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Y-shaped ties Railroad tie

y tie track next conventional track an unusual form of tie y-shaped tie, first developed in 1983. compared conventional ties volume of ballast required reduced due load-spreading characteristics of y-tie. noise levels high resistance track movement good. curves three-point contact of y steel tie means exact geometric fit cannot observed fixed attachment point. the cross section of ties i-beam. as of 2006 less 1,000 km of y-tie track had been built, of approximately 90-percent in germany.

History Suttonians RFC

1 history 1.1 beginning 1.2 re-birth 1.3 colours 1.4 crest , motto 1.5 station road 1.6 1930s 1.7 1940s 1.8 1946/47 - metropolitan cup 1.9 1950s 1.10 1960s 1.11 1970s 1.12 1980s 1.13 1990s 1.14 2000s 1.15 2010s history beginning the hill of howth overlooks northern shores of dublin bay. situated on howth peninsula , slopes down old village of sutton. in sutton in september 1899 club founded sutton rugby football club. largely made of members of police force , coast guards. great war responsible disbandment of club , scattering of members. club re-formed in 1924 suttonians rugby football club. the famous tin shed clubhouse, located @ main howth road entrance grounds, remained in use until new clubhouse built in present location on station road in 1970/71, through support of jack mc dowell. re-birth with little or no direct association old club group of young men banded in summer of 1924 reform club new name of suttonians rugby football club membership of eighteen. local politician sen...

1800s-1840s Timeline of Philadelphia

^ carey 1830. ^ history , timeline . pennsylvania academy of fine arts. retrieved october 15, 2013.  ^ united states , canada, 1800–1900 a.d.: key events . heilbrunn timeline of art history. new york: metropolitan museum of art. retrieved july 30, 2014.  ^ cite error: named reference brenner2009 invoked never defined (see page). ^ wright 1907. ^ jackson 1918. ^ smyth 1892. ^ james t. haley, ed. (1895), afro-american encyclopaedia, nashville: haley & florida  ^ cite error: named reference davies invoked never defined (see page). ^ american almanac , repository of useful knowledge. boston: charles bowen. 1836.  ^ casket, or, flowers of literature, wit & sentiment, philadelphia, 1826  ^ samuel hazard, ed. (1828), register of pennsylvania, 1, philadelphia  ^ cite error: named reference loc invoked never defined (see page). ^ conventions organized year . colored conventions. university of delaware. retrieved april 30, 2014.  ^ gray 183...

Fifth Test at The Oval Australian cricket team in England in 1953

the series being undecided, 6 days allowed , match began, unusually test in england, on saturday. hassett won toss fifth time. made 53 , harvey , hole made 30s, lindwall top-scored 62 , last 5 wickets more doubled score. fred trueman, in match of series, took 4 wickets. hutton scored 82, @ end of second day england, @ 235 seven, still 40 behind. lead not gained until last pair, bailey , bedser, together; bailey made 64. when australia batted second time, hutton turned surrey spin-bowling pair, laker , tony lock, , took 9 of 10 wickets fall, other being run-out. lock finished 5 45 , laker 4 75. australia s lack of spinner – though johnston bowled slows 1 end – meant england got 132 needed victory easily, if slowly. match finished in mid-afternoon on fourth day , ashes had been won.

Exhibitions Louise Bourgeois

^ chicagowomenspark.com public art ^ louise bourgeois . retrieved 6 march 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois full career retrospective . artabase.net. retrieved 29 october 2011.  ^ louise bourgeois: conscious , unconscious . archived original on 19 january 2012. retrieved 24 january 2012.  ^ louise bourgeois: return of repressed . retrieved 6 march 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois 1911-2010 . retrieved 6 march 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois: woman without secrets . retrieved 6 march 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois: woman without secrets @ southampton city art gallery . retrieved 4 april 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois. structures of existence: cells . retrieved 3 march 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois: have been hell , . retrieved 6 march 2015.  ^ louise bourgeois: structures of existence: cells . retrieved 18 august 2016. 

John Yarde-Buller.2C 1st Baron Churston .281799-1871.29 Lupton, Brixham

sir john yarde-buller, 3rd baronet, circa 1850, later 1st baron churston marble statue of john rolle, 1st baron rolle (1750-1842), edward bowring stephens, entrance hall of lupton house, inscribed on rear: e b stephens sculp london 1843 . statue dominates entrance hall of lupton , placed there john yarde-buller, 1st baron churston, shortly after remodelling of house , 1 year after lord rolle s death. not known why buller held lord rolle in such high esteem. statue survived later disastrous fire, having lost tips of right hand , left foot. staircase behind modern replacement of destroyed in fire. identical version dated 1844 exists in entrance hall of bicton house, lord rolle s home john yarde-buller, 1st baron churston (1799-1871), son , heir, 3rd baronet, in 1858 created baron churston of churston-ferrers , lupton, devon , in 1833 inherited lupton house , years later made extensive improvements lupton house , gardens, designs of george wightwick. in 1860 royal licence dropped first ...

Behavior Channel catfish

1 behavior 1.1 feeding 1.2 communication 1.2.1 chemical communication 1.2.2 distinction between communication signal , information signal 1.2.3 sound production 1.2.4 hearing 1.2.5 communication predators behavior feeding catfish have enhanced capabilities of taste perception, hence called “swimming tongue”, due presence of taste buds on external body surface , inside oropharyngeal cavity. specifically, have high sensitivity amino acids, explains unique communication methods follows. catfish has facial taste system extremely responsive l-alanine , l-arginine. more specifically, facial taste system senses heightened levels of l-amino acids in freshwater. feeding behavior food due amino acids released food. reported causes maxillary , mandibular barbell movements, orient catfish’s posture , food search. when food stimulates taste receptors, causes more excitation see exaggerated biting, turning, or mastication. communication the channel catfish adapted limited light conditions. members o...