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  Martello Tower - LoveToKnow 1911
The tower, which mounted one 24-pounder and two 18-pounders on its top, was bombarded for a short time by the frigates, was then deserted by its little garrison, and occupied by a landing party.
The tower was afterwards retaken by the French from the Corsicans.
While the Martello tower owes its reputation and its widespread adoption in Great Britain to a single incident of modern warfare, the round masonry structure entered by a door raised high above the base is to be found in many lands, and is one of the earliest types of masonry fortification.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Martello_Tower   (443 words)

  
 Israeli Engineering Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The IEC beret's color is silver grey and their symbol include a sword on a tower with a blast halo on the background.
Their main role is to breach through terrain obstacles (natural and artificial) and enable ground forces to advance in the battle field.
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War the IEC battalions attached to Ariel Sharon's armored Brigade breached the Suez Canal and built bridges over it in "Operation Knights of Heart" while carrying tanks and paratroopers across the canal with Gillois amphibious tank-carriers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Israeli_Engineering_Corps   (1464 words)

  
 Tower 71   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tower 71 stood on the low shoreline along Eastbourne, the second tower east of the Redoubt.
By 1860, the tower was only just above the high tide mark, and so in August of the same year, was subject to artillery bombardment during trials of the new Armstrong rifled guns.
After initial bombardment, the tower was still in a repairable condition, but the landward wall finally fell after nearly 170 rounds had been discharged.
www.martello-towers.co.uk /south-coast/towers/71.htm   (349 words)

  
 Tower 70
Tower 70 was used in artillery experiments as a practice target during artillery trials in 1876.
The tower had already been undermined by the sea, being abandoned in 1872 along with Tower 69.
An unknown local artist captured the progress of the tower's undermining and collapse.
www.martello-towers.co.uk /south-coast/towers/70.htm   (237 words)

  
 Q. A. Gillmore's Observations on the Bombardment of Fort Pulaski
The tower was of brick, fifty-six years old, and designed for one gun, the wall being 7½ feet thick at the level of the ground and thick at the spring of the vault, which was 19 feet above the ground.
A practicable breach, 24 feet wide, including most of the arch, was made with an expenditure of 10,850 pounds of metal, at a distance of 1,032 yards.
Trials were subsequently made to breach a similar tower from smooth-bored 68 and 32 pounders at the same range of 1,030 yards, and the result may be deemed altogether a failure, both accuracy of fire and velocity of missiles being quite deficient for such a range.
www.swcivilwar.com /GillmoreObservations.html   (2380 words)

  
 Medieval Castle Siege
The defenders were forced to abandon the tower and began preparing for a battle behind the breached wall.
Suddenly the bombard succeeded in breaching the east wall and the relieved infantry headed for it.
At last the catapults breached the east wall and all the attackers on the east side headed for the gap.
www.juniorgeneral.org /siege/siege2.html   (2487 words)

  
 Equipment Loan Agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Borrower shall return the loan items in the like condition as received from Lender, normal wear and tear excepted, and free of contamination, on or before the expiration date, unless the loan period is formally extended or the loan is terminated before the due date.
If for any reason, the tower must be lowered, the Borrower must contact JMU and schedule a date for the lowering.
This loan agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of all applicable laws and subject to the rules and regulations of the departments and agencies of the State of Virginia presently in effect and to such laws, rules, and regulations as may be hereafter promulgated by the State.
www.jmu.edu /sbalp/propertycontract.html   (686 words)

  
 Offensive Armaments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The tower is constructed out in the field as it is impossible to move the tower with a marching army over varying terrains.
The tower is employed in the assault of enemy castles and passes.
The presence of archers laying down cover fire from these towers by shooting at the enemy defenders on top of the walls will give the enemy something to worry about instead of concentrating their efforts at repelling the assaulting infantry climbing up the walls.
www.3kingdoms.net /armaments/offensivearm.htm   (163 words)

  
 Disabled hit by Glasgow Tower blow - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Bosses at the 416ft tower have been warned they are in danger of breaching new disability laws that take effect from October 1.
Carol Stewart, of the Disability Rights Commission, said the tower could be in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act, which requires businesses to ensure they have access for disabled people.
But a spokeswoman for the tower said the attraction was designed years ago and could not be changed now.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5030762.shtml   (496 words)

  
 Waco Civil Suit Arson Affidavit
A four-story tower was located near the center of the structure and contained a reinforced-concrete room used to house a walk-in cooler for food storage.
Despite the claim that the purpose of the breaching operation was to secure exits for the Branch Davidians, in reality the CEVs began to systematically dismantle the building as evidenced by the destruction of the gymnasium immediately prior to the fire.
Further, an additional venturi is created by the demolition of the gymnasium and breaching of the exterior wall directly behind the chapel on the southeast side of the structure.
www.carolmoore.net /waco/waco-fire.html   (5584 words)

  
 Waco Suits For Waco Suckers, Part 2
A breaching charge would be used a commando team to destroy interior walls or shatter doors in order to penetrate a target.
A breaching charge that produces a 160 foot fireball would not be useful.
Partin clearly gives the impression the fireball was the result of the detonation of the breaching charge, but note that Partin only says the fireball appeared in the "vicinity," of the vault.
www.public-action.com /SkyWriter/WacoMuseum/burial/page/b_wsws02.html   (4025 words)

  
 edie news centre - Silent nights disturb Swedish construction industry
Seven of the sixty strong staff experience nausea when the tower is buffeted by strong, winter winds, and have taken to wearing acupuncture wristbands to overcome the problem.
Although the tower sways slightly more than the regulatory standard, the firm that built it says this is not a problem.
His firm estimates that around 600 tanks of water, each with a capacity of 35 litres, will need to be placed around the tower to slow its acceleration by 50%.
www.edie.net /news/news_story.asp?id=6204&channel=0   (613 words)

  
 Guardian | Long walk to freedom
It was precisely noon in Jerusalem and the bells in the tower of St George's Cathedral were echoing over the city.
The inscription at the foot of the cathedral's bell tower reads: "When He beheld the city, He wept over it.
And, until he was re-arrested at least, climbing to the top of the bell tower to savour the chimes of freedom.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5063014-103552,00.html   (2450 words)

  
 reading & writing
British universities in the 18th & 19th centuries may have provided ivory towers for a small number of scholars, but by the beginning of the 20th century universities, especially in the United States, had moved away from Greek & Latin & toward the modern European languages & English.
The ivory tower was torn down for good more than fifty years ago, though its shadow lingers on.
Many academics operate within a fantasy of the ivory tower, as if it still existed, & as a result are forced to deal on a daily basis with the difference between belief & reality.
rw.blogspot.com /2003_03_01_rw_archive.html   (8205 words)

  
 Museum Park Tower II
Museum Park Tower III is a 25-story, 477,000-square-foot, cast-in-place concrete residential tower with 207 one, two- and three-bedroom luxury condominium units, above- and below-ground parking and a penthouse recreation room, exercise room and outdoor sun deck.
As with previous towers, the team managed the complex challenge of scheduling multiple phases of temporary occupancy on lower floors, at the same time construction proceeded on the floors above - all while maintaining an orderly and safe environment for residents.
Museum Park Tower III is the fifth major private development in which Kenny is working with The Enterprise Companies and architect Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd. The three collaborated on the development of Museum Park Tower I, Tower II and Museum Park Lofts.
www.kennyconstruction.com /building/MPTIII.htm   (324 words)

  
 Niagara Falls attractions in Niagara Falls Canada - Popular Niagara Falls Attractions and Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Skylon Tower is located on Murray Street at Buchanan Avenue in the City of Niagara Falls overlooking Queen Victoria Park and the Falls.
At approximately 520 feet, the Skylon Tower is the tallest structure in Niagara.
Breaching, spy hopping and high bowing are just some of the natural and thrilling behaviors of killer whales that you'll see performed at Marineland's...
www.chalet-inn.net /attractions/index.php   (481 words)

  
 Direct Action Resource Center -- Facilities
In addition to the top-floor garage door openings, the three-room ground level has numerous windows and either may be used to conduct sniper-initiated assaults into the 6100 square foot shoot house.
Any medium can be installed within the wall breaching panels: dry wall, cinder block, brick, etc. This feature allows an organization to conduct technical surveillance with live fire and wall breaches for in-extremis operations.
It is designed for explosive, mechanical and ballistic breaching as well, and it is set up with interior wall breaching panels.
www.darc1.com /facilities.shtml   (634 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Firm fined after window plunge
The company was warned that the window was "flapping about" in high winds, but staff could not reach it because no-one had a key.
The key was kept in the other Norwich Union tower block in the city, a judge at Norfolk Crown Court was told.
Norwich Union admitted breaching the Heath and Safety Act at a district court hearing in July, but the case was sent to Crown Court because the judge felt a bigger fine was called for.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/1573651.stm   (374 words)

  
 Return To Castle Wolfenstein Hints And Tips Resource
As soon as the game starts, run down the spiral staircase and out the door to the hillside, if you go to the ridge be aware of the trams they can push you off the ridge to your death.
If the Lower Door gets breached it would be a good idea for a few people to defend the Castle Basement Door, and the rest of the team to defend the Supply Room door.
Watch the stairway leading down to the tram bay and the right side of the bay where the lower engine room doorway is. You should be able to see what the Allies are doing and inform your teammates of their route.
www.wolfensteinresource.com /ops/tram.htm   (1730 words)

  
 La Esfinge peak rock climbing expedition Peru, South America adventure tours
La Esfinge, also know as La Torre de Paron, is beautiful alpine tower of perfect orange granite located in the Paron Valley, home to other such formations of lesser altitude and quality.
The granite towers and walls of Peru, primarily La Esfinge, hold much potential for high altitude big wall climbing but are usually overlooked in favor of the big snowy peaks for which the range is famous.
With some routes now breaching Esfinge's ramparts, there is still countless aid and free lines waiting to be attempted by the adventurous in search of a different Peruvian climbing experience.
www.infinito-sur.com /peru/esfinge.html   (238 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | Guilty pleas over two lift deaths
Two companies have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation after two men plunged to their deaths in a lift shaft in 2001.
Police said at the time that the men might have collided with the lift doors during some sort of scuffle, before falling 100ft (30m) to their deaths.
The court heard that they had failed to ensure that occupiers and visitors to Shirley Towers were not exposed to risks to their health and safety.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/hampshire/4587950.stm   (249 words)

  
 In Business Las Vegas
The lawsuit accuses Terracon of breaching a contract the company had with Mandalay Resort-forerunner Circus Circus Enterprises by "providing inadequate and / or substandard work," and of negligence.
The casino's first tower opened in March 1999 after construction began in 1997 and cost about $950 million to build.
He said the first tower's position is continuously monitored through on-site monitoring equipment and through yearly visits by the Clark County Department of Development Services.
www.inbusinesslasvegas.com /2004/12/10/lawnlabor.html   (785 words)

  
 Waco Suits For Waco Suckers, Part 2 of 4 [Free Republic]
As you have asserted, the concrete structure was at the base of the 4-story tower, which is directly behind the front doors.
In post #8, I said that the four-story tower was directly behind the front door.
The other tank-sized hole directly in front of the four-story tower used to be the bedrooms of Scott Songbe, Jaime Castillo, Steve Henry, Pablo Cohen, Don Bunds and a couple of other guys named Paul and Steve.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a386f964464e1.htm   (11542 words)

  
 League Against Cruel Sports - North West Support Group - Fox Hunting Exposed
Tony Wright, 52, denied breaching the Hunting Act when he led the Exmoor Foxhounds on 29 April last year.
But he was found guilty at Barnstaple Magistrates' Court in a case brought by the League Against Cruel Sports.
The League Against Cruel Sports believes that all snares should be banned, as they are cruel, unnecessary and indiscriminate.
www.nwlacs.co.uk   (474 words)

  
 To The Edge of Midnight
However the top is a mystery to be solved only by those brave enough to go within, for the tower disappears into a thick bank of clouds that appear to be on fire and that spit out multi-colored bolts of lightning every now and then.
His gaze flies up to the tower entrance and he makes for it, slamming the accelerator to the max.
With Fenrir's spell upon her, Zei might be well nigh on unstoppable; she chalks the feeling up to adrenaline, however, and long after they've crossed the threshold her hazel eyes are scanning the area behind her sunglasses.
ffmux.play-hookey.com /tritp/midnight.html   (11488 words)

  
 Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Staff at the tower walked off the job to demand a meeting with Jean-Bernard Bros, the head of the private company which employs them.
The employees are concerned about the future of their jobs when the company’s contract to run the Eiffel Tower comes to an end next year.
The agreement between SNTE (Societe nouvelle d’exploitation de la Tour Eiffel), the company which runs the tower, and the city of Paris, which owns the property and the structure, is set to expire in 2005.
www.wsws.org /articles/2004/sep2004/wkrs-s17_prn.shtml   (2175 words)

  
 Means of Escape Fire Safety Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Investigation by police, the HSE, and both the Herts Fire and Rescue Service and the Fire Brigade Union (FBU), continues into yesterday's fire at the Harrow Court residential tower block in Stevenage, Herts, which claimed the lives of a resident and two firefighters in their 20's as they attempted a rescue.
The fire broke out on the 14th level of the 17-storey tower at around 3am and developed a great intensity, of the 7 persons of the 70 evacuated who were taken to hospital, one is said to remain in a critical condition.
Skyland Investments Limited, the proprietors of the Castle Mona Hotel and leisure centre in Douglas has incurred fines totaling £2,000 with £450 costs for breaches of fire safety legislation that came to light during fire service inspections in 2003 and last year.
www.means-of-escape.com /news/feb_news_bites.htm   (381 words)

  
 Odessa American Online: Serving the Permian Basin of West Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In the empty Professional Tower, unhinged exit signs dangle from ceilings, broken windows let in cool air and bare concrete floors gather debris from crumbling ceiling tiles.
The part-time SWAT team handles search warrants and deals with hostage situations, issues of barricaded people, dignitary protection and any case where a door must be breached, Fuentes said.
Ruiz said the Professional Tower is scheduled to be demolished beginning April 4.
www.oaoa.com /news/nw032306c.htm   (602 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The incident happened during work to dismantle the scaffold tower, which was being used during a development at Liverpool Street mainline station on 7 November 1999.
Mr Keane, of Greenwich, London, was employed by Kvaerner Cleveland Bridge Ltd (now Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd), of Darlington, County Durham, which was contracted to erect steelwork for the development.
GTRM pleaded guilty to breaching duties under Section 3(1) of HSWA, an offence under section 33(1a), at Southwark Crown Court, London SE1 on 4 September 2002.
www.hsedirect.com /search/sql/dataitem.asp?id=19233&tid=7   (595 words)

  
 Fire Training Facilities, Live Fire Training Buildings, Towers, Simulators, NFPA 1402, NFPA 1403,
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Our well-sealed metal towers keep wildlife and weather outside, protecting the interior from exposure to the elements.
WHP features like ladder panels, hot dipped galvanized finishes and strong stairs and railings make our buildings ready to handle the daily wear and tear of fire training.
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