Group photo of the Housner Fellows with Lucy Arendt at the EERI Annual Meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. Front Row: (Left) Lucy Arendt, Lindsey Maclise, Kate Stillwell, Hassan Mdala, Carlien Bou-Chedid, Vivek Rawal. Back Row: (Left) Syed Ali, Danielle Hutchings, Cale Ash. Kate Stillwell leading a discussion at the Housner Institute held in Asilomar, California, June 16-21.
This project will produce a set of resources for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to ensure earthquake safety in the construction and renovation of school buildings worldwide. Fellows will partner with various NGOs who build schools in developing countries and need clearer seismic guidelines to provide for school safety. While some resources are currently in existence in various forms, they do not meet all the needs of the NGOs building schools, particularly in developing countries. In particular, there is a need to identify and remove barriers that prevent schools from being built with earthquake resistance. The Fellows will serve as a bridge between partner NGOs and industry-developed documents and resources.
Ali is working on a component of the Concrete Coalition Project of EERI in which he: (a) leads the EERI student chapter in Peshawar in contributing field data to the project regarding RC buildings that were damaged during the major 2005 Pakistan earthquake; and (b) meets with various stakeholders to identify policy issues that circumvent design and field implementation.
For his individual project, Cale is taking an active role within EERI by serving as chair of the 2013 Annual Meeting Local Organizing Committee. The meeting, by developing a regionally-relevant program and attracting key stakeholders, can advance the conversation with regards to earthquake risk and mitigation options. By serving a key role for EERI, he will demonstrate that younger members can contribute to the institute's activities.
Carlien's project will seek to introduce confined masonry construction for use in Ghana. The aim will be to reach all those who may be involved in the construction of homes and educate them on the right way to build for earthquakes. Those to be targeted will include potential home owners, artisans, technicians and building professionals. An Illustrated Guide will be prepared by adapting information contained in existing documents on confined masonry construction. A 15 minute Documentary/ Training Film will also be prepared on confined masonry construction.
Danielle's project will build a local government toolkit to improve community resilience. Local governments recognize the importance of planning for earthquakes but limited resources and small staff make this a challenge. San Francico Bay Area elected officials have asked for direction on specific actions and policies they can implement now to improve their resilience. Local governments also want identification of specific actions they can take after an earthquake to more quickly recover and prepare for future earthquakes. These actions and policies include simple, concrete items such as sample ordinances, checklists, best practices, and lessons learned from recent earthquakes and other disasters.
Lindsey's project is part of a larger collaborative Global Quake Science and Safety Initiative for Girls. Teachers Without Borders (TWB), in conjunction with EERI, USGS and GEM, is developing a "Global Quake Science and Safety Initiative for Girls" Program to educate young girls in developing nations subject to seismic events. The initial phase of this project will develop teaching tools and a curriculum for educating the girls in the classroom. Following this initial phase, the girls will go out into their community for hands on research; including documentation of the various building types in their neighborhoods. Lindsey's role will be to lead the curriculum development portion of the project for EERI.
Hassan's individual project will be to develop a series of Earthquake Safety Posters in English and his local language. These posters will build on recently-prepared (by the Malawi Geological Survey Department) Earthquake Safety Guidelines that are being distributed to the responsible government departments and non-governmental organizations. Most of the people in Malawi know nothing about earthquake safety issues, so by presenting basic information in pictorial form, Hassan hopes to begin to increase awareness of the earthquake risk in his country.
Vivek's individual project is to develop a web portal and online academy for seismic safety. He is proposing to set up an online web-based educational initiative that can bring high quality short training videos to a large number of engineers in developing countries who do not have resources or access to such high quality teaching.
Kate's project will further develop an earthquake ratings system for buildings, by facilitating issuance of pilot ratings and proposing a rating system for houses. In 2011 the US Resiliency Council (usrc.org) was founded as a vehicle for implementing earthquake ratings (as part of their "CoRE" ratings). USRC is modeled after the US Green Building Council: it does not generate ratings itself, but rather accredits professionals to generate ratings and then issues / certifies those ratings. Kate's project includes key startup tasks necessary for ratings and the USRC to become established.
2013 Annual Meeting Registration Now Open!
Visit the meeting website at http://2013am.eeri.org for more information about the program, hotel, and optional field trips.
After January 15, all registration rates increase by $100.
Learn about the most recent research on earthquake hazards and current lessons learned from recent earthquakes around the world.
Hear updates from ongoing resilience planning efforts from across the country.
Learn about addressing the seismic risk posed by vulnerable buildings and efforts to protect students in seismically dangerous schools.
Explore how performance-based seismic design can improve both the resilience and the sustainability of our communities.
Mary Comerio will present the EERI Distinguished Lecture.


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Need for Speed Review – Drift Around Much?
2016-12-25 by Vlad Shepard	in Game Reviews
Developer: Ghost Games; Publisher: Electronic Arts
Reviewed On: PC
Core i5-6500 3.2GHz; 16GB DDR4 RAM; GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
Drifting around the streets in the newest iteration of EA's long running franchise reminds me a lot about the older NFS titles. Need for Speed does a lot to capture the feel of Underground 2 and does many things right to complete the formula. Despite its flaws, Need for Speed is a solid experience, and I personally found it to be one of the best racing experiences on PC in 2016. The game offers a lot of content and a wide selection of cars, with many classics that will no doubt be appreciated by fans of the older titles. Car customization returns after a long absence, and as someone who really enjoys those mechanics, I found myself to lose a lot of time in the garage. The game is not perfect and retains some of the problems the more recent games have, but overall, it feels like a faithful return to formula for the racing series.
Need for Speed looks very impressive and runs on the Frostbite 3 Engine, which has been prevalently used in the latest EA titles. Despite the limitations of its night setting, Need for Speed throws in some nice reflection to compliment its amount of detail. The game is certainly very impressive, and receives the similar level of treatment that DICE throws at its Battlefield titles. The night setting reveals the detail in light reflections which demonstrates the full power of the game engine. Need for Speed might not be the most detailed game when it comes to car models, but its fleet selection looks quite impressive. Not everyone will take the liking to its consistent night-time setting, but Need for Speed takes full advantage of its resources. Although I have tested the game way past its release game at the time of getting Origin Access, the release proved to be stable, and aside from some network issues I haven't experienced any obvious concerns. Need for Speed runs consistently excellent on my system, with all settings cranked up and a consistent 60 fps performance. The game can be expected to perform similar to other Frostbite 3 titles in terms of scalability and performance across a variety of setups. In the newest iteration, Ghost games includes an extensive graphics options menu and the absence of annoying 30 fps lock found in NFS Rivals. The wide range of graphics presets makes Need for Speed scalable across a variety of systems and the game looks most spectacular on highest settings.
Ventura Bay's hills provide for some sweet drift spots
Need for Speed doesn't offer an extensive garage to match the likes of Forza or Gran Turismo, but its offering is sweet. The game features some of the nicest cars available to race on, ranging from Japanese tuners to Italian exotics. A lot of cars from previous games make an appearance, and I appreciated those rides along with the game's detailed customization. Need for Speed brings back the much missed car customization system, and especially the Japanese tuners can be extensively modified. Moving up the range however, exotic cars offer very little room to customize the new ride. Car customization is really hit and miss, it mostly works great but more powerful cars restrict player choice. At the lower end of the spectrum though, a small but sleek range of bumpers, spoilers, splitters, hoods and body kits provide enough satisfaction in personalizing your ride. Despite the restrictions however, it is nevertheless sweet to be able to modify a Nissan GT-R or Lamborghini Huracan.
Need for Speed packs in a beefy single player career mode tied in with an entertaining, but completely pointless story. Cutscenes serve more as a distraction than anything, and the cheesy tone of the game's characters is often cringeworthy. The premise of the plot is that you're part of a racing crew striving to get noticed out in the streets. The plot follows the basic points of gaining respect, called REP in this case. Player progression is central to the events and the crew do nothing more but provide a consistent stream of events. Still, they come to grow on you and further progression into the game changes crew reaction to player character, albeit at no choice. The career does a great job at providing many hours of content, and faithfully presents the quality of old Need for Speed games. The title is primarily single player, although there are some PvP options which I haven't indulged in. Its career mode makes up the core of the experience, and I stuck to the traditional experience of building reputation and my garage. Noticeably, some issues come into play concerning the career mode, especially the game's online integration. The number of times I experienced interrupting server issues, even at this point after release is far too many to count. Yet the overall experience is considerably more enjoyable than NFS Rivals and its backdrop adds a bit of nostalgia for the older games.
At least I can still modify some of the McLaren 570S
The events are offered in multiple types, spread across Speed, Style and Traditional Racing. The entirety of the plot focuses on participating in various disciplines set by your crew members, which adds a nice touch but doesn't do enough to steer away from the blatant path of the main plot. The variety in events was good enough to keep me engaged in playing and some car presets turned out to be better at one task than another. I mostly kept my Lancer Evolution MR IX for drift events, while higher performance cars like the AMG GT and the 570S are all about high speed. Performance upgrades make it possible to considerably increase the power of any given ride, and are spread across multiple upgrades named after real engine counterparts. The extensive garage is most likely to warrant another play-through, and it would be interesting to play around with multiple combinations of car types. Proceeding through events earns recognition from top stars of either racing types, which are represented here in live-action cutscenes. Ken Block makes a guest appearance as one of the recognizable figures in motorsports. The story is well-represented through real actor performance, although its role demands are quite simple. Characters do barely more than talk about things with a lot of fist bumping involved. The considerable amount of racing events offered throughout the career complete the package.
Like many games in the series before it, Need for Speed is a fairly easy experience. The traits of simulation are gone since Shift 2 Unleashed and the game is very approachable with its arcade style racing. Drifts are extremely easy to pull off in spite of many walls and tight road bends but it yields a degree of satisfaction in getting the best score. Multiple presets can be changed to further distinguish between point-to-point racing and gymkhana drift events. Car tuning is not as extensive as you'd see in simulation driving games, but it at least allows to specialize a ride to drift more or less. No difficulty presets are available to choose, but instead Need for Speed forces challenge at times through unfair AI, although it is completely random. Opponents can keep up with you even if you're in a much better car, but at other times they fall far behind, which is disastrous when doing the Drift Train events. Game difficulty is spread very unevenly – most of times it is not too hard at all to win sprint and circuit races, at others the AI beats me by 2 seconds in a lapped time trial, with no chance of improving my time to beat that (keep in mind that the opponent is also driving a Nissan 240SX vs my McLaren 570S). Need for Speed doesn't present any significant frustrations and despite its shaky difficulty, it never feels absolutely unfair.
Need for Speed boasts a well-sized open-world with its city of Ventura Bay. There are plenty of sights to see and roads to drive on to make the experience more of a traditional sandbox starring cars. Need for Speed offers no particularly interesting side objectives, aside from some collectible parts the main focus of the game remains on racing and cars. Don't expect to find much besides racing for entertainment, and although some collectible cars or challenges could have added more to an already satisfying experience, it isn't a deal breaker at the end. The city of Ventura Bay is relatively large, and offers plenty of driving around its core and outer areas. Similar to that of many old Need for Speed games, the city is broken down into multiple "islands" connected by highways, but unlike those old titles, the world in the newest game is open from the start. Aside from city areas, there are options to drive up to the hills for some sweet drifting down long tight bends. Those provide for the most satisfying drift spots along with industrial areas, but Need for Speed is intent on giving the player the options to drive sideways anywhere. Tight turns and intersections litter Ventura Bay at every moment and allow for some spectacular drifts given the player is skilled at the game. Its almost if the game wanted you to drift at all times. The world map is not outstandingly big, but not really small either. Still, surprisingly, I actually found the concept of driving in an open-world racing game to be quite dull with Need for Speed. The game requires too much travelling around, which is eventually bound to get aggressively boring, and its not even the fault of the size of the open world. Need for Speed simply requires too much driving back and forth between events and cutscenes and it doesn't do the game any favours. Although the franchise has never had fast-travel systems before, Need for Speed makes me wish it was the game to introduce that feature. Racing is still a lot of fun, but the tediousness of the commute significantly ruins the pacing and sometimes it's enough to even quit the game.
Issues in Need for Speed are by no means numerous, but some of them carry quite an impact. Besides aforementioned issues with online connectivity and constant travelling, Need for Speed also tends to take a while to load between menus. Even on PC, although I don't run it from an SSD, the loading times can add up to at least a couple of minutes before the game can be started. The game's online connectivity plays a major factor in this, as loading screens are dependent on going through a connection process. Need for Speed is mostly seamless, but features loading screens every time the game is launched and any moment you go into your garage. These can mostly be dealt with, although at times annoying, and those who install the game on an SSD would be able to see some improvement in this area.
Overall, the newest Need for Speed managed to turn out quite good after all, despite average scores from many game critics. It isn't a game that would appeal to everyone, and even the group who liked NFS games of the old may find itself divided. Nevertheless, Need for Speed has a wide appeal to many gamers, whether as just another sequel in the series or because the game actually brought back visual customization. Despite some of the issues and the presence of always-online connection, Need for Speed retains many elements from the old games to make it an enjoyable experience. The game offers some of the nicest cars to drive, which are made more appealing by a wide range of body parts. Racing is very enjoyable, especially in high performance cars, and Need for Speed offers a sizeable open world to explore. Drifting around the mountain range or city streets is incredibly satisfying, despite the lack of any additional activities within the game. Need for Speed is a great return to form for the series, and delivers on most aspects to re-create the old-fashioned street racing.
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COMMUNICATIONS & INVESTOR RELATIONS
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BLOCKCHAIN & DIGITAL FINANCE SOLUTIONS
Voluntary Carbon Markets in ASEAN: Challenges and Opportunities for Scaling Up
POSTED ON: Friday 29 Oct 2021 BY: rhtgoc
RHT Green Director and Principal Consultant Philip Lim has contributed to an impact policy report on carbon finance that was written at the request of the British High Commission in Singapore in partnership with the UK COP26 Universities Network for the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. In the report, the rationale for carbon credits to be traded across ASEAN was examined and the role of institutional investors and regulators in developing a robust regional voluntary carbon market (VCM) was assessed.
Carbon markets allow companies to buy or sell greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances or to offset their carbon footprint to meet voluntary emissions reduction targets. The further growth and development of VCMs is of particular interest to Singapore which is pursuing plans to become a major regional carbon services and trading hub.
To download the paper, click here.
In the next few weeks, we will be featuring experts' comments on proceedings of COP26 deliberations on carbon markets (this is with reference to the implications on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement) in the RHT G.R.A.C.E. Institute (RGI) Forum on 26 November 2021. The Forum will feature a session on sustainability and tackle the impact policy report on carbon finance.
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Jörg Strenger (* 5. Juli 1948) ist ein ehemaliger Radrennfahrer und deutscher Radsportmanager.

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Mitte der 1960er Jahre war er als Radsportler im SC DHfK Leipzig als Bahn- und Straßenfahrer aktiv. 1967 bestritt er die DDR-Rundfahrt und beendete das Rennen als 51. des Gesamtklassements. Strenger war zu Zeiten der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik Major des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit und in diesem Amt bei der MfS-Bezirksverwaltung Leipzig in der Abteilung XX beschäftigt. Dort gehörte die "Absicherung des Staatsapparats, staatlicher Institutionen, von Kirche und Kultur" zu seinen Aufgabenbereichen. Seiner Abteilung unterstand auch die Überwachung der Deutschen Hochschule für Körperkultur und Sport (DHfK) sowie des Forschungsinstituts für Körperkultur und Sport. Er war Leiter der MfS-Arbeitsgruppe "Aktionen und Einsätze" und als solcher auch für die Turn- und Sportfeste der DDR in Leipzig zuständig. In seiner Abteilung unterstanden Strenger 1989 95 Mitarbeiter.

Zwischen 2001 und 2005 war Strenger Manager des Radrennstalls Wiesenhof. Er war entscheidend am Aufbau des Team Milram beteiligt, indem er den Kontakt zum Unternehmen Nordmilch herstellte. Im September 2005 wurde Strenger als Manager der neuen Mannschaft vorgestellt, wenige Tage später aber wieder entlassen, da Strenger nach Ansicht des Vorstandsvorsitzenden von Nordmilch "ein konstituierender Teil des menschenverachtenden Systems" in der DDR war. Strenger machte eigener Aussage nach gegenüber niemandem einen Hehl aus seiner Vergangenheit.

Von 1997 bis 2004 war Strenger für die Internationale Friedensfahrt als Mitorganisator und Marketingbeauftragter tätig. Ihm wurde zugeschrieben, durch das Gewinnen von Geldgebern das Überleben des Rennens gesichert zu haben. Der Zeitung Die Welt zufolge galt Strenger neben Täve Schur und Volker Mattausch als Retter der bis 2006 bestehenden Friedensfahrt. Mit seiner Sport- und Marketingagentur war Strenger Veranstalter von Radrennen, unter anderem der Deutschen Straßenmeisterschaften 2006 und ab 2009 der Tour de Sandanski in Bulgarien. Des Weiteren führte er zusammen mit Olaf Ludwig Touren für Freizeitradsportler in Bulgarien und an der Ostsee durch.

Er war Geschäftsführer des Molkereiunternehmens Sahneböhm GmbH und ab 2008 Geschäftsführer des Unternehmens Frischepartner-Sahneböhm GmbH, einer Handelsvertretung für Lebensmittel und andere Waren.

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Major des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit
Radsportfunktionär (Deutschland)
Radsportler (DDR)
Sportler (SC DHfK Leipzig)
DDR-Bürger
Deutscher
Geboren 1948
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Longitarsus ganglbaueri  — вид  из подсемейства .

Распространение
Встречается в Центральной Европе на север до юга Англии и юга Швеции, на запад до западной части Франции и центральной части Сицилии, на юг на Балканский полуостров, а также распространён в Крыму, Дагестане, в России на восток до Монголии и в Алжире.

Экология
Взрослые жуки и их личинки питаются листьями крестовника (Senecio),.

Подвиды
 Longitarsus ganglbaueri balachovskyi Hoffmann, 1950
 Longitarsus ganglbaueri ganglbaueri Heikertinger, 1912

Ссылки
 Wydział Nauk Biologicznych

Примечания

Прыгуны
Животные, описанные в 1912 году


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Most Beautiful Girl In Texas
Artist: Jon Whitcomb
Medium: Gouache on illustration board
Dimensions: Matted: 28.5" x 21" – Sight Size: 23.25" x 15.75"
Original Use: Interior illustration in Cosmopolitan Magazine - January 1951
The artist's signature lower center right
As seen in Cosmopolitan Magazine's January 1951 issue
Jon Whitcomb was perhaps the most accomplished "glossy" magazine illustrator working in the mid-century modern style. This fabulous glamour and Western Americana mash-up interior gouache illustration painting for the January, 1951 edition of Cosmopolitan magazine showcases the skillful eye, technical excellence and delightful imaginative sense of narration that set him atop of the field. Commissioned for a story by Shirley Shapiro Pugh titled "The Most Beautiful Girl In Texas", this is matted with verso publication notations and labels from a previous NYC Christie's Auction sale. A copy of the published Cosmopolitan magazine is included in the sale.
Published Cosmopolitan magazine is included in the sale
Verso view
Verso notations with publication specifics in Cosmopolitan Magazine
Previously sold at Christie's in New York City – Lot #377
JON WHITCOMB (1906-1988) has made his name synonymous with pictures of young love and glamorous, beautiful young women. During World War II, a series of illustrations for advertisements he created on the theme, "Back Home for Keeps," became a pin-up fad for women deprived of their husbands or sweethearts.
Jon was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and reared in Manitowic, Wisconsin. He attended Ohio Wessleyan University and was graduated from Ohio State where he did pictures for the school publications and worked during the summer painting posters for a theater in Cleveland.
This was excellent training ground for Whitcomb. Although he had majored in English with an ambition to write, Jon switched to art classes. After graduation he was able to obtain work in a series of studios doing travel and theater posters, as well as general advertising illustrations.
In 1934, he moved to New York to combine studio work with free-lance illustration. His first illustrations were for Collier's, followed by Good Housekeeping,, and then the others in succession as Whitcomb's pretty girls began to attract enthusiastic readership.
His career was interrupted by World War II when he was commissioned a Lieutenant, j.g. in the Navy. His assignments varied from mine-sweeping duty to off the East coast, to the Public Relations Department in Washington, to the Pacific as a combat artist with the invasions of Tinian, Saipan, and Peleliu. After hospitalization for tropical infections, he was discharged in 1945 and resumed his art career.
Whitcomb's writing ability became useful when he began to do a monthly series of sketches and articles about motion picture stars for Cosmopolitan, called "On Location with Jon Whitcomb." He has also written several short stories, two children's books about poodles, Coco, and Pom Pom's Christmas, and a book about feminine glamour, All About Girls.
Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Cosmopolitan Magazine, glamour, Golden Age, Jon Whitcomb, original illustration art, original interior illustration, pin up
Added to Gallery: January 4, 2018


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Burton Morris — World Renowned Artist
Born in 1964 and sharing his birthplace with Andy Warhol, is the internationally acclaimed pop artist, Burton Morris.
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Best known for his graphic depictions of popular culture, Burton's passion for art began when he was only three years old. After suffering an accident that broke his femur bone, Burton remained confined to his bed for several months. Fortunately, young Burton found great solace in painting and art during this period of isolation.
Today, Burton's playful and morale boosting artworks are marked by the same childlike simplicity that sparks the imagination.
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Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City is a U.S. city in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson–Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, the population was 11,403.[6]
City of Yazoo City
Nickname(s):
Gateway to the Delta[1][2][3][4]
Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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Yazoo City, Mississippi (the United States)
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Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W / 32.85639; -90.40750Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W / 32.85639; -90.40750
9.96 sq mi (25.80 km2)
0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
112 ft (34 m)
1,104.80/sq mi (426.58/km2)
UTC−6 (Central (CST))
UTC−5 (CDT)
1.1 April 24, 2010, tornado
1.2 November 29, 2010, tornado
3.1 Jews
9 Notable people
Child Labor in Yazoo City, 1911, photo by Lewis Hine
The community now known as Yazoo City was founded in 1824 with the name Hannan's Bluff. It was later renamed Manchester, then changed to Yazoo City in 1841. Yazoo City became the county seat in 1849. A yellow fever epidemic struck Yazoo City in 1853.
During the American Civil War, the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas was completed at a makeshift shipyard in Yazoo City after the Confederate loss of New Orleans and Memphis. During her short career, the Arkansas challenged the Union navy's control of the Mississippi River and helped avert the early fall of Vicksburg. On May 21, 1863, as a Union fleet steamed up the Yazoo River, the Confederate forces burned down the shipyard to keep their foes from capturing the vessels being built there. The Federal forces then burned down the sawmill and lumberyard before withdrawing. After their capture of Vicksburg in July 1863, another Union raid briefly occupied Yazoo City, but this time the Union ironclad USS Baron DeKalb was sunk by a mine. Federal troops occupied the town in September and again in October 1863. Another occupation resulted in the Battle of Yazoo City on March 5, 1864 between the Union troops and Confederates led by Robert V. Richardson and Lawrence Sullivan Ross. The Union troops held their ground but departed the following day. The Federal forces returned again on May 19, 1864, doing more damage to the town.[8]
Yazoo City was rebuilt, but yellow fever struck and took more victims in 1878. On May 25, 1904, a fire destroyed much of central Yazoo City.[9] According to a local legend, the fire was caused by a witch avenging her death.[10] In reality, a boy playing with matches accidentally set a house ablaze. The fire quickly spread, and three-fourths of the town was destroyed, including most of the homes. It was stopped by a canal, which saved the new courthouse (built in 1872 to replace the one burned by the Union forces) and 10 antebellum homes nearby. The town took almost two years to recover.
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 did much damage to the entire Delta, but Yazoo City was restored and is now protected by an effective flood-prevention system.
April 24, 2010, tornadoEdit
See also: Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010
A strong tornado, rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale and with a path width of 1.75 mi (2.82 km), hit Yazoo County on April 24, 2010.[11] Four people were killed in the Yazoo City area, and a number were seriously injured; four of the victims were airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the capital city of Jackson, 40 mi (64 km) away. The Governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, toured the area in a National Guard helicopter and held a news conference on the disaster at 3:30 pm.[12] The tornado and the aftermath were shown in an episode of the Discovery Channel series Storm Chasers, and several YouTube videos show considerable detail and descriptions.
November 29, 2010, tornadoEdit
Around 8:05 pm local time, Yazoo City was struck by two tornadoes: first, an EF-2 tornado 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of town, then a second EF-2 within the city limits, causing significant damage to several downtown buildings.
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Yazoo City is located 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Jackson at the junctions of U.S. Routes 49, 49E, and 49W, and MS Highways 3, 16, and 149, on the banks of the Yazoo River, near the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
U.S. Route 49W provides a fairly direct link between Yazoo City and Belzoni. The old highway segment, renamed Mississippi Highway 149, passes through Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and the communities of Louise and Midnight before reconnecting with the new US 49W at Silver City, 7 mi (11 km) south of Belzoni. The new highway makes the town of Carter so near, it might be considered for annexation by Yazoo City. Two bridges now cross the Yazoo River at Yazoo City.
The section of MS 3 in Yazoo City is called Haley Barbour Parkway. Barbour, the former governor of Mississippi, grew up in Yazoo City and has a home on Wolf Lake, a lake north of Yazoo City. U.S. Route 49 (part of which was formerly U.S. 49E) through Yazoo City is named Jerry Clower Boulevard, after the famous comedian, a former resident of Yazoo City.
Yazoo City is also known as the "Gateway to the Delta" due to its location on the transition between the two great landforms that characterize the geography of Mississippi (the western part of the city lies in the Mississippi Delta and the eastern part lies in the loess bluffs that characterize most of eastern Mississippi).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.9 sq mi (28 km2), of which 10.8 sq mi (28 km2) is land and 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) (1.19%) is covered by water.
1880 2,542 —
1920 5,244 −22.8%
1930 5,579 6.4%
2010 11,403 −21.6%
2019 (est.) 10,869 [7] −4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]
Yazoo City sign after April 24, 2010 tornado
AmeriCorps volunteers cleaning up tornado damage, May 2010
Ricks Memorial Library, Yazoo City
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,403 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 82.0% Black, 16.1% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, 14,550 people, 4,271 households, and 2,968 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,349.2 people per square mile (521.1/km2). The 4,676 housing units averaged 433.6 per mi2 (167.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 28.73% White, 69.68% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.47% of the population.
Of the 4,271 households, 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were married couples living together, 32.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were not families. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.49.
In the city, the population was distributed as 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,893, and for a family was $22,470. Males had a median income of $26,109 versus $18,650 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,251. About 35.0% of families and 40.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.5% of those under age 18 and 23.5% of those age 65 or over.
JewsEdit
The Institute of Southern Jewish Life stated that the Jewish community has been characterized by assimilation and was "small, but influential".[14] 44 Jews lived in the community in 1878, but a flood of the Mississippi River in 1882 meant that additional Jews displaced by the flood came. There were 61 Jews in the city by 1937. The Jews in the community did not create a congregation, and the nearest houses of worship were, in the mid-20th century, in Jackson and Greenwood.[14]
The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates the Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City, which consists of FCI Yazoo City Low, FCI Yazoo City Medium, FCI Camp, and FCI USP Yazoo City.[15]
GovernmentEdit
The mayor of Yazoo City is[when?] Diane Delaware. The United States Postal Service operates the Yazoo City Post Office.[16]
Yazoo City is served by the Yazoo City Municipal School District;[17] Yazoo City High School is the public school of this district.
Yazoo County High School, outside of the city limits and a part of the Yazoo County School District, does not serve areas in the Yazoo City city limits.[17]
The three private schools are Thomas Christian Academy (Pre-K–12), Manchester Academy (Pre-K–12), and Covenant Christian School (K–6th grade).
MediaEdit
WBYP and WYAZ, both FM, are two local radio stations. The Yazoo Herald, is Yazoo County's only daily newspaper.
InfrastructureEdit
TransportationEdit
Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Yazoo City using the Yazoo City Station. The Amtrak station is located at 222 West Broadway.
Yazoo County Airport is in unincorporated Yazoo County,[18] 2 miles (3.2 km) west of central Yazoo City. Lynne W. Jeter of the Mississippi Business Journal said in 2001 that the county airport "may have played an important role in landing the multiphase federal prison project that is currently under expansion."[19]
Notable peopleEdit
Alexander Boarman, Yazoo City native served as mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and as a federal judge for 35 years until his death in 1916.
Willie Brown (American football), Oakland Raiders, NFL Hall of Fame
James Paul Clarke, United States Senator and the 18th Governor of Arkansas[20]
Haley Barbour, former Governor of Mississippi
Jerry Clower, famous country comedian who spent more than 30 years as a resident of the town before moving back to the area he was born, Liberty, Mississippi, in 1988. Many of Clower's comical stories mention Yazoo City.
Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl defensive lineman
Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture (1993–94); U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd district of Mississippi (1987–93)
Kaleb Eulls, NFL Player
W. C. Friley, 19th-century Baptist clergyman in Yazoo City; later president of two Baptist colleges
Lawrence Gordon, film producer (Die Hard)
Lynn Hamilton, actress
Michael Henderson, R&B singer
T. J. Huddleston, Sr., entrepreneur
Wardell Jackson, professional basketball player[21]
Mary Johnson, blues singer and one-time wife of Lonnie Johnson
Tommy McClennan, blues musician
Mike Miley, MLB player and Louisiana State University quarterback
L.T. Miller, first medical director of the Afro-American Hospital and co-founder of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association
William Joseph Mills, Governor of the New Mexico Territory
Willie Morris, writer who was born in Jackson, MS, but grew up in Yazoo City
Jerry Moses, MLB player
Norman Albert Mott, member of the Mississippi Legislature (1911)
Michael Passons, "Contemporary Christian Musician", founding former member of the Christian music group Avalon
Robert Petway, blues musician
Joseph A. Redding, US Army major general who commanded the 39th Infantry Division in the 1950s
Stella Stevens, actress
Pecolia Warner, 20th-century quiltmaker
Zig Ziglar, personal development speaker and trainer
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It was not lack of anything to post that prevented any updates this time. No: it was, yet again, that camera cable. I really need to work on keeping track of that. But here I am now, with two pretty recons to show!
I actually have a before picture, I was so proud of myself for remembering. This first one was a thrifted tee which I got from either Goodwill or a consignment shop. It says "Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France" in flowing script on the front. My original plan was to just edge the bottom and neckline in the black & white fabric and make princess puff sleeves for it, but it evolved into something rather different.
You can't see it very well, but after chopping the shirt in half (which was oddly satisfying) and sewing the wide strip of jersey in, I... well, I'm not sure exactly how to explain it, but I took the fabric in a little. You can kind of see in the below picture. But anyway, I added a cute little bow, and called it macaroni.
No before pictures for this lovely top, but the after pictures make up for it. :) This is currently my favorite shirt, and yes, I'm keeping it! I'll make more like it to sell, but I just loved it and I need something nice to wear tomorrow. Anyway, it was a size large thrifted tee from our local thrift store, and it reads "Fight The Good Fight" in faded lettering with eagles, roses, and other corny things like that. I made a tunic top out of it, with a satin belt making it into an empire-waist. There are satin straps and a satin channel for ruching on the side.
I don't really need more clothing for myself, but hey, at least I'm not spending any money! And as my mom says, (and I paraphrase...), I'm my best billboard!
If you like t-shirt recons, definitely check out T_Shirt_Surgery, a LiveJournal community devoted to the cutting-up and sewing-back-together of shirts.
Thanks! I used liquid rit dye in a wine color. I basically followed the directions from threadbanger, except I didn't add detergent.
I love the ruching! I've been wanting to recon a shirt with ruching on the side like one I saw on One Tree Hill. Is it hard to do??


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Artes Mecânicas () são conceitos medievais de práticas e habilidades ordenadas, frequentemente justapostas com as tradicionais artes liberais. Também conhecidas como "servil" e "vulgar", desde a antiguidade elas foram consideradas impróprias para os homens livres, por ministrar as necessidades mais básicas.

Classificação
João Escoto Erígena (810, Irlanda - 877, Paris) as dividiu um tanto arbitrariamente em sete partes:

 Vestiaria (alfaiataria, tecelagem);
 Agricultura;
 Architectura (arquitetura, alvenaria);
 Militia e Venatoria (vida militar e caça, educação militar e artes marciais);
 Mercatura (comércio);
 Coquinaria (culinária e gastronomia);
 Metallaria (ferraria, metalurgia).

No período medieval, era comum a organização dos artesãos em guildas para o exercício destas profissões. Em sua obra intitulada "Didascalion", Hugo de São Vitor (1096-1141) incluiu navegação, medicina e artes teatrais ao invés de comércio, agricultura e culinária. O tratado de Hugo elevava um pouco as artes mecânicas como ordenadas para o desenvolvimento da humanidade; uma promoção que representava uma tendência crescente ao longo dos últimos séculos da Idade Média.

A classificação das artes mecânicas como geometria aplicada foi introduzida na Europa Ocidental por Domingo Gundisalvo () sob a influência de seus estudos do conhecimento árabe.

Evolução do conceito e usos contemporâneos
No , as artes mecânicas referiam-se aos campos de estudos, nos quais, alguns são atualmente conhecidos como engenharias. O uso do termo foi aparentemente uma tentativa de distinguir esses campos dos empreendimentos criativos e artísticos, como as artes do espectáculo e das artes plásticas que estavam para os intelectuais e as classes mais altas da época. As artes mecânicas eram também consideradas campos práticos por aqueles que não vieram de famílias de classes sociais mais ricas.

A evolução posterior do conceito de arte, que culminou com a formulação do termo belas artes por Charles Batteux (1713-1780), em 1746 (as belas artes reduzidas a um único princípio), fez desaparecer o conceito de artes vulgares ou mecânicas.

Ver também
 Artes liberais

Bibliografia
 Walton, S.A., "An Introduction to the Mechanical Arts in the Middle Ages", AVISTA, Universidade de Toronto, 2003.
 Tatarkiewicz, Władysław, "Historia de Seis Ideas", Tecnos, Madrid, 2002. ISBN 84-309-3911-3

História da arte
Artes


This superb bonsai starter kit is a great way to get started in the art of bonsai. The Oriental Tea Tree is grown in the far East. This simple and elegant tree makes a beautiful bonsai. This bonsai prefers a warm position with an even temperature.


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Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration
MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Home > MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
H.E. Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence
Throughout its 5000 years of illustrious history, The Kingdom of Bahrain has been a welcoming oasis for all who arrived on her shores.
Bahrain's strategic location in the Arabian Gulf, bridging the cultures of East and West, has resulted in a multi-cultural society comprised of many faiths and ethnicities. Peaceful coexistence is the normal and natural way of life in Bahrain today, just as it has been for Millenia and this rich mosaic of cultural diversity has seen Bahrain develop into a modern and progressive Kingdom, thriving, prosperous and peaceful under the wise leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
His Majesty's sincere belief that religious freedom is the key to not only peaceful coexistence, but to a harmonious and prosperous society where the 'one family' spirit prevails, has seen His Majesty The King champion religious freedom around the world, as evidenced by His Majesty's courageous and powerful words in 'The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration' authored by His Majesty The King.
During his reign, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has focused on upholding and protecting the ancient Bahraini custom of Religious Freedom and donating land to many faith communities to ensure they are able to build their houses of worship. As a result, The Kingdom of Bahrain is home to many hundreds of mosques, churches, temples and synagogues and Bahrain is famous the world over for being an oasis of peace, love and harmony.
The modern Kingdom of Bahrain is also known as "the world's leading centre for peaceful coexistence and interfaith dialogue," with The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence hosting and facilitating conferences, dialogues and symposia providing a safe and peaceful platform for all voices to be heard in the spirit of mutual respect and love.
As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence, I am proud and honoured to share with you the many projects, partners and friends we have made during our humble efforts to promote peaceful coexistence both at home and abroad and we look forward to welcoming you to Bahrain and continuing our journey together, to a more understanding, just and peaceful world.


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The Saison () or Uhaitz Handia, is a left tributary of the Gave d'Oloron river in the French Basque Country, (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), Southwest of France. Its general south to north direction provides the axis for the former French province of Soule. It is also known as the Gave de Mauléon. It is  long, including its upper courses Zurkaitzegiko erreka and Gave de Larrau.

Geography
The river is formed in Licq-Athérey from the confluence of the Gave de Sainte-Engrâce (from the Pierre-Saint-Martin Cave) and the Gave de Larrau (from the Pic d'Orhy).

It flows north and joins the Gave d'Oloron in Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren, downstream from Sauveterre-de-Béarn.

Départements and towns
The Saison flows completely within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. The riverside towns are Tardets-Sorholus and Mauléon-Licharre.

Name

The vernacular name Uhaitz handia (or simply Uhaitza) is based on the common word uhaitz meaning "torrential river" in Euskara. It corresponds to the French word gave. -a is the article and handi means big.

The enigmatic gascon name Saison could be a contraction season with the former name Gaison, itself derived from the variant ugaitz of uhaitz.

Tributary names are also linguistically interesting, with two specific stems:
 Aphanize: name of tributaries from Montory (Aphanize) and from Haux (Aphanixe).
 Aphahura: leading to the following names: Aphaura (from Aroue and from Arrast, Aphura (from Alçay), Aphuhura (from Aussurucq).
The stem gezal, a derivate of basque gazi 'salty', applied to 'still water', is also represented.

Main tributaries

References

Rivers of France
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine


I have always liked Sales Leaflets/brochures that were created by a artist who could manipulate a feeling of size,speed and enjoyment from his sketches .Triumph employed for many of there brochures a artist by the name of Behringer for me he captures that feeling of that' bike looks good' I want one!! which is what he wants us to feel.
A early brochure probably 1950 ish!
Brochure for the french market!
The BDG250SL was described as a sporty machine to create more of a sporting feel this one has clip ons!! Turning circle would have to be large as they would have been restricted by the tank!!
The TWN 125H is a small motorcycle ,but been given the large effect here and a feeling it is quick even with passenger!
The french brochure the 125 has got even larger !
To travel far is no problem when you have a 'Boss' and a camping trailer!!


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A properly designed concrete foundation is needed for the barn and is an essential part of the construction process.
Jerry Daugherty inspecting the drawings that come with your barn kit.
The post and beam kits can be made specifically for a new home.
The wood beams can also be used for an open air facility that can come from a prepackaged kit for construction.
Many of our customers have the post and beam kits designed with horse stalls and other equine related areas.
A view of the raised center style of barn with a balcony.
The wedding venue barn was built with a post and beam design to create a rustic elegance in a larger open meeting area.
The interior of many of our barns have a unique western appeal.
The interior of an all wood barn or post and beam style building can have variety of uses.
The all wood structural beams come in a predesigned kit.
Specialized professional workers are needed to construct a post and beam styled barn.
The Daugherty family has many years of experience in the design and construction of post and beam construction.
The post and beam structure of this barn located in Andrews, Texas, was designed to create a full two story building.
This barn also has a full two story loft.
This Oklahoma project serves as a horse barn as well as an office area.
A post and beam kit that has the main bents or structure built on the ground and then raised into place with heavy equipment.
All of your beams and materials arrive via large truck and are unloaded to the foundation.
Cupolas that are predesigned with the kit are a real added attraction to your wood building.
The interior of this high truss wedding chapel has the added appeal of elegant chandeliers.
This post and beam barn was designed to have glass doors installed behind the double sliding wooden doors that came with the kit.
This Legacy barn was designed to add a rock wainscot.
The end view of a post and beam barn built with downstairs storage and upstairs living areas.
A side view of a barn with porches added.
This western design of a post and beam barn has a rustic elegance that serves as an event center.