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John Curtis Samples (born c. 1950s) is an American political theorist, author, and vice president of the Cato Institute. As of 2021, he serves as a member of Facebook's independent Oversight Board. [1] Samples received a B.A. in political science and government from Eastern Kentucky University in 1978, and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1984.
The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, [5] chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries. [nb 1] Cato was established to focus on public advocacy, media exposure, and societal influence. [6]
The Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome was the first Grade VI big wall climbing route in the United States. It was first climbed in 1957 by a team consisting of Royal Robbins, Mike Sherrick, and Jerry Gallwas. Its current aid climbing rating is VI 5.9 A1 or 5.12 for the free climbing variation. [1]
The Index of Freedom in the World is an index of civil liberties published in late 2012 by Canada's Fraser Institute, Germany's Liberales Institut, and the U.S. Cato Institute. [1] The index is the predecessor of the Human Freedom Index, which has been published annually since 2015. The coauthors of both indexes are Ian Vásquez and Tanja ...
A campus board (or pan Güllich) is a training tool that has been widely adopted by sport climbers to improve their plyometric performance and led to dramatic improvements in climbing technique in all rock climbing disciplines. The campus board was invented in 1988 by German climber Wolfgang Güllich to help him climb the world's hardest ...
The Nose (870-metres, 31-pitches) – El Capitan, Yosemite (USA) – 1993 – Second multi-pitch at 5.14a (8b+), [191] by Lynn Hill (partnered by Brooke Sandahl); the big-wall free climb is considered as one of the most important ascents in rock climbing history, and also a major milestone in female rock climbing; in 1994, Hill repeated it in ...
Simul-climbing (or using a running-belay) is a climbing technique where a pair of climbers who are attached by a rope simultaneously ascend a multi-pitch climbing route. [1] It contrasts with lead climbing where the leader ascends a given pitch on the route while the second climber remains in a fixed position to belay the leader in case they fall. [1]
Data from Sport Aviation General characteristics Crew: 1 Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 horizontally opposed piston, 425 hp (317 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed Hartzell Performance Cruise speed: 210 kn (240 mph, 390 km/h) Rate of climb: 4,407 ft/min (22.39 m/s) 1999 time to climb record See also Related development Van's RV-4 References ^ "Bruce Bohannon". November 29, 2002. Retrieved August 20 ...