... . Army and Navy Air Forces (the U.S. Air Force had not been formed yet) used the M2 almost to the exclusion of all other machine gun. All forces used the M2 as a light anti-aircraft weapon. All told, about two million M2's were produced during the war (292). The U.S did not just like ... early design, made in 1912, but was used extensively throughout WWI and WWII. The barrel was liquid-cooled, and had a cycling rate of about 500 r.p.m. (296). The best of all light machine guns (rapid-fire rifle-caliber weapons) In World War II was the German 1.92mm. MG42. The MG42 was used as an ... the ...

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... Australia to their favourite sports. Radio was very popular especially for sports like cricket and horseracing. Television further enhanced this popularity of sporting events with Australians able to watch their sporting hero's all over the world. Satellite has improved on television by providing ... we can watch a soccer game played in Spain between teams from Italy and France. The invention of the light bulb meant that games could use flood lights to light up huge areas such as a cricket or footy oval, allowing sport to play during the evening ... and night. This allows spectators w...

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... smallest possible perfect horse. The Miniature comes in all possible horse colors. Miniature Horses are seen in performance classes - halter obstacle, hunter jumper, showmanship, costume, liberty, and driving. A variety of driving classes are popular at the more than 250 AMHA scantioned horse shows nationwide, and include pleasure driving, roadster driving, obstacle driving, single and multiple hitches and fine viceroy. Because ... a favorite with riders, young and old. His unique coloring provides individual expression, since no two horses are alike. A Spotted Saddle Horse is a light ho...

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... cousins, but they can still cause damage or flip boats (Allaby, 1997). A dust devil, however, is not a tornado. If it's a warm day, and light winds at the surface cooperate, you may see one of these whirling columns of dust in a farm field, or a parking lot. HOW TORNADOES FORM The National Sever Storm Labortory (NSSL, 2002) demonstrates before thunderstorms develop, a change in wind ... air masses from Canada. These collisions create the huge thunderstorms and supercells that often spawn tornadoes. Because the land in Tornado Alley is relatively flat and far from the influences of both ...

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... for operation Overlord. Operation Overlord was commandeered and planned by the United States and the British. Through the winter and spring of 1944, tens of thousands of allies were sent out on convoys to meet British troops in England. Rigorous training then ensued, including training in combat for ... FZG-76 (V-1) flying bomb had a range of 150 miles, traveling at a speed of 410 mph carrying 1,870 lbs of high explosives. The German Peenemunde A-4 (V-2) ballistic missile had 70,000 lbs of thrust, carrying 2,450 lbs of high explosives traveling up to 3,440 mph with a range of 185 miles....

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... the idea on conquering the American frontier and going further, higher and stronger than ever before. They all seem relevant to the advertising scheme of naming of SUV's except the Jeep Cherokee. " a (deeper and) closer look at this SUV's mythohistorical connections may provide the owners" pride with ... ourselves in harms way? My final ethical fire that is blazing is that of the SUV's relation to the diminishing environment. In the United States all of the SUV's are classified as "light trucks". These light trucks have different standards for everything the government tests it for from ...

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... navy would be defeated but only after they had recorded record number victories. As was done in World War I the German Navy's first line of business was to limit the British resources. The first attack in engaging this campaign came not more than ten hours after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlains ... (MM-WEB). Their was a waiting period because of a number of factors, they had to wait to assemble the convoy, a longer route had to be taken, and the speed had to be reduced to match the slowest ship (MM-WEB). It took a long period of time but eventually the British convoy system became st...

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... . The words she uses to describe her new home and her cohabitants shed the same uncivilized light but without the sarcasm of Trollope. She describes the lady of the house as a "hard, sad-looking woman." No note of sarcasm, no bitterness, just the facts. It seems to me that Bird was a good woman ... is genuine. She talks about them from a distant perspective, without emotions, unlike Frances Trollope. Finally after almost a month in the company and boredom of the Chambers Family, Isabella found her way to Estes Park where her open mind and adventurous spirit found much to cheer about. To b...

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... scope. Since many soldiers prefer to not have to look down cold iron sights the see a distant enemy, rifles have been enhanced through the use of optical sights. These sights magnify both the vision and the light that is seen by the shooter. In most cases optical sights have a power and an objective lens measurement. The military, for the most part, tries ... to stay within the boundaries of six to ten power scopes. Reasons for this include, the loss of ambient light, and the trouble of acquiring a target through a small field of view. Accessing ambient light is of utmost importance whe...

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... with that which is new, what exactly are all of these gadgets doing for the educational system? The aforementioned thought is a question that will be looked at throughout this article and hopefully shed some light on the future of education. An online survey conducted by AT&T reports that 68% of parents, 69% of students, and 69% of teachers said that they have personally seen students" grades ... improve through use of the Internet (AT&T, 1998). The same article quotes, "more than half of the 2,416 respondents agreed the "the Internet has become ... meant to engage by written agreement...

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... The cruising horsepower for this monster was 1300 for a period of five minutes during takeoff and 850 horsepower during normal cruise altitude. The Hindenburg was capable of 78 miles an hour cruising speed and 84 miles an hour maximum speed. The airship was able to cross the Atlantic in less ... products but only while in the observation area. All tobacco products were confiscated before entering the explosive balloon of gas. While being in the observation area one would be able to light up using lighters that were supplied in the room that were attached to a chain to prevent someone ......

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... wonder what happened . Then a second interruption by the loudspeaker informed me that it was an airliner that was deliberately flown into one of the World Trade Center towers; my Latin teacher nearly fainted from shock and we students, in turn became very concerned about what was ... celebrities and musicians, the 2002 Superbowl halftime show, and the events following the 2002 Superbowl after the Patriots won. Later in September of 2001 a group of today's superstar artists joined together in New York City for a nonprofit fundraiser. This involved various artists collaborating to remake ...

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... their anger because they would not have violent thoughts instilled by television in their minds. Road rage will be reduced if the amount of violence a child watches is condensed. Road rage is a broad term and can include excessive speed, reckless lane-switching, tailgating, running stoplights and signs, passing on the right, honking horns, flashing lights, and screaming and making obscene gestures. It ... cars to settle a dispute. Under the right circumstances, anybody can become involved in road rage. For example, actor Jack Nicholson, at a red light, got out of his car, and with a gol...

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... Activities Division to carry out the actual strikes, using two primary types of drones. The original drone is the MQ-1 Predator and its successor is the more advanced MQ-9 Reaper. The Predator has a cruise speed of 81 to 103 mph and a range of 2,000 miles. At 172 to 195 mph, the Reaper's cruise speed is nearly twice the Predator's and its range exceeds the Predators ... at 3,200 miles. Both drones have a normal service ceiling of 25,000 feet, but the Reaper has a maximum operational altitude ... the target is a "combatant" or "fighter."14 Additionally, they state that: the killing must...

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... form, called plaintext. The AES algorithm is capable of using cryptographic keys of 128, 192, and 256 bits to encrypt and decrypt data in blocks of 128 bits. It is believed that AES provides a better combination of safety and speed than DES and offers higher security against hackers than ... Enforcement Act (CALEA) in 1994 requiring that the technology used in communications systems be redesigned, and existing equipment modified, to ensure the ability of law-enforcement agencies to intercept communications." (Baase, 2003) The FBI uses sophisticated surveillance systems to search through...

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... According to the Wisconsin Statues, every bicyclist crossing a road at any point other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles upon the road. Had this boy known that perhaps he would have taken the time to pause and look before trying to ... to a lack of experience or failure to appreciate the limitations of their motorcycle. Out of total crashes in the year 2000, in accordance with 2000 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts, 30% of the accidents where due to an exterior force, 27% where due to inattentive driving, 20% do to speed and 13% due ... oth...

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... You all sound the same. I have no time for this." Then I ask again, "So, what are you going to say?" We live in an age of communication choice. Competing ideas are coming at us at the speed of light, and candidates, like brands, must become more creative in delivering their messages. A candidate's message is in competition with all the messages in the marketplace. Consumers ... -- yes, voters are consumers -- are forced to make quick decisions about everything. Out of necessity, people have become more intuitive. For a candidate, often there is ... Commission Chairman Newton Minow, form...

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... in what is called a self - imposed blackout on publication in order to keep German scientists from using the work of U.S. scientists to speed up the development of their bomb, and get the advantage of the United States in the war. Their work was done at 3 main facilities; Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los ... important discoveries. They discovered that the fission had occurred in the uranium isotope U - 235, which makes up only 1 part in 140 of natural uranium. The rest of the uranium, consisting of U - 238, had taken no part in the reaction(Documentation 7). They also showed that each fissi...

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... -crafts are defined as Class A inboard boats by the U.S. Coast Guard and are required to follow standard boating regulations. Personal watercraft operators are required to comply with all posted boat speed regulations. In regard to ecosystem impacts, personal watercraft operators may increase the water turbidity in areas where they operate their vessels, which not only makes it harder to see things ... in the water but also blocks the light that sea grasses and other plants need to survive. In addition, if not operated in appropriate areas, these vessels may also blast out holes in sea g...

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... the connection that sugar helped spark the creation of capitalism, which led to the eventual beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Despite the horrible treatment of the people, it did spark the Industrial Revolution which is responsible for much advancement involving efficiency, speed, and quality in modern business practices. Also as ... assumption that all foreign people were inferior beings. Another propaganda of literature that portrayed Africa as a negative place was in the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. In the novel, Europe is referred to as the light and Africa is se...

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... pattern in his early bombs was the targeting of universities and airlines - waged his war not against any government or country but against a concept, one that was (and still is) sweeping through the world with unbridled speed: technology. His most frequent targets were ... relatively obscure academics, not leading figures in the technological world like Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos. And unlike many terrorists, Kaczynski is brilliant and has written no less cogently than profusely about his radical views. Kaczynski's basic thesis is, in his own words, that "Scientific progress will result in...

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... the Western Shoshone tribe has to deal with this in their neighborhood. Congress recently passed legislation to dump a lot of the waste from the US on their reservation. I believe that this is not the right thing to do because ... is a sacred site with spiritual and cultural significance in our sovereign territory - ("House- par. 7). Tom Goldtooth, the coordinator of the Indigenous Environmental Network, said, "The nuclear industry has waged an undeclared war against indigenous peoples that has poisoned our communities ... see if they will break open in a crash. However, it is reported ...

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... tire. This became extremely popular because it significantly smoothed out the ride of the bicycle and allowed greater speeds. Because of this cyclists could more comfortably cycle greater distances. Within four years of its creation, the pneumatic tire became standard on all bikes (Whitt 21). In the 1890's two and three speed internal hubs became popular. This allowed cyclists to more easily ascend ... hills and set their pedaling force to their terrain (Cycling ... 1). This type of internal hub is still in use today on many bicycles. Shortly after the internal gear system came the exter...

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... the sound barrier, escorting in a time of rapid progress. The accent of the era was on convenience and speed "a time when abundant steps were taken to free the housewife from the dreary grind of daily chores. The Fifties saw the mass production of laborsaving home appliances and convenience foods to ... living standards. In reality blacks had to make due with cast off school supplies, and literally nowhere were black accommodations anywhere near that of what the white population enjoyed. From 1955 to 1965, boycotts, sit-ins, demonstrations, marches, and neighborhood-organized protests dr...

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... could see smoke and fires creeping up the sides of the mountain." The atomic bomb wiped out 4.1 square miles of Hiroshima. That is about sixty percent of the city. The atomic bomb crashed with the explosive power of 20,000 tons of TNT. The explosion from the bomb was indescribably loud. There was a tremendous fireball of white light. This fireball was a hundred times brighter than the sun ... and was 250 feet in diameter. The fireball sucked up millions of tons of dust and debris and formed a mushroom cloud that rained radioactive material on the ... the bomber. After the bomb was drop...

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