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What is: The pathway down to the River site.
What was: In 1955, the body found here was declared dead but became subject of much speculation. Was it really Emmett Till; perhaps it was someone else planted by the NAACP to cause trouble; was it really a black man; the deterioration so significant that the body could not have been in the water just 3 days. All of this is what gave the jury the “shadow of a doubt” argument for acquittal. As a result of a reopening of the case in 2004 and an exhumation and official autopsy, the FBI reported: “Following the June 2, 2005 autopsy of the body removed from the gravesite alleged to contain the remains of Emmett Till evidence collected was processed and forwarded to the laboratory. The Anatomic Diagnosis: 1) Gunshot wound to the head 2) Multiple comminuted skull fractures 3) multiple lead fragments recovered from head and skull 4) fractures of the right and left wrist bones 5) fracture of the distal left femur 6) embalmed body with numerous venting incisions in the skin and floor of mouth 7) missing left upper central incisor with open socket. The Medical Examiners Opinion: Emmett Louis Till died of a gunshot wound of the head. Manner of death: homicide. You can read the Full 2006 FBI Report here: vault.fbi.gov/Emmett%20Till%20
The Ordnance BL 9.2 inch howitzer was a heavy siege weapon, among the largest British artillery pieces in World War I.
The origins of a British heavy "siege" howitzer broken down into multiple wheeled loads for transport perhaps lie in the Skoda 9.45-inch howitzer that Britain had bought from Austria in 1900 for trials. Britain decided to develop its own heavy weapon instead, but retained the Skoda transport technique, with the 9.2-inch prototype resulting in 1913.
The weapon incorporated a sophisticated variable recoil mechanism. Full recoil (40 inch Mk I, 44 inch Mk II) was allowed at lower elevation, hence absorbing most of the horizontal (i.e. backward) force. A shorter recoil (23 inch Mk I, 20 inch Mk II) was allowed at high elevation where the ground itself could absorb much of the vertical (i.e. downward) recoil force. This prevented the breech from approaching the carriage base.
The weapon was undergoing trials as World War I began, and the prototype, "Mother", was in action in France on October 31, 1914. This was soon followed by the production Mk. I.
Mk I's range was relatively limited. On 24 June 1916 the MGRA (Major-General, Royal Artillery), the senior Artillery commander in France, Major General Birch, requested among other artillery improvements an increase in range to 15,000 yards "even if an increase of the weight of the equipment is entailed". This resulted in Mk. II in December 1916 with heavier maximum propellant charge and longer barrel which increased the range to 13,935 yards.
Some went to France early in World War II but their main use was as British coastal defences.
It was transported in 3 separate loads - body and cradle, bed, barrel - towed either by heavy horses or a Holt tractor. A "holdfast" had to be buried to provide a secure platform, the weapon assembled on top, and a box containing 9 tons of earth further anchored the holdfast in front, to counteract the tendency of the carriage front to lift on firing.
The barrel had to be depressed 3° for loading.
One disadvantage of the dismantling system was an inability to fire directly from the travelling carriage the way the 8-inch (203 mm) howitzer could. In addition the time required to bring the weapon into action was increased. However the stability of the siege mounting made it "the most accurate of heavy howitzers".
The gun was used to demolish deep fortifications and enemy batteries. GHQ considered howitzers "par excellence the counter-battery weapon for destructive purposes, owing to the advantages it possesses over the gun in accuracy and its ability to deliver its shell at very steep angles of descent". But the same document estimated that even for the 9.2 a minimum 60 rounds "will be required to effect the complete destruction of a single well-protected gun pit".
The barrel seen here, nicknamed "Mother", is the original prototype of the 9.2-inch heavy siege howitzer.
After firing trials in July 1914 it was hastely shipped to France and from October 1914 to July 1915 it served with the 8th and 10th Siege batteries, Royal Garrison Artillery. The barrel was re-lined in 1917 and returned to France in January 1918. The carriage is of an identical pattern to the barrel's original mount.
Calibre: 9.2-inch (23.4cm)
Weight: 15 tons (15,240kg)
Range: 10,060 yards (9198m)
Ammunition: 290lb (131kg) high explosive
Selective multiple exposure experiment. I challenged myself with this one: Take my most hilarious street portrait series from the Perugia chocolate festival, and make it work for my class series. This kid Abercrombie'd down the street like he walked right out of amateur model hour. It was brilliant.
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Bhulbhule (3365m) - PK Dairy (3640m) - Pikey Peak II & Pilates Planks (4065m) - Jase Bhanjyang (3550m).
Wonderful blue skies and multiple mountain views as we headed north towards PK Dairy and then up PK / Pikey Peak, where Steffi set the pace with Pilates planks before the descent to Jase Bhanjyang, which would later be bathed in beautiful evening light as the sun set.
PK Dairy and Jase Bhanjyang both provided opportunities to gather information about local families who might need one of Light Education Development (LED)'s solar lights, and to do some distribution and repairs.
But the mountain views won the day.
From our first stop, just outside Bhulbhule, looking east we could see: Shishapangma - Dorje Lhakpa - Chang - Ramdung - Bigphera Go Shar - Numbur - Khatang - Karyolung - Everest - Lhotse - Nuptse - Baruntse - Pethangtse - Thamserku - Kangtega - Drangnag Ri [?] (Peak 49) - Makalu - Chamlang - Mera - Naulekh - Kanchenjunga.
From PK Dairy and the mani wall down at the pass before it more mountains stretched to the west: Gaurishankar - Shishapangma - Langtang Lirung - Paldor (Ganesh Himal) - Sringi Himal - Boudha Himal - Peak 29 (Ngadi Chuli) - Manaslu / Mansiri Himal - Annapurna
Read more on SparklyTrainers: Val Pitkethly's On and Off the Beaten Track through Solukhumbu.
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This twisting concrete landscape/pavilion is another design notionally inspired by Chinese garden principles. According to Bilbao, "We used the architecture to frame views of the surrounding landscape, but the pavilion itself can never be surveyed entirely from a single point. One must explore it to get an idea of its form." As in Chiense gardens, visual access is distinct from physical access, and multiple routes overlpa in a relatively small area. The faceted topography also becomes another one of these strategies for playing against the linear axes of the park; the big apertures, apart from framing views, work to counterbalance the seemingly centripetal geometry.
Since there were no exhibitions going (and perhaps haven't been for a while), we only got to experience it from the outside, where it provides another somewhat frightening experience in steep climbs with limited railings. But hey, what's a playground without a little danger? Once again, I find myself thinking of Cosby. "Not one kid died!"
NEW YORK - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, shakes hands with parade goers during the 89th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 26, 2015. Secretary Johnson was also in the city to watch multiple agencies stage a terror response drill on the subway. "We encourage Americans as the holiday season approaches to continue to travel, to associate, to go to public events, to go to public places," said Johnson. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.
Kodak 35mm 400 Pentax K1000, SMC Pentax FA 320mm Zoom lens
Arista C-41 color process ©2013auxiliofaux
Since beginning classes in August, 80 first year medical students at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine have been training as emergency medical technicians, working shifts on North Shore-LIJ ambulances and responding to 911 calls. Their training culminated recently in a Multiple Casualty Incident (MCI) conducted at the FDNY Training Center at Randall’s Island. Students were expected to provide emergency care during several different emergency exercises, which were all followed by full debriefing.
The MCI day was coordinated by the Fire Department of the City of New York at the department’s Training Academy on Randall’s Island, where more than 2,000 fire fighters and EMS personnel are trained each year.
Get more info at medicine.hofstra.edu/about/news/pressreleases/10072013_ra...
Since beginning classes in August, 80 first year medical students at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine have been training as emergency medical technicians, working shifts on North Shore-LIJ ambulances and responding to 911 calls. Their training culminated recently in a Multiple Casualty Incident (MCI) conducted at the FDNY Training Center at Randall’s Island. Students were expected to provide emergency care during several different emergency exercises, which were all followed by full debriefing.
The MCI day was coordinated by the Fire Department of the City of New York at the department’s Training Academy on Randall’s Island, where more than 2,000 fire fighters and EMS personnel are trained each year.
Get more info at medicine.hofstra.edu/about/news/pressreleases/10072013_ra...
They say opportunity knocks many times on the same door; its jus that depending on your choices that door may be at a different place in time each time...
multiple exposures
Kodak 35mm 400 Arista
Pentax K1000, SMC Pentax FA 320mm Zoom lens
C-41 color process ©2013auxiliofaux