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2016-03-01: (L to R) Mohamed Kalif, Division Manager, AfDB and Jason Lamb, Deputy Director, Global Growth & Opportunity at African Development Bank during a meeting on a level one project.
LEVEL Furnished Living is downtown Vancouver's premier serviced apartment building redefining the traditional concept of extended stay accommodations with comfortable furnishings, state-of-the-art facilities, and a focus on customized service.
See the steps which went into making LEVEL a place of home comforts with hotel service.
DB Schenker Class 60 no. 60011 approaches Tamworth on 6M57 07.15 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded fuel oil tanks.
12th August 2011
Seen here against the back drop of the recently restored roof of Portsmouth and Southsea, 313201 is a long way from it's original intended area of operation, that of the London suburbs.
A quartet of observers watch on as DRS Class 66 no. 66416 heads for Daventry with Malcolm Logistic's 4M44 ex Mossend.
17th October 2008
Caliche from the Miocene of Nebraska, USA. (public display, Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Nebraska, USA)
Caliche is an unusual type of paleosol (fossil soil). Modern soils and paleosols are highly variable in chemistry, appearance, and physical characteristics. Caliches (also known as calcretes and hardpans) are hard, calcium carbonate-rich crusts of pedogenic origin (some workers exclude the genetic portion of the definition).
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From on-site signage:
Ledges of hard rock called caliche can be seen at several levels of the Ash Hollow Formation in Ashfall Park. Modern day caliches form in soils in semi-arid areas where sediment is accumulating very slowly and lime (calcium carbonate) concentrates to form a "hardpan" near the surface.
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The climatic significance of these caliche beds is that they record periods of stability of the landscape and probably somewhat drier conditions than the ones prevailing at the time when the Ashfall waterhole was filling up with bones and volcanic ash.
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Stratigraphy: undisclosed / unspecified (but likely from the Ash Hollow Formation, Ogallala Group, Miocene, ~10-12 Ma)
Locality: undisclosed / unspecified (but likely from Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, northeastern Nebraska, USA)
From the opening of Below Sea Level - Jewellery from the Netherlands. Curated by Liesbeth den Besten at Gallery Format Oslo. Photo: André Gali
Lower Level Hallways next to steps down to the gym. Suggested usage for the Sport Fit waiting lines and/or Sport Fit Computer Stations
Rocket...the dark side.
Rocket's energy level is very high, so despite the long walks, he sometimes ricochets off the walls shortly after we get home. I can't always walk him for four to five hours as he would like, and limit his walk to an hour or two as I would with a dog on a schedule.
When he hasn't had enough outdoor exercise time, he gets antsy and drives me nuts running up and down the walls in this small apartment, so I play with him. He LOVES wands, so we have several of them and "wand play", it seems, helps to discharge his battery.
I discovered the "wand aggression" sometime ago when I introduced a second wand at he same time he held the first one. While in this video he may seem disturbed, he really isn't. He's "spent" after several minutes into this style of "play"; is totally relaxed afterward and does not redirect the wand aggression toward me; I can stop at any time and pick him up without a problem, but it helps tremendously to unwind him if he doesn't get enough time outside.
NYC 10/05/12
On Tuesday 7th of March I went to Chipping Campden to photograph three unique businesses, organised by the lovely Wendy Chapman.
There are nine plus photo's on here from the day.
The businesses are: Cherry Press - David Lewis creates letterpress stationery on traditional old printing presses; Louise Pocock Millinery - Louise is an amazing milliner making bespoke creations. She also teaches millinery at the highest level; Hart Gold & Silversmiths, The Guild of Handicraft - Silversmiths using traditional methods in an original studio established in 1888 and still run by the same family.
Voronezhskoye Vodokhranilische is a reservoir on the Voronezh River in the Voronezh Region of Russia. It is entirely located in the urban district of Voronezh and is one of the world's largest reservoirs located entirely within the city limits. The initial (design) parameters of the reservoir were as follows: area 70 km², volume 0.204 km³, length 35 km, average width 2 km, average depth 2.9 m, height above sea level - 93.0 m. Currently, the reservoir has changed its size: area 59.9 km², volume 0.1993 km³, average width 1.7 km, average depth 3.3 m, maximum depth 19.4 m. It was formed in 1971-1972 by a dam for the purpose of industrial water supply to the city. In colloquial speech, Voronezh residents are sometimes called the sea or the Voronezh Sea. Currently heavily contaminated. Work is underway to increase the average depth of the reservoir in order to clean it. The city of Voronezh is located on the banks of the reservoir.
Previously, on the site of the reservoir there was the Voronezh River, on the banks of which Peter I began building ships in 1695. As a result of the work, the forests on the banks were cut down, which led to a strong shallowing of the river. To save the reservoir from drying out, lock systems were built according to the project of the English engineer Peri. The water in the river rose to 15 feet. And for the safety of navigation, in 1703, at the confluence of the artery, the first wooden dam and a casement lock were erected on the Voronezh River.
The wooden dam existed until 1931, but fell into disrepair much earlier. Its territory has become a hotbed of infections and malarial mosquitoes, the floodplain of the river has turned into a swamp. In addition, in the 1930s, Voronezh became a city with a large number of industrial enterprises. The city's water needs have increased dramatically. As a result, on August 14, 1937, the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR adopted the Resolution "On the Improvement of the Voronezh River and Its Floodplain". Two options were considered: flooding and drainage. Preference was given to flooding: in the 1940s, it was planned to create a reservoir 10 kilometers from Voronezh and strengthen the banks with ramparts. But in 1941, the war began. Voronezh was seriously destroyed, the restoration of the city lasted about 15 years, and only in 1967 they returned to this idea. Work on the creation of the reservoir was carried out in a short time, ahead of schedule, as a result of which, instead of 15 years allotted for the creation of the reservoir, it took 3 years. But due to the hasty construction, it was not possible to properly prepare the bottom of the reservoir and deepen it (the average depth was only 2-3 meters), and the treatment facilities of the enterprises were not built. All this, according to environmentalists, became the cause of serious water pollution in the future.
On August 9, 1971, a decisive operation was carried out: the builders blocked the bed of the Voronezh River. On March 31, 1972, the filling of the Voronezh reservoir began. 4 days later, on April 3, 1972, the complex of technical structures of the Voronezh hydroelectric complex, including the dam and the navigable lock, was put into operation. By the summer of 1972, the water level was at its present level.
The project also solved the transport problem - it created a waterway from the Don through the Voronezh River to Lipetsk. In 1982, excursions transported more than 200 thousand passengers. Today, this route does not operate. Also, since the 1970s, fishing has been carried out on the reservoir - by 1990, the catch reached 10 tons.
In 1975, work was carried out to improve the embankments of the Voronezh reservoir. The parks "Scarlet Sails" and "Dolphin" were opened on the left bank. A decorative lighthouse has been erected on the beach near the Scarlet Sails Park.
In 1977, the construction of the Northern Bridge over the reservoir began. It was opened on December 5, 1985.
In the early 1990s, the sanitary services announced that the reservoir did not meet the accepted standards, so swimming in the reservoir became less widespread and fishing on its territory remained only a sports hobby. The authorities carried out a purge, but it was not deep enough to change the situation for the better. Today, the city's industry requires three times less water than in the 1970s, and irrigation consumes only 1.39 million cubic meters of water per year — 2.6% of total water consumption. For 40 years, the area of the reservoir has decreased, and the shoals are expanding every year.
Until the early 2000s, 2 aeration fountains operated near the dam of the Chernavsky Bridge, which served as oxygenation of water in the stagnant corners of the reservoir and cooled the water. In May 2010, it was planned to build a grandiose fountain with a jet height of up to 175 meters in approximately the same place, near the Scarlet Sails Park, but this project remained on paper.
From 1991 to 1996, on the left bank near the railway bridge (Artamonova-Odintsova Street), work was carried out to alluvinate the shore - a sandy beach 2 kilometers long and 300-800 meters wide was created, as well as a sand spit. Around the same time, sections of the coast in Otrozhka north of the railway bridge were washed out, and the creation of an island for VPS-4 began. In 2004, the beach near the Gorky sanatorium was washed.
On September 7, 1996, the Admiralty Square was solemnly opened on the right bank of the reservoir. In its place, the first ships of the Russian Navy were built.
In 2005, a project of mass reclamation of shores and islands appeared, which, according to its developers, should deepen the reservoir to 8-10 meters and accelerate the current, with a sharp decrease in the area of the water surface. This will purify the water and prevent an environmental disaster. Roads and residential areas will be built on the reclaimed areas, which would bring additional benefits to the city. This project was actively supported by the chief architect of the region Leonid Yanovsky and the mayor Boris Skrynnikov. However, a number of environmentalists consider such a project dubious, besides, its implementation requires a lot of money and several decades. However, in the 2008 general plan of Voronezh, it is still planned to reclaim several areas of the reservoir by 2020.
From 2007 to 2009, on the initiative of Mayor B. Skrynnikov, a piece of land was washed near the Vogresovskaya dam on the right bank (Petrovskaya Embankment), up to 300 meters wide. It was planned to create an entertainment complex, shopping centers, and a water park on it, but these projects remained unimplemented. On Artamonova Street, DSK has been building a residential complex since 2009.
In November 2008, the VOGRES bridge was recognized as emergency.
In October 2009, the 15-year reconstruction of the Chernavsky Bridge was completed.
In July 2014, the Gotō Predestination museum ship opened on the reservoir.
From the opening of Below Sea Level - Jewellery from the Netherlands. Curated by Liesbeth den Besten at Gallery Format Oslo. Photo: André Gali
This week, I had the pleasure of visiting Middleburg, VA, and seeing the great progress of Tiffany Catledge and her trainees, Solidify and High Level. The PA Horse World Expo is this weekend, and the winning trainer will be announced. Read all about my visit with Tiffany in the TDN Blog: thetdnblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/visit-with-tiffany-catled...
Quanto più ci innalziamo, tanto più piccoli sembriamo a quelli che non possono volare. Friedrich Nietzsche
View north. In addition to the approaches to both levels of the Queensboro Bridge, there are also 2 subway lines immediately below. In an industrial section of Long Island City a few blocks east of the East River, across from Manhattan Island.