The 90,300-sq-ft facility located in Holyoke, Mass., is operated by a consortium of Massachusettsâs most research-intensive universities. See Figures 1 and 2. The integration of power and life safety systems requires an understanding of both the sources of power and the specific requirements of the life safety loads. It also requires a team approach of various types of consulting engineers including electrical, life safety, mechanical, and fire protection.
Rosenbergs executed. On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. Both refused to admit any wrongdoing and proclaimed their innocence right up to the time of their deaths,...
Down in the Valley , also known as  Birmingham Jail , is a traditional American folk song. It has been recorded by many artists, and is included in the Songs of Expanding America recordings in the Burl Ives six-album set Historical America in Song. It is a ballad played in the 3/4 time signature. Lyrics vary, as with most folk songs. For example, sometimes the line Hang your head over, hear the wind blow is replaced by Late in the evening, hear the train blow.