In 1848, then-Congressman Abraham Lincoln was impressed by a riverboat that ran aground on a sandbar. In an try and get back afloat, the captain ordered his crew to position supplies — something that might float and help weight, like empty cargo containers — underneath the ship in an effort to elevate it off its shallow spot. Accounts differ as to whether or not or not Lincoln was really aboard this boat or merely a witness to the incident, however historians agree that it was a catalyst to Lincoln’s imminent brainstorm. He spent a couple of yr in between classes of Congress creating an answer to this frequent river navigation situation.

Situations for Rohingya in Burma are extremely dire, with limited entry to training, employment, and the liberty to travel or observe their very own religion cited as reasons for flight. Some flee voluntarily to flee these abusive conditions, however Rohingya also informed Human Rights Watch that in some instances, smugglers lured and duped folks to make the sea journey with out disclosing what was involved, and generally handed them over to traffickers.

You see that video up there? That was taken at Arcade UFO in Austin, TX, during its 2011 fall Ranking Battle tournament collection. The battle was between me and the arcade’s owner, Ryan Harvey, and took place on a customized built Mortal Kombat arcade cabinet, one of many few in existence at the time. I’m the man taking part in Kitana, and права на катер in case you watch the whole thing, you’ll see that I am also the guy who loses.