The ISC Electronic Archive of Printed Station and Network Bulletins

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Di Giacomo ◽  
Daniela Olaru ◽  
Adrian Armstrong ◽  
James Harris ◽  
Dmitry A. Storchak
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Archive ◽  
The Past ◽  
Single Station ◽  
International Seismological Centre ◽  
The Town ◽  
Wide Community

Abstract We present an archive of scanned instrumental seismic bulletins pertaining to either a single station or a set of stations (network). This new service by the International Seismological Centre (ISC), called the ISC Electronic Archive of Station and Network Bulletins, is openly available at the ISC website. The archive is likely to be the most comprehensive to date, thanks to the collection from various sources done by the ISC in the past several decades. The search for scans of a seismic bulletin is based on the location of the town of the institution producing a bulletin. As such, the electronic archive is easy to use and is likely to facilitate the work of a wide community interested in studying past earthquakes and involved in preservation and digitization of analog recordings.

scholarly journals ABSTRACT OF PRACTICAL ACTIVITY OF A WORKGROUP ON «DECOMMUNIZATION» OF PUBLIC AREA OF THE TOWN OF VINNYTSIA: HISTORIAN’S VIEW

2017 ◽  
pp. 196-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Karoyeva
Keyword(s):  
Group Activity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Totalitarian Regime ◽  
Practical Activity ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Public Area ◽  
Totalitarian Regimes ◽  
The Town ◽  
Selection Of

The article deals with practical activity of the workgroup created in order toadminister the Law of Ukraine «On condemnation of totalitarian regimes inUkraine and prohibition of propaganda of their insignia» within the town ofVinnytsia. The workgroup had to reveal objects containing communist andSoviet insignia that exists in the public urban area, to work out advice andpropositions as to replacing town toponyms containing insignia of communistthe totalitarian regime with new names.The article content is arranged in the following blocks: a) creation of theworkgroup; b) decision-making algorithm (from historians’ point of view);c) scientific grounds of historian group activity; d) selection of objects forfurther discussion; e) procedure of discussion of proposed new toponyms.Six historians residing in Vinnytsia were introduced into the workgroup.They belong to various generations and represent both governmental andpublic organizations. The following principles have been defined for organizingof the historian group activity: - toleration (provides for respectful attitude towards various canons ofhistoric memory except for Soviet-communist one);- historicism (due regard to be paid not only to the past but to currenttendencies and challenges of the future as well);- education (the activity has to promote dialogs between various socialgroups and formation of unified collective memory);- local topicality with a view to the formation of unified image/brand of thetown.Several approaches to practical activity on replacing of toponyms havebeen developed in order to ensure smooth work process. They were intendedto be used simultaneously or in sequence depending on the actual situation butevery proposal was concerned from the proposed standpoints in line with allthe following approaches:- historicity (provides for restoration of historical names of places andimplementation of historical and urban practical methods of representationof the town history in toponymy);- commemoration (this approach traditionally provides for drawing attentionto the formation of ethnic and national identity and cultural matrixof the nation, but in the course of solving of nation-wide problems Vinnytsiahistorian group strived to be oriented to the identity of local urbancommunity);- locality (conformity of toponyms to peculiarities of nature, history,economics and culture of Vinnytsia, Bratslavshchyna, and Podillia regions);- concreteness (provides for conformity of a toponym to its actual local(in line with toponym’s scale) circumstances (geographical, biological,industrial, cultural, religious, personological etc.);- actualization (due regard to be paid to the necessity of drawing attentionto certain events and persons that, as a rule, are not of the nationwidescale).Out of total 836 town place names, 147 toponyms (85 names) have beenreplaced with new ones and reasoning for 5 names (12 toponyms) has beenchanged. Thus decommunization encompassed 19% of the town toponymicalsystem.

scholarly journals A single-station prediction model as a contribution to instantaneous mapping

1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Stanislawska
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ionospheric Station ◽  
Single Station ◽  
Daily Forecast

The paper presents two opposite approaches for single-station prediction and forecast. Both methods are based on different assumptions of physical processes in the ionosphere and need the different set of incoming data. Different heliogeophysical data, mainly f0F2 parameters from the past were analyzed for f0F2 obtaining for the requested period ahead. In the first method - the autocovariance prediction method - the time series of f0F2 from one station are used for daily forecast at that point. The second method may be used for obtaining f0F2 not only at the particular ionospheric station, but also at any point within the considered area.

scholarly journals Perceptions of 'Srem Folk Fest' participants according to cultural tourism preferences

Turizam ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Srđan Timotijević ◽  
Maja Mijatov ◽  
Milena Sekulić
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
National Commission ◽  
South American ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
The Past ◽  
African Youth ◽  
The Town ◽  
Culture Tradition ◽  
The Sava River

"Srem Folk Fest" has become one of the most popular and significant international folklore festivals in this part of the Balkans since 2004. For the past 16 years, a town Sremska Mitrovica was a host city for European, Asian, South American and African youth. Besides its historical importance, this town on the Sava river could also be considered as the promoter of culture, tradition and folklore of its guests. Each year, the artistic stylization of folklore stage is accompanied by about 20000 visitors during the four festival nights. In 2015, "Srem Folk Fest" was added to the calendar of events of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF). The Festival is also recognized by the Serbian National Commission for UNESCO as the keeper of the intangible cultural heritage. One of the main tasks of the paper is related to the need of considering potential and participants' intentions to repeat their visit, as well as of improving the offer and promotion of the town and its surroundings. The aim of the paper is to analyze the data obtained in the context of the behavior and preferences of participants/respondents, to determine the specificity of their role and thus to make a recommendation for creating even better offer. Considering the respondents from 10 countries, the result is especially significant in the form of improving the image of Serbia, as well as their preferences for getting to know rural areas and cultural features. The study contains the survey research, while gained results might provide a good basis for further organization in accordance with their expectations. In addition, the results could also find practical implication in terms of providing basic information necessary to expand this event within the surrounding area of Sremska Mitrovica.

scholarly journals Design and installation of a Prototype Geohazard Monitoring System near Machu Picchu, Peru

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 2031-2038 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Bulmer ◽  
T. Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Modular Construction ◽  
Flash Flooding ◽  
Machu Picchu ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rail Line ◽  
Three Rivers ◽  
The Town

Abstract. The town of Machu Picchu, Peru, serves the >700 000 tourists visiting Machu Picchu annually. It has grown threefold in population in the past two decades. Due to the limited low-lying ground, construction is occurring on the unstable valley slopes. Slopes range from <10° on the valley floor to >70° in the surrounding mountains. The town has grown on a delta formed at the confluence of the Alcamayo, Aguas Calientes and Vilcanota Rivers. Geohazards in and around the town of particular concern are 1) large rocks falling onto the town and/or the rail line, 2) flash flooding by any one of its three rivers, and 3) mudflows and landslides. A prototype early warning system that could monitor weather, river flow and slope stability was installed along the Aguas Calientes River in 2009. This has a distributed modular construction allowing components to be installed, maintained, salvaged, and repaired by local technicians. A diverse set of candidate power, communication and sensor technologies was evaluated. Most of the technologies had never been deployed in similar terrain, altitude or weather. The successful deployment of the prototype proved that it is technically feasible to develop early warning capacity in the town.

Issues of Large-scale Dam Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Case of Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 848-868
Author(s):  
Aseem Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
New Town ◽  
The Past ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
The Town ◽  
Recent Policy ◽  
Large Scale Project ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Housing Programme

Large chunks of land have been acquired in different parts of India for large-scale infrastructure projects, such as dams, power stations, etc., in the past. The Bhakra Dam project, being one such large-scale project executed immediately after the Independence, displaced thousands of families without having any proper rehabilitation mechanism in place. The old Bilaspur town (OBT) was part of land acquired for construction of the reservoir for Bhakra Dam, known as Gobind Sagar Lake. The new Bilaspur township was established to rehabilitate families originally living in the OBT. Presently, second or third generation of these families are living on these allotted plots in the new town. This article is an attempt to unfold the flaws in the undertaken rehabilitation policy which has led to unplanned and haphazard development in the town as well as created problems for both oustees and public authorities. These problems continue to persist in present times also, thereby limiting the citizens to avail benefits of the recent policy for regularisation of encroachments and the newly launched housing programme—Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Discourses of Heritage and Tourism at a World Heritage Site: The Case of Hampi, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew LeDuc
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire World ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Town

In the town of Hampi, India, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the past remains very much alive. Devotees congregate at medieval-era temples; tourists from across India and the world marvel at the empire's fallen grandeur; and, up until quite recently, residents lived and worked in centuries-old stone mandapas (pavilions) lining both sides of the town's main street. The case of Hampi and its heritage illustrates a key question: do people have the right to live in historic monuments, particularly monuments that have been declared the patrimony not just of India, but of the entire world?

Fossil legume fruits from tertiary strata of Puebla, Mexico

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1027-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Magallón-Puebla ◽  
Sergio R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Fossil Flora ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Arid Environments ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Central ◽  
Modern Species ◽  
Tropical America ◽  
Extinct Genus ◽  
The Town

A small assemblage of fossil legume fruits, leaf fragments, and leaflets has been recovered from the Tertiary (Oligocene) "Los Ahuehuetes" flora near the town of Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, in south-central Mexico. Five legume fruits are described and compared with fruits of extant genera. Four fruit types were identified as belonging to the modern genera Prosopis (Mimoseae; Mimosoideae), Mimosa (Mimoseae; Mimosoideae), Lysiloma (Ingeae; Mimosoideae), and Sophora (Sophoreae; Papilionoideae). Another fruit exhibits a combination of characters unknown among extant legumes, and although superficially similar to some species of Papilionoideae, it represents an extinct genus. The four identified genera are diverse in the extant vegetation of Mexico; in fact, Mexico represents an important area of distribution for them. The presence of Prosopis, Mimosa, Lysiloma, and Sophora in the fossil flora of Puebla documents the occurrence of these genera in this part of their present area of distribution by the Oligocene. The climatic affinities of modern species of Mimosa, Lysiloma, and Sophora are so varied as to preclude any useful paleoclimatic inference. Prosopis is regularly associated with arid environments; however, the genus has been reported from fossil localities where humid conditions prevailed. This observation, together with the assemblage of plants that co-occur in the Los Ahuehuetes flora, suggests that plant communities of the past may have been composed, at least partly, of elements that today are associated with different habitats and environmental conditions. The fossil legume fruits from Los Ahuehuetes flora add to the previously known diversity of Leguminosae by the Tertiary, confirm tropical America as one of the important areas of radiation and diversification for Leguminosae, and contribute to the knowledge of Tertiary floras of southern North America. Key words: Leguminosae, Tertiary, Mexico, paleobotany, fossil legume.

scholarly journals Rockfall hazard and risk assessment: an example from a high promontory at the historical site of Monemvasia, Greece

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1823-1836 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Saroglou ◽  
V. Marinos ◽  
P. Marinos ◽  
G. Tsiambaos
Keyword(s):  
Fall Risk ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Rockfall Hazard ◽  
The Past ◽  
Toppling Failure ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
Hazard And Risk Assessment ◽  
The Town ◽  
Southern Greece

Abstract. The paper presents the kinematics of rock instability of a high limestone promontory, where the Monemvasia historical site is situated, in Peloponnese in Southern Greece. The instability phenomena poses a significant threat to the town located at the base of the slope. Rockfall episodes occurred in the past due to the relaxation of the high cliff, whereas significant undermining of the castle frontiers has been observed at the slope crest. The predominant types of instability are of planar, wedge and toppling failure of medium to large blocks. In order to investigate the existing stability conditions and decide upon the protection measures, stability and rockfall analyses were carried out for numerous slope sections under different loading conditions and protection measures were suggested. A rock-fall risk rating system is proposed, which is based on morphological and structural criteria of the rock mass and on vulnerability and consequences. The rating system is applied for individual sections along the slope and a risk map was produced, which depicted areas having different degree of risk against rockfall occurrences.

scholarly journals Historical Notices of the Cradle of Henry V.

1876 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 231-259
Author(s):  
William Watkins Old
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Henry V ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Town

The venerable relic which is the subject of this paper is a wooden cot (or cradle, as it has been called) of unquestionable antiquity, traditionally said to have been the cradle of the hero of Agincourt, the glory of Monmouth, Henry V.Lambarde, in his “Topographical Dictionary,” speaking of the destruction of Monmouth Castle in the thirteenth century, writes: “Thus the glorie of Monmouth had cleane perished, ne had it pleased God longe after in that place to give life to the noble King Hen. V.” (“Alphabetical Description of the Chief Places in England and Wales,” by William Lambarde, first published in 1730). It may befit me, therefore, as an inhabitant of this town, to use my endeavour to preserve from perishing the memory of an object which tradition has associated with him who has given undying fame to my place of residence, and which for a period of many years has been lost to us. Tradition, of course, is not evidence. But where direct testimony is not to be obtained, and in the absence of authoritative contradiction, it must be accepted as of a certain weight and worth. It will generally be found to be built upon a substratum of fact, and although, in process of time, the groundwork is almost invariably distorted, it is rarely destroyed. Should there be nothing, then, but tradition to link this rare example of mediaeval furniture with the House of Plantagenet and the town of Monmouth, it would not, I opine, be beneath the notice of those whose professed aim is to classify the stores of the past and to preserve everything connected with those of our forefathers whose history is an honour to our land.

scholarly journals Il piano regolatore di Tripoli (1930-1936). La consapevolezza del passato

X ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Marisa Grisoni
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Development ◽  
Original Source ◽  
The Past ◽  
City Walls ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town

Tripoli town plan (1930-1936). The consciousness of the pastThe paper recalls the well known urban facts of Tripoli during the Italian colonialism to eventually deepen the theme of the preservation of the past and not only of the Roman one, as well of the city walls. The town plan has been analyzed not only as it has been approved but also as it has been argued, not only through the drawings but also by the debate. A few letters between the professionals involved (especially Alberto Alpago Novello) and some authoritative exponents of the contemporary architecture culture and criticism (like, Gustavo Giovannoni) have assured an original source to underlines the critical background and to reveal a purpose of touristic and commercial development.  

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