| How Radar for Merchant Ships Developed
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 The year was 1942. Radar technology was developed during the Second World War, but it all took off following a decision that from 1942 all U.S. and British commercial vessels had to be equipped with radar to improve the safety of navigation as well as to enhance the detection of enemy ships. It took quite some time until radar became common place on merchant ships of other flag. Radar was expensive and somewhat complicated for navigating officers to use. The presentation was in "relative motion," relative in the way that the targets appeared on the screen, the PPI, to the own vessel, and this was sometimes difficult for the navigators to come to terms with. The officers on watch had to plot other ships with a pen on the PPI or on an accessory, a plotting screen. To do this, a certain skill was needed because when two ships approached each other the navigators on each ship really had to know what they were doing. The term "radar assisted collision" was coined. A relative motion radar display was a rather ...
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| 'Super Robot Wars X' Switch Review: All The Isekai
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 Following the Switch releases of the excellent 'Super Robot Wars V' and 'T', we now have a Switch port of the middle entry, in the form of 'Super Robot Wars X'. While 'V' focused more on space-oriented series, 'X' takes a more fantastical approach.
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| Bernie Sanders wins Nevada Democratic Caucus
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| US Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday secured a convincing victory in the crucial Nevada caucus, giving a big boost to his campaign for the 2020 White House bid as the race to Democratic party's nomination gathers momentum over the next few months. Multiple American media outlets declared Sanders as the winner of the Nevada Caucus for the Democratic Party's presidential primary. The 78-year-old senator from Vermont had 54 per cent of the county delegates available when several national news networks, including Fox news and MSNBC, called the race with only four per cent of precincts reporting. When last reports came in, Sanders had garnered more than half of the votes, with former vice president Joe Biden trailing at 19 per cent. "Breaking: We won Nevada! We are building an unprecedented grassroots movement, and together, there is nothing we cannot accomplish," Sanders tweeted. Sanders, who lost to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential primaries in New ...
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| India looks forward to welcoming US President Donald Trump: PM Modi
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country is looking forward to welcoming United States President Donald Trump tomorrow."India looks forward to welcoming US President Donald Trump. It is an honour that he will be with us tomorrow, starting with the historic programme in Ahmedabad!," Modi said in a tweet.US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will be in India on a two-day visit on February 24-25.On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Ahmedabad to oversee the final preparations for the high profile visit. Trump will address a huge gathering at Ahmedabad's Motera stadium.He will also visit Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.Ahmedabad, Agra and New Delhi have been decked up with hoardings welcoming trump.
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| Ayushmann Khurrana is a successful singer because of THIS interesting reason
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 Ayushmann Khurrana is basking in the success of his hit films like AndhaDhun, Badhaai Ho, Dream Girl, Article 15, Bala and his latest release Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. He is at the peak of his career and there's no looking back for this rising star. However, things weren't rosy when he started out in the industry. The actor had to struggle like any other outsider and sing in the train to fund his Goa trip. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Ayushmann Khurrana got candid about his struggling days and said, "I knew that being an outsider, I wouldn't get a second chance. Star kids who ...
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