USS MISSOURI (BB-63) firing her main battery near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, during Caribbean amphibious maneuvers.
Note: "floatplanes on the ship's catapults. Planes and catapults were removed in May 1949. USS POCONO (AGC-16) is in the right background."
Date: March 1949
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-706922
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An American G.I. leans out his tent to shake hands with a dog in Luxembourgâs frozen landscape during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945.
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it's been a hot minute (three years)
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Barbara Stanwyck c. 1940.
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âI always remember having this fight with a random dude who claimed that âstraight white menâ were the only true innovators. His prime example for this was the computer⌠the computer⌠THE COMPUTER!!! THE COM-PU-TER!!!
Alan Turing - Gay man and âfather of computingâ Wren operating Bombe - The code cracking computers of the 2nd world war were entirely run by women Katherine Johnson - African American NASA mathematician and âHuman computerâ Ada Lovelace - arguably the 1st computer programmerâ
- Sacha Coward
Also Margaret Hamilton - NASA computer scientist who put the first man on the moon - an as-yet-unmatched feet of software engineering, here pictured beside the full source of that computer programme. #myhero
Grace Hopper - the woman that coined the term âbugâ Â
- @robinlayfield
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Beautiful street art mural done by artist Royyal Dog featuring Aaliyah, Left Eye, Whitney Houston Amy Winehouse and Selena located 7677 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
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One of The Red Baron's triplanes on display, 1935
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The Penguins, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, and Washington Capitals have already started the process of implementing optional neck protection for players, a Penguins and league source told The Athletic. The collective aim is to stock up on multiple available forms of equipment for players, at their choosing, to test during practices.
The sooner the better, several Penguins players said on Tuesday.
âNot wait until training camp,â Evgeni Malkinsaid. âDo it now. Maybe players will like, maybe not. Our choice, you know?
âBut, yes, wear in practice, see what feels good. Maybe not same thing like big pad for neck. But if shirt or cover like for socks and wrists, letâs try. Not wait.â
The death of Johnson, who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a collision in an English league game on Saturday, sparked Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas and coach Mike Sullivan to discuss the pros and cons of bringing neck protection gear into the clubâs equipment mix. Advised by members of the equipment staff on details to consider â not only comfort but also how the protective element would look on players â Dubas reached out to the league and suggested head equipment manager Jon Taglianetti inquire with manufacturers.
Currently, manufacturers offer neck guards and base layer tops that prevent or lessen the severity of cuts.
âWeâre in the process right now of trying to talk to our players about some protective equipment in those vulnerable areas,â Sullivan said. He added the Penguinsâ minor-league affiliates, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) and Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), are now required to wear a form of neck and wrist guards.
The Penguins â because Johnson was once one of their own â want to set an example that could eventually lead to neck protection becoming mandatory in the NHL. However, that would require the league and its Playersâ Association to reach an agreement, which is unlikely this season.
Even procuring options for players with which to experiment sooner than later comes with challenges. Specifically, a Penguins source said, the club is having âa hard time getting stuffâ because of high demand in the wake of Johnsonâs death.
âOf course, weâre talking about it now,â Kris Letang said. âBut thereâs a reason why kids are wearing it, you know?
âThereâs always going to be accidents. But if you can minimize the risk and if they can find something thatâs going to be comfortable for the guys to play with, it should be an experiment.
âI donât know how itâs going to play out. But Iâd probably try something.â
Like Pettersson, Letang sat at his locker on Tuesday and found it impossible not to think about Johnson while discussing the neck protection topic. Heâs proud his organization, the only one heâs known over 18 NHL seasons, is attempting to lead by example.
âBut it shouldnât just be the Penguins,â he said. âEverybody should (be) trying something.
âWe all know what happened (to Johnson). We should try to prevent something like that from happening again if it can be done.â
this is so important
also this tweet
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Home Army unit at Zgoda Street, at the exit to Jasna Street. Warsaw, 1944
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USS Texas (BB-35) during her sea trials near Rockland, Maine.
In the modern Navy, she would have been called PCU Texas (BB-35). PCU stands for Pre-Commissioning Unit.
Date: October 22-29, 1913
Photo is from Henry Sabuda's Collection: link
source, source, source, source
Mariner's Museum: P0001.014/01-#PN316a, bP0001.014/01-#PN315
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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Andre de Dienes (1945)
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