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About two dozen members of the Nebraska Army National Guard and Nebraska Task Force One, Urban Search and Rescue conducted structural extraction training, May 23, 2019, at the Camp Ashland Training Site in Nebraska. The training incorporated flight and hoist rescue methods using Army National Guard helicopter crews who supported rescue personnel from civilian partner agencies. The purpose of this training was to simulate conditions both crews encountered during March of this year, when historic flooding swept across the state. Camp Ashland buildings – damaged by the floods when 5-10 feet of river water rushed into the military camp, and now slated for future demolition – were used to simulate residences for the training. A rescue team was first lowered onto the roof of one building by a UH-72 Lakota helicopter. The Task Force One first responders then used a chainsaw to cut a hole in the roof to gain access to the interior. Once inside, they located and secured the victim, and then hoisted him safely into the helicopter. For the second task, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter hovered over a building surrounded by trees and near powerlines to extract a victim from an open second-story window. The first responder was lowered from the helicopter near the window, and was expected to reach the window, pull himself inside and then secure the victim for extraction. This task was repeated twice for affect. This was a unique training experience for both the Nebraska National Guard aviators and Nebraska Task Force One crew members. Both teams anticipate the joint training to become standard practice. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
On Wednesday 27th July 2022 I went on an amazing exploration of the huge Dinorwic slate quarry site that is opposite Snowdon and overlooks Llanberis. In July 2021 this area became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, joining the likes of the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China! The views are quite simply stunning.
The first commercial attempts at slate mining took place in 1787, and the business boomed after the construction of a horse-drawn tramway to Port Dinorwic in 1824. This became the Padarn Railway, (the first steam locomotives were supplied in 1870 by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds), a narrow gauge railway now partially preserved as the Llanberis Lake Railway. At its height at the turn of the twentieth century, Dinorwic was the second largest slate quarry in the world, after the neighbouring Penrhyn quarry. It was producing an annual outcome of 100,000 tonnes" and employed more than 3,000 men.
By 1930 its working employment had dropped to 2,000. The quarry closed in July 1969, the result of industrial decline and difficult slate removal. During the 1950s/60s extraction had become very difficult, because after 170 years of extraction many of the unsystematically dumped slate tips were now beginning to slide dangerously into some of the major pit workings, and after an enormous fall in the Garret area of the quarry in 1966 (which can still be seen in Photo 6), production ceased.
Dinorwic quarry covered 700 acres (283 ha) consisting of two main quarry sections with 20 galleries in each. Extensive internal tramway systems connected the quarries using inclines to transport slate between galleries. Many of these inclines still exist (some in better condition than others!) and many buildings are still accessible. There are old rails and bits of quarry equipment everywhere. It’s a fascinating site, but quite dangerous too of course so care must be taken at all times if you’re exploring there. It’s a very popular site for climbers.
Since closure, the National Slate Museum has opened in some of the 19th century workshops that have been impressively preserved. It’s well worth a visit!
Researchers extract juice from sugarcane that has been engineered to produce oil for biodiesel in addition to the plant's sugar that is used for ethanol production.
Plants Engineered to Replace Oil in Sugarcane and Sorghum (PETROSS) is a research project transforming sugarcane and sweet sorghum into dual-purpose bioenergy crops to ensure a sustainable source of biofuel.
Photo credit: Kathryn Faith/University of Illinois
We grow fond of the things we don't use. Thanks to fellow friend Dom whose photostream inspired me to bring this back into action.
Larch stand after windblown trees removed and timber extracted with Iron Horse, East Sussex, Sept 2011
Caption: Timber seed extraction. Here, at drier where cones are readied and seeds collected, loggers J.D. Gandy and Jens Osuldsen of Crown Zellerbach's Columbia Tree Farm near Vernonia, Oregon, size up three cone species: Noble fir (large cone in Gandy's hand at left); Douglas fir (in sack); and Western hemlock (in Osuldsen's hand at right).
Date: November 1954
Photographer: [unknown]
Local Call Number: AFI-I-7948
Credit Line: Photo courtesy of the Forest History Society, Durham, NC
Photo is from the American Forest Institute Records.
For information on photo use and more, see the Forest History Society Photograph Collection.
Researchers extract juice from sugarcane that has been engineered to produce oil for biodiesel in addition to the plant's sugar that is used for ethanol production.
Plants Engineered to Replace Oil in Sugarcane and Sorghum (PETROSS) is a research project transforming sugarcane and sweet sorghum into dual-purpose bioenergy crops to ensure a sustainable source of biofuel.
Photo credit: Kathryn Faith/University of Illinois
17 days after his 3 teeth extractions.
He now has a bladder bacterial infection right now. I think he just stopped drinking enough from his trauma of surgery...and that caused it I suspect. He's on anti-biotics now.
This photo shows he definitely has Maine Coon in him. I've been looking at other flickr photos, I found this flickr person's photostream from Samgi2's favourites.
www.flickr.com/photos/jorbasa/7536183144/in/photostream
I can see the Maine Coon in Raphael. Thanks MudMapImages for pointing out Raphael's breed in the first place.
Researchers extract juice from sugarcane that has been engineered to produce oil for biodiesel in addition to the plant's sugar that is used for ethanol production.
Plants Engineered to Replace Oil in Sugarcane and Sorghum (PETROSS) is a research project transforming sugarcane and sweet sorghum into dual-purpose bioenergy crops to ensure a sustainable source of biofuel.
Photo credit: Kathryn Faith/University of Illinois
Researchers extract juice from sugarcane that has been engineered to produce oil for biodiesel in addition to the plant's sugar that is used for ethanol production.
Plants Engineered to Replace Oil in Sugarcane and Sorghum (PETROSS) is a research project transforming sugarcane and sweet sorghum into dual-purpose bioenergy crops to ensure a sustainable source of biofuel.
Photo credit: Kathryn Faith/University of Illinois
Texas National Guard's CERFP Extraction Team Training for their certification in Volk Field, Wisconsin. Once certified, the unit will be 1 of only 17 Mass Casualty Response teams in the United States. Photo by SSG Malcolm McClendon
Researchers extract juice from sugarcane that has been engineered to produce oil for biodiesel in addition to the plant's sugar that is used for ethanol production.
Plants Engineered to Replace Oil in Sugarcane and Sorghum (PETROSS) is a research project transforming sugarcane and sweet sorghum into dual-purpose bioenergy crops to ensure a sustainable source of biofuel.
Photo credit: Kathryn Faith/University of Illinois