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After a water bath Burma finished off with a dust shower, and a treat
from her handler.
Auckland Zoo, Auckland, NZ.
The start of the Snake Path to the Snake Inn, via William Clough,
One day I must walk this historic route in its entirety.
Dedicated to all of those who suffered losses in the earthquake and tsunami.
Crocosmia x crocosmiflora 'Lucifer'. Crocosmia blossoms open from back to front along an arching flower scape. They are in the Iris family and "cousins" to gladiolus which open from bottom to top.
UofL opens new offices to serve veterans and transfer students
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville today unveiled new facilities dedicated to serving the unique needs of veterans and transfer students.
The new offices, located in the Houchens Building, will help these groups with counseling; academic support and advice on gaining admission to UofL; determining which prior college credits apply toward a UofL degree and planning a course of study.
The Office of Military and Veteran Student Services will be a "one-stop shop" for UofL's more than 700 student veterans and is staffed by two professional staff members and six students. The office also will serve as a liaison with services outside the university, including the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Benefits Office, Veterans Employment Assistance and the Veterans Center, which provides readjustment counseling and outreach services.
UofL has been assisting veterans for years by offering classes online and at Fort Knox.
UofL President James Ramsey said the Office of Military and Veteran Student Services would "help lead our vets from the war zone to the classroom and, ultimately, to the new workplaces of the 21st century."
The new Transfer and Adult Services Center has four staff members who will focus on adult learners and students transferring from other colleges. About 1,500 students transfer into UofL each year, and that number is expected to grow.
"Our goal is to increase the number of transfers by about 50 percent by the year 2020," said Provost Shirley Willihnganz. "To accomplish this, we need services directed toward their specific needs and one central place they can turn to for help."
The center includes services for ULtra students. ULtra is a UofL collaboration with Jefferson Community and Technical College in which students begin their studies at JCTC but complete their degree at UofL.
The Lockheed Martin HC-130J Hercules The Combat King II is the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform and is flown by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and Air Combat Command (ACC). This C-130J variation specializes in tactical profiles and avoiding detection and recovery operations in austere environments. The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, and noncombatant evacuation operations.
Features
Modifications to the HC-130J have improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasures systems. The aircraft fleet has a fully-integrated inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and night vision goggle, or NVG, compatible interior and exterior lighting. It also has forward-looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, satellite and data-burst communications, and the ability to receive fuel inflight via a Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation (UARRSI).
The HC-130J can fly in the day; however, crews normally fly night at low to medium altitude levels in contested or sensitive environments, both over land or overwater. Crews use NVGs for tactical flight profiles to avoid detection to accomplish covert infiltration/exfiltration and transload operations. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.
Drop zone objectives are done via personnel drops and equipment drops. Rescue bundles include illumination flares, marker smokes and rescue kits. Helicopter air-to-air refueling can be conducted at night, with blacked out communication with up to two simultaneous helicopters. Additionally, forward area refueling point operations can be executed to support a variety of joint and coalition partners.
Background
The HC-130J is a result of the HC/MC-130 recapitalization program and replaces Air Combat Command's aging HC-130P/N fleet as the dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations Squadron in Air Education and Training Command, the 920th Rescue Group in Air Force Reserve Command and the 106th Rescue Wing, 129th RQW and 176th Wing in the Air National Guard will operate the aircraft.
First flight was 29 July 2010, and the aircraft will serve the many roles and missions of the HC-130P/Ns. It is a modified KC-130J aircraft designed to conduct personnel recovery missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range or air refueling.
In April 2006, the personnel recovery mission was transferred back to Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. From 2003 to 2006, the mission was under the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Previously, HC-130s were assigned to ACC from 1992 to 2003. They were first assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
Power Plant: Four Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,591 Propeller Shaft Horsepower, each engine
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.57 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 9 inches (11.58 meters)
Operating Weight: 89,000 pounds (40,369 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 164,000 pounds (74,389 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 61,360 pounds (9,024 gallons)
Payload: 35,000 pounds (15,875 kilograms)
Speed: 316 knots indicated air speed at sea level
Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff
Basic Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, combat system officer) and two enlisted loadmasters
Unit Cost: $66 million (fiscal 2010 replacement cost)
Initial operating capability: 2013
Dedicated to my Mother's sense of perspective, common sense, and humor - that shown through the most dire and painful of times.
January 1st 2012, balloons were released at sunrise. These brave swimmers swam out into the bay to release their balloons.
Taken on Busan beach, South Korea, with our Nikon D40.
2022 - Dedicated to those who fell and to those who carry on - 9/11 Twin Tower Memorial Wall Relief World Trade Center plaque - WTC Bronze Plaque outside of Firehouse Engine 54 Ladder 4 Battalion 9 at the corner of 8th Ave and 48th Street Hell's Kitchen Manhattan West Side Clinton Area 05/11/2022 May
Here's my fella photographing icicles down at the river exe!!!.......while I stand on the bank offering such words of encouragement as....” I shan't be coming in to rescue you if you if you fall in !!...you do know that don't you?!?!?!............PLEASE BE CAREFUL BABE!!!!!”
stay safe all of you!!!(and thats an order!!!).....please
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who have lost their lives to gun violence.
The view of the Main stage, at the Million Mom March 2000.
The Langemarckhalle is dedicated to the young German soldiers, who lost their lives during the First World War. It primarily serves as a tribute to the volunteer and reserve regiments, who, inadequately trained and armed, suffered devastating losses during the battle of Langemarck near Ypres, in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on November 10th, 1914. The Langemarckhalle thus commemorates the generation of young people who were killed on the battle-fields instead of participating in, or viewing the Olympic games of 1916.
Located in the hall are twelve pillars, formally bearing the 76 flags of the regiments that took part in the battle. Twelve shields were displayed on the block of the Bell Tower, bearing the names of the divisions and their units. The shields were placed into storage by British troops before the tower was blown up. They now hang on the eastern side of the hall to the left and right of the doors opening to the Mayfield. The narrow ends of the hall bear two quotations from the poets Friedrich Hölderlin and Walter Flex. The names and the dates of these poets lives were carved into the walls of the hall during the 1960’s as follows: Hölderlin 1770-1843, and Flex 1887-1917.
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dedicated by Bp. Lacey in 1430 ; the niches have paintings of saints that have been painted over in black
LEGOLAND Windsor a theme park dedicated to children aged 3-12 years old and of course big kid adults.
An inspirational land where the kids are the hero and adults relive their childhood.
The fun never stops and imagination knows no bounds, a family attraction like no other.
Set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland, LEGOLAND Windsor is a unique family theme park with over 55 interactive rides, live shows, building workshops, driving schools and attractions.
It's amazing what can be built with LEGO bricks - nearly 55 million of them!
From comical camels to fearsome fire-breathing dragons, world landmarks to musical pirates, young and old alike will be fascinated by the incredible LEGO models throughout the park.
Fun Facts about LEGOLAND Windsor
There are 34 LEGO pieces in an average Miniland figure.
The largest model in Miniland is the Canary Wharf Tower which is 5.2 metres tall and took 3 model makers 850 hours to complete using 200,000 LEGO Bricks!
The smallest models are the pigeons in Trafalgar Square which contain 5 LEGO bricks each
So what’s New in 2011
Atlantis Submarine Voyage - Now Open!
Take a deep breath and submerge yourself in an underwater adventure.
Plunge into the depths with this world-first LEGO® submarine ride and immerse yourself in a magical underwater adventure.
From the Philadelphia Weekly:
Q: What do those plaques in sidewalks and streets that read "SPACE WITHIN THESE LINES NOT DEDICATED" mean?
A: After receiving this question from two different readers on the very same day, PW placed an urgent call to Streets Department spokeswoman Cynthia Hite, who copiously researched the practice, tracing it all the way back to jolly, old England. "Dedicated" space, Hite explains, refers to public property used, say, for streets and sidewalks. There are two ways to open a new street. The first and most common method is by affidavit. British common law, she says, allowed a practice known as "adverse possession." This means that if you care for a piece of land for a certain amount of time and no one tries to boot you off the land, you get to claim it. "The same philosophy applies to the city," she says. "Under state law ground must be in public use for 21 years. At that time affidavits can be filed with the Department of Streets stating, by at least three citizens, that this ground has been an open street for at least 21 years." "Dedication" is the other method for opening a street. In this case, says Hite, a land owner dedicates part of their property to public use, such as a street or a sidewalk. "When a person places one of these markers in the sidewalk," she continues, "they are accomplishing two purposes. One, they are stating the ground behind the marker is private, not public, and they are also putting people on notice that this is not a street and therefore cannot be opened by affidavit." Bet those office tower owners are breathing a little easier now.
By JMJ - a 1 metre square view of the chinese and Japanese gardens of the 1984 Liverpool International Garden Festival. Only the stilted tea house is a new addition to the original design.
The faithful endured the great muddy of 2013 at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Here's hoping history doesn't repeat itself this year!