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* Autumn – winter – The Byzantine general Heraclius, brother of Tiberius III, launches a campaign into Syria, defeats an army from Antioch and raids as far as Samosata.
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* 1977 – German Autumn: Four days after it is hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos later rescues all remaining hostages on board.
During the Warring States Period in China ( 481 – 221 BC ), warfare lost its honorable, gentlemen's duty that was found in the previous era of the Spring and Autumn Period, and became more practical, competitive, cut-throat, and efficient for gaining victory.
* October 13 – German Autumn: Four Palestinians hijack a Lufthansa Airlines flight to Somalia and demand the release of 11 Red Army Faction members ( see Lufthansa Flight 181 ).
* October 17 – 18 – German Autumn: GSG 9 troopers storm a hijacked Lufthansa passenger plane in Mogadishu, Somalia ; 3 of the 4 hijackers die.
* October 19 – German Autumn: Kidnapped industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer is found murdered in Mulhouse, France.
Autumn and winter
Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September ( Northern Hemisphere ) or March ( Southern Hemisphere ) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier.
Autumn has a strong association with American football, as the regular season begins during September and ends with playoff competition in December or January, in the winter season.
Although tradition holds that in the Zhou, the year began on the new moon which preceded the winter solstice, the Spring and Autumn Annals seem to indicate that ( in Lu at least ) the Yin calendar ( the calendar used in Shang dynasty, with years beginning on the first new moon after the winter solstice ) was in use until the middle of the 7th century, and that the beginning of the year was shifted back one month around 650 BC.
* Autumn tilling means that the exposed soil will crumble over winter when frosting and defrosting, helping to prepare a smooth surface for spring planting.
Autumn is characterized by torrential but brief rains ; in winter there is more precipitation, spread out over longer periods.
Comfrey can continue growing into mid-Autumn, but it is not advisable to continue taking cuttings after early Autumn in order to allow the plants to build up winter reserves.
Autumn and early winter is the wettest season along the coast of Nordland, while April-June on average is the driest.
Autumn and winter are typically rainy and windy, yet sunny days are not rare either, the temperatures rarely fall below, usually staying at an average of.
In the Autumn of 2009, the Met Office forecast a 65 % chance of an average or mild winter, but the winter of 2009 / 2010 was one of the coldest experienced for many decades.
On 4 December 2010, Borussia became Herbstmeister ( Autumn Champion ), an unofficial accolade going to the league leader at the winter break.
Large flocks of waders can be seen in winter, preyed on by local Peregrines, and a migrant Osprey often pauses a few days to fish in Spring and Autumn.
Autumn and winter come with frequent freezes and light snow, but the snow on the south and southeast sides melt quickly due to solar radiation.
After a difficult 2011 Autumn Campaign, which saw Zagłębie in bottom place as the Ekstraklasa went into the winter break, the Spring Campaign saw Zagłębie take more points than any other team in the division and end the 2011 / 12 season in the comfort of mid-table.
Autumn and early winter are the driest times of the year, while from March to June rain falls on more than half of the days.
Autumn and winter tea equipment consisted of taller narrower bowls, such as the " irabo " style, that would contain and maintain heat.
Autumn is a time of harvest when things come to fruition, and during autumn, as yin becomes more and more dominant, things return to the winter state of rest.
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