View from the Whaleback

From our trip last week. We were lucky to have some clearing at the top of the Whaleback. There are four glacier visible in the view. The clouds rolled in a few minutes after this photo and then there was no view.

Click on the photo for a zoomable panorama.

I was at the University after a very valuable visit to the Running Injury Clinic and popped in to the oval for a few photos. It is a regular stop for the tourist groups. In the past I’ve skated on the oval a few times. It’s fun!

KAC head overruled in pilot transfer
Published Date: August 28, 2008

KUWAIT: The Administrative Court has overruled the decision of the chairman of Kuwait Airways Company, Hamd Al-Falah, to transfer a pilot from his normal duties to another department, as well as reducing his salary. Al-Falah took the decision after the pilot allegedly committed a violation when he went to sleep while a flight under his control was returning to Kuwait on auto pilot from another Gulf state, reported.

Despite the need for him to resume control of the plane for landing, the pilot could not reportedly be roused from his sleep and the co-pilot had to land the plane single-handedly. The pilot was subsequently referred for investigation by a committee, managed by an Indian administrative employee of the corporation.

The pilot contested the committee’s decision, approved by the chairman, to transfer the pilot and reduce his salary, particularly since aviation regulations prohibit the imposition of two penalties for one violation or mistake.

A court official revealed that, although the court had cancelled the two penalties, it could not officially cancel the decision to transfer an employee since this comes under the authority of the relevant department. Company regulations state that any employee being reassigned should be transferred to a post at the same level as their former position.

Via: Here There and Everywhere Read the comments too. I recently flew Kuwait Airways in and out of Kuwait and there were significant delays on both flights due to mechanical problems.

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Also, the distributor Remington Medical has other interesting stuff.

As we were rained out on our backpacking trip and had a day free around Banff we stopped in the Whyte Museum and there is a show of some of the Group of Seven. They have the original of the above Lawren Harris painting. It is both graphic and subtle with the way the shading was done. Here are some more of Lawren Harris’ paintings.

CBC has some interesting videos here.

The Whyte Museum also has the originals of some Mary Schaffer photographs.

Beautiful hike in Highwood Pass up to the col at the base of Mount Tyrwhitt. I did not ascend to the peak as that is a more serious undertaking, a scramble up loose exposed slopes. One thing for certain, this isn’t Kuwait!

A map on Sportstracker is here. Note, click on the S button to see a satellite view or even the T to a topographic view which is uniqe.

Nice view over greeland, but as I was cattle class I get an aisle seat and the plane was full so I could only peep out the small windows on the exits.

And I arrived in Calgary. I went out to Weaselhead to view the sunset over the mountains but there are too many trees blocking the view. So this one is a combination.

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