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The National Conference on “Sustainable Development Goals: Preparedness and Role of Indian Agriculture” was organised on 11-12 May 2017 in NASC Complex, New Delhi, India. The main aim of the conference is to assess the current status and prepare a road map for Indian agriculture to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The conference was organized by Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR).
Among the French 35mm camera produced by « Optique & Précision de Levallois S.A. » from 1945 to the middle of the 60’s, the FOCA Universel « RC » is likely the most captivating ever produced in France at that time.
The camera was the last development of the FOCA, sometime called the « French Leica » because the optical and mechanical precision matched and even surpassed the original thread-mount Leica. Far before the first Leica M (the M3 in 1954) O.P.L. developed a bayonet-mount FOCA in 1948 called the FOCA « Universel ». Seeing the incredible viewer and range finder of the Leica M that is likely the most sophisticated system even engineered, O.P.L. released lately a great improvement of the FOCA with a novel collimated, parallax auto-corrected, of a fully original and different design of the Leitz system.
The FOCA Universel RC It is a rare camera that only appears for time to time on the collector market, being only produced to a bit more than 2000 overall units in the years 1962 and 1963, just before O.P.L. decided to quit the camera production and returned to other instrumental optical production. O.P.L. soon merged with SOM Berthiot and today can be found still in the industrial filiation of SAFRAN group, the French leader company for designing and producing system for aerospace appliances. The plant where the FOCA's were produced still exists in an almost original form in Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir, France.
I got my first FOCA URC unit two years ago (Sept. 2023, flic.kr/s/aHBqjAV6Dg) that is a standing and emotional piece of my small camera collection.
I got this one from an apparently ignored auction on the French eBay. We were only two biders in the last 5s and I won the auction not far away to the initial price. The camera was fully revised, with new shutter curtains, a new delayed shutter release mechanism. The serial number indicated a year-1962 production starting with 1.000.000, closed to my first FOCA URC. The camera works in every functions like on its Day-1! The camera came with a late version 1962 of the OPLAR 1:2.8 f=5cm standard collapsible lens of excellent quality, the FOCA UCR dedicated ever-ready leather bag with the original leather neck strap in good condition.
The original O.P.L. camera warranty and a registration postal card fortunately followed the life of the camera, indicating that this beautiful FOCA Universel RC was sold to its first owner on August 9, 1963 by the official FOCA dealer « ROYAL-PHOTO, Photo-Ciné-Magnétohone », 42, rue Vignon, Paris 9ème arrondissement, France, today a Weill fashion shop at the same address. The address of the owner also still exists with the original Parisian building in place, Boulevard Poniatwski, next to the Métro station « Porte de Charenton », Paris 12ème arrondissement.
The shown original FOCAL Universel RC user manual is the one that came with my other FOCA URC camera.
These information pushed me to question what were the news in France on this Friday, August 9, 1963… France was mainly on vacation, by an exceptional wet and fresh weather that wasted many French citizens holidays. The whole national radio information bulletin is still available online here :
www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/audio/phd94020557/inter-actua...
Inter actualités de 7:15 PM du 9 août 1963
Inter actualités de 7:15 PM - 09.08.1963 - 29:58 - audio
Ina.fr (English translated)
- Headlines - Jean-Pierre ELKABBACH: The Marseille and Bordeaux sailors' strike ended this morning, but nothing has been resolved in Le Havre. Many heads of state and government sent messages of condolence to President Kennedy for the death of his third child shortly after birth. Other headlines in the newspaper (2'20"). - André Brière: It does not appear for the moment that work will resume in Le Havre. Mr. Pisani would agree to the distillation of 2 million hectoliters of wine, which is clogging up the market, but a subsidy would be required. Discontent is growing among winegrowers in the south, whom the population accuses of various acts of sabotage in the Narbonne region. Complaints from winegrowers in the southwest. Farmers scattered 5 tons of potatoes yesterday in the streets of Douai (3'30"). - Jacques Behingue: Secretary of State Dean Rusk will return to Washington from Moscow on Monday. He will give a presentation to senators on the Moscow Treaty. This morning, Dean Rusk was received by Mr. Khrushchev on the shores of the Black Sea in Cagra. This evening, Mr. Dean Rusk will host a dinner in Moscow at the US Embassy. Tomorrow, he will be in Bonn, received by Mr. Adenauer. The Moscow Treaty was signed by 11 new countries, with Japan set to sign next Wednesday. North Vietnam has refused to sign. Mr. MAC MILLAN declared that underground tests, which are not prohibited, are not of great importance because nuclear weapons can only be modified following atmospheric tests (4'40"). - Gérard TAVERA: Two years after Bizerte, France and Tunisia signed an agreement this morning that includes two chapters: the first concerns the 30,000 Tunisian workers living in France, the second concerns economic cooperation. This agreement resolves the economic problems concerning Bizerte. After an African trip, Mr. BEN BELLA returns to Algiers. In Accra, Mr. BEN BELLA declared that the next session of the UN would be an African session. Yesterday, AIT AHMED violently criticized the FLN party and the constitutional project. All French newspapers reproducing Mr. AIT AHMED's Declaration were seized this morning upon their arrival in Algiers. Since July 16, in Morocco, leaders of the UNFP are detained in rather precarious conditions following the "plot" against the monarchy (2'25"). - André Brière: before the State Security Court, opening of the trial of the station commander, among those who are bringing a civil action is Mr. Jean OUDINOT, former director of RTF in Algiers (1'05"). - Victor VRAMANT: the body of Doctor WARD was cremated this morning, only members of Doctor WARD's family attended the funeral ceremony. The weather in France and Europe. It is raining everywhere in France except on the Côte d'Azur. Road accidents (2'). - Jean-Pierre ELKABBACH: Gaston GELIS, former director of "Paris-journal" died in a road accident in Seine et Marne (1'). - Victor VRAMANT: a major drug trafficker was arrested at Orly. In Italy, following the arrest of a repeat offender, a 22-year-old American woman was arrested for drug trafficking (1'30"). - Jacques CHABOT: Charles TRENET has not yet been released; he would be released tomorrow morning after payment of bail (25%).
WEATHER:
SOURCE: www.meteo-paris.com/chronique/annee/1963
June 14, 1963: a particularly cool day - it was no more than 12°C in Rouen, 13°C in Paris, St. Quentin, Lille, Le Havre, and Caen.
August 1963 was autumnal because it was very cool and very wet. On August 3, 1963, torrential rains caused catastrophic flooding and the death of eight people in the Lyon region. On August 4, 1963, 400 houses were also flooded between St. Jean de Luz and Le Boucau (Pyrénées Atlantiques). On August 17 and 18, 1963, it was no more than 10°C. and 15°C in the northern half - many summer visitors leave early - it's snowing in the mountains and the harvest is very difficult.
Historical landmarks of the year 1963
August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King leads the march on Washington. October 11, 1963: Jean Cocteau and Edith Piaf die within hours of each other. November 22, 1963: President J.F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. The yé-yé movement is in vogue - the debut of Françoise Hardy and the politically engaged singer, Jean Ferrat.
Decorating objects used in the photo series :
-Commemorative Pin's of the Company Lumière* 1895-2025. Found a Institut Lumière, Lyon, France. The Lumière Company was lately the official distributor of FOCA camera's within a network of Lumière affiliated photo stores in France.
° The Lumière Company, Lyon, France, previously known as the Antoine Lumière and Sons Company, then the Antoine Lumière and Sons Photographic Plates and Papers Company, is a former major French industrial company in photography and cinematography founded in 1885 and managed successively by Antoine Lumière, his sons Auguste and Louis Lumière (the Lumière brothers), his grandson Henri Lumière, and subsequently, his heirs.
-Storage box from Sostrene Grene store, Lyon, France.
July 3, 2025
69004 Lyon
France
In 2015, ConDev Student Media Grant winner Jessica Gilbert conducted a study on land use issues around protected areas in Peru.
Photos by Student Media Grant winner Jessica Gilbert
The Center on Conflict and Development (ConDev) at Texas A&M University
The IGC India Research Conference: Evidence for inclusive growth presents and discusses frontier research from IGC and LSE economists examining key components of inclusive economic growth in India.
In 2015, ConDev Student Media Grant winner Jessica Gilbert conducted a study on land use issues around protected areas in Peru.
Photos by Student Media Grant winner Jessica Gilbert
The Center on Conflict and Development (ConDev) at Texas A&M University
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director-General, delivers his closing remarks at the Leadership Development Programme closing ceremony held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 23 February 2024.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director-General
Margaret Doane, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Management
Najat Mokhtar, IAEA Deputy Director-General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Massimo Aparo, IAEA Deputy Director-General and Head of the Department of Safeguards
Peter Frobel, IAEA Director, (MTHR)
Neve Badalamente, IAEA Learning and Development Specialist
The new MediaCity development in Salford, west of Manchester city centre in the UK, a new creative hub
Images shot during a Talented Player Development Session at Squires Gates Football Club, England on 7 November 2021. Photo by Sam Fielding / SLF Studios
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Development, Annual Gala, Avant Garden, September 21, 2024. Step-and-Repeat. Photo by Alex Carroll Photography, courtesy Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
The Pitt Community College Workforce Development Program offers focused short-term training for specific needs in local industries, specifically targeted at the unemployed, underemployed, and anyone interested in upgrading or learning new skills to move their careers forward. The programs include HR development, automotive, construction trades, EMS and Fire/Rescue training, advanced manufacturing, and much more.
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