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The Grampian Courageous was built in 2006 at Balenciaga Shipyard, Spain. The vessel is an IMT 948 Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel.
DIMENSIONS
LOA 48.25 metres
LBP 40.50 metres
Breadth Moulded 11.8 metres
Draft Loaded / Depth 5.65 metres / 7.4 metres
TONNAGE
GRT 1130 Tonnes
NRT 339 Tonnes
DWT 465 Tonnes
CAPACITIES AND CRANES
Fuel Oil (MGO) / Connection 298 m3
Fresh Water / Connection 171 m3
Ballast Water Approx 350 m3
Oil Based Mud / Connection N/A
Brine / Connection N/A
DMA (Base Fluid) / Connection N/A
Dry Bulk(s) / Connection N/A
Deck Area Approx 120 m2 (Steel Deck)
Deck Loading 3 Tonnes per metre2
Deck Crane # 1 Dreggen DKF 40 2T @ 15 metres
Deck Crane # 2 N/A
Deck Crane # 3 N/A
Winch N/A
Wire Reel N/A
Deck Tuggers N/A
ENGINES/THRUSTERS/AUX
Main Engine(s) MAK 2050 BHP
Propeller(s) 1 x CPP
Bow Thruster(s) Schottel Azimuth @ 400BHP
Stern Thruster(s) N/A
Rudder Systems / Type Schilling Fishtail HP Rudder
Aux Engines 2 x Volvo @ 270kW per unit
Shaft PTOs 1 x PTO from Main Engine
Emergency Generators 1 x Emer Genset @ 150 kW
CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DYNAMIC POSITIONING
Control Positions Fwd, Aft, Port & Stbd consoles
Full Manual Control Fwd & Aft consoles
Integrated Joystick Control Schottel Masterstick
Joystick Control Aft, Port and Starboard consoles
RESCUE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT
Daughter Craft Davit 2 x Grampian Hydraulics Heave Compensated
Daughter Craft 2 x Delta Phantom 10.25 metre (Diesel)
Fast Rescue Craft Davit # 1 Grampian Hydraulics Heave Compensated
Fast Rescue Craft Avon SR 6.4 15 Man (Petrol)
Dacon Scoop 7 Metre Dacon Scoop
Dacon Rescue Crane Dreggen DKF 40 Knuckle Boom 2t @ 15m
Cosalt Rescue Basket Fitted & Launched from aft deck
Jason Cradles Frames Fitted
Winch Area Located on Aft Main Deck
Emer. Towing Capability Towing Hook Fitted
Dispersant Tanks 2 x 5 Tonne Tanks below Main Deck
Dispersant Spray Booms Fully outfitted Port & Starboard
Searchlights 4 x IBAK Kiel Fwd, Port, Stbd & Aft
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Radar(Fwd) 1 x Furuno 2817 ARPA 1 x Furuno 2837 ARPA
Radar Rptr (Aft) Hatteland
ECDIS Micro-Plot ECDIS System
PLB System N/A
DGPS(s) Furuno DGPS 90
Gyro(s) Anschutz S22 Gyro
Autopilot Anschutz NP 60
Magnetic Comp Gillie 2000
Echo Sounder FE 700 ES
Digital Depth Recorder FE 720
Navtex Furuno NX 700 Navtex
Sat Comms Inmarsat C Felcon, Fleet 77 CapSat (A3)
MF/HF Radio Furuno FS 2570 C (A3)
UHF 3 x UHF Units
VHF (Fwd) FM8800 GMDSS VHF, ICOM ICM 401E
VHF (Aft) FM8800 GMDSS VHF, ICOM ICM 401E
Helo Radio ICOM IC A110
AIS Jotrun AIS TR 2500
VHF Direction Finder Taiyo TDL 1550
Doppler Log Furuno DS 80
SSAS Furuno Felcom
Portable VHF 3 x Jotrun GMDSS
Portable VHF 6 x ENTEL HT 640 VHF
Portable UHF 3 x ENTEL HT 880 UHF
Portable UHF 2 x Kenwood UHF
Sonic Helmets 4 x Sonic Helmets Mk 10
Smartpatch Phone ICOM PS1
CREW FACILITIES
Crew Cabins 15 Man Single Berth cabins c/w en suite facilities
Recreation & Leisure 1 Messroom, 2 Lounges
Leisure 1 x Sauna, 1 x Gym, 1 x Ship’s Office
'The Courageous Sabertooth' is a world-renowned equalizer ray-gun, famous for producing the most powerful Aether blasts known to man, while still looking classy and fashionable!
Included is a splendid wood stand!
'The Squire 48' is a combat-ready sidearm of the latest fashion! With it's strong titanium body and red Aether highlights, this is a must-have weapon for any adventurer!
Both for an upcoming MOC
'The Squire 48' is based off this
Loreto College Ballarat, a Catholic school for girls was established in 1875 by Mother Gonzaga Barry (1834 – 1915) a member of the order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose members are commonly known as the Sisters of Loreto; a courageous woman with a truly visionary approach that saw her create educational opportunities for girls never before considered in the society of that day. The Loreto Sisters arrived in Australia in response to a request by the Bishop of Ballarat, Bishop O'Connell. The group of ten sisters from Ireland, led by Mother Gonzaga Barry, set up a convent in Ballarat, Victoria and their first girls school, known as Mary's Mount, which today is known as Loreto College.
When they arrived in Ballarat, the Mother Superior set about acquiring a property at 1600 Sturt Street. Under the sandstone facade of the main front building that exists today, you will find the original house purchased by the Loreto Sisters. The Regency style house was built for Edward Agar Wynne around 1868 as a family home. Today’s entrance was originally the back entrance as the house fronted Lake Wendouree. The upper floor and the Gothic facade were added in 1914. To the right, attached to the original building is the residential wing which was built in 1882. This contained a schoolroom on the ground floor and boarders’ dormitories above.
The Sisters of Loreto were anxious to build a wall around the convent for privacy. Indeed, in earlier times the order was kept semi-enclosed, which enabled limited contact with the world outside the convent walls. The convent was built in 1881 largely through donations. The grand gateway was designed by architect William Tappin.
The Loreto Chapel, or Children’s Chapel as it is known, was built between 1898 and 1902. The architect was William Tappin and the builder George Lorimer. It is built in an English Gothic style with French influences. The stone from which it is constructed is Barrabool Hills sandstone taken from a quarry near Geelong. It also features white stone detailing from Oamaru in New Zealand. Building was interrupted through lack of funds, but the project was finally completed with a large bequest from the German Countess Elizabeth Wolff-Metternich, who had arrived at Ballarat unannounced in 1898, was captivated by the post Gold Rush city and decided to teach German to the Loreto students. A direct descendent of St Elizabeth of Hungary, Countess Elizabeth later found that she loved the peace and simplicity of the Mary's Mount cloister, and informed Mother Gonzaga that she wished to be accepted as a novice. The Mother Superior urged the young woman to return to Germany to discuss her future with her family prior to making a decision. Sadly, Countess Elizabeth was never to return to Ballarat: tragedy struck the RMS India, in the Straits of Messina en route Europe, when Countess Elizabeth died suddenly in April 1899, possibly from cholera, as she was nursing sick passengers on board the ship during its journey. When her will was read, it was found that Countess Elizabeth had left a generous 16,000 pounds to the astonished Mother Gonzaga to `be used as she thought fit'. Funds were once again available to finish the Children's Chapel, but there was to be another, seemingly impenetrable, obstacle: Germany had instituted a law forbidding money to be sent out of the country, so the funds remained frozen in Germany indefinitely. However, Countess Elizabeth's relatives contacted their distant relative, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany (eldest grandson of England's Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) to petition that the funds be released for the Australian convent. It was only through the direct intervention of the Kaiser that the law was waived in this particular case. The Children’s Chapel was officially opened in December 1902.
The inside of the Children’s Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the Sisters of Loreto by families in Ballarat and back in Ireland. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts Saint Cecilia the patron saint of music, surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists, Matthew Mark Luke and John. The windows over the alter depict the instruments of the Passion of Christ. The marble alter features the Nativity scene as was requested by the girls attending Loreto at the time.
To the right of the driveway as you enter Loreto College stands a small building, which is the former St. Anne’s Primary School. It was the original parish school built in 1908. St. Anne’s was closed in the early 1920s, and became a finishing school for the daughters of the well-to-do of Ballarat and its surrounding districts. With the advent of the Great Depression, the need for a finishing school dwindled, and by the mid 1930s, St. Anne’s had become a Priest’s Chalet which it remained until 1941 when it became a kindergarten. The kindergarten finally closed in 1978, but not before the old school was completely swallowed by additions and modifications in the 1960s. A mine shaft was discovered when the 1960s extension was built. Today, St. Anne’s sits peacefully amid the grounds of Loreto College and at the time of photographing was being restored to its former Edwardian glory.
To the left of the entrance gates is the Rosary Way. This is a walk to be taken whilst saying the prayers of the Rosary. The Loreto College Rosary way is modelled on the Rosary Way in the Aylesford Priory Gardens in Kent. At the end of the Rosary Way is the Lourdes Grotto, built in commemoration of the grotto in Lourdes where Our lady of Lourdes appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. This is the second Lourdes Grotto, the first more elaborate two storey structure having been moved to make way for the Children’s Chapel. The Lourdes Grotto contains a small stone from Lourdes brought back by Mother Gorzaga Barry from her journey to Europe in 1894.
Resistant to be blown to pieces, what they eventually will as they are designed to be.
It's an old one but i found it, and noticed it never made it to flickr. Until now.
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November 23, 2018 - 6 incredibly courageous Risso’s dolphins had their lives extinguished today after an epic battle for survival – Taiji, Japan
Today, 6 Risso’s dolphins were assaulted for over five hours as they valiantly tried to escape from the dolphin hunters. They repeatedly escaped and tried to swim back out to open ocean but were corralled and herded back towards the Cove each time. They even escaped as the hunters tried to use a net to sweep them into the Cove. An army of boats, skiffs, engines, banger poles... against 6 defenseless dolphins not knowing what is going on. Fighting the ultimate battle just to live and be free. To pay with their lifes just doing what God created them to do, to migrate. Sadly their path is past hell called Taiji...
They fought so hard for their lives only to lose the battle in the end.
We must be their voice and fight their fight !!! Their anguish can be our fire. Their fear, our voice. Their death, our ceaseless discussions and education to others.
We can do it. For them !!!
Be a voice for the voiceless:
TAKE ACTION: dolphin.fyi/HelpJapanDolphins
Credit: DolphinProject.com
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Today be strong and courageous for the Lord. Even though we live in a crazy fallen world do not be afraid. The only way not to be afraid is to walk with Jesus daily. Rely on his strength.
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The Colorado State University community celebrates the launch of the Courageous Strategic Transformation plan presented by President Joyce McConnell and Vice President for Strategy Jenelle Beavers at the Lory Student Center Theatre, March 1, 2022.
The Colorado State University community celebrates the launch of the Courageous Strategic Transformation plan presented by President Joyce McConnell and Vice President for Strategy Jenelle Beavers at the Lory Student Center Theatre, March 1, 2022.
Type: Windfarm Support / Crew Transfer Vessel
Year Launched: 2015
Pictured outbound from Great Yarmouth.
29th December 2022.
Heading a westbound service out of Reading.
Taken from that little platform extension where the spotters gathered, I expect it's gone now.
"Courageous", works no. 2680, was built by W. G. Bagnall at their works in Stafford in 1942 and was immediately sent to work at the Birchenwood Gas and Coke works, Kidsgrove near Stoke on Trent, where it was named Birchenwood No. 4. It worked there until the closure of the works in May 1973.
It was purchased for preservation by Sir William McAlpine and moved to Market Overton, but little work was done and it was sold once more, moving to the North Norfolk Railway, where it was dismantled for an overhaul, which never took place.
The current owner acquired the locomotive in February 2009, by which time it was little more than a wreck but after five years of painstaking restoration, the locomotive was steamed again.
The second locomotive began life as a Hunslet Austerity, with a works No 2890 and built in 1943. It went to the War Department for military use as No 75041. It later became Longmoor Military Railway No 107 and gained the name Foggia. In the early 1960s, it was withdrawn from army service and was sent back to Hunslet for some modifications. After modification and renumbering as No 3882 of 1962, the locomotive was bought by the National Coal Board and sent to Maesteg washery, where it was named Maureen. It worked there until withdrawal in 1973. In 1976, Maureen was purchased privately for preservation and taken to Bristol, before arriving in Devon in 1978. Restoration was completed in 1984 when the locomotive was renamed Barbara. Subsequently sold it has since undergone a remarkable transformation, losing the saddle tanks and gaining a tender.
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L - R: Jim McBride, Alex Kendrick, Michael Catt and Stephen Kendrick share with the church family.
Photo by Todd Stone
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Big lumber on deck! Ok--I have a mega stash of American of Martinsville sitting in the on deck circle (one dresser, one credenza, one highboy, and two dope matching nightstands, all with s-s-s-staggered aluminum pulls), six more
Danish lounge chairs, along with a belly full of Paul McCobb, and some prime time Eames for Herman Miller including an insanely coveted elephant grey 1st production Zenith rope edge rocker, and another 1st production Zenith Rope EdgeEames LAR (Cat's Cradle). Who want's to party?
Love is hard, isn't it? It takes courage, passion, self control (aha, a LOT of self control) and a great deal of self sacrifice. It's a mystery to me how people love without knowing Jesus as their greatest love. I know without God - I would not have the amazing boyfriend and relationship with him that I do now.
That's me, bottom corner, by the way :) I know my lack of self portraits is getting slightly frustrating - but I'm trying hard! I'm not very photogenic though, and my posture is shocking here too.. so this is as close as it gets for now.
Enter my print give away! :) You know you want too...
“Captains Courageous” is a coming-of-age tale of fishing off the New England coast. It is the story of Harvey Cheyne, a spoiled rich kid, who stumbles overboard an ocean liner and is rescued by fisherman Manuel Fidello off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and brought aboard a small fishing boat. There he meets Disko Troop, captain of the fishing boat, who refuses to take the young man back to port but agrees to take him on as part of the crew against Harvey’s wishes. Over the course of the novel, Harvey befriends the captain’s son Dan and has some sense knocked into him. Dan helps the arrogant, overly pampered Harvey become a hard-working, self-reliant man at sea.
“Captains Courageous” is also an excellent portrayal of life in the Gloucester fishing fleet of Massachusetts, written while the newlywed Kipling lived in Vermont. Although Kipling lived in Vermont several years and was married to an American this is his only novel with entirely American settings, themes and major characters. The American edition of the book is dedicated to James Conland, M.D., of Brattleboro, Vermont. Dr. Conland had brought the Kiplings elder daughter into the world and had been a member of the Massachusetts fishing fleet. It is he who took Kipling to explore the wharves and quays of Boston and Gloucester.
Considered one of the great sea novels of the 19th century, “Captains Courageous” was made into an excellent Victor Fleming film in 1937 starring Freddie Bartholomew (Harvey Cheyne), Spencer Tracy (his rescuer Manuel Fidello),
Lionel Barrymore (Captain Disko Troop) and Mickey Rooney (Dan Troop).
Type: Windfarm Support / Crew Transfer Vessel
Year Launched: 2015
Pictured outbound from Great Yarmouth.
29th December 2022.
50032 'Courageous' at Reading with 1F34 1515 Paddington to Oxford. Saturday 16th September 1989. 136-23.
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U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Title: The Courageous Exploits Of Doctor Syn.
Author: Russell Thorndike.
Publisher: Arrow Books.
Date: 1959.
Artist:
The courageous RENE VIETTO alone in his sacrifice....
Stage 15: Friday, July 20, Perpignan - Aix les Thermes, 158 km with major ascent, the Cold de Puymorens.
After yellow jersey Antonin Magne crashed on the descent of the Col de Puymorens he asked for the bike of René Vietto who was accompanying him. Vietto dutifully gave his team leader the front wheel of his bike. Unfortunately, Magne's frame was bent in the crash. When world champion Georges Speicher showed up, Magne took Speicher's bike.
So, young Vietto was left alone. and stayed behind on the Puymorens waiting for help.
There is a picture of Vietto, weeping by the side of a mountain road, the front wheel of his bike missing. He knows that the Tour is going down the road without him. In some pictures of the scene a man in street clothes holds a smashed wheel in his hands.
And this was still not the last sacrifice of Vietto. There was more to come in the 16th stage....
(picture "100 years Tour de France 1903-2003", "Het Laatste Nieuws", 2003)
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Etna Regional Park (59 000 ha) is the protected area that surrounds the highest active volcano in Europe. It was the first Sicilian protected area, established in 1987. The park is divided into four zones: zone A has maximum protection and allows nature to play its course with minimal human intervention; zone B is a general reserve and is made up of small agricultural plots and wonderful examples of rural architecture; zone C and D cover 14000 hectares and here some tourist facilities are allowed but the preservation of the landscape and nature should always be respected.Etna Regional Park is located in eastern Sicily. At the heart of the ecosystem of the park is Mount Etna, with its lithological boundary of 250 km, height of approximately 3350 m and an area of about 1260 km². The beauty of the park is not only the grandeur of eruptions and lava flows. Around the great volcano, lies a unique landscape, rich in sounds, scents and colors. The territory of the Etna Park stretches from the summit of the volcano until the upper belt of Etna villages. 20 municipalities and a population of over 250 000 inhabitants are found within the park territory.With its forests, trails, unique landscapes, typical products and its historic municipalities Etna Regional Park is an attractive place to visit all year round.
The vegetation of the park is extremely rich and varied. In the lowest regions there are vineyards, orchards, nut trees and woods of oak and chestnut trees. Gathering height you can find woods of oak, turkey oak and larch pines and higher still (above 2000 m) there are beech and birch trees.Characteristic plant species of the Etna landscape are: the symbolic Etna broom, one of the main plants that colonizes the lava; pulviniformi Holy Thorn (Astragalus), which offer shelter to other plants of the Etna mountain, such as groundsel, chickweed, and the Sicilian soap. The porcupine, fox, wild cat, marten, rabbit and hare live on the mountain along with smaller mammels. There are also many birds including the hawk, buzzards, kestrels, peregrine falcon and golden eagle and various types of owl.
La bellezza del Parco dell'Etna non sta soltanto nella grandiosità delle eruzioni e nelle colate di lava incandescente. Attorno al grande vulcano si estende un ambiente unico e impareggiabile, ricco di suoni, profumi e colori. Un comprensorio dal paesaggio incantevole, protetto da un parco naturale che chiunque si trovi in Sicilia non può mancare di visitare. Il territorio del Parco dell'Etna, che si estende dalla vetta del vulcano sino alla cintura superiore dei paesi etnei, è stato diviso in quattro zone a diverso grado di protezione: zone A, B, C e D.
Mount Etna (Aetna in Latin, also known as Muncibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, a combination of Latin mons and Arabic gibel, both meaning mountain) is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. Its Arabic name was Jebel Utlamat (the Mountain of Fire).Volcanic activity at Etna began about half a million years ago, with eruptions occurring beneath the sea off the coastline of Sicily. 300,000 years ago, volcanism began occurring to the southwest of the present-day summit, before activity moved towards the present centre 170,000 years ago. Eruptions at this time built up the first major volcanic edifice, forming a strato-volcano in alternating explosive and effusive eruptions. The growth of the mountain was occasionally interrupted by major eruptions leading to the collapse of the summit to form calderas.From about 35,000 to 15,000 years ago, Etna experienced some highly explosive eruptions, generating large pyroclastic flows which left extensive ignimbrite deposits. Ash from these eruptions has been found as far away as Rome, 800 km to the north.Sicily's greatest natural attraction is also its highest mountain: Mount Etna, at 10,924 feet, is the most active volcano in Europe and the oldest recorded active volcano in the world.Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing about 3329.6 m (10,924 feet)high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21.6 m (71 ft) lower now than it was in 1865. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km² (460 square miles) with a basal circumference of 140 km.The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, Mount Etna has been designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations.Etna lava stone is a material with unique characteristics: durable, indestructible, resistant to changes in the temperature (it’s a heat conductor), it offers infinite possibilities of uses: flooring, urban furniture, interior design.After the glazing process the product doesn’t get stained, resists to acids and doesn’t require particular maintenance: that’s why lava stone is the ideal material even to make kitchens and bathrooms countertops. The natural stone tends to grey, with the glazing process we can obtain any desired colour. Shapes, sizes and decorations can be customized . The lava stone it is formed by the solidification of cooled magma on the surface of the Etna volcano, in Sicily
L'Etna è un vulcano attivo che si trova sulla costa orientale della Sicilia (Italia), tra Catania e Messina. È il vulcano attivo più alto del continente europeo e uno dei maggiori al mondo. La sua altezza varia nel tempo a causa delle sue eruzioni, ma si aggira attualmente sui 3329.6 m (10,924 feet) s.l.m. Il suo diametro è di circa 45 chilometri.Un tempo era noto anche come Mongibello.In genere le eruzioni dell'Etna pur fortemente distruttive delle cose, non lo sono per le persone se si eccettuano i casi fortuiti o di palese imprudenza come quello dell'improvvisa esplosione di massi del 1979 che uccise nove turisti e ne ferì una decina di altri avventuratisi fino al cratere appena spento. L'Etna è un tipico strato-vulcano che iniziò la sua attività, tra 500 e 700 mila anni fa. La sua lava di tipo basaltico è povera in silice, è molto calda, densa e fluida. Per queste ragioni le eruzioni sono tranquille ed il percorso delle lave prevedibile. La velocità di scorrimento è superiore a quella delle lave acide, più ricche in silice e più viscose e leggere.La lavorazione della pietra lavica, derivante dall’industria estrattiva delle vicine cave dell'Etna, per scopi ornamentali o per materiali da costruzione, diede da vivere a molte famiglie siciliane.I "pirriaturi", anticamente, estraevano lungo i costoni dell'Etna solo strati superficiali di lava perché più porosi e più facilmente lavorabili con arnesi quali la subbia, lo scalpello, la mazzola e il martello. Sul materiale estratto interveniva lo spaccapietre che ricavava lastre di pietra, infine lo scalpellino rifiniva il materiale. Uno degli usi prevalenti cui era destinata la pietra lavica era la pavimentazione delle strade urbane
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Loreto College Ballarat, a Catholic school for girls was established in 1875 by Mother Gonzaga Barry (1834 – 1915) a member of the order of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose members are commonly known as the Sisters of Loreto; a courageous woman with a truly visionary approach that saw her create educational opportunities for girls never before considered in the society of that day. The Loreto Sisters arrived in Australia in response to a request by the Bishop of Ballarat, Bishop O'Connell. The group of ten sisters from Ireland, led by Mother Gonzaga Barry, set up a convent in Ballarat, Victoria and their first girls school, known as Mary's Mount, which today is known as Loreto College.
When they arrived in Ballarat, the Mother Superior set about acquiring a property at 1600 Sturt Street. Under the sandstone facade of the main front building that exists today, you will find the original house purchased by the Loreto Sisters. The Regency style house was built for Edward Agar Wynne around 1868 as a family home. Today’s entrance was originally the back entrance as the house fronted Lake Wendouree. The upper floor and the Gothic facade were added in 1914. To the right, attached to the original building is the residential wing which was built in 1882. This contained a schoolroom on the ground floor and boarders’ dormitories above.
The Sisters of Loreto were anxious to build a wall around the convent for privacy. Indeed, in earlier times the order was kept semi-enclosed, which enabled limited contact with the world outside the convent walls. The convent was built in 1881 largely through donations. The grand gateway was designed by architect William Tappin.
The Loreto Chapel, or Children’s Chapel as it is known, was built between 1898 and 1902. The architect was William Tappin and the builder George Lorimer. It is built in an English Gothic style with French influences. The stone from which it is constructed is Barrabool Hills sandstone taken from a quarry near Geelong. It also features white stone detailing from Oamaru in New Zealand. Building was interrupted through lack of funds, but the project was finally completed with a large bequest from the German Countess Elizabeth Wolff-Metternich, who had arrived at Ballarat unannounced in 1898, was captivated by the post Gold Rush city and decided to teach German to the Loreto students. A direct descendent of St Elizabeth of Hungary, Countess Elizabeth later found that she loved the peace and simplicity of the Mary's Mount cloister, and informed Mother Gonzaga that she wished to be accepted as a novice. The Mother Superior urged the young woman to return to Germany to discuss her future with her family prior to making a decision. Sadly, Countess Elizabeth was never to return to Ballarat: tragedy struck the RMS India, in the Straits of Messina en route Europe, when Countess Elizabeth died suddenly in April 1899, possibly from cholera, as she was nursing sick passengers on board the ship during its journey. When her will was read, it was found that Countess Elizabeth had left a generous 16,000 pounds to the astonished Mother Gonzaga to `be used as she thought fit'. Funds were once again available to finish the Children's Chapel, but there was to be another, seemingly impenetrable, obstacle: Germany had instituted a law forbidding money to be sent out of the country, so the funds remained frozen in Germany indefinitely. However, Countess Elizabeth's relatives contacted their distant relative, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany (eldest grandson of England's Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) to petition that the funds be released for the Australian convent. It was only through the direct intervention of the Kaiser that the law was waived in this particular case. The Children’s Chapel was officially opened in December 1902.
The inside of the Children’s Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the Sisters of Loreto by families in Ballarat and back in Ireland. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts Saint Cecilia the patron saint of music, surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists, Matthew Mark Luke and John. The windows over the alter depict the instruments of the Passion of Christ. The marble alter features the Nativity scene as was requested by the girls attending Loreto at the time.
To the right of the driveway as you enter Loreto College stands a small building, which is the former St. Anne’s Primary School. It was the original parish school built in 1908. St. Anne’s was closed in the early 1920s, and became a finishing school for the daughters of the well-to-do of Ballarat and its surrounding districts. With the advent of the Great Depression, the need for a finishing school dwindled, and by the mid 1930s, St. Anne’s had become a Priest’s Chalet which it remained until 1941 when it became a kindergarten. The kindergarten finally closed in 1978, but not before the old school was completely swallowed by additions and modifications in the 1960s. A mine shaft was discovered when the 1960s extension was built. Today, St. Anne’s sits peacefully amid the grounds of Loreto College and at the time of photographing was being restored to its former Edwardian glory.
To the left of the entrance gates is the Rosary Way. This is a walk to be taken whilst saying the prayers of the Rosary. The Loreto College Rosary way is modelled on the Rosary Way in the Aylesford Priory Gardens in Kent. At the end of the Rosary Way is the Lourdes Grotto, built in commemoration of the grotto in Lourdes where Our lady of Lourdes appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. This is the second Lourdes Grotto, the first more elaborate two storey structure having been moved to make way for the Children’s Chapel. The Lourdes Grotto contains a small stone from Lourdes brought back by Mother Gorzaga Barry from her journey to Europe in 1894.
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U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Han, Jae Ho
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Courageous Channel 12, a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise, was conducted here May 17-19.
Courageous Channel is an annual exercise held in Korea, which allows U.S. military dependents, non-emergency essential civilians and contractors to walk through the evacuation process that would be used in a noncombatant evacuation scenario.
During this exercise, an assessment team that consists of military medical, veterinarian and force protection personnel visit noncombatant evacuation operation sites around the peninsula and noncombatants practiced the evacuation process.
Participation is mandatory for family members of Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians and non-emergency essential workers.
“This exercise allowed dependents of all military members an opportunity to experience the emergency control center,” said Sgt. Hezekiah L. Jenkins, an Area III noncombatant evacuation operation coordinator.
The exercise included check-in tables divided by unit, an eligibility screening and a review of participant data in the NEO tracking system.
During the exercise, participants were given a bracelet, which would be used to track them at different stations worldwide in the event of evacuation.
The process also included a nuclear, biological, and chemical station, where people could practice donning protective masks and simulate the actions that would be taken in the event they needed to be decontaminated. Other specialists offered medical, legal and finance information.