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Произведения автора582007
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (Italian: bat) was a three-engine bomber/transport aircraft serving in the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. Despite being too slow to remain competitive as a bomber, it was one of the most flexible, reliable and important aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica from 1935-1944, and adapted to second-line duties in performing a wide range of tasks.
Turban
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In English, Turban refers to several types of headwear popularly worn in the Middle East, North Africa, Punjab, Jamaica and Southwest Asia. A commonly used synonym is Pagri, the Indian word for turban.
World war
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A world war is a war affecting the majority of the world`s most powerful and populous nations. World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents, with battles fought in multiple theaters.
Olympic Peninsula
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, and Cape Flattery, the north-westernmost point, are on the peninsula. The Olympic Peninsula contained many of the last unexplored places in the lower 48. It remained largely unmapped until Arthur Dodwell and Theodore Rixon mapped most of its topography and timber resources between 1898 and 1900.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.
Robert Noyce
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel in 1968. He is also credited (along with Jack Kilby) with the invention of the integrated circuit or microchip which fueled the personal computer revolution and gave Silicon Valley its name. Noyce was also a mentor and father-figure to an entire generation of entrepreneurs.
Tricorne
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The tricorne or tricorn is a style of hat that was popular during the 18th century, falling out of style by 1800. At the peak of its popularity, the tricorne was worn as civilian dress and as part of military and naval uniforms. Its distinguishing characteristic was a practical one: the turned-up portions of the brim formed gutters that directed rainwater away from the wearer`s face, depositing most of it over his shoulders. Before the invention of specialized rain gear, this was a distinct advantage.
Tom Wills
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Wentworth "Tom" Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was an Australian all-round sportsman, umpire, coach and administrator who is credited with being a catalyst towards the invention of Australian rules football.
Utah Lake
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Utah Lake is a freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Utah. On the western side of Utah Valley, the lake is overlooked by Mount Timpanogos and Mount Nebo. The lake`s only river outlet, the Jordan River, is a tributary of the Great Salt Lake and is highly regulated with pumps. Evaporation accounts for 42% of the outflow of the lake, which leaves the lake slightly saline. The elevation of the lake is legally at 4,489 feet (1,368 m) above sea level. If the lake elevation goes any higher, the Jordan River pumps and gates are left open.
Picture archiving and communication system
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is a medical imaging technology which provides economical storage of, and convenient access to, images from multiple modalities (source machine types).Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS; this eliminates the need to manually file, retrieve, or transport film jackets. The universal format for PACS image storage and transfer is DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine). Non-image data, such as scanned documents, may be incorporated using consumer industry standard formats like PDF (Portable Document Format), once encapsulated in DICOM. A PACS consists of four major components: The imaging modalities such...
Piaggio
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Piaggio based in Pontedera, Italy encompasses seven brands of scooters, motorcycles and compact commercial vehicles. As the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio produces more than 600,000 vehicles annually, with five research and development centers, more than 6,700 employees and operations in over 50 countries.
Second Council of Lyon
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Second Council of Lyon was the fourteenth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convoked on 31 March 1272 and convened in Lyon, France, in 1274. Pope Gregory X presided over the council, called to act on a pledge by Byzantine emperor Michael VIII to reunite the Eastern church with the West. The council was attended by somebishops, sixty abbots and more than a thousand prelates or their procurators, among whom were the representatives of the universities. Due to the great number of attendees, those who had come to Lyon without being specifically summoned were given "leave to depart with the blessing of God" and of the Pope. Among others who attended the council were James I of Aragon,...
Shinyei Nakamine
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shinyei Nakamine (January 21, 1920 – June 2, 1944) was a soldier in the 100th Infantry Battalion of the United States Army who received the United States` highest decoration for valor - The Medal of Honor, for actions in La Torreto, Italy during World War II. He received the medal for advancing on enemy forces when his own unit was pinned down. Nakamine was subsequently killed during this engagement and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross which was eventually upgraded to the Medal of Honor upon military review in June 2000.
Zavala County, Texas
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Zavala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 11,600. Its county seat is Crystal City. Zavala is named for Lorenzo de Zavala, Mexican politician, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and first vice president of the Republic of Texas.
Phoenix Lights
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Phoenix Lights (sometimes referred to as the, "Lights over Phoenix") were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects observed in the skies over the U.S. states of, Arizona, Nevada and the Mexican state of Sonora on March 13, 1997.
Spanish Guinea
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Spanish Guinea was an African colony of Spain that became the independent nation of Equatorial Guinea.
Pope Urban VI
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pope Urban VI (c. 1318 – October 15, 1389), born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 1378 to 1389.
Playhouse Square Center
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Playhouse Square Center, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is the second-largest theater complex in the United States (second only to New York City`s Lincoln Center). Constructed in a span of nineteen months in the early 1920s, the theaters were subsequently closed down, but were revived through a grass-roots effort. Their renovation and reopening helped usher in a new era of downtown revitalization in Cleveland, and was called “one of the top ten successes in Cleveland history.”
Pine Barrens (New Jersey)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, is a heavily forested area of coastal plain stretching across southern New Jersey. The name "pine barrens" refers to the area`s sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil, to which the crops originally imported by European settlers didn`t take well. These uncommon conditions enable the Pine Barrens to support a unique and diverse spectrum of plant life, including orchids and carnivorous plants. The area is also notable for its populations of rare pygmy Pitch Pines and other plant species that depend on the frequent fires of the Pine Barrens to reproduce. The sand that composes much of the area`s soil is referred to by the locals as sugar sand.
Thomas Baker (Medal of Honor)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Alexander Baker (June 25, 1916 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army soldier who received the U.S. military`s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Saipan.
Rookworst
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rookworst ("smoked sausage") is a type of Dutch sausage in which ground meat is mixed with spices and salt and stuffed into a casing (originally made of intestine, but these days usually made of bovine collagen). Rookworst is a traditional ingredient in stamppot. Described as a Bologna-type sausage, it is common in the Netherlands and is also exported to England.
PFA Players` Player of the Year
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Professional Footballers` Association Players` Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players` Player of the Year, the Players` Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players` trade union, the Professional Footballers` Association (PFA).
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