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Sameer Walia, Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Smart Cube, was at IWSB Campus to interact with the young entrepreneurial leaders as part of "MY JOURNEY" series
08/12 marks another milestone in the extension of the Antwerp tram network. As of this day the city boulevard ("de leien") can be traveled again from South to North, using tram line 1 (which in fact follows the same route as the old tram line 1, abandoned in the early `60s). Also premetro station Opera is opened to public again, now as a x-over station between level -2 lines from Central Station to Groenplaats (3, 5, 9, 15) and level -3 (today only line 10). Line 1 crosses on street level.
Also tram 24 changed destination, no longer running into City Centre terminus Melkmarkt, but from Rooseveltplaats joining right the boulevard line (with line 1), towards Havenhuis (Harbour House, Port Authority). This change is considered a loss of service particularly for travelers from Borgerhout/Deurne towards the City Centre. It is far from sure whether the Havenhuis terminus will deficit attract as much passengers.
Also line 8 was canceled at late notice and will no longer use the boulevard line South but end at Astrid station, creating there huge traffic jams for passengers which need to change from line 8 to line 10 in order to continue to the City Centre South. This was particularly driven by the lack of available tram drivers and by a lot of trams being locked in the maintenance depot, all caused by missing operations and maintenance budget.
A nice inauguration therefore is somehow negatively influenced by the lack of vision and priority both at Antwerp City Council and at the Flemish Government (overlooking De Lijn). Both City Council and Government responsabilities for public transport are owned by NVA, the poor politics of this party cause now a long-term and expensive investment not to pay off. After years of construction, the result of this is poor service into the city centre; and limited impact on reduction of congestion.
Following SuziBlu's advice about not being precious about a page, I have added another layer. I have blogged this layer here.
an unexpected funny shot - the lady tram driver (Ms. Yiu) on livery same as the one who drives the tram!!
Deboxing Q Posket Ariel. She comes with a base, and her head is separate from her body.
I just received the Q Posket Ariel 5.5 inch vinyl figure from eBay. She was released by Banpresto in Japan in November 2016. There is also a faded or pastel color variant released at the same time, but is a rarer item. She arrived very quickly (three days from order) as she was from a local seller, and cost $39.99 shipped.
Q Posket Ariel is in mermaid form, and is sitting, so is actually about 4'' H x 4'' W x 4'' D. She needs to be placed on her stand to be stable, since she is not balanced with her massive hair. Also because of her hair, she is much heavier than the 5.5 inch Snow White Q Posket figure that I got earlier this month (6 oz vs 3.5 oz). Ariel can turn her head about 90 degrees, restricted by the hair behind her head falling past her shoulders. For most of the photos, I pose her head facing forward and slightly to her right. She has an adorable face, with big inset blue green eyes glancing towards her right, tiny nose and mouth and a huge head of orange red hair in an underwater pose. The hair details are slightly different than on the box images. She has her iconic purple seashell bra, and dark green tail with light green fins. She is a very good match for the Snow White Q Posket, so I'm glad I got her. I've also purchased an Alice Q Posket from the same series, and await shipment.
S.A.M.E., an acronym for Società Accomandita Motori Endotermici, is a Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer. ... The company was founded in 1942 in Treviglio (Bergamo), Italy, by the brothers Francesco and Eugenio Cassani. SAME main products are tractors and front loaders.
This swing-set has seen generations of kids!
It also saw some mean kids steal Mark Carlin's golden banana-seat bicycle in the early 1970's... "Hey, can we try out your bike?" Trained to not be rude, Mark and I both had reservations but we said "Yes." Whoops!
Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of admission to the Union in 1996. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch.
Because of its distinctive shape, the arch was known as "the Chaps" and "the Schoolmarm's Bloomers" by local cowboys. Many other names have been applied to this arch including "Bloomers Arch", "Marys Bloomers", "Old Maids Bloomers", "Pants Crotch", "Salt Wash Arch", and "School Marms Pants". The arch was given its current name by Frank Beckwith, leader of the Arches National Monument Scientific Expedition, who explored the area in the winter of 1933–1934. Although there is a rumor that the names of Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch were inadvertently exchanged due to a signage mixup by the National Park Service (NPS), this is false.
This arch played no part in the original designation of the area as a national monument (Arches National Monument) in 1929, and was not included within the original boundaries; it was added when the monument was enlarged in 1938.
In the 1950s, the NPS investigated the possibility of applying a clear plastic coating to the arch to protect it from further erosion and eventual destruction. The idea was ultimately abandoned as impractical and contrary to NPS principles.
Delicate Arch is formed of Entrada Sandstone. The original sandstone fin was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, leaving the arch. Other arches in the park were formed the same way but, due to placement and less dramatic shape, are not as famous.
During the summer, white-throated swifts (Aeronautes saxatalis) nest in the top of the arch.
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After being a week working non-stop this week begins a new stage.
Everything will change, thanks to everyone for your comments.
Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2013 | 35 years on, it’s time to remember where we have been, look where we are going and take pride in how far we have come.
Avec Simple One et DJ Enygm, Sax Machine, Same Same But Different, Davjazz, DJ Vr The Legend, Shin Zen Click, French Connection...
the same two helicopters which recently flew through Tower Bridge were up and about over the Olympic Park
Same guys as last year? It would've been nice if they had done more than one quick flyby. The fellow I was standing next to saw them coming, and I was lucky enough to snap off a few shots before they zoomed away. Most of the other people watching the ships didn't get shit.
The same female drone fly resting on the same Plantain Leaf Pussytoes as in the previous photo; had to use Ribbet to upload due to a pop-up asking for either browsing in another program or saving on my computer
Camera Used: Canon EOS Rebel T1i
Lens Used: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM prime lens
In Kalamunda National Park, near Perth in Western Australia, I saw several examples of this beautiful little plant, with deep red stems and tufts of cylindrical leaves. There is a flower stalk emerging from the plant in the upper left, which might be part of the same plant, or a completely different plant.
I now know that the flowering stalk belongs to a plant called Butterfly Flower (Philydrella sp., probably Philydrella pygmaea). But I still don't know if the red-stalked foliage is part of the same plant, or something completely different.
In nearby Bangowla Regional Park, I saw lots of these same Butterfly Flowers in bloom, again in association with the foliage shown here. However, those photos leave unresolved whether this is a single plant, or two unrelated species that happen to grow together in the same habitat (moist clay-pan). And because I live on the other side of the world, I can't easily go back to check!
