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Progress Report Wednesday 31st October 2007
Lots of activity again in the warm autumn sunshine, Running North to
South, the activity was more or less as follows:-
Roy and Les rendered the intercepter tank and started making the cover
for it; more green paint was applied to the Incline coach,
The narrow gauge team seemed to have Plant zooming around with
sleepers, rails and stone going in all directions.
More work was carried out on the new Trap Point protecting the main
line through platform 2.
Some members of the per way team continued to regulate the ballast
between Wash Green and the Hannages Footcrossing, the result is most
pleasing. Other members gave the pointwork a touch of lubrication, a
dirty job, but one that is done every few months. Hylton took stock of
requirements for the big attack on Fishplate greasing and bolting up.
This task will involve many hands over the next few months.
Paint was also applied to the Idridgehay Gate posts as well as the
home for the Power station.
At Idridgehay, the concrete for the crossing gates was delivered and
is now going off with the bolts for the gate posts cast in place.
We welcomed a new customer, who brought a special trolley for testing,
they also invited representatives from London Fire service, Network
Rail, CTRL, London Ambulance to see the emergency vehicle in action.
No photos are being published at this time, but the vehicle with six
burly chaps standing up ran to Duffield and back - such was the speed
and battery life, we also proved that the lighting was working
properly! Representatives from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue were also in
attendance. I firmly believe that further new business will result.
A busy day all round
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Special Events 2008 now online!
As the official website of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, we are proud to bring you the new 2008 Special Events information first!
Usually, we wouldn't make such a fuss over the events calendar, but this coming year contains arguably the most important event in our short history - the opening of the line between Wirksworth and Idridgehay. This is the start of the big break out of the Wirksworth area.
Whilst full details of this event will be released in due course, the dates are pencilled in there for you to browse! As it is likely to be busy that weekend, travel on the train must be pre-booked and details of how to pre-book your journey will be released shortly.
To view the events for 2008, please use the "Ticketing and Trains" link at the top, followed by "Events 2008".
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Tues 30th Oct
Once again, multi tasking was the order of the day. Some sleepers were
taken up to the site of the Intercepter drain, by the Maintenance
Per way split into two teams, one made a start sorting out the ballast
dropped by Wash Green yesterday, whilst the other half was at
Idridgehay completeing the form work ready for the concrete for the
crossing gates.
The VCT were busy near Gorsey Bank, working in the Up Cess, clearing
the brambles etc., away from the new sign etc as well as clearing the
Up walkway.
In the Car park much was achieved on the Narrow Gauge line with much
ballasting, cutting of sleepers and people wandering about with lengths
of rail under their arm!. Opposite them the Logging department prepared
more bags of firewood.
Two machines were on site for Testing, they were Unimog based water
bowsers, which also doubled up as towing vehicles when the situation
develops.
The Pasenger Dept had a stocktaking day and also had several visitors.
Tomorrow sees another company testing their vehicle, they are bringing
several people to 'give it the once over'. More ballast fettling on the
Hannages, as well as concreting .
One unusual request came this afternoon, from the local constabulary
- some tables previouly stolen from the Town Hall were located in the
Hannages Brook, the best way to recover them was to convey them back to
base by rail, where they were collected by the Council.
Monday 29th October 2007
Again, a day of great activity with the late running of today's customer giving us the opportunity to put some ballast down on the Wash Green to Gorsey Bank section and then dribble what was left along the stretch opposite Bournebrook Avenue. Whilst the standard gauge was being ballasted a team were also ballasting the narrow gauge with an assortment of equipment including a mini digger, dumper and fearsome wacker plate.
Roy(71) and Les(77) together with Chris (21?) made steady progress with the interceptor pit and we welcomed a visitor from the Aln Valley Railway who may purchase our redundant Permaquip fleet. Further preparation of the Idridgehay gate posts was undertaken.
The Booking Hall was kept busy with our visitors and the usual phone calls.
Progress Report Saturday 27th October 2007
A pleasantly busy day on a selection of fronts. The engineering dept
proceeded with the rectification of Sir Peter's injector pump and also
dealt with cleaning of the fuel filter system and on the class 31 the
air side of the radiators also continued to receive their bicentennial
cleaning.
Adjacent to the shed road the blockwork was completed on the new
interceptor pit as far as ground level and is now ready for the
re-inforcing concrete to arrive next week. Please do not pump out the
pit until the interceptor is finished.
A multitude of volunteers were seen to be at work around the children's
area, where the ramp has been stoned and also around the narrow gauge,
where ballast was being applied to the section of track in hand. The
ramped part of retaining wall of the Baileycroft dock has also been
cleared to show it off as a feature.
A steady day's business was done by the Ravenstor Line and the traincrew
also attended to the cleaning of the Trailer Car, an attractive task
which can be continued tomorrow, the luggage racks are always a nice
place to start.
If weather permits (the forecast is bad, however) the sleeper tops can
be cleared of mud around mileposts 139 and 140.
All the best, Anton
Our normal day for reflection and exploring the meaning of life was greatly disturbed by activity. Early bird boffins reviewed the infrastructure needed to restore and upgrade our web cam system and usefully ensured another early bird delivering materials to Roy (71) and Les (77) for the interceptor pit found them and their deep hole.
Special thanks to David Newby and Hylton who shunted the yard so we could accept three hopper wagons full of ballast, put Sir Peter where repairs could be effected, marshalled the ballast train for Monday and repositioned the Incline train ready for tomorrow.
The week's work for our hired in digger and driver finished with a clean up at Gorsey Bank and the preparation of walkways either side of the crossing. We have been very pleased with the productivity of this machine and driver and will certainly use them again in the future.
Roy (71) and Les (77) completed the concrete base of the interceptor pit and are ready for the next part of the plot. The children's play area work continued and the Booking Hall welcomed a number of visitors who were entertained by the ballast being tipped in from the Wash Green dock (repeating history).A young offender and supervisor made sterling inroads into platform cleanliness and the area around the Training Room.
The icing on the cake was a very late booking from a customer who was with us this afternoon nearly generating enough income to pay for today's stone delivery.
All in all, a satisfactory day.
A day of steady achievement with further green paint applied to the Incline dmu and more energy expended on the children's play area. Stone was delivered for the narrow gauge and the site of the oil separator pit grew ever larger reaching the footings of the old engine shed.
The Idridgehay gate posts were drilled ready for delivery to site and the VCT had a stock take of their timber stone removing many nails for our scrap drive. The Ravenstor service operated with modest success and the Booking Hall welcomed passengers and visitors.
The permanent way team ventured to Duffield to commence repairs to the tight curve into the station that has been causing concern. The gauge tie bars that we recently purchased have proved of great help in this process. Our mini digger driver continued with ditch digging in the Callow Park area to great effect and it was at the end of the day the excitement commenced. Sir Peter expired with the works train a little way north of Idridgehay. The works train contained the vehicle that would return the digger to Wirksworth ready for its activities at Gorsey Bank tomorrow.
A classic rescue was mounted with the staff returned by road to Wirksworth and the rescue train conducted to the failure in the approved manner. Protection of the failed train was provided and the whole consist proceeded north to collect the digger and the process into the car park to permit the digger to be unloaded. As darkness had descended the whole combined train was berthed in the car park overnight to be sorted tomorrow.
We have 60 tonnes of ballast being delivered tomorrow so will need to reorganise ourselves to cope with this and restore the Incline train to its position for Saturday.
A very good effort by all concerned.
Progress Report Wednesday 24th October 2007
A busy day with, not 1, not even 2 but 3 revenue earing companies
gracing us with their prescence. This was additional to passenger
services and the Buffet car earning a few bob in the process. Tube
Lines had a couple of drivers carrying out Route Knowledge training on
the Gorsey Bank Line
The Per way team were busy at Idridgehay digging the post holes for
the new gates, the holes are now nearly ready for a some concrete.
Mary and Rod were busy in their playpen making more of the new kiddies
play area. We had the mini digger opening up one of the old drainage
ditches on the 'racing straight' by Alton Manor, thus releasing the
trapped water, work continues there tomorrow.
Another 0800 start to convey the digger driver to site, then some
gentle shunting and some sleeper repairs 'down south'. Also picking the
digger up on the return journey. Works train to depart around 0930 ish.
Tues 23rd Oct
A lovely sunny autuminal day, with two main areas of activity. At
Wirksworth the Passenger services were kept fairly busy with Half Term
passengers, the Buffet Car was also open and once again proved to be
popular. Around the Maintenance area, Roy and Les continued work on the
Pit drainage system, whilst Dave Mee applied more green paint to the
Incline coach. The logging dept were also in full swing. Mick has now
completed the assembly of the Idridgehay level crossing gate posts.
The other main area of activity was at Idridgehay, Many tons of
material were shipped elsewhere to reinforce embankments. The area
opposite the platform has now been levelled off and is nearly ready for
the Gardening dept to move in. The VCT were working with Per way and
much brash was disposed of, the hedge line was also tidied up. Some
granite ballast was relocated and either side of the level crossing
area had a dressing. A start was made on levelling the spoil heaps.
Tomorrow sees a mini digger being transported to a site to start ditch
digging, and most manpower will be at Idridgehay, digging the holes for
the gate posts (travel by car please). Also some more testing work.
Passenger trains will also be in operation.
Fw: Mon 22nd Oct
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Subj: Mon 22nd Oct
An 0800 start at Idridgehay has resulted in piles! The Cess opposite
the platform has been given a good clean and scrape. It appears that
anyone who has wanted to dump things over the years, has fly-tipped
Idridgehay. Ther is a mountain of material waiting to be relocated
tomorrow. The Up Safe Cess walkway, north of thr crossing has also
levelled and now awaits some Type 1 to be laid and wacked in.
Pat and Mike have been having a tidy up session after the successful
Model Railway weekend. Several visitors made their way to Wirksworth
station to have a look around.
Tomorrow we need an early start for the works train - to please be
Idridgehay by 0930 with Mermaid and empty green low Flatrol ( Please
ensure two wheelbarrows are also on board) There is a great deal of
Mermaid work to do, so as soon as the train crew are ready please
down. The VCT squad are also welcome to start tidying up the
hedgeline.
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Fw: Sunday 21st October 2007
From: Martin Miller
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:14 PM
Subject: Sunday 21st October 2007
What a very pleasant day with the crowds filling our three platforms to enjoy the dmu fest! The sight of simultaneous departures and arrivals at Platforms 1 and 2 was something to behold. These events coupled with the Bubble Car arriving and departing from Platform 3 created an environment worthy of some of the major stations on the network in the 70s.
Many congratulations to everyone who made it all happen including the marshalling and shunting well into Saturday evening and an early start today. Also thanks are particularly due to Julie who did record business in the Buffet Car and Jamie, aided by the Youth Offending Team, who undertook that most unglamorous but essential job of packing the car park.
There was also a sizeable team manning the 3 locations of the Model Railway Exhibition and Mike and Pat Craft deserve a special mention for pulling the whole thing together after another 12 months of planning and negotiation. Yet again the town of Wirksworth is put well and truly on the map by the endeavours of the Railway.
All this effort engaged around 30 volunteers. including some pressed men and women, which again demonstrates the dedication of all involved and there was even an opportunity to tend to the drainage at 40 steps and fettle the radiators on the Class 31.
A very well done to everyone.
Another busy Model Railway Exhibition, with a range of interesting
layouts, has brought people to the town and the railway. Many thanks to
all who have helped at the venues, at the station and on the trains.
In other tasks, the shed area continued to be prepared its new stores
container, work was undertaken on the roof of 03 084, on the road-rail
vehicles and on the Gat Ex.
A less frenetic day but with an earning opportunity! A regular customer developing and electric powered machine claimed further improvement as the vehicle travelled to Shottle and back without incident.
The Amber Valley Loco Group topped up Margaret-Ann with antifreeze and started to prepare the Maintenance Facility site for the arrival of a new stores container. The Incline dmu received further attention as the sun warmed the day up and there was a great deal of activity in Wirksworth town to prepare for the Model Railway Exhibition opening tomorrow.
The Booking Hall entertained quite a few visitors amongst which was a Railway Inspector paying a "social" visit. He commented on our standard of presentation and lamented that the railway he was involved with did not have the same approach!
Duty Managers for the weekend are Anton, Saturday and me, Sunday - surplus energies are required by Roy and Les at the Maintenance Facility
I am not sure whether there is enough cyberspace to report on today's doings! However, I will try - the VCT have had a day of good housekeeping with a panel of Midland Railway fencing recovered on Tuesday being reshaped for use on a bridge parapet. Their stores have been re-organised and surplus items disposed of. Galvanised chain that had disappeared from sight was uncovered and applied to the fence line at the base of the former dust dock to create a nice finishing touch.
The steps were replaced onto Helen-Louise and blocks moved to prepared for the creation of an interceptor between the pit and the site drainage system. This will continue the improvements in the Maintenance Facility area.
Two gate posts were fabricated for Idridgehay and a defective sleeper was changed at the site of the trap points on Road 2 to enable the ground frame installation to be completed. The works train was marshalled for its activities next week in support of further machine work at Idridgehay, on the "racing straight" and at Gorsey Bank. Providence prevailed with the availability of the "new" fork lift that was able to discharge quite a substantial capital investment in rail, sleepers (for the narrow gauge), chairs and gauge tie bars totalling over £3000.
The scrap gathered from the level crossing installations was sorted, cut and skipped where appropriate. The silent talking tunnel was restored to life and a potential new recruit given an insight into the likely tasks ahead. This recruit will be accompanied by a lady that may cause pacemaker batteries to need a recharge.
We were pleased to welcome a paying guest for testing and L53 was in action as part of the EMC evaluation for the vehicle. We were also happy to host Jonathan Webb from Rail Engineer, a loyal supporter of the enterprise, who was entertained by Mark Brooks from Tube Lines with the bonus of our other customer on site for an article about our commercial activities.
PS Many thanks to Neil and Leigh for bringing our web sites back to life - the new look is excellent!
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Another day of great endeavour with L53 undertaking EMC testing on the TBTC track leaving the battery locomotive blinking in the autumn sunshine. The permanent way team completed all the new signage for Gorsey Bank with the exception of the Up fixed distant. They also recovered all the, now, redundant signs and scrap from the old installation. The drain south of Gorsey Bank crossing was unblocked following the various earthworks in the area and is flowing well amongst the white goods deposited outside our boundary there.
A mammoth move of sleepers from the Flatrol freed that vehicle for activities next week and lift plates were fitted to a particularly bad rail joint on the Hannages.
I forgot to mention yesterday that the gate hinges were fabricated for the Gorsey Bank gates and we await the road/rail machine and trailer that will transport them to site and assist in placing the gates into their final position.
The Passenger Services team assembled for a meeting to review their activities and the Booking Hall received a few visitors.
Another day of activity on many fronts. The VCT were earning money for their next chain saw by undertaking a little contract work for the Tube Lines project to enable specialists to take sound and electro-magnetic interference measurements on the TBTC test track over the next two days.
Meanwhile, the permanent way team finalised the new signage at Idridgehay by fixing the Up distant signal board. Whilst at Idridgehay the team undertook some drainage work and ballasted either side of the crossing. After that work was complete the team moved to Gorsey Bank to remove redundant signage and treadles. They then turned their attention to the new signage with some put in place and the sites for the remainder identified.
The Booking Hall welcomed a possible new recruit to their team and the Mess Hall was restocked with the essentials of life. Geoff Adam's celebrated his birthday by the provision of a splendid Thomas cake.
The final touches were put to the Passenger Services budget for the next financial year after a great deal of background work by all concerned.
All in all, another great day.
A day of sorting the diesel multiple units out for the weekend and a little light maintenance on Faraday. We plan a dmu fest! on Sunday when all our services will be operated by dmus including the Incline. The 2 car Met-Cam will be operating non passenger demonstration runs from Platform 2.
Much admin and planning took place and the Booking Hall entertained a few visitors.
Progress Report Sunday 14th October 2007
A pleasent on many fronts in terms of the passenger service a quietly profitable day,with a visit from the 18c club 41 in all with tea / coffee on the Gattex they all had a pleasent day.
Much interest in the Tube Lines battery engine.
Activity has been on several fronts during the day with a limited number of volunteer's.
Collected up clips, nylons and pads at foot of Incline and placed in new bags.
Track patrol yard and incline, knocking in Keys.
Cleared drains north of Idridgehay as far as outflowing culvert.
Further work carried out on 31
Thanks to all concerned.
J.Ball
Duty manager.
A day of some curiosities. We were not able to get to grips with the task of sorting PW materials, as today was a conscript free day.
However, much progress was had by engineering with work done on the Lister, on wire brushing and painting various parts of 03084 and on the ventilation system of the class 31.
In terms of the passenger service a quietly profitable day was had and in the intervals repairs were carried to the Booking Hall and some spring cleaning and lite gardening were done despite a damp start to the day.
At Duffield various material was reported to have been cleared, bagged and moved from the platform area and work done to tidy up the down slow platform and the general area of the compound, I do not doubt a full report will be made available presently.
In the afternoon the Penguin was returned having made a bid to escape at 1.00 am last night accompanied by an assortment of the Feckless who left it in the middle of North End while attempting to make off with a number of toupees from the hairdressers. The said Feckless were last seen heading up the M1 towards Sheffield, allegedly pursued by a bobby on a bicycle from Matlock. The Penguin has now been chained to the revetment wall of the Children's area using the largest chain in Christendom and tonight the footpath and main road gates are to be locked.
Progress, Friday 12th October
A pleasant day in the autumn sun allowing further painting of the Incline dmu coach. Progress was made on the enhancements to the children's play area and the road/rail lorry received attention to its electrics.
The Booking Hall welcomed a few visitors and the Buffet Car was prepared for the entertainment of a group on Sunday.
Idridgehay level crossing was reopened to road traffic and many congratulations are due to everyone involved in delivering this project on time and under budget! It has involved a great deal of work over the last fortnight and we won't have to do it again for another 30 years (I hope!).
Duty Managers for the weekend are Anton, Saturday and John Ball, Sunday - the key task being the rebagging of all the small permanent way materials resting alongside the Incline for transport to Shottle to enable the Maintenance Facility project to restart.
Progress, Thursday 11th October
Another day of sterling endeavour with all but one of the Idridgehay signs planted just leaving the Up fixed distant to do next week. All surplus posts and scrap have been moved from the Idridgehay site and much unwanted timber has been consigned to potash. Temporary blue fencing has been erected until such time as we install the crossing gates.
Back at base the trap point ground frame for Road 2 has been concreted in and various technical things attended to. (We do need to source an Annetts key - please check your loft/garage). The logging department was in production and some narrow gauge rail cut to length. More component recover took place from Wee Yorkie and the Booking Hall received a number of visitors.
There has been as pleasant surge in bookings for MyTestTrack over the next three weeks.
Progress, Wednesday 10th October
Two main activities involving two different departments. Firstly the Loco engineering section had the blue 03 in the Maintenance area and removed one of the connecting rods, which showed some wear, this was despatched to Butterley for machine work to be carried out on it. On the ajoining track more work was carried out on the Incline coach.
A visitor from Boston (US of A I believe) had a trip on the Incline train. He was so keen that he made a handsome contribution to costs.
The other main activity was once again at Idridgehay. All of the tarmac has been laid and rolled, due to the thickness it will take a good 24 hours plus to go off. The bi t- left - on - the - back - of
- me - wagon - sir, was dropped beside the track in the area which will become the staff car park (AKA Idridgehay Park and Ride). Most of the new fixed signal boards were planted along with speed boards, just the Up Fixed Distant and a speed board to be added there. The Treadles were removed carefully and all bits retained for storage. The works train made a welcome return to Wirksworth traversing the new level crossing several times during the day.The old signalpost that has been on the platform these many years was removed as well as the Up Home post. Many local residents from Idridgehay dropped in to see the progress.
The Wirksworth Tourist people held a meeting at the station, after which the Wirksworth Station Master paid a visit to the workers at Idridgehay.
More bodies required for tomorrow to erect the last of the Signals as well as recover redundant assets.
Progress, Tuesday 9th October
Due to heavy rain, no tarmacing took place at Idridgehay today, which now puts us a tad behind schedule. However the Clearance team braved the elements, continuing their endeavours in the area.
Per way took one of the firewood department down the line so that he could load up some logs to keep their department busy - big rush coming soon.
Per way also started the connection of the new Trap point for road 2 to the north of the Platform 2, This has now been positioned, the bench has been dug out and fixed, we now need to mix some concrete to hold the frame in place - very dirty and muddy, and yet such lovely fun!
The train was also loaded with signs ready for an early start to Idridgehay in the morning.
Progress, Monday 8th October 2007
The massed ranks of 4 turned up at Idridgehay, a few tons of stone were dropped in the Level Crossing hole, and was subsequently whackered. Sleepers were cut around the post holes, and more of the drain was filled in. Paul joined us after lunch and spent all afternoon cutting the sleepers to fit around the rails, to give the council something to tarmac up to in the morning.
Tomorrow sees more work at Idridgehay. Train leaves at 0915.
All remained quiet at Wirksworth, with a couple of visitors and the usual phone calls offering amazing services.
A blog a day
OK, so here's the first foray into the Blogosphere, and just in case its a problem, I've put on my asbestos codpiece.
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PRESS RELEASE: Countdown To The 2012 Olympics - MyTestTrack.com Helps Tube Lines Re-Signal for Olympic Success
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Countdown To The 2012 Olympics
MyTestTrack.com Helps Tube Lines Re-Signal for Olympic Success
Wirksworth, 7TH October 2007: Tube Lines' battery-electric locomotive L53 has arrived at MyTestTrack.com's facilities in Wirksworth to kick-off an 18-month testing programme that will be a part of leading Tube Lines, the company responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of all the infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, to increase capacity to allow for faster, more frequent and reliable services to serve London and the 2012 Olympics.
The revolutionary transmission-based train control (TBTC) system uses train and track-based sensors to detect the location of trains with higher accuracy than existing methods, leading to reduced headways which, combined with lengthened trains, will lead to an increased capacity and a reduction in journey times.
Wirksworth was selected as a test site for engineers' trains being equipped with the new system. The TBTC signalling system was installed on the Gorsey Bank passenger line during the spring of 2007. The TBTC system is being designed and manufactured by Thales Rail Signalling Solutions Ltd under contract to Tube Lines as part of a consortium which includes Halcrow, Tube Lines and LH Group Services.
"This is a key milestone in commissioning new signalling for London's Underground and we are delighted to be working with WyvernRail to ensure the efficient testing of our fleet of engineers' vehicles," said Paul Weidlich, Tube Lines' Project Manager on the TBTC programme. "WyvernRail's close relationship with LH Group, who are fitting the equipment, combined with their growing reputation, has given us the confidence to undertake this element of testing in Derbyshire," he added.
Phil Tarry, WyvernRail's director responsible for MyTestTrack.com was delighted to welcome the first locomotive to Wirksworth. "This is a great day for us all. We have been preparing to support this testing programme for nearly eighteen months and we are proud to be playing such a crucial role in enhancing our capital's network in time for the 2012 Olympics."
LH Group received the first vehicle, a battery-electric locomotive, at their Barton-under-Needwood works in May 2007 for fitting of the vehicle on board computer. The locomotive has now moved to Wirksworth for signalling tests and will be followed by a number of other vehicles, such as tamping machines, Schöma diesel locomotives and more battery locomotives that will all be put through their paces on the new signalling system at the test track over the next eighteen months. The plan is for each vehicle to receive up to five days of testing although this may shorten as experience of testing vehicles increases. After satisfactory tests, the vehicles will return to London.
Tube Lines employees will be based at Wirksworth when tests are conducted, to drive the various vehicles and ensure the smooth running of the project. Thales, who under their contract to Tube Lines, design and build the TBTC equipment, will be operating the dedicated test equipment at the control centre for TBTC which has been established by Wash Green Bridge in Wirksworth.
Ends.
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Depicts a Schöma Diesel locomotive of the type that will be tested in Wirksworth (Image courtesy of Tube Lines)
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Depicts a tamping train that will be tested in Wirksworth (Image courtesy of Tube Lines)
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MyTestTrack.com is a venture by WyvernRail plc. WyvernRail is reopening the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway between Duffield and Wirksworth and, in a very short time, has transformed the line from a neglected wilderness to a clear route suitable for vehicle movements throughout its length. WyvernRail is locally owned and managed with an attitude to make things work.
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On 31 December 2002, Tube Lines assumed responsibility for the maintenance and upgrade of all the infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines as part of the largest improvement programme the Tube has ever seen. Together these lines carry 40% of Underground passengers. Tube Lines has a 30 year Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract with London Underground. The contract is output based, meaning Tube Lines is rewarded for good performance and penalised for poor performance.
Reversing the effects of decades of under-investment in the Tube is a huge task requiring an injection of resources on the scale of which the Underground has never seen before. Tube Lines is involved in a massive improvement programme, tripling investment and committing over £4.4 billion to improve the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines in the first 7½ years – the equivalent of spending almost £1.6 million per day.
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Over 200 miles of track
255 trains
2,395 bridges and structures
71 lifts
227 escalators
Progress Report Saturday 6th October 2007
A day in which the priority tasks of shunting and step painting were completed before morning tea was taken. Following morning tea and a bag of fruit pastilles, the staff roused themselves to deal with the interior end screen painting of the platform 2 waiting shelter, and a coat of paint was also applied to part of the platform side of the Booking Hall. Engineers undertook work on the class 31 and 03 084, and D2158 has taken over passenger duties.
Clearance was undertaken south of Rowland's Crossing by the white van and egg sandwich department, and a hoodie, sorry, conscipt, was delegated to sweeping the whole of the Station Road gutter. The passenger service trundled happily backwards and forwards all day as did the till drawer. For those of you interested in the film show, there are only ten tickets left. Two new volunteers were welcomed and the magnificence of our endeavour was admired from as far afield as Australia.
The priority task for tomorrow is the tidying of the store area between the green trailer car and the Ravenstor line, where various items of small track materials need sorting and bagging properly, bags and sleepers stacking neatly and rubbish removing.
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Top BBC Drama Places Wirksworth's Railway in the Big League and RailFilmLocations.biz is launched to promote filming at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Wirksworth, 29th September 2007: Wirksworth Station was upgraded to main line status and witnessed dramatic scenes and a lucky escape for characters in the BBC's top medical drama 'Casualty' broadcast tonight.
Only months after taking centre stage in ITV's thriller 'Mobile', the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway has again achieved top billing with the BBC as the scene of an explosive episode that was filmed in June.
Wirksworth station was transformed both in appearance and location, partially thorough the work of the BBC's set designers but also through the efforts of the railway's own volunteers who have built two new platforms at the station in just six months, allowing the station to take on the appearance of a through station on the main line.
The plot for the episode was under wraps until tonight's broadcast, but the BBC were fulsome in their praise for the high standard of support provided by the railway's volunteers and management.
The filming took place over three days and involved two trains and used scenes at several locations down the line. In addition to using the railway, the BBC crew employed extras from Antony Gell School, giving several pupils the opportunity to appear on the small screen.
"We are delighted to have brought Casualty to Wirksworth" remarked Phil Tarry, WyvernRail's Projects Director. "Our modern rolling stock continues to attract the film and television industry; indeed since we began, our intercity train has appeared under the identities of two fictitious train operators and even German Federal Railways" he added.
The railway is now promoting its rail filming facilities under the banner RailFilmLocations.biz and this operates in parallel with the company's highly successful MyTestTrack.com engineering business.
Further information can be obtained from www.RailFilmLocations.biz
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Depicts RailFilmLocations' express train, as used in Casualty.
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Depicts RailFilmLocations' express train arriving at Wirksworth, masquerading as 'Lightbourne' for Casualty.
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Depicts Wirksworth station dressed as 'Lightbourne' for the filming of Casualty.
Depicts the departure board used at Wirksworth for Casualty.
Progress, Friday 5th October 2007
A very peaceful day today after the excitements of the week. A little light baggage trolley painting was achieved, some oil purchased for Helen-Louise and stocks gathered for the evra stand at the Mickleover model railway exhibition.
The Booking Hall welcomed a number of visitors.
Duty Managers for the weekend are Steve for Saturday and Mike Evans Sunday. Jobs available include the application of non-slip paint to Tube Lines boarding steps south of Wash Green bridge.
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THE MONUMENT TO THE DAUGHTER OF BAKER PASHA. …just completed by Mr. Forsyth, of Worcester… We understand that the memorial will be sent shortly to Cairo, to be placed in the cemetery there. [Worcestershire Chronicle]
"…designing and executing Memorial in / the best sicilian Marble with sculptured lilies / in high relief" for General Baker Pacha [or Pasha] of Cairo, Egypt. Death of Fanny Baker nee Wormald in Egypt 1885, d/o Frank Wormald of Potterton Hall and 1865 w/o Valentine Baker, afterwards known as Baker Pacha, cavalry officer and brother of Sir Samuel White Baker, explorer, traveller and sportsman. Convicted of criminal offence which inspired the 1894 pornographic novel 'Raped on the Railway: a True Story of a Lady who was first ravished and then flagellated on the Scotch Express' and dismissed from army in 1875. Later served in the Russo–Turkish war and defended Tashkessan. Entered Egyptian service as Police Commander and served on the intelligence staff of force under Sir Gerald Graham in Egypt, and published works on military service.
MONUMENTAL ART. …handsome monument has just been placed over the family vault in Claines churchyard, to the memory of the late Mr. James Dyson Perrins. … The whole of this work has been carefully carried out by Mr. W. Forsyth, of the Tything; who has also another monument in hand, which will be placed in Worcester Cemetery to the memory of the late Mr. Walter Holland. Mr. Forsyth has also received a commission to execute a monument for the late General Baker Pasha, who died in Egypt, and which will be placed in Cairo cemetery. [Worcestershire Chronicle]
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My co-author, friendly driver, and camera-man and me in front of the parliament.
This year's EuroPVM/MPI was held in Helsinki (not quite, but close to it). I stayed in Hanasaari, a beautiful island with a small hotel and conference center on it. It's a bit remote but nicely surrounded by nature.
Unfortunately, I had to leave before the MPI Forum information session to catch my flight.
Videos of many talks are available at Videos. All-in-all, it was worth to attend. Next year's EuroMPI (yes, the conference was finally renamed after the second year in a row without a PVM paper) will be in Stuttgart. So stay tuned and submit papers!
MPI 2.2 is now officially ratified by the MPI Forum!
I just came back from lunch after the MPI Forum meeting in Helsinki. This meeting focused again (the last time) on MPI 2.2. We finished the review of the final document and edited several minor things. Bill did a great job in chairing and pushing the MPI 2.2 work and the overall editing. Unfortunately, we did not meet our own deadlines, i.e., the chapters and reviews were not finished two weeks ago (I tried to push my chapters (5 and 7) as hard as possible, but getting the necessary reviews was certainly not easy). However, the whole document was reviewed (read) by forum members during the meeting and my confidence is high that everybody did a good job.
The votes by chapter will be online soon.
The feature-set of the standard did not change. I posted it earlier here and Jeff also. But it's official now! Implementors should now get everything implemented so that all users can enjoy the new features.
One downside is that we already have errata items for things that were discovered too late in the process. This seems odd, however, we decided that we should not break our own rules. And even if the standard says that an MPI_BOOL is 4 bytes, we had to close the door for changes at some point. The errata (MPI_BOOL is one byte) will be voted on and posted soon on the main webpage.
Rolf will publish the MPI 2.2 book (like he did for MPI 2.1) and it will be available at Supercomputing 2009. I already ordered my copy .
And now we're moving on to MPI 3, so stay tuned (or participate in the forum)!


You may have heard already. Maybe you experienced it already.
NASA, or the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has issued an alert about some pretty bad storms coming our way. In fact we had one last week.


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Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
A former anti-corruption investigator, Jonathan Ferris, told BBC that he feared for his life after investigating the murder of Caruana Galizia who was killed in a car bomb near her home on 16 October 2017. Prosecutors are saying that her murder was carried out by hitmen on the orders of someone angered by her reporting. This is stating the obvious.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia said that the €1 million reward to net Daphne Caruana Galizia's killers was still on the table. Dr Farrugia said it was investigations by the Malta police, aided by the Security Service and assisted by foreign experts, that led to the suspects' arrests, with nobody providing any tip-offs. Three men were detained by the police on the ground that they were party to hatching the bomb plot. This did not mean they were the ones who committed the crime. Friends of the journalist do not believe she investigated the three men charged with her killing. She has never mentioned these three persons in any of her 20,000 articles.
At the time of her death, Caruana Galizia was investigating Maltese prime minister's chief of staff, Keith Schembri, and a senior minister Konrad Mizzi. Both were named in the Panama Papers, a data leak from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca in 2015. Caruana Galizia said they were both financial beneficiaries of secretive "shell" companies registered in Panama.
Caruana Galizia alleged that a company owned by the Azerbaijani president's daughter paid $1m to a Panama company ultimately owned by the Maltese prime minister's wife, Michelle Muscat.
Mr Ferris was working at the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) of Malta's anti-money laundering agency. He says that while he was looking into the case last year, he was sacked in June from the FIAU. He believes that his sacking was due to political interference. FIAU said that the dismissal was based "solely on an objective and comprehensive performance assessment".
Mr Ferris has now threatened to reveal information he discovered if something happened to him. He has divided his information into six parts and has put them in six envelopes kept by his family members and close friends.
Other than his sacking, Mr Ferris has not told of any attempts on his life.
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Osterley is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about  north of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 12 for the state suburb of Osterley.

History
Osterley was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The name was in use for a Town Reserve by 1845, but the locality was known as Native Tier until 1892.

Geography
The River Ouse forms the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure
Route C173 (Victoria Valley Road) runs through from south to south-west.

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Towns in Tasmania
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Saturday's area sports matchups Saturday's area sports matchups Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: http://stjr.nl/1ISNohN
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COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Oregon State at Washington State, 6 p.m.; Willamette at Pacific Lutheran, 6 p.m.; Saint Martin's at Western Oregon, 7 p.m.; Eastern Oregon at Corban, 7:30 p.m.; Chemeketa at Umpqua CC, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Willamette at Pacific Lutheran, 4 p.m.; Eastern Oregon at Corban, 5:30 p.m.; Western Oregon at Simon Fraser (B.C.), 7 p.m.; Chemeketa at Umpqua CC, 2 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield at Oregon State, 11 a.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
PacWest— Gervais at Salem Acad., 6 p.m.; Blanchet Catholic at Chemawa, 6 p.m.; Colton at Scio, 6:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 5A/2A— Perrydale at North Eugene (JV), 1 p.m.
PacWest— Gervais at Salem Acad., 7:30 p.m.; Colton at Scio, 8 p.m.; Blanchet Catholic at Chemawa, 8 p.m.
West Salem at Corvallis Invitational, 9 a.m.; Cascade, Stayton, Salem Academy at Kroc Center, 1 p.m.; Stayton, Blanchet, Salem Academy at Kroc Center, 2 p.m.
North Salem at Forest Grove tournament, 8 a.m.; Dallas at Parkrose tournament, 9:30 a.m.; McNary, Silverton, Cascade, North Marion, Dayton, Jefferson, Willamina at Oregon Classic; West Salem at Southridge Invitational; Amity at Siuslaw Invitational.
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Pursuing justice after medical negligence causes birth injury
On behalf of Davis & Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.
The birth of a child is one of the most joyous occasions a person may ever experience. Parents grow extremely fond of their child even before birth, and would never want to see a single hair on his or her head come to harm. However, the risk of serious birth injuries is real, especially when doctors and nurses fail to provide appropriate care.
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General anesthesia can be risky business in childbirth
On behalf of Davis & Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, April 13, 2017.
There's a reason why obstetricians tend to use general anesthesia only when it's necessary. Even though its use remains safe for most people, it does come with risks, especially for a woman about to give birth. Considering the fact that one of the only reasons that you would receive general anesthesia is because you require a C-section, you might not spend much time thinking about how it will occur, but instead think only of the safety of your unborn child.
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Birth injuries: lawyers help Texans with cerebral palsy
On behalf of Steven Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Friday, March 24, 2017.
Parents who have a child who suffers from cerebral palsy might be under the impression that it was a matter of circumstance and nothing could have been done to prevent it. While it is true that some instances of cerebral palsy come about because of congenital problems that is not always the case. There are instances in which a lack of oxygen to the child's brain caused it, and it happened because of a doctor or medical professional making a mistake. It is, at times like these, a parent needs to understand their rights to file a birth injury case.
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Binding arbitration fails to stop suit
On behalf of Steven Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Friday, February 17, 2017.
The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled on a medical malpractice suit that might have ramifications across the nation, depending on how each state handles arbitration suits. The ruling involved "binding arbitration" or an agreement between two parties to help quickly address disputes.
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Who can be held liable for a birth injury?
While more often than not, the birth of a child leaves everyone involved, parents and child, happy and healthy, birth injuries do occur, and they are often the result of a doctor's negligence or error. Birth injuries can vary greatly in severity, with children experiencing few set-backs or issues for minor incidents, to catastrophic injuries with long-term or life-long effects and in some cases, the death of a child as a result of a doctor or medical professionals error.
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How can a birth injury can affect an infant?
On behalf of Steven Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Sunday, January 29, 2017.
Birth injuries can take many forms. In a vast majority of cases, the birth of a child is a success, the result a healthy child and happy parents. Unfortunately, there are cases where a child is injured during delivery, due to any number of preventable and unpreventable reasons.
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Family receives record brain injury verdict
On behalf of Steven Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Monday, January 16, 2017.
A negligent birth injury can cause a lifetime of medical problems and extreme financial need. A birth injury case, however, can help alleviate some of these problems. In Chicago, a jury awarded a record-setting $53 million after finding that negligent healthcare caused birth injuries to an infant who displayed fetal distress symptoms.
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On behalf of Steven Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.
One of the biggest nightmares for soon-to-be parents is that their child is not born healthy. While many factors are sometimes completely out of the control of parents, such as hereditary conditions or illnesses that occur during the fetus's development, some disorders, such as cerebral palsy, often occur during a baby's delivery, and may be due to actions or inactions by the medical team during labor.
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Medical malpractice lawsuits filed after tragic birth injuries
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Expecting parents have a lot to think about: making space for their little one, rebalancing their finances and figuring out daycare. However, for many Texas families, their child's health is of paramount concern. Fortunately, most medical professionals have years of education, training and on-the-job experience. But, despite this experience, many doctors and nurses act in a way that leads to serious patient harm, even in the delivery room.
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On behalf of Davis & Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, November 3, 2016.
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A Japanese engineering company asked President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday to reconsider its unsolicited proposal to build a weir for impounding water in Tanay, Rizal province, and direct the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to honor an agreement on building the facility.
Toshikazu Nomura, chief executive of Global Utility Development Co. Ltd. (GUDC), said at a press briefing his company's design cost was lower.
"Our proposal has a preliminary cost of $410 million (about P21.6 billion) while that of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project, or NCWSP is $800 million," Nomura said.
He said the project proposal, which also provides for the construction of a water treatment plant, would not inundate inhabited areas.
The proposed site is 4 kilometers upstream of the proposed Kaliwa Dam in Quezon province.
A weir and a dam are both barriers across a river, which are meant to raise the water level on the upstream side. The difference is that when the water reaches a critical high level, it flows over a weir, while in the case of a dam, water goes through a spillway.
Nomura said GUDC's design entailed a 7-meter barrier that would raise water to 117 masl. The Kaliwa Dam, with a 73-meter barrier, would raise water to 160 masl, he said.
GUDC's Kaliwa Intake Weir project, which would be financed by the proponent could provide 550 million liters of raw water daily.
Nomura said GUDC's proposal had been on the table since January 2008, when the company signed with the MWSS a memorandum of understanding on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme.
In August 2009, however, then MWSS Administrator Diosdado Jose Allado said the agency was instead considering the NCWSP as the new water source for Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
Nomura said that in May 2010, the MWSS agreed to receive GUDC's proposal, with a go-signal from former President Benigno Aquino III.
"We appeal to the Office of the President to reconsider our proposal," Nomura said.
MWSS Administrator Reynaldo Velasco said nothing more could be done for GUDC's proposal.
Velasco noted that the loan agreement was signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit last November.


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Knesset advances bill freezing PA funding over terror payouts
Israel will 'shut off the tap,' defense minister says
After draft law passes first reading, Liberman says Israel will no longer tolerate transferring funds 'used to encourage terror against us'
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Raoul Wootliff is the The Times of Israel's political correspondent.
Illustrative: Palestinians chant slogans against Israel during a demonstration in support of late Lebanese terrorist Samir Kantar (portrait) in the West Bank city of Nablus on December 21, 2015. (AFP/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
Lawmakers pushed forward Monday with a bill allowing the government to hold up money to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to convicted terrorists, a policy critics say encourages terror attacks on Israelis.
The bill, which passed its first reading on a 55-14 vote, would leave the government's top-level security cabinet with the final say on whether to "freeze" transfer payments to the PA to offset the stipends.
It will now move to committee and must still pass two more Knesset plenum readings before becoming law.
"[We're] shutting off the tap on Abu Mazen," tweeted Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, using PA President Mahmoud Abbas' nickname.
"This madness, that we're transferring money to the Palestinian Authority that is used to encourage terror against us, will cease," he added.
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party at the Knesset on May 7, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
The measure, which would cut hundreds of millions of shekels from tax revenues transferred to the PA, is similar to a measure recently passed in the US, known as the Taylor Force Act, withholding funding to the PA over stipends to terrorists and their families.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Palestinian Authority in 2017 paid NIS 687 million ($198 million) to the so-called "martyrs' families fund" and NIS 550 million ($160 million) to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club — some 7 percent of its overall budget.
Palestinian prisoners serving 20-30 year sentences for carrying out terror attacks are eligible for a lifetime NIS 10,000 ($2,772) monthly stipend, the Defense Ministry said, citing PA figures. Those prisoners who receive a 3-5 year sentence get a monthly wage of NIS 2,000 ($554). Palestinian prisoners who are married, have children, live in Jerusalem, or hold Israeli citizenship receive additional payments.
The Defense Ministry on Sunday released figures alleging that some terrorists who killed Israelis will be paid more than NIS 10 million ($2.78 million) each throughout their lifetimes by the PA.
Critics of the current bill have warned it could bankrupt the PA, leading to its collapse.
Under an economic agreement signed in 1994, Israel transfers to the PA tens of millions of dollars each year in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports.
Joint (Arab) List MK Ahmad Tibi, whose party opposes the bill, assailed the measure as "extortion of the occupation," during Monday's plenum session.
Vanderbilt graduate student Taylor Force was killed March 9, 2016, in a terror attack in Jaffa. (Facebook)
The PA has refused to cease the payments to Palestinian prisoners.
In June 2017, Abbas, in a speech read by his foreign affairs adviser Nabil Shaath, argued that "payments to support the families are a social responsibility to look after innocent people affected by the incarceration or killing of their loved ones.
"It's quite frankly racist rhetoric to call all our political prisoners terrorists. They are, in effect, the victims of the occupation, not the creators of the occupation," Abbas said.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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For the Agricultural Institute of Canada to be a unifying voice for Canada's cross-sectorial agricultural research and innovation.
In 1995, following almost a decade of discussion and debate, members of the Agricultural Institute of Canada voted to restructure the organization into a federation of Member Organizations.
For ninety-five years, AIC responded to the needs of its members in serving the agricultural community, playing a central role as a source of credible information and comment for the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector.
The Institute has established itself as one of Canada's foremost advocates for agricultural research and an important tool to facilitate the dissemination of agricultural research to academics and industry stakeholders.
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Originally from Melville, Saskatchewan, Wilf completed a doctoral degree with a specialization in Crop Science in 1972 at the University of Saskatchewan. He then studied as a postdoctoral scientist in the Max-Planck Institut für Biologie, in Tubingen, Germany.
Wilf worked at the Research Branch of Agriculture Canada in Ottawa from 1973-89, where he pursued research on cell genetics of selected Canadian crops and contributed to the establishment of a plant biotechnology research program, which he chaired from 1980-89. In 1990, he accepted a position with the Plant Biotechnology Institute (PBI) of the National Research Council of Canada in Saskatoon and served as Group Leader for canola biotechnology research and Head of the Transgenic Plant Centre until 1999, when he assumed the position of Research Director.
In July 2007, Wilf assumed the role of Acting Director General, PBI for a period of one year. From June 2008 to May 2012, Wilf served as president and CEO for Genome Prairie.
Wilf has been actively involved in the development and application of biotechnologies for the genetic modification of crops, particularly canola. He has collaborated with numerous government, university and industry groups and has provided training for researchers in plant biotechnology. He has led major research initiatives on the application of genomics in canola improvement, the development of industrial bioproducts from vegetable oils, and production of bioactive natural products in plants for enhanced human health and quality of life. He has given many presentations and lectures on biotechnology including public awareness and public education aspects of this emerging field.
In June, 2010, Wilf was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for In Vitro Biology.
Rajasekaran Lada was elected to the AIC Board of Directors in 2016.
Rajasekaran is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Founding Director of the Christmas Tree Research Centre at Dalhousie University.
His research is focused on seed, plant, tree, stress and ecophysiology of various horticultural ecosystems. His research has helped provide new knowledge and innovative solutions and technologies to edible horticultural industry, Christmas tree industry, maple industry and controlled environment production systems, regionally, nationally and globally through multidisciplinary collaborative research teams.
In addition to his research, Rajasekaran has served as the Scientific Advisor, Agricultural Green Technologies for the Republic of South Korea and an Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister for the Royal Government of Cambodia.
Reno Pontarollo assumed the role of President and CEO of Genome Prairie on April 1, 2013 after serving as the organization's Chief Scientific Officer for seven years. In his current role he is responsible for the overall corporate strategy and vision of the organization. He has a successful track record in government relations, international partnerships, and developing largescale applied research and development and commercialization projects.
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Dr. Pontarollo is an adjunct professor with the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the U of S.
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Michael Trevan was elected to the AIC Board of Directors in June 2014.
Michael served as the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Professor in the Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba from July 2004 to June 2014. He now holds the position of Professor and Department Head in the Department of Food Science. Michael was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors at Safe Food Canada (SFC) – The Learning Partnership in August 2014 where he is working to establish SFC as a non profit organization to coordinate and certify food safety education and training in Canada for governments, regulators and industry.
He holds a PhD in Science from the University of London (1973) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Biology, Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Member of the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists, the Agriculture Institute of Canada and the honorary treasurer of the Association of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
Michael served as a Board member of the Canadian 4- H Council from 2010 to 2014, on which he lobbied actively for national extension of the age range of members to 25: his Faculty is now piloting the first of the new 4-H Leaders Clubs. He is also a member of the Board of the Red River Ex, and chaired the Manitoba Producers Certification Agency from 2006 until 2014. From 2004 he has been a member of the Advisory Council of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and for several years acted as its chair.
Michael has 42 years experience working as an academic, teaching and researching in universities in biochemistry related to health, nutrition, food biotechnology and plant disease. Michael has 23 years senior management and leadership in UK and Canadian universities, including university wide responsibility for IPR and contract issues, development and funding of research and consultancy, and commercialization. In the UK he was a member of the executive of the UK Deans of Science, and of Save British Science a national lobby group.
In addition he has had experience as a non-Executive Director of a new start-up food company that produced a novel fermented organic meat substitute based on quinoa grain, and as a member of the Board of Smartpark at the University of Manitoba. He worked for a year prior to commencing his present position for the London Development Agency in the UK gaining experience of the contribution of universities to economic development. He has travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia and America, where he has established a number of educational and research partnerships.
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Ex-footballer, a Brazilian returnee, two Malians, were arrested by the NDLEA over possession of cocaine
by Prince Admin · Published October 3, 2022 · Updated November 3, 2022
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested an ex-footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on his arrival from Sao Paulo, Brazil on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight with 1.40kg of crack cocaine concealed in his bags.
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During the preliminary interview, Okafor disclosed that he was an ex-footballer with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH Enugu FC, where he played for four seasons before leaving for Sri Lanka in 2014. He further stated that he moved to Brazil from Sri Lanka after playing for two seasons but could not advance his football career in Brazil due lack of official documents.
Another Brazilian returnee, Ibeh Chinedu Damian, was arrested the same day upon his arrival at the Lagos airport from Sao Paulo, Brazil via an Ethiopian Airlines flight. Ibeh, who hails from Ahiazu, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, was found to have concealed 3.20kg of black cocaine, popularly known as Lucci, in the false bottoms of his two bags.
In his statement, he said he was to be paid three million, one hundred thousand naira (N3,100,000) for the successful delivery of the drug in Nigeria.
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The indigene of Afiesere village, Ughelli North Local Government, Delta State said she operates a restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey but came to Nigeria to see her relatives and buy food items for her restaurant business.
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Former Big Brother housemate, Khafi has spoken on threat by UK police to sack her from duty.
The UK police had few months ago said Khafi who is a Metropolitan Police officer, went into the Big Brother Naija show despite being refused permission by her bosses.
According to The Sun, Scotland Yard said it had not granted her request to appear on the programme and that an internal investigation would be carried out.
Furious over her disobedience, one of her colleagues said "She's a serving British police officer — it's outrageous.
"She asked permission to go on the show but, when her request was refused, she went anyway."
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Riccardo Muti leads you through a journey about Don Pasquale, from the presentation at the piano, to the orchestra rehearsal, until the performance in the concert form.
DVD 1 – 2h 33′
Presentation of the opera at the piano (without subtitles)
Don Pasquale Claudio Desderi and Nicola Alaimo
Dottor Malatesta Mario Cassi and Bruno Taddia
Ernesto Juan Francisco Gatell and David Allegret
Norina Laura Giordano and Sandra Pastrana
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Riccardo Muti conductor
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Acts I and II
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Act III
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Don Pasquale is an ironic opera, but – like every opera by Donizetti – its comic quality, its irony, is always marked with great melancholy, which should be underlined at least thrice. This is what distinguishes Donizetti from Rossini. Not because Rossini isn't melancholic or even dramatic or tragic, but because in his opera comica Rossini thinks about amusing also through hammering instrumental virtuosity, which Donizetti is a complete stranger to. In fact, he finds irony and smile on a great libretto – because this is a perfect libretto – through the ability of bending the music to the word and bending to the deep right meaning of each word. Thus, with little manner of means and little hints, Donizetti can create – as it is for Don Pasquale – an opera which is dramaturgically perfect.
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Shipping Scene, Mobile, Ala.
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Image ID 67818
Detroit Publishing Company postcards
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Date Issued: 1898 - 1931 (Approximate)
Place: Detroit
Publisher: Detroit Publishing Company
Shelf locator: MFY 95-29
Mobile (Ala.)
Shipping -- Alabama -- Mobile (Ala.)
Offset photomechanical prints
Postcard series number: DPC# 8515
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d1897800-c62d-012f-9f62-58d385a7bc34
1898: Issued (Approximate)
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Shipping Scene, Mobile, Ala." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898 - 1931. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-a308-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Shipping Scene, Mobile, Ala." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-a308-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1898 - 1931). Shipping Scene, Mobile, Ala. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-a308-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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