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Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, signs a Memorandum of Understanding, which is designed to assist National Guard Families, Camp Dawson, W. Va., Oct. 29, 2014. Grass, along with Sonny Ramaswamy, director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, signed the Memorandum of Understanding that will better enhance the health and well-being of military families. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. David Eichaker)
Быть может я вам всем сейчас скажу,
Секрет,
Но не уверен я и в этом,
Но все же, раз об этом я пишу,
Скажу,
И буду без сoмненья прав,
Хоть до сих пор я не уверен,
Но к черту жалкий серый страх!
А может лучше промолчать?
Тогда, раз уж никто и не узнает,
Спокойней будет мне,
И вам,
И дальше буду я в себе держать,
А снег и дальше таять..
Но белый, потом серый, снег
Растает в летнем свете,
А мой секрет
Всю жизнь и будет мукой мне.
Я лишь хотел сказать вам этим,
Что лучше полоснуть чистейшей правдой по глазам,
Чем лить вкуснейшую неправду.
И словно бабочка крылом
Твои слова из чистой правды
Застряли в сердце топором,
А я забыл сказать о главном…
Я не могу так поступать как ты,
Я не могу так сухо молвить факты,
Ведь раньше в сердце был лишь белый свет,
Оставленный твоими черными глазами,
Сейчас там лишь топор,
Оставленный твоими нежными руками.
Я вам скажу, секретов нет,
Мою любовь втоптали в пыль ногами.
Prepare yourself for eco-conscious change from one of the most prestigious and high-performance automakers in the world. Not only is 2021 the year of the S-Class, but it is also the launching pad for the evolution of all-electric mobility from Mercedes-Benz beginning with electrified S-Class family member EQS. To gain a better understanding of the EV's opulent and technological attributes, and experience both the 2022 EQS 450+ sedan and 2022 EQS 580 4MATIC sedan, Automotive Rhythms joined Mercedes-Benz’s PR team and President/CEO Dimitris Psillakis in Palo Alto, CA for the national media launch and test drive. Wow!!! Especially the three-display 56” curved glass MBUX Hyperscreen and Multimedia System that extends across the entire dashboard.
Full review = www.automotiverhythms.com/the-all-electric-2022-mercedes-...
As a little girl in Genoa, Italy, Francesca was a never ending frustration for her mother. The youngest off six children, Francesca was always more interested in what her brothers were doing than she was about learning to keep house. To her mother it began to seem she was raising six boys.
When Francesca eventuality grew out of mud fights and soccer she turned her attention to singing. She loved the operas of her country and knew that instead of finding a husband and settling down, as her mother expected, she would grace the stages of the world in one amazing production after another.
Years of study and training eventually saw her bring her dream to life. Francesca
can now be found in opera houses the world over. Her booming voice captivating audiences and her beautiful looks capturing hearts.
While holding the title Prima Donna, Francesca has never been a Diva. Understanding the loyalty of her fans keeps her at the top of her field, Francesca gives back whenever able.
Listen up, Mom & Dad! Teenagers aren't weird beings from outer space! In fact, YOU were once a teenager!
KIGALI, December 16, 2020: Rwanda Development Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with trade enabler-DP World to launch its new global B2B and B2C e-commerce platform, Dubuy.com, in Rwanda early next year. The vision of the MoU is to make it easier for Rwandan businesses to engage in international trade.
Rwanda will become DP World’s hub for expanding e-commerce across the East Africa Community and beyond. Rwandan businesses will also benefit from broader DP World services and investment that will help to facilitate and develop trade. This includes the promotion of Rwandan exports of coffee, tea, and horticulture on Dubuy.com, the modernising of Rwanda’s supply chain logistics including in rural areas, and access to digital tools to help businesses save money and expand their reach to local, regional, and global markets.
The decision to launch Dubuy.com in Rwanda follows the country’s consistent superior annual rating in the World Bank’s global “Ease of Doing Business” rankings and its commitment to international trade and investment.
The e-commerce site will bring Rwandan products to global markets and help enterprises from around the world to invest in Rwanda. In turn, Rwandans will have greater access to international products.
DP World has already invested in world-class port and logistics facilities in Kigali, demonstrating its strong belief in Rwanda’s future.
My understanding is that is now known as Broadstone Plaza or the Broadstone Gate and the original plan is described below:
"The Broadstone Gate will provide a key access to the Grangegorman site once complete and is being developed as part of the Luas Cross City works. It will be finished as a public plaza and the access will provide a major linkage between Grangegorman and Dublin city."
"The plaza is situated off Constitution Hill on the site of the old royal canal at the former Great Weatern Railway Station commonly known as Broadstone, and will mark a prominent entrance to the Grangegorman urban quarter."
"Under the Grangegorman Masterplan, the primary urban path through Grangegorman – St Brendan’s Way will link with the Broadstone Gate which when completed will reach as far as Prussia Street. The link with Broadstone can also be seen as an extension to the 18th century historic spine of Dublin City which covered Dublin Castle across Grattan Bridge, along Capel Street/Bolton Street, Henrietta Street and King’s Inn."
The new pedestrian/cyclist link between Grangegorman and Constitution Hill was officially opened in November. This link in its current format is temporary until site development in that area is completed. The initial opening hours for the link are Monday – Friday, from 7am – 4pm and on Saturdays, from 7.30am – 2pm. I have been advised by the Grangegorman Development Agency that it intends to expand these opening hours soon.
As you can see from my photographs the Plaza Area is currently a building site but I am hoping that it will be complete within a few months.
Abaya with the mixture of colors ,the flow of the textile, the adequacy & delicacy of the cuts ,all of which gathered, provoke passion & understanding of what the contemporary women needs. The design in jersey Butterfly Cuts , Umberla Cuts , Fish Cuts , A Line Cuts Abaya ranges.
KIGALI, December 16, 2020: Rwanda Development Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with trade enabler-DP World to launch its new global B2B and B2C e-commerce platform, Dubuy.com, in Rwanda early next year. The vision of the MoU is to make it easier for Rwandan businesses to engage in international trade.
Rwanda will become DP World’s hub for expanding e-commerce across the East Africa Community and beyond. Rwandan businesses will also benefit from broader DP World services and investment that will help to facilitate and develop trade. This includes the promotion of Rwandan exports of coffee, tea, and horticulture on Dubuy.com, the modernising of Rwanda’s supply chain logistics including in rural areas, and access to digital tools to help businesses save money and expand their reach to local, regional, and global markets.
The decision to launch Dubuy.com in Rwanda follows the country’s consistent superior annual rating in the World Bank’s global “Ease of Doing Business” rankings and its commitment to international trade and investment.
The e-commerce site will bring Rwandan products to global markets and help enterprises from around the world to invest in Rwanda. In turn, Rwandans will have greater access to international products.
DP World has already invested in world-class port and logistics facilities in Kigali, demonstrating its strong belief in Rwanda’s future.
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Sgt Maggie Gosse, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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Artificial intelligence versus natural intelligence – what are the differences and what do they have in common? How do machines “think,” how do they learn, and what distinguishes us humans from machines? Artificial intelligence in all its complexity is a central focus of the new Ars Electronica Center; after all, this technology is setting off a revolution that will affect our lives in ways that cannot be overestimated. Our goal with the exhibition “Understanding Artificial Intelligence” is to make our visitors “AI savvy” and give them all a basic idea of what artificial intelligence is, how it is already being applied, and what it can already do. The exhibition shows how neural networks are constructed and even offers visitors an opportunity to train them at a number of interactive stations.
Credit: Magdalena Sick-Leitner
Understanding Eco-Fabrics Lecture - Seattle Design Center
TRAMMELL-GAGNÉ hosted an informative discussion with Brentano Design Director Iris Wang, the primary force behind the company’s Brentano Green collection of eco-friendly fabrics. Iris along with National Sales Manager Jeff Frank spook about Brentano’s firsthand discoveries and difficulties navigating the rapidly-growing world of green textiles. The presentation centered around the continually expanding Brentano Green Label, including the 2011 Spring introductions.
Brentano Green Label:
Founded in 2016 by Janien V. Reeves, Modestly Cover Diaper Bank of Essex County ensures that families living below the poverty level and low income in Essex County, NJ have an adequate supply of diapers for infants and toddlers. Our understanding is that the gap between the number of diapers a baby needs and the number of diapers the family can afford is called "Diaper Need". We address the diaper disparity and work to bridge the gap in communities through collaboration, education, advocacy and volunteerism while upholding the principle that all infants and toddlers deserve an opportunity to grow into healthy adults.
Joseph Davies
"At the end of this chapter, you should be able to: Describe the shortcomings of IPv4 and the modern day Internet, and how IPv6 addresses..."
The concept of Newlife was born through our understanding of women's health and the sensitivity in seeking treatment for issues. Visit this for more details: newlifeclinic.org.uk
Cease practice based
On intellectual understanding,
Pursuing words and
Following after speech.
Learn the backward
Step that turns
Your light inward
To illuminate within.
Body and mind of themselves
Will drop away
And your original face will be manifest.
— Dogen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_face
Ming Dynasty and Cambodian Buddha heads at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Art_Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum is one of the oldest art museums in the United States. Founded in 1881, it was the first purpose-built art museum west of the Alleghenies. Its collection of over 60,000 works make it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Midwest.
The Romanesque-revival building designed by Cincinnati architect James W. McLaughlin opened in 1886. A series of additions and renovations have considerably altered the building over its 120 year history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cincinnati_Art_Museum,_Eden_Pa...
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Leipziger Buchmesse 2016 / Leipzig Book Fair 2016
2016-03-19 (Saturday)
2016_070
2016#287
Leone (Leo) 772345 as Katherine 'Kate' Kane (Batwoman) from Batman
I would appreciate any help with the identification of the character and the cosplayer, thank you.
Thank you for any group invites which I'd be glad to accept. However, if I can't check the content of such groups ("This group is not available to you") I'd rather not add any of my photos. Thank you for your understanding.
Artificial intelligence versus natural intelligence – what are the differences and what do they have in common? How do machines “think,” how do they learn, and what distinguishes us humans from machines? Artificial intelligence in all its complexity is a central focus of the new Ars Electronica Center; after all, this technology is setting off a revolution that will affect our lives in ways that cannot be overestimated. Our goal with the exhibition “Understanding Artificial Intelligence” is to make our visitors “AI savvy” and give them all a basic idea of what artificial intelligence is, how it is already being applied, and what it can already do. The exhibition shows how neural networks are constructed and even offers visitors an opportunity to train them at a number of interactive stations.
Credit: Magdalena Sick-Leitner
Maestro, Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra during repetition at a concert for the Understanding of Civilizations and Human Rights in the United Nations in Geneva. 31 october 2015. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
Memorandum of Understanding Signing Agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) on Exchanges and Cooperation held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 14 October 2021.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
CIDCA (Virtual):
Luo Zhaohui, Chairman, China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)
HE Mr Wang Qun, Resident Representative of China to the IAEA
IAEA:
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General
Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation
Jane Gerardo-Abaya, IAEA Director, Division for Asia and the Pacific, Department of Technical Cooperation
Shota Kamishima, Senior Coordination Officer, Director General Office for Coordination
Diego Candano Laris, Senior Advisor to the Director General
Ruzanna Harman, IAEA Chief of Protocol
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participates in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. (USDA photo by Tom Witham)
Understanding the importance of six months of exclusive breastfeeding. Photo taken for Suaahara Program.
Joao Gomes Cravinho (Minister of Defence, Portugal), Margarita Robles Fernandez (Minister of Defence, Spain) and Antti Kaikkonen (Minister of Defence, Finland)
WV923/2006
Coloured pencil and pastel on Steinbach paper
Old and wise, young and learning... the way of the Buddha
Far East travels impressions...
This poster sets out a proposed assessment framework for understanding and using ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA). It says that a common understanding among policy makers and practitioners abut what qualifies as EbA will help to avoid 'business-as-usual' approaches.
The poster defines EbA as the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. It sets out three elements and five qualification criteria for EbA. It poster also illustrates five out of a proposed 20 quality standards and their indicators.
This poster is published by GIZ, IUCN and IIED on behalf of the Friends of EBA (FEBA), an informal network of organisations interested in promoting collaboration on EBA. The poster is for display at the 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) in Kampala, Uganda from 26-29 June 2017.
Contact: Matthias Bertram, GIZ (Email: matthias.bertram@giz.de), Alia Raza Rizvi, IUCN (Email: ali.raza@iucn.org), Hannah Reid, IIED (Email: hannah.reid@iied.org)
We got a lift in to town in MONUC Tata jeeps. We felt every bump of the road. I have a better understanding of why they drive at the pace they do.
If you think the title was a bit of a dirty joke, I think you’d be right! Although the British Museum dryly describes this terracotta as what you can see - a giant rooster trying to get this boy’s grapes - I think there’s something else going on. This Hellenistic terracotta may rely on the viewer understanding that in ancient Greek society, an older man would give a ‘cockeral’ (young rooster) to a youth that he was sexually interested in. So, here we have a large cockeral going after the boy’s grapes. I’m sure the ancient audience would have got the double-entendre and found it hilarious.
Lots of pigments are still visible on this terracotta, including rose madder on the grapes.
Hellenistic (or maybe just into the Roman era)
ca. 1st ca. BCE
Myrina, Turkey
British Museum (1891,0629.2)
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean Pierre Lacroix, visited Malakal on August 2, 2017 where he met with the state authorities in Central Upper Nile State.
The deputy Governor of the state, John Odhong, told the peacekeeping chief that the state government is currently engaged in inter-communal dialogue among the Internally displaced persons leaving in the UN protection of civilian site in Malakal.
He outlined the state government priorities to the UN delegation. “State government priorities are peace security, production and we encourage all citizens in central Upper Nile state to engage in peace building so as to close the gap and create more understanding and co-existing among the communities to be productive, and the state government is encouraging the citizens in the state to engage in agriculture during this rainy season so that next year they will have their own food to survive on”
At the same meeting, the speaker of the Upper Nile state Assembly, Peter Col Wal, said peace remains essential for stability in the state. He urged the UN mission in the country, to support peace activities in the state.
The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, accompanies the Peacekeeping operations chief, who commended the state government for acknowledging the role of the mission in the area.
“We appreciate your efforts in visiting the POC and talking to the people inside the POC, and I think it is an example I would like to take to the people in Juba, once again on behalf of UNMISS I just want to thank you for your cooperation you have shown.”
Mr. Lacroix returns to Juba this morning ending his three-day visit to the country.
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
"I've been drivin' all night, my hands wet on the wheel
And there's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', sayin' I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear"
~Golden Earring / Radar Love
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Here's something that's not UTHS-related. The annual Soapbox Derby held in Davenport. By this time in my photo-taking career I'd discovered the power of the camera ( when coupled with a bit of moxy ) could open doors for inside access to events.
I might have still been a teen, but if you introduce yourself as someone who should have press access and you display your cameras there was very little that anybody would do to stop you, seriously. The newspapers didn't issue IDs, possibly an editor might call ahead and say that someone would show up but that contact often wasn't the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper had no authority to challenge anyone and besides, this isn't something that more than a couple people might be doing anyway. Charity events seek publicity to all is fine!
People manning the gates back then may not have known camera gear but they realized what a SLR was and maybe a Nikon or Canon and that they were too expensive to carry several around if you truly did't have business there ( and why would you be there then )? It would be a different story today when half the people have a DSLR, and one looks like another and gatekeepers don't have detailed understanding of the equipment. Also, publications began issuing ID to employees to smooth access and to cut down on mischief.
As I work thru the archive you'll begin to see more local events. If I didn't go there with Lou to hang out I'd go to challenge myself, shooting for a winning shot or two.
Now, looking back from fifty years-on these pix are more nostalgic than captivating. Please spend some time going thru the contact sheets for items of interest. If there's a person, or place or event that I haven't brought forward just let me know and I'll enlarge it.
At the same time, it would be swell if you'd scratch a few memories about the photo to include.
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[ Visit flickr.com/photos/retroscans/albums for the full-size image ]
The church, which stands at the top of a hill overlooking the village of Alkham, dates back to the 13th century. Alterations and additions were made in the 14th century and Victorian era. The most recent restoration work having been completed by 1968. It was in the parish of St.Anthony, Alkham that the Moseling family lived for several generations, and in this churchyard that many of them are buried. Most of them have unmarked graves, apart from that of Harriet Ann Moseling, nee Wood, (1851-1894), first wife of John Moseling, Parish Clerk. The headstone of Harriet's grave now stands against the east wall of the porch.
John Moseling (1845-1922), a Master Blacksmith and the last to serve as village blacksmith, was appointed the Parish Clerk and Sexton of St.Anthony's in 1868. A note appears in the Churchwardens book of that year stating:
"Mr John Moseling appointed as Parish Clerk and Sexton - salary £7-0-0d per annum on the understanding that he does these duties with his uncle Mr.John White. The duties of the Clerk - to attend when there are services in the church and see that arrangements are made for them, supposing those services to be not more than three in the week, besides funerals, marriages and christenings. To wash the surplices as heretofore. To receive notice and inform the clergyman of services. Duties of Sexton - to sweep out the church once a month, and clean it thoroughly once a year and dust it thoroughly twice a year. To keep the churchyard paths and drains clean and cut the grass and weeds. To toll the bell according to custom".
In 1902 John applied for an increase in salary as he had extra work with more Services and the consequent increase in church cleaning - it was still the same salary as 1868. It was proposed that he be relieved of his work in the churchyard without diminution of salary - the motion was carried. The Vicar agreed to open the church and prepare for early Holy Communion on Sundays and Holy days himself. It is noted in the parish records that John approved of this arrangement. In 1904 he received £9-1-6d and in 1905 £9-0-0d. On 10th April 1917 he wrote a letter resigning his post of Parish Clerk, after 49 years service. A proposal was put to the Vestry meeting to canvas the village to raise a testimonial to be presented in cash to John; what this amounted to we are not told.
Pop!Tech Fellow Abby Falik introduces her idea of a "Global Citizen Year" - a year between high school and college which students spend working and living abroad in order to gain a true understanding of globalization. photography by kris krüg
History of the Museum
Scientific research and gathering in Austria found relatively late understanding and promotion. Indeed contained the chambers of art and curiosities of the Habsburgs also natural produce but for a long time they have been regarded as mere oddities, not as objects of scientific importance. It was not until Emperor Franz I. (Francis Stephen of Lorraine, 1745-1765), the husband of Maria Theresia, founded in 1748 with the purchase of the famous collection of Johann Baillous a private Naturalienkabinett. It was put up in accordance to Baillous' own scientific system in the Hofburg and was initially managed by this self.
The main emphasis was put on minerals and fossils as well as snail and mussel shells and corals. Plants and animals with soft parts were then (mainly because of the preparation problems) yet little appreciated as collector's items. They were held alive in botanical gardens and menageries.
After the death of Francis I the collection in which the Emperor had invested large sums of money was transferred into state ownership, reorganized and made twice a week accessible to the public. 1776 appointed Maria Theresa, particularly dear to her being mainly the earth sciences as a basis for mining and industry, the excellent mineralogist and montanist Ignaz von Born to Vienna and entrusted him with the systematic expansion of the collection. Born was a leader of the Enlightenment and Freemasonry, he might even have given the model for Sarastro in Mozart's "Magic Flute". With him for "Austria", definitely, dawned the scientific-technological age. The Naturalienkabinett (a cabinet of curiosities) then became a center of mineralogical research in Europe.
The nature-loving Emperor Franz II (I, 1792-1835) expanded the natural history collection for a private animal cabinet. The foundation for this were the trophies of the Habsburgs, which date back to Emperor Maximilian II (1564-1576), as well as the famous collection of prepared native vertebrates and insects of the falconer Joseph Natterer. After several reclassifications followed in 1807 the foundation of a separate plants cabinet. The Emperor lay with the gift of his Privatherbars (private plant collection) the foundation.
The exhibition practice around 1800 was marked by an often curious juxtaposition of little scientific and very progressive tendencies. The stuffed animals were shown in artificial landscape dioramas, ie already in ecological context. Alongside, however, stood also Stopfpräparate (stuffed compounds) of people of non-native breeds such as the "high princely Moor' Angelo Soliman, who came to literary fame.
The eminent scholar and organizer Carl Schreibers who from 1806 until 1851 headed the Natural History Collection, provided for key reforms in all areas. He extented all departments to major research centers and was supported not only by the museum officials, but also by a number of often highly skilled, unpaid volunteers.
On the occasion of the marriage of his daughter Leopoldina with the Brazilian crown prince Dom Pedro in 1817 sent Emperor Franz also well-known researchers to South America. Through their collecting activities, the growth of the museum's experienced a glorious climax. So stayed the zoologist Johann Natterer for 18 years in South America and established an in an exemplary manner documented collection of scientific and ethnographic objects for Vienna. This contributed significantly to the worldwide reputation of the museum, but also led to a decades-long lack of space.
With various, not always felicitous chosen emergency solutions on tried in vain to handle space problems sussesfully. During the revolutionary turmoil of 1848, the Imperial Palace was bombarded by imperial troops and partially set on fire. A part of the collection was destroyed, tragically, also many irreplaceable objects from the Brazilian material.
In the years after the Revolution, the collection was converted into an independent zoological, botanical and mineralogical Hofkabinett (Court cabinet). These cabinets with their extremely rich stocks offered not only ideal possibilities to explore, they contributed to the establishment of scientific disciplines in the university sector in 1870 also considerably to the formation of young scientists. The collections have been enhanced through exchange and purchases, by the collecting activities of the researchers as well as legacies, especially of scientifically inclined travelers, constantly . In addition, the by the Imperial Court generously funded cooperation with the Austrian navy became very important: Especially the circumnavigation of the world of the frigate "Novara" (1857-1859), which was attended by numerous excellent naturalist, gave an exceedingly rich collection of new material to the museum. The scientific word off should take decades.
This scientific Poiniergeist (pioneering spirit), reflecting the general belief in progress in the second half of the 18th Century, was facing the more and more oppressive need of space. Although Emperor Franz Joseph had already in 1857 the razing of the fortification lines around the city center ordered. On the cleared area should along a boulevard alongside other representative public buildings also new museums emerge. Up to the completion of this project, however, it was still a long way to go.
The liberal bourgeoisie then undergoing a steep political and economic upswing was inclined to replace the old cabinets through research and education centers for broad strata of the population and thus make its own cultural advancement clearly visible. But the neo-absolutist empire of the gradually decaying Habsburg monarchy, too, wanted erect itself a modern, artistically accomplished monument: A monumental Imperial Forum following the ancient example was planned, that should be reaching from the Imperial Palace to the royal stables. Realized of it was only a torso: the New Castle and Maria Theresa Square with Museum of Art History and Museum of Natural History.
The internal organization of the new 'Imperial and Royal Natural History Court Museum", which on 10 August was officially opened in 1889, goes back to the great geologist, New Zealand researcher and first director of the museum, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, and has been preserved largely in its clear systematic today. However, the proliferation of resources and new demands on the research and display collection activities required new spatial and structural solutions. Thus, an underground storage was created in 1990, which extends under the building on four levels and in fully air-conditioned rooms keeps a portion of the collection material. Due to the roof extension (1991 to 1995) further collection, but also numerous new working rooms were gained.
The research, the preservation and completing of the major scientific collections and the presentation of selected natural objects to this day have not lost any of their topicalities. In a time of increasingly rapid destruction of our environment, they are more important than ever. Just as the white patches have become smaller on the map, penetrates the science into ever smaller areas. Long scanning electron microscope and X-ray equipment have replaced hand magnifier. In the permanent exhibition area visitors also have access to advanced optical devices, especially in "Microcosmos" ( Hall 21). The preservation of collection, too, follows modern conservation knowledge.
Over a century ago, the Museum hace been created for the systematic presentation - the diversity of nature sorted strung together, the palace-like building, the interplay of means and objects as well as the historic atmosphere giving it a distinctive character.
Even with the redesign of many exhibition halls systematic classification was basically retained to make the visitors aware of the immense diversity of life. However, the presentation is successively adapted to the museological requirements and needs of the 21st century. Also presented are interesting topics and new contents in a contemporary didactic form.
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International Symposium on Understanding the Double Burden of Malnutrition for Effective Interventions held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 10 December 2018
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Opening Session
Aldo Malavasi, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Clemens M. Auer, Special Envoy for Health for the Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection
France Beginn, UNICEF
Laurance Grummer-Strawn, World Health Organization
May Abdel-Wahab, IAEA Director, Division of Human Health
Cornelia Loechl, IAEA Section Head, Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies
Getting from Paddington to Victoria Station for the train to Gatwick in the morning tube crush is cheap, but a taxi is easier; no fighting the sweaty crowds or navigation required. Gatwick is harder to navigate if looking for the hire cars. For a while their location looked like a closely guarded secret.
GPS does a good job of getting out of the airport. But heading for East Sussex seemed to require creeping down single lane roads between high hedges in fear of tractors coming the other way; all very picturesque but terribly slow and frustrating.
This is where Dumb Woman's Lane enters the picture, literally. It's a real place and never a better name was given. Some of the fault rested with the navigator failing to switch the default from shortest route to fastest route. That would have helped.
Nevertheless the disembodied women in my phone still wanted to take peculiarly odd routes. For a time it was speculated that there must have been a shoe sale somewhere and she was in fear of missing out. Ignoring her advice and following the occassional sign, an uncommon thing in the British countryside, gave a clue. Would you believe that in the middle of nowhere there are still toll bridges? The toll might only be 40p. But that didn't matter because she still wanted to go shoe shopping.
The moral of this tale is to look deep into those settings least a toll turn into an annoying troll.
This is a Rocketdyne J-2 rocket engine, mounted on a Saturn V S-IVB third stage, on display at the Kennedy Space Center. This engine was designed in the early 1960s using slide rule technology over a period of about five years, demonstrating what can be done with a solid understanding of engineering principles and "low tech'" tools. The engine performed flawlessly throughout the Apollo program... the last one flew in 1975... and the design is currently being updated for use with NASA's planned Space Launch System. Contemporary young engineers have literally crawled around engines on display in museums and blown the dust off 40 year old drawings, concluding "Gee, the original designers really knew what they were doing!"
And just to show I'm not completely biased, the Russian RD-107 engine is another great design; it took shape on the drawing board in the mid 1950s and is still in service, launching cosmonauts and astronauts to the International Space Station today!
Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Structure of Germany; Frédéric Cuvillier, the Secretary of State for Transport, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of France and José Viegas, Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum, taking a tour during the VIP Exhibition Walk-around taking place at the 2014 Summit on "Transport for a Changing World" of the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, on May 21.