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Brian Douglas McConnell (29 February 1836 in Gaspe Basin Quebec, Canada — 13 July 1930 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) was one of Canada's “pioneer railway builders.” He was educated as a Civil Engineer at Sorel in Quebec City (1846-1853).
After graduating, McConnell was articled to the land surveyor Robert Hayden in 1853 and began professional employment at the office of Thomas Keefer in 1854. While at that firm, he worked as a rodman on the construction of the Montreal Aqueduct.
Between 1854 and 1870 McConnell lived in Quebec and worked on such contracts as dredging and improving Montreal Harbour (1863) and the Quebec Harbour (1866).
McConnell is best known, however, for his work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was among the eighteen civil engineers to originally survey the north shore of Lake Superior in 1878. At this time, he was employed by the Government of Canada as the C.P.R. had not yet assumed charge over the project. Having completed his work in Northern Ontario, McConnell returned to Montreal and became the superintendent for the city’s water works where he remained until 1892. He was the resident engineer for the city of Westmount (1893-1896) and finally entered into private practice and remained as such until 1916.
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". For example, the element bre means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". The name is quite popular in Ireland, on account of Brian Boru, a 10th-century king of Ireland. The name was also quite popular in East Anglia during the Middle Ages. This is because the name was introduced to England by Bretons following the Norman Conquest. Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Also, in the north-west of England, the 'Irish' name was introduced by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland. Within the Gaelic speaking areas of Scotland, the name was at first only used by professional families of Irish origin. It was the fourth most popular male name in England and Wales in 1934, but a sharp decline followed over the remainder of the 20th century and by 1994 it had fallen out of the top 100. It retained its popularity in the United States for longer; its most popular period there was from 1968–1979 when it consistently ranked between eighth and tenth.
Neon Shades written by Brian McConnell, Rob Snyder & Jeremy Parsons for BCMUSIC GROUP & Farmhouse Entertainment. Produced by Brian McConnell & Rob Snyder. Mixed and Mastered by Anthony Focx. Video shot in the Cayman Islands. Sponsored by BookVIP.com - Download "Neon Shades" on iTunes
Mi hijo, Agdel Irlanda, acompañando a Brian McConnell en su presentación en Fox and Hounds Pub & Grill of King of Prussia, PA.
Amazing family holiday checking out some of the New Zealands South Island by trains, planes and automobiles. Highlights include the Hokitika Gorge, Shantytown, the Pancake Rocks, Kiwirail TranzAlpine, Christchurch by Tram and the Christchurch Gondola 22-25 April 2017
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Brian McConnell plays Jaco Pastorious tune "Liberty City"
The moment of solar eclipse totality, Watts Bar Lake, TN, Aug 21, 2017
Brian McConnell open mic at Richard Thompson's Acoustic Guitar and Songwriting Camp July 2012
Our amazing 12 night cruise aboard the awesome Carnival Spirit - 11/05/16 to 23/05/16 Ports included Sydney, Australia Isles of Pines, New Caledonia Mystery Island, Vanuatu Suva, Fiji Port Denarua, Fiji Noumea, New Caledonia Sydney, Australia
Rock Bottom Brew Pub, Spring Garden Road, Halifax July 6, 2013
Playing some classical and jazz standards. Not ideal to play on a keyboard but you do what you can.
Brian McConnell Sidearm/submarine pitcher bullpen session
Alan Greenspan addresses the question, 'Why do we need a central bank?' in a FOX Business interview.
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Brian McConnell Sidearm/submarine pitcher bullpen session
On Thursday’s edition of the Inside the FLX podcast Josh Durso was joined by Brian McConnell, Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Chapter-American Red Cross, to discuss the ongoing volunteer efforts ahead of an increased flood threat this spring and summer along Lake Ontario. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more great local content like this! Enjoying this video? Please LIKE and SHARE... Thank you for watching FL1 TV http://www.FingerLakes1.com Your life, delivered 24/7/365 on every device http://www,FingerLakes1.TV The Finger Lakes Region's first and only Internet Broadcasting Network with over 10 hours of live content weekly. https://twitter.com/fingerlakes1 Connect with us @fingerlakes1 on Twitter
Hunter presented this "case clinic" as an installment in continuance of the group's ongoing inquiry into "integral co-evolution". This series typically references integral and "U" meta-theory in addition to authors like Scharmer, Wilber, Capra, and others.
The discoveries and pioneering advances made by Harden McConnell, Distinguished Professor in Chemistry, have had a significant impact on chemistry and biophysics. On Saturday, April 18, 2015, a symposium was held in his honor at the Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, to celebrate his life and contributions. Video Timeline 0:00:00 - 0:01:21 Highlights of the 2015 McConnell Symposium 0:01:21 - 0:09:49 Opening Remarks: Steven Boxer (Stanford) Presentation Slides: https://goo.gl/RK57qa 0:09:49 - 0:13:54 Department Chair Welcome Remarks: Keith Hodgson (Stanford) 0:13:54 - 0:30:46 Early Days at Caltech (Part I): Alvin Kwiram (U of Washington) Presentation Slides: https://goo.gl/0YHw7l Transcript: https://goo.gl/PBTtAl 0:30:46 - 0:49:35 Early Days at Caltech (Part II): Haye...
Field McConnell is a career military and airline pilot who is closely linked to the flying events of 9/11. His Air National Guard unit had F16s over Washington DC on morning of 9/11; Captain Charles 'Chic' Burlingame of American Airlnes Flight 77 ( Pentagon) was his college classmate, and the 'Boeing Uninterruptable Auto-Pilot' (BUAP} equipped drones were his intellectual property. It was this BUAP technology that was misused by Field McConnell's sister, Kristine Marcy, and Hillary Clinton as the Establishment patsied Muslims to facilitate their 'New American Century'. When Field exposed 'Boeing’s Uninterruptible Auto-pilot' in December 2006, the FAA, U S Department of Justice and most notably the Airline Pilots Association attempted to silence him regarding the Truth of 9/11. He imme...
TOWNHALL PROTEST ANALYST: Bryan Crabtree, is the Publisher of Talk40.com, as well as a contributor to Townhall.com, ClashDaily.com and DailyCaller.com. "In an interview with Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” that aired Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed to shrug off the claim his predecessor former President Barack Obama was behind the protests taking place around the country against him and other Republicans in Washington, D.C. Trump also pointed the finger at Obama as “possibly” being behind the numerous leaks plaguing his administration. Trump dismissed co-host Brian Kilmeade’s assertion that it violated an unspoken “code” that former presidents don’t criticize their successors. “You never know what’s exactly happening behind the scenes,” he added. “You know you’...
This is an online, interactive, video presentation of a "case clinic" produced for and by U.Lab 2.0 (hub) participants. A copy of the accompanying slide presentation is available for review at: http://www.slideshare.net/groupepignosis/week-3-cosensing-part-2-ulab-20
This is a video of a "case clinic" presentation recorded using Google Hangout On Air with special guests John Dupuy (author - "Integral Recovery") and Allie Middleton of Social Presencing Theater. The slide presentation can be viewed separately at: http://www.slideshare.net/groupepignosis/integral-spiritual-recovery-learning-to-coevolve
Brian Griffith grew up in Texas, studied history at the University of Alberta, and now lives just outside of Toronto, Ontario. He is an independent historian who examines how cultural history influences our lives, and how collective experience offers insights for our future. He is the author of The Gardens of Their Dreams: Desertification and Culture in World History, Different Visions of Love: Partnership and Dominator Values in Christian History, and Correcting Jesus: 2000 Years of Changing the Story.
A Sherlock Holmes Approach To The Kennedy Incident on Elm Street - For 47 years researches have investigated the pieces of the Kennedy jigsaw puzzle related to the incident on Elm Street from the straight, standard and narrow perspective that a murder by gunfire took place. However, the pieces of the murder by gunfire approach cannot (and will never) fit together as the completed puzzle/solid unit that would enable readers to form logical conclusions and answer endless questions that surface with each. Brian David Andersen is the first investigator to successfully assemble a majority of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle related to Kennedy incident on Elm Street so that individuals can formulate his/her own logical but very astounding conclusions and answers. The first portion of the text is ...
This is an online, interactive, video presentation of a "case clinic" produced for and by U.Lab 2.0 (hub) participants. See accompanying slide presentation at: http://www.slideshare.net/groupepignosis/week-2-cosensing-integral-spiritual-practitioners-hub-ulab-20 The slide presentation intended to accompany this video (and showing in the lower right-hand corner beginning at: 2:10) can be viewed on SlideShare at: http://www.slideshare.net/groupepignosis/week-2-cosensing-integral-spiritual-practitioners-hub-ulab-20.
As a result of community events over recent weeks, group members will be conducting an online "case clinic" to share their experience and discuss the path and opportunities unfolding before us.
Each Tuesday night at this time, Brian joins The 'X' Zone to bring us up to date on the changes that are occurring around the world, the possible connection between Earth Quakes, Volcanoes and the Moon…. is there something more sinister at work? Brian has been tracking and observing the times, dates, locations and magnitudes with the lunar cycles. Brian takes an object look into earth changes and the myths behind the 2012 predictions. As an accomplished author of the JFK Assassination, Brian also answers questions that have never been before asked of the most famous of Presidential assassinations - questions that the Warren Commission and Federal Investigators "Forget".
This Google Hangout video features an introduction of guest participants Raúl Quiñones Rosado and Paul van Schaik prior to a slide presentation overview in a discussion format adopted from MITx's U.Lab. You're invited to watch a copy of the slide presentation published at: http://www.slideshare.net/groupepignosis/a-special-guest-presentation-consciousness-cognition-learning-and-reflective-practice