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  88 - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about 88   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In World War II, nickname for German 88 mm anti-aircraft guns, later used as anti-tank guns.
Although the gun was first tried as an anti-tank weapon during the Spanish Civil War 1936, its use in this role was only really proved effective by Rommel when he used them to fend off British tanks attacking Arras May 1940.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /88   (160 words)

  
 Beijing Olympic Stadium by Herzog & de Meuron - Page 2 - Wired New York Forum
Ai has helped design a piece of Olympic architecture that seems destined to become a landmark of the new China in the eyes of the world, he is also a former enemy of the state.
The Olympic stadium, known officially as the National Stadium, itself has become a lightning rod for criticism by Chinese architects and academics who are unhappy with the role that foreign firms like Herzog andamp; de Meuron are playing in shaping the new China.
After Beijing was awarded the Olympic Games, the city authorities, with national encouragement, set out to display the material progress of their society.
wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?p=36108   (9472 words)

  
 California Highways (www.cahighways.org): Routes 9 through 16
Before this was reserved for the freeway, this was Route 26 and ran along Olympic Blvd. The McClure Tunnel was originally part of Olympic Blvd, alhough as part of US The I-405/I-10 interchange was designed by Marilyn Jorgenson Reece, who was the first woman in California to be registered as a civil engineer.
The freeway and expressway system plans, both in the mid 1950's and 1960's, were that this route would be constructed to freeway standards down Reseda Blvd and across the Santa Monica Mountains to intersect with the Pacific Coast Freeway, Route 1.
There are plans for expressway sections in the next few years from Mojave north to the present terminus north of California City and between Redrock Canyon and Route 178 East.
www.cahighways.org /009-016.html   (14452 words)

  
 Blog Tracking Beijing 2008 Olympics
The Olympic Park Station is blue representing the expansive Winter; and lastly the Forest Station is green as hopeful Spring.
Beijing is using the Olympics to transform itself into a fitting capital for a 21st century superpower.
He said Omega, a Worldwide Olympic Partner, has plaid an enormous role in the process of the Olympic Movement and it is now actively involved in the preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
beijing08082008.blogspot.com   (6063 words)

  
 California Highways (www.cahighways.org): Routes 65 through 72
Upgrading Route 70 to 4-lane expressway from Route 99 to the existing freeway S of Marysville.
The project (stretching from the I-5/Route 99 junction to Route 149 in Butte County) converts two-lane conventional corridors to four-and-five-lane expressways, completes key segments to freeway by constructing interchanges, and provides additional capacity and throughput for current and projected future populations.
This is constructed to freeway standards in segment (1) from Olivehurst to Marysville; and in segment (2) from Route 162 to Route 149.
www.cahighways.org /065-072.html   (9795 words)

  
 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Widening and upgrading of Academy Boulevard to expressway standards from Pikes Peak Community College to Highway-115.5.
Construction of an extended south entrance to the Colorado Springs Airport to the expressway Ultimately, when completed the idea is to improve Academy Boulevard to Expressway status from Highway 115 to Drennan road, and along with drennan, allow an express route from highway-115 to the Colorado Springs Airport.
The airports role has been a major part of the design as city planners are hoping to improve the viability of the airport as an alternative to Denver International Airport by the construction of the expressways and improving accessibility to the airport from I-25 as well as the south-eastern part of the city.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado   (4712 words)

  
 Roads and expressways in South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Expressways in South Korea were recently renumbered; originally they were numbered in order of construction.
The Gyeongbu Expressway kept the route 1 moniker, as it is South Korea's first and most important expressway.
Expressway No 55: the Jungang and Daegu-Busan expressways.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roads_and_expressways_in_South_Korea   (199 words)

  
 Boston.com / 1999 Boston Marathon
And it had to be good for an "I told you so" to the federation that chose the members of the Unified Team for the 1992 Olympic marathon, which left her off the squad because she chose not to compete in the Los Angeles Marathon qualifier.
Third was Brazilian Carmen De Oliviera, who appeared pleased with a Boston debut time of 2:31:18 that she said was a personal best by 10 minutes.
The evidence to support her unhappiness was not weak: Her PR, in a 2:23:43 Boston win last year, was almost 5 minutes faster than Yegorova's.
www.boston.com /marathon/history/1993.htm   (1389 words)

  
 Untitled Document (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Kyongbu Expressway (Seoul -Taegu -Pusan), theKuma Expressway (Taegu-Masan) and the 88 Olympic Expressway (Taegu -KwangJu) all converge in this area.
Tonghwasa Temple is on the southern slope of Palgongsan.
The temple Is famous for its blue-tiled roofs, the 1,000-year-old support pillars of the main gate, and the 1,000 small statues ol the Buddha as a baby.
www.timemachine.co.kr.cob-web.org:8888 /korea_guide/destination/southeastern_area_p55.html   (516 words)

  
 Worldres Lodging: Howard Johnson Hotel - Atlanti - Hotels in Atlantic City, New Jersey
We offer an olympic size heated outdoor pool and the beach is located just steps from our door.
From South: Garden State Pkwy North to Atlantic City Expressway East Exit 38; Take AC Expwy to the end and make a right on Pacific Avenue; Hotel is at corner of Chelsea & Pacific, between Tropicana and the AC Hilton Casinos.
From West: Atlantic City Expressway East to the end make a right on Pacific Avenue; Hotel is at the corner of Chelsea & Pacific between Tropicana & The AC Hilton Casinos.
pts.worldres.com /script/property.php?hotel_id=50584&FE=11474&...&DC=1   (236 words)

  
 Tampabay: Kimball request raises doubts
The former Olympic diver, who killed two bay area teenagers while driving drunk 16 years ago, wants his license back.
Winner of the 1984 Olympic silver medal in platform diving, he had been at a Brandon swim club training for the '88 Olympics when he went to a bar after practice.
Deputies said Kimball was driving up to 90 mph and had a blood alcohol level of 0.20, twice the legal limit then, when he plowed into a crowd of teenagers on a dark road, killing Robbie Bedell and Kevin Gossic and injuring several others.
www.sptimes.com /2004/10/27/Tampabay/Kimball_request_raise.shtml   (1105 words)

  
 Greenvalley Sports Complex
Greenvalley Sports Complex is located at 5920 – 52nd Avenue, Moline, (1/2 mile south of John Deere Expressway on 60th Street).
From the North: South I-88 Tollway to Illinois Highway 5 or John Deere Expressway West to 60th Street.
Or, I-80 South to I-280 West to I-74 North (Moline / Bettendorf Exit) to John Deere Expressway (Highway 5) East to 60th Street.
www.moline.il.us /departments/parks/greenvalley.asp   (234 words)

  
 News Release Archive
SCHAUMBURG – The Kennedy Expressway reversible lanes will be closed for overnight repairs between the Edens Expressway junction and Addison Street on Saturday October 18th, from 1:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Dixon, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation, located in Dixon, announces an update to the public regarding the construction status for roadway improvements underway on I-74 from John Deere Road (IL 5) to Airport Road in Moline which began September 12, 2001.
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- During the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, a six-week night resurfacing project is expected to begin on the Kingery Expressway (I-80/94) in the south suburban communities of South Holland and Lansing.
www.dot.state.il.us /press/releasearchive.html   (4392 words)

  
 Directions
I-81 (or I-88 to I-81) to Route 17 West.
Long Island Expressway (495) to route 231 Dear Park Avenue (exit 51), make right at the exit light (north).
From the West take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 52 - Commack, at the light turn left (you are heading North) on Commack Road.
www.newyorkstategymnastics.com /directions.htm   (4948 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories
With 88 bunkers, nine lakes and five wetlands, it is ready to host a world class tournament.
Having achieved Olympic status, the FIVB Beach Volleyball International Circuit is soon becoming a sports extravaganza.
Beach volleyball as a sports was born in Santa Monica during the 1920s and is played barefoot between two teams of two players on any sand court divided by a net.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020708/ncr3.htm   (1820 words)

  
 Illinois Department of Transportation
July 16,2002 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- During the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, a six-week night resurfacing project is expected to begin on the Kingery Expressway (I-80/94) in the south suburban communities of South Holland and Lansing.
July 1,2002 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The ongoing $17.9 million interchange improvement project for the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) at the Franklin Connector in Chicago will next close a major ramp to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94).
July 1, 2002 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Beginning the morning of Monday, July 8, traffic congestion is expected to be heavy as lane closures will be in place for the start of the advance work being done for next year's reconstruction of I-290 / IL 53 in northwest suburban Chicago.
www.dot.state.il.us /preleases2002.html   (2638 words)

  
 The Queens Spin - 1990
The 80's: '80 • '81 • '82 • '83 • '84 • '85 • '86 • '87 • '88 • '89
Congressman Floyd Flake and his wife are indicted on charges of embezzling $75,000 from a senior citizens project and evading taxes on $66,700 collected from the Allen A.M.E. Church in Jamaica…Queens attorney Michael Dowd, who turned informer against BP Donald Manes with whom he had taken kickbacks, is barred from practicing law for five years….
The Tribune moved its offices from Kissena Blvd. to 174-15 Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows…The former church secretary who instigated the federal probe of Congressman Flake was killed in a hit-and-run accident in south Queens.
www.queenstribune.com /anniversary2003/1990.htm   (1122 words)

  
 Welcome to Seoul Arts Center
Only 10 minutes from the Convention and Exhibition Center and the World Trade Center, and easily accessible from all areas of Seoul, including the famous shopping area of Itaewon.
And entry 88 Olympic Expressway, exit at Banpo Bridge.
And entry 88 Olympic Expressway, cross the Hannam Bridge.
www.sac.or.kr /eng/visit/Accom.jsp   (332 words)

  
 Toronto Blue Jays - Stadium
Completed in 1989, its retractable roof is the first of its kind - Montreal's Olympic Stadium was originally conceived as a retractable dome stadium, but the roof wasn't finished until 1987, and it didn't become retractable until 1989.
The even artificial turf is kind to baserunners and base thieves, giving catchers a hard time.
The center field wall (N) borders on Front Street West; the third base (W), looks over Spadina Avenue; the home plate (S) edges on the Gardiner Expressway; and first base (E) borders on John Street underneath the CN Tower, the world’s tallest freestanding structure.
www.baseball-statistics.com /Ballparks/Tor/index.htm   (915 words)

  
 Seoul Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Many people just sit on one of the many benches or on the grass while kids play on the grass (it's allowed here, unlike at Olympic Park), rent bikes (normal or tanden) or rollerblades, climb on one of the jungle gyms or take a spin in one of the bumper cars.
I personally like the night view better...looking down at the 88 Expressway at the red and white lights and the rest of the city is just amazing.
There are wide spaces; the Olympic cycling bowl, swimming pool, tennis courts (all covered) and other stadiums as well as outdoor tennis and miles of jogging tracks.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/South_Korea/Soul_tukpyolsi/Seoul-1058426/Things_To_Do-Seoul-R-55.html   (1463 words)

  
 Chicago travel guide - Wikitravel
If arriving on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) from the southwest, or on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) from the west, the skyline may also be visible from certain clear spots, but without the shore view.
WARNING: Major reconstruction of the Dan Ryan Expressway began in April 2006, and is scheduled to continue for at least two years.
Improv Olympic, [48] - If the downstairs show is full, don't waste your time on the upstairs show.
wikitravel.org /en/Chicago   (11562 words)

  
 Sapporo Hotels - Discount Sapporo Hotels Reservations Save up to 70%
The entertainment district Susukino is among the largest and most well known in Japan.
The 1972 Winter Olympics were held in Sapporo.
With a banqueting hall capable of accommodating up to thirty people the Sunroute New Sapporo Hotel is the ideal intimate venue for business or social gatherings.
www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /city.php?city_eng_text=Sapporo   (2941 words)

  
 FondaKelly.com - Commercial Real Estate, Chicago - by brokerDot
Notes: CenterPoint Business Center I-88 is located at the four way interchange of I-88/Orchard Road in Aurora and is managed by CenterPoint Properties.
Notes: Space Center Business Campus is located between the four way interchanges of Route 59 & I-88 and Farnsworth and I-88 in Aurora.
$2.50-$5.00/SF Notes: Park 88 is a 560 acre business park located 2 minutes from the 4-way interchange of I-88 and Peace Road in DeKalb.
www.fondakelly.com /ourproperties   (1140 words)

  
 ESPN.com - INSIDER - Terry Blount Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
One week after saying he was close to selling the No. 88 team, Yates said Friday he has sponsorship in place to keep the team.
Last week in Phoenix, Yates said he was close to a deal with Dale Earnhardt Inc. to sell the 88 team.
By purchasing the No. 88 team, DEI would acquire the owner's points of the No. 88 and guarantee Menard a starting spot in the first five races.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/blog/index?name=blount_terry   (5990 words)

  
 Wired New York Forum - DUMBO Development
It is an excellent opportunity to revitalize the community and provide additional housing in the area.
New York is the United States' candidate city currently vying to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
In preparing its proposal, the New York City Olympic committee, known as NYC 2012, selected RVA to design a new, multi-purpose volleyball and handball arena on a site in Brooklyn, next to the Manhattan Bridge and just three blocks from the East River.
www.wirednewyork.com /forum/printthread.php?t=5828   (5082 words)

  
 ESPN.com Philadelphia/Chicago preview
In fact, they're pretty certain they might be the best drivers ever.
But put them on the expressway for the first time, and they soon discover they're a long way from driver's ed.
That's why Donovan McNabb won't be starting when the Philadelphia Eagles visit his hometown Sunday.
espn.go.com /nfl/1999/991017/preview/phichi.html   (813 words)

  
 AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION AROUND NEW YORK
Location: JFK is located on the south shore of Long Island in Queens County.
Take the BQE to the Long Island Expressway, then follow the LIE down to the Van Wyck south.
The route along the South Shore is prettier than the Long Island Expressway and with normal traffic can be almost as fast.
www.citidex.com /20.htm   (4449 words)

  
 Taegu
Taegu is the third largest city in South Korea and is located midway between Seoul and Pusan, just east of Togyu-san and Kaya-san National Parks.
The city sits at the convergence of three major Korean highways: the Kyongbu Expressway, the Kuma Highway, and the 88 Olympic Expressway.
Most travelers spend only one night in Taegu on their way to visit one of the country's most famous and interesting temples, Haein-sa.
www.jobmonkey.com /teaching/asia/html/taegu.html   (261 words)

  
 The County of Santa Clara - SCC Public Portal
Approve Agreement with Olympic Restoration relating to providing sanitation services in an amount not to exceed $175,000 annually for period September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2004, with option to extend Agreement for one additional two-year period.
Approve revised Classification Specification for the County Librarian position in the Office of the County Executive, Library Administration.
Accept Report on Bids for construction of Central Expressway Resurfacing Project between Wolfe Road and Mayfield Avenue.
www.sccgov.org /portal/site/scc/menuitem.efb16479ca7a0488dfe093102830a429/?contentId=e04043012b354010VgnVCMP2200049dc4a92____   (5384 words)

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