At the time the maximum first-stage gain that could be achieved was approximately 10 ( very significant developments in the 1960s permitted gains above 25 to be reached using negative electron affinity dynodes ).

At the first stage we optimize ( minimize in the above formulation ) the cost of the first-stage decision plus the expected cost of the ( optimal ) second-stage decision.

At the time, Davis had suffered burnout from teaching acting classes at the University of British Columbia for ten years, and later considered the work on MacGyver " a new lease on life ".

At high levels of play, especially in singles, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, explosive strength, speed and precision.

At around 12: 30 as the conference began, Stauffenberg made an excuse to use a washroom in Wilhelm Keitel's office where he used pliers to crush the end of a pencil detonator inserted into a block of plastic explosive wrapped in brown paper, that was prepared by Wessel von Freytag-Loringhoven.

At first Opabinia was regarded as strong evidence for the " explosive " hypothesis.

At the end of 1857, Orsini briefly visited England, where he contacted gunsmith Joseph Taylor and asked him to make six copies of a bomb of Orsini's own design ; it would explode on impact and used fulminate of mercury as an explosive.

At first, it was thought that CMEs might be driven by the heat of an explosive flare.

At 19: 30 pm ( GMT + 2 ) the suicide bomber detonated the explosive device he was carrying.

At about 01: 25 on 13 November, in near-complete darkness because of the bad weather and dark moon, the ships of the Imperial Japanese force entered the sound between Savo Island and Guadalcanal and prepared to bombard Henderson Field with specially loaded and transshipped high explosive ammunition for this mission.

At 7: 50 a. m. on January 20, 2007, after years of wrangling and delay, the Coliseum was finally imploded, using more than 2, 000 pounds of explosive.

At T minus zero, the two SRBs are ignited, under command of the four onboard computers ; separation of the four explosive bolts on each SRB is initiated ; the two T-0 umbilicals ( one on each side of the spacecraft ) are retracted ; the onboard master timing unit, event timer and mission event timers are started ; the three SSMEs are at 100 %; and the ground launch sequence is terminated.

At the Battle of Sinop in 1853, Russian ships attacked and annihilated a Turkish fleet with their Paixhans explosive shell guns.

At the suggestion of the scrap machine's owner, the Hearse came to an explosive end with a propane tank in the back.

At the Mexico Olympics, Pender made it to the 100m final where his explosive start and exceptional acceleration brought him to the lead mid way through the race.

At the same time but in a separate operation, the three heavy cruisers of Cruiser Division 6 ( CruDiv6 )—,, and, under the command of Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō — were to bombard Henderson Field with special explosive shells with the object of destroying the CAF and the airfield's facilities.

At the ensuing press conference, McMahon announced that due to the explosive situation Tyson's role was being changed to that of ring enforcer.

At the far end of that hole is a pellet of conventional initiator explosive.

At his new school, Grant suddenly discovers he is a superhuman with incredible strength and the ability to produce explosive blasts.

At the time, according to Peter Mason, this was " an explosive, challenging, hard hitting tome, the more so because it came not from a known black militant but from someone who seemed so charming, so unruffled, so suited to British society ".

At the NFL Combine, Jones, measured in at 6 ' 6 " tall, weighed 237 pounds and recorded scores during the tests that showed speed and explosive ability that had not been seen before in a player of his size.

At 1700 hours on 13 August 1940, approximately 12 high explosive bombs were dropped by Junkers Ju 88s of III Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 1, of Luftflotte 3, from Châteaudun in France.

At times explosives from German air bombs and artillery shells, as well as British plastic explosive delivered through air bridges was used.

At the factory, there's an explosive crash and the long dining table erupts in flame.

At great risk to his life, he took prompt and effective action to secure the explosive weapon, thus preventing the " probable loss of the ship and the entire crew ".

At his 2008 trial he was cleared of possessing an explosive substance with intent, but the court was unable to reach a decision on the other charges.

At the Late Classic Zapotec archaeological site of Lambityeco in Oaxaca, the stucco busts of Cocijo are depicted holding a jar spilling water in one hand and bolts of lightning in the other.

At one point, a major dispute is legally settled by a ritualized duel in which Spellbinders fire power bolts at each other ; such duels were noted to be somewhat archaic, however.

At some UK climbing areas, sport climbing is frowned upon because some climbers believe that the permanent placing of bolts in mountainous and sea-cliff areas detracts from the wilderness experience, damages the rock, and devalues the achievements of the first ascensionist who climbed in traditional style, placing their own protection.

At his delayed debut at Norisring, Kubica, driving with a plastic brace and 18 titanium bolts in his arm, won the race.

At the same time, the player must avoid getting hit by bolts thrown from above, being tagged by a vandal and OSHA representative who circulate through the building, and falling off the edge of the building.

At the same moment Wheeler Fiske fired the rifle Mike had given him and another guerrilla was hit.

At approximately 20: 30, Nelson was struck over his blinded right eye by an iron splinter fired in a langrage shot from Spartiate.

At the same time the infantry switched to 5. 56 mm weapons, carbines like the AKS-74U ( which fired a Warsaw pact 5. 45x39 round ) and CAR-15 were being developed.

At 2. 35 Eiffel hoisted a large tricoleur, to the accompaniment of a 25-gun salute fired from the lower level.

* 2006 – Lebanon War: At least 28 civilians, including 16 children are killed by the Israeli Air Force in what Lebanese call the Second Qana massacre and what Israel considers to be an attempt to stop rockets ' being fired, from Lebanon, at Israeli civilian targets.

At four minutes past midnight of 6 September, one of them ( likely Issa ) turned on the hostages in the eastern helicopter and fired at them with a Kalashnikov assault rifle from point-blank range.

At the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, the rockets fired on Fort McHenry by the rocket vessel HMS Erebus were the source of the rockets ' red glare described by Francis Scott Key in The Star-Spangled Banner.

At long-range everything fired at the submarine, ended up ricocheting.

* April 22 – At a special session of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Director-General Jose Bustani is fired.

At the end of the song, which coincided with the third ( i. e. last ) English warning shot, Tromp fired a full broadside thereby beginning the Battle of Goodwin Sands and the First Anglo-Dutch War.

At 5. 50 a. m. on 26 September the five layers of barrage fired by the British artillery and machine-guns began.

At the start of the battle the hail of arrows fired at the English by William's bowmen was ineffective because of the English shields.

At that moment, the military police fired into the crowd, killing a 17-year – old boy instantly.

At some point they were fired upon, and eventually had to hide in a ditch at the side of the road.

At 1: 27am Washington time, Herrick sent a cable in which he acknowledged the attack may not have happened and that there may actually have been no Vietnamese craft in the area: " Review of action makes many reported contacts and torpedoes fired appear doubtful.

At the age of twenty-four, Dr Castells became an instructor at the University of Paris, from 1967 to 1979 ; first at the Paris X University Nanterre, who fired him because of the 1968 student protests, then at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, from 1970 to 1979.

At the same time at least 25 mortar shells were fired into the neighbouring village of Budrus.

At perilune at 05: 12 UT on 20 September, the main braking engine was fired, initiating the descent to the lunar surface.

At 9: 20 p. m., Dr. Weiss approached Long for the third time and, according to the generally accepted version of events, fired a handgun at Long from four feet away, striking him in the abdomen.

At 5: 20 p. m. on October 2, 2002, a shot was fired through a window of a Michaels craft store in Aspen Hill.

At the second meeting, Hamilton fired the shotgun he had traded for at Carney Parsons, striking him in the right knee.

At seven o ' clock Dundee gave the order to advance, at which point the entirety of the Highlanders dropped their gear, fired what muskets they had, and charged.

At the function he was wounded in the back by a revolver fired by Henry James O ' Farrell.

At the time his brother John was secretary ; after John spoke at a rally in favour of the eight-hour day, however, he was fired from his job with the Edinburgh Corporation, so while he looked for work, James took over as secretary.