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Development Impact and the PhD scholarship - Road Map training, December 2013
Cumberland Lodge, Windsor
in my ongoing exploration of photography. 4x5 film hanging to dry, the first I have ever shot. Not sure if I didn't quite load the film all the way in on the first of these, or didn't quite load the holder all the way into the camera, but that's too much margin at the top. Negs look rather dense, maybe because I decided to dive right in to processing multiple sheets at once, and maybe over-agitated the soup while shuffling. I figured doing one sheet at a time wouldn't help me learn how to shuffle. Anyway I'm thrilled to have images and am really looking forward to scanning these, fingers crossed.
The Compass Point development around Saunders Ness Road and taking in Mariners Mews and Sextant Avenue was built in the mid-80s forming a quiet, neat upmarket estate on the Isle of Dogs.
As part of the development, two tall blocks of flats are abutted by full height cylindrical towers, framing and echoing the view of silos across the Thames and acting as a small reminder of the estate's industrial past.
Architect Sir Jeremy Dixon's Georgian-inspired designs were built on Dudgeon's Wharf, reclaimed after the closure of the docks.
At the end of Sextant Avenue, a memorial remembers the old Wharf - not for its years of hard labour in the service of heavy industry - but for a reason more poignant and tragic.
Forty years ago the world was looking skywards for news of Nasa's audicious mission to take Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins to the moon.
On July 17, a day after Apollo 11 shot into the skies atop a cone of fire, another explosion took the lives of five fireman, the biggest loss of life suffered by the London Fire Brigade in peace time.
Dudgeon's was a ship building firm in the 1800s and was one of a cluster that prospered on the island - including names such as Ash, Stewart's and Samuda's. At its height, in the early 1860s, it is estimated that the firms on the Isle of Dogs employed up to 15,000 men and boys in the shipyards and engineering firms.
The most iconic of the ships built at these docks was Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Eastern, the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch in 1858.
But the Great Eastern was a last hurrah for ship building on the Thames. The rivers of the North were more efficient and labour and materials were cheaper and in double-quick time large firms of the Thames went bankrupt and tens of thousands were out of a job.
People starved, shipyards became wastelands and revival would take many long painful years.
Some shipbuilding survived by specialising - Yarrow built steam-powered gunboats while other firms turned to ship repair. Shipbuilding skills evolved. Workers produced a diverse range of goods including parts for major civil engineering projects - bridges and gas holders - as well as boilers, engine parts, tanks, propellers and wire rope. Other skills were cannabilised into new industries - sacks and tarpaulins, woodworking and paint, varnishes and chemicals.
Industry survived one way and another for another 100 years of so until the docks and their associated works began disappearing in the 1960s.
The arrival of containers - which London couldn't handle - in the late 60s finally rendered the docklands obsolete.
By the time of the 1969 tragedy, the wharf was a redundant "tank farm" with an array of a hundred or so containers for storing oils and spirit, some up to 200,000 gallons in size. However, these tanks were destined to go as part of the regeneration of the land and demolition contractors had received advice on how to take apart these structures safely.
The demolition was rife with danger and difficulties and firefighters had frequently attended the site after sparks from cutting gear ignited small fires.
Less than two weeks before the fatal explosion, 40 men with eight pumps had tackled a fire on waste oil in a derelict tank and now another call arrived at Millwall Fire Station at 11.21am alerting the emergency services to another fire.
Two appliances were sent from Millwall in F Division and another from Brunswick Road. A foam tender from East Ham was sent later along with a fireboat from Greenwich.
Station Officer Innard, believing the fire to be out when he arrived, decided to put a curtain of water into the open top manhole of Tank 97.
Four other officers joined him on top of the tank to feed in the water. Later reports concluded that this pull of water drew air into the tank, mixing with the flammable vapours.
SO Innard then decided to ensure there was no further fire by opening the bottom manhole. Unable to find a spanner to undo the nuts, it was suggested they should be burned off.
As soon as a workman applied the cutting flame of his torch to the first nut, the vapours inside the tank ignited immediately, blowing the roof off the tank, together with the five firefighters and a work man.
The explosion happened at 11.52. Three appliances were sent from Bethnal Green and Bow. Their role was to collect the bodies.
Remembering the tragedy on a brigade forum, one ex-firefighter wrote: "I had been in the job for seven years when this happened and it really shook us. As you say 'Never forgotten' especially from us guys who could have been involved. Rest easy, mates."
THE VICTIMS
- Temporary Sub Officer Michael Gamble of F23 Millwall, 28, married, 10 years in the brigade.
- Fireman John Victor Appleby of F22 Brunswick Road, aged 23, married, three children, almost five years' service.
- Fireman Terrance Breen of F22 Brunswick Road, aged 37, married with three children, 12 years' service.
- Fireman Paul Carvosso of C25 Cannon Street, aged 23, married, one child, four years' service.
- Fireman Alfred Charles Smee of F23 Millwall, aged 47, one son, 24 years' service.
In Basoko I again stayed in the Procure. It gave me the chance to attend the joyful Mass in Basokos outsized church, which bears a curious resemblance to Notre Dame in Paris. Over dinner I had the very good fortune to speak with the three charming and dedicated priests working there. They were led by Father Marc whose tales of village life bore a resemblance to Don Camillo. We talked over how African theology differs from Liberation theology, the rise of the evangelist churches in Congo, squabbles with the local authorities and the challenges of keeping a football pitch green.
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Development Impact and the PhD scholarship - Road Map training, December 2013
Cumberland Lodge, Windsor
On April 28, 2013 the Museum's Multicultural Audience Development Initiative and Education Department hosted "Senses of Springtime," a family festival celebrating the Ancient Near Eastern Art galleries and the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia.
Photos courtesy of Don Pollard/The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A large drainage outlet and cascade off the Wren’s Nest phase of the development, immediately behind Brookside bungalow.
At the ‘Mainstreaming gender in Myanmar aquaculture and fisheries sector’ workshop held on International Women’s Day on 8 March. The event was hosted by WorldFish together with the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and the Gender Equality Network (GEN).
The long diverse journey exploring the themes around OKSparks! Research & Development touched on everything from circuit board assembly and testing, software development, board game making, drawing, graphic design, Amateur Radio License Exams, Research interviews, planning meetings, workshop trial runs, laser cutting, lab visiting, micros residencies, site visits endless car journey conversations on the relationship between art, science and tiffin tins and community building events. Investment in this kind of practice needs time and space; Ok Sparks allowed all this to happen!
Tim Stall presents ALM: Empowering Teams with Automation and Build Servers
ALM tooling: Empowering teams with build servers and metrics
Everyone knows that automated builds are a good thing, but many teams don't leverage them fully because it's hard to get started. Tim will go over practical techniques and concepts for automating builds with TFS and MSbuild. Once you have an automated build, there are dozens of steps you can hook into it, such as metrics. Tim will walk through several core metrics, including line count, code churn, duplication, complexity, and test code coverage, as well as the concepts and pitfalls for adopting these within a team.
About Tim Stall:
Tim Stall is a Software Architect. He blogs at www.timstall.com. Tim specializes in .Net and has a passion for empowering teams with process, automation, builds, tools, continual education, and enjoys writing blogs and developing side projects. Tim has an MCAD.Net certification. He lives in Chicago with his wife and three children.
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The prison in Basali is not used too much. The sole prisoner was working in the Chef de Collectivités plot. He had sold his brothers pirogue and was being detained whilst he made a replacement.
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Development Center Officer Candidate School instructors provide leadership and guidance to members from Maritime Safety and Security Team Boston as they traverse multiple obstacle courses at the Academy, July 22, 2014.
MSST units come to the obstacle courses, located at the Academy, to help them overcome their own fears and work together as a team.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm.
Formerly a gas station and sketchy donut shop, the corner of Wellesley and Sherbourne may soon be home to what appears to be a rather colourful 38-storey condo.
Microscopy of induced stem cells from Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), a rare genetic disease. Neuron precursors typically form "rosette" structure that is disrupted in SLOS. Learn more: go.usa.gov/c7pmA. Credit: K. Francis, NICHD
The latest techniques in sustainability and crop yield are developed in the Southern Horticultural Research Institute(SHRI). Asian Development Bank provides the SHRI with expertise, technological and research training assistance.
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... i'm busy putting openbsd 4.3 snapshot on the server and afterwards applying a custom patch for getting more than 4GB (=6GB) to work on this monstrous old machine (2x 3.2GHz/533 Xeons with 2MB L3 cache)
Ascolto la domenica mattina che passa, scorre. Come un fiume il tempo attraversa la mia vita (o viceversa) e a volte supera gli argini allagando le città che si sono costruite accanto alle anse e ai rettilinei di questo corso d'acqua spesso ingrato dei giochi dei bambini e delle reti dei pescatori; quest'acqua così generosa di pesci in certi periodi dell'anno s'è portata via un uomo oppure il triciclo di Piè che pianse almeno tre settimane e non ci fu verso per i genitori di fargli cambiare idea.
Leggo nelle righe verticali di fotografie tutte sbagliate che anche la luce sa sorpassare gli argini e allora non ci puoi fare niente, puoi solo accettare che quello è successo e sperare che non ti abbia portato via la bicicletta vecchia e dolorante, invidiosa di quelle bici che ieri due bambini hanno cacciato fuori dal retro di una monovolume. Ti consola il fatto che le tue gambe ti portano lontano, dove vedi casa tua o i palazzi intorno, ma li vedi come in un binocolo usato al contrario, dove vedi il mare che però è distante, dove vedi un monte che si vede soltanto nelle giornate limpide e quando viene il sole dopo un temporale, allora pensi.
(Tono autobiografico espanso. Potrebbe sembrare la pagina del mio diario, ma non lo è del tutto.)
21 February 2019 - Launch the 2018 Development Co-operation Report on Joining Forces to Leave No One Behind.
Photo: OECD/Victor Tonelli
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing
$5,010,000 USD | Sold
From Sotheby's:
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Alan Kay (born 1940), Computer Scientist
In 1954, decades of incremental technological development, design, and success on the racetrack by Mercedes-Benz—inventor of the automobile and the dominant brand in automotive innovation—culminated with the launch of the most iconic car of all time, the 300 SL “Gullwing.” Instantly changing the game, it shifted the paradigm in automotive design and performance forever.
After names such as Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio, racing heroes indelibly etched into the automotive history books, had achieved unprecedented success in competition with the 300 SLR (W196S), Rudolf Uhlenhaut’s engineering brilliance saw these pure racecars take production form in the 300 SL “Gullwing” Coupe of 1954. The 300 SL was a fully road-legal production car, yes, but it was also so much more than that: Beneath its shapely skin was an Uhlenhaut-designed, racing-style tubular chassis, and its styling fundamentals would be closely mirrored in the gullwinged 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut Coupe,” which recently became the most valuable car in history after a $150 million RM Sotheby’s sale.
As the fastest production car in the world upon its debut, the 300 SL clearly had Silver Arrow dominance in its DNA. In sum, the Gullwing was an exquisite reflection of Mercedes-Benz’s position at the pinnacle of the automotive space in the mid-1950s, exceeding all that Ferrari, Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, and Aston Martin could throw at them.
More than 60 years later, it is for good reason that “Gullwing”’ is a name that resonates with everyone, not simply car collectors. It transcends generations, connects old with new, and is both classic and sporty. It can be found in lyrics of hip-hop songs, Hollywood cinema, and even Andy Warhol pop-culture contemporary art. DeLorean’s futuristic car pulled the Gullwing doors in the 1980s—as did Tesla in the 2020s with their Model X. All serves as recognition of the incredible, outsized impact of the Gullwing, a car that was only ever owned by the fortunate few.
BRED FOR COMPETITION
In the 1950s, as in the modern era, Mercedes-Benz understood that its clients valued exclusivity, so they limited Gullwing production to 1,371 standard cars. For dedicated racers, as well as those sophisticated enthusiasts who wanted the almost unattainable, the factory minted an additional 29 competition-bred special-order cars with a lightweight alloy body, a more powerful engine, and other bespoke options. These were the 300 SL Alloy Gullwings: The 300 SL variants most directly linked to the world-beating 300 SLRs, and cars that—even in comparison to their already desirable steel-bodied counterparts—have long been the ultimate prizes for the world’s top collectors.
Distinctive in many ways from their standard steel-bodied brethren, these incredibly rare and historically significant Alloy coupes thrived at fulfilling the purpose for which they were built. All the most important race victories achieved by the 300 SL were, in fact, secured by one of these lightweight competition versions of the model (in addition to “secret” works entries and prototypes). Works-supported drivers secured no fewer than 50 important victories in sports car races across Europe and North America between 1954 and 1957. Notable triumphs include the Nürburgring 1000 KM, Tour d’Europe, Mille Miglia, Coppa d’Oro, Acropolis Rally, and Liège–Rome–Liège (as well as multiple SCCA and European Rally championships).
CHASSIS NUMBER 5500786
This rare 300 SL Alloy example was ordered new by Rene Wasserman, an industrialist and sports car enthusiast living in Basel, Switzerland. Research confirms that it is the 21st of those 24 alloy-bodied cars scheduled for production during the 1955 calendar year (although it was actually completed before car number 20). The car’s factory build sheet, a copy of which is on file, notes that Wasserman ordered his new alloy Gullwing with a plethora of special options, including special high-gloss white paint (DB 50), a red leather interior (1079), two-pieces of matching luggage, sports suspension, sealed-beam headlights with separate parking lights, 3.64 ratio rear axle, Rudge wheels and instruments in English, and the Sonderteile (“special parts”) engine with an impressive 215-horsepower output—surely making it one of the most well-specified Gullwings built.
The car was completed on 5 October 1955, and rather than having it delivered to Switzerland, Wasserman picked up the car himself in late November and drove his new 300 SL back home. While it is not known when Wasserman sold the car, by the early 1960s it had been exported to the United States, where its second owner was Jerome Seavey of Chicago, Illinois, followed by John K. Scattergood III, a principal at Blenheim Motors, located in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
THE SENATOR’S GULLWING
This 300 SL remained in Pennsylvania with its next owner, Keystone State politician and enthusiast Senator Theodore Newell Wood. Along with representing the 20th District of Luzerne, Susquehanna, Pike, Wayne, and Wyoming counties in the Pennsylvania State Senate, Senator Wood enjoyed sports car racing in his spare time and served as the president of the Hill Climb Association. He also founded the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Races, which were held from 1952 to 1956, with the last year featuring Carroll Shelby as a driver. The SCCA even gave Senator Wood a free lifetime membership for his efforts in sponsorship and participation in racing in the Northeast.
After passing through the hands of Bill Kontes and Joe Marchetti, the 300 SL was acquired by Leslie Barth in 1983. Barth kept the car until 1989. In its next ownership, with Swedish businessman and collector Hans Thulin, it was consigned to Kienle Automobiltechnik in Stuttgart, Germany. One of the world’s foremost facilities, Kienle is known for their restorations of Mercedes-Benzes, and 300 SLs in particular. The car was sold to a German collector, who in turn commissioned Kienle to perform a full restoration. Notably, damage to alloy-bodied 300 SLs is remarkably common, as the aluminum is notoriously thin and can quite literally bend under the pressure of an ill-placed hand. Furthermore, the bodies are known to deteriorate at the mounting points, where aluminum meets steel. As a result, almost all lightweight examples have been reskinned or repaired at some point, and on this particular car, any parts of the body that were irreparable were replaced.
Upon completion, the car was repainted in traditional Mercedes-Benz Silver-Grey Metallic (DB 180) and retrimmed in its original interior color of red leather (1079). As is to be expected, the quality of the workmanship is absolutely superb, with the tremendous attention to mechanical detail and factory-correctness befitting a Kienle restoration.
After passing through a collector in Switzerland, the car was acquired by its current custodian. The Gullwing has been preserved in immaculate condition ever since, with its odometer displaying 2,607 kilometers (~1,620 miles) at time of cataloguing, presumably accrued since Kienle’s restoration. As a result of its limited road use, a recent inspection indicates that to bring the car back to its peak performance level, a light mechanical servicing would be in order. The inspection further revealed the car retains its numbers-matching chassis, engine, gearbox, rear axle, steering box, and front axles.
Undeniably exclusive, this spectacular 300 SL features all of the highly desirable options and accessories one would want on an Alloy Gullwing, including the more powerful Sonderteile engine, sports suspension, Rudge knock-off wheels, special-order upholstery, and a two-piece luggage set executed in matching red leather.
The 300 SLRs have long been regarded by the collector community as being the world’s most valuable cars. This was proved to be true in May 2022 when RM Sotheby’s sold the 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut Coupe” for nearly $150 million. As a special production counterpart, the 300 SL Alloy Gullwing represents the “holy grail” of all Gullwings—and as one of only 29 cars built, this example will instantly become the centerpiece of any truly great collection.
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Kristina and I headed over to RM Sotheby's at the Monterey Conference Center to view some glorious cars at their auction preview.
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Had a blast with our auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2022.
Development plan, including overhead view of the Mission Espiritu Santo compound, the grounds surrounding the compound, the proposed museum, the ruins of Adanama College, the park drive, and Texas Revolution Memorial Highway No. 29.
Specific date: 8/28/1937
Draftsman: Nagel, Chester E. Black ink on waxed linen. Doodles along U and L edges. LN: 43 x WD: 25.50
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Three Chilean Army officers visited the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Sept. 24 to 26 to learn about its science and technology capabilities for potential collaboration between the countries.
The Chilean officers, Brig. Gen. Ricardo Martinez Menanteau, Col. Juan Guerra Bazaes and Col. Luis Araya Cano, toured RDECOM's three research and engineering centers at APG -- the Army Research Laboratory; Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Edgewood Chemical Biological Center.
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Some of the machined uranium shapes at the Feed Materials Production Center, operated by the National Lead Company of Ohio. c. 1967
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Ready for the next step. Not in the shot the one tree a large cedar, still there. Unknown whether it will remain
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Sustainable Development Impact Meetings, New York, USA 19 - 23 September 2022
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During a visit to the Business Development Center (BDC) which creates job opportunities for fresh graduates and enhances competitiveness for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Amman, Jordan / May 14, 2007
خلال زيارة إلى مركز تطوير الأعمال الذي يتيح الفرص أمام اكبر عدد من الشباب خريجي الجامعات للاستفادة من خدماته بالتدريب والتأهيل
عمان، الاردن / 14 أيار 2007
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Côte d’Ivoire and Marshall Island: this exchange was organized around the idea of friendship. The students have exchanged letters explaining their own vision of friendship, and presenting their daily life in their country. In addition, each one has made a friendship bracelet (symbolizing friendship and peaceful behaviors), and have exchanged them with their pen pals.
Working with Art in all of us was an incredible opportunity for my students. Many of them have a very limited concept of the world beyond their tiny island. Working with AiA allowed my students to view kids all over the world and engage in a conversation about their similarities and differences. We also had the opportunity to be pen pals with students in Africa. This allowed my students to not only see other children from around the world but also engage with them. My students and I are grateful to have been part of this wonderful program. (Teacher in charge of the PPP in Marshall Island).
Since finding Art in All of Us on the internet, it has really changed my teaching experience. I feel I have been able to enhance not only my students art education, but their lives. We've made some wonderful connections and have met some amazing people, from teachers, to students, to the founders of AiA. It's inspiring to be part of a global community who fosters the best not only in students and teachers... but humanity in general. I thank (…) Art in All of Us for opening up a whole new world to me and my students! (Teacher in charge of the PPP in Côte d’Ivoire)
The reception of the art works from the pals have brought in every participating school happiness, and a feeling of fulfillment, as well as many questions … which will introduce new and interesting exchanges for 2007. The students absolutely loved the original rap written by one of your students of Marshall Islands... our student William was the singer! He took it home and performed it for his mother and father too! There are two snaps of them. They were mailed out today... and the students are already anxiously awaiting the reply. We finished them on Wednesday and all day Thursday the students were asking me if I mailed them out yet! (Teacher in charge of the PPP in Côte d’Ivoire)
Work has started at Bournville Gardens retirement village! ExtraCare's Chief Executive, Nick Abbey, local residents Brian and Patricia Ford and Bournville Village Trust Chief Executive Peter Roach.
The rail car that started the light rail development boom in North America.
Originally designed for and used by the Frankfurt U-Bahn, the model of car was adopted for light-rail use by transit systems in Edmonton, Calgary, and San Diego, during a period in which few purpose-built trams were being manufactured in North America. All U2 cars were built between 1968 and 1990.
The model was chosen for operations in San Diego in 1979, however, the planned platform level was lower than their counterpart system, so a street-level version was developed, and 71 vehicles were eventually delivered in stages.
MTS broke ground on the Trolley Renewal project in early 2010, the bulk of its U2 fleet was retired in 2013. MTS exported 11 cars to a system in Argentina in early 2010. These cars entered service on the Metrotranvia Mendoza system in 2012 with a further 24 for expansion and parts donors following later that year.
MTS retired their last U2 vehicles in January 2015, coinciding with low floor S70 cars being deployed on its Blue Line. MTS has retained Car 1001 as part of its heritage fleet of light rail vehicles. It was restored and painted with the original San Diego Trolley logo that it used when service started in 1981. It began operating on the Silver Line on July 13, 2019 and will run alongside San Diego PCC cars 529 and 530.
Six examples are preserved by various museums and nonprofits:
* San Diego Electric Railway Association (SDERA) - Car 1002, now on display in National City.
* Southern California Railway Museum - Cars 1003 and 1008, operate regularly on the Museum system, independently and as a two-car train.
* Western Railway Museum - Cars 1017 and 1018, operate on museum excursions.
* Rockhill Trolley Museum - Car 1019 operates regularly on the Museum system.
Source: Wikipedia