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71Sail twist — is a phenomenon in sailing where the head of the sail is at a different angle of attack from the foot of the sail in order to change the lift distribution with height. Twist is measured by comparing the angle of a straight line between the… …
72Ionithermie — is the name of a treatment offered in some spas that claims to *reduce the appearance of cellulite *improve and smooth skin texture *slim the body, causing the loss of between 1 8 inches on the very first treatment *firm and tone muscles, lifting …
73USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) — was a sclass|Fletcher|destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Franklin van Valkenburgh (1888–1941), captain of the battleship USS|Arizona|BB 39|2 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Van Valkenburgh was laid down on 15 November …
74Societal collapse — broadly includes both quite abrupt societal failures typified by collapses (such as that of the Mayan Civilization), as well as more extended gradual declines of superpowers (like the Roman empire in Western Europe and the Han Dynasty in East… …
75Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip — The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (18 April 1862 ndash; 24 April 1862) in the American Civil War was the decisive preliminary for the capture of the city of New Orleans by the Union naval force under Flag Officer (later Admiral) David G …
76Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics — A computer generated, simplified model of bike and rider demonstrating an uncontrolled right turn. An …
77Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …
78The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" — Infobox Book | name = The Boats of Glen Carrig title orig = translator = image caption = dust jacket of The Boats of Glen Carrig author = William Hope Hodgson illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …
79Braja Sundar Mitra — ( bn. ব্রজ সুন্দর মিত্র Brojo Shundor Mitro ) (1227 1282 Bengali Era), son of Bhabani Prasad Mitra, was founder of Dhaka Brahmo Samaj. He was a social reformer and later founded the Brahmo Samaj at Comilla. He contributed substantially to the… …
80Thalaimagan — Infobox Film name = Thalaimagan caption = director = Sarath Kumar writer = Cheran starring = Sarath Kumar, Nayanthara, Seema Biswas, Vadivelu, Mukesh Tinwani, Vijayakumar. producer = Radhika Sarath Kumar Radaan Media Works music = Srikanth Deva,… …
