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The NHS Values Summit brings together a diverse range of people and perspectives to create a greater understanding of how people’s differences, social status and cultural expectations can affect their experiences of health and care.
It challenges and inspires people to think about the role of ethical leadership in improving the health and wellbeing of local communities, staff and patients and how the NHS can increase the social value of its activities.
Welcoming representatives from health and social care, alongside more than 20 partners from the voluntary and community sector, this event (in Leeds, Yorkshire) was a template for future NHS Values Summits, which will be held twice a year in different locations across the country. Each event will explore a different theme relating to equality, health inequalities and human rights. The next gathering will take place in May 2013.
This is a painting in my girlfriend's dorm by Peter Middleton. There is a wide range of values in this painting which cause it to appear very dramatic and alluring. The low key values in the background cause the high key values in the foreground to pop out.
1) Value is presented
2) This picture is of a tree which I noticed in Brampton near Bramalea Mall.
3) As you can see, there are different shades of red and green represented with the leaves and, it is the most visually striking in this photo.
4)I think I could've had a different angle and got more of the actual in the middle of the photo instead of the side.
I always admired shots of the night sky, the milky way, star trails and its variations, but had not succeded in trying to shoot them myselves, till recently. The place where I live is termed "abode of clouds" so getting a clear sky is always difficult and as luck would have it, during all my visits to places where clear skies are the norm, the visits usually coincided with unseasonal clouds and rain. So during a recent trek in the Eastern Himalayas was blessed with clear night skies, and was able to try out a few. My first star trail pic was THIS and I was relatively happy with my efforts.
One of the nights, while we were camped at Kalijar, Singalila National Park, Sikkim, I chanced upon some dead trees which seemed to reach out to the skies and would have formed an interesting foreground element. So in the evening I placed my tripod for my frame, envisaging that I will take the FG shot in the twilight and then after dark will shoot the stars, merging them later in layers. Leaving the tripod, I went to shoot the Kangchenjunga. which was then partly obscured by clouds but suddenly at the time of sunset, the clouds below the peak lit up in glorious colours and the whole view of the mountains turned magical. So had to pick up my tripod from its position and shot the peak to my heart's delight.
Then when the stars came out, I tried to recompose my frame, but now my camera position was not the same anymore and as it was very dark, difficult to frame it properly. Plus my site was way above the campsite and my fellow trekkers were not interested in taking night shots, so I was up there all alone in the pitch dark. And due to cold, my lens was frosting over fast, and it was very difficult to shoot, with the lens requiring constant wiping. As it would be very difficult for me to use my earlier FG shot, due to change in my camera position, I used my headlamp to lightpaint the tree, though in my excitement, anxiety and cold induced numbness, I didnot focus on the tree while painting it. I then got my sky shots, some of which were usable (others got fogged over due to fogging on the lens), and back home decided that the scene looked more appropriate for a vortex star trails. Took me days to figure out how to create it, but atlast I could manage something.
So here it is, not the greatest of night shots, just one on my learning curve, hope to improve in days to come. Sincerely want feedback on how to achieve proper night shots, and it would be most welcome.
The NHS Values Summit brings together a diverse range of people and perspectives to create a greater understanding of how people’s differences, social status and cultural expectations can affect their experiences of health and care.
It challenges and inspires people to think about the role of ethical leadership in improving the health and wellbeing of local communities, staff and patients and how the NHS can increase the social value of its activities.
Welcoming representatives from health and social care, alongside more than 20 partners from the voluntary and community sector, this event (in Leeds, Yorkshire) was a template for future NHS Values Summits, which will be held twice a year in different locations across the country. Each event will explore a different theme relating to equality, health inequalities and human rights. The next gathering will take place in May 2013.
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North Korea is encouraging parents to bear many children - but most families seem to have no more than one or two.
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Step 3: Refining values and major shapes
Still using the 3/4" brush, I just move around to different parts of the painting adding bits of color/tone to get the shapes right.
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An Alfa Less Loved
The 2005 Alfa Romeo 159 had a tough act to follow in the delightful 156. We examine how it fared.
2006 Alfa Romeo 159. Image: pruebatucoche.es
The 1997 Alfa 156 was the first Alfa Romeo for many years that was greeted with near-universal praise for its styling. The company’s designers had spent the previous couple of decades playing with their geometry sets and producing rectilinear designs that were, to say the least, rather challenging in their appearance.
Under the styling leadership of Walter de Silva at Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, the designers of the 156 looked further back into the company’s past and produced a shape that was organic, lithe and sinuous, one that was regarded by many Alfisti as the most authentic expression of the marque’s qualities in years.
Those alluring looks did not come without some penalty, in this case limited accommodation for passengers and their luggage(1) and that old Alfa Romeo bugbear, poor reliability. Premature cambelt and tensioner failures were common on the Twin-Spark engines, forcing the company to halve the replacement intervals to 36k miles (60k km). This failure could be catastrophic, but there were numerous other less serious issues that turned fleet buyers and warranty providers against the 156, which was often found at the bottom of reliability surveys.
When designing the replacement for the 156, Alfa Romeo wanted to mount a much more serious assault on the compact premium market, dominated by the German premium trio. The new Alfa, to be called the 159, would be larger and more robust, to meet the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class head-on.
Walter de Silva had been lured away from Alfa Romeo in 1999 by Volkswagen Group CEO, Ferdinand Piëch, so Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign, who had penned the 2003 facelift of the 156, was again commissioned to design the 159. It would be one of a trio of new models sharing similar styling features, the other two being the 2005 Brera and 2006 Spider.
Giugiaro produced a design that was strikingly smooth and handsome, with sheer, unadorned surfaces and a highly distinctive front end. This comprised a deep Alfa Romeo shield grille, either side of which were recessed air intakes, each containing what appeared to be three small cylindrical projector-style headlamps(2). A fourth similarly sized fog light was contained in the lower valance. As with the 156, the shield front grille necessitated an offset mounting for the front number plate.
2007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sporfwagen. Image: car-info.com
The 159 saloon was unveiled at the Geneva motor show in March 2005, with the Sportwagon estate version unveiled at the same event a year later. The new model was 230mm (9”) longer, 85mm (3¼”) wider and with a wheelbase that had grown by 105mm (4¼”) over its predecessor. The 159 also weighed a substantial 160kg (353 lbs) more than the 156.
The extent of the growth in size and weight was not, however, fully intended. Under an alliance signed in 2000(3), Fiat and General Motors agreed to co-develop a new premium front / four-wheel-drive E-segment platform for both automakers. From Fiat Auto’s perspective, the platform was originally intended for a proposed replacement for the 166 large saloon. When this was canned, Alfa Romeo instead repurposed the platform for the 159, to salvage something from its investment(4).
Where the 156 had been pretty and lithe, the 159 was a handsome and substantial looking car, both in saloon and Sportwagon variants. The interior and dashboard still sported traditional Alfa Romeo design cues like the deeply recessed instruments, but there was a noticeable improvement in both material quality and fit.
Car Magazine tested the 159 in top of the range Ti trim with a 2.4-litre five-cylinder diesel engine in December 2007. This engine produced maximum power of 207bhp (154kW). It was good for a claimed 0 to 100km/h (62mph) time of 8.2 seconds and a top speed of 143mph (210km/h). Petrol engine options(5) for the Ti variant comprised a 2.2-litre four-cylinder unit producing 182bhp (136kW) or a 3.2 litre V6 producing 256bhp (191kW). The smaller petrol engined model reached 100km/h (62mph) in 8.8 seconds, the larger in 7.1 seconds. The option of 4WD was available on the diesel and V6 petrol models and carried a weight penalty of 60kg (132 lbs).
The reviewer was impressed with the 159’s handsome, chiselled looks, embellished in Ti trim with 19” multispoke alloy wheels and a body kit. Inside, leather sports seats, aluminium trim and a “sexy bank of instruments facing the driver” created an appropriately sporting ambience.
2007 Alfa Romeo 159 interior. Image: topspeed.com
Unfortunately, the handling and ride mix fell short of the 159’s arch rival, the BMW 3-Series. It was summarised as follows: “The steering is nicely weighted and suitably pointy but not great at communicating, and the ride, which is firm at all times, can be a little unsettled.” Performance and economy also suffered because of the car’s hefty weight: “[The 159] never feels much quicker than a 40bhp less powerful BMW 320d on the road, a car that actually manages to hit 62mph 0.3sec ahead of the Alfa. The BMW is also likely to turn in fuel consumption figures 10mpg better than the 41.5mpg Alfa claims for the [159].” Overall, the 159 was rated at three stars (out of five) and praised for its excellent value. At a list price of £25,400 it was £1,680 cheaper than a BMW 318d M-Sport(6).
2006 Alfa Romeo 159. Image: autodius
Alfa Romeo was aware of the criticism of the 159’s excess heft and in 2008 re-engineered a number of components to reduce the kerb weight by around 45kg (99 lbs). Fuel economy concerns were addressed with the introduction of two new engines in 2009. One was a 1,742cc turbocharged petrol engine, badged 1.75 TBi, with direct injection and variable valve timing. This engine produced maximum power of 197bhp (147kW). It achieved overall fuel economy of 37mpg (7.63L/100km) and CO2 emissions of 189g/km. The claimed 0 to 62mph (100km/h) time and top speed for this model were 7.7 seconds and 146mph (235km/h). Auto Express magazine described the new engine as follows: ”Refinement is first class, and if there is a criticism, it’s that the engine lacks the character associated with Alfa’s old units.”
For company car users, a competitive diesel variant was a priority and the second new engine for 2009 was an inline-four 1,956cc diesel, badged 2.0 JTDM 16V, producing 168bhp (125kW). The claimed 0 to 62mph (100km/h) time and top speed for this model were 8.8 seconds and 135mph (218km/h). Overall fuel economy was 52mpg (5.43 L/100km). A lower powered version of this engine producing 134bhp (100kW) would follow a year later.
The 159 received some trim and specification changes over its lifetime, but the exterior styling remained untouched. This might have been because Alfa Romeo regarded the design as difficult, if not impossible, to improve upon, but a more likely, if pessimistic explanation was that the car’s modest sales did not justify such an investment.
2006 Alfa Romeo 159. Image: The RAC
The 159 remained on the market for six years, during which time a total of around 240,000 were sold. This compared poorly with its predecessor’s sales of around 680,000 over a decade from 1997 to 2007. A plan to re-enter the U.S. market with the 159 was abandoned. Production ceased because the Pomigliano d’Arco plant where it was built needed to be retooled to build the current Fiat Panda and it wasn’t considered worthwhile to shift 159 production elsewhere.
The 159 was another ‘nearly’ car for Alfa Romeo. It was very handsome, better built than the 156, if still no paragon of quality, but was hobbled by its excess weight, which blunted its performance, handling and fuel economy. Although it was, objectively, a better car, it never managed to win the hearts of the Alfisti like its predecessor. That said, time has been kind to the 159 and it still looks as fresh and handsome today as it did at launch in 2005.
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Here is shots of the Americas Best Value Inn in Pendleton, Oregon. I stayed at this motel back in 1987 when it was a Imperial 400.
Hopefully this place is better than the Americas Best in Lincoln City, Oregon that I stayed at in May that was simple horrible.
this place was the best scrounge around thrift store on 4th ave when i was a kid. it seems to be getting gentrified or at least the victim of some public art. this ws the only pillar not covered with some hippie crap
This is a smaller side menu of the main menu booklet. It displays special prices and deals for the customers. The numbers and words are big and white, the words in capital letters. The words also have a 3D effect. The purpose of such typographical use is to catch the eye of the customers to alert them of the current deals of the restaurant.
Sacramento, CA
September 7, 2017
Buses from all over the state brought people to Sacramento to support immigrants and push for a STRONG CA Values Act (SB54). The CA Values Act limits local and state resources from fueling the painful deportation machine and ensures that schools, health facilities, courthouses, shelters, and Department of Labor Standards Enforcement facilities are accessible to all Californians regardless of immigration status.
A rally at the state capital was followed by a march to the Sheriff's Association building to protest the Sheriff's Association's efforts to water down the bill and its protections.
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Agriculture is the main stay of Uganda’s economy, however, the share of agriculture in the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been declining steadily. In fiscal year 2009/10, agriculture contributed only 14.6% to the national GDP of which 1.3% was attributed to the livestock sub-sector. The dairy industry is estimated to contribute more than 50% of the total output from the livestock sub-sector. The dairy industry employs many people who are engaged in various economic activities along the dairy value chain, particularly in milk production, collection, bulking and transportation, processing, distribution and marketing as well as provision of inputs and support services.
each face tells a different story...
again scan of a workprint - some negligence in development can be noticed.
still I like the old-fashioned style of this photo. one day I shall do it the proper way on a large scale (as it deserves it, imho)
take at some forgotten village in Ukraine, Carpathian mountains Bieszczady.
May 2006; (I guess it was borrowed Nikon F-801 then, but maybe my Zenit)
I wish we had our hearts opened as them instead of having more material goods.
It was great to have the opportunity to meet modest and warm people, to talk and drink vodka with them. Imagine - being abroad and feeling home-safe (or even safer than in your home town).
I have this disturbing feeling that economical progress seems to kill the humanity in us.
products become trash. humanity is priceless.if you live among trash, surrounded by trash - there is a risk, you'll become one.
It was also interesting to see the society at the moment of it's change. It was right after the "Orange Revolution" and all adults were talking about politics and changes. I was funny because it reminded me of Poland at the beginning of nineties. We had almost the same, poverty, the same situation, same nice and loving people and same prospects... and I am not 100% satisfied with what has happened later.
But It is great we became free nation and society. If we are not able to use our freedom properly - we are then the only ones to blame...
Let Thy Will by The Law
but remember
Freedom is Responsibility & Obligation
The NHS Values Summit brings together a diverse range of people and perspectives to create a greater understanding of how people’s differences, social status and cultural expectations can affect their experiences of health and care.
It challenges and inspires people to think about the role of ethical leadership in improving the health and wellbeing of local communities, staff and patients and how the NHS can increase the social value of its activities.
Welcoming representatives from health and social care, alongside more than 20 partners from the voluntary and community sector, this event (in Leeds, Yorkshire) was a template for future NHS Values Summits, which will be held twice a year in different locations across the country. Each event will explore a different theme relating to equality, health inequalities and human rights. The next gathering will take place in May 2013.