Archive for November, 2007
November 24th, 2007 -- Posted in Story |
Police forces are government organizations charged with the responsibility of preserving law and order and safeguarding the life and interests of the general public from harm. Police officers are the watchdogs that keep a check on the crime rate and discourage various forms of criminal activities. The judiciary of a country or state enacts laws for maintaining peace and order. It is the duty of the police officers to enforce the law and protect innocent citizens. They are the people who the general public depends on in times of danger.
However, in certain cases, it has been seen that police officers may misuse their authority, which may cause a great deal of inconvenience to the aggrieved party. Often the aggrieved party does not lodge a complaint against the police, as they are highly unsure of the possible consequences. Police misconduct needs to be reported to ensure that suitable action is taken. Police misconduct has been known to occur in all parts of the U.S.
There are a number of private agencies carrying out sting operations in order to expose the misconduct of police officers. Citizens experiencing police misconduct are advised to register their complaints with federal agencies. These agencies are set up to investigate incidents of misconduct by police officers and charge the accused. Apart from conducting detailed investigations, these agencies also oversee the routine activities of the police in order restrict instances of misconduct. An activity of police misconduct occurs when the officers in charge takes undue advantage of their authority in order to oppress ordinary innocent citizens. An instance in which a police officer requests for or accepts a bribe is also termed as misconduct.
Police officers are law enforcers. An activity of misconduct carried out by police officers tarnishes the reputation of the entire force. Adequate care should be taken to limit the occurrence of such instances in order to maintain a reputation in the eyes of the public.
Police provides detailed information on Police, Police Departments, Police Equipment, Police Stations and more. Police is affiliated with Free Public Record Searches.
November 16th, 2007 -- Posted in Story |
According to the building plans, the tower will rise to 1776 feet. However, it reaches that point only with the help of its uninhabited “needle” part, on top. Absent that, it’s less than 1400 feet. Therefore, Chicago’s Sears Tower will still take the prize for the largest inhabited building, if you include only the inhabited portion.
But even the Sears Tower won’t hold that honor for long. Standing over it in the same city will be the Chicago Spire, which should be completed in a couple of years and stand at 2000 feet. So to recap, New York, will have the larges inhabited freestanding structure in the United States if you include even the uninhabited needle, the Sears Tower is the largest inhabited freestanding structure if you only count the inhabited parts, and the Chicago Spire will make all those arguments any way, dwarfing either of those–but being dwarfed itself by some TV towers, but which don’t count since they’re not inhabited structures.
Did you ever think the question of the tallest building was so complicated? Brace yourself: It gets more confusing if you start talking about the tallest in the world. Most sources that talk about the world’s “tallest building” will point you to the TFC 101 building in Taiwan, which is almost 1670 feet. However, that again assumes you’re talking about inhabited structures. The tallest of all “freestanding structures” is actually in Ontario: the CN Tower, which stands an impressive 1814 feet. But taller than either of those will be the still-in-construction Burj Tower, which will rise more than 2600 feet over Taiwan.
Why this obsession with being “the tallest”? It comes down to image and yes, to money. Any city that can boast it has “the tallest” building stands to bring in lots of tourist dollars, not just to that building, but to other businesses, as visitors make side-trips to businesses around the tall building. Thus, a visit to, for instance, the Freedom Tower will likely benefit restaurants and hotels around the structure also.
That’s why you will continue to hear various cities laying claim to having “the tallest building,” without spending much time or effort pointing out the fine print. And let’s face it: Being home to the tallest TV tower just doesn’t boost a city’s image like being home to the the Sears Tower.
http://www.mmblr.com
November 12th, 2007 -- Posted in Story |
Many of the UK’s greatest historic buildings are in constant need of repair, restoration and cleaning. Given the historic nature of the nation, it’s right that the country should be at the leading edge of building cleaning technology.
Modern building cleaning methods have improved greatly, allowing historic houses, palaces, castles and churches to be cleaned without doing damage to the underlying structure.
Gone are the days when it was acceptable to use abrasive cleaning methods to strip away a layer of dirt, also leading to some stone or masonry being damaged at the same time.
We now demand cleaning methods that are considerably more sensitive to the historic buildings concerned. Carrying out cleaning work without considering the structure of the building is unacceptable.
Looking at the results being achieved by cleaning companies here in the UK, it’s encouraging to see that many of them have been in making great strides in attempting to find a new approach to the problem of cleaning historic buildings.
A company called EcoLogic Systems have been at the forefront of cleaning and renovation work in the UK. They use a system that ensures that the obtain some stunning cleaning results, without doing damage to the building or monument that is being cleaned.
The key to their success appears to be that the use a non-abrasive methodology. The EcoLogic system still achieves excellent cleaning results, but manages to do so without damaging the building’s architecture.
By placing the emphasis firmly on using environmentally friendly methods, they’ve been able to achieve results of a high standard.
Their reputation has been spreading quickly, with the company winning contracts to work with a number of local councils in the UK. It’s to be hoped that many more building cleaning service providers follow their lead.
Historic buildings offer an important opportunity for many of us. It would be a great shame if there are not maintained in the manner that they deserve.
As Keith Barrett found out, the specialists from EcoLogic Systems are experts in cleaning historic buildings. This article may be published on any website but this resource box must be included in full. The author retains all copyright.
November 9th, 2007 -- Posted in Story |
The Links of Leith having been used for many purposes over the centuries and has seen the coming and going of many armies.
However one subject that has rarely been broached by writers of Leith and that is its use as a place of military executions and I would like to tell two stories concerning this.
The first recorded is of a drummer who was shoot there in 1686 by sentence of a Court Martial for having it was said “ had in his heart to kill any Papist” when the Foot Guards and other troops under General Dalzeil and the Earl of Linlithgow were under arms to stop a riot caused by the students of Edinburgh University. This riot is known to history as the “Anti Popish Riot”.
The next happened in 1754 when John Ramsbottem and James Burgess deserters from the “James Stuarts Regiment” which later became the 37th Foot. They were brought from Edinburgh Castle to be shot on Leith Links. The odd thing is John Ramsbottem was shot but James Burgess was reprieved. However this was only done after he had been ordered to kneel and the firing party had been lined up ready to fire. The shock was so great he fainted. However despite being pardoned and save from death later in the year he was arrested for theft and received a thousand lashes and drummed out of the regiment with a rope round neck.
Another use of the Links rarely written about is its use for “Cock Fighting”. Cock fighting came into Scotland from England and by 1702 the first Cock Pit was in action with an admission fee of 10d (about 5p) for the front row and 7d and 4d for the second and third rows. This so called sport became so popular that it had to be banned in the streets as it would have caused trouble. In fact it was a Mr William Machrie who introduced the sport to Scotland who was a teacher of fencing and Cock Fighting and wrote a book on the subject. This horrible sport was long an enjoyment in Scotland with the dead birds being given to the School master.
John Arthur is married with two sons and is a Genealogist and local historian in Leith,Edinburgh. Having websites at http://www.lineages.co.uk,http://www.leithhistory.co.uk and http://persevere.lineages.co.uk.