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In the early nineteenth century, there were no standard weight classes. In 1823, the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue said the limit for a "light weight" was 12 stone (168 lb, 76.2 kg) while Sportsman's Slang the same year gave 11 stone (154 lb, 69.9 kg) as the limit. [8]
These included the Sanyo ICC-0081 "Mini Calculator", the Canon Pocketronic, and the Sharp QT-8B "micro Compet". In January 1971, the Sharp EL-8 was close to being a pocket calculator, weighing about one pound, with a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) and rechargeable NiCad batteries. The EL-8 was the first battery-powered handheld calculator. [110]
In the center of Norilsk, on Gvardeyskaya Square, "in an atmosphere of solemnity", a foundation stone was even set, promising the construction of a monument on this spot to those who created the basis of the plant and this miracle city. This basalt block, weighing 100 poods [1,638 pounds (743 kg)], delivered from Mount Rudnaya. On a plaque ...
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WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. licensed to New York, New York, and broadcasting a classic hits format. The station's studios are in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn.
XHAT-FM in Ensenada, Baja California; XHCSAJ-FM in Mazatlán, Sinaloa; XHDN-FM in Gómez Palacio, Durango; XHERW-FM in León, Guanajuato; XHJHS-FM in Querétaro, Querétaro; XHMA-FM in Zapopan, Jalisco
The 254-pound (115 kg) spacecraft was successfully placed into orbit around the Earth for purposes of studying the ionosphere. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] After a lengthy debate that ended at 2:12 in the morning, Canada's House of Commons voted 163 to 78 to approve the new Flag of Canada , with its pattern of a red maple leaf on a white background between ...