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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald D. Vitiello meets with students from American University during an informal session titled "Coffee with a Cop" to discuss the mission of CBP and to field questions from the students on border security at CBP headquarters in Washington, D.C., October 4, 2017. U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Glenn Fawcett
From Clay Kirby at B2L2: "So, the Army Corps of Engineers was in charge of building a hurricane protection system around New Orleans, as ordered by Congress in response to Hurricane Betsy. There are a lot of interlocking political entities–levee boards, New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB), etc.–that end up adding layers of complexities to such construction ... The Corps requested the S&WB reinforce their structure. The S&WB essentially said, “We’re broke, it’s your project, you fix the structure, since it’s hurricane protection and not internal drainage” (this was in the 1980s-early 90s, so the S&WB was truly pretty broke). The Corps and the S&WB then got into a big pissing contest. Meanwhile, the walls started going up. Eventually, they reached the section nearest PS#7 and they just stopped building the wall. About a 300′ gap is left–that way, if waters rise, it won’t put undue pressure on the walls of PS#7... The thing is about this gap is it renders basically the entire wall useless! The wall provides basically no protection for the city, despite several million dollars spent on its construction. The reason the Orleans Ave. walls didn’t fail is because they were never holding anything back!" For the rest of the story: b2l2.com/2013/07/15/orleans-avenue-canal-wall-gap/
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dustin Williamson, a fire protection specialist with the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, attempts to pull himself from open water during ice rescue training at Six Mile Lake on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 21, 2020. The training taught the JBER firefighters the knowledge and skills necessary for safe rescue and recovery operations in, on, and around the ice and cold water. Upon completing a classroom session, a practical skills evaluation, and a written examination, the fire protection specialists were certified as ice rescue technicians. Williamson is from New Milford, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)
This is a plaque marks the completion of the Grand Forks Flood Protection Project. What were some of the things that the city did to protect itself from another large flood? (List 2 different things and how they work)
Kid sat on his/her ? Dad's shoulders, watching the performers on a grey overcast summer's day at Camp Bestival
060716: U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with the Federal Triangle Partnership, celebrated National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in a program moderated by Cristina Bartolomei and featuing a panel discussion with: Ms. Acharna Sahgal, Director, Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach, Department of Commerce, and Ms. Trang Tran, CBP Cyber Security Working Group, Program Manager, CBP. Seen here making remarks is Ms. Trang Tran.
Photographer: Donna Burton
051314: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection held their annual Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor of all the CBP personnel that have lost their lives in the field. The ceremony was held outside the Ronald Reagan Building in the Woodrow Wilson Plaza. CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, CBP Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleean, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, and DHS Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were all in attendance.
Photographer: Josh Denmark
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Civil Rights Director Velveta Golightly-Howell recites her poem "Glory Beckons" at the close of the first day of the inaugural National Civil Rights Conference, “21st Century Civil Rights: Integrity. Integration. Innovation. Initiative” at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
A Youth Band entertaining the guests at the Launch of Child Protection Week at Mayibuye Arena in Galeshewe Kimberley, Northern Cape. 27/05/2012
Colonel Serge Charles Allou Sima, Gabon Police, holds his certificate of participation during the graduation ceremony of the 14th Protection of Civilians Course at the CoESPU in Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 21, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-108
RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD: Low Expected Production Volumes Make It Unlikely That Advanced Biofuels Can Meet Increasing Targets
U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosts Commemoration ceremony of the Tenth Anniversary of September 11, 2001 held at the Ronald Reagan Building on September 9, 2011 with Secretary Janet Napolitano as keynote speaker.
Photographer: Donna Burton
Dragonfly symbolism crosses and combines with that of the butterfly and change. The dragonfly symbolizes going past self-created illusions that limit our growing and changing. Dragonflies are a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity.
Self portrait.
Dragonfly - shoofly-stock.deviantart.com
Textures - sxc.hu & nighty-stock.deviantart.com
Right under picnic table that I used for opening a difficult to acquire durian was a condom wrapper. The kimono condom wrapper in the next picture was no far from it. There was another older wrapper about 10 feet away. I was glad that I put newspaper down before I started on the durian.
Lydgate State Park
Lihue, HI
U.S. Customs and Border Protection honors officers and agents who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for the nation by participating in a united 5K run in their honor in Washington, D.C on May 13, 2017.
Photographer: Donna Burton
Portrait of Homeowner Ron ____ who learned about the problem with the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) from a local wildlife and hunting organization, and after contacting his State's Department of Agriculture, he invited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) technicians to survey and help stop the spread of the SLF on his property, in Elverson, Pennsylvania, on August 29, 2018. He was given a quick reference pest identification card and an informational door hanger. He invited a survey team to inspect his property where they found masses of SLF. They then invited him to volunteer for treatment of his outdoor property.
The SLF is a destructive insect that feeds on a wide range of fruit, ornamental, and hardwood trees, including grapes, apples, walnut, and oak; a serious threat to the United States' agriculture and natural resources,
In this wooded area, hundreds of SLF from each Tree of Heaven seen here are expelling a drizzle of sticky excrement down onto his lawn, ornamental plants, garden ornaments and outdoor fire pit sitting area, blackening the surface and promoting the growth of mold. To prevent entry and transportation to other areas the residents keep the windows and doors of vehicles and structures closed.
The pest damages plants as it sucks sap from branches, stems, and tree trunks. The repeated feedings leave the tree bark with dark scars. Spotted lanternfly also excretes a sticky fluid, which promotes mold growth and further weakens plants and puts our agriculture and forests at risk. Native to Asia, the spotted lanternfly has no natural enemies in North America. it's free to multiply and ravage orchards, vineyards, and wooded areas. The invasive insect was first detected in the United States in Pennsylvania in 2014, and has now spread to several states, by people who accidentally move infested material or items containing egg masses.
Most states are at risk of the pest. USDA and our state and local partners are working hard to stop the spread of this invasive pest, but we need your help. Look for signs of spotted lanternfly. Inspect your trees and plants for young spotted lanternfly, adults, and egg masses. Adult spotted lanternflies are approximately 1 inch long and one-half inch wide, and they have large and visually striking wings. Their forewings are light brown with black spots at the front and a speckled band at the rear. Their hind wings are scarlet with black spots at the front and white and black bars at the rear. Their abdomen is yellow with black bars. Nymphs in their early stages of development appear black with white spots and turn to a red phase before becoming adults. Egg masses are yellowish-brown in color, covered with a gray, waxy coating prior to hatching. Look for nymphs, adults, and eggs on trees. The Tree of Heaven is the preferred tree. Spotted lanternfly lay their eggs on a variety of smooth surfaces. Look for egg masses (which are off-white to grey and textured patches) on tree bark, vehicles, buildings, and outdoor items. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Find it, report it!
Contact your State Department of Agriculture or the Extension specialist near you to report signs of spotted lanternfly. If possible, take a picture or capture the insect in alcohol.
Stop the Spread
Everyone can play a role in stopping the spread of spotted lanternfly
Remove and Destroy
Crush nymph and adult spotted lanternflies. Scrape egg masses into hand sanitizer or rubbing alcohol.
For more information about the Spotted Lanternfly, please see www.aphis.usda.gov/hungrypests/slf
For more information about the Tree of Heaven, please see www.nps.gov/shen/learn/nature/tree-of-heaven.htm
Springtails come in many different shapes and sizes. They are all associated with moist environments, and when they are discovered indoors, it is always the result of a problem with standing water, a leak or rotting wood. For some detailed information about Collembola see: www.collembola.org/
I am always attracted towards certain emotions while photographing, such as happiness, excitement, sadness and love.
Motherhood is one of the best relationship that exist in this world, not only it gives you protection during your childhood, but throughout your life. She is someone who can ONLY understand whats going on inside your head, what do you want, regardless of her own happiness and needs.
This picture reminds me of my own childhood, the time I spent with my mother, the time i never knew ......
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Elementary and high school students from Prahova and Dambovita counties and high school students from Bucharest gathered on May 15 at the U.S. Embassy Bucharest for a presentation on environmental protection, organized in partnership with MaiMultVerde Association and Peace Corps Romania. More @ go.usa.gov/ThGH
Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; along with actor Forest Whitaker, who is UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, visited one of the Protection of Civilians (POC) camps at the UN compound in Juba. Tents at the camp serve as makeshift homes to a population of more than 30,000 people displaced by conflict and ethnic strife in the South Sudanese capital Juba. Strengthening the protection of children affected by armed conflict was one of the points of focus for the 22-24 June joint visit to South Sudan.
A young girl at the POC camp during the visit.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
23 June 2014
Juba, South Sudan
Photo # 593046
Sant Pere de Rodes, Girona (Spain).
ENGLISH
Sant Pere de Rodes is a former Benedictine monastery in the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the North East of Catalonia, Spain.
It is in the municipal area of El Port de la Selva in the province of Girona, Spain. It has been constructed in the side of the Verdera mountain below the ruins of the castle of Sant de Verdera that had provided protection for the monastery. It offers exceptional views over the bay of Llançà, to the north of Cap de Creus. Near the monastery Santa Creu de Rodes is the ruins of a medieval town, of which its pre-Romanesque style church is the only remains dedicated to Saint Helena.
The true origin of the monastery is not known, which has given rise to speculation and legend; such as its foundation by monks who disembarked in the area with the remains of Saint Peter and other saints, to save them from the Barbarian hordes that invaded the Western Roman Empire. Once the danger had passed the Pope Boniface IV commanded them to construct a monastery.
The first documentation of the existence of the monastery dates 878, when it was mentioned as a simple monastery cell consecrated to Saint Peter, but it is not until 945 when an independent Benedictine monastery was founded, led by an abbot. Connected with the County of Empúries, it reached its maximum splendor between the 11th and 12th centuries until its final decay in 17th century. Its increasing importance is reflected in its status as a point of pilgrimage.
In the 17th century it was sacked in several occasions and in 1793 was deserted by the benedictine community, which was transferred to Vila-sacred and finally settled in Figueres in 1809, until it was dissolved.
The monastery was declared a national monument in 1930. In 1935 the first restoration work was initiated.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Pere_de_Rodes
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CASTELLANO
El monasterio benedictino de Sant Pere de Rodes se halla en el término municipal del Port de la Selva en la provincia de Gerona de Cataluña (España). Construido en la falda de la montaña de Verdera por debajo de las ruinas del castillo de Sant Salvador de Verdera que le había dado protección, con una vista excepcional sobre la bahía de Llansá y del Port de la Selva, al norte del Cabo de Creus. Cerca del monasterio están las ruinas del poblado medieval de la Santa Cruz de Rodes, del que sólo queda en pie su iglesia de estilo prerrománico dedicada a Santa Helena.
Fue restaurado a raíz de la publicación del libro que presentó el hallazgo y análisis de un reducido maletín conteniendo reliquias identificables como de san Pedro Apóstol, las cuales en el año 610 fueron alejadas por mar de la ciudad de Roma donde habían sido veneradas en la subterránea cripta ("la Confesión" bajo el altar) de San Pedro del Vaticano. Allí nunca regresaron.
Dentro de un "maletín" decorado con láminas de hueso, y envuelto con un delantal a la medida del pontífice Gregorio I "El Magno" había diminutos relicarios. Además incluyó en su interior una ara portátil (con inscripciones) destinada a celebrar misa los religiosos custodios durante su travesía marítima, cuando Roma estuvo seriamente amenazada por una invasión oriental.
El lote de relicarios (sin tapa) fue accidentalmente recuperado justo doce siglos después de su ocultación en el muro de la cripta subterránea bajo el altar mayor de Sant Pere de Rodes. Las excavaciones arqueológicas posteriores a 1990 dieron muy buenos resultados, promoviendo incluso la restauración de todo el complejo abacial, y en especial la iglesia.
Hasta descubrirse las dichas reliquias, era imposible justificar las vastas dimensiones de la iglesia y del monasterio, al ser un sector muy aislado en la costa del Golfo de Rosas, pero posteriormente se hallaron allí varios tesoros: Monedas de oro y plata, antiguas baldosas de cerámica, e incluso pinturas románicas en los muros de un claustro inferior, desconocido hasta mediados del siglo XX.
Se desconoce el verdadero origen del monasterio, lo que dio lugar en el pasado a especulaciones y leyendas, como la de la fundación por monjes que desembarcaron en la zona con los restos de San Pedro y otros santos, que debían custodiar para no ser profanados por las hordas bárbaras que caían sobre Roma. Pasado el peligro, el papa Bonifacio IV habría mandado construir el templo. Sin embargo, la primera documentación de la existencia del establecimiento data del año 878 siendo mencionado como una simple celda monástica consagrada a San Pedro, pero no es hasta el año 945 cuando se considera un monasterio benedictino independiente, regido por un abad. Ligado al Condado de Ampurias, llega a su máximo esplendor entre los siglos XI y XII. En él se celebran jubileos hasta su decadencia en el siglo XVII. Su importancia creciente lleva a convertirlo en un punto de peregrinaje de la época. A partir del siglo XVII es saqueado en varias ocasiones y en 1793 fue abandonado por la comunidad benedictina que se trasladó a Vila-sacra y, finalmente, se instaló en Figueras en 1809 hasta que fue disuelta. En 1930 fue declarado monumento nacional, y en 1935 la Generalidad de Cataluña inicia las primeras restauraciones.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasterio_de_Sant_Pere_de_Rodes
This is a photograph from the annual BHAA Government Services/Social Protection Group's 5 Mile Road Race took place on Tuesday 27th May 2013 at 20:00 in Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland. The course is a fast flat course which begins on the Dunboyne-Maynooth Road between the two entrances to Dunboyne Castle Estate. The race then proceeds in an anti-clockwise direction back to the Dunboyne Athletic Club on the Rooske Road in Dunboyne. The race reaches higher standards with every passing year. Paul Gorey and his team of volunteers must be given great credit for putting on such a wonderful race event. Thanks are also extended to Dunboyne Athletic Club, the BHAA, and the local community who all make this possible.
This photograph is part of a large set of photographs taken at the finish line area of the race. There are also some races of the buildup and the start of the race. The full set is available at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644466844507/
Overall Race Summary
Participants: There were approximately 500 participants .
Weather: A bright sunny evening with little breeze
Course: This course is fully left handed with very little in the way of inclines. Good road surface. These are nice narrow country roads with shelter provided by mature hedgerows. This year the race finished with 3/4 of a lap of the Dunboyne AC track.
Refreshments: Lots and lots as is the tradition with BHAA Events - served outside the scouts hall at the track.
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Results of the 2014 race will appear here: bhaa.ie/results/
Our photographs from the BHAA Dunboyne Race 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626730168603/
Our photographs from the BHAA Dunboyne Race 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629959245726/
Our photographs from the BHAA Dunboyne Race 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633772077781/
Tom Healy BHAA usually photographs these BHAA events - his Flickr set is at www.flickr.com/photos/tomhealy/sets/
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, looks through a magnifying instrument at a sample during a tour of NASA's Planetary Protection Laboratory as Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana looks on, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Samples such as this, are used to analyze planetary protection technologies for cleaning and sterilizing spacecraft like the mars rover Curiosity. The primary strategy is to prevent the transportation of Earth organisms to Mars to be sure that the hardware intended to reach the planet is clean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
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