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• Sailor's Creed
  ...ed]] of the [[United States Navy]], originally developed for the promotion of personal excellence. ...ate a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this meeting at the Naval War College was the eight point ''The Navy Uniform'', and was later scaled down
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• USS Porter (DD-59)
  ...p=Note>''Conway's'' (p. 123) lists eight torpedo tubes; the ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'' ([http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p10/p ...o [[World War I]]. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both [[David Porter (naval officer)|David Porter]] and his son [[David Dixo
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• Parrott rifle
  ...ing|rifled]] [[artillery]] weapon used extensively in the [[American Civil War]]. ...e%22+%22robert+parker+parrott%22&lr=&sig=3W9wyByS8IFq95FEMRm87LoKapc Civil War Weapons and Equipment], p.82. Globe Pequit Press, 2003. ISBN 158574493X.<
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• QF 1 pounder pom-pom
  |caption= Mk II dated 1903 at the Imperial War Museum, London |used_by=[[Image:Flag of Transvaal.svg|22px]][[South African Republic]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>{{f
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• Codeine
  ...'et al'' |title=Comparative metabolic capabilities and inhibitory profiles of CYP2D6.1, CYP2D6.10, and CYP2D6.17 |journal=Drug Metab. Dispos. |volume=35 ...ylation process is still much more common. It is considered the prototype of the weak to midrange opioids.
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...ocket]]ry and in [[Auto racing|motor racing]] to increase the power output of [[Piston engine|engines]]. At elevated temperatures, nitrous oxide is a pow ...Forcing"] which contains information on [[global warming potential]] (GWP) of greenhouse gases.</ref>
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• Mercury (element)
  ...of any metal. A heavy, silvery [[d-block]] [[metal]], mercury is also one of the five [[liquid metal|metallic]] chemical elements that are [[liquid]] at ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  ...ewanted=all William Grimes, "Mortimer Adler, 98, Dies; Helped Create Study of Classics," New York Times, June 29, 2001]</ref><ref name="Angelicum">[http: ...d to school to take writing classes at night where he discovered the works of men he would come to call heroes: [[Aristotle]], [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Joh
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...dergone drastic re-organizations (15th). In recent years, digital versions of the ''Britannica'' have been developed, both online and on [[optical media] {{See also|Encyclopedia|List of encyclopedias}}
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• Depleted uranium
  [[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www ...shed from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/do
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• Metallic bond
  ...ng accounts for many [[physical properties]] of metals, such as [[Strength of materials|strength]], [[malleability]], [[ductility]], [[thermal conductivi ..., it is preferable to use the term ''metallic bonding'', because this type of bonding is collective in nature and a single "metallic bond" does not exist
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• Hemp
  {{About|industrial hemp|its psychoactive variant|Cannabis (drug)|the biology of the plant|Cannabis|other uses|Hemp (disambiguation)}} [[Image:Cannab2 new.png|thumb|right|The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only ''C. sativa'' (left) is suited for industria
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• White cane
  ...ame primary function, however: There are at least five different varieties of this tool, each serving a slightly different need. ...ds from the floor to the user's [[sternum]]. Some organizers favor the use of much longer canes.<ref name=Nichols1995 >{{Citation | author = Nichols, All
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• Air safety
  ...pplied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air travel]]. ...eronautics Branch of the [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]].
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• Ergonomics
  ...age:Computer Workstation Variables.jpg|thumb|240px|Ergonomics: the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker.]] '''Ergonomics''' is the science of designing jobs, equipment and workplaces to fit workers. Proper ergonomic d
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• Work–life balance (United States)
  ...jobs were covered in early legislation and most had no limit to the number of hours their employers could have them work. ...e right to work less than ten hours per day until 1905 with the court case of [[Lochner v. New York|Lochner vs. New York]].
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• Wildfire
  ...ropagation|propagation]], the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.<ref name=UToronto /> ...cial effects on wilderness areas. Some plant species depend on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction,<ref name=NOVA /> although large wildfires
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• British Columbia Safety Council
  ...uma injuries were almost commonplace, stress was thought to be just a part of the job and repetitive strain injuries hadn’t been defined yet in the pop ...convincing government and the public that seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws were necessary in order to ensure public safety. During this same period, t
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• International System of Units
  ...''[http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/brochure/ The International System of Units]''.]] ...of light]], all of which have defined values as a result of the definition of the metre and ampere.
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• Panasonic Corporation
  | products = See [[List of Panasonic Corporation products]]<br />AVC networks<br />Home appliances<br | num_employees = 292,250 <small>(Consolidated, as of March 31, 2009)</small>
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