Jalan Bukit Larut

Jalan Bukit Larut, or Maxwell Hill Road, Federal Route 315, is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The road connects Taiping Lake Gardens in Taiping until Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill) summit. The access road from Hutan Lipur Kaki Bukit Larut to Bukit Larut is available only by (government-owned) resort authority's Land Rovers (private vehicles are not allowed without a permit) although people are free to walk up the hill as many do for exercise (reaching the peak can take up to 3–5 hours). The journey, 13 kilometres from the base to the top of Bukit Larut using Land Rovers, takes around 30 minutes.
The Kilometre Zero is located at Jalan Taman Tasik junctions.
Taiping War Cemetery is located near the road.
At most sections, the Federal Route 315 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
List of junctions and town.
The entire route is located within the district of Larut, Matang dan Selama, Perak. All junctions listed are at-grade intersections unless stated otherwise.


Libia (Rome Metro)

Libia is an underground station on Line B of the Rome Metro. It is located at the junction of Viale Libia with Via Tigrè and Piazza Palombara Sabina. Originally, the station was supposed to be named Libia-Gondar, referring to the nearby Piazza Gondar.
The station opened on 13 June 2012 as part of the Line B1, an extension of Line B from Bologna to Conca d'Oro.


Kunst-Wet/Arts-Loi metro station

Arts-Loi (French) or Kunst-Wet (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station. It is located in the City of Brussels (Belgium), under the intersection of Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat and /, the latter street being part of the inner ring.
The station's lower level opened on 17 December 1969, although at that time the station served tram rather than railway lines. The first metro train stopped there on 20 September 1976, when the only metro line (line 1) then split into two branches at Merode. The station was extended on 2 October 1988 with the opening of the old line 2 station, located on the upper level. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6.
Nowadays, the station is mainly used by commuters as there are few tourist sites nearby, although as an important junction between lines, many users of the metro network change trains there.


Japan National Route 23

 is a national highway connecting Toyohashi, Aichi and Ise, Mie in Japan.


Arthur Fiedler Footbridge

The Arthur Fiedler Footbridge is a wheelchair accessible footbridge named after Arthur Fiedler in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.


Mirza Ismail Road

Mirza Ismail Road, popularly known as M. I. Road, is one of the main roads in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. The road runs from Sanganeri Gate to Government Hostel. There are several landmarks on the road namely Sanganeri Gate, Ajmeri Gate, Rajasthali emporium, Niros restaurant, Raj Mandir Cinema, Jaipur and GPO. The road is named after Sir Mirza Ismail the Prime Minister of Jaipur Princely State.
Jaipur was designed in such a way that all major roads of other areas eventually leads to M. I. Road. It is thus also called the heart of Jaipur.


Nuneham Railway Bridge

Nuneham Railway Bridge, known as the "Black Bridge". is near the town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England. It carries the Cherwell Valley Line across the River Thames between Abingdon Lock and Sandford Lock on the line between Didcot and Oxford.
The original Nuneham Railway Bridge was constructed of timber in 1844 but was demolished during the 1850s after it was replaced by an iron bridge in 1856. The second bridge was replaced by the present bridge in 1929. Its name is derived from the neighbouring Nuneham House.
History.
Nuneham Railway Bridge was built in the early years of the Great Western Railway. The company built a branch line from its line running west out of London to serve Oxford which became known as the Cherwell Valley Line. A bridge to cross the River Thames required its design and alterations to be approved by the Thames Commissioners and were supervised by the civil engineer George Treacher.
The original bridge, which opened to traffic during 1844 proved inadequate and work on its replacement began a decade later. In 1856, the second bridge, distinguished from its predecessor by its iron structure, was completed. A third bridge was constructed in 1929; it has a single bow structure composed primarily of steel.


Japanese minelayer Aotaka

 was the second vessel in the of medium-sized minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was in service during World War II. She was designed as an improved version of the netlayer . However, during the Pacific War, due to the critical shortage of patrol ships for convoy escort duties, she was fitted with depth charge racks and her minelaying rails were removed.
Building.
Under the "Maru-3" Supplemental Armaments Budget of 1937, the Imperial Japanese Navy authorized a two vessels of a new class of minelayer (Project number H12) primarily for coastal duties. The new vessel was designed to carry either 100 Type 5 naval mines, or to function as a netlayer based on design features developed through operational experience with "Shirataka".
"Aotaka" was launched by the Harima Shipyard near Kobe on February 3, 1940, and was commissioned into service on June 30, 1940.
Operational history.
After commissioning, "Aotaka" was assigned to the Maizuru Naval District, but was soon reassigned to become flagship of the First Second Base Force of the IJN 2nd Fleet. On March 23, 1941, she was assigned to patrols of the central China coastline. On April 10, 1941, "Aotaka" was reassigned to the IJN 3rd Fleet, and continued its deployment on the China coast through the end of November.
At the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, "Aotaka" was assigned to "Operation M", (the invasion of the northern Philippines), escorting several convoys of transports between the Japanese home islands, Palau and landing zones in the Philippines.
In January 1942, "Aotaka" was assigned to ”Operation H” (the invasion of the Celebes in the Netherlands East Indies), supporting landings at Kendari and Makassar, and later supporting ”Operation J”, the invasion Java and Bali. On March 10, "Aotaka" was reassigned to the Second Southern Expeditionary Fleet, spending much of the rest of the year escorting convoys between Surabaya, and Singapore, from its base at Makassar.
In January 1943, "Aotaka" escorted the damaged from Ambon to Makassar for repairs, and unsuccessfully attacked the submarine with depth charges on January 23. "Aotaka" continued with escort and patrol operations between Makassar, Singapore and Surabaya until reassigned to the Southwest Area Fleet on July 30, when her zone of operations was shifted to Halmahera Island, the Moluccas and Makassar to mid-1944. On May 16, she suffered minor damage after striking a magnetic mine at Halmahera.
On June 3, "Aotaka" departed Singapore with a convoy bound for Moji, Kitakyūshū. The convoy was attacked by on June 6, but "Aotaka" was undamaged, and reached Maizuru Naval Arsenal for repairs on July 23. On September 1, "Aotaka" escorted a convoy from Mako to Manila. After arriving safely, on September 21, approximately 200 aircraft from United States Navy Task Force 38 raided Manila Bay; however, "Aotaka" avoided any damage. "Aotaka" then escorted a large convoy from Manila Bay to the presumed safety of Coron Bay at Busuanga Island, Palawan on September 23. The following morning, the anchorage was attacked by 96 F6F Hellcat and 24 SB2C Helldiver aircraft from the aircraft carriers , and . "Aotaka" escaped from the ambush, but was spotted on September 26 by the submarine approximately west of North Borneo. "Aotaka" sank at .
"Aotaka" was removed from the navy list on 10 November 1944.


The Auto Channel

The Auto Channel (TACH) is an American automotive and transportation themed television network and Internet entity that was founded in 1995. TheAutoChannel.com is based in Louisville, Kentucky and the television network is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Specific topics covered include new and used vehicles, motor homes and recreational vehicles, hot rods and specialty vehicles, motorcycles, motor sports, repair and maintenance, marine and boating, aviation and space exploration, mass transit and railroading.
TheAutoChannel.com is the Internet's largest privately owned automotive information resource, containing more than one million pages of content and thousands of video and audio files. It also encompasses Buyers Guides By Brand, EV-Motoring, RVmotoring.com, NewCarBuyersGuide.com, UsedCarBuyersGuide, PerfectNewCarMatch.com, and PennySaverNetworks.com.
The Auto Channel network uses video content produced exclusively for the TACH websites as well as content that the company produced for outside networks such as Comcast Sports Net. TACH TV programming also includes shows produced by external producers.


Killwangen-Spreitenbach railway station

Killwangen-Spreitenbach is a railway station in the municipality of Killwangen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. As the name suggests, the station also serves the adjacent municipality of Spreitenbach.
The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line, just east of the point where the newer route via the Heitersberg Tunnel diverges from the original line via Baden. The station is served by services S11 and S12 of the Zurich S-Bahn.
In 2022, the station is planned to become the western terminus of the Limmattal light rail line from Zürich Altstetten station, providing a more local service along the Limmat Valley.


Moschato metro station

Moschato station () is on the Athens Metro Line 1, located in Moschato, southwest Athens, Greece. It is marked at the 3.982 km from the starting point in Piraeus station of Line 1. The station was opened in 1882 and was renovated in 2003, it features two platforms.
History.
In 1869 work commenced on what would be Line 1. Following the acquisition of the railroad by the Bank of Industrial Credit in 1880, development projects were carried out, and this station opened in 1882 when the line was inaugurated. The current form of that station dates back to 2003, with the inauguration on 26 June, as the then ISAP carried out upgrading projects for all line 1 station in view of the Olympic Games of 2004. The station was completely renovated, with new platforms and shelters, creating two additional entrances and new carspark spaces for staff.


Geerdijk railway station

Geerdijk was a railway station in Geerdijk, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 October 1906 and is on the Mariënberg–Almelo railway. The station was on a single track line but had 2 platforms. This is because there is a level crossing in between. The train runs over the level crossing first and then stops on the platform. This is so that the level crossing doesn't have to be closed while the train waits.
The station was announced as the second-least used station in the Netherlands in 2005 with an average of 60 passengers a day. For this reason, the railway station was closed on 29 April 2016. This allows Arriva to extend the train service from Mariënberg to Hardenberg..


Rodovia Carvalho Pinto

Rodovia Governador Carvalho Pinto (officially designated SP-070) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It is a continuation of the Rodovia Ayrton Senna (also SP-070), near the city of Guararema and ends by merging with Rodovia Presidente Dutra, which connects the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; and Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro (SP-123), which connects Taubaté to Campos do Jordão. The cities served by the highway are Guararema, Jacareí, São José dos Campos, Caçapava and Taubaté.
The highway was built in order to relieve the traffic saturation of the Presidente Dutra Highway, and is the main thoroughfare used by the paulistas who wish to travel to the beaches and cities near the South Atlantic Ocean of the Northern coast of the state (Rodovia dos Tamoios, SP-099), as well as to other cities of the Paraíba River valley, such as Paraibuna and Jambeiro on the plateau of Serra do Mar, and to the mountain resorts in the Mantiqueira mountain range, such as Santo Antonio do Pinhal and Campos do Jordão, via the Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro.
The highway honours one of the former governors of the state of São Paulo, Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto.
It was managed and maintained by DERSA, a state-owned company, until June 18, 2009. Now it's maintained by Ecopistas, but is a toll road.


Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Plot summary.
Bored New York office girl Teddy goes to a vacation camp in the mountains, called Camp Kare Free, for rest and to get away from the noisy, busy, city life; the noisy busy typing pool where she works, and the equally noisy, crowded apartment where she lives with four generations of her family. She also wants to avoid advances from Emil Beatty: Her mother desperately wants her to marry him. The resort was recommended by her friend, Fay Coleman who has already been there for a while, spending time with her boyfriend, Mac. Teddy meets waiter Chick at the train station and at first does not like him. Fay welcomes her to camp and introduces her to Mac. They are surprised that Teddy and Chick are on the outs. Mac explains that the waiters have to pay for their jobs: They make their money in tips, and most of them are college students. Chick is in law school. Teddy meets Fay's two other cabin-mates, Miriam and Henrietta. She also meets Buzzy Armbruster, a successful businessman who has a private cabin. Miriam has eyes for Buzzy, who seems to have eyes for every pretty girl. Soon, Teddy and Chick fall in love and spend every day together. The campers are of all ages, including old married couples, and all are entertained by Itchy the social director.
Teddy's last night at camp is the night of the Japanese Fiesta. She and Chick sit by the lake and talk about the future: It may take years before he can ask her to marry him, and she is willing to wait. But after they kiss, his love for her overwhelms him: He wants them to become lovers while they wait to marry. Teddy is shocked and angry and leaves him to go to the party, where she meets up with Buzzy. A thunderstorm rolls in, and the party moves to Teddy's cabin, where Chick is waiting. Teddy invites herself to Buzzy's cabin, where he asks her if they can “get together.” She tells Buzzy she isn't interested, and he accepts her rejection calmly. When he suggests they play backgammon, Teddy shrieks with joy: She loves to play backgammon.
At the party, Miriam tells Chick about Buzzy's fascinating effect on women—including herself. Chick rushes in to save Teddy but becomes embarrassed when he sees the innocent board game. He returns to the party and waits on the porch for Teddy to come home. Hours pass, and after 12 games of backgammon (score 11 to 1 in Teddy's favor) Teddy tells an exhausted Buzzy to go lie down for a rest. He goes to bed, locking the door behind him. She opens the curtains so that she can be seen and pretends to be playing with Buzzy. Chick gives up waiting, and Teddy accidentally falls asleep at Buzzy's cabin and stays overnight. While trying to sneak out the next morning, Teddy is spotted by Miriam, who throws a rock through Buzzy's bedroom window.
Emil shows up to drive Teddy back to the city; at first she tries to put him off, but she sees Chick and invites Emil to breakfast. The two sit down to eat, with Chick as their waiter. All three of them overhear Miriam yelling at Buzzy for having Teddy stay overnight. Chick goes on a punching spree and follows Teddy out of the dining hall. The two reconcile, and he proposes. All they really need is a backgammon board, and she has one.
Red Skelton film debut.
This was Red Skelton’s first film: He is credited as Richard (Red) Skelton. It includes the iconic “Doughnut Dunkers” routine that he developed with his wife, Edna (and eventually copyrighted in every possible combination of beverage and dunkable baked goods). That routine got him a job at New York City's Loew's State Theatre in 1937 and launched him into the big time on stage.
Skelton's part in this film was originally much larger. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. wrote in his memoir, "...the big bosses at the studio were unable to appreciate Skelton's broad, slapstick style and cut his part down to the barest minimum needed to hold the slender plot together."
Broadway play.
The film was based on the play of the same name, as was the 1952 musical "Wish You Were Here". (The play's title has quotation marks around it to reflect the custom of vacationers sending letters and picture postcards to keep friends and family informed of their activities.and the cliché postcard message: “Having Wonderful Time. Wish You Were Here!”) Produced by Marc Connelly, it had its original Broadway run at the Lyceum Theatre from 20 February 1937 to 8 January 1938. The cast included John Garfield, Katherine Locke, Sheldon Leonard, Philip Van Zandt and Cornel Wilde.
Character name changes.
In the play, the resort is in the Catskills, the characters are Jewish, and much of the humor relies on an understanding of that context. TCM reports that Arthur Kobler, author of the play and the screenplay told the New York Times: "Well, the Will Hays organization—and that, as you know, is the censor with a capital C—first went on record as saying that the play could not be done as a picture... the Jewish people might create misunderstanding, racial antagonism and all that. Thereupon, RKO very carefully explained that this angle would be entirely eliminated—that the picture would simply be about young people of the lower-middle class...So when I was called in to make the adaptation, the first thing I had to do was turn my Jewish characters into Gentiles. “
Among the names changed for the movie version:
In the end credits for the film, last names are not used for the young characters.
Reception.
The film recorded a loss of $267,000.


Fatih railway station

Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi – Fatih station () is a station on the Marmaray commuter rail line in Gebze, Turkey. The station, along with Çayırova, is situated inside the Gebze Technical University campus. Commuter rail service resumed on 13 March 2019.


Puducherry road network

Puducherry has a network of all-weather metalled roads connecting every village in the territory. The territory has a total road length of 2552 km (road length per 4.87 km²).


Beryanak Metro Station

Beryanak Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 7. It is located on the western side of Navvab Expressway.


Hankar metro station

Hankar is one of the Brussels metro stations on the eastern branch of line 5. It was formerly on line 1A, until April 2009. The station was opened in 1976 and is named after Square Baron Robert Hankar.
The station features a giant mural by Roger Somville.


Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport

Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport () is an airport located 5 km north of Béchar, a city in the Béchar Province of Algeria.


Nizam Sama Halt railway station

Nizam Sama Halt railway station
() is located in Pakistan.


Illnau railway station

Illnau is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Illnau-Effretikon. The station is located on the Effretikon to Hinwil railway line and is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn service S3. During peak periods it is also served by S-Bahn service S19.


Black Sky Aerospace

Black Sky Aerospace (also known as BSA) is an Australian private aerospace company, headquartered in Jimboomba, Queensland, Australia. BSA specialises in payload delivery systems through proprietary propulsion systems, componentry and vehicles. Additionally, BSA provides access to calibration and simulation systems that redefines the way traditional data is acquired.
Milestones.
Australia's First Commercial Rocket Launch.
On 21 November 2018, Black Sky Aerospace successfully conducted Australia's first commercial payload rocket launch from the nation's only sub-orbital launch facility west of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. This sub-orbital mission utilised a Sighter190 research rocket to carry experimental payloads and instruments to an altitude of approximately 20,000ft.
The minister for state development, manufacturing, infrastructure and planning, Cameron Dick was present to press the launch button.
Rocket Motor Manufacture.
In September 2019, Black Sky Aerospace was granted approval by regulators to begin manufacturing solid rocket motors. Solid rocket motors (SRM's) are the fuel (propellant) that boosts rockets in to space, such as the boosters on the space shuttle and is the preferred fuel to use by many space launch companies due to its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. The company will be the first manufacturer of its kind in Australia and will be able to provide access to solid fuels for orbital and sub-orbital launch vehicles.
Priority Access to Arhnem Space Centre.
In October 2019, Black Sky Aerospace gained priority access to the new Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory. Black Sky Aerospace Director Blake Nikolic said priority access to the Arnhem Space Centre would provide his customers with the benefits of launching close to the equator.
Equatorial Launch Australia operates the Arnhem Space Centre, near Nhulunbuy, and plans to host NASA's first rocket launch from a non-government owned site.


Japan National Route 227

National Route 227 is a national highway of Japan connecting Hakodate, Hokkaido and Esashi, Hokkaido in Japan, with a total length of 69.7 km (43.31 mi).


Border Counties Bridge

Border Counties Bridge was a 19th-century railway bridge across the River Tyne just west of Hexham, Northumberland, England. The bridge used to carry the Border Counties Railway over the River Tyne at Border Counties Junction with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.
History.
The Border Counties Railway was authorised by Parliament in 1854. The bridge was part of that railway and linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at . The first section of the route was opened between and in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862.
The bridge was beset with problems from its construction when the temporary wooden structure erected initially to allow a crane access, was swept away by floods. The abutments at the south end had to be moved eastwards to avoid scouring of the river at its original site. Both weight and speed restrictions have always been a feature of the bridge. The bridge was reportedly damaged by floods in August 1948 and was given temporary repairs sufficient to keep the line open for a time.
The condition of the bridge was a major factor in the eventual closure of the line, the cost of repairs being considered prohibitive. Regular passenger trains ceased on 13 October 1956 although the line (and the bridge) remained open for goods traffic until 1 September 1958.
The bridge was demolished in 1959. Today, the remains of the piers can still be seen in the river.


Ongjin Airport

Ongjin Airport is an airport in Ongjin, Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea.
Facilities.
The airfield has a single grass runway 11/29 measuring 6650 x 164 feet (2027 x 50 m). It is sited on the west coast of North Korea along the Korea Bay.
History.
During the UN occupation of North Korea in the Korean War, it saw some use under the designation K-17; however its coastal location may have made it unsuitable for regular use. In 1971, some reconstruction activity occurred, but the airfield has still remained largely inactive.


Japan National Route 54

National Route 54 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naka-ku, Hiroshima and Matsue, Shimane.


Emmen Bargeres railway station

Emmen Bargeres is a former railway station located in Emmen, Netherlands. It was open from 1 June 1975 until 3 April 2011 and was located on the Emmerlijn (Zwolle - Emmen). The station was operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station was replaced by Emmen Zuid railway station, at another location on the same line.
The station was elevated over a single track bridge over the N391 road.


Cutdown

A cutdown is a customised scooter (usually an Italian Vespa or Lambretta) with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away. Cutdowns were popular amongst skinheads and scooterboys during the mod revival of the 1970s and 1980s. While the style-obsessed British mod youth subculture of the 1960s prized the glamorous, metropolitan image of scooters, many skinheads and scooterboys viewed their bikes as simply a form of transportation.
While some scooter enthusiasts have focused on the stripped-down look, with just a bare frame and visible engine and mechanical parts, some scooterboys put back almost as much hardware as they had taken off, by adding customized chrome-plated accessories and racks.
Modifications.
Many cutdowns have unneeded parts removed to improve power-to-weight ratio. Typically the front mudguards, leg shields, floors, rear section and side panels are removed. Cutting away body parts is the easiest with Lambretta scooters, because they are built on a tubular frame, which means that the body parts do not have a structural role. Vespa scooters, on the other hand, are usually built with a unibody design, so the body panels give the bike its structure. This means that when Vespas are cut down, they cannot be made as bare-bones as a Lambretta. The body panels of a Vespa are modified by slimming them down or giving them a different shape, in such a way that the structural soundness of the bike is not compromised.
Cutdowns are often tuned – much like a four-wheeled hot rod – by overboring the cylinders to increase engine power or adding performance exhausts, modified carburettors, or aftermarket shock absorbers. Some enthusiasts replace the standard drum front brakes with hydraulic disc brakes or add water cooling radiators. Lambretta owners may replace existing parts with a Nikasil plated aluminium barrel with radical porting, large Dell'Orto or Mikuni carburettors and bespoke (custom-made) expansion chambers, hydraulic clutches, and modern low-profile tyres. Some scooterists use aluminum Fabrizi racing barrels, because they use a rotary induction mechanism. Stock gas tanks may be replaced with increased capacity tanks, which put the weight of the fuel further forward.
Some riders install a small fairing to reduce wind resistance and enable higher speeds and stability. To reduce weight, some scooterists use lighter-weight aftermarket parts, such as carbon fibre sports seats and other parts made from carbon fibre, carbon kevlar and fiberglass.
Some cutdowns have been used for drag racing. At scooter races, cutdowns often race in a separate category called the "specials", which is for cutdown and heavily modified racing scooters. The other scooter race categories include stock races with relatively unmodified larger scooters (152 to 250 cc) and "small frame" races for scooters with 136 cc or smaller engines. For races, scooters usually have to have accessories removed, such as center and side stands, mirrors, turn signals that stick out, and luggage racks. Scooter races often disallow performance-enhancing fuel additives such as octane booster.
Related scooter types.
A cutdown scooter resembles a "naked scooter", which is a scooter designed without panels covering the engine and with little or no bodywork. The difference between the two types is that while a cutdown scooter started as a regular scooter with body panels and bodywork, before it was customized, a "naked scooter" is designed and manufactured as a "bare-bones" vehicle. In the 1960s, Lambretta models A through D were in this category. In the 1990s, Italjet produced a stripped-down scooter called the Dragster. In the 2000s Honda produced the Ruckus, which had the motor mounted in a skeleton-style metal frame.
Another scooter type which is related to cutdowns is the "chopper", which is an extreme cutdown scooter with extra-long front forks. These bikes are mostly made using Lambrettas, because when the bodywork is removed from their tubular frame they resemble smaller custom style motorcycles. "Rats" are cutdowns which are made by putting together old parts to create a rough-looking, unpainted bike. In contrast to many other scooter enthusiasts, "rat" builders view blemishes and unrepaired dents as attractive. The "rat" approach to scooter customizing is similar to the rat rod
style of hot rodding, in which old cars often have original paint with rust patches, or even just bare rusty metal. Major scooter rallies which give prizes to scooters sometimes put "chopper" and "rat" scooters in a separate category from the rest of the cutdowns.


Ribaucourt metro station

Ribaucourt is a Brussels metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. It opened on 2 October 1988 and is located on / in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels (Belgium). It takes its name from the Belgian noble family De Ribaucourt and De Ribaucourt park and castle.


Penske Automotive Group

Penske Automotive Group, headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is an international transportation services company that operates automotive and commercial truck dealerships principally in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, and distributes commercial vehicles, diesel engines, gas engines, power systems and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. Penske Automotive Group employs more than 27,000 people worldwide and is a member of the Fortune 500, Russell 1000, and Russell 3000 indexes, and is ranked among the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine.
History.
Penske Automotive was founded as United Automotive Group in 1990 and was acquired by Penske Corporation and Roger Penske in May 1999. On July 2, 2007, United Automotive Group changed its corporate name to Penske Automotive Group, Inc; and changed its ticker symbol on the NYSE to PAG.
On June 5, 2009, it was announced that Penske Automotive would purchase the Saturn brand and its assets from the bankrupt General Motors. Less than four months later, on September 30, Penske announced it would no longer acquire Saturn from GM due to manufacturing uncertainties.


State Highway 26 (Kerala)

State Highway 26 (SH 26) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Nattukal and ends in Velanthavalam. The highway is 11.6 km long.
The Route Map.
Nattukal junction - Palakkad - Pollachi road - Velanthavalam junction - road continues to Tamil Nadu


Bordj Omar Driss Airport

Bordj Omar Driss Airport is a public use airport located near Bordj Omar Driss, Illizi, Algeria.


Fastest (film)

Fastest is a documentary film about the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP. Filmed between 2010 and 2011 by director Mark Neale, it is narrated by Ewan McGregor and produced by Neale and Paul Taublieb. Fastest was preceded by "The Doctor, The Tornado and The Kentucky Kid" and will be succeeded by "Charge", currently awaiting release.
Overview.
"Fastest" is a documentary of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
Notable appearances.
The film includes appearances by the aforementioned 9-times World champion, Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha), two-time champion, Casey Stoner (Ducati Corse), 2010 Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha), American former World Superbike Champions, Ben Spies (Yamaha Tech 3), and double-winner Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech3). The film also features Marco Simoncelli, 2008 250cc GP World Champion, (Gresini Honda), during what was his rookie season in the MotoGP category.
Release.
The film premiered at Leicester Square on 20 September 2011 and was attended by British riders Cal Crutchlow, Bradley Smith, Scott Redding, Danny Kent, Eugene Laverty. The event was hosted by Eurosport commentator Toby Moody, with a late appearance by fellow commentator Julian Ryder, and the BBC's Matt Roberts. The film was introduced with a short clip especially for the London Premier by Valentino Rossi.
The film is available on DVD in the US, UK and Canada.


Wootton Rivers Lock

Wootton Rivers Lock, also called Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock, is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England.
Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock was built during the canal's construction between 1794 and 1810. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 0 in (2.43 m). The parish of Wootton Rivers has three more locks upstream: Heathy Close, Brimslade, and Wootton Top Lock.
The lock and its road bridge are Grade II listed.


Mahanadi Riverine Port

Mahanadi Riverine port () is a deep-water, all-weather port proposed to be constructed at the mouth of Mahanadi River in Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Background.
For over 40 years there was only one major port in Odisha, at Paradip with less major ports at Gopalpur and Dhamra Port. That picture has changed dramatically in the past few years.
Based on a study by IIT Madras, the Government of Odisha had identified 13 locations along the state's coast line as suitable for setting up of ports. Thereafter, in order to facilitate the setting up of new ports with participation of private parties the state government had formulated in 2004 a separate port policy.
By which private companies are investing in the state of Odisha to develop non-major ports. The Mahanadi Riverine Port is one of them.
Location.
The Port will be located in the North Bank of Mahanadi River in the revenue village Mahakalpada, Dist. Kendrapara.
Communication.
The nearest Airport is Bhubaneswar & Railway Station is Kendrapara railway station. The distance from Kendrapara is 25 km by road and about 108 km. from Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha.


Kilinochchi railway station

Kilinochchi railway station ( "Kiḷinocci toṭaruntu nilaiyam", ) is a railway station in the town of Kilinochchi in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The popular Yal Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2013 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi was re-opened on 14 September 2013.


Sanga-Sanga Airport

Sanga-Sanga Airport (Sinama: "Lapagan Sanga-Sanga") , also known as Tawi-Tawi Airport, is the airport serving the general area of Bongao, the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports. It is not an international airport, contrary to its classification by the Tawi-Tawi provincial government. It is located in Sanga-Sanga Island. The airport was formerly referred by IATA with the code SGS until the end of 2011, when its IATA code was finally changed to TWT.
In 2005, the runway was extended to 1,860 meters through partnerships between the DOTC (now renamed as DOTr), the CAAP, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (defunct) and the Tawi-Tawi provincial government. In addition, the runway has been widened to 30 meters. Along with the expansion of Jolo Airport in Sulu, the expansion of the runway was completed in August 2009.
The new runway was officially inaugurated on August 17, 2009 by Ambassador Kristie Kenney and local officials in Tawi-Tawi.
In 2015, the Department of Transportation and Communications (formerly DOTC, now Department of Transportation/DOTr) allotted Php248 million to jumpstart the renovation of the Sanga-Sanga Airport and additional Php10 million for the fencing requirement expenses of Cagayan de Sulu Airport in the municipality of Mapun, Tawi-tawi. DOTC has also scheduled to release another Php577 million by January 2016 to finance the further improvement and development of the Sanga-Sanga Airport.
Airlines and destinations.
Cebu Pacific operates daily flights to Tawi-Tawi from Zamboanga and vice versa, utilizing the Airbus A320 aircraft. PAL Express also operates 5x weekly flights on the same route sector, deploying the Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft.
Due to the cancellation of flights following the COVID-19 pandemic, this list is no longer current and is subject to change without prior notice.


Pocinho Bridge

The Road-rail bridge of Pocinho, commonly known as Pocinho Bridge, is a road-rail bridge in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The structure was part of the now defunct rail network Sabor line, and is now closed to both types of transit.
Construction.
In the turn of the 19th century, the necessity of a new bridge above the Douro connecting the Estrada Real number 9 between the parishes of Pocinho and Miranda, in the Bragança District, arose. The two public tenders opened by the Portuguese Government in July 1901 and May 1902 were not successful, so the Government authorized its railway department, , to negotiate the project with Empresa Industrial Portuguesa. Construction started in 1903 and the bridge was opened to the public on 4 July 1909. The upper board of the bridge was opened to exploration as part of the railway Sabor line on 1911.
Decline and closure.
The railway line was closed in 1988. In 2001, car traffic was closed in the lower board of the bridge due to the existence of an alternative to the crossing using the Pocinho Dam, close to the centenary bridge.


Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos, C.A.

Aeroexpresos Ejecutivos, C.A., Is a company specialized in passenger transportation and cargo transportation. It's located in Caracas, Venezuela.


Seletar Aerospace Park

Seletar Aerospace Park is an industrial park in Singapore catering to the aerospace industries. Located in Seletar, the S$60 million plan to develop 140 hectares of land adjacent to Seletar Airport will further strengthen Singapore's position as an aviation hub. The development of the new aerospace park is geared towards delivering additional space for industry expansion, and complement existing aerospace activities at Changi North and Loyang.
History.
In May 2006, the Singapore Government together with the Economic Development Board (EDB) and JTC Corporation unveiled the plan of a new aerospace park. Decision was made when Singapore's aerospace industry has seen soaring growth potential and also a strong demand for aviation-related services. JTC Corporation was asked to carry out the master-planning and infrastructure improvements for Seletar Aerospace Park, in consultation with other government agencies. The development of the new aerospace hub is expected to take care of the industry's land needs for at least 10 years.
Seletar Aerospace Park will host an integrated cluster of activities such as aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul; design and manufacturing of aerospace systems and components; business and general aviation activities, and an aviation campus for the training of pilots, aviation professionals and technical personnel.
Master Plan.
The master plan for Seletar Aerospace Park was announced by JTC Corporation on 26 June 2007.
The Seletar Airport will be undergoing upgrading to support the park. The plans include the lengthening of the airport's runway from its current length to 1,800 metres and the upgrading of its avionics systems to allow bigger aircraft to land and take off.
New roads, better infrastructure and more than 100 football fields of space will be available to the cluster of companies that design and manufacture aircraft components and small jets, as well as run training schools. Not only.
The park will be developed at a cost of more than S$60 million, and will be carried out in phases. When completed by 2018, it will create 10,000 jobs, predominantly skilled and technical positions. The park will also help double the output of Singapore's fast-growing aerospace sector, from 2006's record of S$6.3 billion. Tenants affected by the first phase of the development are preparing to relocate to a temporary area.
In finalising the master plan for Seletar, the idyllic, tranquil nature of the area with its more than 300 black-and-white colonial bungalows, old trees and open fields has been retained, as much as possible. Of the 378 black-and-white bungalows, 204 will be retained. Some will be converted into aerospace training schools and food and beverage outlets, while 131 units will be set aside for residential use. For the same reason, more than 30 distinctive trees will not be cut down.
Tenants.
Current.
The first few tenants moved into their new premises in the third quarter of 2010. Among the front runners are Singapore Technologies Aerospace, Jet Aviation, Airbus Helicopters South East Asia and EADS Innovation Works, all with plans to expand their current facilities at Seletar.
On 20 November 2007, Rolls-Royce plc announced plans to build its first Asian aero engine facility in the Park, slated for completion by end 2009. The facility will complement its existing facility at Derby by concentrating on the assembly and testing of large civil engines such as the Trent 1000 and Trent XWB. It is expected to provide employment for about 330 people, out of a total of 1,600 employees based in Singapore.
On 15 February 2015, jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney officially opened its first Singapore manufacturing facility.


Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh (released in North America as Bang! Bang! You're Dead!) is a 1966 British comedy spy film shot in Morocco produced and co-written by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Don Sharp and starring Tony Randall, Herbert Lom and Senta Berger.
Plot.
One of six travellers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a powerful local man (Herbert Lom) to fix United Nations votes on behalf of an unnamed nation. But not even the powerful man knows which of them it is - and his background checks reveal that at least three of them aren't who they claim to be. As agents from other nations may be among them, he and his henchmen have to be very careful until the courier chooses to reveal himself - or herself...
Production.
Writer Yeldham and director Sharp were both Australians who worked several times with Harry Alan Towers.
Reception.
"Our Man in Marrakesh" opened in London on 5 May 1966, the same day as "A Man Could Get Killed" and the day before "Modesty Blaise". This caused the critic in "The Times" to write a combined review titled "Humorous variations on theme of the secret agent", where "Our Man in Marrakesh" is noted for having a story similar to "A Man Could Get Killed", but comparatively lacking in wit. However, the film gets some credit for a colourful chase through Marrakesh's dyers' quarter.


Segura Bridge

Segura Bridge is a Roman bridge connecting Segura, in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, to the Spanish municipality of Alcántara. The bridge was built over the Erges river, a tributary of the Tagus. It has five arches; only two of the original Roman arches, the ones closer to both river banks, survive to this day, with the rest being added during reconstructions in the XVI and XIX centuries. The stonemason work done during the 1571 reconstruction of two of the arches is considered to be "barely distinguishable" from the original.


Dickabram Bridge

Dickabram Bridge is a heritage-listed road-and-rail bridge over the Mary River between Miva and Theebine, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was the major bridge on the Kingaroy railway line. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1885 to 1886 by Owen McDermott & Co. It is also known as Mary River Bridge (Miva). The bridge was registered on the former Register of the National Estate in 1988. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The bridge is one of only two remaining road-and-rail bridges in Australia and the only one in Queensland. It is the oldest remaining large steel truss bridge constructed in Queensland.
History.
The Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River was the major bridge on the Kingaroy branch railway line. The contract for construction of the line to Kilkivan was awarded to McDermott Owen & Co in August 1884. Work was delayed in 1885 awaiting casting of the cylindrical piers for the central spans. The bridge was tested in November 1886 with a two-engine train. The line opened for traffic between Dickabram and Kilkivan on 6 December 1886.
The original road bridge across the Mary River at Miva had opened on 30 October 1878. This bridge was damaged by floods in July 1879 and swept away by floods in February 1880. A replacement road bridge was swept away by floods in October 1882.
It was provided in December 1882 that the proposed rail bridge be built to carry road traffic as well. Because of the delay in opening access roads it was March 1889 before it opened to road traffic.
The steel and timber truss bridge, built by McDermott Owen & Co., was completed in November 1886 and the line opened for traffic between Dickabram and Kilkivan on 6 December 1886.
The name of the bridge comes from a local Aboriginal word "dickabram" meaning sweet potato that grew along the river flats there. The bridge decking was submerged under water only once during the 1893 floods.
The bridge has remained in use without substantial modification. Work since its completion includes undertrussing a span in 1911, strengthening the spans for C17 locomotives in 1935, a concrete base for pier 9 in 1968, and scour protection in 1976. Work strengthening the line from PB15 to C17 standard was completed between 1933 and 1935. Diesel electric locomotives were first permitted in 1977. The decking has been modified by adding a kerb in the 1970s–80s to separate road and rail traffic to save the need for a gatekeeper to control road traffic.
The extensive restoration of the bridge, involving replacement of hardwood timber beams and decking, was completed in April 2009.
Description.
The Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River is long and stands above the Mary River. All spans are metal trusses except for the approach spans which are tied timber girders. The two river piers are cast iron cylinders; the remaining piers and road deck are timber. It comprises two parallel chord lattice girder spans either side of a hogback lattice girder span, having steel cross girders, supported on two cylinder piers and two double timber piers.
Heritage listing.
Dickabram Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
The bridge is a late 19th-century and essentially unmodified high level road-rail bridge with half-through double by 2 lattice girder approach spans and hogback through double x 2 lattice girder main spans. It was constructed on the site of several low-level bridges that had been destroyed by floods.
The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.
It is one of the few extant road-rail bridges in Queensland.
The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
It is the oldest extant of its type in Queensland with the longest hogback span of its type in Queensland.
The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.
Its design was associated with the Chief Engineer, Henry C. Stanley.


Spetters

Spetters (English translation: "Splashes") is a Dutch film released in 1980 and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film follows the lives of three young men who have little in common but their love for dirt-bike racing. Set on the outskirts of Rotterdam, the film depicts three characters who are hoping to escape a dead-end, working-class existence.
Each of the boys is seduced by a young woman who, with her brother, sells French fries and hot dogs at the races. She is looking for the person who will help her get out of the business and away from her brother. The motocross racers want to make their marks as professional racers, but their hopes don't go according to their plans.
"Spetters" led to protests about how Verhoeven portrayed gays, Christians, the police, and the press. Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to "Spetters" led him to leave for Hollywood. Despite the large amount of controversy surrounding it, the film proved to be popular, with 1,124,162 admissions in the Netherlands alone.
The film was a small success in the United States, and it helped launch the Hollywood careers of Verhoeven and some of the actors, including Jeroen Krabbé, Rutger Hauer and Renee Soutendijk.
The town of Maassluis was the setting for the movie.
Plot.
Two young motocross racers, Rien (Hans van Tongeren) and Hans (Maarten Spanjer), and their mechanic, Eef (Toon Agterberg), dream of fame, fortune and casual sex. Their hero is legendary motocross champion Gerrit Witkamp (Rutger Hauer), who inspires their competitive rides. Their lives are changed when they meet a young seductress named Fientje (Renée Soutendijk). Eventually, she makes the three men face the reality of success, defeat and homosexuality.
Title.
""Spetter" (plural: "spetters"") means 'good looking boy or girl', comparable to the American hunk and babe. It also means "splatters" and thereby refers to dirt splattering up while motorcrossing as well as the oil splattering when Soutendijk's character lowers the chips into the frying pan at the chips stall where she works.


Air Line Pilots Association, International

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest pilot union in the world, representing more than 59,000 pilots from 35 U.S. and Canadian airlines. ALPA was founded on 27 July 1931 and is a member of the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress. Known internationally as U.S.-ALPA, ALPA is also a member of the IFALPA.
History.
ALPA was founded by Captain David L. Behncke and 23 other key figures in Chicago, Illinois, on July 27, 1931. In the 1930s, flying was a perilous occupation; thus, from the time of its formation, one of ALPA’s main goals was to improve air safety.
In 1933, the decision by the National Labor Board to limit the flight time for pilots and co-pilots to 85 hours a month was the result of the union’s first major lobbying campaign to make the skies safer. By the end of the ‘30s, the association had persuaded numerous airlines to form air traffic control centers, and had started the Airworthiness and Performance Committee, the first ALPA technical committee dedicated to improving flight safety.
In the 1940s, numerous ALPA pilots enlisted in the military to help the United States battle the Axis powers during World War II. In this decade, ALPA created additional air safety committees, and the newly established International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) worked to improve flight safety around the world.
In 1951, ALPA created an internal air safety system, which developed into the world’s biggest independent, nongovernmental safety structure. During the 1950s, jet travel was introduced, marking a new period for the air industry. In this era, crew fatigue became a greater concern for pilots, with the union successfully persuading the Civil Aeronautics Board to stop airlines from scheduling impractical flights.
During the 1960s, jet transport of people and goods became commonplace, with ALPA addressing the new safety issues that came with this type of travel. In 1961, ALPA’s second president, Clarence N. Sayen, directly asked new U.S. President John F. Kennedy to make hijacking a federal crime, which subsequently became the law of the land in September of that year. The Southern Airways strike of 1960-62, a conflict that ALPA winningly took on in a dispute over pilot wages, is the longest walkout in the union’s history. For years, ALPA had lobbied hard for the creation of an independent government agency that would investigate accidents, and in 1967, the National Transportation Safety Board was established to conduct such investigations.
In 1972, ALPA began an anti-skyjacking lobby offensive, among other efforts to fight air terrorism, which was all too common in the early 1970s. Also in 1972, after decades of campaigning by ALPA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established an airport certification program, which required airport operators to prove they are following safety standards. In 1976, the union’s dedicated work resulted in NASA creating the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), a database of confidential incident reports.
During the 1980s, ALPA accomplished much in the way of safety. In 1981, among other achievements, the Association convinced the FAA that “fasten seatbelt” signs were needed, and in 1987, the FAA again heeded calls from the union, requiring the installation of a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) in every airplane. On March 4th, 1989, ALPA pilots at Eastern Airlines went on strike in support of the International Association of Machinists. The pilots stood their ground for 285 days.
Following the 1994 crash of USAir Flight 427, in which all 132 people on board were killed, the NTSB ruled that pilot error was the cause. But ALPA fought that decision, and in the end, it was found that a malfunction in the rudder control system of the B-737 plane was likely the cause. Subsequently, a redesign of all B-737’s—the most commonly flown commercial airplane—was ordered by the FAA. After another tragic 1994 crash, of American Eagle Flight 4184, a study of icing issues with the ATR 72 commenced, an inquiry ALPA was closely involved with. The outcomes were alterations in the design of the ATR 72 and improved pilot training. ALPA’s chief accomplishment of the 1990s was the 1995 enactment of the “One Level of Safety” program by the FAA, resulting in stricter safety rules for smaller airplanes. ALPA came up with the name for the program and lobbied hard for the measure.
In 1997, the Canadian Airline Pilots Association (CALPA) merged with ALPA, forming what would become known as ALPA Canada. As of 2020, ALPA Canada represents more than 5,000 pilots.
In 2000, after years of advocacy by the association, the FAA approved ALPA’s recommendations for Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO). In the wake of the catastrophic September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, improving airline security would be ALPA’s main priority for the next several years. This concentrated effort by the union included the formation of their Security Task Force, instrumental in the creation of numerous new security rules.
During the 2010s, ALPA continued to campaign for improvements in airline security and safety. One such issue was the deliberate and dangerous act of pointing lasers at pilots in the air. Thanks to ALPA’s efforts, a new law was enacted making this undertaking a federal crime.
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, ALPA pressed governments in the United States and Canada to pass legislation that would protect airline employees. The association was actively involved in the talks that resulted in the CARES Act, which stabilized the aviation industry and provided economic relief for pilots.
Current leadership.
ALPA's four national officers were elected by the union's Board of Directors on Oct. 17, 2018, and began their four-year terms on Jan. 1, 2019.
President: Captain Joe DePete.
Captain Joe DePete, FedEx Express, is ALPA's eleventh president. Captain DePete previously served as ALPA first vice president and national safety coordinator, executive vice president, FedEx Express Master Executive Council chairman, and Local Executive Council chairman. He was an active member of the ALPA Organizing Committee for the merger with the Flying Tiger Line Pilots Association as well as for the merger with the FedEx Pilots Association.
First Vice President: Captain Bob Fox.
Captain Bob Fox, United Airlines, serves as ALPA's first vice president. He has served his pilot group as Master Executive Council vice chairman and Alliance and Scope Oversight Committee member, as well as a Local Executive Council chairman and secretary-treasurer.
Vice President–Administration/Secretary: Captain Bill Couette.
Captain William Russell “Bill” Couette, Envoy Air, is serving his fourth consecutive term as ALPA's vice president–administration/secretary. Captain Couette is a five-time elected local council representative who served until the end of 2006 as the American Eagle Local Executive Council 133 chairman in Chicago. He acted as Strike Oversight Board representative for the Atlantic Southeast and Skyway pilots, and also served as an ALPA negotiator, organizer, and merger representative.
Vice President–Finance/Treasurer: Captain Joseph A. Genovese Jr..
Captain Joseph A. Genovese Jr., United, serves as ALPA's vice president–finance/treasurer, having previously served on numerous ALPA committees and held ALPA leadership roles for his pilot group, including Master Executive Council (MEC) executive administrator, MEC secretary-treasurer, and member of the MEC Grievance Committee. He also served as a Local Executive Council chairman and secretary-treasurer.
Archives.
The Walter P. Reuther Library is home to over 40 collections of archival material documenting the history of the Air Line Pilots Association. To access the collections' finding aids, please refer to the ALPA-related content at the Walter P. Reuther Library's website.
Former Presidents.
The following is a complete list of ALPA's former presidents since the Association's founding in 1931:
Member pilot groups.
ALPA represents the following bargaining units:


SP-308

 SP-308 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.


Sanfong Central Street

The Sanfong Central Street or Sanfong Jhong Street () is a street in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is a traditional shopping area selling grocery goods and the largest grocery goods wholesale center in Kaohsiung.
History.
Around a century ago, there was a river by the street through which the local merchants imported exotic foreign goods. The area used to be the place to sell sundry goods and agricultural produce. As the consumption style transformed, the area has evolved into an area to supply primarily on things needed for the Chinese New Year, in the types of grains, processed farm produce and candies.
Architecture.
The street is 400 meters long.
Transportation.
The street is accessible within walking distance west of Kaohsiung Station.


N-5 National Highway

The N-5 or National Highway 5 (Urdu: ) is a 1819 km national highway in Pakistan, which extends from Karachi in Sindh to Torkham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The N-5 is the longest national highway in Pakistan and serves as an important north–south road artery, starting from Karachi and extending through Hyderabad, Moro and Sukkur in Sindh before crossing into Punjab province where it passes through Multan, Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum and Rawalpindi. At Rawalpindi, it turns westwards and passes through Attock Khurd before crossing the Indus River into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to continue through Nowshera and Peshawar before entering the Khyber Pass and reaching the border town of Torkham in the FATA. Its total length is divided into 1021 km in Punjab, 671 km in Sindh, and 165 km in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is managed by the National Highway Authority.
History.
Part of the highway was built on the ancient Grand Trunk Road (commonly known as G.T. Road) which came under jurisdiction of the new state after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Thus developments of this road took place, and in the 1990s, the road was converted into an international standard highway.
Route.
In Pakistan, the historical Grand Trunk Route extendeds from Wagha, Punjab to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the early 1990s, the National Highway Authority merged several regional highways and converted them into a 4-lane highway, known today as N-5 National Highway. The original highways were:


Amersfoort Schothorst railway station

Amersfoort Schothorst is a railway station on the Utrecht–Kampen railway between Amersfoort and Zwolle. It is located in north Amersfoort, Netherlands. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
History.
The station opened in 1987 as a suburban complement to the main Amersfoort railway station. The station serves the suburban areas of Schothorst, Zielhorst, Liendert and Rustenburg and the industrial area of De Hoef.
The station used to be the terminus for trains originating from the wide Amsterdam region, such as Hoofddorp, Alkmaar and Amsterdam Centraal; a third track was constructed enabling these services in 1997. When a second suburban station, Amersfoort Vathorst opened to the north of Schothorst in May 2006, regional services (Sprinters) terminating in Vathorst. The spare third track has been used, as of December 2007, as the terminus for Intercity trains originating from Rotterdam Centraal.
Train services.
, the following train services call at this station:


8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer

The 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer was a multiple rocket launcher produced in Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
History.
The Soviet BM-8 Katyusha rocket launchers first encountered during Operation Barbarossa left a big impression on the invading Germans. Proposals to copy the Katyusha for German use were soon made but there wasn't much spare industrial capacity available for new projects. There also wasn't a great deal of enthusiasm for the project because the German Army had already committed to the production of spin-stabilized rocket systems such as the Nebelwerfer.
Since the Waffen-SS was the military wing of the Nazi Party it was often in competition with the Wehrmacht for resources. This meant the Waffen-SS often used its political influence to create its own network of suppliers outside the influence of the Wehrmacht to supply its troops. A product of this competition for resources was the 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer which was almost a direct copy of the BM-8 and often armed Waffen-SS units.
Design.
Launcher.
The launcher consisted of two rows of parallel perforated steel rails which the rockets were mounted on. The launch rails could launch either German or captured Russian rockets. The rails were then mounted on tubular steel frames on a variety of vehicles. Two of the most common mounts were an armored SOMUA MCG German designation "S307(f)" half-track modified by Alfred Becker for use by the Wehrmacht or a German Sd.Kfz. 4 half-track.
Rocket.
The rocket called the 8 cm Raketen Sprenggranate was a simple cordite fueled, fin stabilized, diameter, high-explosive rocket patterned closely on the Russian M-8. The body was simple and inexpensive to produce due to the use of stamped sheet metal components, unlike the more expensive machined venturis used by spin-stabilized rockets. The fins of the 8 cm Raketen Sprenggranate differed from the M-8 and were mounted at 2° to impart spin to improve accuracy.


Lilaste Station

Lilaste Station is a railway station on the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway in Latvia. It is from Zemitāni. It has a double-track line to Carnikava and a single-track line to Saulkrasti.


Kakinada Port

Kakinada Port is located at Kakinada off the east coast of India. It is south of Visakhapatnam Port.
Kakinada Port is a large complex comprising Kakinada Anchorage Port, Kakinada Deep Water Port, Kakinada Fishing Harbour and Ship-Breaking Unit. Kakinada Anchorage Port has a century-long tradition.
Kakinada Deep Water Port is an all-weather deep water port, and the channel has a depth of . The port can handle vessels up to 50,000 DWT. The port handled 10.81 million tonnes of cargo in 2010–2011. The AP Govt developed Kakinada beach in 2013 and it has 100 acres of land covered from port to uppada area.
Kakinada Port railway station was opened in 2011.


La Roue/Het Rad metro station

La Roue (French) or Het Rad (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station on the western branch of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht, in the western part of Brussels (Belgium). It serves the La Roue/Het Rad district, after which it is named.
The station opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the Bizet–Erasme/Erasmus extension of former line 1B including the stations Erasme/Erasmus, Eddy Merckx and CERIA/COOVI. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 5.


Negra Aqueduct

The Negra Aqueduct () is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Négra France, it carries the canal over a small stream, the Ruisseau de Rousanel.


Salim Awan railway station

Salim Awan railway station
() is located in Pakistan.


Skybridge (TransLink)

The SkyBridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built between 1987 and 1989, it spans the Fraser River and connects New Westminster with Surrey. The SkyBridge opened for revenue use on March 16, 1990, with the second half of the Phase II extension of SkyTrain to Scott Road station.
History.
Construction of the bridge began on October 28, 1987. The first half of the bridge heading towards Surrey was completed first, with the New Westminster half being completed on March 19, 1990. The bridge was manufactured by Hyundai Engineering & Construction and a Chilliwack-based construction company with a total cost of CAD$28 million, or $ in dollars.
Details.
The SkyBridge does not carry automobiles, unlike the neighbouring Pattullo Bridge, but has two tracks to let TransLink's SkyTrain pass either way on the bridge on its journey between King George station in Surrey and Waterfront station in Downtown Vancouver. A third set of rails in the middle, not connected to the SkyTrain tracks, is used by maintenance crews to truck equipment back and forth on the bridge.
The bridge has two tall towers and carries trains above the Fraser River and valley. The main span is and the total length is . The bridge was the longest cable-supported transit-only bridge in the world from its opening in 1990 to 2019, when it was surpassed by the Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge.


Miman railway station

Miman railway station
() is located in Pakistan.


Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro station

Étangs Noirs (French) or Zwarte Vijvers (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station. It is located at the border between Brussels' Koekelberg and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean municipalities, in the western part of Brussels (Belgium). It opened on 8 May 1981 as part of the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne–Beekkant extension of former line 1. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1 and 5, which cross Brussels from east to west. Its name translates into English as the "Black Ponds".


Lamae railway station

Lamae railway station is a railway station located in Lamae Subdistrict, Lamae District, Chumphon. It is a class 2 railway station located from Bangkok railway station.


Lost Breed

The Lost Breed Motorcycle Club were a motorcycle club in Nelson, New Zealand, formed in 1976.
Since then they have been primarily the only gang in the town and have repelled attempts by other gangs (including the Highway 61 MC and the Fourth Reich an extremely violent Neo-nazi gang) to set up. The club has recently announced that they are strongly opposed to the drug P and domestic violence although Police consider these claims to be dubious "wonder if they are also against the use of cannabis and the unrestricted sale of alcohol."
At the end of 2015, they were shut down by the Hells Angels.


Blue Origin Florida launch facility


Permanent Vacation (2007 film)

Permanent Vacation is a dark comedy film written, directed, and produced by W. Scott Peake and is based upon the novel, "What We Did On Our Holidays" by Geoff Nicholson. "Permanent Vacation" is Scott's first feature film after a career in directing commercials and music videos. It was shot on 35mm film.
Plot.
Eric Bury, a mild mannered Englishman, is told by his boss that he must take a mandatory vacation to ease his workaholic ways. After a brief family meeting to discuss possible scenarios, Eric decides on a "family camping trip", as this may be the last vacation with his teenage children before they leave the nest. So he takes his wife, daughter and son on a camping holiday to Florida. Once the family arrives at Adventures Unlimited Campground in Florida, Eric is plunged into a world of escalating sexual debauchery, religious ecstasy, human sacrifice, sadistic policemen, dwarves and one philosophizing old man, as this dark comedy takes the family on an outlandish ride.
Eric, a cheerful soul, tries to see the best in everything, however, the unexplained events at the Adventures Unlimited Campground come in quick, nightmarish succession and their bizarre residents push Eric's fragile patience to its edge as he tries to keep his family together.
His obnoxious crazy neighbors, Alex and Iris Garcia, begin to slowly wear on Eric's nerves. Iris’ flagrant sexual advances toward Eric seem innocuous enough, and at first flatters Eric, but when the late night loud music turns into tequila, gunshot mornings with Alex, Eric tries to take matters into his own hands to end the madness.
Then along comes a relentless cop, who seems to be at Eric's every turn tormenting him. Eric is helpless as he watches his family quickly fall apart. His son Max turns feral and attempts to make a human sacrifice of him, and his daughter Sally wanders off with a traveling gospel revival. When his wife Kathleen decides to fulfill her sexual fantasies, which includes one with a pair of motorcycling dwarves, Eric tries to find solace in the company of a wise old man but even his views become too outrageous for Eric. Finally, Eric has had enough. With his constitution fractured, Eric exorcises his demons by embarking on a maniacal journey, which leaves little in his path.
Cast.
Cast:
Production.
"Permanent Vacation" was shot in 35mm entirely on location in Milton, Florida at the campground Adventures Unlimited. Over 90% of the crew is all alumni of the Film School at Florida State University, where Scott received his MFA in 1993. The Los Angeles-based band Skeeter Truck performed several songs on the soundtrack.
Availability.
The film was released on DVD in January 2009 by Vanguard Cinema and contains several extra features including a behind the scenes/making of documentary, director commentary, deleted scenes, slideshow and trailer.


Nunspeet railway station

Nunspeet is a railway station located in Nunspeet, Netherlands. The station was opened on 20 August 1863 and is located on the Amersfoort–Zwolle section of the Utrecht–Kampen railway ("Centraalspoorweg"). The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.


Greenbird

Greenbird is a wind-powered vehicle that broke the land speed record for the fastest wind-powered vehicle at the dry Ivanpah Lake on March 26, 2009. It was built by the British engineer Richard Jenkins. "Greenbird" reached a peak speed of 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h).
Construction.
"Greenbird", sponsored by Ecotricity, is a land yacht that is described as being "a very high performance sailboat".
It uses a rigid vertical wing, instead of the conventional sail, to generate thrust, in the same manner that the wing of an aeroplane generates lift. The only metal in the vehicle is in the wheels and the wing bearings; the remainder is made of carbon composite materials. The yacht weighs about six hundred kilograms. According to Jenkins, the light weight and aerodynamic shape of the vehicle allows it to attain speeds three to five times faster than the speed of the wind. "Greenbird" is the fifth in a series of wind-powered land vehicles that Jenkins had constructed in his efforts to break the speed record. Jenkins said he had been trying to break the record for the past ten years in different locations, such as Australia, Britain, and the United States, but weather conditions were not suitable for him to reach maximum speeds.


Jalan Kota Bahagia-Melati

Jalan Kota Bahagia-Melati, Federal Route 2489, is a federal road in Pahang, Malaysia. It is a main route to Bandar Muadzam Shah via Tun Razak Highway.
At most sections, the Federal Route 2489 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.


BR-307

BR-307 is a Brazilian federal highway in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas that goes from the main town on the Rio Negro to the Cucuí district some north at the triple border with Venezuela and Colombia.
Route.
The road goes through indigenous land such as the Balaio Indigenous Territory and Cué-cué/Marabitanas Indigenous Territory as well as Pico da Neblina National Park.
It passes through the Morro dos Seis Lagos Biological Reserve, created in 1990.
The unpaved road is largely impassible due to neglect, destroyed bridges, and heavy rainfall.
History.
Along with the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230) and the Perimetral Norte (BR-210), BR-307 was originally planned in the late 1960s by the military government, as part of the "" ("National Integration Plan"). This plan had as one of its goals populating Amazônia with displaced or landless residents from the drought-prone Northeast. None of the three massive road projects were ever completed. BR-307 is still officially listed in government documents as being planned to extend a total of 1695.3 km from Marechal Thaumaturgo, Acre north to the Venezuelan border. None of the route south of the Rio Negro was ever operational.
In 2015, the former mayor of São Gabriel da Cachoeira was accused of misappropriating funds that were designated for road maintenance on BR-307.


National Highway 3 (Myanmar)

National Highway 3 (NR3) is one of the most important highways of central-eastern Burma. It connects Mandalay to Muse on the border with China.
The highway is fed by the National Highway 1 at Mandalay at coming from the south and 26th Street from the west. It initially goes in an easterly direction until it reaches the northeast suburb of Mandalay and then skirts the city outskirts by changing direction to the south. After moving in a southeasterly direction for several kilometres (a few miles) it then moves towards the northeast for most of its passage. At Hsenwi it joins the National Road 34 to the east and continues north-northeast until it reaches Muse, where it is joined from National Road 36 from the southwest at .


Shahid Beheshti Metro Station (Tabriz)

Shahid Beheshti Metro Station is a station on Tabriz Metro Line 1. The station opened on 25 September 2016. It is located in central area of Tabriz, on Beheshti Square.


Highway M23 (Ukraine)

Highway M23 is one of the shortest Ukrainian international highway (M-highway) which connects Berehove with Khust and runs in the southern portion of the region next to the Hungarian and Romanian borders. From Berehove to the little settlement of Vylok the M23 is part of European route E58 and European route E81 which drift of towards the Romanian border at the border checkpoint Okli on a regional route.


SITA (company)

SITA is a multinational information technology company providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry. The company provides its services to around 400 members and 2,800 customers worldwide, which it claims is about 90% of the world's airline business. Around the world, nearly every passenger flight relies on SITA technology.
History.
SITA or "Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques", was founded in February 1949 by eleven airlines in order to bring about shared infrastructure cost efficiency by combining their communications networks. The eleven original airlines were: Air France, KLM, Sabena, Swissair, TWA, British European Airways Corporation (BEAC), British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), British South American Airways (BSAA), Swedish A.G.Aerotransport, Danish Air Lines, and Norwegian Air Lines. SITA was the first company to handle data traffic in real time via a packet switched network over common carrier leased lines.
Expansion.
In 1989 computer reservations systems, aerospace manufacturers, tour operators, airfreight forwarders, airport authorities, and other organizations in the air transport industry began joining SITA as members. The company today provides a range of IT solutions as well as infrastructure and communication services for the air transport industry, having evolved from its early days of providing only network-related services.
SITA presently operates in over two hundred countries and territories, and its customers include airlines, airports, airfreight — international freight forwarders, travel and distribution — global distribution systems, governments, aerospace, ground handlers and air traffic control.
SITA is one of the most internationally diverse companies, having a strong local presence in offices spanning the globe, with staff speaking over 60 different languages.
Company structure.
SITA is owned by members of the air transport industry, who make up the SITA Board and SITA Council. The company has the remit of working with the air transport community for the benefit of all members. This includes cooperation with industry bodies, such as IATA, ACI and regional associations, aiming to solve common industry issues through the use of IT and telecommunication services, through development of community systems, industry standards and shared infrastructures for aviation. SITA also produces industry surveys including the Airline IT Trends, Airport IT Trends and Passenger IT Trends Surveys, as well as working jointly with IATA on the industry’s Baggage Report.
Subsidiaries.
Launched in 2005 as OnAir, SITA FOR AIRCRAFT provides on-board connectivity solutions that enable passengers to connect to the Internet on devices such as laptops and smartphones as well as make and receive phone calls and text message; and access to wireless in-flight entertainment. OnAir combined with SITA's Aircraft business in 2015 to provide cockpit and cabin communications, and aircraft operations, including e-Aircraft, and is known as SITAONAIR.
CHAMP is an IT company working solely in the air cargo industry, providing services for carriers and distributors. In November 2011, CHAMP acquired TRAXON Europe, an electronic air cargo company, in order to prepare for new International Air Transport Association (IATA) initiatives such as IATA e-freight and Cargo iQ.
In July, 2020, TAP Air Cargo implemented the CHAMP API to further enrich its customer applications.
Aviareto is a joint venture between SITA and the Irish government. Aviareto and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Supervisory Authority of the International Registry, agreed that Aviareto would establish and operate the International Registry of Mobile Assets.
Products and services.
SITA's portfolio services include:
SITA's shared infrastructures include AirportHub, AirportConnect, CUTE and BagMessage Services, as well as systems for passenger processing, reservations and fares.
Community systems and standards.
The community systems provided by SITA for the air transport industry include:
Aiming to simplify communications and processes for air transport, SITA works with around 20 industry bodies and standards committees to set standards. The company has approximately 40 participants in 55 different Standards Setting Working Groups. The organizations SITA works with include IATA, Air Cargo Inc, Airlines for America, ICAO and the FAA, plus AAAE, ACC, Association of European Airlines, CANSO, OpenTravel Alliance, ITU, the World Customs Organization and the World Trade Organization. The Working Groups SITA is involved in include IATA Type X, IATA Common Use, ATA e-Business, ICAO AFSG, ACI ACRIS and Eurocontrol SWIM. Examples of standards include:
Research and development.
The company's achievements include:


Imam Khomeini Metro Station (Mashhad Metro)

Imam Khomeini Metro Station is a station of Mashhad Metro Line 1. The station opened on 10 October 2011. It is located on Bahar Blvd..


Flight 243

Flight 243 may represent:


Madurai Bus Rapid Transit System

The Madurai BRTS is a proposed bus rapid transit system for the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
Corridors.
The following corridors were proposed for implementation.
Corridor 1: Fatima College — Palanganatham junction [along Dindigul by-pass road]<br>
Corridor 2: Kamarajar Bridge — Ring Road at Viraghanoor [along Vaigai River North bank road]


One Big Affair

One Big Affair is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Leo Townsend and Francis Swann. The film stars Evelyn Keyes, Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Anderson, Connie Gilchrist, Thurston Hall and Gus Schilling. The film was released on February 22, 1952, by United Artists.
Plot.
A teacher from Pomona, California and two friends are vacationing in Mexico. By lingering too long in a Mexico City gift shop, Jean Harper accidentally gets left behind.
Jimmy Donovan, a lawyer from the U.S., is on his way to Acapulco to handle the divorce of a wealthy woman, her fifth. He decides to ride a bicycle from Mexico City and ends up encountering Jean, whose friends and tour guide fear she's a kidnap victim.
Jean tags along on the bike, hearing the kidnap report on the radio but not telling Jimmy about it. When police confront him, Jimmy and Jean pretend to be newlyweds and take the bridal suite when the cops keep observing them. An orphan boy, Juanito, befriends them and wants to be adopted. He eventually gets his wish when Jimmy and Jean straighten things out.


Ghriss Airport

Ghriss Airport is a civilian airport in Mascara Province, Algeria, located southwest of the town of Ghriss, Algeria.
World War II.
During World War II, the facility was known as "Thiersville Airfield". It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, which flew C-47 Skytrain transports from the airfield between May and June 1943.


Marabout (Charleroi Metro)

Marabout is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly, Belgium (part of the Charleroi municipality), opened on 27 February 2012 as part of the Soleilmont extension of the Gilly branch of the Charleroi Pre-metro. The station is entirely underground and features a central platform with street access at its western end. Decoration inside the station depicts old views of Charleroi.
The station is located in TEC Charleroi fare zone 2.
The main station structure was built in the 1980s but was never put into service until 27 February 2012.
Nearby points of interest.
The station is located in a residential area of Gilly (the "Louvy" neighbourhood).
Transfers.
There are no direct train or bus transfers at the station. There is a TEC Charleroi bus stop, named "Marabout" and served by lines 11, 12 and 12b in the vicinity, but its location involves a walk to the station.


Bayramca Tunnel

Bayramca Tunnel (), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.
Bayramca Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish S.T.Y. Construction Company. The -long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The Yunus Emre Tunnel follows the Bayramca Tunnel in direction Samsun.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on 21 December 2013 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.


Pukchang Airport

Pukchang Airport is an airport in Pyongan-namdo, North Korea. It serves as the military airfield for the nearby city of Sunchon.
Facilities.
The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 8150 x 164 feet (2484 x 50 m). It has several aprons and taxiway leading to both revetments and underground aircraft storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 jets.
Missile testing.
The airfield was used to test-launch a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on April 28, 2017, with the missile subsequently crashing into Chongsin-dong, Tokchon.


Aitoliko railway station

Aitoliko railway station (, "Sidirodromikos Stathmos Etolikou") was a railway station in the town of Aitoliko in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, the station served two rail lines:
The station took its name from the town that it served, and it was located east of the island which contains the town centre of Aitoliko. Construction was completed by the Northwestern Greece Railways in October 1890, it later marked the starting point of the rail line with Katochi which was used between 1912 and 1943 when that line was shut down. The station closed down in 1972 along with the entire Kryoneri-Agrinio Line. It had one platform, its newer station was renovated in 2003.


Pont Rouelle

The Pont Rouelle (English: Rouelle Bridge) is a railway bridge in Paris that crosses the river Seine. It connects the city's 15th and 16th arrondissements, and passes through the Île aux Cygnes. Constructed of steel, the bridge is 173 metres (567 feet) long and 20 metres (66 feet) wide. It is currently used for railway service, carrying the RER C.
Structure.
It is composed of four distinct portions:


Nigeria Union of Railwaymen

The Nigeria Union of Railwaymen (NUR) is a trade union representing workers in the rail industry in Nigeria.
The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged five unions:
The union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress, and by 1988, it had 20,634 members. In 2016, the union left the NLC to become a founding constituent of the United Labour Congress (ULC). However, in 2020, the whole ULC rejoined the NLC.


Bukit Timah Expressway

The Bukit Timah Expressway (abbreviation: BKE) is a highway in Singapore that starts at the Pan Island Expressway in Bukit Timah and travels north to the Woodlands Checkpoint and the Johor–Singapore Causeway in Woodlands.
History.
On 22 May 1982, tenders were called to build the expressway and construction began thereafter. Construction of the expressway began in 1983 and it was built in two stages, the first stage from Woodlands to Mandai Road and the second from Mandai Road to the Pan-Island Expressway. Due to the hilly nature of the Bukit Timah area the second stage of the expressway went through, explosives were used to clear the area for construction. During the construction, the new road, Bukit Panjang Road was opened from BKE all the way to Woodlands Road, and new interchanges at Mandai Road and Woodlands Road were also added as well. Kampong roads were demolished such as Jalan Kwok Min, Lorong Kingkit and Lorong Garpu. The small section of Jalan Kwok Min remains and Singapore Armed Forces took over the Jalan Kwok Min area since 1997. It was opened in December 1985.
Before the Kranji Expressway was completed, BKE was the shortest expressway in Singapore, at about . This expressway is a six-lane dual carriageway, with three lanes on either side. In 2003, the LTA began work to convert a section of the expressway, from the intersection with the Kranji Expressway to that with the Seletar Expressway, into an eight-lane dual carriageway with four lanes on either side; This was completed in mid-2005.
Features.
The Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station is located near the Chantek flyover.
The huge fence of Kranji-Marsiling MRT tracks can be found along Woodlands Avenue 3.


Ballyliffin railway station

Ballyliffin railway station served Ballyliffin in County Donegal, Ireland.
The station opened on 1 July 1901 on the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Londonderry Graving Dock to Carndonagh.
It closed for passengers on 2 December 1935.


Bang Bua BTS station

Bang Bua Station (, , ) is a BTS Skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in front of the Bang Khen Main Campus of Sripatum University and Bang Bua School. The station is part of the northern extension of the Sukhumvit Line and opened on 5 June 2020, as part of phase 3.


Seascapes

Seascapes is a weekly 30-minute Irish radio programme covering maritime matters broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on Fridays at 22.30 and presented until recently by the award-winning presenter Tom MacSweeney. The programme deals with all subjects of maritime interest, from leisure to commercial shipping, as well as fishing and the environment, and is known for encouraging listeners' involvement.
"Seascapes", which has been running since the 1990s, is one of the most popular night-time programmes on RTÉ Radio 1. It commenced in 1989 as a 15-minute filler on maritime matters by Tom McSweeney who had been RTÉ's Southern Correspondent based in Cork for many years and became the station's first Marine Correspondent. The programme was later extended to a 30-minute slot and is now first broadcast each week on a Friday night.
"Seascapes" is made up of various segments put together by producer Marcus Connaughton in the Cork studio. These include reports from the RNLI lifeboat service, a correspondent from Ireland's offshore islands, official maritime notices, the inland waterways and a nostalgic look back at marine events from times past.
The 1,000th edition of "Seascapes" was broadcast in mid December 2008 and featured two recorded programmes from the RNLI's new Irish Headquarters in Swords, County Dublin.
Both Tom MacSweeney and the famous "Seascapes" theme tune "Sailing By" by Ronald Binge were replaced at the end of 2009. No explanation has been given as to why the signature tune was replaced.
Tom MacSweeney now hosts the program "This Island Nation" which is broadcast fortnightly on independent stations.


Ostad Shahriar Metro Station (Tabriz)

Ostad Shariar Metro Station is a station on Tabriz Metro Line 1. The station opened on 27 August 2015. It is located on Shahriar Expressway at Mehranrud River shore next to Baghlar Baghi Garden. The next eastern station is 29 Bahman Metro Station and the next western station is Daneshgah Metro station.


Girl on the Billboard

"Girl on the Billboard" is a 1965 single released by American country music singer Del Reeves. The novelty song was Reeves' fourth entry on the U.S. country chart and his only No. 1 single. "Girl on the Billboard" spent two weeks at No. 1 and a total of 20 weeks on the chart, in addition to reaching No. 96 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and has become one of many country standards about lust.
The Song's Story.
The song is about a truck driver who falls in love with a picture of a beautiful young woman, whose towel-clad likeness is plastered as part of a roadside billboard advertisement along Route 66. The truck driver drives a daily freight route from Chicago to St. Louis along the highway where the billboard is located. He also notes how many trucker accidents have occurred near the billboard.
Early one morning (4:45 AM), while his diesel idles nearby, the trucker knocks on the door of the artist who painted the billboard and (presumably) asks for the model's contact information. The painter curtly tells the trucker that the "girl wasn't real" and that he'd "better get the (censored) on his way." (An electric guitar riff is used in place of the profanity). Disillusioned at his fantasy being ruined, the trucker moans that along the highway, "You'll find tiny pieces of my heart scattered every which a way."
Cover versions.
In 2005, Canadian band The Road Hammers released a cover version on its debut album. It was later released in the U.S., peaking at No. 54 in 2008.


Sykkylven Bridge

The Sykkylven Bridge () is a concrete bridge that crosses the Sykkylvsfjorden in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It connects the municipal center of Aure with the village of Ikornnes on the other side of the fjord.
The Sykkylven Bridge was opened on 14 October 2000. The bridge is long, the longest span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 15 spans. It cost , and was paid for by the Ekornes corporation. It is a toll bridge that will have a toll estimated to last until 2016.


Donghai Bridge

Donghai Bridge (Chinese:  ,  ,  "Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo",  "Tonhe Dujiau" </small> "East China Sea Bridge") is a Chinese bridge counted among the longest cross-sea bridges in the world. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of and connects mainland Shanghai's Pudong New Area with the offshore Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Zhejiang's Shengsi County. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayed sections to allow for the passage of large ships, the largest with a span of . Donghai Bridge is part of the S2 Hulu Expressway.
The bridge has a long and narrow speedway and does not allow vehicles that do not meet the weight requirements.
Projects.
On 29 January 2014, Shanghai's urban planning authorities announced that they would build a second bridge combining road and rail to help meet growing transport demands for the Yangshan deep-water port. Plans from 2019 show that this second bridge is proposed to connect Shanghai to Ningbo via Yangshan port and Zhoushan Island.


Geiranger - Hellesylt Ferry

The Geiranger - Hellesylt Ferry is a ferry service in Norway between the towns of Geiranger and Hellesylt both located in the municipality of Stranda in the county of Møre og Romsdal. The crossing of almost 20 kilometres takes just over an hour. The route passes all the highlights of the Geirangerfjord and is therefore very popular with tourists.


AAA Cooper

AAA Cooper Transportation, headquartered in Dothan, Alabama. is a family owned, non-union, transportation company servicing customers through Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Dedicated, Port, International and other related transportation services. The company was founded in 1955 by John H. Dove after he purchased an interest in P.C. White Truck Lines. The company continues to be owned and operated by the Dove family.
Company history.
In the 1930s, John H. "Red" Dove began his association with the transportation industry by working with his father hauling logs from the Alabama woods to sawmills. In 1951, Mr. Dove bought an interest in P.C. White Truck Lines. In 1955, he purchased the remaining ownership interest in P.C. White Truck Lines and changed the name to AAA Motor Lines. His sons, Earl and Mack, received their degrees in Transportation from the University of Tennessee and joined the family firm between 1959 and 1962.
The decades of the 1950s, 1960s, and the early 1970s were a time of regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), a former independent agency of the U.S. government. The Company growth potential would be limited to purchasing other operating routes, or companies who possessed routes that were not being operated to their greatest potential. Thus, in 1969, AAA Motor Lines Inc., bought Cooper Transfer Company Inc. The resulting company was called AAA Cooper Transportation or ACT.
In 1973 Mack and Earl recognized the beginning industry deregulation and began to position the Company for that occurrence through improved cost measurement systems and management training. In 1976, the Company obtained approval from the (ICC) to serve all of Florida. Deregulation of the industry began in July 1980 with the passage of Motor Carrier Act of 1980. Meanwhile, ACT completed its opening of Florida and in 1978 bought expansive authority to operate in Georgia, North and South Carolina. As a result, the Company entered the decade of the 70's with $3 million in annual sales and ended the decade with $43 million in sales.
ACT continued its expansion during the 1980s by purchasing Haynes Motor Lines in 1986 which added nine new terminals. In January 1989, Earl sold his 50% ownership in the company to Mack. In early 1990, ACT purchased nine terminals from the former Bowman Transportation Company. These facilities were used for new terminal openings and relocating certain existing terminals for expanded and improved service. By 1989, annual sales had increased to $136 million.
During the 1990s, ACT's terminal network in the South continued to expand. In 1994, ACT opened its first terminal outside of the Southeast in Chicago. Later that year, ACT opened a terminal in Minneapolis. Also in this year Mack's son, Reid, joined the company after his graduation from Auburn University. Reid has held many positions in the Company from Truck Washer to Driver to Terminal Manager, was named President of the Company in 2001.
In 1997, "Truck-to-Ship-to-Truck" service was added for the island of Puerto Rico. ACT's international service also extends to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
A Dedicated Contract Carriage offering was formally established in 2002 and as a result, it expanded the LTL service to all of Texas and Cincinnati in 2005. In 2006 annual revenue of the Company surpassed $500 million for the first time.


Huolongchushui

Huolongchushui (fire dragon issuing from the water; ) were the earliest form of multistage rockets and ballistic cruise missiles used in post-classical China. The name of the weapon was used to strike fear into enemy troops. If the enemy was out of range, the fire dragon had a contingency: a magazine of three rocket driven arrows located within the mouth of the missile. It acted as one of the world's earliest multistage rockets and ballistic cruise missiles, fired at enemy ships in naval battles.
Overview.
The huolongchushui had a hollow bamboo tube with a carved wooden dragon head and tail about five feet long. The front and rear contained four rockets packed with gunpowder that would propel the dragon forward. Fuses facing downwards of the four rockets outside the dragon body were linked with the fuses of the rockets inside the dragon's belly. Just before the four rockets on the outside burnt out, it would automatically ignite fuses of arrow rockets hidden inside the rear of the dragon, which would then shoot out of its mouth propelled by the gunpowder to destroy the enemy. The huolongcushui would be used on both land and sea. The huolongchusui would operate on the principle of an early form of a two-stage rocket. The two stage rocket would have a booster rocket attached to it that would then burn out automatically issuing a batch of smaller rockets hidden inside the dragon's belly. The Huolongchushui may be considered the ancestor to the modern YingJi-62 ASCM.
History.
An illustration of the huolongchushui is found in the 14th century Chinese military treatise "Huolongjing" by Jiao Yu and Liu Bowen during the early Ming dynasty. The illustration and description depicts the world earliest form of the multistage rocket and ballistic missile used by Ming Chinese army and navy.
Popular culture.
Huolongchushui were the primary inspiration for the man-portable artillery depicted in Disney's Mulan.