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Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.
The oldest records of the genus Hippopotamus date to the Pliocene (5.3-2.6 million years ago). [21] The oldest unambiguous records of the modern H. amphibius date to the Middle Pleistocene, though there are possible Early Pleistocene records. [22] Choeropsis madagascariensis skeleton with a modern hippopotamus skull
On 6 March 1990, Lt. Col. Raymond E. Yeilding and Lt. Col. Joseph T. Vida piloted SR-71 S/N 61–7972 on its final Senior Crown flight and set four new speed records in the process: Los Angeles, California, to Washington, D.C., distance 2,299.7 miles (3,701.0 km), average speed 2,144.8 miles per hour (3,451.7 km/h), and an elapsed time of 64 ...
The Transgender Trends panel was the first panel on that subject ever held at San Diego Comic-Con. [283] The San Francisco Police academy graduated its first openly transgender police officer, Mikayla Connell. [284] The 100 block of Turk Street in San Francisco was renamed Vicki Mar Lane after trans activist Vicki Marlane. [285]
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, [1] as well as her "electric" stage presence.
There the team cleared the docks for the first U.S. warship to dock in Japan, USS San Diego. [33] The team remained in Tokyo Bay until 8 Sept when it was tasked with locating remaining Kamikaze and two-man submarines at Katsura Wan, Uchiura Wan at Suruga Bay, Sendai, Onohama Shipyards and Choshi. [33]
On 6 June 2024, Saini requested police intervention to clear the protest occurring in the James administration building. [18] Riot police pepper sprayed, tear-gassed, and used batons and shields against students protesting around the building. [19] [20] 15 student arrests were made for their role in the protest. [21]
Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the adoptee to be the child ...