Kazakhstan is a modern, secular state promoting ethnic and religious diversity and tolerance. VOA's Valer Gergely reports from Kazakhstan that Islam, Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Jewish and other religions peacefully coexist in the republic.
New SLS Core Stage Pathfinder ready; will help NASA prepare to launch largest rocket ever The Core Stage Pathfinder is 228,000 pounds of steel. It's 212 feet long and 27.6 feet in diameter. CORDOVA, Ala. â North Alabama continues to play a big role in helping America return to human deep-space exploration.
The shock of a basket or a dunk is absorbed by the connecting part, so that the rim goes back to a horizontal position once again. The top of the hoop is 10 feet above the ground. Regulation backboards are 6 feet wide (72 inches) by 42 inches tall. All basketball rims (hoops) are 18 inches in diameter.The inner rectangle on the backboard is 24 inches wide by 18 inches tall.he shock of a basket or a dunk is absorbed by the connecting part, so that the rim goes back to a horizontal position once again. The top of the hoop is 10 feet above the ground. Regulation backboards are 6 feet wide (72 inches) by 42 inches tall. All basketball rims (hoops) are 18 inches in diameter.