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Prior to WWI wristwatches were considered feminine and not commonly worn by men. Wristwatches were more practical than pocket watches in warfare, and as a result they became socially acceptable for men to wear.Men stopped routinely wearing vests.
Geneva ConventionsFalse. It's war dammit. Ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do to survive.
Practice Relating to Rule 57. Ruses of War
Ruses of war are measures taken to obtain advantage of the enemy by confusing or misleading them.
Ruses of war are more formally defined as acts which are intended to mislead an adversary or to induce that adversary to act recklessly. Ruses must not infringe any rule of the LOAC. Ruses are lawful if they are not treacherous, perfidious and do not violate any express or tacit agreement.
Any public appearance by the Queen must be rehearsed before her actual appearance. She has a body double stand in for her at the first rehearsal. The body double has a similar height and stature to the queen, so before big events, she will do a rehearsal to avoid any royal pains like the sun getting in Her Majesty’s eyes. This woman has been doing it for three decades but isn’t allowed to sit in the throne, so she has to squat above it.
She was well known for her open participation with women, something quit rare in the 60s.
Cat's eyes glow because of a layer called the tapetum lucidum just behind the retina. ... Cats have good night vision because whatever the photo-receptor cells in their retina doesn't catch, hits the tapetum lucidum and takes a second pass at the retina again. 22-512
St. ************ & Miquelon. I've always wanted to go.
Why is it blanking out ************?
2 hours. Take the boat to St ************ et Micelon.
The ferry schedule indicates a 1.5 hour crossing from Newfoundland1. I think France owns an island close to Canada.
https://www.spm-ferries.fr/en/schedules-and-fares/view-schedules-online/
