Acclimatising to a new environment so that you can out-lift, out-run and out-swim your competition is difficult at the best of times.
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It's worth remembering that it's incredibly early days for West Ham at the London Stadium, and as such it's not such a surprise that fans are still acclimatising to the place.
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Our strategy involved training at home, pre-acclimatising in these altitude-simulator tents called Hypoxic tents, having all of our logistics and organisation in place on the mountain before we arrived – camps set, permits in place, transport, etc.
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Vida awakes to find herself in the Ascendants storeroom. Crayshaw is there, and tells her that they are 'of the waterhive.' The room is full of people who have recently been taken. Crayshaw explains that they are acclimatising, and only after many years can they be on both land and water.
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Tilman was very impressed with how everyone was acclimatising. With considerable difficulty due to continuing snowfall, camp two was established on 14 August at about .and then camp three at about . The logistics of moving people and supplies between the various small camps had become too difficult to handle with communal decisions.
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Riddick (2006), p. 72 Lytton's demands had followed the reluctant hosting of a Russian mission to Kabul by Sher Ali and the prevention of a similar British mission from entering Afghanistan at Ali Masjid.Hopkirk (1992), pp. 382-3 Though still acclimatising and consequently susceptible to fever, the 2nd King's was allocated to the Kurram Field Force, under Major-General Frederick Roberts.
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Haining, p.48 The other units in the brigade were No. 1 Commando, No. 5 Commando and No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando.Haining, p.46 No. 44 and No.5 Commandos arrived in the theatre together as No. 1 and No. 42 were delayed in Ceylon by transportation problems. The commando spent some time at Cox's Bazar acclimatising before becoming operational.
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In 1970 he led the first recognised ascent of 23,997 ft Jomolhari (Chomo Lhari), the highest mountain in Bhutan. Kumar successfully climbed the Kangchenjunga from the toughest north-east spur in 1977. Kumar followed up his 1981 Siachen feats with the challenge, as Antarctica Task Force member, of acclimatising the First Indian Expedition there, led by Dr. S. Z. Qasim in 1982.
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Runrig's tenth album, In Search Of Angels (1999), was released amidst some uncertainty about the band's future. Since their contract with Chrysalis had ended, Runrig chose to release In Search Of Angels on their own label, Ridge Records. As a result, the record received much less promotion than the previous five, and sales were considerably smaller. Runrig was also faced with the challenge of acclimatising their fans to a new lead vocalist.
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Experiments in acclimatising raccoons into the USSR began in 1936, and were repeated a further 25 times until 1962. Overall, 1,222 individuals were released, 64 of which came from zoos and fur farms (38 of them having been imports from western Europe). The remainder originated from a population previously established in Transcaucasia. The range of Soviet raccoons was never single or continuous, as they were often introduced to different locations far from each other.
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JCH is the first hospital in Singapore to have a mobility park, which enables patients to gradually re-adapt to daily living. It is equipped with ramps, steps, textured surfaces, as well as a simulation of public transport facilities (including MRT carriages and buses), in a safe environment. In addition, the LIFE Hub, comprising a mock-up of a three-room HDB flat fitted with accessibility products, aids patients in acclimatising back into their home environment.
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These widely spread Gun Defence Areas (GDAs) generally received one HAA battery and one LAA battery each.Routledge, p. 199. The German threat to the Persian oilfields never materialised, but Tenth Army found a secondary role in acclimatising units before they went on active service in North Africa. Hence 61st HAA Rgt left 8th AA Bde in March 1942 to move to Middle East Forces (MEF) in Egypt to bolster the AA defences of the Suez Canal.
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The club embarked upon its first season back up in the South West Combination in 2007–08. It was another good campaign too, with the team acclimatising well to their new status and gaining a very respectable fourth place finish. The 2008–09 season again saw fine progress, Yeovil Town footballer Nathan Jones joined as first team coach in November 2009. Yeovil finished the season third, behind league champions Queens Park Rangers and second place Plymouth Argyle.
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As the river approaches the sea, the north bank at Roker has a substantial residential development and marina. A dolphin nicknamed Freddie was a frequent visitor to the marina, attracting much local publicity. However, concern was expressed that acclimatising the dolphin to human presence might put at risk the safety of the dolphin regarding the propellors of marine craft. The south bank of the river is occupied by what remains of the Port of Sunderland, once thriving and now almost gone.
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The 6th Brigade left Egypt on 5 October aboard three transports, arriving at the Italian port of Taranto three days later. It remained here for several weeks, acclimatising to the country and refining its tactical training, discarding much of what had been learned in desert warfare. By late October, the 2nd New Zealand Division was once again complete for the 4th Brigade, now converted to armour, had arrived in Italy. The battalion participated in the Italian Campaign, fighting in actions at Orsogna and later at Cassino.
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When Hillary and Tenzing climbed Everest in 1953, the British expedition they were part of (comprising over 400 climbers, porters, and Sherpas at that point) started from the Kathmandu Valley, as there were no roads further east at that time. Climbers spend a couple of weeks in Base Camp, acclimatising to the altitude. During that time, Sherpas and some expedition climbers set up ropes and ladders in the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. Seracs, crevasses, and shifting blocks of ice make the icefall one of the most dangerous sections of the route.
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Kong was as well known for his personal excesses and his friendships with rock and pop musicians, as he was for his wave riding. In both 1982 and 1983 he spent four months on Oahu, Hawaii, immersing himself into local culture, traditions and surfing lore. Thanks to introductions made by Quiksilver's Al Green, Jeff Hakman and Mike Miller, Elkerton and his best friend James ‘Chappy’ Jennings, were assisted by many Hawaiian locals such as Mickey Neilsen, David Kahanamoku, Darrick Doerner and others, in acclimatising to the island's fearsome surf breaks.
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An isolated farmhouse in the Beskydy Mountains was redecorated in period style, with some technical equipment, such as electrical lighting, installed on safety grounds. After a period of settling in and acclimatising to the low rations and other laws of the protectorate, the radio gave information on the developing critical situation regarding the Third Reich. The course of the war in Europe was compressed into eight weeks, with a new challenge each week. Situations were created by actors such as the seller (who also brought news and some black market goods), representing the full scale of characters during the war, including collaborators, resistance fighters, German soldiers and the Gestapo.
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In August 2010, the first known Bhutanese people to emigrate to the United Kingdom arrived in the country. The resettlement came after the UK Border Agency sent an interviewing team to the refugee centres of Nepal, including the Beldangi, Goldhap, Khudunabari, Sanischare and Timai camps. In May 2013, a group of Bhutanese British residents, who had successfully settled in the UK, presented a talk at SOAS University of London, detailing the experiences of acclimatising to life in the country. In April 2016, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge met with a group of Bhutanese Britons, who worked and studied in the United Kingdom, at their Kensington Palace home.
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An article by the Perkins School for the Blind lauded the representation of Ignis's recovery from his blinding, citing it as a positive example of acclimatising to disability. Chris Carter of Destructoid enjoyed the playable cast, and felt other characters' presence within the narrative despite a lack of development. Electronic Gaming Monthlys Mollie L. Patterson cited the four lead characters as "the glue that keeps everything together even in the game’s worst periods", saying that they went beyond their stereotypes due to the amount of time spent with them, but faulting the representation of its female cast. Game Informers Andrew Reiner praised the portray of Noctis's burdens, and enjoyed the characters and the portrayal of their hobbies and interests.
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Economic botany refers to the cultivation of plants within the botanic garden's exotic environment with a view to contributing to the economy of the local region and the colony as a whole, and involved acclimatising, cultivating and testing plants of commercial value. Ornamental botany recognised that human perspectives on nature were not totally focused on use, but also on the more aesthetic qualities of horticulture. By the end of the nineteenth century, an international network of regional botanic gardens was established, extending throughout the British Empire, and with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as the key centre for botanical information and collections. Gardens were established in most major towns in Queensland, with Townsville's Botanic Gardens being included on an 1868 survey plan.
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While reinforcements were assembled, the divisional cadres of the 66th Division and the 39th Division were used to train five American divisions in the British zone. The training process was complicated by a rigid schedule laid down by the American high command, who strongly objected to any deviation from their plans. In July, the American divisions moved up to the front and British troops began to arrive from Salonika and Palestine, though the assembly of the division was delayed by the returning men being given home leave and having to spend time acclimatising. The division had a complicated organisational history during this period, with a large number of units being attached or withdrawn for short periods, while others were merged or disbanded.
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An open-circuit oxygen apparatus was first tested on the 1922 and 1924 British Mount Everest expeditions; the bottled oxygen taken in 1921 was not used (see George Finch and Noel Odell). In 1953 the first assault party of Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans used closed-circuit oxygen apparatus. The second (successful) party of Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay used open-circuit oxygen apparatus; after ten minutes taking photographs on the summit without his oxygen set on, Hillary said he "was becoming rather clumsy-fingered and slow-moving". Physiologist Griffith Pugh was on the 1952 and 1953 expeditions to study the effects of cold and altitude; he recommended acclimatising above for at least 36 days and the use of closed-circuit equipment.
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'Die neuen Pflanzen von Ch. Huber Freres & Co. in Hyeres', by D. J. Mabberley 1985 In 1869, Thomas Hanbury began work on his botanical gardens at Mortola and engaged Winter as a botanist. He devoted himself to this garden for five years, importing a wide variety of plants from Australia, New Zealand and California and acclimatising them to Liguria. When the work at Mortola was complete in 1874, Winter moved to Bordighera from where he designed and collaborated on many gardens, parks and nurseries on the Ligurian Riviera and the Costa Azzurra, as well as introducing and breeding roses, acacias and other flowers. In 1875, he created an experimental nursery at Vallone del Sasso, where he brought a wealth of rare tropical plants including palms, lianas and ficus.
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ISC Lupo was formed in 1962 with the help of the social department of Volkswagen and the local football federation to assist Italian migrant workers in Wolfsburg in acclimatising to their new environment and to provide a connection to their home country. Lupo was the first migrant workers' club in Germany and the first to enter competitive football; it was well supported, attracting more than 1,000 spectators to its home games in the local amateur leagues. Originally the club only played friendlies as clubs in the German league system could only field one foreigner per team; when these rules were changed for amateur teams, Lupo was allowed to enter competitive football. In 1970 a second Italian-based club was formed in the city, US Martini, and the two quickly developed a strong rivalry.
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After two races in which Badoer failed to score a single point, on 3 September 2009 Ferrari announced that Massa's place for the rest of the season would instead be taken by Giancarlo Fisichella who had signed a deal to be a Ferrari test driver for 2010 and had driven for Force India throughout the 2009 season. As part of his return to Formula One Massa undertook a series of neurological examinations, co-ordinated by the FIA's medical delegate, in Paris on 10 October 2009. The successful completion of these tests led to the announcement by Ferrari that Massa would, from 12 October 2009 be driving a 2007 Formula One car in order to continue re- acclimatising to racing. He waved the chequered flag at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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The 1960–61 Silver Hut expedition or formally the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition was initiated by Edmund Hillary and Griffith Pugh with John Dienhart of World Books in America (producers of a children’s encyclopaedia). The expedition lasted from September 1960 to June 1961. In 1958 Hillary and Pugh had discussed whether Everest could be climbed without oxygen; with improved acclimatising by wintering at say for six months beforehand. But Pugh’s plans involving two bases on Everest (Base camp, and on the Western Cwm at feet) had been dropped by Hillary as a request to the Chinese had been rebuffed because of troubles in Tibet. And finance was needed; Hillary wrote to Pugh in 1959 "I’m damn certain that we’d get someone on the top (of Everest) without oxygen but we’d need a lot of cash".
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On 14 May 2019, Werner was signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a two-year, entry-level contract. In his first season in North America, Werner attended the Avalanche's training camp before he was assigned to begin the 2019–20 season with AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles on 23 September 2019. Acclimatising to the North American rink, Werner started in 9 of the Eagles first 11 games, collecting his first shutout in a 4–0 victory over the Ontario Reign on 5 November 2019. On 7 November 2019, with the Avalanche suffering an injury to starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer, Werner was recalled for the first time to serve in a backup role. Assuming the backup duties on 12 November 2019, Werner unexpectedly made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets, after Pavel Francouz was injured in the opening minute of the game.
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After leaving F1 in 1980, Fittipaldi took time out from major racing for four years, returning in 1984 in CART. The 38-year- old spent his first season acclimatising to IndyCars, driving for two teams before joining Patrick Racing as an injury replacement. He stayed five years with the team, recording six victories and solid finishes in the overall standings. In 1989 he had five wins and finished in the top five in every race he completed, giving him a CART championship. Among his wins was a dominant performance in the 1989 Indianapolis 500 where he led 158 of 200 laps and won by two laps, but only after a dramatic duel with Al Unser, Jr. in the closing laps of the race. Unser ran down Fittipaldi after a late-race restart and passed him for the lead on lap 196.
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Over the years, Hinkes has had public fall-outs with other chasers of the 14 eight- thousanders. Australian climber Andrew Lock (who completed all 14 in 2009), was critical of Hinkes on their successful 1998 ascent of Nanga Parbat.Lock doesn’t have much to say about Hinkes now, other than to say the Briton’s claim to have climbed the full complement of 8000ers has been widely disputed. Spanish climber Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, (who died on Annapurna of pulmonary edema, after completing 12 eight thousanders without oxygen), alleges that Hinkes had left him to bleed to death in order to summit K2, which Hinkes countered was factually untrueHinkes revealed that the Spaniard was not "bleeding to death", but had a broken arm, had a team around him, and that the incident happened much lower at 21,000 ft, and that Hinkes was acclimatising and not summiting.
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The 5th Division began arriving in France in late June 1916, landing in Marseilles, the last of the four Australian divisions from Egypt to do so (although the 3rd Division, which sailed from Australia, arrived last in February 1917). At this time the Battle of the Somme was underway and going badly for the British. The divisions of I Anzac Corps, which had been acclimatising in the quiet sector near Armentières since April 1916, had been dispatched to the Somme as reinforcements, and so the 4th and 5th Divisions, which formed part of II Anzac Corps under Lieutenant General Alexander Godley, took their place at Armentières. The 4th Division subsequently occupied the front, while the 5th Division remained in reserve, completing training around Blaringhem, until 8 July, when it was called to take over from the 4th Division around Bois-Grenier, which also began preparations to move south. The 8th and 15th Brigades arrived on the night of 10/11 July, while the 14th moved into position on 12 July.
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