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Government Digital Service Executive Director Stephen Foreshew-Cain speaking to GDS team about the 2015 Spending Review.
Media statement:
More than 400 residents from across NSW gathered outside AGL Energy's head office in North Sydney this morning to demand an end to AGL's controversial coal seam gas projects in Gloucester and Camden.
The residents, many who had travelled together by bus from Gloucester, were joined by concerned Sydneysiders and members of GetUp. Today marks the 100th consecutive week of community protests at AGL's head office demanding an end to CSG in NSW.
GetUp’s Better Power Campaign Director Lily Dempster, who is leading the organisation’s call for consumers to turn their backs on energy retailers still investing in dirty energy, said it was disappointing that CEO Andrew Vesey had refused an invitation from Groundswell Gloucester to address the gathering today.
“People from all walks of life have gathered outside of AGL today and over the past 100 weeks to show the community finds the threats of coal seam gas to our agricultural land, our precious water resources and our communities simply unacceptable,” she said.
“It’s risky business for communities such as Gloucester and Camden, and it’s increasingly risky business for investors too.
“The company is currently reviewing its coal seam gas investments and has a prime opportunity to get out of harmful coal seam gas projects for good.
“We know one of the most effective ways of placing pressure is through consumer action. If you are an AGL customer you're in a powerful position to help pressure this company to get out of CSG and start supporting cleaner, safer renewable energy instead," she said.
Professor Rufus Clarke is a former AGL customer who has switched power provider through the Better Power campaign.
“In April this year my wife and I became aware of the influence that companies like AGL have on public policy, for example in Prime Minister Abbott’s reneging on his pre-election promise not to cut the Renewable Energy Target, and his persistent attacks on the renewable energy industry.
“Ecological responsibility cuts no ice with these companies; the only thing they understand is losing market share. So we switched to Powershop for our electricity supply. We are paying no more per kilowatt hour than we were with AGL.
“I urge others to do as we have done, to switch their energy supplies away from those who pollute the atmosphere and the aquifers – it’s the only message that the companies that pollute, and their shareholders, will understand,” Prof Clarke said.
To date the Better Power campaign has switched 12,000 customers from AGL and other big polluting companies including EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy.
The closing statements in the case The Prosecutor v. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud started on 23 May 2023 in Courtroom III at the seat of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”) in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Dr. Robert Nasi, Director General of Center for International Forestry Reasearch (CIFOR), delivery speech during 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Yogyakarta on April 23, 2018 in Indonesia.
Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/CIFOR
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Westfalia unveils new mission statement:
Our Mission... To deliver unparalleled warehousing solutions by earning the trust of our customers, understanding their business needs and honoring the commitments we make.
© Westfalia Technologies Inc. 2013
In preparing a presentation for school tomorrow about my work in Brazil I sorted through lots of old photos and enjoyed a bit of a reminisce.
After we received a donation of clothes from a local church. None of the boys were overly keen on using second hand pants and yet Sansao was more than willing to wear them on his head! =) He was ever the comedian!
Tenuous Link: giraffe
Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Herb Salad topped with some organic cheese :) )))
It's as good as a bowl of candy. I'm totally serious, here.
I took this picture in Tagaytay, Philippines.
The Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza form Mexico's best known ancient site, as well as one of the most extensive. The monuments are hugely impressive and include some of the most iconic architectural statements surviving from Mayan culture, including the Temple of the Warriors, the enormous Ball Court and the great stepped pyramid known as El Castillo, the centrepiece of the first area of the city seen by the visitor from the site entrance.
The chief god worshipped here appears to have been Kukulkan (the Mayan form of Quetzelcoatl) whose open-jawed serpent heads adorn many of the main temple structures.
The city and it's monuments mostly date between 600-1200AD and thus exhibit a variety of styles, making this a kind of architectural open air museum or textbook on Mayan art, with most buildings following a more severe, monumental design (though often adorned with low relief), whilst a few in the southern group feature the lavish ornamentation of the Puuc style as seen at Uxmal.
Chichen Itza receives a far greater influx of visitors than Mexico's other ancient sites (being within easy shot of daytrippers from resorts like Cancun) and thus for their own protection most of the monuments are now roped off to prevent the wear and tear of thousands of feet climbing the pyramid and the many temple platforms. This was something of a disappointment to us having had so much more free reign to explore other sites, though having seen the numbers increase dramatically through the day can readily understand and support such measures.
File name: 08_02_004097
Box label: Boston Public Library: Courtyard
Title: Central Library courtyard
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Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 1/4 in.
Genre: Photographic prints
Subjects: Boston Public Library; Public libraries; Courtyards
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Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
Local accession number: 13_05_000330
Title: Capt. Semmes [front]
Statement of responsibility: Charles D. Fredericks & Co. "Specialit," 587 Broadway, New York
Creator/Contributor: Charles D. Fredricks & Co. (Photographer)
Genre: Photographs; Cartes de visite; Portraits
Date created: 1859-1870 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 photograph : print on card mount ; mount 11 x 7 cm (carte de visite format)
General notes: Title from item or from accompanying material.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger.
Subjects: Military officers; Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877
Collection: Cartes de Visite Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Image available for purchase from www.ballaratheritage.com.au
Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
Anderson's Mill Complex, Smeaton, comprises a huge bluestone mill building, water wheel, 23 metre tall brick chimney, bluestone office, stables, granary, blacksmiths shop and residence. The complex was built for the Anderson brothers from 1861 onwards to service Creswick's prospering agricultural district. The ten bay bluestone mill building is four stories high with an attic storey in the gabled slate roof. The 28-foot (8.5 metre) diameter water wheel, built by Ballarat engineering firm Hunt and Opie, is fed by a mill race about 900 metres long which commences at a bluestone weir on Birch Creek.
The industrial elements of the mill complex are located in a highly intact landscape setting which includes the Anderson family home and its garden, Birch Creek and the bridge on the access road and areas of European vegetation, all set within the context of the creek valley and surrounding farm land. The first part of the timber residence was built in the early 1860s with further additions in the nineteenth century including a separate bluestone kitchen block. The residence has a typical Victorian era cottage garden including berry gardens and a timber front boundary fence and gate to the mill area.
The Anderson brothers migrated from Scotland in 1851, and were involved in goldmining at first before developing a thriving sawmilling business which serviced the gold mining industry. They were also involved into agriculture and land speculation. Their successes enabled them to make the large investment in the Mill. John Smeaton had trained as a millwright in Scotland.
Numerous flour mills were built in the established agricultural districts of Victoria in the 1850s and 60s. As with many mills from this period, the Smeaton mill's initial prosperity was short-lived as Victoria's drier northern areas, which were better suited to wheat growing, were developed for agriculture under the Selection Acts from the mid-1870s. In the same period the technology of wheat milling changed from stone to roller mills, and consumers came to prefer the product from the roller mills. David Anderson, one of the second generation of millers, invested in new roller milling equipment in 1895 and also diversified into oat-milling. The mill continued to operate for another sixty years as a flour and oatmeal mill before it closed in the late 1950s. Members of the Anderson family lived continuously in the residence on the site up until 2008.
The Andersons Mill Complex, apart from the residence, was purchased by the State government in 1987 as a Bicentennial gift to the people of Victoria, and the land became a Historic Reserve which is now under the management of Parks Victoria.
How is it Significant
The Andersons Mill Complex is of historical, scientific (technical), and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Andersons Mill Complex is of historical significance as highly intact and representative example of a rural industrial landscape associated with the early period of wheat growing
activity in Victoria up until the mid-1870. Flour mills were an important component of the relatively self generating local economies which operated in the agricultural districts of Victoria in this period.
The Andersons Mill Complex is of historical significance as a product of the development in a goldfields economy, in which money made from gold mining and associated industries such as timber milling was invested locally in other industries such as flour milling. The scale and finish of the mill and office indicate the confidence of the Andersons in this endeavour.
The Andersons Mill Complex is of historical significance as a rural industrial complex which has been in continuous occupation and use by the same family since the 1860s. The buildings and structures are indicative of the transference of the Andersons' experience of building and industrial practices in Scotland. The different processes employed at the mill also demonstrate the capacity of the owners to adapt to changing circumstances over close to one hundred years.
The bluestone main mill building of the Andersons Mill Complex is of architectural significance as a fine example of a large scale industrial structure displaying the simple unadorned materials, symmetrical arrangement and harmonious proportions of the Georgian style.
The Andersons Mill Complex is of scientific (technical) significance as a rare and highly intact water powered nineteenth century flour mill. The waterwheel and the water turbine provide outstanding opportunities to demonstrate how water power was used in the nineteenth century. The Andersons Mill Complex is of scientific (technical) significance for its capacity to demonstrate the technical aspects of the oat milling process.
The water wheel is of scientific (technical) significance as a product of the Victoria Foundry at Ballarat during its most active period. It clearly demonstrates the manufacturing capabilities and levels of craftsmanship attained by the foundry no more than five years after it was established. The wooden patterns from which the wheel's components were cast have survived and illustrate the way in which the wheel was manufactured.
Year Construction Started 1861
Architectural Style Victorian Period (1851-1901) Georgian
©AVucha 2018
A McHenry man was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly threatening a person with a firearm and refusing to cooperate with police.
William B. Cheatham, 56, was arrested at his home in the 1000 block of North Front Street, according to a statement from McHenry Police Chief John Birk.
Officers were called to the scene about 8:30 p.m. after a report of a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived, it was reported that Cheatham threatened to harm one of the victims with a firearm, Birk said. Cheatham reportedly retreated into his residence and refused to answer responding officers.
An investigation revealed that Cheatham was a convicted felon and in possession of numerous firearms. A search warrant for the residence was obtained.
Because of a threat of weapons, the McHenry Police Department requested assistance from the Emergency Services Team of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System. NIPAS is a joint venture of suburban municipal police agencies that provide mutual aid.
Police entered the residence, and Cheatham was taken into custody without incident. During a search of the residence, investigators recovered 13 long guns, two handguns and ammunition, Birk said. To help ensure the safety of other area residents, Route 31 was closed to traffic for about four hours.
Cheatham faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, assault and disorderly conduct.
Cheatham was processed and taken to the McHenry County Jail to await a bond hearing.
McHenry police could not be reached for information Sunday.
Caller shares her story
Cheatham’s girlfriend, Jami Stefko, told the Northwest Herald on Sunday morning that Cheatham threatened to put a gun to her 17-year-old daughter’s head. Stefko said Cheatham came home from work intoxicated and was upset that her daughter had guests.
To avoid conflict, Stefko said she escorted her daughter and their guests out of the home before calling 911.
“He threatened my 17-year-old daughter, and he has guns. He didn’t pull one out, but the point is he shouldn’t say that,” Stefko said. “She’s doing OK. She’s here with me sleeping.”
She said Cheatham was the only person inside the home when police arrived and the hours-long standoff began.
“They had to break our bedroom window on the side of the house, where it’s taped and broken, and they had to throw tear gas in,” Stefko said.
Stefko, who was busy airing out their bedroom Sunday, said the fate of their relationship is unclear.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m tired right now,” she said. “It’s upsetting, but everybody’s safe. That’s the most important. At least it didn’t end bad. Bill’s alive, no cops got hurt, we’re all OK.”
Cheatham was convicted of aggravated driving under the influence after being arrested in May 2012.
Area bar cleared
Bartender Dana Johnson said the nearby Corner Tap, 3901 Main St., was shut down during the standoff. When she returned to work Sunday morning, the place looked like “everyone went out for a cigarette” and never came back.
“This morning it was kind of funny coming in because everything was left as if everyone was still drinking,” Johnson said. “Everybody had to leave. Lights were left on. Cash was left out. It was really crazy.”
Johnson said Cheatham was a regular and got along with most patrons.
“He helps the community all the time,” she said. “He’s a veteran. I never would have imagined this happening. Never.”
*Written by Daniel Gaitan, Northwest Herald
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Dr. Robert Nasi, Director General of Center for International Forestry Reasearch (CIFOR), delivery speech during 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Yogyakarta on April 23, 2018 in Indonesia.
Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/CIFOR
More information on the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, please visit cifor.org/aprs
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
wall covered with posters of candidates for a local election - afternoon - Bagong Silang, Manila, The Philippines
Miniature cherries handsculpted by me. I hope to get a friend to model them for me, tried them on myself and I really love how they look!
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Here comes Mavis sporting the hottest fashion look this Spring: peek-a-boo shell with faux fur trim. Work it girl!
Female River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
I put things in my windows because I hate sunlight, and it's easier than nailing 'em to a wall, plus I figure they insulate ever-so-slightly ... but then I noticed this metal shark behind the American flag sort of makes an unintentional statement about American foreign policy, and the selfish, interventionist, ruthless, bloodthirsty methods our policy employs.
American flag, American foreign policy, foreign policy, silhouette.
living room, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
February 6, 2010.
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One video still from each "Life is Drag" video portrait (performance documentation).
lifeisdrag.com
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I create bodies of work that explore subjects such as gender, artifice, and spectacle. Utilizing processes ranging from directorial to curatorial to anthropological, I showcase exuberantly irrepressible personalities who revel in challenging clichés associated with constructs such "masculinity" and "femininity". A sampling of subjects include Girls Girls Girls (the world's first and only all-female Mötley Crüe tribute band), Tazzie Colomb (the world's longest competing female bodybuilder), and LACTIC Incorporated (an avant-garde clothing brand that takes the detritus of corporate life and reinterprets it into one-of-a-kind structural garments that challenge the polarization of gender).
With this current and ongoing project "Life is Drag", I am documenting the most innovative and singular performers of the currently exploding international alt-drag and neo-burlesque scenes. I am 3 years into this project, and so far have created 250+ portraits. These are created in my studio as well as during residencies - in New York City (The Cell Theater, Bushwig), Pittsburgh (The Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Blue Moon Bar, Bloomfield Garden Club), and New England (3S Artspace).
This project began in early 2019 in my studio in Brooklyn, when I collaborated with a local visual artist by the name of Untitled Queen - a deeply beloved, highly respected, and uniquely visionary performer and conduit within the NYC drag scene who uses drag as a part and extension of her artistic process. I then worked with selected performers from Ohio and Kentucky in conjunction with a mid-career retrospective in my hometown of Cincinnati in the spring of 2019, and in January and February of 2020, I worked with 20+ New England-based drag artists as part of a residency and exhibition at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
From the autumn of 2020 until the summer of 2021, I was an artist in residence at The Cell Theatre in the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC, where I expanded the project in the midst of the pandemic to also include neo-burlesque performers and performance artists whose work deals specifically with gender performativity. Most recently was a residency in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio - which included creating video portraits of performers from the drag haus ODD Presents, members of the neo-burlesque troop Smoke & Queers, and other alt-drag and burlesque artists from the tri-state area. This residency also included an exhibition featuring this ever-growing archive, as well as multiple live performance events.
My long-term goal is to continue to do a series of such residencies nationally and internationally, which will allow me to create a comprehensive archive of video portraits of drag, burlesque and performance artists from a wide range of locations, backgrounds, cultures, and ages. Each portrait includes video of the artist performing (lip-synching, singing, telling stories, reciting monologues, dancing, etc.) in addition to interview documentation, and will live online as well as in galleries and unexpected places in between. "Life is Drag" has so far been exhibited at such venues as the the Carnegie Museum of Art and Bunker Projects (PA), Satellite Art Club, Bushwig and The Cell (NYC), 3S Artspace (NH), and the Weston Art Gallery (OH).
I believe this project is innovative and important in that it is treating and respecting "drag" (defined as broadly and inclusively as possible) as a proper art form – recognizing it as an extremely vital and valid style of performance art, and every bit as deserving of the deference reserved for more traditional classical art forms like painting and sculpture. Drag is painting and sculpture and performance all at once - and quite often also activism, education, protest, therapy, resistance, catharsis, comedy, tragedy, enlightenment, inspiration - or some combination of the above - to those who practice it, and also to those who experience it as an observer. This project is about celebrating this experimental and expansive form of art and its wide range of practitioners and manifestations. It is about creating a record - an archive - of these brilliant but ephemeral performances, from dive bars to art galleries, city streets to grand theater stages. It is about trying to properly document and share these wildly diverse acts and profound stories that will surely open minds and capture hearts.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, addresses reporters on June 7, 2016, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, while delivering a press statement amid a two-day Strategic and Economic Dialogue between U.S. and Chinese officials. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
File name: 08_02_002566
Box label: Parks: Public Garden
Title: Public Gard[en]
Alternative title: Public Garden
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Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Genre: Photographic prints
Subjects: Parks
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Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.