The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the U.S. Forest Service, which encompasses parts of the Angeles National Forest and the San Bernardino National Forest in California. On October 10, 2014, President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to create the new monument, protecting 346,177 […]
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Sickhouse is a 2016 thriller that was written and directed by Hannah Macpherson and starring YouTube personality Andrea Russett. The film was initially released between April 29 and May 3, 2016 on the instant image messaging mobile app Snapchat via Russett’s account in one to ten second increments in the mobile 9:16 vertical orientation. On
Giovanni Andrea Sirani (4 September 1610 – 21 May 1670) was an Italian Baroque painter from Bologna. He is best known as the father of the female painter Elisabetta Sirani. Sirani trained initially with Giacomo Cavedone, then worked in the studio with Guido Reni. He became entangled in various conspiracies circling around the death of
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Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota II was a professional boxing match contested on December 14, 1996. The bout was a rematch of a controversial fight held earlier in the year at Madison Square Garden as part of a nationally televised HBO event.
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The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train service in the United States, operated by Amtrak. Renowned for its scenic route through the American Midwest and Western states, it is widely considered one of the most picturesque train journeys in North America. The service connects Chicago, Illinois, with San Francisco Bay Area, California, covering thousands
Denver Water is a utility in Colorado. It is Colorado’s oldest and largest water utility. Denver Water serves 1.4 million people in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, and a portion of its surrounding suburbs. Established in 1918, the utility is a public agency funded by water rates and new tap fees, not taxes.
The Moffat Tunnel is a railroad and water tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado, United States. It is a critical piece of infrastructure that provides both rail access between Denver and the western slope and a water diversion system supplying the Denver metropolitan area. Opened in 1928, it remains one of
Jarod Nandin was a member of the Blizzard fan community, known for his South Park World of Warcraft cosplay. Nandin rose to viral fame for his 2013 cosplay of “That Which Has No Life,” the unkempt antagonist of South Park’s World of Warcraft episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft.”
Engine braking is a deceleration technique in which a vehicle slows down by reducing throttle input and allowing the engine’s internal resistance to oppose the vehicle’s motion, rather than relying solely on the friction brakes. It occurs naturally in internal combustion engines (ICEs) when the throttle is closed, creating vacuum and mechanical resistance that absorbs
Jake brakes, sometimes called a decompression brake or engine brake, is a feature of some diesel engines that opens exhaust valves to the cylinders to release compressed gas and slow the vehicle. The feature is mostly used on large trucks, but has been banned in many areas because of the loud noise that it produces