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    This is his story. “When we boarded we knew that something was up, but we hadn’t encountered anything yet. When we got to the shores we began unloading and got stuck so we had to embark. That was as far as we could be taken so we got off. We were 275 yards from the beach. I had to swim and get to shore. Someone was yelling on shore and he wanted ropes taken out and hooked on the landing craft. I saw guys coming in on the ropes. Later i wondered how many men couldn’t swim. Some got hit and many died. I heard “help me, help me” everywhere i turned. Bulldozers were pushing men aside to make a path for the machines. I had to go out the same way i came in. I went around and went up the hill and picked up a rifle. There was a lot of firing. We had to dig and get ready for counterattacks. No one dared to stand up. The next day there wasn’t much firing. I wasn’t a veteran but at the end of that night i considered myself one. I killed two people.” William Singer landed on omaha beach. This is his story. “We left Long Island and went to Normandy. There were so many dead people. The stench was so bad. I could smell it today, the burnt…

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    The historical norm of establishing beach heads through amphibious landings is giving way to the concept of hitting an objective directly without transitioning through the littoral (STOM). These concepts present new challenges and a greater demand for more advanced technologies and equipment. The want to update and, to a degree, revolutionise amphibious operations is indicative of doctrinal and tactical concepts driving demand. There are now robotic assets in development that are capable of…

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    J Square Crafts is a business that provides a variety of crafts, which are all handmade. The variety of crafts ranges from handmade baskets to holiday crafts to special ordered wastebaskets, even homemade soaps. J Square Crafts opened its doors in 1995, by a mother and daughter team in the state of Virginia. The variety of crafts are produced from the family home and delivered based on the customer 's needs. July of 2014, there was a total of 1,500 customers and by June 2016, customers had…

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    course, we learned very well the five areas of development and how crucial they are within a child’s life. By knowing the five areas of development, it has helped me observe the children at the party and apply my knowledge and really see it in action. Crafts engage multiple brain areas simultaneously and improve bilateral coordination between both sides of the brain, leading to future cognitive development. Within our craft, there were many materials that required kids to use both their hands to…

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    incident resulted in the complete destruction of Air Cal 336 resulting in 34 injuries, 4 of them very serious. From the beginning of the scenario there is already evident internal noise that affects both pilots as the landing plane was Air Cal 336 and the plane taking off was Air Cal 931. This similarity would most definitely have caused uncertainty amongst them as it would’ve been unclear who the air traffic controller was addressing whilst sending out their instructions. The two air craft had…

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    As part of my responsibility as a show producer, I have to delegate one of my assistant producers the task of crafting accurate notes for the host. Once my producing team was assembled, I called a meeting to explain the how the notes should be for both hosts by explaining the format, while handing out templates of notes that were used from the previous seasons of the show. The individual, who I will call Leigha, volunteered to construct the notes for the host(s) on the first taping day.…

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    Hitler was so eager to destroy - do more than just send flames through their land, but through their culture, too. Arts and crafts has always been a major part of culture in any country. It was Hitler’s craftiness - stemming from his youth spent creating art - in politics that earned him presidency, and later, dictatorship. Arts and crafts can apply to all stages in life with the ability to help relax oneself…

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    On Friday, May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 took off from Chicago-O’Hare International Airport on a routine trip to Los Angeles International Airport. Just 30 seconds into flight, the airplane, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 aircraft, began to stall, which resulted in a nose dive and the aircraft crashed into an open field just 4600 feet northwest of the end of the runway. Weather conditions on the day of the flight were clear, with visibility reported up to 15 miles. The investigation into…

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    1. What are the three (3) most pressing issues facing Metcalfe County in the next four years? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? A. Jobs – We have industry in Metcalfe with available positions. We also need new industry, but we have to have people for those jobs. I feel we need to work with the school system on vocational training for industrial jobs. The more trained people we have the better our chances are to receive new businesses and industry. My plan would be to work…

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    1100-0300: there is no restriction, b) 0301-0330: takeoffs on 31R, c) 0331-0400: landings on 13L and, d) 0401-1059: landings on 13L and takeoffs on 31R (Aerocivil, 2016). Aerodrome traffic circuit for 13L is always to the left (north bound) or otherwise if authorized by ATC and for 31R to the right (south bound) or otherwise if authorized by ATC (Aerocivil, 2016). Runway 13R/31L. This runway was built in 1995. As the runway designator indicates both runways 13L/31R and 13R/31L are parallel…

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