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The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal 750 cc displacement , actually 745 cc (45.5 cu in), in 1973 it became an 850 cc , actually 828 cc (50.5 cu in).
James Geoffrey Ian Norton [2] (born 18 July 1985) is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley, Grantchester, War & Peace and McMafia.
The origins of the Norton Commando can be traced back to the late 1940s when the 497 cc (30.3 cu in) Norton Model 7 Twin was designed by Bert Hopwood.The twin-cylinder design evolved into 600 cc, then the 650 cc Manxman and Dominator until superseded by 750 cc Atlas before being launched as the 750 cc Commando in 1967.
The Norton Fitzwarren rail crash occurred on 11 November 1890, at Norton Fitzwarren station on the Great Western Railway, approximately two miles south-west of Taunton in Somerset. A special boat train carrying passengers from Plymouth to Paddington collided with a goods train that was being shunted on the main line.
The Range, Andover (2006) The Range, Tulip Retail Park, Leeds (2007) CDS (Superstores International) Limited, trading as The Range, is a British home, leisure and garden centre retailer, originally founded as Chris Dawson Superstores in 1989.
In a separate transaction Alnylam announced that it had purchased Merck & Co.'s Sirna Therapeutics, for $25 million cash and $150 million in stock. [28] [29] In 2015, the company had $41 million in revenue and a market cap of $5.2 billion. [30] In 2016, the company purchased land in Norton, Massachusetts to build a manufacturing facility. [31] [32]
Jack Norton (born Mortimer John Naughton; September 2, 1882 – October 15, 1958) was an American stage and film character actor who appeared in more than 180 films between 1934 and 1948, often playing drunks, although in real life he was a teetotaler.
The Australian stock saddle is a saddle in popular use all over the world for activities that require long hours in the saddle and a secure seat. The saddle is suitable for cattle work, starting young horses , everyday pleasure riding , trail riding , endurance riding , polocrosse and is also used in Australian campdrafting competitions and ...