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- In November 1961 in Fortune magazine, an article by Gilbert Burck appeared that outlined the plans of Nelson Rockefeller, Edwar ...qarchiver.com/latimes/access/481553932.html?FMT=AI&FMTS=::ABS:AI:CITE:PAGE&type=historic&date=Dec+03%2C+1961&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Businessman24 KB (3,899 words) - 19:58, 11 June 2010
- ''Brough'' was built by the Consolidated Steel Corporation of [[Orange, Texas]]. Her keel was laid ...mmand changed four times, with Lieutenant Commander Hartley being followed by Lieutenant Commanders James A. Rector of Alhambra, California; Milton A. St19 KB (2,719 words) - 21:51, 2 July 2010
- ...d 40x53mm calibers, and while basic HE grenades have largely been replaced by more complex multi-purpose ones, they are nonetheless an important part of ...enches and behind cover. It featured a bounding charge that was detonated by ground impact.<ref>''ORDATA Online''. [http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/disp15 KB (2,431 words) - 22:58, 1 July 2010
- |type=combo ...f 300 milligrams of [[tenofovir]] and 200 milligrams of [[emtricitabine]]. By combining the two agents into one tablet, it reduces the [[pill burden]] an3 KB (396 words) - 15:07, 6 July 2010
- ...Sertürner, first distributed by same in 1817, and first commercially sold by [[Merck]] in 1827, which at the time was a single small chemists' shop. It ...ohol addiction. Commercial production began in Darmstadt, Germany in 1827 by the pharmacy which became the pharmaceutical compary Merck, with morphine s87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
- ...BS''' or '''GGBFS''') is obtained by quenching molten [[iron]] [[slag]] (a by-product of iron and [[steel]] making) from a [[blast furnace]] in water or ...k of reinforcement corrosion — and provides higher resistance to attacks by [[sulfate]] and other chemicals.7 KB (1,001 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- ...m them. They may be [[crystalline]] or partly crystalline. They are formed by the action of heat and subsequent cooling.<ref>[http://www.ctioa.org/index. ...inorganic materials that do not have oxygen such as silicon carbide. Glass by definition is not a ceramic because it is an amorphous solid (non-crystalli28 KB (3,876 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- ...bbles.800pix.labelled.jpg|thumb|250px|A selection of gemstone pebbles made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotating drum. The biggest peb ...[Mohs scale of mineral hardness|Mohs scale]]. Other stones are classified by their color, translucency and hardness. The traditional distinction does n24 KB (3,690 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- | type = [[Private company|Private]] ...5% of water recycled, while a [[thermal oxidiser]] has cut natural gas use by between 50-70%.<ref>http://www.eleathergroup.com/resources/uploads/files/EL4 KB (509 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
- ...rticle size]]. The transformation of one rock type to another is described by the geological model called the [[rock cycle]]. ...ck]]s are formed when molten [[magma]] cools and are divided into two main categories: [[Pluton|plutonic rock]] and [[Volcanic rock|volcanic]]. Plutonic or intru6 KB (850 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
- ==Photoresist categories== *A ''positive resist'' is a type of photoresist in which the portion of the photoresist that is exposed to l16 KB (2,176 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
- '''Biopolymers''' are [[polymer]]s produced by living organisms. [[Cellulose]], [[starch]], [[chitin]], [[protein]]s, [[ ...they can be put into an industrial composting process and will break down by 90% within 6 months. Biopolymers that do this can be marked with a 'compost68 KB (9,959 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
- ...molecule]]) composed of repeating [[structural unit]]s typically connected by [[covalent]] [[chemical bond]]s. While ''polymer'' in popular usage suggest ...ting units of [[polysaccharide]]s (e.g. [[cellulose]]) are joined together by [[glycosidic bond]]s via oxygen atoms.45 KB (6,501 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
- ...Provisional Recommendations on the ''Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry''] by H. A. Favre and W. H. Powell, ''circa'' 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.acdlabs The name is abbreviated to '''PE''' in a manner similar to that by which other polymers like [[polypropylene]] and [[polystyrene]] are shorten20 KB (2,802 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
- The materials are used to reduce heat transfer by [[Heat conduction|conduction]], [[Radiant energy|radiation]] or [[convectio ==Categories==49 KB (7,250 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- ...] is a type of insulating material that is made of mixture of agricultural by-product with mushrooms grown into it. [[Heat pump and refrigeration cycle] <!--- Categories --->3 KB (370 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- ...nebland/articles/history/shotshells.asp The History and Art of Shotshells] by Jon Farrar, Nebraskaland Magazine</ref> ...Buchanan|2006|p=4}}.</ref> To reduce the likelihood of accidental ignition by [[static electricity]], the granules of modern black powder are typically c51 KB (7,447 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ...dgear)|bonnets]]. Many of these artifacts require specialized care, often by a professional conservator. The goal of this article is to provide a gener Historic textile collections can largely be divided into three categories: [[museum]]s, historic societies/locations, and [[private collection]]s.30 KB (4,909 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ==Textiles and leather recycling categories== Textile reuse is not classified as "recycling" by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] because the reused5 KB (680 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
- ...[[toetoe]]—although the [[Paper Mulberry|paper mulberry]] was introduced by the Māori, who knew it as aute<ref>[http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document ...and pounding with stone pounders ([[patu muka]]) to soften the fibre, spun by rolling the thread against the leg and woven. The fibre within the flax is14 KB (2,270 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
