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Pitești–Craiova Expressway
The DEx12 expressway (), also known as the Pitești–Craiova Expressway (), is a partially built Controlled-access highway, expressway in the south-western part of Romania, previously labelled as A12, when it was considered as a future motorway. It will connect the cities of Pitești (branching off the A1 motorway (Romania), A1 motorway), Slatina, Romania, Slatina and Craiova (where it is planned to merge with the also planned A6 motorway (Romania), A6 motorway), being 121 km long, with an estimated total cost of 1.66 billion euro. As of 29 November 2024, the Craiova - Albota segment is in service, totaling . History While planned as a motorway, the construction was tendered as a concession (contract), concession contract in March 2013, that should have been awarded until December 2013. It was also yet to be decided whether it would be built as a motorway or an expressway. In April 2017, it was suggested for the first time that this road will be an controlled-access highw ...
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China Railway
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the China, People's Republic of China. China Railway operates passenger and freight Rail transport in China, transport throughout China with 18 regional subsidiaries. By September 2022, the total assets of China Railway Group are CNY 9.06 trillion (USD 1.24 trillion). China has the highest List of countries by rail usage, railway usage in the world. History China Railway Corporation was established in 2013 to be responsible for railroad construction, operation, and maintenance. Under the Chinese Corporate Law, China Railway Corporation was reorganized into China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on 18 June 2019. This meant the Ministry of Finance (China), Ministry of Finance would act as an investor on behalf of the state and the company would be led by a board and managed by board-chosen executives. By the end of 2019, China Railway employed ...
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Parking
Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and usually leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' users. Countries and local governments have rules for design and use of parking spaces. Car parking is essential to car-based travel. Cars are typically stationary around 95 per cent of the time. The availability and price of car parking may support car dependency. Significant amounts of urban land are devoted to car parking; in many North American city centers, half or more of all land is devoted to car parking. Parking facilities Parking facilities can be divided into public parking and private parking. * Public parking is managed by local government authorities and available for all members of the public to drive to and park in. * Private parking is owned by a private entity. It may be available for use by the pub ...
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Aiga Parking Inv
The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) is a professional organization for design. Its members practice all forms of communication design, including graphic design, typography, interaction design, user experience, branding and identity. The organization's aim is to be the standard bearer for professional ethics and practices for the design profession. There are currently over 25,000 members and 72 chapters, and more than 200 student groups around the United States. In 2005, AIGA changed its name to “AIGA, the professional association for design,” dropping the "American Institute of Graphic Arts" to welcome all design disciplines. History In 1911, Frederic Goudy, Alfred Stieglitz, and W. A. Dwiggins came together to discuss the creation of an organization that was committed to individuals passionate about communication design. In 1913, president of the National Arts Club, John G. Agar, announced the formation of The American Institute of Graphic Arts during the eighth a ...
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Ghercești
Ghercești is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 2,132 people as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Gârlești, Ghercești, Luncșoru, Ungureni, and Ungurenii Mici. Natives * (1929–2010), communist politician, head of the Securitate The Department of State Security (), commonly known as the Securitate (, ), was the secret police agency of the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was founded on 30 August 1948 from the '' Siguranța'' with help and direction from the Soviet MG ... (1968–1972) References Communes in Dolj County Localities in Oltenia {{Dolj-geo-stub ...
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Motorway Sign Black
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms include ''wikt:throughway, throughway'' or ''thruway'' and ''parkway''. Some of these may be limited-access highways, although this term can also refer to a class of highways with somewhat less isolation from other traffic. In countries following the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Vienna convention, the motorway qualification implies that walking and parking are forbidden. A fully controlled-access highway provides an unhindered flow of traffic, with no traffic signals, Intersection (road), intersections or frontage, property access. They are free of any at-grade intersection, at-grade crossings with other roads, railways, or pedestrian paths, which are instead carried by overpasses and underpasses. Entrances and exits to t ...
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Colonești, Olt
Colonești is a commune in Olt County, Muntenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It is composed of nine villages: Bărăști, Bătăreni, Cârstani, Chelbești, Colonești, Guești, Mărunței, Năvârgeni and Vlaici. Natives * Alexandru Șerbănescu (1912–1944), fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II. References Communes in Olt County Localities in Muntenia {{Olt-geo-stub ...
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Balș
Balș () is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna, and Teiș. Geography The town is situated on the Wallachian Plain and lies on the banks of the river Olteț. It is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Dolj County, west of the county seat, Slatina, Romania, Slatina. Etymology There are three hypotheses about the town's name: # The locality was named after the Balșița brook. # The name comes from the Turkish language, Turkish word "Baliş" (honey), as there is a large apiculture area there. # A boyar named Balș settled here in the 5th or 6th century. Population At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 21,195; there were 20,552 Romanians, 619 Romani people in Romania, Roma, and 27 others. Listed by religion: 21,043 were Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox, 47 Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-Day Adventists, 36 Baptists, 19 Pentecostalism, Pentecostalists, 8 Catholic Church, R ...
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational corporation, multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the List of Ford vehicles, Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln Motor Company, Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the single-letter ticker symbol F and is controlled by the Ford family (Michigan), Ford family. They have minority ownership but a plurality of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. By 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. Ford's former British subsidiaries Jaguar Cars, Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000, r ...
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