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Dazzle camouflage of warships was adopted by the U.S. Navy during World War II, following research at the Naval Research Laboratory. Dazzle consists in painting obtrusive patterns on vertical surfaces. Unlike some other forms of camouflage, dazzle works not by offering concealment but by making it difficult to estimate a target's range, speed and heading. Each ship's dazzle pattern was unique ...
Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a family of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards. Credited to the British marine artist Norman Wilkinson, though with a rejected prior claim by the zoologist John Graham Kerr, it ...
Rainbow Room. / 40.759°N 73.979°W / 40.759; -73.979. The Rainbow Room is a private event space on the 65th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Run by Tishman Speyer, it is among the highest venues in New York City.
High school musical theater Dazzle Award winners Kyle McFalls of Firestone and Lindsey Ross of Hudson will now compete on a national level.
Maiman was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family. Abraham "Abe" Maiman, an electrical engineer [10] and inventor, and Rose Abramson. At a young age his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he helped his father with experimentation in a home electronics laboratory. Maiman says in his autobiography that "as with most hyperactive kids, I was skinny, some 10–15 pounds underweight", and ...
There's talk of several new menu items dropping throughout the year at the Mexican-inspired fast-food chain, and fans on social media are all ears.
The metals market is on fire as gold and copper hit new records, while silver reached a 12-year high.
The SAME Cafe is a nonprofit community cafe located at 2023 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, United States. Brad and Libby Birky invested $30,000 to open the restaurant on October 20, 2006, inspired by their background in community service and a visit to the One World Cafe in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] The name is an acronym for "So All May ...
Eastern states rocked by devastating Memorial Day weekend weather as Texas braces for more storms. Communities from Texas to New York were picking up the pieces on Tuesday after a devastating ...
Jazz club. A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music, although some jazz clubs primarily focus on the study and/or promotion of jazz-music. [1] Jazz clubs are usually a type of nightclub or bar, which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Jazz clubs were in large rooms in the eras of ...