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Photos of ‘Firefall’, When a Yosemite Waterfall Looks Like Lava
For a short time every February, when conditions are just right, Horsetail Falls in Yosemite gets transformed by a phenomenon known as “firefall.” When the sunlight hits the water just right, the waterfall looks like molten lava flowing down the side of El Capitan.
More pictures: http://petapixel.com/2016/02/19/photos-firefall-yosemites-waterfall-looks-like-lava/
For a short time every February, when conditions are just right, Horsetail Falls in Yosemite gets transformed by a phenomenon known as “firefall.” When the sunlight hits the water just right, the waterfall looks like molten lava flowing down the side of El Capitan.
More pictures: http://petapixel.com/2016/02/19/photos-firefall-yosemites-waterfall-looks-like-lava/
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COYBIG, COYG
Just wanted to share some photos I had from last summer during the height of the forest fires out west. The pictures are:
1) What I was supposed to see from the road in Grand Teton National Park
2) What I actually saw
3 & 4) Two view from the highest point in Idaho: Borah Peak
1) What I was supposed to see from the road in Grand Teton National Park
2) What I actually saw
3 & 4) Two view from the highest point in Idaho: Borah Peak
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, moved into the White House in 1945. To his surprise and dismay,
the house had serious problems. Not only was it drafty and creaky, it was downright unsafe.
Chandeliers in the house were observed swaying for no apparent reason, and floors moved underneath people’s feet when stepped on.
All of the above resulted in a structural investigation being conducted on the building, revealing haphazard retrofitting, fire hazards and
a second floor that was on the verge of collapsing. What’s more is that the White House’s foundations were sinking, walls were
peeling away and disused water and gas pipes were weighing down the building and making it unsustainable.
The situation was so bad that, in June 1948, one of the legs of First Daughter Margaret Truman’s piano fell right through a floorboard
of her second-floor sitting room. This event, along with others, made the Presidential family and its aides realize that serious
measures were required to save the historic building.
May 17, 1950: Bulldozers move earth around inside the gutted shell of the White House
In 1949, Congress approved a $5.4 million Project to gut the building in its entirety, replacing its interior while retaining its historic facade.
Architects, engineers, and workers toiled for the next 22 months, trying to figure out how to remove unstable structural elements while somehow ensuring the exterior of the building remained intact.
All of the construction equipment used on the site had to be carried inside in pieces, then re-assembled before being used in order to prevent exterior damage. The first and second floors were replaced, while several expansions and basement levels were added, including a bomb shelter that was capable of withstanding a nuclear attack.
President Truman and his family returned to reside in the White House in 1952, with a small ceremony marking the occasion. The First Family received a gold key to its newly-refurbished residence.
January 3, 1950: A second floor corridor.
January 19, 1950: The East Room.
February 6, 1950: View from the servants' dining room.
February 10, 1950: Workers dismantle a bathtub.
February 14, 1950: Workers gut a lower corridor.
February 20, 1950: The Blue Room.
February 23, 1950: Workers remove the main staircase.
March 1, 1950: The east wall of the state dining room.
March 9, 1950: Men stand in the second floor Oval Study above the Blue Room.
Unknown date in 1950.
Unknown date in 1950.
February 27, 1950: A crane lifts a 40-foot beam towards a second-floor window while workers load debris onto a truck.
November 6, 1950: Workers lay concrete ceilings for basement rooms below the northeast corner of the White House.
January 23, 1951: The Lincoln Room.
November 21, 1951: The state dining room.
January 4, 1952: Workers install new steps on the South Portico.
February 16, 1952: The South Portico with scaffolding removed.
January 23, 1952: The state dining room.
March 27, 1952: President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman return to the White House after the renovation.
All Images are Copyright © The National Archives. Content Source: Mashable
the house had serious problems. Not only was it drafty and creaky, it was downright unsafe.
Chandeliers in the house were observed swaying for no apparent reason, and floors moved underneath people’s feet when stepped on.
All of the above resulted in a structural investigation being conducted on the building, revealing haphazard retrofitting, fire hazards and
a second floor that was on the verge of collapsing. What’s more is that the White House’s foundations were sinking, walls were
peeling away and disused water and gas pipes were weighing down the building and making it unsustainable.
The situation was so bad that, in June 1948, one of the legs of First Daughter Margaret Truman’s piano fell right through a floorboard
of her second-floor sitting room. This event, along with others, made the Presidential family and its aides realize that serious
measures were required to save the historic building.
May 17, 1950: Bulldozers move earth around inside the gutted shell of the White House
In 1949, Congress approved a $5.4 million Project to gut the building in its entirety, replacing its interior while retaining its historic facade.
Architects, engineers, and workers toiled for the next 22 months, trying to figure out how to remove unstable structural elements while somehow ensuring the exterior of the building remained intact.
All of the construction equipment used on the site had to be carried inside in pieces, then re-assembled before being used in order to prevent exterior damage. The first and second floors were replaced, while several expansions and basement levels were added, including a bomb shelter that was capable of withstanding a nuclear attack.
President Truman and his family returned to reside in the White House in 1952, with a small ceremony marking the occasion. The First Family received a gold key to its newly-refurbished residence.
January 3, 1950: A second floor corridor.
January 19, 1950: The East Room.
February 6, 1950: View from the servants' dining room.
February 10, 1950: Workers dismantle a bathtub.
February 14, 1950: Workers gut a lower corridor.
February 20, 1950: The Blue Room.
February 23, 1950: Workers remove the main staircase.
March 1, 1950: The east wall of the state dining room.
March 9, 1950: Men stand in the second floor Oval Study above the Blue Room.
Unknown date in 1950.
Unknown date in 1950.
February 27, 1950: A crane lifts a 40-foot beam towards a second-floor window while workers load debris onto a truck.
November 6, 1950: Workers lay concrete ceilings for basement rooms below the northeast corner of the White House.
January 23, 1951: The Lincoln Room.
November 21, 1951: The state dining room.
January 4, 1952: Workers install new steps on the South Portico.
February 16, 1952: The South Portico with scaffolding removed.
January 23, 1952: The state dining room.
March 27, 1952: President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman return to the White House after the renovation.
All Images are Copyright © The National Archives. Content Source: Mashable
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Zippercat
Legend
Pics of White House didn't work for me, but I found them here:
http://mashable.com/2016/01/06/white-house-renovation/
Thanks Script!
http://mashable.com/2016/01/06/white-house-renovation/
Thanks Script!
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
These pictures are said to have been taken by a guy from Grande Cache, Alberta,1.5 hours south of Grande Prairie, by the Berland River on Highway 40. Take a look at the time frame in the bottom right-hand corner of each photo.
It took just ten minutes to pick her up, take her to dinner, feed her a terrific meal, and then got laid!
Is this guy good or what?
It took just ten minutes to pick her up, take her to dinner, feed her a terrific meal, and then got laid!
Is this guy good or what?
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buxfan4life
The future's so bright, I've gotta wear... shades.
Korea is Lego-land? I never knew.Korean bathroom signs
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