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From May 2013, Octavia customers wishing to carry more can opt for the Combi (estate) version with its 610 L (21.54 cu ft) luggage capacity. [45] The third-generation Octavia is the first Škoda car to feature front radar and a multifunction camera.
For the 1987 Favorit, Škoda made major modifications to the 130 engine to meet new, stricter emission standards.The new engine had bimetallic pistons to lower oil consumption and a new 8-port cylinder head, which improved power output and allowed the engine to run on unleaded fuel.
Styling is similar to that of the contemporary Škoda Octavia. The Felicia was offered only with a 1089 cc (37 kW) four-cylinder engine however a Felicia Super model was introduced in 1961 powered by a larger 1221 cc (40 kW) four-cylinder. [3] The Felicia was exported to Western Europe and North America. A total of 14,863 Felicias were produced ...
"Speech Sounds" is a science fiction short story by American writer Octavia E. Butler.It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in 1983. It won Butler her first Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1984. [1]
Octavo metrics compared to the folio and quarto. Octavo, a Latin word meaning "in eighth" or "for the eighth time", [1] (abbreviated 8vo, 8º, or In-8) is a technical term describing the format of a book, which refers to the size of leaves produced from folding a full sheet of paper on which multiple pages of text were printed to form the individual sections (or gatherings) of a book.
Unexpected Stories is a collection of two short speculative fiction works by Octavia Butler that was posthumously published in 2014. The collection includes A Necessary Being and Childfinder . Plot
Octavia is a Roman tragedy that focuses on three days in the year 62 AD during which Nero divorced and exiled his wife Claudia Octavia and married another (Poppaea Sabina).The play also deals with the irascibility of Nero and his inability to take heed of the philosopher Seneca's advice to rein in his passions.
One of the most commented aspects of Fledgling is its unusual type of vampire, the result of Butler's fusion of vampire fiction with science fiction. While the Ina are simply another species coexisting with humanity, the traditional vampire's monstrosity and abnormality routinely symbolizes deviant sexuality and decadence, serves as a foil for humanity, or is a projection of repressed sexual ...