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• USS Savage (DE-386)
  ...rding shore installations in the Kuril Islands of Russia; then occupied by Japanese forces. ...the Distant Early Warning system or the DEW Line, which was a state of the art product.
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• Mark 14 torpedo
  ...for insubordination, and he knew it, not to mention being detected by the Japanese. On his return, he was upbraided by his commanding officer, Admiral Wilkes. ...rier Hiyo|''Hiyo'']], [[Japanese aircraft carrier Junyo|''Junyo'']], and [[Japanese aircraft carrier Taiyo|''Taiyo'']]. From only {{convert|880|yd|abbr=on}}, h
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• Prussian blue
  ...F| author = Jens Bartoll| journal = 9th International Conference on NDT of Art, Jerusalem Israel, 25-30 May 2008| accessdate = 2010-01-22}}</ref> Most his ...expensive [[ultramarine]] made from [[lapis lazuli]]. [[Japanese painting|Japanese painters]] and [[Woodblock printing in Japan|woodblock print artists]] like
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• Oriental Staff Vine
  ...215–302</ref> It is also commonly called '''Oriental Bittersweet''', '''Japanese Bittersweet''' or '''Asiatic Bittersweet'''. Oriental staff vine was intro ...ideo/2010/06/11/VI2010061102442.html "'Weed Warriors' turn vines into vine art"], video by ''[[The Washington Post]]''
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• Toxicodendron vernicifluum
  ...which is used as a highly durable [[lacquer]] to make Chinese, Korean and Japanese [[lacquerware]]. ...d [[urushiol]], which gets its name from this species' [[Japanese language|Japanese]] name '''''urushi''''' (漆). Other names for this species include (Note:
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• Narcissus (plant)
  ...tp://www.ittendojo.org/articles/general-8.htm|title=Kampo — The Japanese Art of Herbal Healing|author=Carmen Altomonte}}</ref> though it does not appear ...e New Year. Narcissus bulb carving and cultivation is even an art akin to Japanese Bonsai. If your Narcissus blooms on Chinese New Years, it is said to bring
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...edicine (11%), literature (7%), physics and astronomy (6%), religion (5%), art (4%), Western philosophy (4%), and law (3%).<ref name="kister_1994" /> A co ...ed the 11th edition for having [[bourgeois]] and old-fashioned opinions on art, literature, and social sciences.<ref name="thomas_1992">{{cite book| last
  94 KB (12,721 words) - 13:31, 19 September 2010
• Propædia
  ...lign="center" | [[Mark Van Doren|Mark<BR >Van Doren]]<BR><br>"The World of Art” ...&nbsp;Since&nbsp;1920 '''9.7.5'''&nbsp;China&nbsp;in&nbsp;Revolution,&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Hegemony '''9.7.6'''&nbsp;South&nbsp;and&nbsp;Southeast&nbsp;Asia:&nbs
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• Ceramic materials
  [[Ceramography]] is the art and science of preparation, examination and evaluation of ceramic microstru ...fracture toughness]] of a single crystal. In particular, scientists at the Japanese firm Konoshima Ltd., a producer of ceramic construction materials and indus
  28 KB (3,876 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
• Silicone rubber
  ...ors and generators. Resin-impregnated glass fibers were the [[state-of-the-art]] materials at the time. The glass was very heat resistant, but the phenoli ...acker Chemie]] also started production of silicones in Europe in 1947. The Japanese company Shin-Etsu began mass production of silicone in 1953. The companies
  8 KB (1,198 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Gunpowder
  ...w.ngpc.state.ne.us/nebland/articles/history/shotshells.asp The History and Art of Shotshells] by Jon Farrar, Nebraskaland Magazine</ref> ...]].<ref name =cocroft-1>{{Harvcolnb|Cocroft|2000|loc="Success to the Black Art!". Chapter 1}}</ref> Records show that gunpowder was being made, in England
  51 KB (7,447 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• Dust
  ===Art and entertainment=== [[Stippling]] and [[airbrushing]] are fine art techniques that can create dust. In [[video game]]s, a [[particle system]]
  11 KB (1,644 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• History of clothing and textiles
  ...d via [[archaeology]]; representation of textiles and their manufacture in art; and documents concerning the manufacture, acquisition, use, and trade of f ...oms|burial custom]] of [[mummy|mummification]], and [[Art of ancient Egypt|art]] depicts Egyptian men wearing linen [[kilt]]s and women in narrow dresses
  36 KB (5,348 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
• Bead
  ...ations for the origins of modern human behavior]</ref> [[Beadwork]] is the art or craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with spec
  12 KB (1,784 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  | title = JAANUS - Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System | encyclopedia = Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  ...criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. The swords and [[Japanese sword mountings|sword mountings]] in the list adhere to the current definit | language = Japanese
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• Bamboo
  ...ssociated with the Eastern practice of [[Feng Shui]]. On a similar note, [[Japanese knotweed]] is also sometimes mistaken for a bamboo but it grows wild and is [[Image:TakenokoBambooSprouts.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Edible bamboo shoots in a Japanese market]]
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• Cancer
  ...<ref>{{cite journal |author=Buell P, Dunn JE |title=Cancer mortality among Japanese Issei and Nisei of California |journal=Cancer |volume=18 |issue= |pages=656 ...s with mixed results), cancer treatment became dependent on the individual art of the surgeon at removing a tumor. During the same period, the idea that t
  94 KB (13,321 words) - 21:32, 20 September 2010
• Asbestos
  ...s to install ventilators and check health on a regular basis; however, the Japanese government did not ban crocidolite and amosite until 1995, and a full-fledg ...trace amounts of asbestos, and eight others contained trace amounts. The [[Art and Creative Materials Institute]], a [[trade association]] which tests the
  77 KB (11,403 words) - 21:32, 20 September 2010
• Lead
  ...d=I0h525OVoTgC&pg=PA503|isbn = 9780486213156|pages = 250–251|title = The Art of Organ Building, Vol. 2|author1 = Audsley, George Ashdown|date = 1988-04- ...aced in water-based painting mediums. Lead carbonate white was used by the Japanese geisha and in the West for face-whitening make-up, which was detrimental fo
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