A Pharmacy in India
Author: Dean McCleland
The Minneapolis Bridge Disaster
Stunning pictures of the collapse of this major eight lane bridge during the evening rush hour. In spite of the catastrophic failure of the bridge during evening rush hour, only 13 people were killed and 145 injured.
Background
The Mississippi River Bridge was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. During the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, it suddenly collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The bridge was Minnesota’s fifth busiest, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily.
How did this happen?
The explanations on the Insurance Claims relating to these “accidents” would be very entertaining and revealing. There is no doubt that there would have been some creative reasons but very few confessions or truthful elucidations.
Things To Do Before You Get Old
Instead of the usual items on one’s bucket list such as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or visiting Disneyland, how about doing something radically different.
How about Cliff Camping as shown above.
Rare Historical Photographs
Each of these pictures has an interesting story to tell. Some are more than 100 years old. If you enjoy history as much as I do, then I am sure that you will appreciate viewing them.
The photo above is a boxing match on board the USS Oregon in 1897
The Art of the Pencil
With a dab of inspiration and a dollop of time, one can fashion the mundane pencil into a work of art.
Why were 19,240 British soldiers killed on Day 1 of the Somme Battle?
After 7 days of bombardment, the British expected to walk across no man’s land and overrun the Germans without a fight. Instead they were mowed down in their thousands. What went wrong?
Prologue
On the morning of the 1st July 1916, the British soldiers would climb up their wooden ladders, clamber over the sandbagged parapets of their trenches and then move towards the German lines. The exact instruction as regards their motion was given as walk: not run, not practice fire and movement but walk. The British High Command expected a docile German force dazed and shell-shocked after 7 days of continuous bombardment not to respond at all or if they did, not with alacrity. Amongst many others, this would become a cardinal error of this battle.
Instead, in short order, the British forces were pinned down and massacred.
Stunning Photos of the Malaysian Air Flight MH17 Crash
These photos poignantly illustrate the horror of the disaster which befell Malaysia Air Flight MH17 over the Ukraine.
Being extremely graphic in nature, if you are squeamish by nature, view with circumspection.
Mamphela Ramphele: Arrogance and Ego Writ Large
From holding Mamphela in high regard, her recent behaviour casts her in a completely different light.
Mamphela Ramphele’s recent actions since creating the so-called political movement Agang, have been surreal to say the least. It commenced with the establishment of a political movement. Instead of presenting an alternative to the ANC what did she do: she denigrated the ANC’s performance? Not that the concerns raised were in any way an inaccurate exposition of the current South African situation but what a potential voter needs is some form of action plan.
Scary Stairs from Around the World
