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Swiffer is an American brand of cleaning products that is made by Procter & Gamble.Introduced in 1999, [1] the brand uses the "razor-and-blades" business model, whereby the consumer purchases the handle assembly at a low price, but must continue to purchase replacement refills and pads over the lifespan of the product.
The Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net was an anti-torpedo and submarine defence net that was in Sydney Harbour during World War II. It spanned the entire width of the harbour from Laing Point (formerly known as Green Point), Watsons Bay to Georges Head Battery, on the northern side of Sydney Harbour. [1]
A 1945 map of the East Point gun batteries. The East Point Batteries, located in Nahant, Massachusetts, were part of the Harbor Defenses of Boston during World War II. Three separate gun batteries were built: Battery Murphy (two 16-inch guns), Battery 206 (two 6-inch guns), and a temporary 2-gun battery of 155 mm artillery.
'Armoured Turret Battery-30') was located east of Ljabimorka, at (north of Severnaya Bay which formed Sevastopol's harbor), and contained two twin gun turrets [1] which could fire four 30.5 cm guns Once the Germans had broken through the Perekop Isthmus in October 1941, they advanced on Sevastopol but were confronted by Maxim Gorky I.
A fire broke out at California's Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday. The plant, said in 2023 to be the world's largest, stores energy for the California grid. 40% of the battery plant was burned ...
With global demand for battery-powered vehicles continuing to surge, it's certain the entire automotive-battery industry will witness a notable increase in the gigawatt hours worth of batteries it ...
The battery on Middle Head built in 1871 was designed by James Barnet, a colonial architect. The fort was built on a strategic location and received many additions until 1911. It formed part of a network of 'outer harbour' defences. They were designed to fire at enemy ships as they attempted entry through the Sydney Heads.
Buffadero was the name of a village where people lived at the south end of Gibraltar before World War II.According to the Royal Engineers, Buffadero is possibly an anglicized corruption derived from the Spanish "bufido", which means "blowing" or "snorting", or it might be of Genoese origin as many Genoese workmen had been employed in Gibraltar.