Socotra, 74 miles long by 22 wide, fell off the mega continent Gondwana 140 million years ago.
From a lofty viewing area, the Strait of Georgia's might is clear – 150 miles long, up to 34 miles wide, falling in fathoms, so deep that a bridge over it, while mooted, would be an engineering miracle.
For instance, a cataract of cold water 100 miles wide falls two miles at the Denmark Strait; the water brings oxygen to the depths; and it can be traced -- voilà!
There were 10 reports of hail 1 inch (2.5 cm) across or larger, and hail 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) wide fell from one storm, which was producing a tornado at the time.
As part of a Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN -wide fall preVISN -wideogram, we undertook a fall prevention study of inprograms in 6 medical centers during a 2-day period to determine fall risk profiles for different inpatient populations in our institutions.
Hoteliers in Edinburgh reported that occupancy rates were up by 7.7% in July, compared to a UK-wide fall of 5.4%.
The industry-wide fall in traffic month-on-month can be attributed to the huge popularity enjoyed by newspaper websites in August, as readers flocked online to follow coverage of the riots across England.
Clearly this is an ongoing situation, but at the very least it might be a catalyst for re-evaluating how law enforcement should prepare to keep the peace when there might be city-wide fall out following major sporting events.
The main information comes from the 2001 and 2011 censuses, which show a slight rise in the area's total "white British" population, bucking the trend of a London-wide fall, but a decline in the percentage of "white British" residents.
The state has just approved the closure of five prisons, though this is largely due to a wider fall in crime.
The decline in Christianity came amid a wider fall in the number of people professing belief in any religion, although that trend was partially offset by an increase of 1.6m in the number of Muslims.
