The Soo Locks (sometimes spelled Sault Locks but pronounced "soo") are a set of parallel locks, operated and maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. The winter closure period is used to inspect and maintain the locks. The locks share a name (usually shortened and …

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (reporting mark LN), commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the great success stories of American business. Operating under one name continuously for 132 years, it survived civil war …

A joint lock is a grappling technique involving manipulation of an opponent's joints in such a way that the joints reach their maximal degree of motion and hyperextension.. In judō these are referred to as, 関節技 kansetsu-waza, "joint locking technique") and in Chinese martial arts as chin na, which literally means "catching and locking".In Korea these are referred to as 관절기(gwan ...

An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.An armlock that hyper-extends the arm is known as an armbar, and it includes the traditional armbar, pressing their elbow into your thigh, and the triangle armbar, like a triangle choke, but you press their elbow into your thigh.

The French River (French: Rivière des Français, Ojibwe: Wemitigoj-Sibi) is a river in Central Ontario, Canada.It flows 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District and the Sudbury District, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern and Southern Ontario.

Poe Lock, one of the Soo Locks allowing access between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes, North America; See also. Peace on Earth (disambiguation) Po (disambiguation) Purity of Essence (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 22 May ...

Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the native Wendat/Ouendat (Huron) people. It was also known as Lake Taronto until it was renamed by John Graves …

Hapkido (UK: / ˌ h æ p k iː ˈ d oʊ / HAP-kee-DOH, US: / h ɑː p ˈ k iː d oʊ / hahp-KEE-doh, also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do; from Korean hapgido [hap̚.ki.do]) is a hybrid Korean martial art.It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other striking attacks.It also teaches the use of traditional weapons, including knife ...

A spinal lock is a multiple joint lock applied to the spinal column, which is performed by forcing the spine beyond its normal ranges of motion.This is typically done by bending or twisting the head or upper body into abnormal positions. Commonly, spinal locks might strain the spinal musculature or result in a mild spinal sprain, while a forcefully and/or suddenly applied spinal …

The Straits of Mackinac (/ ˈ m æ k ɪ n ɔː / MAK-in-aw) are the short waterways between the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, traversed by the Mackinac Bridge.The main strait is 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (5.6 kilometers) wide and has a maximum depth of 295 feet (90 meters; 49 fathoms), and connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. ...