Robert S.
GT40s Supporter
Old Glory NEVER looked so good . . .
Awesome.....
Wonder how the media missed this one. Amazing engineering feat!
http://mortenson.wistia.com/medias/tejnwpitig
Bigger IS Always better . . .
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Awesome.....
Wonder how the media missed this one. Amazing engineering feat!
http://mortenson.wistia.com/medias/tejnwpitig
That is amazing! One hell of a cash outlay for that company. That's quite a statement. I'm going to look into Acuity to see what type of insurance they carry.
Charlie Farley
Supporter
If you think that is an acheivement, check out what we built for the US Navy in Scotland.
Holy Loch. Still in service today and designed by UK Engineers to survive a direct surface hit by a hydrogen bomb.
As the service pens are so deep under the ground ( granite ) it helped. I am told, there is over 40 Million cubic metres of concrete in the construction, naturally incorporating reinforcement. The sitecovers the 7 pens, workshop facilities, accomodation, a comprehensive hospital and satellite tunnels running some several miles.
The reinforcement was based on the ' HenkBar ', used by the Germans in the construction of the roofs of their U Boat Pens in WW2, on the coast of France.
The diameter of that bar is as fat as a fat boy's arm...
These were finally breached by ' Tall Boy ' and similar bombs delivered by
Lancaster bombers. US aircraft could not carry anywhere near the payload required.
Now, as to the function of this facility.
It was designed from the outset, to facilitate nuke submarines approaching it underwater, entering the pens, being serviced and replenished and returning to a patrol, never having broken the surface. So therefore, the Warsaw Pact, at the time, could not notice and track them.
One of the senior Engineers on that project, moved on to work on London's Post Office Tower and was solely responsible for the massive , massive concrete test beds for Concorde's Olympus engines..
Holy Loch apparently was recreated on the US east cost.
Holy Loch. Still in service today and designed by UK Engineers to survive a direct surface hit by a hydrogen bomb.
As the service pens are so deep under the ground ( granite ) it helped. I am told, there is over 40 Million cubic metres of concrete in the construction, naturally incorporating reinforcement. The sitecovers the 7 pens, workshop facilities, accomodation, a comprehensive hospital and satellite tunnels running some several miles.
The reinforcement was based on the ' HenkBar ', used by the Germans in the construction of the roofs of their U Boat Pens in WW2, on the coast of France.
The diameter of that bar is as fat as a fat boy's arm...
These were finally breached by ' Tall Boy ' and similar bombs delivered by
Lancaster bombers. US aircraft could not carry anywhere near the payload required.
Now, as to the function of this facility.
It was designed from the outset, to facilitate nuke submarines approaching it underwater, entering the pens, being serviced and replenished and returning to a patrol, never having broken the surface. So therefore, the Warsaw Pact, at the time, could not notice and track them.
One of the senior Engineers on that project, moved on to work on London's Post Office Tower and was solely responsible for the massive , massive concrete test beds for Concorde's Olympus engines..
Holy Loch apparently was recreated on the US east cost.
Jim Rosenthal
Supporter
You know, with a flag that big, it's a damn shame someone hasn't put a used car lot there. Or, at the very least, a Home Depot. I mean, c'mon, guys.
I think the company is making a statement, they don't seem to be apologizing for America, I think they may be proud of America. That's in short supply lately.
Charlie Farley
Supporter
Al,
i expected more from you, at least..
i expected more from you, at least..
I'm sorry Charlie, you lost me. Pride in this country is in short supply lately, it's out of style, it's good to see someone that cares.
Robert S.
GT40s Supporter
Home for runaway girls - oh, maybe not, too many STDs. Museum for old broken-down high mileage GT40s. Home for aged and forgetful GT40 owners.
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ACUITY operates in 22 states, generates over $1 billion in revenue through 1,000 independent agencies, manages nearly $3 billion in assets, and employs over 950 people. ACUITY is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best and also receives an A+ rating from Standard and Poor's.
The company began as the Mutual Auto Insurance Company of the Town of Herman in 1925 (in the unincorporated village of Franklin in Sheboygan County). The name was changed to Mutual Auto of Wisconsin in 1953, and Heritage Mutual Insurance Company. in 1957. The company moved to the city of Sheboygan in 1960, and to its current location in 1984. The company became known as ACUITY Insurance in 2001.
The company opened a $39 million addition to its headquarters in 2004. The addition added 262,000*square feet*(24,300*m²) to the facility and renovated about 20,000*square feet*(2,000*m²) of space.
ACUITY was named the Best Mid-Size Company to work for in the United States in 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 by Great Place to Work Institute and is the only company in the nation to be named ten consecutive years to the Great Place to Work Institute's top five mid-sized companies.
ACUITY is recognized as one of Ward, Inc.'s Top 50 best-run insurers for 14 consecutive years.
ACUITY has been named to the InformationWeek 500 list of most innovative technology companies for ten consecutive years.ACUITY was awarded the 2001 National Company Award of Excellence by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents.
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