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Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place. - Daniel H. Pink
A milestone birthday party in the house today and probably the first time in 21 years that I didn’t make the birthday cake. I took some pressure off and outsourced this year, it was delicious and stress free.
Excerpt from zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E6%A5%8A%E5%B1%8B%E9%81%93%E5%B8%...:
Yeung Uk Road Municipal Services Building (楊屋道市政大廈), also known as Yeung Uk Road Complex, is a multi-purpose municipal building in Hong Kong , located in the old district of Tsuen Wan, New Territories. No. 45 Yeung Uk Road was opened on July 14, 1990. The opening ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Municipal Council , Albert Chan (now a former member of the People's Power Legislative Council) . Facilities in the Municipal Services Building include Yeung Uk Road Market, Yeung Uk Road Sports Center and government offices. Yeung Uk Road Municipal Services Building has a footbridge across Yeung Uk Road , which leads directly to the shopping mall on the first floor of Nina Plaza . Now, Yeung Uk Road Market is managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department like the Tsuen Wan Market Building , and cleaning is outsourced to the same private contractor.
Today's spot!
The tiny Fiat 900 Series is the successor of the 1962-1970 Fiat 600T and the 1964-1976 Fiat 850T and 850 Familiare passenger van. It had almost the same body as the 850T.
After the 1980 modifications this 900T van was renamed 900E.
In former Yugoslavia the license built Zastava 900T was comparable.
The production of most commercial 850T or 900T versions was not done by Fiat itself but was outsourced to specialist bodywork companies, like Coriasco, Fissore, Moretti, Pasino, Vignale, Viotti and Zagato.
Carrozzeria Coriasco, Torino was a specialist in small Fiat pickup trucks. This company made the 600T Pickup, 850T Pickup and this 900T/E Pickup truck.
In the late 1980s Fiat stopped building minivans partly because Japanese brands came to dominate in this market segment.
Coriasco was an Italian company which was active on transforming mostly Fiat commercial vehicles. In 2000 it ceased their activities.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriasco
903 cc L4 rear engine (from Fiat 127).
C. 880 kg.
Production Fiat 900 Series: 1976-1986.
Production Fiat 900E: 1980-1986.
Original Italian reg. number (Province of Bari).
© photo: Evelien.
Puglia, April 15, 2025.
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Maryland Commercial Cleaning Outsourcing solutions by Commercial Buildings Maintenance Inc. A Frederick based janitorial service cleans large office buildings, Mom n Pop stores and major restaurant chains in 6 North East states
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NSL is a provider of outsourced business services to the public and private sectors. These include parking enforcement and street management solutions.
It seems that everything is getting "out sourced", next an AI.
Artificial intelligence (AI) could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs, a report by investment bank Goldman Sachs says.
The government has set out plans to regulate artificial intelligence with new guidelines on "responsible use", describing it as one of the "technologies of tomorrow".
Critics fear the rapid growth of AI could threaten jobs or be used for malicious purposes.
(Remember when they said "facial recognition" would not be widely used - this week US police admitted over one million uses last year).
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ): the Zürich public transport company outsources some of its services to other operators.
This is the case of bus number 29 of the ATE Bus AG company, from Effretikon (MAN A21 Lion's City NL323, registration ZH-540104, put into service in 2020), which we see arriving at the Schwerzenbach station, serving on the line 704 from Zürich, Klusplatz to Volketswil, Hofwisen.
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We were shaken by Alles's visitation from the censors of the First Fundamentalist Evangelical Church of the Mid West, the excellent group to which flickr has outsourced the critical business of protecting your morals. www.flickr.com/photos/allesklaar/25630706383/in/dateposted/
You see (and you may be surprised to learn this), Tessa has FORM. Worse than poor Alles who was only marked "moderate"
Well, things have moved on. We understand that, after a few days in chains, a compulsory Bible reading course and a ritual stoning of a statue of Darwin, Alles has been released back into the community. And we would hate our adoring fans to be denied the sight of Tessa in her full glory.
So here's our compliant nude.
Really!
Down under there Tessa is stark naked.
Mind you you'll have to work harder at it then usual
Get to work!
D-HDDL, EC-135 of DL Helicopters is operated since 2015 on behalf of MFG-5 of the German Navy in the training role.
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Deep inside the Nugg's Outsource storm drain we came across thousands of bats hanging from the ceiling. We ducked low and crept underneath them and they stayed asleep and all was well. They didn't seem to mind us passing underneath them, but then a few woke up and were flying around, and then they All woke up, and they started flying up and down the pipe. They created a bat wind in the tunnel. They are amazing fliers and almost never crash into us. Its an amazing experience to have thousands of bats flying fast past you in both directions
The light holes in the underground storm drain called Nugg's Outsource were very beautiful and created amazing beams of light that broke through the darkness and illuminated the pipe
CSX F40PH-2 9998 as the fifth unit on Q410-04, bound for CadRail in Quebec for some warranty work along with the 9993. December 5, 2018.
I've come to the decision that I need to outsource my IT. With Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Flickr, 500px, Blogs and Forums to keep on top of, there simply aren't enough hours in the day. Anyway, Jack has taken to it like a duck to water and he doesn't mind getting paid in cuddles.
I just hope he doesn't burn the candle at both ends, as he does get pretty grumpy when he's tired!
Strobist:
Ranger A Head, B port at 1.5, 21cm Reflector, 20 degree grid, high camera left as main light
430EXII, 1/16, 24mm, 1/4 CTB gel, bounced into white A4 paper on laptop screen as low fill
430EX, 1/64, 105mm, lighting laptop
430EX, 1/8, 24mm, background light behind Jack
Triggered by Skyport Speed
Darkday and I fooled around in the underground storm drain called Nugg's Outsource with some coloured led sticks doing some silly light painting and having fun times
The dark reflections in some parts of the Nugg's Outsource storm drain were beautiful & amazing. Darkday figured out how to shoot them to get the reflection nice, and then she showed me her new lighting skills. Thanks love.. :)
This small section of the Nugg's Outsource storm drain was very beautiful because it had a small hole in the ceiling that allowed the amazing light of the sun to penetrate into the tunnel of darkness
Day 98/365: Troopers trying to fix my camera (CF Card reading error)
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Darkday shoots up while deep inside the Nugg's Outsource storm drain. There was a few of these nice light holes that filled the drain with a soft light
Yep, it's one of those original British Leyland Range Rovers, this one sporting a colour scheme that looks an awful lot like Coronation Chicken (by the way, Coronation Chicken is absolutely delicious and I recommend it to everyone!)
Yes, believe it or not, the origin of the mighty Range Rover goes back to the communistic clumsiness of British Leyland, where, in one of their rare moments of genius, they realised the dream that a contemporary 4x4 could be married with the luxuries and styling of a regular saloon car!
The original concept of the Range Rover can be traced back to the groundbreaking original Land Rover of the 1940's, where upon its introduction in 1948 as an extended development of the American Willy's Jeep, the Land Rover had taken the world by storm and become the most desired 4x4 in the world. Light, practical, endlessly tunable and easy to maintain, the Land Rover was a hit across the globe, primarily in the colonies of the British Empire, taking people to remote regions that had once been only within the reach of a Horse or a Camel. Initially, a plan was made to create a saloon style version of the Land Rover in 1949 with the help of coachbuilder Tickford, dubbed the 'Land Rover Station-Wagon', but this was not exactly a success and sold only 700 examples before the car was withdrawn from production in 1951. The main features of the Station-Wagon were a wooden-framed body, seven seats, floor carpets, a heater, a one-piece windscreen and other car-like features, its hand-built nature kept prices high.
In 1954 Land Rover took another stab at the Station Wagon concept, only this time it was built in-house rather than outsourced to a different company. This version's primary market was for those who required an off-road vehicle with greater capacity, such as ambulances or even small buses in remote regions such as the Scottish Highlands. But even though this second incarnation of the Station Wagon was available with features such as an interior light, heater, door and floor trims and upgraded seats, the basic Land Rover roots of this car meant it was still tough and capable, but the firm suspension made its road performance somewhat mediocre.
In 1958, Land Rover took yet another stab with the Road Rover, a development of combining the Land Rover chassis and running gear with the internal furnishings and body of a regular saloon car. The intended audience of the Road Rover was again in the remote British Colonies of Africa and the Australian Outback, where the firm suspension would be useful on the long, uneven roads. By the 1960's however, developments across the pond in the United States were starting to rock Rover's boat, as the newly coined Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) began to make progress. International Harvester released the Scout, and Ford the Bronco, offering a different blend of off and on-road ability from existing utility 4x4s such as the Land Rover and the Jeep, proving capable of good on-road comfort and speed while retaining more than adequate off-road ability for most private users. The Jeep Wagoneer proved the concept further, being both spacious and practical, but still with the raunchy off-road abilities to conquer the harsh American terrain.
Being frontline observers to this, Rover dealers in the United States looked on in horror as the American motor industry cornered the market for the SUV, and through frustration the president of Rover's USA division sent head office a Land Rover Series II 88 fitted with a Buick V8, designed for contemporary American pickup trucks, which offered far greater on-road performance and refinement than any Land Rover then in production.
Things came full circle though thanks to a man named Charles Spencer King, a former apprentice at Rolls Royce and one of the most prominent figures in the ownership of Rover and its transition to British Leyland. Taking over the development, he began the development program with the 100-inch Station Wagon project, taking the original concepts of the previous Road Rover and fitting it with coil springs after coming to the conclusion that only long-travel coil springs could provide the required blend of luxury car comfort and Land Rover's established off-road ability. His realisation of this apparently came when he drove a Rover P6 across rough scrubland adjacent to Land Rover's Solihull Factory, but was also helped by the fact that Land Rover purchased the coil springs from a Ford Bronco and began developing from those. Permanent 4WD was also necessary so as to provide both adequate handling and to reliably absorb the power that would be required by the vehicle if it was to be competitive, which came through in the form of a new transmission known as the Land Rover 101 Forward Control. The final piece to the puzzle though was the use of the Buick derived Rover V8, a strong, reliable, lightweight and endlessly tunable engine. In addition to the regular V8, the car was fitted with both a starting handle for emergencies, and carburettors to help continue to supply fuel at extreme angles.
The final design, launched in 1970 with bodywork styled largely by the engineering team rather than David Bache's styling division, was marketed as 'A Car For All Reasons'. In its original guise, the Range Rover was more capable off-road than the Land Rover but was much more comfortable, offering a top speed in excess of 100mph, a towing capacity of 3.5 tons, spacious accommodation for five people and groundbreaking features such as a four-speed, dual-range, permanent four-wheel-drive gearbox and hydraulic disc brakes on all wheels. The body was constructed, in keeping with other Rover products, of lightweight aluminium, and in its first incarnation was only available as a two-door utilitarian runabout, rather than the five-door luxury car we know today. This was rectified in 1981 when a 4-door version was made available, but this doesn't mean that the Range Rover wasn't a success before this change.
Upon its launch in June 1970, the Range Rover was lauded with critical acclaim, and Rover was praised for succeeding in marrying the practicalities of a modern 4x4 with the luxury capabilities of a standard road car. With a top speed of 95mph and a 0-60 acceleration of less than 15 seconds, performance was stated as being better than many family saloon cars of its era, and off-road performance was good, owing to its long suspension travel and high ground clearance. The bulky but practical design was also praised, with many considering it a piece of artwork, with one example being put on display in the Louvre in Paris! Early celebrity ownership also helped the sales quota, but not in the same way you'd expect today. Instead of Musicians and Movie Stars buying up stashes of Range Rovers like they do nowadays, people of established wealth such as Princess Diana and Government bodies became proud custodians of these mighty machines.
Problems however were quick to occur, as let's not forget, this was a British Leyland product. Reliability was a major issue, with strike cars being especially poor as many would leave the factory with vital components missing or not installed properly. To save costs, many pieces of the cars were carried over from other Leyland products, with switches and dials being donated from Austin Allegros, and the door handles coming direct from Morris Marinas. Name any of the faults endemic to British Leyland products of the time, and the Range Rover suffered from the same curse, be they mechanical, electric, cosmetic, or, worst of all, the demon rust!
But the Range Rover survived to see the 1980's despite its faults, and after the introduction of an extra set of doors it started to gain a true identity as the luxury motor of choice for the new money. With the additional 5-door layout, new variants such as the long wheelbase Vogue and the SE (Special Equipment) versions took many of the luxury items of the Jaguar XJ series such as leather seats and hazelnut wooden trim and placed them into the Range Rover. In the 1980s as well, special utility versions began to be developed, including a 6x6 Fire Tender for airfields and small airports, Ambulances for military bases and remote regions, and one special variant for his holiness the Pope, affectionately dubbed the Popemobile!
However, towards the late 1980's the Range Rover in its original incarnation was starting to look very much its age. The angular design was looking tired, and internally its utilitarian roots were in evidence. The dashboard was not much like that of a regular saloon car, but more a bus or a truck, with a huge steering wheel like that from a tractor, and was not particularly well equipped. Land Rover however intended to narrow the Range Rover's portfolio to the truly luxury market rather than having the low end versions which didn't sell as well due to their expense. In 1989 Land Rover launched the Discovery, which was similar in size to the Range Rover but cheaper and given a more family layout with seats and furnishings being carried over from the Austin Montego. To bring the Range Rover back into the front line of luxury motors for the 1990's, Rover Group (the descendant of British Leyland) put together a plan to design a new car under the chassis codenumber P38A (or just P38 for short). Four years of development and £300 million later, the car was launched to a whirlwind of critical acclaim. With a beautifully equipped interior, a more car-like design of dashboard and with a wider variety of luxury trim levels, including the personalised Autobiography editions, the P38 was the first of the mighty Range Rovers to appeal to the bling-bling generation.
This, however, left the original Range Rover out in the cold, and even though it was still a much loved part of the British motoring scene, the time had come for the original, dubbed the Range Rover Classic after launch of the P38. The last of the original Range Rovers slunk silently of the production line at Solihull in 1996, with production now fully based on the new P38, as well as to future developments such as the Freelander of 1997 and ongoing Discovery and Defender. Today original Range Rovers are somewhat easy to come by depending on where you look. In London you'll find a fair few (after all, these were the original Chelsea Tractors), but even in the country you'll bump into these things, especially around my home of Devon where the Range Rover/Land Rover products were perfect for the rugged Moorland terrain. Early British Leyland ones you'd be hard pressed to find, most rusting away in the 1980's, but the Rover Group ones of the 80's and 90's are by no means rare.
But even so, 45 years after the first Range Rover left the factory in Solihull, Range Rovers continue to be produced today, now in it's 4th Generation and available in more variations than ever before! Although British Leyland has long since died together with their many woeful products such as the Morris Marina and the Austin Allegro, the Range Rover is very much their legacy, the last of their original products to survive the strikes and bankruptcy, fighting off the fuel crisis and privatisation by the Thatcher Government, and then being split in 2000 by BMW and juggled between owners Ford and TATA Steel, and still being the luxury motorised toy of the modern day rich! :)