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A hand in a higher-ranking category always ranks higher than a hand in a lower-ranking category. A hand is ranked within its category using the ranks of its cards. Individual cards are ranked, from highest to lowest: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. [ 5] However, aces have the lowest rank under ace-to-five low or ace-to-six low rules ...
The Singer Model 27 and later model 127 were a series of lockstitch sewing machines produced by the Singer Manufacturing Company from the 1880s to the 1960s. (The 27 and the 127 were full-size versions of the Singer 28 and later model 128 which were three-quarters size). They were Singer's first sewing machines to make use of "vibrating shuttle ...
Small stone group from Bihar, 11th–12th century, 8.2 x 6.1 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.), apparently taken back to Nepal by a pilgrim. Before and after this period there were other groupings, both smaller and larger, with 4, 5, 20, and other much larger groups found.
M134 Minigun. 85 lb (39 kg), 41 lb (19 kg) lightweight mod. The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute ). [ 2] It features a Gatling -style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.
[5] [6] He dismissed the possibility of the Jewish state becoming communist as "fantastically absurd", [7] and called it the "only stabilizing factor remaining in the near and middle East". [8] In 1960, John F. Kennedy, Robert's elder brother, was elected the president of the United States [9] and appointed Robert as U.S. attorney general.
While a smaller group uses only 25 bells (two octaves, G 4 –G 6), the sets are often larger, ranging up to an eight-octave set (97 bells, C 1 –C 9). The bells are typically arranged chromatically on foam-covered tables; these tables protect the bronze surface of the bell, as well as keep the bells from rolling when placed on their sides.
The HP-35 was 5.8 inches (150 mm) long and 3.2 inches (81 mm) wide, said to have been designed to fit into one of William Hewlett's shirt pockets. Was the first scientific calculator to fly in space in 1973. [5] HP-35 calculators were carried on the Skylab 3 and Skylab 4 flights, between July 1973 and February 1974. [6]
Jeremy Bentham (/ ˈ b ɛ n θ ə m /; 4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.