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21Piper Alpha — was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. [ OPCAL’s share 36.5%, Texaco’s share 23.5%, Union Texas Petroleum’s share 20%, and Thomson’s share 20%. CAPLAN, section 1.2] The platform began production… …
22Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
23Nuclear power plant — This article is about electricity generation from nuclear power. For the general topic of nuclear power, see Nuclear power. A nuclear power station. The nuclear reactor is contained inside the cylindrical containment buildings to the right left… …
24Portal (video game) — Portal Portal s box art displays a figure moving into a portal. Signs of this style are commonly used in the game s environment. Developer(s) …
25Apollo Command/Service Module — Apollo CSM The Apollo 15 CSM in lunar orbit Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36.2 ft 11.03 m …
26Industrial Review — ▪ 1994 Introduction The period since 1990 was proving a difficult time for the older industrialized economies, which had suffered from prolonged recession at home, and also for the previously centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe… …
27Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …
28Dash 8 landing gear incidents — Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209 Accident summary Date September 9, 2007 Type Landing gear failure …
292007 Dash 8 landing gear incidents — Infobox Airliner accident name=Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209 Date=September 9 2007 Type=Landing gear failure Site=Aalborg, Denmark Fatalities=0 Injuries=5 Aircraft Type=Dash 8 400 (Q400) Origin=Copenhagen Airport Destination=Aalborg Airport… …
30Rhinoplasty — For the album by Primus, see Rhinoplasty (album). Rhinoplasty Intervention Rhinoplasty: The lower lateral cartilage (greater alar cartilage) exposed for plastic modification via the left nostril …
