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Seminar on Technical Cooperation Programme held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 11 February 2020
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Technical Drawing using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop combining fashion and technical style illustration.
Pottery tomb figure of a singer (Han Dynasty), unearthed near Guanghan, Sichuan, in November 1994.
Last week’s photo shoots were of Tianfu Square (at night) and a day trip to Huanglongxi Ancient Town southeast of Chengdu. This week, I changed it up a little and went to a museum that I’d been wanting to visit for quite some time (but, honestly, was just too lazy to go to until now).
Sanxingdui (literally, “three star mound(s)”) is an archaeological site/museum. To give you perspective, I’ll make a few comparisons. The easiest (and less impressive) comparison is to the Jinsha Archaeological Site within the Chengdu city limits.
Jinsha is a very nice site in its own right, and has a lot of source material that dates from around 2,500-3,000 years ago. The Jinsha site was more recently discovered (2001) than the Sanxingdui site (early 20th century; excavations began in earnest in 1986). At Jinsha, things just feel like “leftovers.” I mean to say…there doesn’t feel like anything that the world at large necessarily needed to know about – though some of the art there, the skeletal remains, etc. are incredibly interesting if you have an interest in human history. However, I digress. The main point I should make regarding Jinsha and Sanxingdui is that it’s believed that the sites are from a related culture, though the timing is off by about 500 years (if I remember right from the signage at Jinsha).
The other comparison I will make is to China’s most famous archaeological site: the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. Those are more important from a nationalistic point of view, I suppose, in that they were made (or ordered to be made, to be more precise) by China’s first emperor circa 200 BC. Aside from that, the terracotta army is quite impressive.
I feel Sanxingdui is much more important to human history, though, and I say this for a few reasons. First, it predates China (as a “nation-state”) by about 1,000 years. Almost everything that has been unearthed here is from roughly the 12th or 13th century BC (per carbon dating). Finding this site was (rightfully so) a huge shock in the archaeological record. It wasn’t known that people were in this area, if I’m not mistaken, and that they were as advanced as they were.
As you can see from the collection, this is a people who were highly advanced, had a monetary system (based on the knowledge of cowry shells, etc.), religious practices, and a high technical skill with bronze and other alloys. The masks from Sanxingdui are the most famous part of this collection and are still in such good shape 3,000 years later that they could honestly be placed in any museum in the world. They’re truly quite impressive.
Another reason I say so little is known of the people who lived here is that, while this museum is of exceptional quality – architecturally, in presentation, in every aspect – there is so little background information provided about the people’s origins. We can see how they lived, what was important to them, and other things, but the one thing that is missing is…where they came from. I continually found myself saying, “Wow,” over and again throughout the afternoon here.
Getting here is relatively easy now. A bus goes from Xinnanmen long distance bus station in downtown Chengdu (leaving at 9:30 a.m.) and takes you directly to the Sanxingdui parking lot, about 50 km (at most) towards the northeast on the Mianyang freeway. The closest town is Guanghan, and the cost of the ticket, for a round trip ride, is 50 RMB. (The bus returns at 2:40 p.m., which gives about 4 hours to see the entire museum and grounds.)
Upon getting to the visitor center, you have to pass through security scanners (in each of the three other buildings, too, for that matter). After paying the very reasonable 80 RMB admission, you pass through security yet again and are finally in the museum/site proper. I don’t recall much information available at the visitor center, but I may have just missed it. In retrospect, it would be very nice to have some informational videos – even if they were just to say much isn’t known about the history of the people. It could have given suppositions of life in video format, or even focused on the discovery of the site. (Again, maybe they’re already there, and I missed them…but, I don’t think so.)
Upon leaving the video center, the first of the three buildings you arrive at is the Comprehensive Gallery. This gallery is wonderful in that it has actually been built into one of the three mounds. (I’m not 100% sure that this is one of the three original mounds; perhaps it’s a replica of the mound. Either way, it was a good use of the land.) The comprehensive gallery consists of five areas that, for the most part, focus on earthenware and stone ware artefacts that were unearthed in the pits. The relics are well-presented, well-labeled, and well-maintained. Besides earthenware and stoneware, there are also plenty of artefacts made of jade, some of bronze, some of gold foil, and so on. The comprehensive gallery ends with a display of bronze money trees that were (are?) important in Chinese culture.
After finishing in the Comprehensive Gallery, my second stop was to go to the Cultural Relics & Restoration Gallery. This is the smallest of the three, and most comprehensive (in terms of presenting artwork from all of Chinese history) of the three galleries. There are plenty of pieces here from the Song, Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. I went through here in a bit of a hurry, so am not certain whether or not the relics in this hall are local to the Chengdu plain or not. I think they are.
Hurrying along, I found my way outside and passed the Echo Altar (sacrificial stage) and quickly wandered around the Bronze Hall before going in. I was enjoying the landscape at the site as it’s spring and magnolias are in bloom all around the grounds, along with rapeseed (a little), and a lot of landscaped flowers along the way.
The Bronze Hall is the highlight of the Sanxingdui site. It almost exclusively contains nothing but masks. You would think it gets a little redundant after a while, as most of the masks are similar (exaggerated pupils, though two or three have protruding pupils), mostly of bronze, and all with the sparse signage that they were excavated from either pit #1, #2, or #3 in the 13th-12th century BC. However, like the Comprehensive Gallery, the Bronze Hall is an architecturally pleasing building that presents the masks in six different sections, also ending with a large (3.5 times the original size) replica of a bronze money tree.
Feeling completely satisfied with Sanxingdui, and fresh out of galleries to visit, I left the Bronze Hall and walked the grounds towards the main exit. There is a restaurant and shopping area on the way out (though I didn’t stop to eat or buy anything). I did take a very quick glance into the gift shop, but wasn’t really excited by anything I saw offhand.
After a little more photographing, I made it back to the bus with about 45 minutes to spare. All in all, it was a perfect day out of town at a museum, and I was also thrilled that there weren’t too many people out here. I couldn’t have asked for much more from this experience.
I finished the day off at Tai Koo Li, eating Thai food at Lian (in a very early preparation for an upcoming holiday in May). Before the May holiday, though, the goal of getting out to shoot every weekend continues. Monday (today), March 14th was spent in Pingle, another ancient town, which was completely underwhelming…especially after last week’s shoot at Huanglongxi and yesterday’s shoot at Sanxingdui. Fortunately, there is plenty more to photograph between now and May.
ok, technically I guess it is just a ship, it wasnt flying the skull and crossbones or anything. But I can't look at a bar made out of a ship and NOT think "pirate".
Technical diving and tech diving course in Abu Soma, Safaga with Barakuda Diving Center Abu Soma and Barakuda Diving Center Amwaj
I was given three rolls of 35mm Kodak Technical Pan (expired 2002). I hunted around for a development scheme and finally settled on this. Mostly because I had Rodinal. I'm only posting in case some of you still have some in the fridge.
16 EI
Rodinal 1+150 for thirteen minutes
Agitate with 30 seconds initial inversions, then 3 inversions at 10 minutes,7 minutes,4 minutes, and 1minute counting down. (every 3 minutes)
Regular stop, fix and hypo.
I used 5ml of Rodinal in 750ml of H2O. That gives less than the recommended 10ml of Rodinal but the negatives really look great (full tone scale).
I had to figure out a curve profile as I felt (and still do) that the midtones were not right. Technical Pan is also a dust magnet; lots of healing tool. Even with Rodinal there is virtually no grain.
Participants at the TMT-37 Technical Manager's Training at Wallop Island.
David Durachka (564) and Tim Carnahan (542) walk along Wallop's "modern industrial landscape."
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Bert Pasquale
A small, but colorful and very nice family collection of old things. They have a record collection of baby carriages, and also some pretty rare cars.
© István Pénzes.
Please NOTE and RESPECT the copyright.
22 June 2012, Solms, Germany
Leica M9
Leica Elmarit 28mm ASPH.
This one needs a little work and isn't as good as the Sansui. It needs a new belt, needle (which I happen to have), the queuing isn't working properly (but I think I can fix that) and it's missing two legs (which can be fabricated or replaced).
When I get this thing working I may use it for converting records to MP3 so I can have them on my iPod without having to run a line across the room. Using such a long cable surely causes some loss in quality and/or picks up some distortion.
Update
I've took the time to look over this little guy. My old needle, as I suspected, is a perfect fit. I managed to adjust the queuing lift. It's a sensitive little thing but it's now lifting and resting properly.
I found a spare power and RCA cable to test it out. There still isn't a belt but the motor looks to be spinning properly and it'll change speeds as I select back and forth between 33 & 45. There isn't a catch on the speed switch and doesn't try to fight me like my old Technics had the tendency too. I did the a dry run with the Stop function. I have to hold down the button but it also works just fine.
I attached the table to my stereo and it has a clear sound, both right and left channels properly balanced, has no hum and noticed it's self-grounding.
It's still working off of two legs. Wish I didn't throw out the legs to my old Technics. *Why I didn't is beyond me; I tend to hoard everything* I moved one of the legs to the front so I can at least get the deck off the counter and teeter it using a random object for the time being.
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Technical Specs :
Camera: Canon 5D
Tv(Shutter Speed):1/40 Sec.
Av(Aperture Value):F2.8
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length:200 mm
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Graduating seniors of J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy, Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy, Elizabeth High School - Frank J. Cicarell Academy, Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy, Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy, and Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy participated in commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Williams Field in Elizabeth.
1,351 students graduated as part of the Class of 2018, the largest graduating class in the history of Elizabeth Public Schools.
Among the speakers at the ceremony were City of Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage; Elizabeth Board of Education President Maria Calvalho and Board member Stanley Neron; Superintendent of Schools Olga Hugelmeyer; Class of 2018 valedictorian and EHS- Frank J. Cicarell Academy senior Joseph Torsiello; and keynote speaker, New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Lamont Repollet.
This was the ninth commencement ceremony held for Elizabeth Public Schools graduates since the former Elizabeth High School, once one of the largest high school in the United States, was formed into independently operated high schools.
Technical Cooperation: Delivering Results - Together We Can Make a Change in Fighting Cancer.
The IAEA’s Department for Technical Cooperation hosts a side event during the 62nd General Conference highlighting results being delivered in response to cancer, Vienna, Austria, 18 September 2018.
Photo Credit: Y. Yustantiana / IAEA