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6.novembrī Ādažos notika mācību „Steadfast Jazz” viesu un preses diena, kuru apmeklēja NATO ģenerālsekretārs Anderss Fogs Rasmusens, kā arī Latvijas prezidents Andris Bērziņš, Lietuvas prezidente Daļa Grībauskaite un Igaunijas prezidents Tomass Hendriks Ilvess.
Mācības, kurās piedalās teju visas NATO dalībvalstis, kā arī partnervalstis - Somija, Zviedrija un Ukraina - norisinās Baltijas valstīs un Polijā. Latvija, kurā atrodas NATO Reaģēšanas spēku vadības štābs, būs galvenā komandvadības mācību norises vieta, savukārt Polijā norisināsies lauka vingrinājums. Ādažu bāzē ieradušies apmēram 400 karavīru no Apvienoto spēku pavēlniecības Brunsumā.
Foto: Gatis Dieziņš, Normunds Mežiņš, RJC
On November 6 NATO Secretary General Anderss Fog Rasmussen, President of Latvia Andris Berzins, President of Lithuania Dala Gribauskaite and President of Estonia Tomas Hedrik Ilves visited the exercise "Steadfast Jazz 2013" in Adazi, Latvia.
Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 is taking place from 1-9 November in a number of Alliance nations including the Baltic States and Poland. The purpose of the exercise is to train and test the NATO Response Force, a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and special forces components that the Alliance can deploy quickly wherever needed. The Steadfast series of exercises are part of NATO’s efforts to maintain connected and interoperable forces at a high-level of readiness.
Photo: Gatis Diezins, Normunds Mezins, RYC
Pictured: Jarod Jebousek, USFWS biologist.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Monarch butterfly populations have declined over recent decades due to degraded habitat, but Oregon landowners are making great strides to improve monarch habitat on private lands, with technical and financial assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Milkweed is a critical component of monarch habitat because it’s the only plant on which they will lay their eggs, and it’s a vital food source for monarch caterpillars. Just one example of this partnership at work is the recent establishment of milkweed clusters on the E4 Ranch easement in Benton County, Oregon. Under this project, NRCS enrolled 192-acres of private land into a 30-year wetland easement in 2005. As part of the easement contract, NRCS and the USFWS provided financial and technical assistance to restore the site to its native wetland prairie condition. Before the restoration, the land was a flat pasture, filled with a single-species of grass for cattle grazing. Now, the site is a diverse landscape filled with native trees, plants, and shrubs—including pollinator habitat such as gumweed and milkweed. NRCS photo by Tracy Robillard.
Opening of UN police week 2017
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Lisa M. Buttenheim, Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support, Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions and Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs provided participants of UN police week an overview of major developments, political trends and strategic priorities and on how they relate to UN policing, followed by a discussion with heads of United Nations police components.
Heads of police components (HOPCs) in UN peacekeeping operations and special political missions came to New York for discussions, as well as briefings to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and the Security Council.
During the week, Heads of police components considered the recommendations of the Internal Review of the UN Peace and Security Architecture related to UN policing, as well as the status of implementation of the Secretary-General’s reform plan on UN policing as outlined in S/2016/952, following the adoption of Security Council resolution 2382 (2017) on UN policing.
On Monday, the Security Council adopted resolution 2382 (2017), which supports operationalizing the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Police Peacekeeping. The resolution also recognized the important role that United Nations police components play in the protection of civilians, including in preventing and addressing sexual and gender‑based violence, and violations and abuses against children.
In his address to the Security Council, Under‑Secretary‑General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean‑Pierre Lacroix said the United Nations police played a continued vital role in bridging the Organization’s work from prevention and peacekeeping to peacebuilding and development (Video recording). The Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), Brigardier General Georges-Pierre Monchotte, briefed the Security Council on good practices of reforming the Haiti National Police (video recording). The Police Commissioner of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Issoufou Yacouba briefed on strengthening the serious and organized crime capacities of the Malian security forces (video recording). Police Commissioner Priscilla Makotose of the African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) briefed the Security Council on gender responsive policing (video recording). Following the briefing, Security Council President, Italian Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, the Head of UN peacekeeping USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Police Adviser Luis Carrilho (UNPOL) delivered a press briefing (video recording).
On Tuesday, the discussions of heads of UN police components focused on partnerships, good practices and challenges of UN capacity-building. More than 11,000 United Nations police officers from 89 countries (as of September 2017), are mandated to assist host-States in reforming their police and other law enforcement institutions.
Building on Security Council resolution 2382 (2017), Police Commissioners focused on Wednesday on how police can be more effective in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peace sustainment. Heads of UN police components also discussed how to achieve gender-responsive policing. As of September 2017, 1,118 female police officers from 70 countries serve in peacekeeping operations and special political missions. They act as role models for gender equality, inspiring women and girls to advocate for their own rights and pursue careers in law enforcement.
On Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefly met and took a photo with the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Alexandre Zouev, UN Police Adviser Luis Carrilho and Heads of police components in UN peace operations. In his message, Secretary-General Guterres stressed that United Nations police save countless lives, heal community tensions. The Secretary‑General also called for more women in United Nations police command positions.
Earlier on the same day, the UNAMID Police Commissioner Priscilla Makotose, MONUSCO Police Commissioner Awale Abdounasir and MINUSCA Police Commissioner Roland Zamora briefed the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) on transitioning, gender/electoral security and capacity development respectively.
On Friday, UN police week closed following a session on human rights in UN police activities. The closing remarks were delivered by Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions and UN Police Adviser Luis Carrilho.
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I always weigh the base components and keep records so that I can plan the right size of cane for a project.
Governor-General Paul Doumer's “1898 Programme” comprised six major components:
(i) Hà Nội-Saigon – the future “Transindochinois,” with provision for two future branch lines – one leading off from Tourcham (Phan Rang) to connect with the future administrative capital at the hill station of Đà Lạt; and the other commencing at Tân Ấp which would eventually make possible an alternative “Interior Route” via Thakhek, Savannakhet and Kratie;
(ii) Hải Phòng-Yunnan-fu – a line of exploitation into China, which would connect with the “Transindochinois” in Hà Nội;
(iii) Saigon-Phnom Penh-Mongkolborey – the beginnings of a junction between Indochina railways and the line through Siam and Malaya to Singapore;
(iv) Mỹ Tho-Cần Thơ – an extension of the existing Saigon-Mytho line into the Mekong Delta;
(v) Quảng Trị province-Savannakhet (Laos) – connecting the coast of Annam with the Mekong River;
(vi) Quy Nhơn-Kon Tum – connecting the coast of southern Annam with the Central Highlands.
Of these components, the Saigon-Phnom Penh line, the Mỹ Tho-Cần Thơ extension, the Quảng Trị province-Savannakhet line and the Quy Nhơn-Kon Tum line would not be realised. One additional line not envisaged in the “1898 Programme” – the Bến Đồng Sổ-Lọc Ninh rubber plantation line – would be added in the 1920s.
Utilizing Dynamo and Adaptive Components, we created a custom handrail tool spanning five floors of a new open stair in an office building. Sometimes we need to work around the design limitations of Revit and create our own set of tools through computer programming.
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Reloading gear, photographed in Pretoria, South Africa on 2018-08-11 (with some additional shots on 2018-08-17)
A. RELOADING GEAR
01. RCBS Universal Primer Arm Components (09500)
02. RCBS Bullet Sizer Die (8221 - 356)
03. RCBS Shell Holder (09216 No. 16)
04. RCBS Shell Holder (09206 No. 6)
05. RCBS Spanner
06. Assorted Components/Attachments for Lube Sizer Press, Berdan Deprimer, Powder Measure, Shell Holders
07. Star Super-B Lanyard Ring (not for sale)
08. Book - Lyman Reloading Handbook
09. Brochures - various, that came with Lee and RCBS gear
10. Lyman Model 1000 Scale - new, in-box; never used
11. RCBS Rock Chucker Press, with Universal Primer Arm - used and in good working order
12. RCBS Lead Dipper / Pouring Ladle - used
13. RCBS Powder Trickler - used
14. RCBS Case Lube Pad - used
15. RCBS Primer Tray - used
16. RCBS Primer Tubes x 2 for use with Universal Primer Arm
17. RCBS Case Neck Brush .22 Calibre - new, in-box; never used
18. RCBS Case Neck Brush Handle and brush (calibre unknown) - used
19. Primer Pocket Uniformer (Deburring Tool) - used
20. Lyman/RCBS Cast Iron Bullet Mould & Handles - .357 Magnum (357446)
21. Lyman Cast Iron Bullet Mould & Handles - possibly 9mm Parabellum 120gr Semi-Wad-Cutter
22. Lyman Cast Iron Bullet Mould - blocks only (to be confirmed whether box is empty or not)
23. RCBS 3 Die Set (18905) - .45 ACP - new, in-box; never used
24. RCBS 3 Die Set (18306) - .38 Special SWC with case holder
25. RCBS 3 Die Set (20504) - 9mm Parabellum with case holder
26. Bonanza 3 Die Set - 9mm Parabellum - new, in-box; never used
27. Bonanza 3 Die Set (15009901) - .38 Special and .357 Magnum - new, in-box; never used
28. Lyman Cast Iron Bullet Mould - blocks only - 9mm Parabellum 120gr Conical (Bullet Number 356402)
29. RCBS/Lyman(?) Aluminium Powder Funnel - used
30. Custom Made (CSIR) Berdan Depriming Tool - used in press, with water and a rubber mallet
31. Lyman 450 Lube Sizer Press - for sizing & lubricating lead bullets - used
32. RCBS Used Primer Catcher Assembly - for use with Rock Chucker Press - used
33. RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure - used
34. Redding SuperCharger Powder Measuring Kit - new, in-box; never used
a. Redding Powder Trickler No 5
b. Redding Plastic primer Tray (Red)
c. Redding Model 3 (?) Powder Measure
d. Redding #2 Master Balance Beam Mechanical Powder Scale 505 Grain Capacity
e. Redding RS-6 Powder Measure Bench Stand
35. Hoppes No 9 Powder Solvent - used; in box (not for sale)
36. Bonanza Case Sizing Lubricant - 1x bottle unused
37. RCBS Resizing Lubricant for Case Sizing and Forming - 1 x tube
38. Bonanza Shell Holder 3 - new, in-packaging; never used
39. Bonanza Shell Holder 9mm Parabellum - new, in-packaging; never used
40. RCBS 09216 Shell Holder 9m Parabellum - new, in-packaging; never used
41. Bonanza Model "68" Reloading Press with Instructions - new, in a box; almost never used
B. SHELLS / CASES
01. 9mm Parabellum Spent Cases - Berdan Primer (Many 100s)
02. 9mm Parabellum Spent Cases - Boxer Primer (Many 100s)
03. .38 Special Spent Cases - Assorted (inc. PMP) - circa 100 in bottles
04. Sako 9mm Parabellum - New Cases - Primed - 100
05. Hirtenberg 38 Special - New Cases - Unprimed - 150
06. Lapua 38 Special - New Cases - Unprimed? - 50
07. .455 Webley Revolver - New Cases - Primed - 50
08. .38 Special Spent Norma Cases - circa 75
09. 9mm Parabellum Spent Cases - PMP Berdan Primer - circa-50
10. 9mm Parabellum Spent Cases - Berdan Primer - Deprimed (Circa-250)
11. 9mm Parabellum Spent Cases - Boxer Primer - Deprimed (Circa-250)
12. Winchester Western .45 ACP - New Boxer Cases - Unprimed - circa-50
13. .38 Special Spent Cases - circa 150 in trays
C. POWDER & PRIMERS
01. 100 x Vihtavuori Small Pistol Primers No 42 (16 Packs)
02. 100 x CCI Small Pistol Primers No 500 (4 Packs)
03. 100 x CCI Small Rifle Primers No 400 (2 Packs)
04. Unbranded Berdan Primers - circa 150
05. 100 x Hirtenberg Boxer Primers 4.45mm (2 Packs)
06. Musgrave MP2 Power 500g - opened
07. 2500 x Vihtavuori Kemira Berdan Pistol Primers No 6 (4.5mm)
08. 100 x Hirtenberg Boxer Primers 5.33mm (2 Packs)
09. Musgrave MP2 Power 500g - opened
10. 100 x Hirtenberg Boxer Primers 5.33mm (1 Pack)
11. 100 x CCI Small Pistol Primers No 500 (1 Pack)
D. AMMUNITION
01. 9mm Parabellum 1979-09-15 (5.3g MP2) - 25 rounds
02. 9mm Parabellum Full Metal Jacket (7.5g) - 25 rounds
03. 7.62 x 51mm Full Metal Jacket (PMP) - 100 rounds
04. 7.62 x 51mm Full Metal Jacket (Spanish) - 20 rounds
05. Sako .357 Magnum - 158gr Lead - 50 rounds (to be opened to confirm)
06. .38 Special 150gr Semi-Wad-Cutter (4.0g MS2) - circa 30 rounds
07. .357 Magnum 1977-06-20 150gr Keith Semi-Wad-Cutter (7.51g MS2) - circa-68 rounds
08. Kynoch 7.9 or 8mm Mauser Cartridges 227gr Soft-Nose Bullets - 10 rounds in box
09. .38 Special - Possibly with 120gr Conicals Upside-Down to Create Wad-Cutters - 11 rounds
E. CAST LEAD BULLETS
01. Lead Bullets - 9mm Parabellum Wad-Cutters - 24
02. Lead Bullets - .38 Sp / .357 Mag 150gr Keith Semi-Wad-Cutters (91 Lead : 5 Tin : 4 Antimony) - circa-470
03. Easi-Load Lead Bullets - .45 ACP 225gr Round Ball - 50
04. Easi-Load Lead Bullets - .357 Magnum - 150gr Semi-Wad-Cutters - 50
05. Easi-Load Lead Bullets - 9mm Parabellum - 115gr Conical - 50
06. Lead Bullets - 9mm 120gr? Conical - 35
07. Lead Bullets - .455 Webley - circa-35
08. Lead Bullets - 9mm Parabellum - Conical 120gr? - circa-200
A very small section of "Takpekpe (Conference)", by El Anatsui. I love this guy's work; he takes small bits of metal from bottle tops and other trash and makes them into these HUGE, blobby, net-like, sculptural wall hangings.
NON-NUCLEAR COMPONENT STORES BUILDING 60 –
The function of the non-nuclear component stores was to hold the high explosive part of the bomb and its outer casing. The casing could probably be split into two units, the tail and forward part containing the high explosive and electronics. The bombs, minus their fissile components, were housed in three almost identical stores buildings 59-61, known as Storage Building Type 'D-D'. These are arranged in an arrowhead pattern, and are accessed from the internal loop road, and are all surrounded by 14ft 6in high earth traverses, revetted by a reinforced concrete retaining wall against the roadway.
The western store, building 59 was gutted by a fire during the 1980's and has subsequently been demolished. Its floor plan remains visible on the remaining concrete floor slab. The two remaining stores, buildings 60 and 61 are rectangular in plan, and are constructed from reinforced concrete columns and beams. Internally there are two rows of columns, 13in², which support the roof beams, 2ft by 9in, which carry the 9in thick reinforced concrete roof slab which is covered with bituminous felt. The rainwater gutters and down pipes are cast asbestos.
The wall sections are filled with 18in by 9in by 9in precast concrete blocks, internally the main storage area measures 190ft 2½in by 60ft. It is divided longitudinally into eleven 17ft by 3ft bays and cross ways into three bays the outer bays measure 17ft 6in and the central bay is 25ft wide. The maximum clear internal height was 12ft from the floor to the underside of the roof beams. The floor is surfaced with a hard gritless asphalt with the patent name 'Ironite'. The walls are painted pale green colour and the ceiling cream. in store building 61 the bay letters 0, N, M, and L are visible on the rear columns on the eastern side, suggesting the store was divided into 22 bays along the outer walls.
Abutting on to the front of the stores, and flanking the entrances, are plant and switch rooms, which originally contained heating and air conditioning plant to maintain a stable environment within the stores. A raised air extract duct is placed asymmetrically on the roofs of the stores. Entry into the stores is through a 10ft wide door opening with 12ft high doors. In the rear wall of the stores is a single door width, outward opening emergency exit. The first nuclear weapon the store was designed to hold was relatively large, a ''Blue Danube'' bomb measured 24ft in length and weighed 10,000lbs.
The problems of handling such large objects are reflected in the provision of substantial lifting gantries at the entrance to each store. Two variants are found, the simplest, exemplified by the middle store building 60 comprises a straight gantry. Over the roadway the gantry is supported by four 24in by 18in reinforced concrete columns, which support two 51in by 24in reinforced concrete beams. The upper beams of the gantry taper towards the entrance to the store where they are suppurted by two reinforced concrete columns. On the underside of the gantry is attached a 20in by 6½in rolled steel joist runway beam which runs to the entrance to the building. This was originally fitted with a 10 ton hoist. The gantry is covered by asbestos sheeting to provide a dry working area.
On the eastern and western stores the gantries were set at 30° to the front of the stores. In this variant an extra set of columns was placed at the 30° dogleg. Internally there is no evidence for a runway beam, so it presumed the bombs were lifted off a road transporter and loaded onto a bomb trolley for storage. It is not known how many bombs were kept in each store, or if the tail units were separated from the front part of the bomb for storage. Subsequent to the site being relinquished by the RAF a central corridor has been created in the stores by the insertion of breeze block walls. Doors in these walls give access to workshops along either side of the buildings. External windows have also been inserted in some of the bays.
Information sourced from English Heritage.
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SMD: Surface Mount Electronic Components for SMT: SMD or Surface Mount Electronic Components for SMT are no different from through-hole components as far as the electrical function is concerned. Because they are smaller, however, the SMCs (surface mount components) provide better electrical performance.
Below I discuss in detail all the SMD components:
Passive Surface Mount Components:
1. Surface Mount Discrete Resistors
2. Surface Mount Resistor Networks
3. Ceramic Capacitors for SMT
4. Surface Mount Tantalum Capacitors
5. Tubular Passive Components for SMT
SMD Active Components for SMT:
1. Leadless Ceramic Chip Carriers (LCCC)
2. Ceramic Leaded Chip Carriers (CLCC) (Preleaded and Postleaded)
SMD Active Components for SMT (Plastic Packages):
1. Small Outline Transistors (SOT)
2. Small Outline Integrated Circuit (SOIC and SOP)
3. Plastic Leaded Chip Carriers (PLCC)
4. Small Outline J Packages (SOJ)
5. Fine Pitch SMD Packages (QFP, SQFP)
Ball Grid Array (BGA):
1. PGA (pin grid array)
2. CBGA (Ceramic Ball Grid Array)
3. CCGA (Ceramic Column Grid Array)
Humans have 4 components of blood as white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets and blood plasma. Learn how they help in human functions.
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The box contains two chassis (lower right), four storage containers (lower left), a second head (to the left of the chassis), a second "filler" piece (beneath the head), and an EVO Repeater array (not shown).
Our onsite production facility keeps rolling until we have enough to keep us busy for a day, or until it stops raining!
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Poached turkey egg, matsutake mushroom, bacon, white truffle and chicken skin.
JH and I were reduced to giddiness when we heard and took in the aroma from this course's heavy hitting components. Besides the rich turkey egg and it's deep golden yolk, meaty matsutake mushrooms, thick rendered down bacon pieces and the airy crisp chicken skin chip, there was a blanket of finely shaved white truffles. It was like a luxe cashmere blanket that seemed to naturally bring together everything that we loved. Adding more comfort to pleasure, the wooden bowl holding the course provided an almost rustic, Scandinavian appeal, making me think of how appropriate it might be to be digging into this course while sitting around a camp fire type setting (not that I grew up sitting around camp fires preparing fare like this. The only memory I have is cooking on buddy burners aka overturned giant tin cans. Not so romantic, but fun as an 11 year old girl guide).
We mopped up every last drop with slices of country bread (a certain someone else might have used her finger - it wasn't me. ;) ), leaving nothing much for the dishwasher to clean up. :P
students manipulate components of the fire triangle, in this case oxygen. QUINCY, Calif., November 7, 2017 — For Immediate Release. Plumas Unified School District (PUSD) science teachers are using an exciting new fire science curriculum to ignite students’ passion for science. The Sierra Nevada FireWorks curriculum about the science of wildland fire was developed as a collaboration among PUSD, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory (of the U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station), and the Plumas National Forest. While the curriculum for the Sierra Nevada is brand new, many activities were adapted from the original FireWorks educational program, published in 2000.
The new curriculum has been pilot-tested in many science classes and is now available for free online at www.frames.gov/fireworks/curriculum/sierra-nevada. Many activities require associated materials such as posters, hardware, and plant specimens. Digital materials can be downloaded and printed from the website, while other materials are available in FireWorks trunks. Trunks of materials have been provided to teachers at PUSD school sites.
FireWorks is a valuable tool to all educators, interpreters, and fire prevention specialists. Activities provide students with interactive, hands-on materials to study wildland fire and local ecology. Many of the activities are applicable wherever wildland fires occur, however, many are specialized for the Sierra Nevada.
To get a flavor for what takes place in the classroom: students learn how ladder fuels affect fire spread from the forest floor to the tops of trees in the Tinker Tree Derby. Students design model trees using metal stands and newspaper ‘leaves’ and then light a fire beneath their tree. Winning trees survive the fire with plenty of unburned leaves so they can still photosynthesize. Experiments with the Matchstick Forest Model examine how slope, density of trees, and other variables affect fire spread.
Rob Wade, PUSD outdoor educator has this to say about FireWorks, “It has been a great experience working with the team during the past couple of years. They really have transformed this idea into a meaningful, relevant curriculum for our teachers. We couldn’t be more pleased and are excited to integrate it district-wide this year.”
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Ilana Abrahamson, Ecologist with Missoula Fire Sciences Lab added, “This program offers exciting,
hands-on activities for students to learn about Sierra Nevada ecosystems and the role of wildland
fire. It resulted from a rewarding collaboration, and PUSD teachers provided valuable feedback
about the activities and instruction. The result is a fun and robust program for educators and students
to use throughout the Sierra Nevada.”
See the Sierra Nevada FireWorks brochure for more information or contact Rob Wade, rwade@pcoe.k12.ca.us or Ilana Abrahamson, ilanalabrahamson@fs.fed.us.
Film from first semester last year... there's a ton of stuff I never put up, haha.
This was from a "sequence" project, with one fictional component and one real component. For the real one, I just decided to shoot rain in general. There's a ton of it where I go to school and I was sick of corralling friends into the studio and/or scheduling outdoor shoots. It was nice to be spontaneous again, even if it did feel like a bit of a cop-out.
Pentax Spotmatic, Tri-X