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The US destroyed 20% of South Vietnam's jungle and 20–50% of the mangrove forests, by spraying over 20 million U.S. gallons (75 million liters) of toxic herbicides; [65] [60]: 144–145 [66] a notable example of ecocide.
Also in June 2017, Berkshire's $377 million investment and 10 percent purchase in Store Capital [108] makes it the company's third-largest investor, after Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments. [109] Scottsdale-based Store Capital is a real-estate investment trust, holding more than 1,750 properties across 48 states. [110]
The identity of the four play-off teams were not known at the time of the draw and were identified as play-off winners A to D. [137] Should there have been groups that could not be finalised at the time of the final tournament draw, another draw would have been held after the play-offs on 1 April 2020, [1] but UEFA confirmed the additional draw ...
In Old French (during the Middle Ages), all numbers from 30 to 99 could be said in either base 10 or base 20, e.g. vint et doze (twenty and twelve) for 32, dous vinz et diz (two twenties and ten) for 50, uitante for 80, or nonante for 90. [112] The term octante was historically used in Switzerland for 80, but is now considered archaic. [113]
A haka performed by the national rugby union team ("All Blacks") before a game. The haka is a challenge with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet. Most of the major sporting codes played in New Zealand have British origins. [418] Rugby union is considered the national sport [419] and attracts the most spectators. [420]
The structure of the molecule of urea is O=C(−NH 2) 2.The urea molecule is planar when in a solid crystal because of sp 2 hybridization of the N orbitals. [8] [9] It is non-planar with C 2 symmetry when in the gas phase [10] or in aqueous solution, [9] with C–N–H and H–N–H bond angles that are intermediate between the trigonal planar angle of 120° and the tetrahedral angle of 109.5°.
Game consoles such as the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360 use DVDs as their source medium for games and other software. Contemporary games for Windows were also distributed on DVD. Early DVDs were mastered using DLT tape, [42] but using DVD-R DL or +R DL eventually became common. [43]
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills [1] [2] and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, [3] [4] Williams is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time.