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172217 is seen facing towards 166203 which is seen out of focus arriving at Worcester Foregate Street after operating a service from London Paddington. Observed on 9th January 2016.
A statue of a Sun Singer by Carl Milles in Strömparterren Park and a view of the Grand Hotel. Stockholm, Sweden.
I love taking macros of these jumpers. They have a good look, are fast, love they :)
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Adoro tirar macros dessas aranhas. São bonitas, rápidas, adoro elas :)
Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.
He sat down and glanced at it, slightly overwhelmed.
He quickly filled it with thoughts,
a moment later with actions.
...
This is a continuous one month exposure facing East for the month leading up to the Summer Solstice. The Sun's path each day is slightly more northward (leftward). Had the exposure been continued, the path would have started moving south after the Summer Solstice.
The path's tilt is because the axis of the Earth's spin is tilted relative to the Sun. The Sun isn't moving relative to Earth - the Earth and we are circling the Sun. (Thanks Copernicus.) Both the Sun and Earth are moving through the Milky Way Galaxy together, too, but that's another story. Even with all that going on, if this same exposure was done next year, the northernmost sunrise would trace that same path it did on the last day of this exposure. (Thus, Stonehenge.)
This exposure was made with a plastic bottle, a pinhole in a piece of Pepsi can, and a sheet of photographic print paper. The whole rig was strapped 15 feet up on a tree trunk.
No development of the print was necessary. Enough of an image was imprinted on the paper to be captured by a normal scanner. Although the paper used was black-and-white print paper the image recorded had an amber cast. (See second image.) It was a negative image - lights showed dark and darks showed light. The blue version of the image was made by inverting the colors of the "negative" the way you usually would with color negative film. The third image shows the color image converted to black-and-white.
I'm not sure what the blobs of speckles are. This did sit out in the hot humid Florida weather for a month. Maybe mold? The swirled spots left of the Sun's path are likely fingerprints. As I said, it's been hot and humid.
I spotted this juvenile bald eagle in a tree near West Point Dam and the Chattahoochee River. In the photos I took of it in the tree, he wasn't facing me, but then he suddenly took off and I was lucky to get a few shots.
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I try to shoot by facing the bright sunrise in worry if the light could burn my eye, however I found that I should have more shot for this. The result is really spectacular. Love the glare coming out of the silhoutte.
Last kingfisher for a while until I find a way of getting closer. These little birds are just too addictive.
And a vote for using a beanbag if you want to stabilise a large lens; perhaps a little awkward when wanting to focus manually but the results speak for themselves.
On Gorsedd Gardens Road in Cardiff. Heading towards the National Museum Cardiff.
City Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, not to be confused with the modern County Hall recently built down in Cardiff Bay. Built of Portland stone, it became the fifth building to serve as Cardiff's centre of local government when it opened in October 1906. The competition to design a town hall and adjacent law courts for Cardiff was won in 1897 by the firm of Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards. Construction was carried out by local builders, E. Turner and Sons. Cardiff received its city charter while construction was underway, in 1905. The building is an important early example of the Edwardian Baroque style.
Grade I listed building.
Location
Between King Edward VII Avenue and Museum Avenue, facing Gorsedd Gardens between Law Courts (L) and National Museum of Wales (R).
History
Cathays Park was purchased in 1898 by the Borough of Cardiff from The Third Marquess of Bute at a cost of 160,000 and developed as a civic centre to a layout by William Harpur. Cathays Park was developed over three-quarters of a century to become the finest in Britain reflecting Cardiff's status as city and eventually taking on a national importance as civic centre of the capital of Wales. A competition for Town Hall (Cardiff became a city only at opening ceremony of this building in1905) and Law Courts took place in in 1897; City Hall was built between 1901 and 1904 to design of Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards; details of design by E A Rickards. The building's Portland stone facing, and monumental Classical style set the pattern for other buildings in Cathays Park, particularly the contemporary Law Courts by the same architects, and the National Museum (By Smith and Brewer) which echoes its dome and general composition. The building reflects Cardiff's claims to be a city of international importance by its use of the grand European Baroque style which was also used in London to promote that city's staus as capital of an empire. The decoration of the building makes reference to Cardiff's economic power through trade with the world (maritime groups etc), and its relatively new position as leading city Wales (Welsh Unity and Patriotism etc). The interior contains an important series of Statues of Welsh Heroes (1912-1917) financed by D A Thomas (Lord Rhonnda).
City Hall forms an essential part of Cardiff's civic centre, the finest in Britain.
Interior
Sumptuous interior with sequence of brilliantly managed public and civic spaces.
Porte-cochere leads to polygonal lobby with stairs up to inner lobby. Deep rectangular entrance hall faced in Bath stone has staircase to each side (rich bronze balustrade) which rises to mezzanine landing then longer flight of steps to expansive first floor hall with polychrome marble paving; paired Doric columns with bronze capitals and bases and yellow veined marble shafts; landing side lit by tall round arched windows with stained glass; broad plaster band to ceiling with plaster foliage relief. Yellow marble architraves to doors; above doorways to ends, plaster shells and merfolk by Henry Poole. Group of life-size statues of Welsh Heroes by leading sculptors; statues on yellow-and-white marble pedestals. (On lower landings, bronze reliefs to Sir E J Reed, and Captain R F Scott). To S, Council Chamber in a style following Italian High Renaissance models. Coffered shallow dome, four broad piers (set diagonally) support spandrels pierced by round windows with plaster palm-fronds, and ventilation grilles. Arches between piers to E and W with flanking Ionic marble columns (swagged bronze capitals) supporting entablature.
Stained glass in grand S window is personification of Villa Cardiff by A Garth Jones (1905). Fine C17-style wall panelling in oak with lighter inlay of Cardiff arms; original circular banks of wooden seating (partly built into panelling) have barley-sugar posts and broad arms; to E, mayoral seat forms screen to lobby with similar panelling, to W, arch to similar lobby, visitors gallery over.
Exceptionally elaborate bronze electrolier by Rickards has Prince of Wales feathers and mirrors; smaller wall brackets in bronze also survive.
To N of landing, members' rooms flank entrances to Grand Assembly Hall with tunnel vaulted ceiling with transverse and longitudinal banding with elaborate plaster reliefs (by G P Bankart). Room lit by thermal windows at clerestorey level which break into vault and have cartouche decoration above. Ionic marble columns support entablature and diagonal scrolls by windows. Panelled walls and doors. At one end, recessed stage with flanking pairs of marble columns.
Three exceptionally elaborate bronze electroliers as in council chamber.
At front corners of building the Lord Mayor's parlour and Member's Room are said to have arched recesses and circular clerestorey windows. Corridors with committee rooms and offices have simple classicising doorcases and panelled doors. On ground floor, the large Benefits Office has Doric Columns painted as yellow veined marble, wooden panelling, classicising doors. Secondary entrance in King Edward VII Avenue has mosaic floors, 2 lobbies, arches to secondary stair with iron balustrade.
Exterior
Quadrangular city hall building in Baroque style and faced with Portland Stone; two- and three-storeys on deeply banded basement, broad areas of banding at angles; small-pane steel glazing. Tower to W, and smaller tower to rear. South-east elevation with central projecting wing of 5 bays surmounted by octagonal drum (maritime sculptures by H Poole) with round windows, and semi-circular dome to council chamber with snarling Welsh Dragon finial (by H C Fehr) on lantern; 1 storey porte cochre with trophies and lion masks projects from centre bay of wing; first floor window above is round-headed and projects into entablature; flanked by 2 blank openings decorated to either side with trophies. Saucer dome to porte cochere, entrances with heavy iron-grille gates with relief decoration. Projecting to west and east from centre portion, a lateral wing of 2 storeys, 6 bays with fenestration consisting of rectangular windows above, with aprons and with panelling between windows and round-headed windows in concave surrounds below. At each end projecting splayed bay of 2 storeys with similar fenestration to intermediate wings but surmounted by attic storey with sculptured group before it, western group by Paul Montford representing Poetry and Music and eastern group by Henry Poole, Unity and Patriotism.
Western elevation with wide projecting windowless bay at each end, with rusticated quoins and attic storey with oval lunette. Intermediate wings of 9 bay width with similar fenestration to intermediate wings of south-east front, but outer sections have square-headed windows to ground floor. In centre of west front, splayed 3-sided bay through 2 storeys and attic; rectangular doorway with window over in centre ground floor facet; first floor windows rectangular headed, centre facet window with trophies and with surmounted parapet rising over curved headed attic window. Above this rises a clock tower (circa 61m high) lower part quite plain, upper part ornate and Baroque and surmounted by a Cupola (carving by H C Fehr); below this, stage with open windows and volutes, then stage with putti and cartouches above clock stage with openwork clock faces, composite columns flanking openings with balcony grilles, Michelangelesque seated figures (The Four Winds) to corners. North elevation of 3 storeys, central canted bay, square windows to upper floor, rectangular windows beneath below which are camber-headed windows with voussoirs, entrance to central yard R; yard elevations in yellow brick, (modern glazed infill in yard to E). East elevation has central slightly advanced 5-window block with splayed central bay with sculptural group above; 7 windows to each side.
Reason for Listing
Graded I as amongst the finest examples of Edwardian civic architecture in Britain with ambitious exterior and extremely interesting interiors, all virtually unaltered.
The interior is remarkable not only for its sumptuous decoration but for the survival of fittings including lighting, panelling, integral seating to council chamber etc.
Part of a group of exceptionally fine public buildings in Cathays Park which form what is certainly the finest civic centre in Britain. In addition to its architectural interest, the building and its setting express Cardiff's claims to be a city of international importance at the peak of its economic power.
References
J Newman, Glamorgan (Buildings of Wales Series), 1995, pp220-225.
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Notes:
Between King Edward VII Avenue and Museum Avenue, facing Gorsedd Gardens between Law Courts (L) and National Museum of Wales (R).
Source: Cadw
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.
clock tower
In the middle of the Demilitarized Zone between South Korea and North Korea, ennemy guards are facing each other. The tension is really perceivable in this Joint Security Area between the two halves of this country. Especially after the different incidents which occured there.
Firefighter standing before a wall of black angry smoke while a parked car is on fire inside a garage, North Vancouver
As crossposted on our photoblog, pleasantly tilted.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the model, the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The need for a specialized self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, capable of keeping up with the armoured divisions, had become increasingly urgent for the German Armed Forces, as from 1943 on the German Air Force was less and less able to protect itself against enemy fighter bombers.
Therefore, a multitude of improvised and specially designed self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were built, many based on the Panzer IV chassis. This development started with the Flakpanzer IV “Möbelwagen”, which was only a Kampfpanzer IV with the turret removed and a 20mm Flakvierling installed instead, together with foldable side walls that offered only poor protection for the gun crew. The lineage then progressed through the Wirbelwind and Ostwind models, which had their weapons and the crew protected in fully rotating turrets, but these were still open at the top. This flaw was to be eliminated in the Kugelblitz, the final development of the Flakpanzer IV.
The Kugelblitz used the 30 mm MK 103 cannon in a Zwillingsflak ("twin flak") 103/38 arrangement. The MK 103 was a powerful aircraft weapon that had formerly been fitted in single mounts to such planes as the Henschel Hs 129 or Bf 1110 in a ventral gun pod against tanks, and it was also fitted to the twin-engine Dornier Do 335 heavy fighter and other interceptors against Allied bombers. When used by the army, it received the designation “3 cm Flak 38”. It had a weight of only 141 kg (311 lb) and a length of 235 cm (93 in) with muzzle brake. Barrel length was 134 cm (53 in), resulting in caliber L/44.7 (44.7 caliber). The weapon’s muzzle velocity was around 900 m/s (3,000 ft/s), allowing an armour penetration for APCR 42–52 mm (1.7–2.0 in)/60°/300 m (980 ft) or 75–95 mm (3.0–3.7 in)/ 90°/ 300 m (980 ft), with an effective maximum firing range of around 5.700 m (18.670 ft). The MK 103 was gas-operated, fully automatic and belt-fed, an innovative feature at that time for AA guns.
In the fully enclosed Kugelblitz turret the weapons could be fired singly or simultaneously, and their theoretical rate of fire was 450 rounds a minute, even though 250 rpm in short bursts was more practical. The total ammunition load for both weapons was 1,200 rounds and the discharged cases fell into canvas bags placed under the guns. The MK 103 cannons produced a lot of powder smoke when operated, so that fume extractors were added, which was another novelty.
The Kugelblitz turret’s construction was unique, because its spherical body was hanging in a ring mount, suspended by two spigots – it was effectively an independent capsule that only slightly protruded from the tank’s top and kept the profile very low. The turret offered full overhead protection, 360° traverse and space for the crew of three plus weapons and ammunition – even though it was very cramped. Elevation of the weapons (as well as of the crew sitting inside of the turret!) was from -5° to +80°, turning speed was 60°/sec.
The commander/gunner, who had a small observation cupola on top of the turret, was positioned in the middle, behind the main guns. The two gunner assistants were placed on the left and right side in front of him, in a slightly lower position. The assistant situated left of the guns was responsible for the turret’s movements, the one on the right side was responsible for loading the guns, and the spare ammunition was located on the right side. Each of these three crew members had separate hatch doors..
However, the Panzer IV-based Kugelblitz SPAAG was ill-fated: A production rate of 30 per month by December 1944 was planned, but never achieved, because tank production had become seriously hampered and production of the Panzer IV was about to be terminated in favor of the new E-series tank family. Therefore, almost all Flakpanzer IV with the Kugelblitz turret were conversions of existing hulls, mostly coming from repair shops.
In parallel, work was under way to adapt the Kugelblitz turret to the Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer hull, too, which was still in production in the former Czechoslovakian Skoda works, and to the new, light E-10 and E-25 tank chassis. Due to this transitional and slightly chaotic situation, production numbers of the Panzer IV-based Kugelblitz remained limited - in early 1945, only around 50 operational vehicles had been built and production already ceased in May.
By that time, the Kugelblitz turret had been successfully adapted to the Hetzer chassis, even though this had called for major adaptations of the upper hull due to the relatively wide turret ring, which originally came from the Tiger I. The conversion worked and the unique turret could be successfully shoehorned into the Hetzer basis, making it a very compact and relatively light vehicle – it was 5 tons lighter than the Panzer IV-based “Kugelblitz” SPAAG.
In order to carry the turret, the welded upper hull had to be widened and the glacis plate was reinforced with an extra plate, which also covered the Hetzer’s original opening for its 75 mm gun. The resulting 60 mm (2.36 in) thick front plate was inclined 60 degrees from the vertical, and therefore offered around 120 mm (4.72 in) of effective protection – much better than the Panzer IV’s almost vertical 50 mm (or 80 mm with additional armor on late versions). In this form, the vehicle could withstand direct frontal hits from most medium Allied tanks. The side walls were rather thin, though, only 20 mm, and they became more vertical to make room for the turret mount. The engine cover behind the turret had to be modified, too. Due to the massive changes, the vehicle received a new, separate designation, “Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Sd.Kfz.) 170” and it was officially called “Leichter Flakpanzer 38(t) 3 cm“.
However, there were many drawbacks. The interior was cramped: the self-contained Kugelblitz turret itself already lacked internal space, but the driver – the only crew member in the hull – also had little space in front of the turret’s mount and he could only access his working place through an opening in the turret at the commander’s feet when it was in a level forward position. There was no dedicated hatch for the driver, only an emergency escape scuttle in the floor.
Another issue was the field of view from inside for everyone. As already mentioned, the driver did not have a hatch that could be used for a good view when not driving under fire. He also only had a single panoramic sight, so that he could just see what was going on directly in front of him. There were no side view openings, and especially the right side of the vehicle was literally blind. The crew in the turret also could only rely on forward-facing sights, just the commander had a rotating periscope. But due to its position, the areas directly along the vehicle’s flanks and its rear remained wide blind areas that made it very vulnerable to infantry attacks. This flaw was even worsened by the fact that there were no additional light weapons available (or even deployable from the inside) for close range defense – the Panzer IV-based SPAAGs carried a hull-mounted machine gun. And the crew had, due to the open weapon stations a much better field of view or could directly use their own light weapons.
With the turret’s additional weight (the Sd.Kfz. 170 was 3 tons heavier than the Hetzer), and despite a slightly uprated petrol engine, the tank was rather underpowered, especially off road. Another negative side effect of the turret was a considerably raised center of gravity. The original Hetzer was a nimble vehicle with good handling, but the Sd.Kfz. 170 was hard to control, tended to build up and roll even on the road and its off-road capabilities were markedly hampered by the concentration of weight so high above the ground, making it prone to tip over to the side when the driver did not take care of terrain slope angles. This wobbly handling, as well as the turret’s shape, gave the vehicle the unofficial nickname “Kugelhetzer”.
Nevertheless, all these flaws were accepted, since the Sd.Kfz. 170. was, like its Panzer IV-based predecessors, urgently needed and only regarded as an interim solution until a light E-Series chassis had been adapted to the turret. It was also surmised that the vehicle would not operate independently and rather escort other troops, so that close-range protection was in most cases ensured. Under this premise, about 100 Sd.Kfz. 170s were built until early 1946, when production of the Hetzer and its components were stopped. Operationally, the vehicle was not popular (esp. among drivers), but it was quite successful, not only against aircraft (esp. when used in conjunction with the new mobile radar-based fire direction centers), but also against lightly armored ground targets.
Plans to stretch the hull for more internal space, better field performance and crew comfort as well as replacing the engine with a bigger and more powerful 8 cylinder Tatra engine were never executed, since all resources were allocated to the new E-series tanks.
Specifications:
Crew: Four (commander/gunner, 2 assistants incl. radio operator, driver)
Weight: 18 tons (22.000 lb)
Length: 4.61 m (15 ft 1 in)
Width: 2.63 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height: 2.63 m (8 ft 8 in)
Ground clearance: 40 cm (15 ¾ in)
Suspension: Leaf spring
Fuel capacity: 320 litres (85 US gal)
Armor:
10 – 60 mm (0.39 – 2.36 in)
Performance:
Maximum road speed: 42 km/h (26 mph)
Sustained road speed: 36 km/h (22.3 mph)
Off-road speed: 26 km/h (16 mph)
Operational range: 177 km (110 mi)
Power/weight: 10 PS/t
Engine:
Praga 6-cylinder 7.8 liter petrol engine, delivering 180 PS (178 hp, 130 kW) at 2,800 rpm
Transmission:
Praga-Wilson Typ CV with 5 forwards and 1 reverse gears
Armament:
2× 30 mm 3 cm Flak 38 (MK 103/3) with a total of 1.200 rounds
The kit and its assembly:
The so-called “Kugelhetzer” was a real German project in late WWII, but it was rather a vague idea, it never it made to the hardware stage. Even from its predecessor, the Panzer IV-based “Kugelblitz”, only five tanks were actually built. However, I found the idea interesting, since the combination of existing elements would lead to a very compact SPAAG. And since I had a spare Kugelblitz turret from one of the Modelcollect “Vierfüssler” SF mecha kits at hand, I decided to build a model of this conceptual tank.
The chassis is a Bergepanzer 38(t), a.k.a. “Bergehetzer”, from UM Models, an unarmed recovery tank based on the Hetzer hull with an open top. For my conversion plan it offered the benefit of a blank glacis plate and lots of spare parts for future builds. However, upon inspection of the parts-not-intended-to-be-mated I became slightly disillusioned: while the Hetzer’s upper original hull offers enough room for the ball turret itself to be inserted into the roof, it could NEVER take the turret bearing and the armored collar ring around it. They already are hard to mount on a Panzer IV hull, but the Hetzer is an even smaller vehicle, despite its casemate layout. I was about to shelf the project again, but then decided to modify and adapt the upper hull to the turret. In real life the engineers would have taken a similar route.
I started to scratch the superstructure from 0.5mm styrene sheet, and work started with the roof that had to be wide enough to carry the turret ring. This was glued into place on top of the hull, and from this benchmark the rest of the “armor plates” was added – starting with the engine bay cover, then adding side walls and finally the more complex corner sections, which actually consist of two triangular plates, but only one of them was actually fitted. The leftover openings were filled with acrylic putty, also in order to fill and stabilize the void between the original hull and the added plates. Later, the necessary space for the ball turret was carved away from the original hull, so that the Kugelblitz turret could be inserted in its new opening. Sounds complicated, but the construction was less complicated than expected, and it looked even better!
Once mated with the lower chassis, some details had to be added to the blank surfaces – e. g. racks with spare barrels for the guns and some tools and stowage boxes. These were taken from the Bergehetzer kit and partly modified to match the different hull.
What really became a challenge was the assembly of the tracks upon the model’s completion. Unfortunately, they consist of single elements and even links that have to be glued to the wheels, and since they were not crisply molded (just like the sprocket drive wheels) their installation was a rather tedious affair.
Painting and markings:
This is another variation of the “Hinterhalt” concept, using the three basic tones of Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028), Olivgrün (RAL 6003) and Rotbraun (RAL 8012). In this case – as an autumn scheme with fading light and more red and brown leaves - I used a late-war Panther as reference and gave the vehicle a rather dark basic livery consisting of green and the brown, and on top of that I added counter-colored (green on brown and brown on green) mottles, plus contrast mottles in Dunkelgelb. The tones I used were Humbrol 83, 86 and 113 - the latter is not the standard tone for the Hinterhalt scheme (180 would be appropriate), but it comes close to the typical German red Oxidrot (RAL 3009) primer, which was not only used on bare tank hulls during production but was also integrated into camouflage schemes, frequently stretched and lightened through additives. Effectively the livery is very standard, and since this Kugelhetzer model would depict a standard production vehicle and not a conversion, I extended the camouflage to the turret, too, for a consistent look.
The wheels remained in a single color (just the basic red brown and green), since camouflage was prohibited to be extended onto moving parts of the vehicle: a swirling pattern would have been very obvious and eye-catching when the vehicle was on the move.
A washing with dark red brown, highly thinned acrylic paint followed. The decals – mostly taken from the small OOB sheet – came next, and I settled upon simplified national markings and just white outlines for the tactical code, due to the rather murky camouflage underneath.
The model’s main components were sealed with matt acrylic varnish from the rattle can before their final assembly, and I did some dry-brushing with light grey to emphasize details and edges. Finally, a coat of pigment dust was applied to the model’s lower areas and used to hide some flaws along the fiddly tracks.
A conclusive outcome, and a more complex build than obvious at first sight. The re-built upper hull was easier to realize than expected, the true horror came with the assembly of the tracks which consist of tiny, not really crisply molded elements. Why the return track section has to be constructed of five(!) segments - even though it's a straight line - is beyond my comprehension, too.
However, the outcome looks quite good, even though the use of the original Hetzer hull would have created several problems, if the original Kugelblitz turret had had to be integrated. Esp. the lack of space for the driver (and a suitable access hatch!) make this design idea rather unpractical, so that a stretched hull (AFAIK there’s a model of such a modified vehicle available) would have made sense.
And finally, facing "forward" after a full turn of the linkage. ("Forward" means the same direction as that of the primary distance sensor, coming soon).
Well, that's it for now. More coming at some point in the future. I got distraced with another project - cycloidal drive.
The 2014 Global Security Forum will be held on Wednesday, November 12th from 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at CSIS headquarters located at 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
2014 AGENDA
OPENING SESSION: 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M.
Keynote Address: "Strategic and Budgetary Dynamics Facing the U.S. Military"
The Honorable Robert O. Work
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS I: 9:30-10:45 A.M.
I. Sequestration and the Politics of Defense Affordability
Jim Dyer
Principal, Podesta Group,
and former Staff Director, House Committee on Appropriations
Charles J. Houy
Former Staff Director, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Robert F. Hale
Former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer
Sid Ashworth
Corporate Vice President, Government Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and former Staff Director, Defense Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Moderator:
Clark A. Murdock
Senior Adviser and Director, Defense and National Security Group and Project on Nuclear Issues, CSIS
II. Troubled Seas: Maritime Tension in Asia
Richard L. Armitage
President, Armitage International,
and former Deputy Secretary of State
Kurt Campbell
Founding Partner, Chairman, and CEO, The Asia Group,
and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Bonnie S. Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
Website Presentation:
Mira Rapp Hooper
Fellow, Asia Program, and Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS
Moderator:
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS,
and Associate Professor, Georgetown University
III. Civil-Military Relations: The Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan
Mark Perry
Author, The Most Dangerous Man in America and Partners in Command
COL Richard Lacquement (ret.)
Dean, School of Strategic Landpower, Army War College
Eliot A. Cohen
Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and former Counselor, Department of State
Moderator:
Kathleen H. Hicks
Senior Vice President, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, and Director, International Security Program, CSIS
IV. Health and Security in Fragile States
Gayle Smith
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Development, Democracy, and Humanitarian Assistance Issues, National Security Council
Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin
Medical Adviser, Health Care in Danger, International Committee of the Red Cross
Jason Cone
Director of Communications, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
Nancy E. Lindborg
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Moderator:
Talia Dubovi
Associate Director and Senior Fellow, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS II: 11:00 A.M.-12:15 P.M.
I. The Defense Industrial Base and Federated Defense
William J. Lynn III
CEO, Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies,
and former Deputy Secretary of Defense
Robert J. Stevens
Former Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Clayton M. Jones
Former Chairman and CEO, Rockwell Collins
Pierre Chao
Managing Partner and Cofounder, Renaissance Strategic Advisors, and Senior Associate, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS
Moderator:
Andrew P. Hunter
Director, Defense-Industrial Initatives Group, and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS
II. Iraq in the Balance
VADM Robert S. Harward (ret.)
Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UAE, and former Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
General James E. Cartwright (ret.)
Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, CSIS, and former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moderator:
Jon B. Alterman
Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program, CSIS
III. Military Innovation and Changing Ways of War
Arati Prabhakar
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Lt. Gen Robert E. Schmidle Jr.
Principal Deputy Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Moderator:
Maren Leed
Senior Adviser, Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, CSIS
IV. Expanded U.S. Engagement to Combat Ebola in West Africa
Tom Frieden
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anne A. Witkowsky
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Stability and Humanitarian Affairs
Ambassador Donald Lu
Deputy Coordinator for Ebola Response, U.S. Department of State
Jeremy Konyndyk
Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID
Moderator:
J. Stephen Morrison
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
LUNCH: 12:15-12:45 P.M.
MID-DAY PLENARY SESSION: 12:45-1:45 P.M.
I. Looking Ahead to 2017: Creating a Renewed Vision for U.S. Leadership in the World
Jeremy Bash
Founder and Managing Director, Beacon Global Strategies, Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS, and former Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
Kori Schake
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, and former Senior Policy Adviser to the McCain-Palin Campaign
Moderator:
David E. Sanger
National Security Correspondent, New York Times
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION: 2:00-3:30 P.M
I. A Simulated Crisis with Russia: European Energy and Other Unconventional Challenges
Richard L. Armitage
President, Armitage International, and former Deputy Secretary of State
Michèle Flournoy
Cofounder and CEO, Center for a New American Security, and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
General James E. Cartwright (ret.)
Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, CSIS, and former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
John E. McLaughlin
Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
James B. Steinberg
Dean, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, and former Deputy Secretary of State
Charles B. Curtis
Senior Adviser, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS, and former Deputy Secretary of Energy
Joshua B. Bolten
Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors, and former White House Chief of Staff
Moderators:
Kathleen H. Hicks
Senior Vice President, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, and Director, International Security Program, CSIS
Heather A. Conley
Senior Vice Presdient for Europe, Eurasia, adn the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS
*Please note that this session is off-the-record
Contributing CSIS Experts:
Frank A. Verrastro
Senior Vice President and James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics, CSIS
Sarah O. Ladislaw
Director and Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS
Edward C. Chow
Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS
James A. Lewis
Director and Senior Fellow, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS
Andrew C. Kuchins
Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Jeffrey Mankoff
Deputy Director and Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Juan Zarate
Senior Advsier, Transnational Threats Project and Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program, CSIS
Programs
GLOBAL SECURITY FORUM
Topics
DEFENSE AND SECURITY, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Regions
AFGHANISTAN, ASIA, IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST, RUSSIA
While I was killing some time before my designated driver duties were needed again, I decided to see if any thing was moving around the area.
Just before sunset I wandered over north of the A.O. Smith yard in Granite City, Illinois and found a pair of NS motors and an inspection crew checking the lead unit before the storms rolled through the area. After talking to the inspection crew for a little bit, one thing led to another and I asked if I could try an interesting picture.
So here I am standing on the rear platform of the NS 7515 looking ahead at the massive thunderhead brewing to the northwest of Granite City, Illinois.