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Tugboats position a docking container ship of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) in the Port of Los Angeles.
With the threat of a German land invasion, gun batteries were placed strategically along the south coast. Brownstone Battery was built at Froward Point above Kingswear in 1940 to protect the Dart Estuary and nearby beaches Slapton and Blackpool Sands. The Battery was manned by up to 300 soldiers.
The Battery has two gun positions. Each housed a six-inch gun, taken from a First World War battleship. The guns had a range of over 14 miles, and 13 men were needed to operate each gun. The men worked on a shift system.
The shells containing high explosives were propelled from the guns by 'charges.' These were either cordite, a silk bag filled with smaller bags of explosive, or a cartridge, a brass cylinder filled with explosive.
At the lower position, a miniature railway was built and the track carried shells down the steep slop from the ammunition store to the gun position. The shells were loaded onto a truck or bogey then freewheeled down with gears controlling the speed. An engine and pulley hoisted the truck back up the slope.
There are two searchlight positions at the battery. The reinforced concrete buildings housed powerful searchlights which scanned the sea for enemy ships. Five men operated each searchlight, working on shifts. Below the searchlights, the whole cliff area was covered in barbed wire.
The Battery was decommissioned in the late 1950s and is now managed by the National Trust.
On 15 March 2023 there was a significant fire in Loughborough Market Place at the HSBC Bank.
Fire crews were still in attendance this morning some 17 hours after the initial call, with them stating via their website "We will be in attendance for the foreseeable future".
The building occupied by the HSBC Bank in Market Place Loughborough is a purpose-built premise. There’s been a bank on that particular site since about 1828, the previous building being renowned for its flower-covered verandahs.
The current building was designed by the Leicester architects Goddard, Paget and Goddard for the Leicestershire banking Company and was built by the Loughborough building firm of Moss in about 1893. The Building News, on January 14, 1898 had this to say about the building: “The new premises of the Leicestershire Banking Company, Limited, occupy a commanding position in the Market-place, all the bank offices being placed upon the ground floor. Above them are suites of private offices, and a caretaker’s residence. The plinth is of polished red granite, above which the front is of Portland stone.”
The commanding position presumably refers to its prominent position next to what used to be the Corn Exchange and is now the Town Hall. In 1984 the building was added to the register of listed buildings and is Grade II listed. The listing, as can be viewed on the Charnwood Borough Council website, gives quite a comprehensive description of the impressive architectural features, including the “distyle porch”, the “part-fluted columns”, the “decorative finials” and the “decorative lead finials”.
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www.lboro-history-heritage.org.uk/bank.../
Information posted on Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service website:
Time Incident Posted: 16:40
Incident Date: 15/03/2023
Incident Location: Market Place, Loughborough
Incident Number: 53949
Incident Type: Fire Retail Premises
Initial Emergency Call Received: 15:21
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 8 pumping appliances, special appliances and 6 officers
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Group Manager
Initial Information: Building fully involved in fire.
Fire spreading to neighbouring building.
Updated Incident Information: Firefighting continues with 4 main jets, one turntable ladder and breathing apparatus in use.
*UPDATE @ 1950* Incident being scaled back to 4 pumps and Turntable Ladder, small pockets of fire being attacked aerially. All Firefighters in Breathing Apparatus withdrawn.
*UPDATE @ 0745, 16/3* Fire Service still present damping down hotspots using Turntable Ladder to access difficult to reach areas in building. We will be in attendance for the foreseeable future.
Drone footage of the incident:
iso200, 1/200, f22@1ft, f18@2ft, f13@4ft, f9@~5ft ,f5.6@~7ft, 135mm focal length, background at ~4ft, sb600 on 1/16 power.
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Original Caption: Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Hamilton Watch. Operation - adjusting watches for position - highly skilled mechanical operation. For five days watches undergo testing for reaction to light, heat and position. If any inaccuracies are recorded, the watches go back to an adjuster who is able to make all kinds of adjustment. This photograph shows a man making adjustments for position, 1936
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 69-RP-154
Photographer: Hine, Lewis
Subjects:
The New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Work Portraits
The Great Depression
Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/518438
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At least once a day, Ace poses Bully in this position and he just stays there. He doesn't seem to mind.
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Tonight I went on my first night walk with some members of the GRFlickr group. While my photos of the cityscape were less than impressive, the company more than made up for it. I need to invest in a cable release or a remote for the next outing; many of my photos were blurry. After walking the streets we hit a couple bars for drinks, conversation and laughs.
Imagery Date: 15 April 2012
Location: Heglig, South Kordofan, Sudan*
Report Date: 22 April 2012
Satellite imagery provided by DigitalGlobe.
*Both Sudan and South Sudan claim sovereignty over Heglig, which is also known as Panthou.
This image is free and may be used with credit given to DigitalGlobe (capital D, capital G, one word).
I can do a proper first position (feet in a straight line) but I was being instructed by the five year old ballerina who insisted this was the proper way. Just need to clarify that in case Sarah sees this sloppy form.
The socks are ShibuiKnits Sock in the bark colorway. Knit on size 2s, sort of using the Yarn Harlot's sock recipe. A little bit big for me but that's good since they're for Amanda Jean.
Poody reminds us of her high ranking in the house by sitting bolt upright and keeping her head higher than anybody else in the room. The Alpha position is NOT necessarily about vigilance. Poody is fast asleep in this shot...but we all know who's boss.
POHANG, South Korea (Mar. 17, 2017) - Republic of Korea Marines (ROK) with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, position and prepare their bodies as they land on to hollow ground during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 17-6, near Camp Mujuk, ROK. The purpose of KMEP 17-6 is to enhance and improve the interoperability of both U.S. Marine Corps and Republic of Korea Marines at the tactical level to build warfighting capabilities as partners. This includes ground combat element staff planning, mechanized maneuvers, mountain warfare training, bilateral tank operations and live fire ranges. (Courtesy photo) 170317-M-PB788-0112
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I'm going to do (again) the lighting 102 course on www.strobist.com so this picture signifies the start of it.
I've done it a few times now, but I am going to be really thorough on this one. I will go through it all in much more detail on my new website :D
Oh yea, and of course:
Strobist:
430exII on camera, and then on lightstand for the outer two. bare @ 1/32 power.
shot at 1/200 @ f7.1 @ ISO100
Matrix of angular positions of the strobe.
strobist.blogspot.com/2007/06/lighting-102-unit-11-positi...
Strobist411:
key: Lumopro LP120 on 1/16th; rotating around subject from ~3' away.
background: Vivitar 285HV snooted and gelled with Roscolux #339 Broadway pink. Fired way up on 1/2 power at a piece of black posterboard from camera left, between subject and background.