Pole vault

Background A Brief History of Pole Vault Pole vaulting has been around since the time of the ancient Greeks. Poles were made of solid wood and used to vault over obstacles such as marshes, trenches and even walls. [1] It wasn’t until around 1850 that a running form of pole vault competition emerged from Germany. The United States saw pole vaulting just before the beginning of the 20th century. Women’s pole vault began in the olympics around the year 2000. [2] Now, poles are made of fiberglass or carbon

social media, although that’s not the case in this day and age. For example, one of the most popular female pole vaulters in the world is Allison Stokke. After having pictures of her posted without her permission on a blog, she became famous across the internet. Ever since then, Stokke has been written about in numerous articles and received multiple modeling offers. Another American pole vaulter, Jenn Suhr, holds the indoor world record and is a defending Olympic gold medalist. Stokke, who receives

During the initial site walk, cracking was observed on the north corbel of column 7B, as labeled on the 2014 structural drawings for the site. During the renovations in 2014, steel columns were added in the vicinity of the B line of columns in this area of the structure. Given that these new columns may have been added to take additional stresses caused by the renovations and/or additions, observation of the deteriorated conditions of this corbel warranted additional investigation of other corbels

As the gentle Colorado sun peaked through the hotel blinds, serenely flooding the room, I dreamt that I was drowning. My hands are frantically grasping for a flipped raft, my body haphazardly tossing and twisting through the rushing current like a rag doll as my mind flashes with some last fleeting images of my terrified family a few feet away. And right before the water closes in, I catch a quick glimpse of the sign directly above me--Snake River, Yellowstone National Park. Coming to a conclusion

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A human can last 3 weeks without food and one week without water yet, Louis Zamperini lasted 47 days on the open ocean with little food and water, along with his two comrades. Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand is the true story of an Olympic class runner named Louis Zamperini who gets drafted into World War II. He then gets in a plane crash while on the way to Palmyra and is stranded on a small raft with two other men, and is then taken as a POW on a small Japanese controlled Island. These are

represented in the architecture thereof. For example, at the east end of the church the apse resided, the apse alluded to the cave wherein Christ was born as well as the one that held him after his death. Andrew Palmer described the domes and barrel vaults of the church of Hagia Sophia as representing the heavens above and the corners of the earth. Byzantine churches employed massive piers to support the weight of the heavy dome. The architects added to the

takeover did not appear to be quite as dangerous or interruptive as many Poles expected it to be, particularly in urban locales such as Warsaw. However, as the days went by, the German occupation became much more noticeable within the daily lives of the Poles. Rations and other such restrictions were placed on the Polish people, eliminating the remaining bits of pre-occupation normalcy from their lives and forcing any Pole who wanted to survive to circumvent the rules and regulations placed upon

Zupapa 15 14 12 Ft TUV Approved Trampoline with Enclosure net and pole & Safety Pad & Ladder & Jumping Mat & Rain Cover Zupapa trampolines are TUV certified. TUV is a known German organization that validates products’ standards and safety. • The product is hazard-free and has safety assurance. • It features longer net poles compared to other trampolines. Each pole is bungled tightly to the legs to make the unit more firm and stable. • The frame is also made from heavy-duty while the jumping mat