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PAUL HESLOP (DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, UNITED NATIONS MINE ACTION SERVICE): Probably the most notable person even involved in the land mine issue was Princess Diana. I hosted her when she visited the minefields in Cuito and Huambo.
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NEWS REPORT: They stood for a moment of silence in Oslo today to remember Diana.
BJORN GODAL: We should spare no effort at this conference to achieve the goals she had set for herself.
As an intelligence officer, Chuck Searcy saw the horrors of the Vietnam War. When he went back, more than three decades later, he was shocked to see that these mines were still causing the death toll to rise.
CHUCK SEARCY (INTERNATIONAL ADVISER, PROJECT RENEW*)*: This was our responsibility. We had created the problem. And we needed to be accountable for the damage that we had done and the damage that was continuing.
LAI OC: I will never forget that day for the rest of my life. People took me to the hospital. I imagined that I would become a useless person. I was supposed to be living in peace, yet I was entangled with the war.
CHUCK SEARCY: Quang Tri Province was the most devastated and most contaminated province in the whole country, right on the DMZ, the old dividing line between north and south. The evidence of the bombing and the continuing danger of unexploded ordnance was everywhere.
NARRATION: They compete with demining teams like this one. In a typical day, four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, this team can still unearth dozens of ordnances in fields, and even under homes. In May, a de-miner with Project Renew was killed while attempting to remove a cluster bomb.
NARRATION: The list of places dealing with unexploded bombs and mines is now more than 70 countries long. And despite a 2008 cluster bomb treaty, which the US and others declined to sign, it continues to grow.
This is the new Toyota Land Cruiser, a car that combines the go-anywhere ability and cast-iron durability the model's famous for with properly cool retro looks. As a result, on appearance alone, it's the most desirable Land Cruiser in decades.
The new car goes on sale at the end of the year and will likely cost 50,000; it's the latest version of the vehicle that first went on sale 72 years ago in the form of the (unfortunately titled) Toyota BJ, which landed in the showroom on 1 August 1951. Proving its off-road prowess, the BJ promptly became the first offroader to reach the sixth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji. Toyota has sold 11.3 million Land Cruisers since.
The new model looks to tap into the retro styling of the original but in a thoroughly modern package. It has a "back to origins" design with a boxy shape, squared-off wheel arches and retro touches such as 'TOYOTA' scrolled across its grille. First Edition models (just 3,000 are heading to Europe) get circular headlights that look so right; they should be standard-fit across the range. A Sand-and-Smoky-Blue bi-tone paint job completes the look.
It's the first Land Cruiser to come with electric power steering, and it's specially tuned to filter out kickback that's claimed the thumbs of many a mud plugger. It also means the Toyota can steer for you on the motorway and in slow-moving traffic queues.
Another new off-road trick is the car's SDM (Stabiliser with Disconnection Mechanism) system. It can disconnect the car's anti-roll bars allowing for huge wheel articulation in off-road conditions while reconnecting on the road for better control in corners.
SDM should be ideal for tackling rock gardens, and Toyota has upgraded its Multi-Terrain Monitor for attacking such an obstacle. It can give you a 360-degree of the area around the car as well as giving you an augmented view of the ground underneath the vehicle, allowing you to place the Land Cruiser's wheels exactly where you want them.
The Land Cruiser's engine fits the unstoppable feel of the rest of the car. It's a 2.8-litre diesel that produces 204PS (150kW) and sends its power through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. It has enough torque to allow the Land Cruiser to tow a braked trailer weighing up to 3,500kg. A mild-hybrid version with a 48V power supply joins the range in 2025.
Inside, you'll find an old-school interior to match the retro exterior. So, while you get a pair of enormous infotainment screens that make it more inviting than the car it replaces, you also get an encouraging number of physical buttons that mean the Land Cruiser should be easier to operate on the move than the latest Range Rover.
At 4,920mm long, 1,980mm wide and 1,870mm tall, the Land Cruiser is a good deal smaller than a Range Rover, but it will be offered in five and seven-seater configurations and promises a commanding driving position that a Nissan Qashqai could only dream of.
John Augustine Washington III became the owner of Mount Vernon in 1850. Unable to afford the estate's maintenance, he offered it for sale in 1851. After the Commonwealth of Virginia and the federal government turned him down, Washington agreed to sell the Mansion and 200 acres of adjoining land to the Ladies' Association in 1858.
Accepting this challenge, Ann, a mild-mannered 37-year-old from rural South Carolina, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association in 1853, with the express purpose of saving Washington's home for future generations. In order to raise $200,000 - an incredible sum in the pre-Civil War period - to purchase the rapidly declining Mansion from the Washington family, Miss Cunningham and her original board of 12 determined women organized a campaign that would captivate the entire nation. In doing so, they planted the seeds for the preservation movement in America.
With a civil war looming, Ann Pamela Cunningham realized that in order to avoid regional discontent and to establish a broad fundraising base, the campaign to save Mount Vernon would have to be national in scope. Her idea was to establish a network of supporters, all working under the direction of a core group of ladies, each of whom would represent a given state. A total of 13 women, with Cunningham as the Regent, and the other serving as Vice Regents, made up the first council.
Edward Everett, one of the greatest speakers of his age, tirelessly traveled the nation, delivering two-hour orations on the first president, and donating his lecture fees to the purchase of Mount Vernon.
In 1858, the piazza was nearing collapse and was propped up by old ships' masts. Although the Association did not actually take possession of Mount Vernon until 1860, John A. Washington III allowed repairs to begin even before his family moved out of the Mansion.
With the success of the fundraising campaign behind them, Cunningham and the Vice Regents began the daunting task of preserving the site. The first priority was to stabilize and repair the dilapidated buildings.
The Vice Regent for New Jersey from 1868 until 1891, Nancy Wade Halsted challenged the Ladies to furnish each room in the Mansion. Eighteenth-century pieces were to be used wherever possible, with more recent Greek Revival and Victorian furnishings filling the gaps. Many decades would pass before the Association could furnish all rooms with original Washington pieces or very similar examples.
Twelve founding Ladies of the Association, representing their home states, pose on the piazza in 1870 with the famous Houdon bust of George Washington. Miss Cunningham, first Regent of the Ladies' Association is seated to the right of the bust. The other ladies pictured are Vice Regents in the Association's governing council, a structure still in place today.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst served as Vice Regent for California from 1889 to 1918. Mrs. Hearst was an especially generous contributor to the Mount Vernon cause, funding construction of a stone wall along the river shore to protect against erosion, and supporting the installation of Thomas Edison's electrical system.
The contrast between the appearance of the new room before 1890 and now reveals the Association's ongoing quest for historic authenticity. This room was once the principal space to display "relics," ranging from the prized Houdon bust of Washington to a monumental equestrian portrait by Rembrandt Peale.
As standards for historic preservation evolved, so did the Association's ambitions to restore Washington's home to its authentic 18th-century appearance. Mansion rooms once filled with artifact cases and dozens of Washington portraits were transformed to recreate a home that reflected the owner's true taste and style. New scholarly research was complemented by microscopic analysis of paint colors, tree ring dating, and archaeology.
Harriet Clayton Comegys of Delaware served as Regent from 1909 until 1927. During her tenure, the gardens and grounds were given greater attention than ever before, marking the first concerted attempt to recapture their appearance during George Washington's lifetime.
Thomas Edison designed and installed Mount Vernon's first electrical system in 1916. Only after considerable debate did the Vice Regents agree to Edison's proposal, finally being persuaded that the new technology for lighting would be safer than kerosene lamps.
Keenly interested in preserving Mount Vernon, inventor and industrialist Henry Ford donated a new fire truck to the Ladies' Association in 1924 and encouraged the installation of fire hydrants and alarms. The Ford Motor Company continues to provide vehicles for Mount Vernon's motor fleet and has sponsored many educational programs, facilities, and traveling exhibits.
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