• General Order 40, dated August 30, 1928, described the standards for a sweeping reorganization of radio broadcasting in the United States. This order...
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    Master of the Order of Preachers is the Superior General of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans. The Master of the Order of Preachers...
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  • congestion of the broadcast band, in preparation for implementation of the General Order 40 reallocation later that year. Radio transmissions in the United States...
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    station frequency assignments. On August 30, 1928, the Commission issued General Order 40, which defined a "broadcast band" consisting of 96 frequencies from...
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    This is a general collection of the world's many types of ammunition for grenade launchers in 40 mm (1.57 in) caliber. Several countries have developed...
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    The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and...
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often shortened to Law & Order: SVU or SVU) is an American police procedural crime drama television series created...
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  • Daytime-only stations first originated in the late 1920s shortly after General Order 40 was imposed. One of the first to do so was WKEN in Kenmore, New York...
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    The Beriev A-40 Albatros (Russian: Бериева А-40 Альбатрос, romanized: Albatros, lit. 'Albatross', NATO reporting name: Mermaid) is a Soviet/Russian jet-powered...
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    larger than 40 acres (160,000 m2) and in some cases surplus army mules. The order, issued in 1865 by General Sherman as "Special Field Order 15", was later...
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  • General Order No. 143 was an 1863 military directive of the United States War Department which authorized the establishment of a bureau regulating the...
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    The Order of Preachers (Latin: Ordo Prædicatorum, abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical...
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    Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. At a...
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    Attorney General United States Associate Attorney General Other officers potentially designated by the attorney general (in no particular order): Solicitor...
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    States. The system was set up in August 1928 with the establishment of General Order 40—a radio reallocation scheme by the Federal Radio Commission which awarded...
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  • Ursa Major The New General Catalogue object NGC 40, a magnitude 12.4 planetary nebula in the constellation Cepheus The number 40 is found in many traditions...
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    The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior...
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    15, 1936, page 63. "General Order No. 40" (August 30, 1928), Radio Service Bulletin, August 31, 1928, pages 9–10. "General Order No. 42" (September 7...
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  • The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts...
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    than 40 years later, on 5 January 1888, Prime Minister Lord Salisbury submitted to the by then long-widowed Queen a draft constitution for an Order of Merit...
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    The first flight of the XB-40 was on 10 November 1942. The first order of 13 YB-40s was made in October 1942. A follow-up order for 12 more was made in January...
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    1928, the FRC made a major reallocation under the provisions of its General Order 40, which moved KHJ to 900 kHz, a frequency designated for "regional"...
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    major reallocation resulting from the Federal Radio Commission's (FRC) General Order 40. In early 1928, Guy Earle sold his share of the Evening Express newspaper...
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    service". The monarch of New Zealand is the Sovereign of the order and the governor-general is its Chancellor. Appointments are made at five levels: Knight...
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  • 300 for the order quantity, then Total cost = 50 ⋅ 10000 + 40 ⋅ ( 10000 / 300 ) + 5 ⋅ ( 300 / 2 ) = 502083.33 {\displaystyle =50\cdot 10000+40\cdot (10000/300)+5\cdot...
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    national awards: the Order of the Niger and the Order of the Federal Republic. The two highest honours, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic...
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    The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:...
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    The Prior General of the Order of Carmelites is the Superior General of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, commonly...
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