Archive for April, 2007

Apr
30

Sealing wax

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Sealing wax was used to seal “letters close” and later (from about the 16th century) envelopes. It was also used to take the impression of seals on important documents, or to create a hermetic seal on containers. Now mainly used for decorative purposes, it was formerly used to ensure that the contents of the envelope […]

Apr
30

A parent process is a computer process that has created one or more child processes.

In UNIX, every process except process 0 (the swapper) is created when another process executes the fork system call. The process that invoked fork is the parent process and the newly-created process is the child process. Every process (except process 0) […]

Apr
30

The Rev. Robert “Bob” Eugene Richards (born February 20 1926, in Champaign, Illinois), known as the “Vaulting Vicar” in his competitive days, was a versatile athlete who made three Olympic teams in two events. He competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter, and also was a decathlete in 1956.

The […]

Apr
29

Revenue Assurance encompasses principles that are primarily used in the telecommunications service provider industry. These principles include, data quality and process improvement methods that improve profits, revenues and cash flows without influencing demand.

The History of Revenue Assurance
The revenue assurance discipline is relatively new to the industry, apart from the bits of industry […]

Apr
28

Cacciatore

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Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian. In cuisine, cacciatore refers to a meal prepared “hunter-style” with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, herbs, often bell pepper, and sometimes wine. Cacciatore is popularly made with braised chicken or rabbit.

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Apr
28

The Glacial till plains are in the Northwest of Ohio. This region is fertile and has gently rolling moraine hills created by the movement of glaciers. Glaciers created the Ohio River.

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Apr
27

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Apr
27

Codicil

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Codicil can refer to:

codicil (will): An addition made to a will

Any addition made subsequent and appended to the original.

Any addition or appendix, such as a corollary to a theorem

Codicil (poem): A poem by Derek Walcott

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Apr
27

The Chemical History of a Candle was the title of a series of lectures on the chemistry and physics of flames given by Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution. This was the origin of the Christmas lectures for young people that are still given there every year and bear his name.

The lectures were first […]

Apr
25

Peng Xiuwen

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Peng Xiuwen (彭修文; pinyin: Péng Xiūwén; b. Hubei, China, 1931; d. Beijing, China, December 1996) was a noted Chinese conductor and composer. He was a native of Wuhan, in the Hubei province of central China.

He directed the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra, a large orchestra of Chinese traditional (and modernized traditional) instruments which was […]

Apr
24

Tohato

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is a Japanese food company specialising in snack food.

Products

All Raisin

Beano

Bōkun Habanero

Caramel Corn

Harvest

Poteco

External link

Tohato official site

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Apr
24

Johann Kiefuss was a German inventor. He is sometimes credited with inventing the wheellock in Nuremberg in 1517. However, it is unlikely he was the actual inventor. The only traceable records of a Johann Kiefuss relate to a gun maker living in Nuremberg about 100 years later, so the misapprehension may be due to an […]

Apr
24

George Maxwell Richards, T.C., CMT, Ph.D., (b. 1931, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is the fourth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. A chemical engineer by training, Richards was Principal of the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad in 1996. He previously worked for Shell […]

Apr
22

Chinese wax

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Chinese wax is a white to yellowish-white, gelatinous, crystalline water-insoluble substance obtained from the wax secreted by certain insects.

It resembles spermaceti but is harder, more friable, and with a higher melting point. It is deposited on the branches of certain trees by the scale insect Ceroplastes ceriferus, common in China and India, or a related […]

Apr
20

Dehydrogenation is a chemical reaction that involves the elimination of hydrogen (H2). It is the reverse process of hydrogenation. Dehydrogenation reactions may be either large scale industrial processes or smaller scale laboratory procedures.

There are a variety of classes of dehydrogenations:

Aromatization - Six-membered alicyclic rings can be aromatized in the presence of hydrogenation catalysts, […]

Apr
20

Coast to Coast Motel (1995) was the second album released by the trio known as G. Love & Special Sauce. G. Love & Special Sauce are, G. Love (lead vocals, guitar, and harmonica), Jeffrey Clemens (percussion and background vocals), and Jimmy Jazz Prescott (string bass).

Track listing

“Sweet Sugar Mama” – 4:05

“Leaving the […]

Apr
19

Dalda

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Dalda is a brand of hydrogenated vegetable oil popular in South Asia. The substance was originally imported from the Netherlands in the 1930s by the trading company Dada Limited. When Hindustan Lever Limited wanted to brand it, the trader, who still retained a commercial connection with the product, said it had to be named after […]

Apr
18

The Captain’s Chest was originally a lockable box belonging to the captain of a ship where important ship’s equipment (maps, astrolabes and secret orders) could be stored along with his personal effects. In modern usage, it is often a slang term for the safe on a ship or submarine.

History
The necessity of […]

Apr
17

For other uses of the term “Pullet Surprise”, see Pullet Surprise.

Pullet Surprise is a 1997 6-minute Looney Tunes short released in theaters with Cats Don’t Dance. It was produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions. In the cartoon, Pete Puma is trying to raid the henhouse Foghorn Leghorn is guarding; Foggy decides to have some fun […]

Apr
17

Bus turnout

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A bus turnout, bus pullout, bus bay, bus lay-by (UK), or off-line bus stop is a special zone on the side of the main roadway (or bus/tram lane) for primarily buses to stop for a designated bus stop in order to pick up and drop off passengers. The purpose of the bus turnout is avoid […]

Apr
15

This is a food technology term, when maufacturers buy in a standard component they would use a pre-made product in the production of their food.

Some examples are pre-made stock cubes, marzipan, icing, ready made pastry……

They help products to be the same in consistency, they are quick and easy to use in batch production of food […]

Apr
15

Fruit sours

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Fruit sours is a confectionery that is normally sold in bulk. Each piece is spherical and about 15mm in diameter. They come in a variety of colors; typically red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. Fruit sours are comparable to jelly beans in texture, with a soft candy center and a glazed outer shell. They […]

Apr
15

A quit claim deed is a legal document by which a person releases or “quits” any claim that they may have had to property. Of the different types of deeds, the quit-claim has the least assurance that the person receiving it will actually get any rights. The person who provides a quit-claim deed […]

Apr
15

Frames per stop is a term used in the bowling industry by technicians, manufacturers, and others involved in this recreation industry. The term refers to how many frames, on average, a group of pinsetters is able to operate without a stop, which is a malfunction or other condition which requires human assistance to fix […]

Apr
14

Mesonacis vermontanus is a species of trilobite of the Olenellidae family.

References

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Apr
14

In microeconomics, Marginal Revenue (MR) is the extra revenue that an additional unit of product will bring to a firm. It can also be described as the change in total revenue/change in number of units sold.

More formally, marginal revenue is equal to the change in total revenue over the change in quantity when the change […]

Apr
13

Glazing agents, or polishing agents, are food additives providing shiny appearance or protective coating to foods. Mostly they are based on waxes.

Examples are:

Stearic acid (E570)

Beeswax (E901)

Candelilla wax (E902)

Carnauba wax (E903, used to provide shiny appearance to chocolate and many other foods)

Shellac (E904)

Microcrystalline wax (E905c), Crystalline wax (E907)

Lanolin (E913)

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Apr
13

Phillippe Curtius (1741-1794) was the teacher who taught Marie Tussaud the art of wax modelling.

External links

Tussaude’s Wax Museum

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Apr
11

Turn (band)

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Turn formed in 1998 when lead singer/guitarist Ollie Cole and drummer Ian Melady joined forces with Dublin bass player Gavin Fox, who they met at a Dublin recording studio. Ollie and Ian had been friends since youth and had previously played in Pixies-influenced punk band Swampshack.

Through frantic gigging and the release of a few choice […]

Apr
10

Collography

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This article is about the printmaking process called collography. For information about calligraphy, see calligraphy.

Collography is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood), ink is applied to the resulting collage, and the board is printed onto paper or another material. The resultant print is […]

Apr
10

Digraphs are two-character sequences used to enter single conceptual characters that cannot be entered from the computer keyboard for various reasons: obsolete keyboard, input of special characters is required, the text editor reserves some characters for special use, etc. Digraphs can also be used to extend the keyboard.

Different systems have different sets of defined […]

Apr
07

Free run

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Disambiguation: For the athletic pastime, see free running.

Free run is a method of farming stewardship where the animals are not kept in cages but are allowed to wander around inside an enclosed structure, such as a barn. Unlike free range animals they do not have access to the outside. It is just cheaper […]

Apr
06

Honeyguide

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Honeyguides, (family Indicatoridae), are near passerine bird species of the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of species in […]

Apr
05

A dehumidifier is a household appliance that reduces the level of humidity in air.

Mechanical/refrigerative dehumidifiers
Mechanical/refrigerative dehumidifiers usually work by drawing moist air over a refrigerated coil with a small fan. Since the saturation vapor pressure of water decreases with decreasing temperature, the water in the air condenses, and drips into a collecting bucket. The air […]

Apr
05

Sweet noodle sauce (; literally “sweet noodle paste”; also known as sweet bean sauce or sweet soybean paste) is a thick, dark brown- or black-colored Chinese sauce is made from wheat flour, sugar, salt, mantou, and ground fermented yellow soybeans (that is, what is left of the soybeans after the fermentation of soybeans into soy […]

Apr
04

In the mathematical discipline of graph theory, a graph labeling is the assignment of integers to the edges or vertices, or both, of a graph. The labeling strategy depends on the category of the labeling.

Definition
Given a graph <math>G:=(V,E)</math> such that <math>V</math> is the set of vertices and <math>E</math> is the set of edges, a vertex […]

Apr
03

A decompression party, decom or decomp is a small local reunion for Burning Man participants to help ease themselves back into everyday society after the “big event”. It is not uncommon for Burning Man participants to experience “post-burn blues”, and decompression events can help alleviate the feelings of loneliness and separation that can occur. The […]

Apr
03

This Just Might Be the Truth is the first full length CD released by the Swedish hardcore punk band Refused. The CD was released in 1994 through Burning Heart Records. This CD is now out of print.

Track listing

“Intro”

“Pump The Brakes”

“Trickbag”

“5th Freedom”

“Untitled”

“Strength”

“Our Silence”

“Dust”

“Inclination”

“Mark”

“Tide”

[…]

Apr
03

Oomancy

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Oomancy employs eggs for the purpose of divination. The most common method uses separated egg whites which are dropped into hot water. Divination is performed based on the shapes assumed by the rapidly-cooked egg whites. Traditionally, oomancy is performed on Ostara.

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Apr
01

Iontocaine

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Iontocaine, known by the brand name Numby, is local anesthetic administered via iontophoresis through the skin. It can numb up to 10 mm of skin as quick as 10 minutes. It is a 2% lidocaine, 0.01 mg/ml epinephrine solution. It is currently only manufactured by IOMED, Inc.

See also

Iontophoresis

Electrophoresis

External links

IOMED Numby web page

FDA […]