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2. Ratchet (device) - Wikipedia

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   A ratchet (occasionally spelled rachet) is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction. Ratchets are widely used in machinery and tools. The word ratchet is also used informally to refer to a ratcheting socket wrench.

3. Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works - Wikipedia

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   Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik; French Société Suisse pour la Construction de Locomotives et de Machines; or for both, SLM) was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland. Much of the world's mountain railway equipment was constructed by the company.

4. List of accidents and incidents involving the Convair CV-240 ...

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   January 25, 1970: A CV-240-2 from the Mexican Government carrying journalists crashed into a hill, killing all but one of the 20 people on board. [28] May 14, 1971: A CV-240-14 (N1015G) operated by the U.S. Geological Survey lost power in the right engine during climb from takeoff at Twin Falls, Idaho. The failed engine was not feathered.

5. List of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog ...

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   Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.

6. Vetterli rifle - Wikipedia

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   It was designed by Johann-Friedrich Vetterli (1822–1882), a Swiss riflemaker, who worked in France and England before becoming director of the Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft's armament factory in Neuhausen Switzerland. He also adapted his rifle into a single-shot centerfire variant procured by the Italian Army. In 1871 the Model 1869 ...

7. Heavy rain set to dampen NYC Times Square ball drop as ...

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   "There is a chance of some very heavy rain between 10 and 11 p.m. that will be potentially disruptive for anyone outside trying to see the ball drop."

8. Where To Eat for Cheap in Every State - AOL

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   Alabama: Saw's Soul Kitchen. Birmingham Saw's Soul Kitchen serves amazing barbecue pork and chicken, according to reviewers. Sandwiches start at $9. It has a food truck called Saw's Street Kitchen.

9. New voting rules make German election hard to call - AOL

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   Germany's parliamentary election on Feb. 23 will be the first under new rules designed to cut the size of a parliament that had grown too unwieldy, but they also make vote outcomes harder to forecast.