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ISS034-E-056100 (26 Feb. 2013) --- Inside the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Kibo lab on the Earth-orbiting Internatational Space Station, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn conducts a session of the ongoing SPHERES-VERTIGO investigation. SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellites. Each satellite is an 18-sided polyhedron that is 0.2 meter in diameter and weighs 3.5 kilograms. The prism-shaped device (called Goggles) which is hooked up to the red or forward-most polyhedron in the picture is called Visual Estimation and Relative Tracking for Inspection of Generic Objects (VERTIGO).
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On September 21st at 7:04am, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 8400 block of Crystal Springs Rd. for a fully involved excavator fire. Although fire crews were able to contain the fire quickly, several hot spots lingered for more than an hour. The landowner, who was not on scene at the time of the fire, had been using the excavator to tear down a residence. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported and damage estimations were not available at this time.
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantrymen assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division begin testing as candidates for the Expert Infantryman Badge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, April 22, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
This artistic provocation seeks to estimate the orders of magnitude of critical ecosystem services that are fundamental to all planetary life processes.
It is common to describe our relationships with society, the world, and the biosphere with metaphors from economics, which has specific understandings of value. Today’s prevailing economic conventions are unable to recognise the inherent value of the ecosystems on which all life depends. In cultures overdetermined by concepts from economics, we are left without adequate discursive instruments to address the importance of ecosystem contributions to life on Earth socially or politically.
This experiment consists of 1 square meter of wheat, cultivated in a closed environment. Critical inputs such as water, light, heat, and nutrients are measured, monitored and displayed for the public. This procedure makes the immense scale of ecosystem contributions palpable and provides a speculative reference for a reckoning of the undervalued and over-exploited “work of the biosphere.”
Photo: Franz Wamhof
Cassidy Henshaw, University of Michigan Track and Field Athlete (high jump and long jump) tests an ankle device from prof. Elliott Rouse’s lab to see if it improves his jumping ability at the Robotics building on University of Michigan’s North Campus.
The team’s task is to increase a user’s vertical jump by developing a new controller for Dephy ExoBoot ankle exoskeletons, specifically adapted for jumping.
Rouse’s research areas include: precision machine design, development of robotic prostheses / exoskeletons, estimation of limb and joint mechanical impedance, neural control of locomotion and biomechanics.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
Photos by Marcin Szczepanski/Lead Multimedia Storyteller, Michigan Engineering
Baroque church
In 1676, when the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Trinity was solemnly introduced to St. Peter's, it soon attained a high membership. A large part of the members were among the richest and most respected citizens of Vienna. The nobility was also represented to the highest tops. The Brotherhood therefore had the means to do so, and in 1700, it decided to demolish the old church and build a new building whose shape was to commemorate St. Peter's in Rome. One year earlier, in the plague year of 1679, Leopold I vowed to build a new building dedicated to the Holy Trinity in place of the dilapidated church. Builder Jankel was requested to make an estimation of the costs. He received 50 guilders for the building survey drawn by him.
According to the technical guide through Vienna (Ing. Martin Paul) the builders are indicated in the inscriptions in the dome knob: Francesco Martinelli, Franz Jänggl and Christian Oettl. However, the bibliographical references are widely differing. According to the manual of the German art monuments of Georg Dehio, the construction was started according to the plan of Gabriele Montani 1702, continued from this until 1703, then, probably completed by Johann Lukas Hildebrandt after modified plan 1708 in the shell and consecrated on October 25, 1708. 1708-1715 was followed by the interior fittings, 1713-1717 the dome space was completed in its current picturesque and sculptural design, but only 1730-1733 built the main choir. Cardinal Kollonitsch consecrated St. Peter's Church in 1733. The tomb of Wolfgang Lazius, who had been buried in the old Peterskirche in 1565, was transferred to the new St. Peter's church. The Petersfreithof (cemetery) still surrounded the church, it was only abandoned under Joseph II. In 1844, the façade was restored, and the many sales offices added to the church disappeared after the abolishemnt of the cemetery.
The history of St. Peter in Baroque period
When the old church was removed in 1701, it was decided to find the foundation stone of the first church, which contained "an old parable of Pope Leo III", the friend and contemporary of Charlemagne.
An old memorial book from the parish notes that the particle in 1749 still existed, but writes nothing about the nature of the same. The founders of the strange foundation stone claimed that it must have been laid in the year 800 and this conviction was maintained, so that afterwards the inscription of the cornerstone for the new church was written, which reads:
Petri prinzipis Apostolorum Petri Coeli Clavigeri Sacris honoribus a Carolo I. Caesare Magno anno post virginis partum DCCC extructe novis ex fundamentis DOM uni in Trinitate Deo et S. Petri honoriter augusta surrexit Lapidem in titulum cen age Jacob restauravit Leopoldus uterque Felix. "
The German translation is approximately as follows:
"This church, which stood over nine centuries, founded on holy honors on the solid rock of Apostle Prince Paul, the key bearer of heaven, by Charlemagne in the year 800, after the Virgin gave birth, has resurrected gloriously in honor of the almighty God who is united in Trinity and St. Peter, as second Jacob the cornerstone has laid Leopold the Great as well as the Happy. "
This laying of the cornerstone was solemnly performed by Emperor Leopold I on June 30, 1702 (according to Harrer, Czeike names April 22, 1702).
Already at the time of the start of construction an accident was recorded:
On the occasion of a solemn procession on October 29, 1702, in which the emperor also participated with his court, as a result of the overburden, the planks laid over the foundations collapsed and about 50 persons, mostly court cavaliers and page boys, plunged into the depths.
The completion of the church progressed very slowly. Even during construction, the wood of the dome was damaged, so this had to be replaced in 1722 by a dome cover, for which Emperor Charles VI as the supreme patron and member of the Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity, supplied the copper. For years, the facade was missing and the towers had no ending.
On May 17, 1733, the church was finally consecrated by the Cardinal Count Sigismund Kollonitsch.
Appearance
The outer image of St. Peter's is dominated by the 56-meter high, massive dome, which in its configuration reminds of the dome of St. Peter. It is a two-storey facade of stocky effect, whose slopingly placed towers flank the concave central part and which is surmounted by the dome of the central building. The building itself glorifies the reign of Emperor Leopold I, whose motto is emblazoned in the interior above the choir arch. The charming, pavilion-like portal porch made of gray marble was built according to a design by Andrea Altomonte only 1751-1753. Figurative decoration made of lead by Franz Kohl, a pupil and assistant of Georg Raphael Donner, decorates it. Right at the top are the statues Faith, Hope and Love, as well as angelic figures bearing tiaras and keys, the insignia of papal sovereignty. On the gable window at the front and the vases on the side reliefs: depictions from the life of Peter. The main portal shows rich carving and beautiful fittings; an inscription commemorates the imperial plague vow.
In the niches below the two slopingly placed towers that flank the front of the church are the following sandstone figures: St. Peter and St. Simon, St. John the Evangelist (according to Paul Harrer St. Paul) and Judas Thaddeus. At the back of the choir (outside wall of the church) are stone sculptures of St. Peter and St. Michael, executed by Lorenz Matitelli around 1730.
On the eastern side wall of the church, opposite the exit of the Goldschmied alley, a marble relief is embedded in the stone wall, depicting the legendary setting up of the cross at this place by Charlemagne. Created by Rudolf Weyr, it was unveiled in 1906.
Barockkirche
Als die Bruderschaft der heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit 1676 feierlich in die Peterskirche eingeführt wurde, erreichte sie bald einen hohen Mitgliederstand. Ein großer Teil der Mitglieder zählte zu den reichsten und angesehensten Bürgern von Wien. Auch der Adel war bis in die höchsten Spitzen vertreten. Die Bruderschaft verfügte daher über die entsprechenden Mittel und so fasste sie im Jahr 1700 den Entschluss, die alte Kirche niederzureißen und einen Neubau aufzuführen, dessen Form an die Peterskirche zu Rom erinnern sollte. Bereits ein Jahr zuvor, im Pestjahr 1679 gelobte Leopold I., anstelle der baufälligen Kirche einen der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit gewidmeten Neubau zu errichten. Man ließ von Baumeister Jankel einen Kosten-Überschlag machen. Für den von ihm gezeichneten Bauriss erhielt er 50 Gulden.
Nach dem technischen Führer durch Wien (Ing. Martin Paul) werden die Erbauer in den Inschriften im Kuppelknauf angegeben: Francesco Martinelli, Franz Jänggl und Christian Oettl. Die Literaturangaben gehen jedoch hierüber weit auseinander. Nach dem Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler von Georg Dehio wurde der Bau nach dem Plan von Gabriele Montani 1702 begonnen, von diesem bis 1703 weitergeführt, sodann, wahrscheinlich von Johann Lukas Hildebrandt nach verändertem Plan 1708 im Rohbau vollendet und am 25. Oktober 1708 geweiht. 1708-1715 folgte die Innenausstattung, 1713-1717 wurde der Kuppelraum in seiner gegenwärtigen malerischen und plastischen Ausgestaltung vollendet, jedoch erst 1730-1733 baute man den Hauptchor. 1733 weihte Kardinal Kollonitsch die Peterskirche. Das Grabmal des Wolfgang Lazius, der in der alten Peterskirche 1565 bestattet worden war, wurde in die neue Peterskirche übertragen. Nach wie vor umgab der Petersfreithof die Kirche; er wurde erst unter Joseph II. aufgelassen. 1844 restaurierte man die Fassade, wobei auch die vielen an die Kirche angebauten Verkaufsbuden verschwanden, die nach der Auflassung des Friedhofs entstanden waren.
Die Geschichte von St. Peter im Barock
Als man 1701 die alte Kirche abtrug, will man bei dieser Gelegenheit den Grundstein der ersten Kirche gefunden haben, der "eine alten Paritkel von Papst Leo III.“, dem Freunde und Zeitgenossen Karls des Großen, enthielt.
Ein altes Gedenkbuch aus der Pfarre bemerkt, dass der Partikel noch 1749 vorhanden war, schreibt aber nichts über die Art desselben. Die Auffinder des merkwürdigen Grundsteines behaupteten, dass er im Jahr 800 gelegt worden sein müsse und an dieser Überzeugung hielt man fest, sodass danach die Inschrift des Grundsteines für die neue Kirche verfasst wurde, welche lautet:
"Ecclesia quae IX ultra saecula steterat, fundata supra firmam Petram prinzipis Apostolorum Petri Coeli Clavigeri Sacris honoribus a Carolo I. Caesare Magno anno post virginis partum DCCC extructe novis ex fundamentis D.O.M- uni in Trinitate Deo et S. Petri honoriter augusta surrexit. Lapidem in titulum cen alter Jacob restauravit Leopoldus uterque Felix.“
Die deutsche Übersetzung ist etwa wie folgt:
"Diese Kirche, die über neun Jahrhunderte stand, gegründet zu heiligen Ehren auf dem festen Felsen des Apostelfürsten Paulus, des Schlüsselträgers des Himmels, von Karl dem Großen Kaiser im Jahr 800, nachdem die Jungfrau gebar, ist dem allmächtigen Gott, der einig ist in der Dreiheit und dem heiligen Petrus zu Ehren prachtvoll wiedererstanden. Als zweiter Jakob hat den Grundstein gelegt Leopold der ebenso Große als Glückliche."
Diese Grundsteinlegung geschah in feierlicher Weise durch Kaiser Leopold I. am 30. Juni 1702 (laut Harrer; Czeike benennt den 22. April 1702).
Schon zur Zeit des Baubeginnes war ein Unfall zu verzeichnen:
Anlässlich einer feierlichen Prozession am 29. Oktober 1702, an der auch der Kaiser mit seinem Hofstaat teilnahm, stürzte infolge der Überlastung die über die Fundamente gelegten Bretter ein und etwa 50 Personen, meistens Hofkavaliere und Pagen stürzten in die Tiefe.
Die Vollendung der Kirche ging sehr langsam voran. Noch während des Baues wurde das Holz der Kuppel schadhaft, sodass dieses 1722 durch eine Kuppeldeckung ersetzt werden musste, wozu Kaiser Karl VI. als oberster Schutzherr und Mitglied der Bruderschaft der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit das Kupfer lieferte. Jahrelang fehlte die Fassade und die Türme hatten keinen Abschluss.
Am 17. Mai 1733 konnte die Kirche endlich durch den Kardinal Graf Sigismund Kollonitsch geweiht werden.
Äußeres
Das äußere Bild das die Peterskirche darbietet, wird beherrschend bestimmt durch die 56 Meter hohe, gewaltige Kuppel, die in ihrer Konfiguration an die Kuppel von St. Peter erinnert. Es handelt sich um eine zweigeschossige Fassade von gedrungener Wirkung, deren schräggestellte Türme den konkav einschwingenden Mittelteil flankieren und der von der Kuppel des Zentralbaus überragt wird. Der Bau selbst verherrlicht die Regierung des Kaisers Leopold I., dessen Wahlspruch im Innen über dem Chorbogen prangt. Der reizvolle, pavillonartige Portalvorbau aus grauem Marmor wurde nach einem Entwurfe von Andrea Altomonte erst 1751 bis 1753 errichtet. Figürlicher Schmuck aus Blei von Franz Kohl, einem Schüler und Gehilfen von Georg Raphael Donner, ziert ihn. Zu Oberst die Statuen Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe, sowie Engelfiguren, welche Tiara und Schlüssel, die Insignien der päpstlichen Souveränität, tragen. Am Giebelfenster an der Vorderseite und den Vasen an der Seite Reliefs: Darstellungen aus dem Leben Petri. Das Hauptportal zeigt reiches Schnitzwerk und schöne Beschläge; eine Inschrift erinnert an das kaiserliche Pestgelübde.
In den Nischen unterhalb der beiden schiefgestellten Türme, welche die Vorderseite der Kirche flankieren, stehen folgende Sandsteinfiguren: St. Petrus und St. Simon, Johannes Evangelist (laut Paul Harrer St. Paulus) und Judas Thaddäus. An der Rückseite des Chores (Außenwand der Kirche) befinden sich Steinplastiken vom heiligen Petrus und vom Heiligen Michael, die von Lorenz Matitelli um 1730 ausgeführt wurden.
An der östlichen Seitenwand des Gotteshauses, gegenüber dem Ausgang der Goldschmiedgasse ist in die Steinmauer ein Marmorrelief eingelassen, das die sagenhafte Kreuzerrichtung an dieser Stelle durch Karl den Großen vergegenwärtigt. Von Rudolf Weyr geschafften, wurde es 1906 enthüllt.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantryman 1st Lt. Patrick Nguyen, a native of Houston, Texas, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Regiment, loads a M2-HB .50 Cal. machine gun during the Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
'Purple 30th Anniversary'
Sale Retromobile 2016 by Artcurial Motorcars
5 Février 2016
Estimation € 250.000 - 300.000
Unsold
5,7 Liter
V12
Salon Retromobile 2016
Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles
Paris - France
Februari 2016
Size: 13,4 x 8 x 2,8cm / weight:
Density:
Usage: with oil can be tried with water / Grit Size Estimation: above 4k-10k (depends)
Turkey Oil Stone or former known as "Pierre Du Levant", "Pierre Du L'est", "Turkois Stone" or "Turkey Stone". In Germany these Stones were also known as Levantiner or Levantischer Schleifstein.
A very hard Dolomit (from Hardness Novaculite like) stone, smells like sulphur when lapped. Different inclusions, looks like it has many different cracks inside the stone.
A Stone which is known as beeing a bevel setter and mid-range Stone, some of these Stones are finishers....so these properties have to be checked out and cannot be determined by their look.
It seems to be that there is now a newer sourced stone which is named "Cretan Hone" which origin is in creece, which was a Part of the Ottoman Empire, so this Stone is also qualified as beeing a "Turkish Oil Stone", Check the Thread on Coticule.be
Identifiers:
1) very hard Dolomit stone (Novaculite like)
2) very dark black more going into brownish when light can shine thru
3) looks like it has serveral broken cracks inside which is found on several Novaculite types
4) smells like sulphur when slurry is arrised or the stone is lapped
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Maksim Enevoldsen @ Youtube: "Turkish Oil Hone"
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Razorandstone (R&S): "Turkish Oil Stone"
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Razorandstone (R&S): "Cretan Hone"
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Straightrazorplace.com (SRP): "Oil Stone Turkey"
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Coticule.be: "Cretan Oil Stone"
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Available Links:
Olivias Seife: "Steinevergleich"
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Available Literature in German: (Some of them might be available over Google Books)
[1] Hartmann, Carl
Conversations Lexikon der Berg-, Hütten- & Salzwerkskunde, 1841 (Page 131)
[2] Rüst, Dr. W.A. - Die Mechanische Technologie, 1838 (§214, Page 240/241)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantryman 1st Lt. Patrick Nguyen, a native of Houston, Texas, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Regiment, hands his paperwork to a cadre member during the Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Tesco went way back up in my estimations in August 2016 when after just six months they refreshed their Realtoy Emergency series again and this time it actually included some brand new castings which finally replaced some of the ancient ones being used. Although I had previously seen but unable to obtain other Realtoy MAN TGS trucks i'd never seen this Fire Engine Ladder Truck before and so quickly filled my basket with them which was probably a wise move as they aren't restocked as often as they should! This is a fully licensed MAN product which means a beautifully detailed and well cast cab with a full array of painted lights and badging. Not only that but it has a very impressive rear body too with a fully rotating ladder and attractive wheels. They cost the same in Tesco as what they charge for a Mainline HW but the difference in quality is here for all to see! Mint and boxed.
Paul Jacksonesque Curve estimation with crimping. For parallel instructions go here.
In terms of degrees models of this type are 1° Parallel 2° Parallel, and the 2° pleats are crimp folds. Crimps are made of 2 creases, one crease of which (crease 1) is perpendicular to the 1° pleats. The other crease (crease 2) determines the angle of curvature. More specifically, the difference between the 2 creases determine the angle of curvature of the whole model. So I could make this same shape even if crease 1 weren't perpendicular to the 1° -- you can get the same curvature by offsetting the angle of crease 2 by the same amount as you offset crease 1 from perpendicular.
To get the undulating curvature here, half of the model has crease 2 x° to crease 1 and half has crease 2 -x° to crease 1.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantrymen assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division test as candidates for the Expert Infantryman Badge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, April 22, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Swift Current, Sask. Ben's Clothing on left and W.W. Cooper Clothing on right. The estimation of Jewish Population in Canada in 2006 was 373,500.
webP3170017. see www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/1726824003663
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The 74” Telescope and Coude Spectrograph
– prior to January 2003
The structure was built in 1953, and the installation of
the telescope was completed in 1956. The technology
of the large standing ruin of the large 74 inch telescope,
the Coude Spectrograph building, reflects the
importance given to science in the 1950s. Experiments
in Astrophysics and Astroseismology were carried out.
Manufactured by Grubb Parsons the 74” Reflector
telescope has contributed to optical astronomy in
Australia, and was used extensively throughout the
1950s, 60s and 70s. The telescope, during this time
was considered the ‘work horse’ of the observatory.
74” telescope and Building, 1957 (NAA)
The 74” Telescope Coude Spectrograph
– post January 2003
The remains of the telescope building, the masonry
walls and the dome, although having sustained damage
in the fires, retain high significance. The dome is a
surviving element within the landscape, contributing to
the understanding of the important aesthetic setting of
the group of telescopes which were once dotted along
the North West side of the ridge of Mount Stromlo. The
telescope was destroyed in the fires and cannot be
repaired. For the telescope to continue to operate on
the site it would have to be replaced.
from heritage.anu.edu.au/__documents/heritage-management/herit...
www.cmd.act.gov.au/functions/publications/archived/mcleod...
The Inquiry into the Operational Response to the January 2003 Bushfires.
Inquiry headed by Mr Ron McLeod.
8. Concluding remarks
(An attempt to answer an important question and some brief final remarks)
Damage at present impossible of estimation was caused in the Federal Capital Territory during the weekend by bush fires which raged over a total front of 45 miles along the Murrumbidgee, and crossed it at several points close to Canberra on Saturday afternoon. It was the worst fire in the recollection of district settlers … Although more than 500 volunteers from Canberra, Queanbeyan and Captain’s Flat fought desperately against the fires on a dozen fronts on Saturday, they had no hope of checking it against the fierce wind, which carried the flames along gullies and depressions at amazing speed … Burning tinder was carried five and six miles by the wind before being dropped to start fresh outbreaks in the dry grass and trees. Burning leaves from Uriarra fell on Parliament House at 11am on Saturday.
—Canberra Times Monday 16 January 1939
Were these fires unique?
A number of comments in the media, and in some submissions to the Inquiry, described the January 2003 bushfires as unique or unprecedented. It is necessary to examine this proposition because a judgment about the authorities’ performance in responding to the fires is influenced by knowledge of the nature of the threat they perceived to exist.
Bushfires are a natural part of the Australian environment, particularly in the south-east of the country. They vary in intensity according to climatic conditions (for example, drought, temperature, humidity and wind) and the nature and volume of the available fuel (vegetation essentially). Their rate of spread can also be influenced by topography.
There appears to be some substance behind the proposition that the longer the period since a major bushfire, the more severe a bushfire is likely to be when it does happen. Some have postulated that historical bushfire experience can be viewed in relation to a cycle or to cycles within a cycle. In her useful publication The Complete Bushfire Safety Book1, Joan Webster draws on the work of RH Luke and AG McArthur to describe possible cycles for average to mild bushfires happening every season, serious fires every six or seven years, major fires every 10–11 years, and exceptionally bad ones every 22 years. She notes that the average time between great conflagrations is 44 years and speculates that the apparent rough mathematical relationship with 11 and 22-year cycles might be related to sunspot activity (which intensifies each 11 years), the El Nino phenomenon and other weather patterns.
When the inexact science of climatology is coupled with the science of bushfire behaviour—which is also a very challenging area to submit to scientific explanation—the prospects for speculative hypotheses are large. Nevertheless, whether the cyclical theory is correct or not, it seems well established (even if solely based on the empirical evidence of past events) that very large bushfires will occur from time to time, when the fuel and weather conditions combine in a particular way.
Chapter 1 includes a history of serious fires in the ACT. Reference to that information confirms that some very serious fires have occurred. Further very serious fires occurred in January 2003. In that sense, the most recent fires were not unique, nor were they a one-in-100-year event. They were part of a pattern of serious fires emanating from the Brindabella Range, crossing the Murrumbidgee River, traversing rural grazing properties and because of relatively recent urban development, moving into suburban Canberra.
An examination of the maps in Appendix E is instructive. They show a pattern of serious fires that have mostly emerged to the west of the site of Canberra in the last four decades. Overall, most of the ACT has been burnt by these significant fires, some parts on several occasions, although it will be noted that the 2003 fires led to a larger footprint than any of the previous major fires in the last 80 years.
Were the fires predictable? In terms of when they would actually occur, probably not. Had the fires not been ignited by lightning strikes on 8 January, the ACT community might now be in the situation it was in immediately before they broke out. The high fuel loads in the hills would have remained and the drought conditions would still have had an impact on dryness, although with the onset of cooler winter weather and some rain the immediate fire danger has diminished substantially. Come the next bushfire season, the volatility of the fuels will depend heavily on the amount of rain the ACT receives between now and then. With little rain and high temperatures, though, the extreme dryness that has characterised the drought could return quickly and bring with it a level of threat similar to that which existed in the bushfire season of 2002–03.
The extreme dryness of the soil and vegetation and the high fuel loads in the hills were known, and their significance was generally understood by the bushfire authorities. When the fires broke out, the weather conditions over the ensuing week were relatively benign, even though the winds were unseasonably coming from the east for longer than would normally be expected.
The weather conditions on 18 January were predicted to be extreme but not at record levels. As the fires developed and their cumulative effect hit the city, fire weather indices did reach record levels in some areas.
It seems that it was the factors that combined on 18 January—very high temperatures, strong prevailing winds, high fuel loads, extremely low humidity, extreme dryness in the soil as a consequence of the prolonged drought and, possibly most significantly, the major fires merging—created a fire environment of exceedingly high intensity overall. This may have been responsible for creating extreme localised weather conditions, causing very high winds (up to force 2, tornado strength), increasing the speed of advance of the fires and increasing the extent and length of spotting. The 14-kilometre convection column of hot air and smoke that was created is thought to have collapsed, causing further wild turbulence in the fire zone as it approached Canberra.
Scientists are still studying the fire behaviour in order to gain a clearer understanding of its characteristics. While this endeavour may result in a conclusion that aspects of the fires on 18 January in themselves were unique— in that they helped to add to the knowledge of the characteristics of extreme fire behaviour, specifically relating to wind behaviour and the effect of large fires fusing together—it is the view of the Inquiry that it would be misleading to regard the event as a one-in-100-year occurrence, on this basis alone. Although it was probably the most severe fire experienced in the region in the last 100 years, the emergence of large destructive fires in the region, from time to time, is by no means unique.
It would be more accurate to say that the event was unique in the experience of the residents of Canberra and its surrounds, and probably of all the firefighters, because fires of this kind have never before caused such damage to the region. A house had not been lost to bushfire in suburban Canberra since 1952.
The Inquiry’s view is that one of the lessons of the fires is the realisation that very serious and potentially destructive fires that may threaten the city could happen again in the future. The Canberra community must not forget this. The fires cannot be simply explained away as an unfortunate, unlucky or ‘one-off’ event.
Notes Webster, J 2000, The Complete Bushfire Safety Book, 3rd edn, Random House, Sydney.
A final word
Some concluding observations are necessary so that readers gain a balanced understanding of what is said earlier in this report.
A fundamental question raised by the Inquiry’s examination of the operational response to the January 2003 bushfires is whether, realistically, the fires could have been extinguished at all, before the damage to Canberra occurred. A plausible case can be argued that the effects of the long drought, the build¬up of fuel levels in the mountains, the presence of commercial plantations from close to the source of the fires right up to the edge of the city, and the dangerous weather conditions on 17 and 18 January all combined to make it nigh on impossible to contain or extinguish the fires before they reached Canberra, regardless of the effort and resources that might have been applied.
The Inquiry considers, however, that there was a chance to extinguish the fires if the opportunity to put them out in the first 36 to 48 hours after the lightning strikes had been grasped more vigorously. The ACT fire authorities are criticised for not coming to this realisation quickly enough and for failing to immediately attack the fires with all the aggression they could muster. Had this occurred— while the Inquiry is not in a position to conclude unequivocally that it would have made a difference in the absence of the fullest response that was potentially available—the doubt remains that the fires that originated in the ACT could have been stopped. There would be little ground for criticism if, despite no effort being spared during those critical first days, the fires had in fact proved unstoppable. Unfortunately, in the Inquiry’s judgment, this was not the case.
Many recommendations are made in this report. If they had all been implemented before the fires, would that have made a difference? The Inquiry considers that, had the improvements it recommends in relation to strengthening the initial attack capability of the Bushfire Service already been implemented when the fires first broke out, things could have been different.
Beyond that point, if the fires proved impossible to suppress or contain, they may still have been difficult to stop before they reached Canberra. The Inquiry is confident, though, that with an improved and strengthened bushfire capacity, as recommended, the ACT will be better able to deal with the range of bushfires that are more likely to be encountered in the future. There will still remain the possibility of the occasional very big fire that will fully test the available resources, but the prospect of minimising damage to the city will be improved if the measures recommended are adopted.
The Inquiry questioned at length the personnel responsible for managing the response to the fires and tried to place itself in their shoes so as to reach fair and objective judgments about the critical decision points during the long campaign on the fires. This disaster has had serious consequences for many people, and for the ACT community generally, and it needs to be analysed closely and critically.
Experience is the basis of most of the progression of human knowledge, and there is much we can learn from our mistakes. It is inevitable therefore that inquiries of this kind concentrate on weaknesses, errors and shortcomings. They do not dwell to the same extent on those aspects where systems and people performed satisfactorily or in the way intended.
The Inquiry considers that the basic structure of the ACT Public Service, which underpinned the whole operation and has responded so well during the recovery phase, is fundamentally very sound. Readers need to recognise this when reflecting on the search for improvement that pervades most of the report.
The recommendations made in this report will considerably strengthen the ACT community’s capacity to withstand and recover from serious emergencies including bushfires, in the future. The Government has already made a number of decisions that involve commitment to expend considerable sums of money on improving the operational capability of the emergency service organisations. The Inquiry’s recommendations, if adopted, will involve additional expenditure.
Finally, a word about the people involved. The individual government officials, employees and volunteers spared nothing in terms of their personal commitment during a long and difficult crisis, then as soon as the crisis had passed they had to cope with the demands and complexities of the recovery phase. After that, the investigators started to come along, forcing many of them to relive the experience, asking them to try to reconstruct events from their sometimes blurry recollection, and requiring them to respond to a myriad of hypothetical, and possibly at times irritating, propositions. The Inquiry is full of admiration for the way those people it dealt with who occupied positions of responsibility or authority during the fires continued to respond to the changing challenges of an event that is, in different ways, very much still the focus of their attention.
Any criticism directed at individuals because of the role they were required to perform is in no way intended to question their integrity or their honesty in doing what they felt in the circumstances was the right thing to do at the time.
File name: 10_03_000168b
Binder label: Meat
Title: Public estimation - how is this for high [back]
Date issued: 1870 - 1900 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 11 x 8 cm.
Genre: Advertising cards
Subject: Swine; Pails; Drinking vessels; Corn; Oil & fats
Notes: Title from item. Item verso is blank.
Statement of responsibility: N. K. Fairbank & Co.
Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions.
This is a great example, in my estimation, of how striking the fujifilm colours are right out of the camera. - Clovermead Adventure Farm is a heritage honey farm in Aylmer, Ontario. Clovermead is also home to a family play ground and animal farm.
Direct from my Fujifilm X-100S.
Coming 2017: A return to film.
Coming 2018: Night Photography.
An urban McDonald's with Drive-Thru in Marseille near Gare Marseille Blancarde and Hôpital de la Timone. Situated on the same site as a Total gas station. This store is open around the clock (Drive-Thru).
/\/\cDonald's Marseille Chave
13, Rue Madon
13005 MARSEILLE
Tél: 04.91.92.36.02
Featuring: 24/24 Drive-Thru
Store#: 0363
Date of opening: unknown (estimation: mid 1990's)
Packrat Movers is a moving and storage services provider company in Kelowna. We provide free budget estimation services whether your move related to residential move or business. www.packratmovers.ca/
4 photos of Venus (taken during February and March 2017 after the maximum eastern elongation in January 2017) combined. I was going to use my images and decided to create this illustration. You can see the phase and angular size changes together with planet motion above south-western horizon (just my estimation).
Phase changes: 36,3% -> 9,8%
Angular size changes: 33" -> 52.5"
^ which is, actually, more than Jupiter! (43" !)
Afocal shots,
Celestron Powerseeker 50AZ refractor,
Magnification 48x & Camera optical zoom 6x
Soenda Indoor @ Central Studios Utrecht, 06-11-2010 + Soenda Indoor After @ Poema, 07-11-2010. Showcasing my set from Soenda Indoor + Soenda Indoor After here!
In deze set een selectie van de 150 beste foto's van de totale shoot van 450 foto's (Soenda Indoor + Soenda Indoor After @ Poema). Staat je foto hier niet tussen? Je vindt je foto zeker terug in de verschillende sets @ Dancegids.nl (www.dancegids.nl/). Wanneer je je foto niet terugvindt op Dancegids.nl, dan is die buiten de selectie gevallen, helaas! Better luck next time :)
Line-up:
Soenda Indoor: partyflock.nl/party/178951:Soenda_Indoor.html
Soenda Indoor After: partyflock.nl/party/189137:Soenda_Indoor_After.html
Check ook het Party Report van Soenda Indoor @ Dancegids.nl
Check ook eens mijn eigen showgallery: www.dutchphotogallery.net/ (online soon, estimation: november 2010). En ook mijn YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/dutchpartypics
Foto's nabestellen:
Foto's in high res nabestellen? Leuk voor gebruik voor allerlei creatieve doeleinden. Denk aan een kado voor iemand, zoals het afdrukken van je foto op Canvas, mokken, muismat etc. Maar ook een kwalitatieve afdruk op een printer kan natuurlijk met je nabestelling. Voor maar 2,50 Euro stuur ik je de high res foto(s) toe. Geef het betreffende fotonummer(s) door, of stuur mij de link van de betreffende foto(s) op Dancegids.nl, wanneer die hier op Flickr er niet tussen staat. Stuur deze info (fotonummer(s) en/of link) naar: dutchpartypics@yahoo.com. Hartelijk dank! Korsjan.
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantrymen assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division march to the start of the day land navigation course of Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, April 22, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantryman Spc. James Doyle, a native of Modesto, Calif., assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division waits in line before an Army Physical Fitness Test as a candidate for the Expert Infantryman Badge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, April 22, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
I'm really warming up to this figure now. At first it was my second-to-least favourite of the new range, but it really shot up in my estimation. Must be the pipes.
Travel - Pics on the Move. Alphen aan den Rijn - Hengelo vv., 19-07-2011
Check ook eens ook mijn YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/dutchpartypics en mijn eigen showgallery: www.dutchphotogallery.net/ (online soon, estimation: End 2011).
Foto's nabestellen:
Foto's in high res nabestellen? Leuk voor gebruik voor allerlei creatieve doeleinden. Denk aan een speciaal kado voor een speciaal iemand (bijvoorbeeld je geliefde), zoals het afdrukken van jouw/jullie foto op Canvas, Mokken, Muismat etc. Wat je je maar kunt voorstellen! Maar ook een kwalitatieve afdruk op een printer thuis of bij een fotozaak kan natuurlijk met je nabestelling. Voor maar 2,50 Euro stuur ik je de high res. foto(s) toe. Geef het betreffende fotonummer(s) door, of stuur mij de link van de betreffende foto(s) op Dancegids.nl, wanneer die hier op Flickr er niet tussen staat. Stuur deze info (fotonummer(s) en/of link) naar: dutchpartypics@yahoo.com/k.punt@telfort.nl. Alvast hartelijk dank! Hope 2 Cya @ the dancefloor next party!
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Noise Fit, Estimation Error and a Sharpe Information Criterion. Paulsen, Söhl arxiv.org/abs/1602.06186 #q-fin
1er vol 27 novembre 2000
Coût unitaire> 20 millions de dollars (estimation 2013)1
Moteur Turbomeca Makila 2A12 2 382 ch
Diamètre du rotor16,20 m
Longueur19,50 m
Hauteur4,60 m
MTOW 5 670 kg
Carburant • Interne : 1 538 kg3
• Additionnel : de 243 à 1 875 kg
Maximale11 200 kg
324 km/h
Plafond 6 095 m
Distance de convoyage 1 325 km
Interne 2 mitrailleuses MAG-58 de 7,62 mm
Externe 2 paniers LAU-3/A de 19 roquettes 2,75 pouces
(selon versions)
Escadron d'hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées
Timescape Books - this copy book club edition - copyright 1982
No Enemy But Time - Michael Bishop [science fiction 01-06-2020 - 0859]
Author Michael Bishop has accomplished quite an extraordinary feat with this novel. He has taken one of most hoary of old SF themes - time travel - that, in my estimation, has been beaten to death by so many authors and written a thoughtful and engrossing story. His "scientific" rational outlaws tampering with the past or travel to the future - to paraphrase the author how can you go somewhere that's never been?
The protagonist is a young black child abandoned by his destitute Spanish prostitute mother and adopted by an American Military couple. The boy John Monegal is plagued and obsessed by powerful dreams of prehistoric Africa. The dreams continue in intensity and vividness into adolescence. Out of necessity he becomes an unprofessional expert on ancient anthropology through independent study and reading. With persistence and serendipity he confronts the resident "expert" on ancient Africa's human origins and confounds him with his apparent first person knowledge. Eventually the "expert" recruits Monegal and introduces him to a scientist who not only has dreams of his own but has created a well, a time machine.
The story of John Monegal, his family relationships and his recruitment into the Air Force as a test subject in the time machine is detailed in alternate chapters with his adventures and discoveries in ancient Africa. Both story lines and absorbing and keep the pages turning.
I cannot say enough about the narrative skill of this author. He has an uncanny way to make his characters and their predicaments absorbing. One of the most interesting science-fiction novels I have ever read.
彼の名前は、ゴリーザ。捨てられたネコなので年齢はわからないが、推定15歳は越えている。おとなしくて優しい性格で、三毛猫のホームズの面倒をよくみる。年寄りで歯がなく、いつも寝ている。二匹の猫は、東名高速横浜青葉インター近くにある、畑の小屋で仲良く暮らしている。
His name, Goriza. I do not know age because it is cat abandoned, but it is over 15 years of age estimation. Personality and gentle quiet, I take good care of Holmes calico cat. There is no teeth in old, I'm sleeping all the time. In the Tomei Expressway near Yokohama Aoba Inter, two cats are living happily in the cabin of the field.
HobbitCon 3, 04.04.2015 Maritim Hotel Bonn, Sylvester McCoy, „Radagast" at "The Hobbit", Pic (C) Jens Fechter
Taken over a distance of about 40 Meters (estimation) from the Gallery.
Picture (C) Jens Fechter. Please don't use without permission!
Food production and supply system contributed more than 90% of the nitrogen originated in south Asian megacities that pollute the surface water. Five megacities of three South Asian countries were considered in this study. These countries are developing and their population is increasing tremendously. All the five megacities are very densely urbanized. A numerical model has been used to calculate the anthropogenic nitrogen load on the environment. FAO statistics on fertilizer consumption and food balance data sheet has been used to calculate the nitrogen load. Human waste plays the vital role in nitrogen production of south Asian megacities. So, in these contexts the nitrogen load for all the study areas extremely harmful for environment and ever increasing population also increased the load of nitrogen on surface water produced from human waste which also very awful for the environment. So, a proper sewage treatment facility is compulsory for all the study areas. Four findings has been identified are; (1) for all three countries, rice and wheat production-supply produce the maximum amount of nitrogen. (2) Though the amount of nitrogen due to fertilizer input more or less same among the countries but amount of produced nitrogen due to human waste is huge in Bangladesh. (3) Moreover, in city scale, the amount of nitrogen due to fertilizer input is maximum in Delhi city and negligible in Kolkata due to an insignificant amount of farmland. (4) Interestingly, the maximum amount of nitrogen load in surface water is in Kolkata city due to human waste but Mumbai and Dhaka shows a medium amount of nitrogen load. This can give the estimation for city wise untreated nitrate content and this is necessary for the capacity development of existing sewerage treatment plant as well as the establishment of new plants.
Author Details:
Syeda Jesmin Haque
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Hiroshima University, Japan and Assistant Director, Geological Survey of Bangladesh, Room#415, 153 Pioneer Road, Segunbagicha, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Prof. Dr. Shin-ichi Onodera
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Dr. Yuta Shimizu
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Hiroshima University, Japan.
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... the population of the Island according to present estimation amounts to somewhat above eight hundred souls. These principally consist of substantial farmers and their dependants and families who live together in that harmony and primeval simplicity which attended the relation of master and servant in the patriarchal times ... the principal branch of trade carried on in the Island is that of making salt. There is a very fine salt work in the north and another in the south parish and there are three others in the Island ...
Examination and self-evaluation of finger joint motion can be performed by with paper strips. This simple method of goniometry can be used to check the status or progress of joint motion in hand conditions which result in loss of motion of the hand fingers: osteoarthritis, tendon injuries, joint stiffness due to intraarticular fractures, infections. The technique involves drawing of joint angles. Valdas Macionis, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Vilnius, Lithuania.
References
1. Macionis V. A technique for graphical recording of range of motion using an improvised paper goniometer. Journal of Hand Therapy. 2011;24(4):374-7.
2. Macionis V. Is diagrammatic goniometry feasible for finger ROM evaluation and self-evaluation? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2013;471(6):1894-903. Open access at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706675/pdf/11999_20...
3. Macionis V. Reliability of the standard goniometry and diagrammatic recording of finger joint angles: a comparative study with healthy subjects and non-professional raters. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2013;14:17. Open access at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3557198/pdf/1471-247...
4. Macionis V. Self-regulated frequent power pinch exercises: a non-orthotic technique for the treatment of old mallet deformity. Journal of Hand Therapy. 2015;28(4):433-6.
On this map, there is no Panama state. So, it should be older than 1903. But I'm confused because this doesn't match the age of the Balkan Peninsula map, which should be from between 1908-1912, by my estimation.
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I feel blessed when I see Sandhill Cranes, much less photograph them. It lifts me up in the most amazing way, and I am ever in awe of their beauty, movements and interactions. This is a photo of Cherry, taken by my estimation a week before she and Classic would start sitting the nest. Classic does most of the sitting. He’s a diligent dad and mate. They are not nesting on the property where I work this year. We’ve had a lot more ducks nesting and hanging out in the ponds, including a Hooded Merganser family. Lots of other birds are frequenting the property as well, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, White Ibis, Little Blue and Lesser Blue Herons. I got a decent photo of the Merganser family I will post.
Spring is in full swing here in Central FL. So many birds are nesting. This morning as I was leaving for work, I startled what I think was pair of grackles that had come in our garage to grab some fuzzie/dust bunnies/spider-webby fluff for its nest. My hubby thinks they are trying to build a nest IN the garage. As quaint as that is, it’s messy, so we’re keeping the garage door closed.
The Lakewood Osprey pair are nesting, but I’ve seen no sign of a nest for the Rayas pair behind the Mexican restauarnt. The owner of the restaurant told me he found one electrocuted. Maybe it was one of the parents. Life is definitely hazardous for urban wildlife. I’m glad I have photos of them in all their glory, and I’ll keep hoping I’ll see them or their offspring in that area.
*Special Note: Dear Craniacs and Flickr Friends! I am alive and kicking, and getting back to jumping out of my car with my camera, or running outside when I see or hear something. Life and work are extra busy, and we’ve had some family stuff. All is well, but I was stretched extra thin for a few months. Thanks for Flickr Mailing me to make sure I was okay. I’m going to try to log some Flickr time at least once a week so people aren’t checking the obituaries for me. Love and Hugs! =o)
The Craniac
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On September 21st at 7:04am, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 8400 block of Crystal Springs Rd. for a fully involved excavator fire. Although fire crews were able to contain the fire quickly, several hot spots lingered for more than an hour. The landowner, who was not on scene at the time of the fire, had been using the excavator to tear down a residence. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported and damage estimations were not available at this time.
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Engravings of apparatus for various laboratory chemical analyses.
Chemical Analysis by G.Newth 1914.
Quantitative and Qualitative analysis for Secondary and University students.
Published by Longmans Green & Co, London. Green boards 476 pages 13cm x 19cm.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Parachute infantryman Spc. David Torres, assigned to C Company 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Regiment, a native of Orlando, Fla., waits to be inspected for contraband before beginning the day land navigation course portion of Expert Infantryman Badge qualification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, April 22, 2013. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War on October 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
The exact number of people who are displaced as a result of the mounting attacks, repression and fighting in northeastern Nigeria has not been established. Figures vary from 650 000 to 3.3 million internally displaced people.
On ignore le nombre exact de personnes qui ont fui l’intensification de la violence, de la répression et des combats dans le nord-est du Nigéria. Les estimations varient entre 650 000 et 3,3 millions de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur du pays.
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