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In Slavutych, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena paid tribute to the Ukrainians who eliminated the consequences of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident.
“38 years ago, the Chornobyl disaster occurred. A radiation accident whose consequences went far beyond Ukraine, and even our entire Europe. The world felt that disaster. But still, it was localized. People stood up to defend life and fulfilled their duty,” the Head of the State said.
The memory of heroes — liquidators of the Chornobyl disaster was honored with a minute of silence.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked everyone who protected lives 38 years ago and presented the Orders of Merit of the third class and the Orders “For Courage” of the third class to Chornobyl NPP employees and liquidators of the accident.
The President expressed his respect to all the people in Slavutych for saving us all then and helping Ukraine in the spring of 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion.
“Slavutych did not submit to the occupiers. It showed its temper. It fought. It defended itself. And we all saw you right here on this square. We also saw the heroism of those of our people who worked shifts at the station during the Russian occupation. People saved Ukraine in 2022, and it is only people, our entire nation, that will defeat Putin. No evil can stand against brave people who do everything to protect life,” he noted.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also talked to the residents of Slavutych, including the relatives of the captured National Guardsmen, who appealed to the Head of State to return the Chornobyl NPP defenders home.
“We will definitely return everything. Not only our territory, but first of all our people, all our POWs: both military and civilians, warriors of both our Armed Forces and our National Guard. We remember everyone. We will definitely do it,” the President assured.
October 13-17, 2012
SSIR Living a Life of Consequence students learning about social movements in the downtown eastside of Vancouver
The folks in this Land Cruiser stopped to photograph a lion lying in the road. She then moved under the front end to be shaded from the sun. They waited until she was ready to move on by herself.
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Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Fiesta 2013 parade .Theme how the west was fun .For more info visit thier website at www.torcfiesta.com/
Visit the Cathedral Close on Thursday 23 April 2009 and see the Cathedral illuminated with Consequences stories as part of the BBC South Consequences project. For more information, see our website www.salisburycathedral.org.uk
UnCommon Core, The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis with John J. Mearsheimer - Images from Alumni Weekend 2015 at the University of Chicago June 4, 2015. (Photo by Jason Smith)
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A troubled goat, a goat wondering where its next meal will come from.
Charcoal making in the river valley was progessing at about 3 mature trees per day sold at 9$ each.
(This photo was taken in Kenya, by Teddy Kinyanjui for the category Forests)
A male adult Timber Wolf steps into the first light of the morning sun on a winter's morning at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center. The lack of factual knowledge and the stigma associated with this apex predator may serve as a contributing factor in the final demise of the wolf. - Divide, CO
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The Westerpark (English: Western Park) is a public urban park in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The former borough (stadsdeel) of Westerpark is named after the park, as is the current neighborhood.
Up until the early seventeenth century, the Haarlemmerdijk (also called Spaarndammerdijk) constitutes the only connection between Haarlem and Amsterdam. The dike serves as protection against the IJ, but is subject to breakthroughs and floods. At the north of the dike lies a polder, which is the location of today's Westerpark. Its name, Overbraker Binnenpolder, probably refers to its frequent floods. A few farms are built along this dike between Amsterdam and Sloterdijk, then the first village on the road to Haarlem.
In the mid-19th century, Amsterdam struggles with the consequences of the Industrial revolution and the growth of its population. The increasing pollution and deteriorating hygiene conditions lead the city to consider the creation of parks and gardens around the city center. In 1845, Amsterdam's first municipal park, the Westerplantsoen (Western Garden), is created on the Overbraker Binnenpolder.
This first park is appreciated by the local population. Ton Heijdra notes:
"There is enthusiasm for this new park, especially in the summer when it hosts theater performances. When they are thirsty, people can enjoy the Welgelegen tavern, on the Bogt stronghold, in the middle of the park. Welgelegen has a leafy garden and a music temple where performances are often held."
The experience, however, is short-lived: in 1869, the park is eliminated to make way for the railroads and canals, most notably the Westerkanaal that connects the Singelgracht and the Haarlemmertrekvaart to the IJ.
In October 1866, city engineer Jacob van Niftrik submited his expansion plan for Amsterdam to the alderman for Public Works. This plan recommends the creation of several major parks around the city, but does not include the future Westerpark.
This plan is deemed too ambitious and costly and is rejected by the city council. As a result, the city's director of works, Jan Kalff, is asked to propose a more pragmatic plan, that would "synthesize developments that were underway, rather than steer developments itself".
At that time, the plan for a major extension of Amsterdam, primarily meant for the elite, had given way to a more moderate plan, drawn up by J. Kalff, who also made room for the middle class and even labourers. At the fringes of the belt, on space not suitable for the construction of houses, he designed two parks - the Oosterpark (East park) and the Westerpark (West park).
The original Westerpark is designed in 1890 by landscape architect Leonard Springer. While Westerpark was initially meant to be larger (around 10 hectares), its area is limited by the decision of the city to set up a gas plant, limiting its area to 5.63 hectares.
In 1883, the city grants a concession to the Imperial Continental Gas Association to create a plant that would produce town gas for street lighting. The buildings are designed by architect Isaac Gosschalk in the then-popular Dutch neo-renaissance style under the supervision of J. Pazzani, director of the new gas plant, who would decide on the location of the various buildings. This collaboration was intended to create a complex that would be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
At the time, the site includes several coal storage areas, treatment plants and office buildings that stands in a U-shape around an imposing water tower:
The site was designed as follows: two treatment buildings were built parallel to the Haarlemmertrekvaart built; two coal sheds and two distilleries were built along the train track; between the distilleries and the purification buildings were some external buildings, such as a boiler house and a pump building, and a water tower was located immediately north. There were also some lonely constructions around the site such as an ammonia factory and the board houses. The porter's building, offices and engineering houses were situated along the eastern edge. This part of the site differed from the rest in character, because it housed the administrative functions.
The gas produced from coal is stored in large gas containers, two of which are still visible today. The city puts an end to the concession in 1898, taking over the plant and added an additional coke gas plant.
After the second world war, the plant become gradually unnecessary with the extraction of natural gas in the North sea and the discovery of the Groningen gas field.
The production of coal gas is interrupted in 1960, leading to the demolition of several buildings that have become useless. The gas plant keeps producing city gas until 1967, and stops operating altogether after this date.
After the closing of the plant, some of the buildings are demolished, including the water tower, the heavily polluted furnace buildings and the laboratory. Others are left intact:
"The old factory site (...) became empty when Amsterdam switched to natural gas in the 1970s. But it retained its most beautiful buildings, the large purification hall, the characteristic gas container, the engineer's house, the boss houses, everything in the Dutch Renaissance style, by architect Isaac Gosschalk."
The reconversion process, however, proves complex: the site is heavily contaminated with chemicals, including tar, lead, and cyanide. After the closing of the factory, the city council considers several options, including using the space as a tram depot and widening the Haarlemmerweg. Local residents protest and manage to block these proposals. In 1981, the park is finally designated for recreational activities.
While the city initially considers scrapping the remaining brownfield buildings to make space for the park, it decides in the early 90s to adopt a creative master plan prepared by American landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson. Gustafson proposes to integrate these buildings and reuse them as cultural centres or cafés, along with elements of rural polders, wetland and pools.
In 1991, the entire Westergasfabriek complex is designated as a National Monument. The park is finally opened to the public in 2003.