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I now remember why I stopped having kids at the number three..... b/c I am at my maximum capacity for crazy! i can only incorporate so much activity in a day ;)
This is Lego... the cutest, bestest puppy on the planet. ... including my two puppies (and boy did i love Riley). he belongs to my BFF Amy, who is away for a couple days on business. It was hard enough that her mom had to come to care for all 4 kids, but she was sure the puppy would send grandma over the edge ;) so my friend Martha and I are sharing custody of Lego for a couple days.
OMG.... i love him. he really is the best behaved puppy i have ever seen. amy has done her research.... she has the puppy whisperer and she is using it as a guide to raise him. let me tell you....i've never seen so much discipline in a puppy! no poop or pee accidents. he sits and doesn't jump on people. he is just perfect. AND YET! i fogot that having a puppy is like having a baby.... you cannot be gone for long; you have to watch that they don't ingest small objects; you have to pay attention to their bowel habits; they need running time and sleeping time. I, for one, am happyily worn out. I would keep him tomorrow too, but Martha is demanding her turn ;) he is one loved puppy!!! Lo cannot keep her hands off him, and Viv has brushed him 400 times already :)
Nelson’s Anchorage and the 100 Ton Gun
The location of Nelson’s Anchorage and the 100 ton gun, at Napier of Magdala Battery, has long been regarded as strategically important because of its ability to protect the entrances to both the main commercial harbour and what was the Royal Naval Dockyard in Rosia Bay. It was in this bay that H.M.S. Victory anchored for repairs after the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, before returning the body of Admiral Lord Nelson to England for burial.
Designed and manufactured in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Sir W.C. Armstrong in 1870 and nicknamed “The Rockbuster’ – this is the best preserved example of an early ‘Supergun’. Four were originally made and sold to the Italian Navy for mounting on their battleships. The British Government, alarmed that their important Mediterranean bases might be defenceless against long range bombardment from these Weapons, commissioned two guns each for Malta and Gibraltar.
For the era in which they were built, they were amazing state of the art and completely unique, and in fact remain so today. Two of those built still survive in the world today. One still resides in Malta and the other here in Gibraltar, at Napier of Magdala Battery.
The second gun’s location on Gibraltar was at Victoria Battery, on the site of what is now the Gibraltar Fire Station. Aspects of what was the below-ground infrastructure of that gun position still survive as well and remain in use for training by the Fire Brigade of Gibraltar.
The gun at Nelson’s Anchorage (Napier of Magdala Battery) is the one that was originally situated at the Victoria Battery, and it was moved to Napier when the gun there split during firing. The gun could originally fire one round every four minutes, but Lieutenant Colonel Ogilvie’s detachment reduced this time to two and a half minutes, which possibly contributed to the splitting of the original barrel.
The 100 Ton Gun battery at Nelson’s Anchorage was constructed here between 23 December 1878 and 31 March 1884 on the site of the old 2nd and 3rd Rosia Batteries at a cost of £35,717. Named after the governor, Lord Napier of Magdala, it remains a fascinating monument to Victorian artillery and technology.
This gun presented a typical Armstrong appearance, with a steel barrel encased in successive layers of wrought-iron, built up to form an increasingly massive bulk in the breach area. A typical product of the heavy engineering of the Victorian era, it probably represented the Zenith of its kind. The barrel comprised of a toughened steel tube in two parts. Forged and tempered in oil, with a steel ring in halves over the joint, and a series of sixteen wrought-iron coils shrunk on successively.
The 17.72 inch Rifled Muzzle loader, or 100 Ton Gun, has a barrel that is more than 32 feet long and can fire a shot that will range up to 8 miles in distance. Truly an amazing weapon in its time.
They were the largest guns of any kind that needed to be loaded through the muzzle, and were so large that it required an hydraulic system powered by steam to carry out the loading and firing operations. A steam engine pumped water into the bottom of a well, forcing an 85 ton piston up the shaft. It was this weight compressing the water beneath it which provided hydraulic pressure to move the gun. Although the official handbook states that sufficient pressure could be achieved in 35 to 50 minutes – a minimum of 3 hours is more often quoted. What seems today to be a ridiculously long response time was probably adequate for an era in which most ships still had sails.
Each gun required a crew of men to operate it, a crew of about 35 men to be exact, and after the initial head of steam was built up, the crew could fire the gun every four minutes. It took a total of 450 lbs of black prism gunpowder packed into 4 silk cartridges to propel the 2000 lb shell out of the muzzle with a speed of about 1540 ft per second. The cartridges were made of silk because this was almost entirely consumed by the explosion, leaving very little
residue in the barrel.
Like a gigantic cannon, the 100 ton gun was muzzle loaded using hydraulically powered ramrods 45 feet long. Their bristled heads were located in two armour plated loading chambers, situated on either side of the gun. In order to load, the barrel was turned first to one chamber to receive its silk cased charges of black prism gunpowder – and then traversed 180 to the opposite chamber to receive a shell.
The 100 ton gun had a 150 field of fire and was said to be capable of engaging a target up to eight miles away. This would have covered the Bay of Gibraltar – as well as the Spanish mainland towns of San Roque, Los Barrios and Algeciras. However, it is doubtful that this range was ever actually achieved. More conservative estimates put the gun’s maximum range at around five miles and the official record of armament PFG,951 lists the accurate range limit as only 6500 yards.
To impart rotation to the projectiles in flight and thereby increase their accuracy, the inside of the barrel was rifled with 28 twisting grooves. Large copper discs, called gas checks, originally used to stop exploding gases ‘leaking’ past the projectile, also served to impart the spin with the projections to engage in the rifling.
In 1863 Captain William Paliser invented a method of casting shot with the point in an iron mould. This cooled the point more rapidly and produced a brittle, but extremely hard tip – which enabled a shell from the 100 ton gun to penetrate 24.9 inches of wrought iron. A formidable prospect in an age when the best protected vessels only had armour plating 18 inches thick.
Although much about the 100 ton gun would have been familiar to a gunner in Nelson’s Navy – it also contained many revolutionary features. Just one example is that it was fired not by igniting a fuse, but with a platinum wire heated red hot by electricity from a battery. Information necessary to aim the gun was conveyed to a telephonist by range-finders situated higher up the Rock. Since the telephone had only recently been invented in 1876, this post of telephonist must have been one of the first in the British army. However, this use of ‘new’ technology contrasts vividly with the fact that commands within the battery itself were still conveyed by speaking tubes and
trumpet calls.
There is a story told about the 100 ton gun that is quite interesting too, which again speaks to us of the technologies of the time. It tells of a visit of the Inspector General in about 1902. Reportedly they were preparing to fire five rounds at a full charge and on their first try, the tube was all that fired. Further tries on their part as well as misfire drills were attempted but nothing seemed to work. At the end of the waiting time, which was thirty minutes, the General requested that a volunteer step forward and be put down the gun and fasten a shell extractor to the unfired projectile so that it could be removed.
There was quite a long pause prior to a tall thin soldier’s stepping forward and stripping to the waist to be lowered into the gun. He was safely removed from the gun and had completed the task for which he entered it, and it is said that he was, on the spot, promoted to bombardier. Not the most prolific of rewards for having risked life and limb, but certainly one that changed his life! All in all, the 100 ton gun at Nelson’s Anchorage is certainly well worth a visit, a testament to another, far more violent and uncertain time, when the Rock was unbreachable and the supremacy of the Royal Navy was tested and retested and not found to be wanting.
From the Jubal Arts & Music Studio annual dance recital in Grand Ledge, Michigan, May 2013 www.jubalarts.com
My awesome niece started this Christian-based dance school several years ago, realizing her dream in impressive fashion. Her student base doubled twice, then stabilized.
These recitals completely pack a high school auditorium consistently! And they run just a tad over ONE hour, with lightning fast transitions which are practiced extensively to ensure a fast-paced show.
by ZIOPTIS FOUNDATION
Detroit, Michigan USA
founded 1986
Baobabs. Kruger Park. South Africa. Oct/2018
Adansonia is a genus of deciduous trees known as baobabs. They are found in arid regions of Madagascar, mainland Africa, Arabia, and Australia. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described Adansonia digitata
Baobabs reach heights of 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft) and have trunk diameters of 7 to 11 m (23 to 36 ft) The Glencoe baobab, a specimen of A. digitata in Limpopo Province, South Africa, was considered to be the largest living individual, with a maximum circumference of 47 m (154 ft)[5]and a diameter of about 15.9 m (52 ft).
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Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of around 20,000 square kilometres in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west.
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Adansonia L. é um género de plantas com flor que agrupa as espécies de árvores das regiões tropicais áridas e semi-áridas conhecidas por baobás, embondeiros, imbondeiros ou calabaceiras. O género agrupa nove espécies validamente descritas, das quais seis têm distribuição natural restrita à ilha de Madagáscar, uma ao continente africano e Médio Oriente e outra à Austrália. O nome genérico é uma homenagem a Michel Adanson (1727-1806), o naturalista e explorador francês que descreveu a espécie africana Adansonia digitata
As espécies do género Adansonia são árvores de copa compacta, decíduas, deixando cair a folha na estação seca, de tronco massivo, formando um paquicaule cilíndrico ou em forma de garrafa, repleto de nós, com diâmetros que atingem os 7 a 11 m, embora se conheçam exemplares isolados de muito maiores dimensões, e alturas que variam de 5 a 30 m. O ritidoma é liso e a madeira fibrosa com pouco conteúdo em água.
O exemplar conhecido por boabá de Glencoe, um espécime de A. digitata da Província do Limpopo, África do Sul, era considerado a maior árvore deste género, com um perímetro à altura do peito de 47 m e um diâmetro de 15,9 m. Esta árvore entretanto partiu-se em duas partes, pelo que o maior espécime de baobá conhecido é presentemente o baobá de Sunland (ou árvore de Platland), também na África do Sul, com um diâmetro ao nível do solo de 9,3 m e um perímetro à altura do peito de 34 m.
Fonte: Wikipedia
O Parque Nacional Kruger é a maior área protegida de fauna bravia da África do Sul, cobrindo cerca de 20 000 km2. Está localizado no nordeste do país, nas províncias de Mpumalanga e Limpopo e tem uma extensão de cerca de 360 km de norte a sul e 65 km de leste a oeste.
Os parques nacionais africanos, nas regiões da savana africana são importantes pelo turismo com safári de observação e fotográfico.
O seu nome foi dado em homenagem a Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger, último presidente da República Sul-Africana bôere. Foi criado em 31 de Maio de 1926
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Maximum Security (New Year's Day) and jockey Luis Saez win the Cigar Mile (Gr I) at Aqueduct 12/7/19. Trainer: Jason Servis. Owners: Gary and Mary West
The model’s chassis.
I would have liked twin wheels for my MOC like the referenced MSV but I couldn’t find the appropriate Lego wheels for it.
Guess these thicker wheels will have to do.
A well trained detachment from the 215th Military Police Company is heading to their Mobilization Station to receive their final training for their eventual departure to Afghanistan. The group of highly motivated soldiers had their final formation before departing from Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, where their maximum leaders of the 1st Mission Support Command, Brig, Gen. Fernando Fernández and Command Sgt. Maj. Rene Rivera, gave them a motivational speech. 18 Dec 2011.
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) is the only member of the genus Heracleum native to North America. It is also known as American cow-parsnip, Indian celery, Indian rhubarb or pushki. It looks similar to (and is in the same family as) Queen Anne's Lace and Poison Hemlock but is much taller - reaching four to ten feet tall.
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i just refurbished my wallpaper page on my own site. you can get this and other stuff as screen savers if you wish
The 142nd FW gave one of VMFA-112 guys one hell of a ride in the Commander's bird! Zone 5 all the way down the runway, pull to verticle, climb to 20,000!
Devpahari waterfall, is not much of an attraction during the end of the year. It is the rainy season around July - August -September that attracts maximum tourist to Devpahari waterfalls
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Bangladeshis of Bay Area (CA, USA) gathered in front of golden gate bridge to express their support for the movement in Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. We want maximum punishment for the war criminals in Bangladesh.
Chinese Amphibious Tank T-63 on display at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution.
This is a type of amphibious tank equipped with device to propel itself in water. This tank can float on water by itself, has a combat weight of 18.5 tonnes, a maximum speed in water of 12 km per hour, is armed with one 85mm rifled tank cannon with a maximum range of 12,800 metres. This tank is mainly used in regions with streams and ricefields or to support river crossing assault by infantry and to blockage rivers and lakes. It may also be used in coastal regions and offshore islands to support amphibious landing by infantry and to engage in anti-amphibious assaults.
For more information about this type of vehicle, please see:
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