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Container housing industry have developed slowly tending towards diversification from original monotonous appearance, simple built-in and performance. now container mobile home appears to be more humane.
At present, the common container houses on the market have been already out of the monotonous appearance, and users now can provide their own style, built-in, function and any other detailed information to container mobile home manufacturers, and the technical department will be responsible for designing and then give it to the user to audit. If, we will modify the disign at any time until you are not satisfied with it. More than that, the materials used in container houses today are high quality as fireproof, moistureproof and waterproof. Container houses are good at seismic resistance and hurricane resistance, and more solid than the traditional building materials.
Along with the development of the container mobile home industry, container house products are also in constant innovation. Believe that as time goes on there will be more and more container house products humane in whether modelling or quality.
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Bike racing is a big sport in Greater Victoria. Participation has grown and diversified over the several decades that I have been involved in or have been observing in Greater Victoria.
A snapshot in time here in Oak Bay, Victoria's tony suburb, where a short, flat circuit closes roads for a quiet Sunday morning and gives them to the faster crowd.
This shot is useful in illustrating an often important pattern of bicycle racing in progress. The night before posting this pic is a case in point.
My first connection with bike racing in Victoria came in the 1970s, and the local road club, where just about everyone who raced knew one another through a single club.
There were a dozen or two race courses around the region - roads quiet enough and race groups often small enough to cause little traffic disruption or citizen consternation across the many communities involved in Victoria's capital region.
In recent years, the numbers of riders have exploded, built on not just the immediate past interest in racing and the exploits of high level athletes, but built over decades of diversification through the BMX and mountain bike eras, the growth of triathlon, the adoption of cycling as a mainstream leisure and vacation activity, as well as its adoption as an important mode of transport.
The growth in cycling groups from shop teams and their club rides, through Triathlon and event cycling (Cops for Cancer, the MS Bike Tour, Gran Fondo and Randonee events), coupled with a growth in population, not just in people, but more perversely in the number, size and speed of vehicles on our roads, continues to make cycling for sport and leisure a bigger challenge.
Events require insurance and a diversity of course to meet a demand for more and more events while residents chafe at closures or controls and everpresent "scofflaw" cyclists who may impede them on the roads where drivers are often oblivious to the routine violation of speed limits and other "minor" offenses that reflect the narrow perspectives of the beholder.
Going to municipal councils and local police forces to secure permissions for events can by trying, and those unfamiliar with bicycle as a sport, let alone transportation, often have little understanding and less patience for the activity.
Roads are designed for cars, not necessarily well enough for bikes, though racing can, and should be done more so on roadways away from more leisurely trail corridors. Race speeds in any event may average 35 to 45 km/h or more, and traffic is little impeded in circumstances where drivers and cyclists share well designed roads.
Closed course where speeds may be even higher are essential for short cirucuit events, less so for longer road races from point to point or on longer, more challenging loops.
This image illustrates well enough how road race groups may string out, though paradoxically, it is more typical of early stages of a short circuit course like this one to see more bunched up, across the road packs. As speeds increase, the swift percolate to the front and slower riders will drift back. Everyone normally takes turns within parameters of group dynamics with race leaders sharing pace making turns near the front and posers like me hanging in somewhere down the food chain, taking as few turns as possible.
The pattern when well observed and understood, counters the oft heard complaint the cyclists take up too much of the road. They will not likely be in strict single file, as presecribed by law, itself an anachronism that needs fixing. In race or training situations, single file is safe for no one and is more, not less likely to impede traffic.
More can be found in other photos elsewhere on the site, where bits and pieces of race imagery can be found among the advocacy shots.
This one was used to support a presentation to a local, rural municipal council where there is an interest in improving a road circuit - a 9km loop with some good, if short, stiff climbs to sort out the pack. For those that want to insist that racing will obstruct traffic, the image belies the complaint, showing that often enough, a fast pack, (and one that is at or approaching the speed limit anyway - and exceeding it on descents), is, as a group well designed and reasonably well behaved. Drivers can adapt with patience and a responsible approach to sharing the road.
With respect to other issues, there is much value in event tourism, community benefits in promoting healthy sport, and a variety of other returns on growing and supporting a diversity of cycling acitivity, including road racing, in one's community.
Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon alongside George Wadsworth (CEO, Canary Biofuels); Nathan Neudorf (MLA for Lethbridge-East); Grant Hunter (MLA for Taber-Warner); Lorne Hickey (Reeve, Lethbridge County); and Steve MacDonald (CEO, Emissions Reduction Alberta) at the site of Lethbridge County’s new Canary Biofuels facility.
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Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity Dale Nally provided, in Edmonton on Thursday, July 9, 2020, details on a new petrochemical program to support Alberta’s economic diversification and recovery.
A new 10-year grant program will attract a wave of investment to the province’s petrochemical sector, diversifying the economy and getting Albertans back to work.
The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan, will bring multi-billion dollar investments to petrochemical projects throughout Alberta, helping to strengthen and diversify the province’s economy and create new jobs for Albertans.
The current global health crisis has highlighted the importance of petrochemical manufacturing around the world. Petrochemical facilities make the building blocks required for everyday consumer and professional items like medical equipment, computers and cellphones, personal protective equipment like rubber gloves and masks, car seats and tires, and fertilizer for agriculture and home gardening.
Alberta is already among Canada’s largest hubs for petrochemicals manufacturing, and with global demand for petrochemicals expected to continue to increase, there is a significant opportunity for Albertans and the province to expand this sector. For example, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association estimates there could be a further $30 billion of private-sector investment in the province’s petrochemical sector by 2030.
“While Alberta is already a Canadian leader in petrochemicals manufacturing, the sky is the limit for this sector’s benefits to our province. Over the last 10 years, petrochemical investment in the United States reached $250 billion, more than 10 times what was invested in Canada. With our affordable 300-year supply of natural gas, technically skilled and educated workforce, and respected innovation and research sectors, Alberta is ready to seize the opportunity to become a global destination for petrochemical manufacturing, benefiting all Albertans.” said Dale Nally, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.
Compared to previous government petrochemical programs, the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program will cut red tape and increase certainty and flexibility for investors, attracting more financial investment into Alberta’s petrochemicals sector. Key features include:
A 10-year program period during which eligible projects must be built and operational.
Adopting an open and transparent funding process, whereby every project that meets the program’s criteria will receive funding once built and operational. Government will no longer pick winners and losers through a private evaluation process.
Grants – instead of royalty credits – to be issued to companies after eligible projects are operational. In the current economic climate, grants are the most effective way to attract investment. Grants allow companies to better account for the full value of the incentive provided when calculating their project’s return on investment.
Making the funds available throughout the program’s duration once the facilities are in service, in order to align with typical business investment cycles.
“The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program will have a significant impact on enhancing the competitiveness of Alberta when attracting large-scale, value-add investments, relative to other global jurisdictions. This program, coupled with the other tremendous competitive advantages that Alberta’s Industrial Heartland has to offer, including world-leading carbon capture and storage infrastructure, will stimulate job-creating economic activity that will benefit all Albertans and all Canadians.” said Mark Plamondon, executive director, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association.
"Alberta is leading the way on economic recovery. The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program shows that the province understands how to win global-scale chemistry sector investments. In this time of uncertainty, these actions signal confidence in Alberta’s future prosperity and will attract investors to the province.” said Bob Masterson, president and CEO, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada.
"Resource Diversification Council member companies commend the Government of Alberta for its bold action introducing a broad-ranging jobs creation program that is intended to attract significant new investment to the Alberta economy, including in the petrochemical sector. Government support is critical to level the playing field with other economic competitors that are aggressively courting investment, especially during these challenging times. Other jurisdictions are doing all that they can to attract investment and the RDC is encouraged to see Alberta sharpen its competitive focus to bring long-term benefit to Albertans.” said David Chappell, board chair, Resource Diversification Council.
Government will work with industry over the summer to finalize the program guidelines. More details about eligibility, process, governance and reporting requirements will be available when the program is officially launched in early fall.
Alberta’s government is helping create thousands of good jobs for Albertans by building schools, roads and other core infrastructure that benefits Albertans and communities. It will further diversify our economy by helping sectors grow and succeed and return investment to our province by ensuring we have the most competitive tax environment in Canada.
(photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
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So, without dwelling on 2020 we all know that many worldwide industries have taken a beating; particularly the travel industry which ultimately affects the diving industry. Conversely it is also fair to say that considering flights have been grounded and governments advise against non-essential travel, many dive related business have still found ways to stay open and service those looking to take dive activities.
The way things are going with professional diving
We have seen many businesses changing the way in which they operate and in many cases changing the pricing structure or in some cases diversifying the products they provide. Of course for use, rather than reducing prices and finding ways to cut corners, reduce components or combining tasks we take the latter approach of diversifying our training and finding ways of providing more; adding components and restructuring the way in which we deliver training whilst still providing the absolute highest possible standard of quality.
So when we say that our philosophy is to provide “Bang for your Buck” its referring to an idiom meaning the worth of one’s money or exertion. The phrase originated from the slang usage of the words “bang” which means “excitement” and “buck” which means “money so in turn providing the highest possible quality of training at a highly competitive and reasonable price.
The way in which we see it going
So ultimately there are many options available when choosing which PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the best choice and all offer a range of deals. The PADI IDC Indonesia in the Gili Islands with PADI Course Director Holly Macleod does not offer any specific deals, discounts, knocked down prices, free equipment, free courses and other typical trinkets which are often seen thrown into the deal. But instead ensures a level of superior training through the continuous provision of Quality, Experience and Assurance paving the way for a solid proven track record in ensuring all new scuba diving instructors gain the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to be highly successful in this exciting and rewarding career.
So if we delve further into the concepts of Quality, Experience and Assurance, we can see why value for money is only really quantified when we look at what is offered. Of course experience and assurance are both contributing factors when it comes to quality. Therefore the best way to review and develop our professional training is to use our experience to provide you the assurance that you are going to receive the absolute best quality in every aspect of your training experience. So, let’s dissect every component of training and consider the facilities, the person conducting the program, the program itself and the location.
PADI Instructor training facilities
All PADI Instructor training takes place at Trawangan Dive, a dive centre that is renowned and industry recognized as a world class dive training facility offering the best possible environment to develop as a scuba instructor. One of the ways in which the facility can be measured is through the industry itself and the way in which it has been recognised by the training organisation. Today Trawangan Dive is the only ever PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to have ever been established on the island of Gili Trawangan and was actually the first ever PADI 5 Star IDC CDC Centre to have been established in the Gili Islands and the entire Lombok regency. Thus providing both recreational and professional dive students with the assurance that Trawangan Dive holds the highest possible certified standards available within industry, the experience of maintaining those standards and therefore the assurance to those looking to use the facilities for personal dive training experiences.
The person conducting the program
The program is entirely conducted by PADI Course Director Holly Macleod offering a wealth of experience spanning over nearly 18 years teaching professional PADI programs in a variety of global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and of course right here in Indonesia. Having issued well over 3000 Instructor level certifications in the Gili Islands alone, Holly is well versed in what the dive industry requires from new Instructors and conversely what new scuba diving instructors can expect from the industry itself. In terms of dive industry recognition, the program itself has received multiple awards from training organisations including those for professional development and also specifically Instructor development achievement awards. Holly has received the Platinum PADI Status award as well as the PADI Elite-300 Instructor awards for the past 7 consecutive years. Professional divers training alongside Holly can be assured that they will receive the highest possible standard of training delivered by a highly experienced, passionate and dedicated PADI Course Director.
The program delivered by Holly
Ok, so it’s a fairly straightforward job to deliver the standard PADI IDC curriculum in the suggested format outlined by the training organisation. In this case Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod has specifically designed The PADI IDC Indonesia program to go beyond the basic syllabus and provide a standard which is now considered to be of a level way over and above that generally seen within industry. Prospective candidates can expect to find a range of in house experience based workshops that have been designed to provide a range of different scenario based teaching options. Candidates are also provided with proven techniques to overcome situational obstacles which have been tried and test over 2 decades working within industry. A new component of the program is continuing education workshops including a Deep Scenario practical dive workshop and an increased focus on teach the PADI Rescue Diver Course. Other new components include legislative and regulatory knowledge workshops, practical problem solving group workshops and a WRSTC/ISO/EN standards comparison module. The PADI EFRI also includes a number of additional components which have been adopted from other diving medic programs also offered by Holly. This includes tourniquet use for cases of serious bleeding, the use of adjuncts in Airway Management, additional techniques to respond more effectively to drowning and advanced resuscitation methods using a bag valve mask (BVM)/ resuscitator/ self-inflating bag or sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag.
The Gili Islands for training
The Gili Islands offers some great diving conditions with our purpose build Instructor training site situated less than 15 minutes boat ride away. Our dedicated dive boats leave from directly outside the dive shop so candidates can be sure to maximise the time spent underwater, in the swimming pool and in the classroom without the usual time wasted travelling by car or on long boat journeys.
Although conditions offer crystal clear visibility, most dives are drift dives and therefore exhibit current. Our training site is situated in a mild split current which gives instructor candidate’s great practise as they will need to learn how to deal with a variety of changing conditions such as current strength, direction and differing visibility.
There are many, many factors that make up the decision on where to take professional level training, and cost is inevitably high on the list. It is however important to also think about the experience of the people conducting the training and the quality of the program offered. Of course you will need to gain the necessary assurance to proceed with your choice once it has been made.
To find out more about the program offered by Holly simply check out the PADI IDC Indonesia Instagram Page for updates and the PADI IDC Gili Islands TripAdvisor Page for first hand reviews of the program.
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About the IDS Center, courtesy of Wikipedia: The IDS Center opened in 1972 in Minneapolis is the tallest building in Minnesota at 792 feet. The IDS was constructed as the headquarters of Investors Diversified Services, Inc., now Ameriprise Financial. It also housed the headquarters of Dayton Hudson Corporation, now Target from 1972 until 2001.
The 57-story IDS became the tallest skyscraper in Minneapolis when it surpassed the height of the 32-story Foshay Tower in 1972, ending that building's 43-year reign over the city skyline. Construction of the building was followed with great interest, and the topping-off ceremony was a major civic event in the city. In addition to being taller, IDS occupies a much larger footprint than the obelisk-like Foshay.
A lobby and shopping area at the bottom of the tower is known as the Crystal Court, and provides skyway connections between the tower and four adjacent blocks. The 50th Floor contained an east-facing "Orion Room" restaurant (which was two stories tall utilizing both the 50th and 51st floors), a north-facing bar and cocktail lounge, a private south-facing dining club ("Tower Club"), all which were converted to office space. The west-facing "University of Minnesota Alumni Club" closed to the public in 1994. Today, the entire 50th floor consists of four large ballrooms with a single central kitchen. The rooms are collectively known as "Windows on Minnesota," and they serve as banquet space for the Marquette Hotel, which is part of the IDS Center.
Also in the building is Basil’s, which also opened in 1972. Its balcony is featured in one of the clips in The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s opening credits.
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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Walatowa Timber Industries Mill Manager Terry Connelly oversees the overall growth and diversification of forest products from the mill operation, in Jemez Pueblo, NM, Sept 10, 2019.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) memorandum of understandings and its programs allows Walatowa Timber Industries (WTI) mill to process and sell the harvested timber. WTI produces wood pellets, poles for utilities, Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, White Fir and Spruce beams and vigas for conventional and traditional home building, ties for railroads, posts for fences, milled lumber, mulch and firewood, in Jemez Pueblo, NM, Sept 10, 2019. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung with permission of Pueblo of Jemez.
The landscape with colourful diversified floating gardens has a unique aesthetic view. Dealing with nature and human needs, floating garden are integrated and sustainable in the Bengali landscape. In summer, flowers of water hyacinth bloom on the water. Contrast between light purple of flowers and deep green of leaves creates beautiful scenery.
Photo credit must be given to (c) Badal Sarker for the Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh.
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Panel #3: Diversifying Your Brand
Moderator (not pictured): Molly Wythes, Katz Marketing Solutions
L-R:
Layla Masri, Bean Creative
Renessa Boley, America's Premier Life Designer
Kenette Bailey, TV One
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Shifting production to a new country to diversify your company’s supply chain is challenging, but can offer bottom-line benefits for both ecommerce startups and large retailers.
The process of realigning your supply chain could involve:
Standing up a legal entity in the new country
Securing approval from regulatory agencies
Handling tax and accounting requirements
Setting up facilities, human resources, and production, and
Organizing the supply chain from suppliers to production to consumers
With uncertainty in the market due to trade tariff policy and the global pandemic, as well as the business advantages Vietnam offers, companies are increasingly considering Vietnam as an alternative or as an additional link in their supply chains.
Present: Mike Powell, Head of Alternative Assets, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) , Andrew Baker, CEO, Alternative Investment Management Association, Stuart Bohart, President of Liquid Markets, Senior Managing Director of Strategy, Fortress Investment Group, LLC, Hamish DeRun, Hermes GPE , Robert Kosowski, Director of the Risk Management Lab and Centre for Hedge Fund Research and Assistant Professor in the Finance Group of Imperial College Business School, Imperial College, Peter Warren, Co-Portfolio Manager, CQS Diversified Fund
Lack of adequate infrastructure has been hampering long-term economic growth in Turkey, with the government now focusing on an ambitious infrastructure modernisation programme to correct this.
A similar situation exists in Russia where CEOs see infrastructure as a key bottleneck for the economy.
This discussion brought together major investors in Russia and Turkey for a look at how private capital can be effectively channelled into infrastructure investments in these economies.
Moderator:
Thomas Maier, Managing Director, Infrastructure, EBRD
Panellists include:
Suha Gucsav, CEO, Akfen Holding
Oleg Pankratov, Head of Infrastructure Capital & Project Finance, VTB Capital
Murat Sogancioglu, Director, Infrastructure Investments and Operations, IC Holding
David Olivier Tarac, Deputy CEO, TAV Airports Holding
The Bharat Group is a diversified, Malaysian conglomerate with special focus on tea. The company was founded by an Indian immigrant, Shuparshad Bansal Agarwal, and began life in 1933 in the scenic Cameron Highlands. Its first, carefully tended and lovingly nurtured crop of unprocessed tea leaves was sold to a factory next door.
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
Spreading out the range in every direction, Mercedes-Benz diversifies the A-class into a new sportswagon /
Jouant sur toute la gamme, Mercedes-Benz ajoute une nouvelle note à sa classe A avec ce break de chasse.
1:18 NOREV HQ (Daimler product) B66960351
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Shooting Brake 2015 Mountain Grey
✔ production sample / exemplaire de production
★ Exclusively produced for Daimler AG / Produit exclusivement pour Daimler-Benz.
Available in Mercedes-Benz retailer shops and e-store / Disponible chez les revendeurs Mercedes-Benz et sur la boutique en ligne
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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Spent the day at this abandoned mine Northwest of Yellowknife.
On further reading I found that this mine started around 1947, was shut down in 1951, and then started up again in 1979. After another few years of operation it sounds like there was sporadic activity, and it seems like no one has really been here since around 1994.
The Evergreen Group is the organizational designation used by a Taiwan-based conglomerate of shipping, transportation, and associated service companies. The Evergreen Group arose in 1975 from the diversification of the original Evergreen Marine Corporation, which was established in 1968 and currently operates as the world's fourth largest containerized-freight shipping company. Today, the Evergreen Group encompasses the Evergreen Marine Corporation, Evergreen International Corporation, EVA Air, Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation, Evergreen Air Services Corporation, Evergreen Air Cargo Services Corporation, and Evergreen International Storage and Services Corporation.[1] Additional divisions and subsidiaries exist within several Evergreen Group companies, such as Uniglory Shipping Corporation and Uni Air.
Dr Chang Yung-fa, Chairman of the Evergreen Group, was born in Taiwan in 1927. After graduating from Taipei Commercial High School at the age of 18, he went to work in the Taipei office of a Japanese shipping line.
After World War II, he joined the seagoing staff of a local shipping company as 3rd officer. His subsequent career was spent with various local companies and he progressed smoothly through the ranks to 2nd officer, chief officer and eventually to captain.
[edit] Foundation of Evergreen Marine Corporation
In 1961, Chang and some friends jointly established a shipping company and having helped this company to develop, he decided to branch out on his own, establishing Evergreen Marine Corporation on September 1, 1968 with just one secondhand 15,000 dwt vessel, Central Trust.
Over the next four years, Chang built his fleet up to 12 vessels, running them empty when necessary to convince his customers his services were both as regular as clockwork and as reliable as the sunset. Within a year, he had expanded to the Middle East. Within three, Chang was dispatching Evergreen ships to the Caribbean.
Back in 1975, Chang realized that containerisation was the way forward. He built four advanced S-type container ships and launched his US East Coast service. Fifteen months later, he added the US West Coast to his network, just at a time when Americans were developing a real taste for the economical, well-made products fast pouring out of Asian factories.
Europe followed in 1979 and Evergreen quietly prospered much to the consternation of the established lines from Europe and the United States who could not match his prices and service.[citation needed]
By 1984 he started his most ambitious service yet - two 80-day round-the-world services, one circling the globe in an easterly direction, the other westward. Departing every 10 days, the 20 G-type container ships he employed had a capacity of 2,728 containers each and could travel at a speed of 20.5 knots.
The name "Evergreen" stands for life and vitality in Chinese culture. Green also happens to be Chang's favourite colour. All his containers are painted green, and even his headquarters in Taipei is covered with green tiles.[citation needed] There has been modifications on their container fleet, from a green container with white "EVERGREEN" type, it has changed to a white container, with a green "EVERGREEN" type.
Chang alone sets the rigorous standards for all new employees. Fresh graduates are hired direct from Taiwan's universities. Applications far outstrip jobs available but the lucky few are well rewarded for their talents, commitment and dedication.[citation needed]
As the company has grown, Chang is no longer able to make all the business decisions alone as he did in the early days and recognises the need to delegate responsibility. He has chosen his top executives well and has the confidence to allow them considerable freedom in handling Evergreen's international operations.[citation needed]
[edit] Expansion and formation of Evergreen Group
The Evergreen Group has expanded beyond the shipping industry to encompass operations in energy development, air transport, hotels and resort services. This international conglomerate based on the integrated development of services on land, sea, and air has built an enviable reputation for outstanding performance.
The country’s first private international airline, EVA Airways Corporation was established on March 8, 1989 and on July 1, 1991, formally inaugurated its first flight and began a new era of national commercial aviation.
In line with the development of its airline industry, Evergreen has become the first Taiwanese enterprise to gain a worldwide foothold in the hotel industry.
In 1998, Evergreen purchased the Italian shipping line Lloyd Triestino renaming as Italia Marittima S.p.A on 1 March 2006, thus providing it with a firm foothold in the European Union. It consolidated this position in 2002 with the establishment of Hatsu Marine in London, a UK-flag shipping company that today operates some of the largest and most sophisticated vessels in the Evergreen Group fleet.
The Evergreen Group, with over 18,000 employees and more than 240 offices/agents worldwide, now comprises over 50 major corporations worldwide, three of which are listed on the Taipei Stock Exchange.
In 2006 the Kuomintang sold its former headquarters to Evergreen Group for $2.3 billion New Taiwan dollars (96 million United States dollars).[2]
[edit] References
^ Mo, Yan-chih. "KMT headquarters sold for NT$2.3bn." Taipei Times. Thursday March 23, 2006. Page 1. Retrieved on September 29, 2009.
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The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. During Mission STS-80, Columbia's five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free- flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle's middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell; Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space; he also ties astronaut John Young's record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA's reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS- 80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II).
Image from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/
Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum
Impossible to see the President. As expected, security very tight.
Numerous protestors across the street from the Hilton. They included a diversified group including those against the Keystone pipeline, pro-life people and Latino groups protesting the adminstration's deportation policies.
The general opinion in the Latino community is that the Dream Reform Act is nothing but a sham. Obama used it as a trick to help himself get re-elected. It also serves as a means by which the government collected names and other information on people that could be used against them in the future. It also helps reinforce the militarization of the border with Mexico.
As for the KXL tar sands pipeline, conservationists and environmentalists
fear that another oil disaster is inevitable given the shoddy and neglectful safety records of the oil companies. Tar sands is dilbit oil which means diluted bitumen. It is diluted because it is otherwise too thick to flow through a pipeline. It is literally tar and much harder to clean up after a spill.Three years ago there was a spill of dilbit oil in the Kalamazoo River near Marshall Michigan. As spills go, it apparently wasn't even that large, but it's still being cleaned up today.
And the taxpayers were on the hook for at least part of the expenses incurred by the President's trip. According to the Air Force, Air Force One costs $180,000 an hour to operate. The taxpayer foots the bill for security and anything else not related to politics. No estimates or information on the total cost.
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Lost Einsteins: Diversifying Innovation
Amy Brachio, Global Deputy Vice-Chair, EY, USA. Kevin Frey, Chief Executive Officer, Generation Unlimited, UNICEF, Generation Unlimited, USA. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General-elect, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva
Maria Leptin, President, European Research Council, Belgium. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief, Nature, United Kingdom
Tuesday 2 May 2023
14.45 - 15.30
Stakeholder Dialogue
World Economic Forum Headquarters, Eiger
Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jean-Luc Auboeuf
The Growth Summit: Jobs and Opportunity for All 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland
Lost Einsteins: Diversifying Innovation
Amy Brachio, Global Deputy Vice-Chair, EY, USA. Kevin Frey, Chief Executive Officer, Generation Unlimited, UNICEF, Generation Unlimited, USA. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General-elect, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva
Maria Leptin, President, European Research Council, Belgium. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief, Nature, United Kingdom
Tuesday 2 May 2023
14.45 - 15.30
Stakeholder Dialogue
World Economic Forum Headquarters, Eiger
Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jean-Luc Auboeuf
The Growth Summit: Jobs and Opportunity for All 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
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The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Diversified Transportation 3023 is a 2012 Prevost X3-45.
Photo taken on Great St near Terminal Blvd in Prince George, BC.
The wheel was invented over 5000 years ago, but until the steam locomotive came along, a mere 150 years later, wagons and carts were the only use for transportation..
Small carriages were popularized during the 18th and 19th centuries, then wagon construction became diversified and individualistic..
Wagons and carriages were built for every conceivable purpose, for every age group, and in numerous designs and styles. They were used to tour, relocate, travel, advertise, and transport freight. Basically, there were two general types of wagons: passenger vehicles which transported people, and delivery wagons which transported things. The construction of both types of wagons was fairly simple. The bodies of wagons and carts were made of wood. Axles, springs, brakes, and various decorative embellishments were made of metal. Most passenger vehicles had upholstered seats, while delivery wagons had wood benches. There were two basic parts to wagons in carriages: the underside, which included the axles, springs, wheels, brake system, and what was known as the gearing, and the body. Wagons were classified and identified by the various styles of those two major elements of construction. Each wagon was built individually so alterations to body shape and gearing design were easily made from wagon to wagon; explaining, in part, the great variety wide as and carts that existed at the turn of the century. .
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Private passenger vehicles were classified as buggies, although often they were called roundabouts, road wagons, or driving wagons. Most passenger wagons were of the Phaeton class meaning that they were owner driven, with simple, primitive, and plain designs. Two examples of this step a lag in our the Piano Box Buggy designed in 1882 and the Coal Box Body from 1902. They were both small, and two seeded common one horse carriages. These bodies would typically have a black body, ride or dark green room running gear, and dark blue or dark green cloth trim. The two bodies different a shape of the body. Where's the Piano Box Buggy is square and box-like, the Coal Box Buggy body slopes gently at the back.
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People were not the only thing wagons carried. A second general category of wagon was the delivery wagon, which transported goods. Freight wagons were generally larger than passenger vehicles, and they were built to carry heavy loads. The suspension portion of these wagons was stronger and was designed to handle the demanding weight of machinery, 500 gallons of kerosene, full grown trees, furniture, or whenever product was being transported. Sitting in delivery wagons was limited to one or two spots on a wood bench, not at all like the comparative luxury of the passenger vehicle. Another distinctive feature of the delivery wagon was the body style. Nearly every product, service, and profession had its own body design. Most of the styles were created to meet specific needs..
The Republic Furniture Moving Company Dray is an example of a wagon designed to meet specific needs. It was made with a box body which was useful for moving furniture. The wheel arrangement enabled freight to hang over the sides of the wagon if necessary. A basic design of the wagon made it capable of caring other types of freight besides furniture..
A second example of a custom designed wagon is the Carnation Milk Wagon. It was designed to keep milk fresh during delivery. Enclosed body, exemplifying the milk wagon design, maintained a call temperature inside the wagon, and protected the products from wind and rain. The gearing on this type of wagon was typical of freight wagons in general, and include side and cross platform springs and the "fifth wheel". The two distinctive elements of the wagon, sheet metal sidings and pneumatic tires, indicate that this wagon was built in the 20th century..
Wagon makers could design each wagon to have differentiated features, which created great freedom and individualization in the making of horse-drawn vehicles. An example that illustrates this is the Milk Wagon No. 26. It is not of the traditional enclosed style like the Carnation Milk Wagon, but it is more similar to a dray. It was also made a completely different materials. This, in addition to some research, indicates that it could have been a wagon with a totally different purpose, perhaps a railroad delivery wagon. Cross platform springs and the "fifth wheel", as well as the design of the wagons body, indicate that this was definitely used in freight service, whether that may have been delivering railroad supplies or cans of milk..
Wagons - information card, Travel Town, Los Angeles, California, 2010.05.16
Some wagons were not made for as specific a purpose. For example the Platform Spring Wagon was a general use delivery wagon suited for small jobs and hauling light freight. This particular wagon was used by the Southern California Gas Company to pick up and deliver gas meters. Distinctive to the platform spring wagon are the Studebaker Wood-Hound gearing and the smaller box-style body.
DSC00112, 2010.05.16, California, Los Angeles, Travel Town, Milk Wagon A.XX.40.21
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Min Zhu leads a panel for the Book Launch: "Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification" with panelists Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, J. Bradford DeLong, Simon Johnson, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov during the 2016 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Some clear evidence that this African foodstore in Benwell has diversified to reflect incoming migrant populations in the area with this handwritten sign in Polish reading 'Polish products on sale'. Interesting also that the shop sign brings the flag of Nigeria to Benwell highstreet.
May 15, 2012 - Minister Rich Coleman checks out a natural gas powered transport truck.
The greenhouse gas reduction regulation will help diversify and increase the market for natural gas in British Columbia's transportation sector as well as deliver on our Natural Gas Strategy, announced Minister Coleman.
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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