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Wagon wheel rut found on the historic vanishing Mormon Wagon Road south of Lees Backbone, near Colorado River, Arizona
On the Up Fast double heading 90039 'The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport' in Backbone of the economy and less boastful 90029 haul 4M25 Mossend to Daventry containers near Lichfield WCML.
The first public mention of what is now known as Backbone came in the 1955 Defence White Paper which announced “The Post Office…are planning to build up a special network, both by cable and radio designed to maintain long distance communication in the event of an attack”.
Given the secrecy surrounding communications systems it is not easy to get to the bottom of what this system was all about.
Conspiracy theories abound, but in the light of recent revelations it is interesting to note suggestions that [Backbone] "had been conceived in 1954 for a wartime role but with a peacetime one of feeding international communications into the US listening base at Menwith Hill." Listening to whom?
For more detail and speculation see:
It was a gorgeous day. Unfortunately we were sitting next to a table of infants and idiots polluting the air. Speaking of polluting, apparently, with all of the recent rain, some nearby lowlands have become quite foul and with the change of the breeze we'd be suddenly immersed in the smell of an open sewer. Food was good, though...
Brewpub: Devils Backbone Brewing Company
Location: Roseland, Virginia (near Wintergreen)
Lights for Liberty July 12 2019 - Backbone Campaign organized light projections in 15 cities to stand up to the separation of families and the caging of immigrants in concentration camps in the US.
Magazine Cover design and illustration
The globalization of commerce via technology.
(student project)
Hill Aerospace Museum
History of the F-16 "Fighting Falcon"
Considered the backbone of the U.S. Air Force's fighter fleet for more than three decades, the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" has, and continues to play, an important role in air superiority. Evolving from a 1972 competition that called for a lightweight, highly maneuverable fighter jet, the F-16 won the contest and entered production in 1972. Part of its initial production included an agreement creating a consortium between the United States and four NATO countries: Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Norway. From then on, the F-16 evolved from an air superiority day fighter to an all-weather, multirole aircraft-still in use today around the globe.
The F-16 "Fighting Falcon" at Hill Air Force Base
In 1977, the USAF officially announced the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (stationed at Hill Air Force Base) would be the first F-16-equipped tactical fighter wing. Then, in 1979, the 388th became the first unit to receive the new F-16 for combat operational use.
Throughout the years, in addition to the operations mission, Hill Air Force Base has supported a robust F-16 maintenance mission-to include structural, electrical, commodities, and software. Furthermore, Hill Air Force Base has been the home to the F-16 System Program Office for years, overseeing the development. acquisition, modernization, and sustainment of this multirole, combat aircraft.
Once assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, the Hill Aerospace Museum received the F-16A on display in 1994 from the 138th Fighter Squadron, stationed in New York. Later that year, the base returned the aircraft to its original flight appearance when it served the 388th.
Specifications
S/N 79-0388
Manufacturer: General Dynamics
Crew: One
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney F-100-PW-200 turbofan: 23,830 pounds thrust in afterburner
Wingspan: 32 ft 9½ in
Length: 49 ft 3½ in
Height: 16 ft 8 ½ in
Weight: 16,285 pounds (empty); 25,281 pounds (combat): 37,500 pounds (maximum)
Speed: 577 mph (cruising): 1,345 mph, Mach 2.05 (maximum)
Range: 340 miles (combat): 2,415 miles (transit)
Service Ceiling: 55,000 ft
Armament: One 20mm M61A1 rotary cannon; AIM-9L air-to-air missiles on wingtips; various ordnance
Cost: $8,200,000 (approximate)
Backbone Campaign teamed up with our friends the Mosquito Fleet, 350 Seattle, Rising Tide, Women of Color Speak Out, the Raging Grannies, Lush, and many more to demand action on climate and an equitable transition away from fossil fuels on May 13-15th, 2016. The protests were part of the #BreakFree global wave of actions calling for our society to “Transition Together” towards "Energy Without Injury,” “100% Renewable Energy Now” and “No More Casualties” by extractive fossil fuel industries. Because of these actions Shell and Tesoro refineries suspended all fossil fuel transport by tankers and rail for 3 days.
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The thousands who participated and organized Break Free actions on land and sea in Anacortes, WA made it abundantly clear that our best chance to avert the worst effects of climate change lies in people with a conscience stepping into their courage to take collective action.
Break Free exemplified the spirit of resistance and resilience, our courage, creativity, deep listening, perseverance and the reverence we hold for what is beautiful and sacred. These traits embodied by the people you call your friends, comrades, and kindred spirits are exactly what Big Oil, and their ilk who profit off of the unjust status quo, fear the most. They are terrified of people moving beyond the shackles of powerlessness and hopelessness and instead exercising their moral imagination to lock arms together and demand change outside of the traditional pathways of redress.
To stop the poisoning of our communities and Exxon's cooking of our climate, we need ordinary heroes courageously stepping outside of what is comfortable and familiar to take action regardless of the odds. Together let's rise to this momentous occasion!
Deepen your resolve and join fellow change agents to study, practice, and take seriously the science and art of effecting positive social change by participating in 2016's Localize This! Action Camp
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Described as the world's shortest tunnel, Backbone Rock is more like a wall that juts out from the mountain and ends at the river. Its technically in Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest, but its more easilly accessed from Damascus, Va and the Mount Rogers NRA.
Ridgeline of the Santa Monica Mountains, heading along Castro Crest above Malibu. The "Backbone Trail" has been under construction for years and was finally completed end-to-end in 2016. Thru-hiking isn't currently possible due to a lack of campsites, but may one day be.
On a glorious spring afternoon: twenty-three bock beers, including a 6.8% alcohol-by-volume Maibock from Devils Backbone Brewery (of Roseland, Virginia). A delicious celebration of malt and lager, from brewer Jason Oliver.
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Spring Bock Festival, at
Falls Church, Virginia.
13 April 2013.
See the full register of bock beers: here.
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Photo by Yours For Good Fermentables.com.
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