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A Tactical Operations Center (TOC) setup near Building 3 is used to teach Field Service Representatives (FSR) the complexities of their job during an 18-week in-residence training course taught at Tobyhanna. It is used as a field environment classroom to simulate the actual environment FSRs will encounter on the front lines. Right, Instructor Ed Kania (seated) shows FSR Ramada Williams how to configure commercial network phones to work with the command post’s communication system. Williams is an equipment specialist (electronics) assigned to the Field Logistics Support Directorate’s (FLSD) East/Europe Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
“Training in an actual TOC environment provides us with real world scenarios that we may encounter in the field,” Williams said. “By using the equipment each day we became more familiar with it and learn how to recognize and mitigate problems and quirks associated with the system.”
Derek Kinlaw said he has learned many new things while attending the training course. In comparison, he pointed out that the training provided here has surpassed other courses he’s attended during his career.
“These skills will enable me to better support our Armed Forces in garrison and in the field,” Kinlaw said. “I look forward to future training that involves generator repair and environmental control unit certification.” Kinlaw is an electronics equipment specialist assigned to the same Fort Bragg division.
One student mentioned that when he first started Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) training he was confused and worried about being able to support the warfighters. “After spending a week with the instructors here, things are coming together,” Steven Henby, equipment specialist (electronics), FLSD Pacific Division, Far East Branch. “Now I’m confident about implementing HVAC in a combat setting.” (Photo by Steve Grzezdzinski)
Another example of the absurd complexity of this photo story. I built the airplane specifically for this one shot (although I ended up using it in a few more).
This production is turning into a Waterworld.
Oh well... at least Chase and Martha had fun flying in Kermit's biplane!
Distant view of the boundary peaks of the Cimarron and San Juan Mountains as seen from Montrose, Colorado.
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Tackling the Complexities of Digital Sovereignty in Europe: How are businesses and policymakers approaching data governance and security?, December 7 2023, Brussels
Reflect on the complexity and deep messages that the Bomb Pop conveys. It says a multitude about humanity, philosophy, and our souls. It truly is a metaphor for life.
Don't you think??
; )
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Nessun uomo è un'isola,
completo in se stesso;
ogni uomo è un pezzo del continente,
una parte del tutto.
Se anche solo una zolla
venisse lavata via dal mare,
l'Europa ne sarebbe diminuita,
come se le mancasse un promontorio,
come se venisse a mancare una dimora di amici tuoi,
o la tua stessa casa.
La morte di qualsiasi uomo mi sminuisce,
perché io sono parte dell'umanità.
E dunque non chiedere mai
per chi suona la campana:
Essa suona per te.
John Donne
The complexities of molding a panel which is essentially carpet on top of cardboard without destroying it was not very fun. Nor was it easy, but here at Password:JDM, we were still able to get this completed with the processes that we have developed in house. All of this was done in less than a week. The agenda was to produce a piece thats adds volumes in terms of looks to 2013+ Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota FT86 and keep everything very tasteful. I honestly say it was mission accomplished here at Password:JDM.
The Password:JDM Dry Carbon Fiber Rear deck Shelf for the 2013+ Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ is truly a work of art. This is the one interior piece thats most visible from the exterior. Stand anywhere near the rear of the vehicle, and the Password:JDM Dry Carbon Fiber Rear Speaker Shelf demands your attention.
Note: The Type I rear deck shelf deletes the OEM rear third brake light.
Optional Clear Coated Finish:
The Password:JDM 2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Dry Carbon Fiber Rear Deck Shelf comes with a natural finish. For an additional $200.00, a clear coated finish can be added to your order. This premium option includes edge burn clear coat premium finish. The true to form process of applying multiple layers of UV protected clear coat to retain the factory shine matching the other body panels will provide a OEM factory look to the lighter dry carbon fiber piece.
Features include:
- Perfect dry carbon fitment with structural integrity
- high-heat, fade resistant resin fabrication process
- Extreme lightweight to strength ratio
- Made in the USA
- Badass looks for your BRZ or FR-S interior!
Complexity on top of electric ice needles but no snowflakes, I need to rethink this. Perhaps I need more acetic acid.
With it's layers of petals and urchin-looking parts, finishing with incredibly dimensional pistol parts - this has got to be one of the most complex flowers I've ever seen. It's one of the things I love most about it.
These 8 images in a row are planned chaos from tonight's outing to see the Christmas lights decorating Pinchot Street near my home. Fun to play like this, swing the camera from it's shoulder strap and using the self-timer to make that click. All of these must be viewed large or original size to see the detail.
We were contacted by Culcom (Cultural Complexity in The New Norway), a research program at the University of Oslo, to design a catalogue for a seminar ending their 5 year long studies. (More information on our website www.yourfriends.no)
Work is well underway on Sky Waka, the new high-speed gondola at Whakapapa on New Zealand’s North Island, with the team facing ever-changing logistical challenges with engineering specifications, getting materials on-site, and the physical construction process.
Lack of access over unique volcanic terrain adds to the complexity of this project. Even transporting concrete from the truck to the construction site has required some out of the box thinking.
“Conventional concrete trucks drive part way up the mountain and are then replaced with a trailer concrete mixing bowl with a 3.5 cubic metre capacity” says Whakapapa General Manager, Jono Dean.
“The concrete is then transferred onto a purpose built aerial material ropeway system that then transfers the loads to the locations required in the mid mountain. To date, 400 of the 1100 tonnes required for this project has been transported.”
The Swiss engineered ropeway can transport up to 5 tonnes of equipment and materials without relying on helicopter use, which can be restricted due to weather conditions. At over 1000m in length with towers up to 34m tall, it is the first of its kind in NZ to be constructed for the purpose of building a passenger ropeway on a ski field.
“We’ve had amazing luck with weather this summer, which has got the project off to a great start but being up a mountain conditions could change rapidly and affect the project timeline.”
The construction of the 14 tower foundations to support the new Sky Waka gondola line are nearly complete and work is underway on the terminal stations where people will get on and off the gondola.
Italian based company Leitner is supplying and installing the gondola, and General Manager David Ratcliffe says he’s excited to be involved in New Zealand’s largest gondola installation. “This project has presented unique challenges but work is progressing well and it’s exciting to be a part of such an iconic project.”
The fifty Sky Waka gondola cabins will feature floor to ceiling glass for breathtaking views, internal ski racks, audio and lighting and individual leather seats offering business-class luxury to passengers befitting of the UNESCO Dual World Heritage status of Whakapapa Ski Area. Each cabin accommodates 10 passengers and even the tallest skiers will be able to stand upright in the cabin with more than 2m of internal clearance.
The Sky Waka will run from the Top of the Bruce base area directly to the award-winning Knoll Ridge Café. It will transport 2,400 people per hour over the 1.8km in approximately 5 minutes.
Social and economic indicators for the gondola project are compelling, with a team of about 35 hands on people working on the project and another estimated 100 people contributing to the project behind the scenes, including a strong contingent of local employment from the area.
The gondola project has involved working closely with Ngati Tuwharetoa and DOC which has seen a significant reduction in the number of structures on the mountain, the new installation having less than half of the structures it replaces.
As a public benefit entity RAL invests its proceeds back into developing the mountain’s facilities and the new gondola forms part of the $100m reinvestment strategy announced by the RAL board in 2015.
Les travaux vont bon train sur Sky Waka, la nouvelle télécabine à haute vitesse de Whakapapa, sur l’île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande. L’équipe est confrontée à des défis logistiques en constante évolution: spécifications techniques, mise en place des matériaux et processus de construction.
Le manque d'accès sur un terrain volcanique unique ajoute à la complexité de ce projet. Même le transport du béton du camion sur le chantier a nécessité une réflexion originale.
«Les camions en béton conventionnels roulent en partie sur la montagne et sont ensuite remplacés par un bol à béton d'une remorque d'une capacité de 3,5 mètres cubes», a déclaré Jono Dean, directeur général de Whakapapa.
«Le béton est ensuite transféré sur un système de remontée mécanique sur matériaux aériens spécialement conçu à cet effet, qui transfère ensuite les charges aux emplacements requis en moyenne montagne. À ce jour, 400 des 1 100 tonnes requises pour ce projet ont été transportées. ”
Les remontées mécaniques suisses peuvent transporter jusqu'à 5 tonnes d'équipements et de matériaux sans recourir à l'utilisation d'hélicoptères, ce qui peut être limité en raison des conditions météorologiques. Avec plus de 1000 m de long et des tours atteignant 34 m de haut, il s'agit du premier du genre en Nouvelle-Zélande à être construit dans le but de construire un téléphérique pour passagers sur un domaine skiable.
"Nous avons eu une chance incroyable avec la météo de cet été, ce qui a donné un bon départ au projet, mais être dans les conditions montagneuses pourrait changer rapidement et avoir une incidence sur le calendrier du projet."
La construction des 14 fondations de la tour pour soutenir la nouvelle gondole Sky Waka est presque terminée et des travaux sont en cours sur les gares terminales où les gens pourront monter et descendre de la télécabine.
Leitner, société italienne, fournit et installe la gondole. Le directeur général, David Ratcliffe, se dit ravi de participer à la plus grande installation de gondoles de Nouvelle-Zélande. "Ce projet a présenté des défis uniques, mais le travail avance bien et c’est excitant de faire partie d’un projet aussi emblématique."
Les cinquante cabines de la télécabine Sky Waka comprendront des baies vitrées offrant une vue époustouflante, des porte-skis internes, un système audio et d'éclairage ainsi que des sièges individuels en cuir offrant un luxe de classe affaires aux passagers, digne du statut de domaine de ski de Whakapapa classé au double patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Chaque cabine peut accueillir 10 passagers et même les plus grands skieurs pourront se tenir debout dans la cabine avec plus de 2 m de dégagement interne.
Le Sky Waka ira de la base de Top of the Bruce au Knoll Ridge Café, un établissement primé. Il transportera 2 400 personnes par heure sur 1,8 km en 5 minutes environ.
Les indicateurs sociaux et économiques du projet de gondole sont convaincants, avec une équipe d'environ 35 personnes travaillant sur le projet et environ 100 personnes contribuant au projet en coulisse, y compris un fort contingent d'emplois locaux de la région.
Le projet de télécabine a impliqué une collaboration étroite avec Ngati Tuwharetoa et DOC, qui a enregistré une réduction significative du nombre de structures en montagne, la nouvelle installation remplaçant moins de la moitié des structures.
En tant qu’entité d’intérêt public, RAL réinvestit ses recettes dans le développement des installations de la montagne. La nouvelle télécabine fait partie de la stratégie de réinvestissement de 100 millions de dollars annoncée par le conseil d’administration de RAL en 2015.
The complexities of molding a panel which is essentially carpet on top of cardboard without destroying it was not very fun. Nor was it easy, but here at Password:JDM, we were still able to get this completed with the processes that we have developed in house. All of this was done in less than a week. The agenda was to produce a piece thats adds volumes in terms of looks to 2013+ Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota FT86 and keep everything very tasteful. I honestly say it was mission accomplished here at Password:JDM.
The Password:JDM Dry Carbon Fiber Rear deck Shelf for the 2013+ Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ is truly a work of art. This is the one interior piece thats most visible from the exterior. Stand anywhere near the rear of the vehicle, and the Password:JDM Dry Carbon Fiber Rear Speaker Shelf demands your attention.
Note: The Type I rear deck shelf deletes the OEM rear third brake light.
Optional Clear Coated Finish:
The Password:JDM 2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Dry Carbon Fiber Rear Deck Shelf comes with a natural finish. For an additional $200.00, a clear coated finish can be added to your order. This premium option includes edge burn clear coat premium finish. The true to form process of applying multiple layers of UV protected clear coat to retain the factory shine matching the other body panels will provide a OEM factory look to the lighter dry carbon fiber piece.
Features include:
- Perfect dry carbon fitment with structural integrity
- high-heat, fade resistant resin fabrication process
- Extreme lightweight to strength ratio
- Made in the USA
- Badass looks for your BRZ or FR-S interior!
I was familiar with the newer printing of this book in a larger landscape format, but it originally was published as a compact little manifesto-like volume.
I've always thought that such things are only possible in poorly-designed software projects. Apparently, the plumber at Alcatraz had an artistic soul...
Crises, including complex emergencies, war, and natural disasters, create high-stakes environmental and natural resource management choices for communities, governments, and non-governmental organizations. If managed properly, natural resources and ecosystems can be critical elements of disaster risk reduction and important foundations for the recovery of sustainable lives and livelihoods; if managed poorly, they can increase vulnerability to both conflict and disaster. Prospects for sustainable recovery depend on choices made in the earliest days of post-conflict or post-disaster initiatives and evolve as the stages of recovery, reconstruction, and redevelopment proceed. However, there are a number of challenges to managing environmental resources effectively in this context related to knowledge, training, task complexity, accountability, and prevailing institutional practices.
This panel will present and discuss selected findings from a joint project by the American University’s School of International Service and World Wildlife Fund to bring together a fragmented knowledge base and identify better practices among the environment, post-conflict/disaster response, and peacebuilding communities. This project is conducted with support from the United States Institute of Peace. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this event are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Institute of Peace.
Read more: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-dimensions-susta...
I tried to clarify the relation between matter and language, from the original chemical components of life (as self-organisation) to the emergence of species, ethno-linguistic groups, programming languages. This cladogram draft permits me to map clearly the shortest path from matter to language (red line). Of all this complexity, interwoven histories, some simplicity should emerge...
The proximity of 2 elements on this tree also make the compatibility of the elements more obvious : compatibility of human and other mamals organ transfert, compatibility of 2 close-by computing syntaxes.
This cladogram is very simplified regarding the complexity of evolution, just a few branches out of the main path. I might continue this research here, feel free to advise me on this subject, if you know a software that does wonderful graphics of interwoven cladograms, I am interested.
research continues here :
Biography & Artist Statement:
My passion for photography started when I got my first digital point-and-shoot camera when I was 14; but, my fascination grew when I got my first DSLR at the age of 17.
I took Digital Arts and Design at Malayan Colleges Laguna and graduated in 2010. I then moved to San Francisco and continued my education. Since then, I have been honing skills more and more by taking photography classes, and doing some experiments involving light.
I also often make my own equipment when the tools I'm looking for aren't commercially available.
I am now seeking growth in the world of portraiture, black and white darkroom photography, and 3-Dimensional photography.
CCSF Photography and You:
I have always been fascinated by images because they spark my imagination. These images make me question what happened/is happening/will happen next, and where is it. Ever since I got my first DSLR in 2008 I've been exploring the things I could do with it: landscapes, 360-panoramas, light painting, freeze motion, and more recently, 3D.
Taking classes in the photography department meant challenging myself to do what I have not done before. It makes me think of new ways to be creative. When I take pictures in my "mini studio" in my own little room, it often involves setting up the light, tying objects with strings, and making strange contraptions just to make the image I imagined possible.
Now I am thinking of ways I could combine these things that I learned to make something new out of them. This makes the process twice as difficult and hopefully the results will also be twice as better.
Complexity Group Grapes On a Train 2013
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