at 2.5% in 2007. Hong Kong's largest export markets are mainland China, the United States, and Japan.
As of 2010 Hong Kong is the eighth most expensive city for expatriates, falling from fifth position in the previous year. Hong Kong is ranked fourth in terms of the highest percentage of millionaire households, behind Switzerland, Qatar, and Singapore with 8.5 percent of all households owning at least one million US dollars. Hong Kong is also ranked second in the world by the most billionaires per capita (one per 132,075 people), behind Monaco. In 2011, Hong Kong was ranked second in the Ease of Doing Business Index, behind Singapore.
Hong Kong is ranked No. 1 in the world in the Crony Capitalism Index by the Economist.
In 2014, Hong Kong was the eleventh most popular destination for international tourists among countries and territories worldwide, with a total of 27.8 million visitors contributing a total of US$38,376 million in international tourism receipts. Hong Kong is also the most popular city for tourists, nearly two times of its nearest competitor Macau.
DEMOGRAPHICS
The territory's population in mid-2015 is 7.30 million, with an average annual growth rate of 0.8% over the previous 5 years. The current population of Hong Kong comprises 91% ethnic Chinese. A major part of Hong Kong's Cantonese-speaking majority originated from the neighbouring Guangdong province, from where many fled during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and the communist rule in China.
Residents of the Mainland do not automatically receive the Right of Abode, and many may not enter the territory freely. Like other non-natives, they may apply for the Right of Abode after seven years of continuous residency. Some of the rights may also be acquired by marriage (e.g., the right to work), but these do not include the right to vote or stand for office. However, the influx of immigrants from mainland China, approximating 45,000 per year, is a significant contributor to its population growth – a daily quota of 150 Mainland Chinese with family ties in Hong Kong are granted a "one way permit". Life expectancy in Hong Kong is 81.2 years for males and 86.9 years for females as of 2014, making it the highest life expectancy in the world.
About 91% of the people of Hong Kong are of Chinese descent, the majority of whom are Taishanese, Chiu Chow, other Cantonese people, and Hakka. Hong Kong's Han majority originate mainly from the Guangzhou and Taishan regions in Guangdong province. The remaining 6.9% of the population is composed of non-ethnic Chinese. There is a South Asian population of Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalese; some Vietnamese refugees have become permanent residents of Hong Kong. There are also Britons, Americans, Canadians, Japanese, and Koreans working in the city's commercial and financial sector. In 2011, 133,377 foreign domestic helpers from Indonesia and 132,935 from the Philippines were working in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's de facto official language is Cantonese, a variety of Chinese originating from Guangdong province to the north of Hong Kong. English is also an official language, and according to a 1996 by-census is spoken by 3.1 percent of the population as an everyday language and by 34.9 percent of the population as a second language. Signs displaying both Chinese and English are common throughout the territory. Since the 1997 Handover, an increase in immigrants from communist China and greater interaction with the mainland's economy have brought an increasing number of Mandarin speakers to Hong Kong.
RELIGION
A majority of residents of Hong Kong have no religious affiliation, professing a form of agnosticism or atheism. According to the US Department of State 43 percent of the population practices some form of religion. Some figures put it higher, according to a Gallup poll, 64% of Hong Kong residents do not believe in any religion, and possibly 80% of Hong Kong claim no religion. In Hong Kong teaching evolution won out in curriculum dispute about whether to teach other explanations, and that creationism and intelligent design will form no part of the senior secondary biology curriculum.
Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of religious freedom, guaranteed by the Basic Law. Hong Kong's main religions are Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism; a local religious scholar in contact with major denominations estimates there are approximately 1.5 million Buddhists and Taoists. A Christian community of around 833,000 forms about 11.7% of the total population; Protestants forms a larger number than Roman Catholics at a rate of 4:3, although smaller Christian communities exist, including the Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses. The Anglican and Roman Catholic churches each freely appoint their own bishops, unlike in mainland China. There are also Sikh, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Bahá'í communities. The practice of Falun Gong is tolerated.
PERSONAL INCOME
Statistically Hong Kong's income gap is the greatest in Asia Pacific. According to a report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 2008, Hong Kong's Gini coefficient, at 0.53, was the highest in Asia and "relatively high by international standards". However, the government has stressed that income disparity does not equate to worsening of the poverty situation, and that the Gini coefficient is not strictly comparable between regions. The government has named economic restructuring, changes in household sizes, and the increase of high-income jobs as factors that have skewed the Gini coefficient.
WIKIPEDIA
Marsz Autonomii to największa w Polsce pokojowa manifestacja w obronie samorządności. Odbywa się corocznie począwszy od 2007 roku w Katowicach na Górnym Śląsku w połowie lipca.
The prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Macedonia prior to the visit, Ankara Esenboğa Airport on the agenda of questions answered. Davutoglu, discussions on the autonomy of the solution process as a “Unitary state” policy is executed, he said. Davutoglu said about this topic:
"All of this process is the principle of the unitary state walking around in before defaatlerce our explanations. However, the spread of local governments with local governments and related matters already in the beginning of our government in the metropolitan act, including how local governments are of importance in this context, and how the steps are well-known. These issues in front of the public a wrong axis is not correct to discuss. The nature of the solution process has its own logic is advancing to the point where we are today, and in the procedures and methods for the next stage in respect of a positive atmosphere we are able to say,” he said. A “positive atmosphere.” The prime minister, just like the island of Imrali, Abdullah Öcalan met with Mp HDP Sırrı Sureyye Onder process, such as a positive way when he said: "the Solution Process at a time, a move, a day immediately as a result of a process that will not. However, the determination to walk when, very serious stages to last and it's really past problems we are faced with significant barriers that we put a process. The last term on the nature of the Solution Process in the course of about a positive atmosphere of that we see that we are very pleased," he said.
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
Restrained
June 15, 2011
Emotional autonomy,
Belatedly discovered, and –
In a most vivid realm –
Still all too frail.
Impatient flesh.
Heart, craving connection,
As connections abound
In an unexpectedly receptive world.
Such grace, toward a newly minted
man.
And yet, impetuous impatience.
Can I trust heart and spirit,
To guide me on my way!
Deferring life:
For nearly half a century,
I delegated my satisfaction,
To others, willing and unwilling.
Deferring gratification:
In the face of this new, vibrant, potency,
Bittersweet and still, undeniably,
My stayed course, for the time being.
Twenty-two years ago:
My parents recently passed,
A first year of law school behind me,
I began a poem:
Undifferentiated, pissed off, baby-
tantrum mad.
I want it my way. Now!
Why should I have to work, pray, ask,
for what I choose to need?
I’ve paid my dues. I’m owed!
I’ve worked damned hard of late,
ached, cried, owned-up, and grown;
so where the fuck’s my parade?
And why isn’t it okay, to find,
no messages on answering
machine?
In Search of Mommies
My poem’s telling title.
Confronting alcoholism hadn’t made
me whole.
But at long last, I was learning how to
feel.
A new millennium:
I married, moved, made a career;
Rooted, yet incomplete,
Understanding begins to dawn
Another decade:
Children providing a fecund, but
incomplete,
Vessel in which love could vest,
I started growing responsible for me.
On to this day:
Having finally arrived,
Painful past and illusory futures,
released.
A Present. And abundant joy.
And still, for certain pleasures,
I wait – grudgingly –
Identifying first as parent, learning
To truly be this fine new man.
Source: livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/7642
Uni. students may be fined - 14th July 1966. Newcastle Morning Herald.
This image was digitised as part of the UoN50 Project.
181212-N-PO203-0460 HONOLULU, Hawaii (Dec. 12, 2018) An autonomous surface vehicle from Osaka University in Japan, transits to the course during the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Maritime RobotX Challenge in Honolulu, Hawaii. Organized by RoboNation and Navatek, RobotX is designed to foster student interest in autonomous robotic systems operating in the maritime domain, with an emphasis on the science and engineering of cooperative autonomy. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
houses papered with the names of each provincial and territorial reservation as managed by the federal government via the indian act.
Era of Autonomy Festival 2012 @ Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland...More Story at www.diyanakamaruza.com
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
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Comparison of the JVC Recommendations With the UPA Govt's Ordinance.
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The JVC Report:.
1. For the first time in India, spelt out a constitutional Bill of Rights for women, and the means to ensure those.
fundamental rights to equality, freedom, and autonomy.
2. Recognised that sexual violence is not an act of sex or lust: it is an act of patriarchal power. Therefore, to reduce.
sexual violence, we must safeguard women's freedom and rights; and to ensure that perpetrators are punished, we.
must undo the impunity and protection for such offences that is built into the laws and into our system.
3. Recognised women's rights to autonomy: including her sexual autonomy and her right to choose her partners, friends,.
and spouses. Recommended changing the archaic and anti-women vocabulary of laws. Understood sexual violence as.
a violation of a woman's bodily integrity and her dignity, rather than as `outraging modesty', `robbing honour' or.
bringing `shame'..
4. Redefined the meaning of `consent': stating that unless a woman indicates `Yes' to sex, either by word or by gesture,.
no one can `assume' that she consented. In the present system, many rape cases go unpunished because a woman is.
`presumed' to have consented unless she has marks of injury on her body or on the body of the accused. She is.
`presumed' to have consented if she is married to the accused. A girl is `presumed' to be incapable of consent to.
sexual contact if she is 16-18 years old, even if her partner is of a similar young age, unless she is married to him..
Moreover, she is `presumed' to be lying if the man she accuses is a public servant; a judge; a magistrate; or an army.
officer; that is why, in such cases, prior permission from the Govt is needed in order to prosecute the accused. Justice.
Verma sought to challenge and change these in-built, wrong assumptions that go against justice for women..
5. Expanded the meaning of sexual assault to cover a range of forms of sexual violence: from sexual harassment to.
stalking to voyeurism (making MMS etc) to acid-throwing to rape by insertion of an object or a male body part..
Recommended higher and more severe punishment for various forms of sexual violence..
6. Recognised that the victim of sexual violence could be `gender-neutral' (i.e could be female/male/transgender/hijra.
etc), but that the perpetrator is male..
7. Recognised that young people between the age of 16-18 do, naturally, indulge in sexual experimentation, and that.
such sexual contact between young people by mutual consent cannot automatically be termed `rape'..
8. Recognises that rape happens even within marriage. Asserted that sexual contact, even within a marriage, must be.
with a woman's consent; a wife is not her husband's property, and cannot be `expected' to have sex with her husband,.
against her will. Therefore, recommended removal of the existing exemption of `marital rape' from the rape law..
Upheld the principle that in the case of rape and sexual assault, the relationship of the accused with the complainant.
will not be the basis for denying her claim of rape; neither can it be the basis for a more lenient sentence. Therefore.
recommended deletion of the provision of lenient sentence in case of rape of a legally separated wife by a husband..
9. Sought to get rid of protections for powerful offenders. Recommended that politicians against whom a charge sheet.
has been filed for sexual violence, be prevented from contesting elections. Recommended that no sanction/prior.
permission be required to prosecute judges/magistrates/public servants who are accused of sexual violence; and.
similarly that the AFSPA be amended to do away with the requirement for sanction/prior permission to prosecute.
an army officer accused of sexual violence. Justice Verma's argument is clear: no army officer nor any judge or public.
servant can claim to have raped in the course of his duty. As in any case, the Court can be the best judge, based on.
available evidence, of whether a complaint is false or true..
10. Recommended changes in the law based on the principle of `command responsibility' in case of custodial rape by.
police or army: i.e the principle that a superior officer will be held responsible if he orders or knowingly allows a junior.
officer to commit rape or sexual assault against a woman who is in custody, or is in a conflict area. This principle is.
very important if one looks at the rape of Soni Sori (Chhattisgarh SP Ankit Garg ordered his men to sexually torture.
her) or the rape and murder of Thangjam Manorama in Manipur in the custody of personnel of the Assam Rifles. Such.
rapes could not have occurred without the knowledge and explicit orders/tacit consent of senior officers. Given the.
widespread prevalence of sexual violence in conflict areas, the JVC also recommended a review of the AFSPA, which is.
encouraging such violence. That AFSPA in any case has a provision for periodic review, which has however not been.
done..
11. Recommended changes in the existing medical investigation protocol rape survivor. Recommended prohibition of the.
demeaning two-finger test and other forms of medical examination that investigate women's past sexual history. Also.
recommended a protocol to ensure sensitive medical care of a rape survivor..
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What is language learner autonomy? Definitions (Little, 1991), versions (Benson, 1997) and perspectives (Oxford, 2003) of learner autonomy have long generated discussion amongst academics in the field, but over the years such descriptions have broadened in scope rather than attempting to isolate the components of autonomy (Benson, 2007). In this presentation, Lucy argued for an approach which goes beyond broad definitions of learner autonomy and instead considers learner-generated ‘autonomy modes’. Autonomy types are not determined and fixed, but vary within an individual learner depending upon combinations of one or more factors, such as the language being learned, the proficiency level in that language, environmental variables, personality and mood.
The presenter explained how the taxonomy of learner-generated autonomy types was developed using Q-methodology and qualitative interview data, and then focus in more detail on the social dimensions of different autonomy types. Such social dimensions include, on the one hand, the driving motivation of communication and the satisfaction derived from working with others, and on the other, the competitive desire to learn alone and the rejection of membership of a community of practice.
MRISAR R & D Team Member Aurora Siegel, fabricating an interactive art sculpture.
Photo taken in New Leipzig, North Dakota by MRISAR Team Member Victoria Croasdell-Siegel.
MRISAR’s R & D Team, who have Designed, Fabricated & Marketed the Earth’s Largest Selection of "Internationally Renowned & Awarded" World-Class Robotics Exhibits & Devices; and “Hands On” Scientific, Technological & Interactive Art Exhibits. Our innovative, interactive, inexpensive, durable & easy to maintain creations incorporate interactive technologies & designs for people with disabilities and other special needs. They also provide their own Educational Kits & Materials for K thru 12/College & University level curriculums.
Their Exhibit Sales Customers include World-Class Science Centers, Museums, Universities, NASA, Royalty, Foreign & Domestic Governments, the Film Industries for inclusion in media productions, etc. We specialize in Cybernetics, Bionics, Mechatronics, Autonomics, Animatronics & Teleoperated devices.
Their Humanitarian & Environmental Research & Development has been presented before and/or published and awarded by: the United Nations, NASA-Emhart, Stanford, Cambridge, ICORR, ROMAN, IEEE, Discover Awards, International Federation of Robotics (IFR), etc. Their 1990's circa, original innovative R & D in "Facial Feature Controlled Technology" and "Artificial Sense of Touch Technology" (Adaptive Technology prototypes for the disabled), has helped pioneer those fields! They were the only company in the world to be awarded an entire chapter regarding their work in the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) “World Robotics; Service Robotics, 2011”.
In 2010 MRISAR purchased a disused school on the plains of North Dakota and relocated to it. Profit from their International Exhibit Sales helps fund their Humanitarian R&D and the transformation of the 36,000 sq. ft. complex, surrounded by 10 acres in North Dakota, into a World-Class “Interactive, Robotics, Technology, Invention, Art & Nature Center”.
Era of Autonomy Festival 2012 @ Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland...More Story at www.diyanakamaruza.com
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AISA in its pamphlet dated 27.08.2012 has ra1sed questions vis-a-VIS SFI-JNU's relationship with the CPI (M). SFI-JNU reiterates what 1t had stated in its pamphlet dated 9.07.2012: WSFI-JNU believes that CPI {M)'s positions on the events surrounding Singur-Nandigram, the murder of RMP leader TP Chandrashekharan or the recent support extended to Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential elections have neither been correct nor have they helped in strengthening the Left and democratic movement. While criticising these positions, however, SFI-JNU duly acknowledges the track record of the CPI {M) m playing a leading role in the fight 1n defence of India's democracy seculansm social justice and econom1c se~-reliance and the radical initiatives of the Left Front governments in West Bengal. Kerala and Tnpura in the field of land reforms, panchayati raj, mass education etc. SFI-JNU will also not hesitate to express.
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Khap Panchayat m Haryana or the national movement for food security etc. SFI-JNU will also stand :n sohdanty with all other genu1ne peoples' movements, from the anti-POSCO movement led by the CPI; to the struggles of tribal organ1sat1ons against forcible displacement and corporate takeover of forests for mining; the anti-AFSPA movements in Manrpur and Kashmir; and also the struggles waged by the CPI (ML) Liberation against the landlord armies like Ran-Jir Sena in Bihar. In sum SFI-JNU will on the one hand resolutely avoid the trap of sectarianism and embrace all that is progressive and pro-people wdhin the Indian Left. On the other hand. SFI-JNU will not flinch from adopting firm positions against opportunistic and antt-peop/e trends within any sectton of the Left. SFI-JNU believes that the way ahead lies in such a non-sectanan and open-minded praxis." .
In keeping with this approach of non-sectarian praxis representatives from SFI-JNU participated in the programme orgamsed to demand "Justice for Bathani Tola" 1n July 2012 at the mvitation of the AI SA and the SFI-JNU also condemned the police lathicharge against the AISA activists during their recent par1iament march. However, when the SFI-JNU mobilised JNU students for the Left Parties' dharna for food security and universal PDS in August 2012, AISA maintained its sectarian distance. .
JNU STUDENT MOVEMENT: SETIING THE RECORD STRAIGHT .
The JNU student movement has a glorious legacy of four decades. wh1ch the SFI-JNU rnherits. Numerous struggles have been waged under SFI led JNUSUs; from the struggle against the draconian Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi regime in the 1970s to challenging the reactionary anti~Mandal wave and fighting against the communal offensive of the RSS-BJP in the 1990s. AISA has always hesitated to acknowledge this legacy of the SFI in JNU and of late has started distorting the history of the JNU student movement since the 1990s for narrow sectarian purposes. In order to set the record straight SFI-JNU wants to clarify the following facts: .
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SFI held the President's post and led the JNUSU continuously from 1996 to 1999. AISA did not have any JNUSU office-bearer during this period. The JNU entrance coaching classes for the students from the deprived section were started during this phase. Massive student agitations were launched on the issues of new hostels, against sexual harassment and discriminatron against students from socially deprived sections. In October 1999, 63 students were arrested and 14 student leaders including JNUSU office-bearers were sent to Jail. The major achievements of the student movement of this period were the construction of 8 new hostels (from Tapti onwards), the formation of the GSCASH (which was the first such institution in any Asian university at that time) and the institution of the Equal Opportunity Office to prevent caste-based discrimination. An initiative to introduce 27% reservation for the OBC students in JNU admissions was undertaken during this period through the Progressive Admission Policy but could not succeed due to resistance from casteist forces, who resorted to violence. .
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ABVP won the JNUSU President's post defeating the SFI candidate by one vote in 1999. SFI led the secular resistance against the communal and reactionary politics of the RS8-ABVP in JNU. Not only did the AISA have no role to play in the struggle against the communal forces, it came up with a grotesque theory of 1ascism out of power is more dangerous than fascism in power", which was rejected by the JNU students. .
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SFI won back the President's post in 2001 and held it till 2003. During th1s period a major struggle was won by the JNUSU aga1nst the JNU administration forcing it to abandon the infamous Xth Plan, which was pushed by the BJP led government to saffronise the curriculum in JNU. Major achievements of the student movement were modernisation of library facilities, massi·te purchase of new books, and providing computer and internet facilities for students across schools. Massive mobilisations against communalism and 1mpenalist wars were undertaken by the SFI-Ied JNUSU dunng th1s penod, against the anti-Muslim pogroms in Gujarat in 2002 and the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan. .
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Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
Cross-view picture.
used setup: www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/8637298664/
A little more specs of the steup:
Olympus E-PL3 camera in manual mode.
Lumix G12.5 F12 (adjusted with 1mm spacers) +ND4 filter to reduce ambient light.
The shutter-lag is74ms, the opening time is 1/100 sec.
Optical laser detector to control the camera and flashes..
The 2 flashes are SB-80-DX types (or SB800). They works in TTL mode and are controlled via my hardware modules. Via the keyboard all settings can be changed and stored into a flash eeprom. So the flashes are all controlled from the controller and no more individual on the flashes itself.
The hardware core is a FPGA module from terasic, the DE0-nano. Very powerfull and small. All high-speed timings are controlled from this board. More then 81 I/O pins are used.
All modules in this unit can be reprogrammed via an USB connection.
For high-speed in-flight insects capture I use a laser system to know when an insects come in focus. This laser system is very accurate and quickly. In just 50 us I know when an insects stay infocus.
The detector has a 128 pixel line array to readout the laserbeam. A distance change of only 0.25 mm can be seen by the line array. Each pixel has an 8 bit value. The value, the position and the noise can be set into the parameters for optimal picture capture. Even super small insects of 0.5mm can be detected at 500 mm from the macro lens and this into the super short time of only 50 us (1/20.000 sec)
I use a power-pack module to powerup all the hardware. The racing pack module gives 7.5V @ 4200 mA. Multiple DC/DC convertors converts this to the correct voltage with high efficience. More then 10 hours autonomy is provided.
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
150710-N-PO203-304 VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (July 10, 2015) An autonomous surface vehicle (AUV) from Temple University in Philadelphia, leaves the dock during a practice run for the 2015 International RoboBoat Competition held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During the event, sponsored by the AUVSI Foundation and Office of Naval Research, student teams race ASVs of their own design through an aquatic obstacle course. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC Pleasure of cruising Autonomy, speed, fuel efficient, and smooth ride characteristics are some of the key features of the Fountaine Pajot Queensland 55LC design Designed to cover distances of up to 1200nm on a single stop at the fuel dock Giving the owner of Queensland 55LC the ability to relax in the serenity of the world’s most remote cruising destinations With her EcoCruising package the Queensland 55LC offers a level of self reliance not often seen in a cruising yacht of this caliber Luxurious and refined living spaces The Queensland 55LC boast exceptional living spaces, whether underway on her massive flying bridge, relaxing in the salon, having a meal in the cockpit, or resting below in her private en suite staterooms The flying bridge offers almost 440 square feet of entertaining space with a 360 degree views Equipped with an upper helm station the captain is never far from the action either underway, or at anchor With the wetbar, optional grill, and seating comfortable seating for 10 the flying bridge becomes the focal point for any evening at anchor The cockpit serves as the perfect transitional point from the openness of the flying bridge to the protection and privacy of the salon The cockpit offers dinning for 8, a large sunpad, and ease of access to the water for swimming and other water sports Fountiane Pajot features a unique hybrid dinghy storage systems that blends the sleekness of a tender garage with the functionality of a hydraulic platform
MRISAR’s R & D Team, who have Designed, Fabricated & Marketed the Earth’s Largest Selection of "Internationally Renowned & Awarded" World-Class Robotics Exhibits & Devices; and “Hands On” Scientific, Technological & Interactive Art Exhibits. Our innovative, interactive, inexpensive, durable & easy to maintain creations incorporate interactive technologies & designs for people with disabilities and other special needs. They also provide their own Educational Kits & Materials for K thru 12/College & University level curriculums.
Their Exhibit Sales Customers include World-Class Science Centers, Museums, Universities, NASA, Royalty, Foreign & Domestic Governments, the Film Industries for inclusion in media productions, etc. We specialize in Cybernetics, Bionics, Mechatronics, Autonomics, Animatronics & Teleoperated devices.
Their Humanitarian & Environmental Research & Development has been presented before and/or published and awarded by: the United Nations, NASA-Emhart, Stanford, Cambridge, ICORR, ROMAN, IEEE, Discover Awards, International Federation of Robotics (IFR), etc. Their 1990's circa, original innovative R & D in "Facial Feature Controlled Technology" and "Artificial Sense of Touch Technology" (Adaptive Technology prototypes for the disabled), has helped pioneer those fields! They were the only company in the world to be awarded an entire chapter regarding their work in the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) “World Robotics; Service Robotics, 2011”.
In 2010 MRISAR purchased a disused school on the plains of North Dakota and relocated to it. Profit from their International Exhibit Sales helps fund their Humanitarian R&D and the transformation of the 36,000 sq. ft. complex, surrounded by 10 acres in North Dakota, into a World-Class “Interactive, Robotics, Technology, Invention, Art & Nature Center”.