There are fears over what could happen to a towering stained-glass work at financially troubled Chicago Loop Synagogue and a mosaic at River Grove’s old Guerin Catholic high school.
Print article Frosty’s made of it, kids play in it and Christmas carolers sing about it. And now we know bomb blasts can be hushed with it. That’s what a team of innovative airmen in Alaska confirmed recently during a four-day experiment into how effective snow is at dampening dangerous shockwaves from ordnance blasts. Ordnance teams normally use sand or water barriers for that job. The tests revealed that charges surrounded by bags filled with snow significantly reduced pressure waves emanating from the blast. That knowledge may provide an option to commanders looking for the best blast protection for their people and installations once snow barriers become available, said Air Force Master Sgt. Chance Rupp, an explosive ordnance disposal flight chief at Eielson Air Force Base. His idea kindled the experiment.
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On a picture perfect day at Fenway Park, there was a graduation ceremony Saturday that some thought they’d never see.
“I can’t believe we got it to work out,” said graduate Molly Tillo. “It would have been super depressing to wake up today and go on Zoom for graduation.” Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Bentley University was the first to hold its commencement ceremony at the home of the Red Sox. The class of ’21 went first followed by the class of ’20, which had missed out on a ceremony last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Johnny Galloway passes from the scrum. He had a strong game on his return from injury. They foraged voraciously at breakdowns in the second half even when Varsity commanded most of the ball and ground away with their hefty scrum. Varsity s backline had only wing Korie Winters lively on attack and their defence, badly missing injured midfielder Hamish Northcott, was breached too easily by Turbos Stewart Cruden, James Tofa and Andre Taylor to set up two early tries. COB s only failing was average line kicking. COB coach Bryan Matenga said when he heard there had been a falling out at Feilding, where Taylor had been coaching, he invited him back to his old club, as a player.