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A dog-leg gearbox or dogleg gearbox is a manual transmission shift pattern distinguished by an up-over-up shift between first and second gear. [1] The layout derives its name from a dog's hind leg, with its sharp angles. Dog leg gearboxes were replaced in most mass production vehicles by transmissions with a standard gear layout.
The leg press is a compound weight training exercise in which the individual pushes a weight or resistance away from them using their legs. The term leg press machine refers to the apparatus used to perform this exercise. [1] The leg press can be used to evaluate an athlete's overall lower body strength (from the gluteus Maximus to the lower ...
Rockets from the Falcon 9 family have a success rate of 99.33% and have been launched 445 times over 15 years, resulting in 442 full successes, two in-flight failures (SpaceX CRS-7 and Starlink Group 9–3), one pre-flight failure (AMOS-6 while being prepared for an on-pad static fire test), and one partial failure (SpaceX CRS-1, which delivered its cargo to the International Space Station ...
Canadian Arctic Expedition – Captain Robert Bartlett of the shipwrecked Karluk completed the first leg of his voyage to rescue the remaining survivors on Wrangel Island in the Bering Sea. He rendezvoused at Port Hope, Alaska to provide new clothing and wages owed to his Inuit guide and companion who traveled with him from Wrangel Island to ...
The following article is a summary of notable incidents at the amusement parks and water parks that are operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.In some cases, these incidents occurred while the park was under different management or ownership, such as legacy Cedar Fair parks.
"Box Canyon Rescue" February 14, 1991 Mount Shasta, California: A firefighter must treat his 17-year-old daughter who fell 100 feet off a cliff. "911 Date Rape" September 21, 1989 Grand Island, Nebraska: A woman stabbed and assaulted on a rural road breaks into a farmhouse and calls 911 for help, while a manhunt occurs for her assailant.