Managed by the Nature Conservancy, this 1,600-acre nature preserve is located in Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. From the Nature Conservancy site - "A window into ice ages past, Cranesville Swamp is located in a "frost pocket," an area where the surrounding hills capture moisture and cold air that conspire to create a landscape more reminiscent of habitat found much further north in Canada. Given Cranesville Swamp’s lush forest and wetland, it’s not surprising that it is home to an exceptional variety of animals. In total, more than 50 rare plants and animals live at Cranesville." Did not see a ton of birds, mostly they were high up in the trees - along with the squirrels. But I did see a hairy woodpecker and a few butterflies. Still, it was a nice day to be in the preserve on my visit, Thursday August 10th, 2017.

Managing Director and Global Head Cocoa, Olam International

Speaker at CHOCOVISION 2014

Olam International Limited is a CHOCOVISION 2014 Contributing Partner

I managed to get all my many chores done today - get photocopies, buy maple syrup (for gifts), go to the naturopath, and get a haircut. I even took an unplanned detour in the middle there to buy a cheap pair of shoes at Payless, because my feet were clearly not ready to be in my usual shoes quite yet. I think they'll be useful for the plane, anyway.

It's not exactly a *new* cut, just pretty much the same one shorter (and more angled towards the front). I think this is the shortest it's been, say, ever? I went to a new place and they did a good job, I think. All my front shots were quite blurry, so I'll try to get one in the morning.

Here's hoping for okay bedhead tomorrow!

Managed to catch the bottle and glass recycling truck as it stopped to empty our bin.

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Philip Metzger , Managing a Programming Project, Prentice Hall, 1973; ISBN 0135507561.

"The earliest programming project management text I've been able to find. There are nuggets here, but the perspective is pure Taylorism. Out of 200 pages, he spends only two paragraphs on maintenance."

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Kent Beck

Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Second Edition

David Gelles, Managing Correspondent, New York Times, USA; Eivind Kallevik, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro, Norway; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva; Zhang Lei, Chief Executive Officer, Envision, People's Republic of China; speaking in Squaring the Climate-Trade Circle session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 22/1/2025, 09:00 – 09:45 at Congress Centre - Aspen 2. Stakeholder Dialogue. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek

Tourist trains tell a lot about the state of an amusement park. A well-maintained tourist train naturally implies a well-managed park. On that note I am starting to worry about the condition at Danga Bay. Despite the ever-going saga of projects embracing the park, the trains looked more run-down every time I visited. In company’s accounting, lesser amount of repair and maintenance is not necessary a good thing, as that may imply that the company is buying new assets without at the same time taking care of the existing ones.

For many, riding on the tourist train is a must-do when visiting a park that has one. Unfortunately I didn’t feel the least tempted in my last visit. It’s not to say that I wouldn’t get on it even if you stick a gun to my head, but at least I wouldn’t sneak in for a ride when you are not carrying a gun, like I would for a more attractive one.

Mrs. Juliet Holness (L) and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C) with women leaders in Kingston, Jamaica November 17, 2017. IMF Photo/Alex Curro

Managed to get this shot in Greece just before a brief rain storm hit. Which meant i had to peg it back to the beach house.

Managing Director, Barclays Capital Brazil

Cristiane Pedote is a Managing Director at Barclays. She joined the firm in 2002, was appointed Brazil Chief Administrative Officer in 2004, and held the additional role of Brazil Interim Country Manager from June 2011 until April 2012.

Prior to joining Barclays, Ms. Pedote worked for Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

Ms. Pedote holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of São Paulo and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

She has written a book on Operational Risk Management, published by BM&F on 2002.

Managed to stay in front of this Ferrari only just , I was totally knackered never pedalled so fast in my life.

Managed to catch the POTA rice train when in Deniliquin this week. Well worth the effort for this beauty.

Managed to find a nice afternoon to visit the Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall

Managed to create a sunburst through the leaves of a tree in the garden.

Managed to resurrect my plant which has died back to a small cutting.

Managing Partner of Red Media Group Angela Hale with First Lady Anita Perry and Helen Knaggs, Verizon Director of External Affairs

Managed to sneak up to the Chateau for the weekend for a wintry experience :)

Finally managed to get photos of this one as well! Prototype Enviro 200 S12 (S12 ETC) departs from Guildford Bus Station with a 24 to Cranleigh on 20/03/2013

Managed to track down the owners of some of the rarest cars in Singapore.

I have a personal affection towards DC2s as I have a DC2 VTi-R myself.

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Managed to find some time to go and take photos in the city today. It was raining, but I wanted some dark and moody shots so I was quite satisfied with the weather.

I also found the time to write a new post on my blog about an ever-ongoing photographic argument (I'm not going to reveal it here, go to my blog and read the article)

Managed to delete this while posting some new images, so I've put it back.

Few more from Weston Turville Reservoir

Managed to get a pre-release Soundwave Deluxe Figure from ROTF Transformers Movie 2009.

Sadly there is a defect on the left thigh of this figure which is placed wrongly. However, I went on to repaint this figure, can't bother much about it. Can't wait to try painting this figure.

This large suburban park is managed by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council. The park comprises the original lands of Marlay House, an 18th century mansion once the home of the Governor of the Bank of Ireland. Many of the features of the big house remain – the fine trees, the walled kitchen garden and the courtyard where a craft centre is now located.

Read more about Dublin's Parks | Terms and Conditions.

Husam Hourani, Al Tamimi & Company

Managing to do as little as possible in this current heat, I have spent the last three afternoons attempting to get a shot of the hummingbirds visiting the Bee Balm in the backyard. Well... out of the 100 or so frames shot so far, this is the only one close to being sharp. Anyhow, it has me more determined now to keep trying.

This is a self-portrait - the first ever shot taken with my remote trigger :)

Managed to fix the direction of the fabric thanks to some sensible advice from @allisonsews

I managed to grab a couple of shots whilst I was at the track day today, this is a quick handheld panorama showing a collection of some of the ferrari's that were available for people to take out on the track.

There's only one Lambo in this shot though as they were by far the most popular cars to head onto the track with during the course of the day.

10 shots handheld, stitched using CS5 for a change to see how it fares. Not convinced on its ability to level horizons as well as Hugin, but that's probably more to do with my CS5 skills in fairness.

The Africa Center’s Managing Security Resources in Africa (MSRA) seminar held in Washington, DC is providing a capacity building opportunity for practitioners and policy-makers responsible for resource management in Africa’s security sector by reinforcing many of the important lessons learned during the last decade.

Managed to get trainspotting the other day, saw a few buses too.

Managed by the Nature Conservancy, this 1,600-acre nature preserve is located in Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. From the Nature Conservancy site - "A window into ice ages past, Cranesville Swamp is located in a "frost pocket," an area where the surrounding hills capture moisture and cold air that conspire to create a landscape more reminiscent of habitat found much further north in Canada. Given Cranesville Swamp’s lush forest and wetland, it’s not surprising that it is home to an exceptional variety of animals. In total, more than 50 rare plants and animals live at Cranesville." Did not see a ton of birds, mostly they were high up in the trees - along with the squirrels. But I did see a hairy woodpecker and a few butterflies. Still, it was a nice day to be in the preserve on my visit, Thursday August 10th, 2017.

As Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Stephen Lovegrove is responsible for one of the largest government departments. He manages an annual budget of £35 billion and an ambitious equipment programme.

Stephen reflected on his first year as Permanent Secretary and how the department can address current and future challenges in the face of evolving threats to the UK.

The discussion was chaired by Daniel Thornton, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

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Photos by Candice McKenzie

HE Mr. Hamad Al-Kaabi, Resident Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the IAEA, Mr. Mohamed Alhammadi, ENEC’s Managing Director, and Mr. Christer Viktorsson, FANR’s Director General, are welcome by IAEA Senior officials upon their arrival at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 23 June 2022

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

I managed to get a hell of a laceration (usage?) in my hand today at work. Metal roof panels with very sharp edges. The ONE time I didn't wear my gloves. Sigh.

I finally managed to find some time to get out and the weather was being kind. It wasn’t raining for once! I wondered around town but there weren’t many people about today. The school holidays have finished here but the inclement weather isn’t encouraging people to come out for long. I saw a woman with her family and thought she’d make an interesting stranger, but sadly after I’d approached her and explained the project to her she said she didn’t speak French. I tried asking if she spoke English, but she didn’t. I thanked her and moved on.

I was wondering if I’d find anyone, so walked back into the main town square which is when I saw my stranger N°50 lighting up a cigarette outside the café. I asked if she had a few minutes and she looked at her watch. “A few moments.” So I explained the ideas of the project and waited to see if she was up for it. I had to repeat what I’d said as she commented on my accent and wanted to be clear that she’d understood. Once she had the idea she agreed.

Meet Mireille, she 69 years old and has been retired for some time. She worked in Administration before. She has a daughter and one grandson. After I’d taken 3 photos, less than I like but I was thinking of the time for her. We looked at them and she said they were fine other than the 2nd one, which we both agreed didn’t show her at her best.

She then said she would have to go as she had to pick up her grandson from school any second now. So I took my notes while we both walked down towards the school. She was born in Châteaudun but has lived around here for the last 15 years. When she has time she loves gardening most of all and next looking after her grandson.

We chatted about the project for a bit before she really had to go and I wanted to continue my walk while the weather was good enough. I gave her a card so she would be able to look for her photo and we said a polite “bon après-midi” before parting.

Here's the link to my first 100 strangers.

www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/sets/72157627810663376/

www.100strangers.com/

You can find my second round of 100 Strangers set here.

www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/sets/72157632333365533...

100 Strangers Group www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

Merci beaucoup Mireille.

managed to have a prowl around an old train grave yard today, would make for a good all nighter!

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Our managing editor, Heidi Strosahl getting for her very first triathlon, the Lutefiskman Triathlon in Osseo, WI on June 20, 2009.

Managed Retreat is an occasional journal of the English orient - it's bioregional & geopoetic, it promotes an ecological Englishness and comes with an eastern flavour. It's about nature & culture. This is the front cover & some of the contents.

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Managed to get this single shot off before the sun tucked away behind the trees.

I finally managed to get a day off work today, and took the train to Exeter to meet a friend for lunch...

As I reached the foot of the station stairs, I turned to look back up the way I'd just come, and saw these glossy yellow handrails stretching up towards the light. Humdrum to some, but I liked it - then again, it doesn't take much to amuse me...