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The Ceylon tree nymph (Idea iasonia) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Danainae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. First described by John Westwood in 1848, the Ceylon tree nymph can be found in both wet and dry zones of Sri Lanka. It is the largest member of the family Danaidae in that country.
On 20 December 2012, NASA awarded Bigelow Aerospace a US$17.8 million contract to construct the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) under NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Program. [17] [18] Sierra Nevada Corporation built the US$2 million Common Berthing Mechanism under a 16-month firm-fixed-price contract awarded in May 2013. [19]
1.5 Genus Idea – tree nymphs. 2 Subfamily Satyrinae. ... This is a list of the butterflies of family Nymphalidae which are found in Sri Lanka.
The CATV is a 4x4 ATV. The vehicle was designed by Sri Lankan Engineers from Ideal Motors and the Navy. The engine, gear system and the chassis is produced by Mahindra while the rest is fabricated locally reducing costs to LKR 8 million while an imported vehicle would cost LKR 20 million.
Traditional bond beams in the stone walls of an old house in the Çaykara village of Trabzon province, Turkey. A bond beam is a horizontal structural element, usually found as an embedded part of a masonry wall assembly. The bond beam serves to impart horizontal strength to a wall where it may not otherwise be braced by floor or roof structure.
Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 km off the southern coast of India. After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country passed to Britain in 1815.
the conveying of goods or the price paid for it ("carriage-paid"); "handling" 4-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle (baby carriage) baby transport vehicle featuring the infant lying down facing the pusher (UK: perambulator, pram) – more s.v. buggy a shopping cart (primarily in North Atlantic states) carry on, carryon
The Arrow boat was widely used by the Sri Lanka Navy against the LTTE’s Sea Tigers during the last phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War, known as the Eelam War IV. [ 6 ] The 100th Arrow boat was launched by the Sri Lanka Navy on 11 September 2008. [ 7 ]