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The three areas on the geographical African continent that are still under the rule of a European head of state:
1-Ceuta
2-Melilla
3-Penon de Velez de la Gomera
All are Spanish enclaves on the Mediterranean coast of what would otherwise be Morocco. They are considered to be part of sovereign Spain and not colonies. Penon de Velez de la Gomera is just a small military installation but Ceuta and Melilla, each with a population of about 80,000, have full representation in the Spanish Parliament.
Spain has never fully relinquished Sahara Espanol but, in effect, it is under the control of Morocco.
1-Ceuta
2-Melilla
3-Penon de Velez de la Gomera
All are Spanish enclaves on the Mediterranean coast of what would otherwise be Morocco. They are considered to be part of sovereign Spain and not colonies. Penon de Velez de la Gomera is just a small military installation but Ceuta and Melilla, each with a population of about 80,000, have full representation in the Spanish Parliament.
Spain has never fully relinquished Sahara Espanol but, in effect, it is under the control of Morocco.
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My Top 21 Science Fiction Films of the 1950s - with year of release:
21-Revenge of the Creature-1955
20-The Day the Earth Stood Still-1951
19-Them!-1954
18-Creature from the Black Lagoon-1954
17-Return of the Fly-1959
16-20 Million Miles to Earth-1957
15-Destination Moon-1950
14-The Atomic Submarine-1959
13-Earth vs. the Flying Saucers-1956
12-It Came from Outer Space-1953
11-Forbidden Planet-1956
10-When Worlds Collide-1951
9-The Fly-1958
8-Invaders from Mars-1953
7-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-1954
6-The Incredible Shrinking Man-1957
5-The Colossus of New York-1958
4-The Blob-1958
3-The Thing from Another World-1951
2-The War of the Worlds-1953
1-Invasion of the Body Snatchers-1956
Almost made it:
Tarantula-1955
Fiend Without a Face-1958
And, if they are Science Fiction:
The Naked Jungle-1954
Around the World in 80 Days-1956
Guilty pleasures:
The Beast with a Million Eyes-1955
It Conquered the World-1956
21-Revenge of the Creature-1955
20-The Day the Earth Stood Still-1951
19-Them!-1954
18-Creature from the Black Lagoon-1954
17-Return of the Fly-1959
16-20 Million Miles to Earth-1957
15-Destination Moon-1950
14-The Atomic Submarine-1959
13-Earth vs. the Flying Saucers-1956
12-It Came from Outer Space-1953
11-Forbidden Planet-1956
10-When Worlds Collide-1951
9-The Fly-1958
8-Invaders from Mars-1953
7-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-1954
6-The Incredible Shrinking Man-1957
5-The Colossus of New York-1958
4-The Blob-1958
3-The Thing from Another World-1951
2-The War of the Worlds-1953
1-Invasion of the Body Snatchers-1956
Almost made it:
Tarantula-1955
Fiend Without a Face-1958
And, if they are Science Fiction:
The Naked Jungle-1954
Around the World in 80 Days-1956
Guilty pleasures:
The Beast with a Million Eyes-1955
It Conquered the World-1956
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Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The Cadillac V-16 was also used in the Buick Limited (1938-1940) and don't forget about the Lincoln Zephyr (1936-1948)
Auburn/Cord was also considering a V-16 line, but remained with the V-12. (1 prototype was built, however), also Duesenberg considered installing their prototype Model H V-16 aircraft engine into a chassis, but it was decided to stay with the V-12s instead.
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I'm pretty sure that the Lincoln was a V-12. If I remember correctly, Harry Miller built a one-off prototype V-16 and Peerless also had one in the works but neither made it into production. Cadillac also built a V-16 show car about 10 years ago.
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My Top 10 True-Crime Movies and the actual crimes they were inspired by with ( Year of release-Country of origin-Running time ):
10-Lonely Hearts ( 2006-U.S.-1:48 ) The slayings by Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck
9-In Cold Blood ( 1967-U.S.-2:13 ) A grayscale rendition of the Clutter Family massacre
8-Murderous Maids [Les Blessures Assassines] ( 2000-Fr.-1:34 ) The killings by the Papin Sisters
7-Let Him Have It ( 1991-U.K.-1:55 ) The controversial Bentley and Craig Case
6-Borderland ( 2007-U.S.-1:45 ) The cult murders at Matamoros
5-The Man From the Pru ( 1989-U.K.-1:30 ) The unsolved murder of Julia Wallace
4-True Confessions ( 1981-U.S.-1:50 ) A film inspired by the unsolved Black Dahlia Murder
3-10 Rillington Place ( 1971-U.K.-1:51 ) The crimes of serial killer John Christie
2-The Young Poisoner's Handbook ( 1994-U.K.-1:39 ) The serial murders of Graham Young
1-White Mischief ( 1988-U.K.-1:48 ) The unsolved murder of Lord Errol
Almost made it-
-Shadow of a Doubt ( 1943-U.S.-1:48 ) Said to be inspired by serial killer Leonard Earle Nelson
-Murder in the Heartland ( 1993-U.S.-2:37 ) The Starkweather/Fugate murder spree
Guilty pleasures-
-The Town That Dreaded Sundown ( 1976-U.S.-1:30 ) The unsolved Texarkana Phantom serial murders
-Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer ( 1986-U.S.-1:30 ) Loosely based on serial killers Henry Lucas and Ottis Toole
10-Lonely Hearts ( 2006-U.S.-1:48 ) The slayings by Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck
9-In Cold Blood ( 1967-U.S.-2:13 ) A grayscale rendition of the Clutter Family massacre
8-Murderous Maids [Les Blessures Assassines] ( 2000-Fr.-1:34 ) The killings by the Papin Sisters
7-Let Him Have It ( 1991-U.K.-1:55 ) The controversial Bentley and Craig Case
6-Borderland ( 2007-U.S.-1:45 ) The cult murders at Matamoros
5-The Man From the Pru ( 1989-U.K.-1:30 ) The unsolved murder of Julia Wallace
4-True Confessions ( 1981-U.S.-1:50 ) A film inspired by the unsolved Black Dahlia Murder
3-10 Rillington Place ( 1971-U.K.-1:51 ) The crimes of serial killer John Christie
2-The Young Poisoner's Handbook ( 1994-U.K.-1:39 ) The serial murders of Graham Young
1-White Mischief ( 1988-U.K.-1:48 ) The unsolved murder of Lord Errol
Almost made it-
-Shadow of a Doubt ( 1943-U.S.-1:48 ) Said to be inspired by serial killer Leonard Earle Nelson
-Murder in the Heartland ( 1993-U.S.-2:37 ) The Starkweather/Fugate murder spree
Guilty pleasures-
-The Town That Dreaded Sundown ( 1976-U.S.-1:30 ) The unsolved Texarkana Phantom serial murders
-Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer ( 1986-U.S.-1:30 ) Loosely based on serial killers Henry Lucas and Ottis Toole
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In alphabetical order, the 6 piloted reaction thrust engined aircraft that were used in combat during WWII (#-Name-Country-Mission-Power source):
1-Arado Ar 234-Germany-Bomber-Two turbojet engines
2-Gloster Meteor-UK-Fighter-Two turbojet engines
3-Heinkel He 162-Germany-Fighter-One turbojet engine
4-Messerschmitt Me 163-Germany-Intercepter-One liquid fuel rocket engine
5-Messerschmitt Me 262-Germany-Fighter-Two turbojet engines
6-Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka-Japan-Missile-Three solid fuel rocket engines
1-Arado Ar 234-Germany-Bomber-Two turbojet engines
2-Gloster Meteor-UK-Fighter-Two turbojet engines
3-Heinkel He 162-Germany-Fighter-One turbojet engine
4-Messerschmitt Me 163-Germany-Intercepter-One liquid fuel rocket engine
5-Messerschmitt Me 262-Germany-Fighter-Two turbojet engines
6-Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka-Japan-Missile-Three solid fuel rocket engines
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First 9 piloted reaction thrust aircraft to fly (#/year/name/country/power):
1/1928/Lippisch Ente/Gr/2 solid fuel rocket engines
2/1929/Opel RAK.1/Gr/16 solid fuel rocket engines
3/1939/Heinkel He 176/Gr/1 liquid fuel rocket engine
4/1939/Heinkel He 179/Gr/1 turbojet engine
5/1940/Korolyov RP-318/SU/1 liquid fuel rocker engine
6/1940/DFS 194/Gr/1 liquid fuel rocket engine
7/1940/Caproni Campini N.1/It/1 V12 piston engine driven compressor with jet afterburner
8/1940/Heinkel He 280/Gr/2 turbojet engines
9/1941/Gloster E./UK/1 turbojet engine
1/1928/Lippisch Ente/Gr/2 solid fuel rocket engines
2/1929/Opel RAK.1/Gr/16 solid fuel rocket engines
3/1939/Heinkel He 176/Gr/1 liquid fuel rocket engine
4/1939/Heinkel He 179/Gr/1 turbojet engine
5/1940/Korolyov RP-318/SU/1 liquid fuel rocker engine
6/1940/DFS 194/Gr/1 liquid fuel rocket engine
7/1940/Caproni Campini N.1/It/1 V12 piston engine driven compressor with jet afterburner
8/1940/Heinkel He 280/Gr/2 turbojet engines
9/1941/Gloster E./UK/1 turbojet engine
Food that I love(d) but can't get anymore or rarely
1) Pink Bubble Gum ice cream from Baskin Robbins. (It's seasonal and it never seems to be the season!)
2) Shrimp Palermo pasta from Bennigans. (Went way long before most of the chain did. Delish! With extra bread sticks and a couple of Coronas...mmmmmmm.)
3) Monte Cristo sandwich again from Bennigans. (With extra jelly this deep fried and powdered sugared bomb was amazing! Have no idea if it's still on the menu of the existing restaurants)
4) My Pi Chicago style deep dish pizza. (When it was open near me it was almost a religious experience when my family went there. A long wait was worth it! I understand there is only one left in Chicago. Sad. I cry tears of mozzarella.)
5) Crispy Chicken Hunan Style (from the long defunct Emperor Hunan Chinese restaurant. Even they didn't make it good sometimes, but when they did OMG! Never realized how much I missed it until it was gone. My search continues for a replacement...it's a long and hungry road.)
6) Salt Sticks from the long OOB Honey Bun Bakery. (These long soft bread sticks with salt, onion and poppy seeds baked on top came in sheets that you broke apart and which I would dunk in milk while watching David Goliath on TV after church as a kid. Would love to relive that tasty memory!)
7) Black Bean Soup and Chicken Tamales from Viva Loco (This Mexican/Italian restaurant appeared to be a gold mine until they burned it down and eventually bulldozed it and put up a Panera Bread. But before they did I would enjoy floating the tamales in the thick black bean soup and with a dab of sour cream I was well on my way to a food coma!)
8) Rigatoni Ala Vodka from the long closed House of Dough Italian restaurant. (Often the first time you try something it becomes the gold standard for that meal for the rest of your life. That was this meal and this place.)
9) A Gyro from Dave's Deli (See above. The guy said the sauce was so secret that when his mom made it he couldn't be around! One was just short of being enough and two was guiding the lily! Learned the real world lesson about the marginal propensity to consume here long before Engineering Economics in college.
10) I'm sure there will be more to come...
1) Pink Bubble Gum ice cream from Baskin Robbins. (It's seasonal and it never seems to be the season!)
2) Shrimp Palermo pasta from Bennigans. (Went way long before most of the chain did. Delish! With extra bread sticks and a couple of Coronas...mmmmmmm.)
3) Monte Cristo sandwich again from Bennigans. (With extra jelly this deep fried and powdered sugared bomb was amazing! Have no idea if it's still on the menu of the existing restaurants)
4) My Pi Chicago style deep dish pizza. (When it was open near me it was almost a religious experience when my family went there. A long wait was worth it! I understand there is only one left in Chicago. Sad. I cry tears of mozzarella.)
5) Crispy Chicken Hunan Style (from the long defunct Emperor Hunan Chinese restaurant. Even they didn't make it good sometimes, but when they did OMG! Never realized how much I missed it until it was gone. My search continues for a replacement...it's a long and hungry road.)
6) Salt Sticks from the long OOB Honey Bun Bakery. (These long soft bread sticks with salt, onion and poppy seeds baked on top came in sheets that you broke apart and which I would dunk in milk while watching David Goliath on TV after church as a kid. Would love to relive that tasty memory!)
7) Black Bean Soup and Chicken Tamales from Viva Loco (This Mexican/Italian restaurant appeared to be a gold mine until they burned it down and eventually bulldozed it and put up a Panera Bread. But before they did I would enjoy floating the tamales in the thick black bean soup and with a dab of sour cream I was well on my way to a food coma!)
8) Rigatoni Ala Vodka from the long closed House of Dough Italian restaurant. (Often the first time you try something it becomes the gold standard for that meal for the rest of your life. That was this meal and this place.)
9) A Gyro from Dave's Deli (See above. The guy said the sauce was so secret that when his mom made it he couldn't be around! One was just short of being enough and two was guiding the lily! Learned the real world lesson about the marginal propensity to consume here long before Engineering Economics in college.
10) I'm sure there will be more to come...
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My top 30 interbellum super classic cars by country and with years of production:
Czechoslovakia-
1=Tatra=1897-1999
France-
2=Avions Voison=1919-1937
3=Bugatti=1910-1962
4=Delage=1905-1954
5=Delahaye=1895-1954
6=Hispano-Suiza=1904-1938
7=Talbot-Lago=1903-1959
Germany-
8=Horch=1900-1940
9=Maybach=1899-1940
10=Mercedes-Benz=1886-NOW+
Italy-
11=Alfa Romeo=1921-NOW+
12=Isotta-Fraschini=1904-1949
Soviet Union-
13=ZIL=1916-NOW+
United Kingdon-
14=Aston Martin=1921-NOW+
15=Bentley=1921-NOW+
16=Daimler=1896-1960
17=Lagonda=1906-1947
18=Rolls-Royce=1905-NOW+
19=SS=1932-NOW+
United States-
20=Auburn=1900-1936
21=Cadillac=1902-NOW+
22=Cord=1929-1937
23=Duesenberg=1920-1938
24=Franklin=1902-1934
25=Lincoln=1917-NOW+
26=Marmon=1902-1933
27=Packard=1899-1958
28=Peerless=1900-1933
29=Pierce-Arrow=1901-1937
30=Stutz=1911-1935
Czechoslovakia-
1=Tatra=1897-1999
France-
2=Avions Voison=1919-1937
3=Bugatti=1910-1962
4=Delage=1905-1954
5=Delahaye=1895-1954
6=Hispano-Suiza=1904-1938
7=Talbot-Lago=1903-1959
Germany-
8=Horch=1900-1940
9=Maybach=1899-1940
10=Mercedes-Benz=1886-NOW+
Italy-
11=Alfa Romeo=1921-NOW+
12=Isotta-Fraschini=1904-1949
Soviet Union-
13=ZIL=1916-NOW+
United Kingdon-
14=Aston Martin=1921-NOW+
15=Bentley=1921-NOW+
16=Daimler=1896-1960
17=Lagonda=1906-1947
18=Rolls-Royce=1905-NOW+
19=SS=1932-NOW+
United States-
20=Auburn=1900-1936
21=Cadillac=1902-NOW+
22=Cord=1929-1937
23=Duesenberg=1920-1938
24=Franklin=1902-1934
25=Lincoln=1917-NOW+
26=Marmon=1902-1933
27=Packard=1899-1958
28=Peerless=1900-1933
29=Pierce-Arrow=1901-1937
30=Stutz=1911-1935
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Interesting. I only thought we were dumb enough to do that.
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I believe that alcohol is still prohibited in eleven Muslim majority countries.
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The last 5 surviving people on Earth who were born in the 1800s:
1-Misao Okawa, Japan, born March 5 of 1898
2-Gertrude Weaver, U.S., born July 4 of 1898
3-Jeralean Talley, U.S., born May 23 of 1899
4-Susannah Jones, U.S., born July 6 of 1899
5-Emma Martinuzzi, Italy, born November 29 of 1899
1-Misao Okawa, Japan, born March 5 of 1898
2-Gertrude Weaver, U.S., born July 4 of 1898
3-Jeralean Talley, U.S., born May 23 of 1899
4-Susannah Jones, U.S., born July 6 of 1899
5-Emma Martinuzzi, Italy, born November 29 of 1899
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