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Ancient bridge with lots of signs. The concrete thingy is the counterweight for the still-functioning lift bridge to allow vessels in and out of the inlet.
Ilford Hp5 Plus developed in T-Max Professional developer. Constitution Center Philadelphia PA. August 2018.
Three-mast heavy frigate of the US Navy. The world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.
www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Another week, and another few images coming up from Venice.
Today we take a trip back to Constitution Bridge, the newest (and my favourite) to cross the Grand Canal. Immediately behind me is the train station, and on the opposite side of this bridge is the bus terminal – so two of the main entry points to Venice. From here, it’s a case of walking or boating your way around.
I’m working in Singapore for the duration of this week before doing a little sightseeing around Asia. Hope you had a great weekend.
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Constitution Dock
L–R: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hotel Grand Chancellor (where I stayed on this trip); Federation Concert Hall (home of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra).
This Hobart set is connected with the history of school education systems in Australia, and sits between two chapters in the devolvement of aspects of nationally consistent education policy ...
Working with my CEO, I used to manage all of the administrative work for a national expert advisory group that was responsible for the nationally consistent measurement and reporting of school and student education performance information. We chose Hobart, and the Hotel Grand Chancellor, as the site of our last meeting, before handing over our processes and records to the newly established Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
This may alarm some Australian readers – at this time, the advisory group (i.e. primarily me) was responsible for the contract management of the 2010 NAPLAN test, covering the gap in time while the test administration was being transferred from an entity based in Melbourne to ACARA in Sydney. This was because all of the National Assessment Program was managed out of Queensland, as our education CEO was the permanent chair of the advisory group, which reported to the national education CEOs' committee and the relevant Ministerial Council. How on earth i ever found myself in such a position, I will never know! :-)
It was also related work with education data that landed me in Albuquerque New Mexico for the first time, as seen elsewhere in my Flickr blog. It's a long story ...
The glass wall extends along the street. As I do not know the constitution of Germany, I was not sure if all paragraphs are displayed there.
My take on a very slightly updated Constitution Class starship. I wanted it to be mostly true to the original Matt Jeffries design but tweaked just a bit to modernize it.
Three-mast heavy frigate of the US Navy. The world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.
www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat.[Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
Normally crowds of people, but not today due to Covid restrictions - and the rain. Small gatherings and local Marching Bands are though allowed with no advertising. This band came around the corner in our neighbourhood this morning.
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.[Note 1] Constitution was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. She was built in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts at Edmund Hartt's shipyard. Her first duties with the newly formed U.S. Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War. Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of "Old Ironsides" and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and she circled the world in the 1840s. During the American Civil War, she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy. She carried American artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878. Constitution was retired from active service in 1881 and served as a receiving ship, until being designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1934, she completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. She sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerriere. Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historical demonstration, and active participation in public events as part of the Naval History & Heritage Command. As a fully commissioned U.S. Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping her open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty U.S. Navy personnel, and the assignment is considered to be special duty in the U.S. Navy. Traditionally, command of the vessel is assigned to a Navy commander. She is usually berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
[Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution]
For my video; youtu.be/Ot_AYImAoEY
Canada Day,
Burrard Inlet, Vancouver harbour, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada