Able Crossroads
Able may refer to: * Able (1920 automobile), a small French cyclecar * Able (rocket stage), an upper stage for Vanguard, Atlas, and Thor rockets * Able (surname) * ABLE account, a savings plan for people with disabilities * Able UK, British ship breaking and recycling company * Able, Colorado, a community in the United States * Association for Better Living and Education, a non-profit Church of Scientology organization * Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, a.k.a. Able Commission * USNS Able (T-AGOS-20), USNS ''Able'' (T-AGOS-20), a U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship * Able space probes, probes in the Pioneer program * Able, a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test, part of Operation Crossroads * Able, one of the first two monkeys in space to return to Earth alive * The first letter of the Able-Baker spelling alphabet See also

* Hurricane Able, three hurricanes in the early 1950s *Abel (other) *Ability (other) *Ables (other) {{disambigua ...
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Able (1920 Automobile)
The Able was a small French cyclecar made in Avignon by Paul Toulouse, built between 1920 and 1927. It was a fairly ordinary 4-cylinder light car that utilized engines from companies such as SCAP, Chapuis-Dornier and CIME, ranging from 1100 cc to 1500 cc. Some cars were sold under the name "Toulouse". References *Georgano, G.N. George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017Nick Georgano
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Able (rocket Stage)
Able rocket stage, is the second stage in the Vanguard rocket cutaway view Able rocket stage engine in the foreground The Able rocket stage was a rocket stage manufactured in the United States by Aerojet as the second of three stages of the Vanguard rocket used in the Vanguard project from 1957 to 1959. The rocket engine used nitric acid and UDMH as rocket propellants. The Able rocket stage was discontinued in 1960. The improved Ablestar version was used as the upper stage of the Thor-Ablestar two stage launcher. The Ablestar second stage was an enlarged version of the Able rocket stage, which gave the Thor-Ablestar a greater payload capacity compared to the earlier Thor-Able. It also incorporated restart capabilities, allowing a multiple-burn trajectory to be flown, further increasing payload, or allowing the rocket to reach different orbits. It was the first rocket to be developed with such a capability and development of the stage took a mere eight months. A version of th ...
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Able (surname)
Able is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Forest Able (born 1932), American basketball player * George Graham Able (born 1947), British educationalist * Whitney Able (born 1982), American actress and model See also *Abel (surname) Abel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arts * Alan Abel (1924–2018), American prankster and writer * Alfred Abel (1879–1937), German film actor, director, and producer * Bernhard, Arnold, and Florian Abel, two sculpt ...

ABLE Account
An ABLE account, also known as a 529 ABLE or 529A account, is a state-run savings program for eligible people with disabilities in the United States. Rules governing ABLE accounts are codified in Internal Revenue Code section 529A, which was enacted by the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014. With limitations, funds in an ABLE account are exempt from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid asset limit, and earnings are exempt from federal income tax. History Stephen E. Beck, Jr., vice chairman of the National Down Syndrome Society and the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia Board of Directors, proposed a plan to help his daughter, who has Down syndrome, save money. Beck's plan became the basis for the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The ABLE Act received broad support in Congress, with 85% of Congress signing on as cosponsors. On December 19, 2014, the ABLE Act was signed into law by President Obama. In June 2016, Ohio, Te ...
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Able UK
Able UK is a British industrial services company specialising in decommissioning of ships and offshore installations. Overview Able UK is a British industrial services company, operating primarily in the marine decommissioning and recycling business. As of 2014 the company has a specialised dry dock with associated decommissioning facilities including landfill at Seaton (TERRC, ''Teesside Environmental Reclamation & Recycling Centre'')Associate company ''ALAB Environmental Services Ltd.'' operates the nearby ''Seaton Meadows Landfill site''. with a entrance width capable of handling offshore oil equipment including steel jackets of fixed platforms, heavy-lift ship, and other large ships including aircraft carrier sized vessels. The company also undertakes general demolition work. In addition to the dock facility at Seaton, Able UK also has (as of 2014) sites with port facilities at or near Billingham (''Billingham Reach'',Site of the former North Tees Power Station. quay an ...
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Able, Colorado
Able is an extinct town in Bent County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ... classifies it as a populated place. History Able was founded ca. 1924 at the site once also known as the "Martin" railroad stop. References Geography of Bent County, Colorado Ghost towns in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub ...
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Association For Better Living And Education
The Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, established by the Church of Scientology. It states that it is "dedicated to creating a better future for children and communities." It promotes secular uses of L. Ron Hubbard's works, and has been classified as a "Scientology-related entity". Founded in 1988, ABLE's main office is located at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard, the former headquarters for the Screen Actors Guild. Programs ABLE acts as an umbrella organization for four entities: *Applied Scholastics, educational programs based on study technology *Criminon, a rehabilitation program for prisoners *Narconon, a drug rehabilitation program *The Way to Happiness Foundation, dedicated to disseminating Hubbard's "non-religious moral code", which consists of 21 precepts such as "Don't be promiscuous", "Do not harm a person of good will" and "Respect the religious beliefs of others" Criticism Although various ...
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Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission
The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, often referred to as the ABLE Commission, is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. The ABLE Commission is charged with protecting the public welfare and interest through the enforcement of state laws pertaining to alcoholic beverages, charity games, and youth access to tobacco. Divisions *Administrative Services Division - 6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees. *Business Office Division - 13 FTE employees. *Enforcement Division - 25 FTE employees. ** The Enforcement Division is divided into 3 district offices and 3 specialty sections which help facilitate the agency's duties throughout the state. ***Oklahoma City District Office ***Tulsa District Office ***McAlester District Office ***Wholesalers - OKC ***Special Events / Public Information - OKC ***Education and Compliance - OKC Rank structure Fallen officers Since the establishment of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, two officers have died whi ...
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USNS Able (T-AGOS-20)
USNS ''Able'' (T-AGOS-20) is a ''Victorious''-class oceanographic survey ship in the service of the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. Construction ''Able'' was laid down on 23 March 1989, at McDermott Shipyard, in Morgan City, Louisiana. Launched on 16 February 1991; sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy E. Thompson, wife of Rear Adm. William Thompson (Ret.); and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on 22 July 1992. ''Able'' is an MSC-manned ocean surveillance ship that uses surveillance towed-array sensor system equipment to gather underwater acoustical data. The command operates the ship as part of its Special Mission Ships Program, using her to support the antisubmarine warfare mission of the commanders of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. In addition, ''Able'' carries electronic equipment to process and transmit that data via satellites to shore stations for evaluation. She is built on a small-waterplane, twin-hull design for greater stability at slow spe ...
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Pioneer Program
The Pioneer programs were two series of United States lunar and planetary space probes exploration. The first program, which ran from 1958 to 1960, unsuccessfully attempted to send spacecraft to orbit the Moon, successfully sent one spacecraft to fly by the Moon, and successfully sent one spacecraft to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus. The second program, which ran from 1965 to 1992, sent four spacecraft to measure interplanetary space weather, two to explore Jupiter and Saturn, and two to explore Venus. The two outer planet probes, ''Pioneer 10'' and ''Pioneer 11'', became the first two of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity that will allow them to leave the Solar System, and carried a golden plaque each depicting a man and a woman and information about the origin and the creators of the probes, in case any extraterrestrials find them someday. Naming Credit for naming the first probe has been attributed to Stephen A. Sal ...
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Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon tests since Trinity in July 1945, and the first detonations of nuclear devices since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on warships. The Crossroads tests were the first of many nuclear tests held in the Marshall Islands, and the first to be publicly announced beforehand and observed by an invited audience, including a large press corps. They were conducted by Joint Army/Navy Task Force One, headed by Vice Admiral William H. P. Blandy rather than by the Manhattan Project, which had developed nuclear weapons during World War II. A fleet of 95 target ships was assembled in Bikini Lagoon and hit with two detonations of Fat Man plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapons of the kind dropped on Nagasaki in 1945, each with a yield of . The first ...
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Monkeys In Space
Before humans went into space in the 1960s, several other animals were launched into space, including numerous other primates, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of spaceflight. The United States launched flights containing primate passengers primarily between 1948 and 1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985. France launched two monkey-carrying flights in 1967. The Soviet Union and Russia launched monkeys between 1983 and 1996. Most primates were anesthetized before lift-off. Overall, thirty-two non-human primates flew in the space program; none flew more than once. Numerous backup primates also went through the programs but never flew. Monkeys and non-human apes from several species were used, including rhesus macaque, crab-eating macaque, squirrel monkeys, pig-tailed macaques, and chimpanzees. United States The first primate launched into subspace was Albert, a rhesus macaque, who on June 11, 1948, rode a rocket flight to over in Earth's atmos ...
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