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Kline Creek Farm - DuPage County, IL. Fence post shot with a Nikon N80 on CineStill 400D color film. Scanned with slight adjustments in Photoshop.
Egyptian Military Police secure the checkpoint at the entrance to the camp of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Timbuktu. The contingent, with a total strength of 337 military personnel, provides security for logistics convoys and MINUSMA camps in Gao and Timbuktu.
UN Photo/Harandane Dicko
03 May 2018
Timbuktu, Mali
Photo # 762292
The Astoria-Megler Bridge recedes in the distance as we begin the hour-long leg from Astoria, Oregon's, West Basin marina to the Columbia River Bar. There, it's an overnight run on the Pacific Ocean to Neah Bay on the northwest corner of Washington State.
Here, I'm securing the fenders and the fender lines before heading out onto the open ocean. Even with a good forecast, you bring in all the dock lines and secure everything on deck.
You never know when sea and weather conditions might turn on you, and the last thing you want is a line getting loose and wrapping itself around your prop.
This photo shows my method of securing items that need to remain on deck. I'm sure traditional sailors and perhaps even Eagle Scouts would know all sorts of knots that would hold a line fast to a rail in a raging storm. For my part, I use cable ties. Lots of 'em. Easy on and, with clippers, easy off.
Another maritime tradition bites the dust.
The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. This requires the dedication of more than 240,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our duties are wide-ranging, but our goal is clear - keeping America safe.
Homeland security is an American umbrella term referring to the national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorism, and minimize the damage from attacks that do occur.
The term arose following a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies in 2003 to form the United States Department of Homeland Security after the September 11 attacks, and may be used to refer to the actions of that department, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, or the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.
Homeland defense (HD) is the protection of U.S. territory, sovereignty, domestic population, and critical infrastructure against external threats and aggression.
In the United States, the concept of "Homeland Security" extends and recombines responsibilities of government agencies and entities.
According to Homeland security research, the U.S. federal Homeland Security and Homeland Defense includes 187 federal agencies and departments, including the United States National Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the United States Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration, the 14 agencies that constitute the U.S. intelligence community and Civil Air Patrol. Although many businesses now operate in the area of homeland security, it is overwhelmingly a government function.
The George W. Bush administration consolidated many of these activities under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a new cabinet department established as a result of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. However, much of the nation's homeland security activity remains outside of DHS; for example, the FBI and CIA are not part of the Department, and other executive departments such as the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services play a significant role in certain aspects of homeland security. Homeland security is coordinated at the White House by the Homeland Security Council, currently headed by John Brennan.
Homeland security is officially defined by the National Strategy for Homeland Security as "a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur". Because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it also has responsibility for preparedness, response, and recovery to natural disasters.
According to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Homeland Security Research Corporation, DHS Homeland security funding constitutes only 20-21% of the consolidated U.S. Homeland Security - Homeland Defense funding, while approximately 40% of the DHS budget funds civil, non-security activities, such as the U.S. coast guard search and rescue operations and customs functions. The U.S. Homeland Security is the world's largest Homeland counter terror organization, having 40% of the global FY 2010 homeland security funding.
The term became prominent in the United States following the September 11, 2001 attacks; it had been used only in limited policy circles prior to these attacks. The phrase "security of the American homeland" appears in the 1998 report Catastrophic Terrorism:
Homeland security is also usually used to connote the civilian aspect of this effort; "homeland defense" refers to its military component, led chiefly by the U.S. Northern Command headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The scope of homeland security includes:
Emergency preparedness and response (for both terrorism and natural disasters), including volunteer medical, police, emergency management, and fire personnel;
Domestic and International intelligence activities, largely today within the FBI;
Critical infrastructure and perimeter protection;
Border security, including both land, maritime and country borders;
Transportation security, including aviation and maritime transportation;
Biodefense;
Staff Sgt. Tommie Coleman, a fueler with Battery C,1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brgiade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pulls security during re-supply operations at Hohenfels Training Area, Oct 26. Combined Resolve III is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, including more than 4,000 participants from NATO and partner nations (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, 1st BCT, 1st CD Public Affairs).
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attached the modified power brick and VGA cable to the case with sugru for a stable but flexible attachment.
you can't see it well, but i've shaved down the power cord's end to fit snugly into the original round hole. i liked that solution better than routing out a square hole in the backplate.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Luz Natalia Gonzalez, a military police Soldier assigned to “Punishers” Provincial Police Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, conducts a security patrol outside of the Domies Police Headquarters in Kirkuk City, Iraq, July 31, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
The Orion crew access arm is secured in a storage location at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The access arm will be prepared for its move to the mobile launcher (ML) tower near the Vehicle Assembly Building at the center. The crew access arm will be installed at about the 274-foot level on the tower. It will rotate from its retracted position and interface with the Orion crew hatch location to provide entry to the Orion crew module. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing installation of umbilicals and launch accessories on the ML tower. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
Opened 20 Jan 1915 in former Presbyterian Ladies College (previously Dryburgh School) in Winchester Street, St Peters, transferred 1917 to Woodville, opening there as Mareeba Babies Hospital 1 Aug 1917. Originally sick babies had been cared for in tents in grounds of Quambi Hospital, Pennington Terrace, from 1913. [Photo from State Library of SA: PRG 280/1/10/152 (1915)]
“For a year the Babies' Hospital Association has been doing quiet but useful work. Now a generous offer has been made of £300, on condition that suitable premises are secured: A house has been found, running expenses for the present secured — all that is wanted is furniture. A rough estimate shows that about £250 would cover alterations and furniture. The problem is to secure this in time to get the hospital in working order in January. The need for at is specially great in summer, when digestive troubles levy heavy toll on infant life and specially careful nursing is necessary.” [Observer 26 Dec 1914]
“The Babies' Hospital Association has for some time been carrying on a noble work in the endeavor to reduce infant mortality in South Australia. Many babies have been taken from homes where it was impossible to give them proper attention with regard to feeding and placed by the association, in private hospitals. This method proved inadequate, and the committee felt that a babies' hospital was wanted. On Wednesday afternoon Lady Galway (president of the association) was able formally to open, at the corner of Third-avenue and Winchester-street, St. Peters, a hospital entirely for the treatment of babies. The building, which was formerly the Presbyterian Ladies' College, is a two-storied structure, and has been divided into a number of wards.” [Advertiser 21 Jan 1915]
“the opening of the new Babies' Hospital at Winchester street, St. Peters. The wards, with their tiny cots, looked sweet and fresh. Bowls of beautiful roses from the hills decorated the mantel pieces. On the verandah nurses stood guard over a table where gifts were deposited, and most welcome supplies of tiny clothing and fittings for the cots came to hand. Lady Galway arrived early in order to go over the building.” [Register 21 Jan 1915]
“The Government took over the St. Peters Babies' Home from April 1, and will concentrate the work at Mareeba. If it should be necessary to have an institution at St. Peters, a small place will be secured, but the idea is to focus activities at Woodville.” [Register 17 May 1917]
DRYBURGH SCHOOL
Opened Aug 1876 in home of Eliza Harcus, Palm Place, Hackney, after death of her husband William. School was known as Mrs Harcus’ School until 1885. When she retired, her daughter Mrs Eliza Oliver Kelsey continued as principal. Donald M R Coghill was appointed headmaster in 1905 when Mrs Kelsey retired. The school moved in 1909 to new premises in Winchester Street, St Peters and soon after opened as Presbyterian Ladies College 25 May 1909. The Winchester property was leased as Babies Hospital in 1915.
“Mrs. W. Harcus, Palm-place, Hackney, intends opening a High-Class School for Young Ladies.. A limited number of Boarders will be received. The first quarter to begin October 9, 1876.” [Express & Telegraph 30 Aug 1876 advert]
“Dryburgh House, Palm-place, Hackney. — Mrs. Harcus's School. The new Quarter will begin on Monday, July 12.” [Register 10 Jul 1880 advert]
“Dryburgh House, Palm-place, Hackney. The Next Term will begin Monday, October 12. Boarders to return Saturday, 10th. The Principals (Mrs Harcus and Mrs. Kelsey) beg to state that the extension of vacation from ten days to s fortnight has been made in order to give time for the changes necessitated by the fact that Mrs. Martin's School has been- amalgamated with Dryburgh House School.” [Register 23 Sep 1885 advert]
“Dryburgh House School. Principal — Mrs. Kelsey.” [Register 25 Jan 1893 advert]
“Mrs. Kelsey, the principal [reported]. . . I should like to say a few words about the changes that have been made during the year in the boarding-house. At Easter, I took two houses immediately at the back of Dryburgh House, and threw the two houses, as well as all the adjoining grounds, into one. By doing this I gained twelve additional rooms. . . and a very much larger piece of ground. We have now a beautiful playground, full of fine old trees. so that physical exercise can be freely indulged in by the boarders with good shade in the hot weather. The number of boarders has increased during the year,-20 having been the average.” [Chronicle 22 Dec 1900]
“Mrs. Kelsey has been compelled through failing health to retire from the management of Dryburgh House School, which she has carried on with great success for twenty years, during which time many university and other scholastic distinctions have been won by her pupils. Mr. Murray Coghill, M.A., of Melbourne, is to carry on the school, with his wife as co-principal, the staff of teachers remaining exactly as it is now.” [Advertiser 19 Oct 1906]
“The Dryburgh House Old Scholars’ Association held its last meeting for the year 1906 at the school, Palm Place, Hackney. There was a large number of old scholars present, as the occasion was special, to say goodby to Mrs. Kelsey who leaves for Western Australia to stay with her son, Mr. Roland Kelsey.” [Observer 1 Dec 1906]
“Dryburgh House School, St Peters. Adelaide. Principals D. Murray Coghill, M.A., Gertrude M. Coghill (Successors to Mrs. Kelsey). This School will be conducted on thoroughly modern lines by an experienced staff, with improved methods. Boarders have a refined home.” [Advertiser 7 Jan 1907 advert]
“Dryburgh House. A Collegiate School for Girls. . . Boarders received. Also, separate Preparatory School for Boys. Principals — D. Murray Coghill, M.A., Mrs. D. Murray Coghill.” [Advertiser 4 Jan 1909 advert]
“Dryburgh House, A Collegiate School For Girls. The School will shortly be Removed, to New and more Commodious Premises, now nearly completed, in Winchester Street, St. Peters, to be Opened Tuesday, May 25. Excellent Accommodation for Boarders.” [Register 29 Apr 1909 advert]
“Presbyterian Assembly. . . consideration was given in committee to the question of a Presbyterian ladies' college. It was unanimously resolved, on the motion of the Rev. A. J. Wade; seconded by the Rev. A. C. Sutherland ‘That the Assembly take into consideration a scheme for the higher education of girls, and that Dryburgh House School, St. Peters, with Mr. D. Murray Coghill, M.A., as principal, be recognised and declared to be the Presbyterian Ladies' College of South Australia.” [Advertiser 5 May 1909]
“To Let, Dryburgh House, Palm place, Hackney, occupied at present by Mr. Coghill, M.A. as a ladies' collegiate school and previously by Mrs. Kelsey for many years.” [Advertiser 8 May 1909 advert]
“Dryburgh House School, which is now recognised as the Presbyterian Ladies' College, has been removed from the Hackney block to splendidly situated quarters in Winchester street, East Adelaide. The opening ceremony of the new premises was performed by His Excellency the Governor (Sir Day Bosanquet) on Tuesday afternoon. . . The school had been carried on for 40 years, and since 1876 had been known as Dryburgh House. Now it had been officially recognised as the Presbyterian Ladies' College. . . The college building was formerly a private residence, which has been extended, renovated, and adapted for school purposes. It is a two-storied building of brick and stone, splendidly situated, and commanding a charming view, and comprises 19 rooms. The rooms are all large, airy, bright, and well furnished. Accommodation can be provided for about 16 boarders.” [Register 26 May 1909]
“Dryburgh House. Presbyterian Ladies College, Winchester Streer, East Adelaide. First Term. 1912, commences February 6. Principal, Mrs. Murray Coghill, assisted by a strong staff of trained and certificated teachers.” [Register 2 Dec 1911 advert]
“Dryburgh House, East Adelaide. For Sale. . . at the corner of Winchester Street and Third Avenue. . . contains about 19 Rooms (several of which are exceptionally large and lofty). Verandah, Balcony, Tower, outbuildings, Tennis Court, Garden, &c. . . This Property which was formerly the Presbyterian Ladies’ College is eminently adapted for Boarding House, School, Nursing Home, or Private Hospital.” [Register 6 Apr 1914 advert]
ELIZA HARCUS
“HARCUS.— [Died] On the 12th March, at Dryburgh House, St. Peters, Eliza, relict of the late William Harcus, in her 80th year.” [Advertiser 13 Mar 1902]
“The death of Mrs. William Harcus occurred at Palm-place, Hackney. . . born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England, in 1822, and came to South Australia in 1860. She was the widow of Mr. William Harcus, at one time editor of ‘The Advertiser’. Mrs. Harcus has had a long connection with philanthropic movements in this State and for many years was on the committee of the Convalescent Hospital and Female Refuge.” [Advertiser 13 Mar 1902]
“Mrs. William Harcus. . . leaves three sons and three daughters, Mrs. Kelsey, Mrs. Leonard Holmes, of Holland's Villa road, Kensington, England, and Mrs. Dagget, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.” [Register 13 Mar 1902]
ELIZA OLIVER KELSEY
“KELSEY, — [Died] On Friday, the 2nd April, Eliza Oliver, widow of the late Benjamin Kelsey, in her 76th year.” [Register 3 Apr 1926]
“Mrs. E. O. Kelsey. . . was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. Harcus, who after having relinquished service in the Congregational ministry many years ago was attached to the editorial staff of The Register, and thereafter became editor of The Advertiser. On his death his widow opened the girls school at Palm Place, Hackney, which subsequently, under her management, with the assistance of her daughters, became the well-known Dryburgh House School. . . After some years Mrs. Harcus retired, and Mrs. Kelsey took over the sole control. . . Mrs. Kelsey retired from the school in the first decade of the present century, and went to live with a son in Western Australia. Shortly after the outbreak of the war she returned to South Australia. . . Mrs. Kelsey's husband predeceased her, and of her family of four children three survive— a daughter (Mrs. A. E. H. Evans) and two sons (Messrs. B. H. and R. H. Kelsey).” [Register 3 Apr 1926]
“Mrs Kelsey was prominently connected with educational activities, particularly the University Shakespearean Society. She also evinced a keen interest in scientific matters, and wrote several papers for the Australian Society for the Advancement of Science. Art and literature also claimed much of her attention.” [News 3 Apr 1926]
DONALD MURRAY ROBERTSON COGHILL
“COGHILL.— [Died] On the 29th November, at his residence, Beaufort street, Woodville, Donald Murray Robertson Coghill, M.A., Headmaster High School, 32nd. Batt., A.I.F.” [Register 30 Nov 1922]
“Lieutenant-Colonel D. M. R. Coghill, M.A. . . prior to the war was head teacher at the Woodville district high school. At that time lie was lieutenant-colonel of the 75th Infantry. At the war he led the 32nd Battalion, and on his return he resumed his duties at die Woodville high school.” [Advertiser 30 Nov 1922]
“Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Murray Robertson Coghill, M. A. . . was educated at the Sydney High School, and later entered the Melbourne University, where he graduated in arts, and subsequently took his M.A. degrees in classics. He was associated with several of the secondary educational establishments in Melbourne, and for some time was the headmaster of the Box Hill Grammar School. He came to Adelaide to take charge, with Mrs. Coghill, as co-principal, of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, East Adelaide. In 1912 he entered the service of the Education Department of this State as assistant master at the Adelaide High School, and subsequently was assistant in charge of the Unley High School. On April 4, 1915, he was appointed head teacher of the Woodville High School, and January 1, 1919, he was made headmaster of that school. . . He leaves a wife, a daughter (Miss Marie Coghill), and an infant son (Robert).” [The Express 30 Nov 1922]
QUAMBI NURSING HOME
“Nurses Bartels and Wamsley announce that they have opened a rest and nursing home on Pennington-terrace, North Adelaide. Quambi, which is the name of the home, is beautifully situated. It is within one minute's walk of the tram. Spacious grounds surround the home, which is cool and commodious. Nurses Bartels and Wamsley intend to make a speciality of nerve cases.” [Advertiser 14 Sep 1907]
“In April. 1912, a committee was formed to investigate the need for the establishment in or near Adelaide of a hospital providing accommodation for sick babies. . . there is at present no adequate provision for the treatment in hospital of sick children under two years of age urgent surgical cases and some medical cases can receive attention, but there is no systematic attempt to deal with those cases of gastro-enteritis and similar diseases. . . the committee have decided to co-operate for a year with Mrs. Bartels in her private nursing home, ‘Quambi’, Pennington-terrace. North Adelaide, by sending in a limited number of sick and needy infants this summer,” [Advertiser 23 Sep 1913]
“The recently-formed babies' Hospital Association of Adelaide. . . has made arrangements to accommodate babies suffering from gastroenteritis, a disease which carries off so many young children during the hot months. . . the association had been successful in securing a number of beds at ‘Quambi’, North Adelaide.” [Daily Herald 18 Oct 1913]
“the growth of the Babies' Hospital. At first five babies were given accommodation at Quambi, but it was found impossible during the summer months to confine the number to five. Since October, 1913, 83 applications for admission had been received, and, in spite of considerable extension of accommodation, 29 had to be refused.” [Register 30 Sep 1914]
“Some years ago at the Quambi Rest and Nursing Home on Pennington Terrace the Babies' Hospital Association made arrangements for a tent to be set apart in the grounds for the care of sick babies, whose mothers could not afford the regular fees at a private hospital. The tent soon became over crowded, and premises were secured at St. Peters, where for about two and a half years the Babies' Hospital lived, moved, and had its being. The excellent care and atention [sic] which were bestowed upon the ailing infants again had its reward in a 'full house,' and still larger premises had to be obtained.” [The Mail 25 Aug 1917]
Tomar, Portugal.
The convent was founded by the Order of Poor Knights of the Temple (or Templar Knights) in 1118. Its construction continued until the final part of the 12th century with the construction of the oratory, in one of the angles of the castle, completed some time around 1160. Around 1190 it was encircled and resisted the armies of caliph Abu Yusuf al-Mansur who was successful in taking strongholds in the south.
During the second quarter of the 13th century, Tomar was transferred into the control of the Templars, becoming its seat. The castle became an integral part of the defense system created by the Templars to secure the border of the young Christian Kingdom against the Moors, which at the time occupied the area to approximately the Tagus River. But, following the dissolution of the Templar Order, on 14 March 1319, and following the request of King Denis of Portugal, Pope John XXII instituted the Order of Christ. The seat of the former Knights Templar was converted in 1357 into the seat of this new order.
The famous round church (rotunda) of the castle of Tomar was also built in the second half of the 12th century. The church, like some other templar churches throughout Europe, was modelled after the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which was believed by the crusaders to be a remnant of the Temple of Solomon. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem may also have served as model.
Following the dissolution of the Templar Order, in 1319 (following the request of King Denis of Portugal), Pope John XXII instituted the Order of Christ. The Templar order had been suppressed during most of Europe from 1312 to 1314, but in Portugal its members, assets, and partly its membership were transferred to the Order of Christ. The seat of the former Knights Templar was converted in 1357 into the seat of this new order. As a result, at about the first half of the 15th century, work was completed to adapt the Templar oratory, introducing an open choir to the western niche, about half-way up the wall. What remains of this adaptation was the colonnade frame with interior arch.[1] At the same time the main palace was constructed.
During the internship of Prince Henry the Navigator as its leader (1417–1450), the Order of Christ initiated the construction of two cloisters. Prior to these large works, Henry began work on constructing the Chapel of São Jorge sometime in 1426 and was responsible for urban improvements in the town of Tomar.
In 1484, King D. Manuel (who became Master of the Order in 1484 and King of Portugal in 1495) ordered the construction of a sacristy (today the Hall of Passage), that connected the choir to the Chapel of São Jorge, linking the choir with the wall of the stronghouse. By the end of the century the convent's chapterhouse, main altar, ironworks for the niche/archway, paintings and sculptures and the choir were all expanded or remodeled.
The successor of Manuel I, King John III, demilitarized the order, turning it into a more religious order. He also ordered the construction of a new cloister in 1557, which is one of the best examples of Renaissance architecture in Portugal.
In 1581, after a succession crisis, the Portuguese Nobility gathered in the Convent of Christ in Tomar and officially recognized Philip II of Spain (Philip I of Portugal) as King. This is the beginning of the Iberian Union (1581–1640), during which the Crowns of Portugal and Spain were united in a dynastic union. The aqueduct of the Convent was built during this period and completed in 1614.
The castle and Convent of Christ have examples of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architectural styles."
Prime Minister Erna Solberg talking to Chansellor Merkel about Resilient Health Systems to Fight Epidemics and Ensure Healthy Lives, especially after the Ebola outbreak last year. Photo: NorwayUN/Ragnhild H. Simenstad
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In this video Sam and Stephanie talk about the importance of using secure file transfers when using transcription services.
Air Force One 707, Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA.
On display at the Museum of Flight is a Boeing 707 converted for use as a presidential aircraft back in the 60's and 70's. This image shows the secured communication line located within the president's chambers inside the airplane.
Nikon F5, Nikkor 50mm AF-S f/1.8G lens, Fujichrome Provia 100F color reversal film developed at EI 100 in an Arista Rapid E-6 kit at 105F. 1/6 sec at f/1.8.
Secure the Bag, Mint the Soaps and Throw the Bones is a site of exchange that aims to recontextualize the intricate histories of the brown paper bag and Hispano cuaba soap while inviting the audience to play a game of dominoes. This is based on the artist’s ongoing examination of these items found in private and domestic settings. Nonetheless, their combined racialized, colonial and social complexity reverberates in the customs and dynamics of collective space within a black diasporic subjectivity and imagination. To learn more visit www.recessart.org/francheskaalcantara/
On Wednesday, August 27, 2014, a large piece of industrial equipment, still secured to its trailer, blocks the exit ramp from westbound OR 126 (Eugene-Springfield Highway) to 42nd Street in Springfield. The equipment is a turbine measuring approximately 50 feet long and nearly 19 feet high, weighing nearly 69 tons. The turbine was being hauled from Kansas to a facility in Springfield and was about a mile from its destination when the trailer rolled onto its side while exiting on the ramp. The semi tractor remains upright. A specialized crane will offload the turbine before the trailer can be righted and removed from the ramp. The ramp will likely be closed much of the day.
Two brand new Range Rovers loaded by Wavecrest Ltd in a 40' container for export to the Far East.
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There is something fascinating about the ropes used to tie up boats. They have character, and strength, texture, and, colour.
Plenty of food about for the Wasp Spiders at this site, lots of crane flies about, clumsily wandering through the long grass that are easy prey.
I saw this small grasshopper make a wrong hop, and land in this web, and she was on it immediately. Too quick for me to get the camera on her to see the almost instantaneous bit, but you can see the resultant wound as she wrapped it loosely to secure it while the venom took effect.
She came back to it a few minutes later to wrap her meal more efficiently.
Cyclone Watch as South East Queensland monitors the progress of Cyclone Alfred. Objects that have the potential to be blown away are strapped down and secured.
The cyclone is still 122kms away from where I live and is projected to move from a Category 2 to a Category 1 by the time the centre of it crosses the coast. Not a big blow by North Queensland standards, but as Brisbane rarely receives a direct hit (the last one was 1974 and it caused one of the biggest floods, Queensland has ever seen), it's a concerning event for the region.
Banksy is unstoppable, there’s no half measures with him you’re either on his train -- or you’re not on his train, and today --- I am that train enthusiast, I do not want to be left standing on the platform of life without a ticket!
This window decoration is based on a Banksy design that he bashed out in moments, it’s a reflection of the good work that goes on inside the crèche. This art work wasn’t executed by the man himself but by one of his volunteers, a man called Knight, nobody really knows who he is (or frankly cares), this is all about Banksy (this train is an express).
An efficient and supportive breast doctor in London is successfully handling a large number of breast cancer cases these days.
On both of the engine units is the dual drivers compartments, located on either side of the tread behind the square openings.
A CBP Air Interdiction Officer secures the outside of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prior to take off. Photo by James Tourtellotte
Secure the Bag, Mint the Soaps and Throw the Bones is a site of exchange that aims to recontextualize the intricate histories of the brown paper bag and Hispano cuaba soap while inviting the audience to play a game of dominoes. This is based on the artist’s ongoing examination of these items found in private and domestic settings. Nonetheless, their combined racialized, colonial and social complexity reverberates in the customs and dynamics of collective space within a black diasporic subjectivity and imagination. To learn more visit www.recessart.org/francheskaalcantara/
Georgia Portable Buildings provides competitively priced, securely built, Guard House Gate, and customizable guard buildings in a timely manner with delivery at your doorstep that too in your budget. Explore the collection of pre-fabricated buildings here.
This motel was one boarded up quite securely, but people had cut numerous openings - such as the one seen here - to get inside over the last several years.
I learned that the motel was razed beginning on Monday of this week. Talk about timing! I wish I had taken more photos of the motel before the demolition, though. :-(
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Staff Sgt. Tommie Coleman, a fueler with Battery C,1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brgiade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pulls security during re-supply operations at Hohenfels Training Area, Oct 26. Combined Resolve III is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, including more than 4,000 participants from NATO and partner nations (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, 1st BCT, 1st CD Public Affairs).
STERILE AREA –
RAF Barnham Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility was heavily secured and at the time was probably one of the most secure locations in the United Kingdom. The security element was the responsibility of the RAF Police (RAFP). Personnel from differing operating periods at RAF Barnham have stated that there were up to three varieties of RAF Police specialisations working at the site: 'Provost' 'Station' and 'Qualified Police Dog' (dog handlers).
As well as a standard outer fence and main gate picket post, the facility included an inner perimeter fence and within that an inner concrete wall with another picket post. The area between these two latter perimeters was classed as ''sterile'', with trip wires and flares in the gap between them and atop the wall, to alert the guard force to intruders. Pole-mounted lighting was positioned at regular intervals within the sterile area and halfway between the towers was a V-shaped bulge in the fence to allow patrolling guards the ability to look up and down the fence line from a small path that ran within the area. A telephone post was located at these bulges.
Two electric sliding gates at the outer and inner fence and a traditional style split middle wire gate acted as ''vehicle traps'' for any vehicle driving in or out. At the front sliding gate was a personnel turnstile controlled by the RAFP guardroom. At the rear sliding gate was personnel access to the inner picket where flammables and other contraband (matches, cigarettes, lighters etc) were surrendered before entering the ''Danger Area''.
RAFP Dog Handlers patrolled the site and the RAFP station staff manned the watch towers and pickets. The area between the outer and middle fence was patrolled by the Dog Handlers, with elements of the outer perimeter reportedly just spools of barbed wire.
Five Watch Towers, one at each point of the pentagonal fence, were located on the inside of the middle fencing when the site was decommissioned. These were accessible along the path within the sterile area near the fence line, some elements of which are still visible under the moss and foliage. A 6th vantage point was located on the maintenance building towards the centre of the compound. Each tower could see the others at the time of operational use (trees get in the way now) and were fitted with searchlights at a third of the way up and right at the top, possibly similar to those used on ships. It has been reported that the angle of the lights had to be limited as the Officer Commanding RAF Lakenheath had made complaints that his pilots were getting dazzled by RAF Barnham's watch towers.
The existing tall metal towers were believed to have been installed in late 1959/early 1960. Prior to this there were wooden ones, described as being pretty basic and about 15ft high, with a base around 6ft square with a large searchlight mounted in the centre which could be swung almost 360° in either direction. Access was reportedly by a wooden ladder and there was a single railing round about waist height. There was a field telephone at the top of the ladder and ''special'' binoculars were issued. The platforms were in roughly the same positions of the new towers but on the inside of the concrete path. It has been reported by another source that when the new towers were built, the fences had to be modified to accommodate them, via a U-shaped cut-out, visible on the site today.
A former RAFP Dog Handler stated that before being posted to Barnham, you and more importantly your dog had to gain at least 90% in exams/tests, meaning they had some of the best personnel and animals in the trade. In comparison, the RAFP Station staff stated that they received no special training as such for the role. They did get sent on a special security course, but that it was of little relevance or use to RAF Barnham. They simply classed it as another security related job. Some have stated that they spent a lot of time on the range, with many of the Police being marksmen. It has been reported that the RAFP were issued automatic 9mm pistols towards the end of the site's operational period, replacing the Smith and Wesson .38 that had been in common use.
The shift pattern recalled by most RAFP personnel spoken to consisted of 9 consecutive shifts comprising 3 evenings (1500-2300), 3 midnights (2300-0700) and 3 days (0700-1500) which would then be followed by 2 days off. Approximately 14 Station staff were on shift, comprising of one Sergeant shift controller, one Corporal deputy shift controller and 12 others, some made up of National Service personnel. Therefore, with an off duty shift, this meant a guard force of around 56, plus all of the ''X'' flight staff (the term used for those involved with the weapon convoys), which had around 14 personnel. It was usually an hour on and an hour off on the old wooden watch towers. The Dog Handler shift patterns were (1800-0000) and (0000-0600), with no day patrols, around 8 dogs were on site at a time.
This and other RAFP sources have said that the security personnel knew very little about the goings on inside, even with the vantage points of the towers. It is reported that all movements were specially screened to be hidden from view, with even the large bombs themselves sheeted. One RAFP officer had even reported as quipping to a convoy commander about ''another glider'' coming in, making reference to the similarity between the ''Blue Danube'' pantechnicon and a glider trailer.
Information sourced from – rafbarnham-nss.weebly.com/security.html
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