Archive for January, 2008

Jan
24

Bordelaise Sauce A classic French sauce named for the great wine area of Bordeaux. The sauce is made with dry red wine, bone marrow, shallots and a rich brown sauce called demi-glace. Sauce marchand de vins (”wine-merchant’s sauce”) is a similar designation.

New Orleans sauce Bordelaise
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Jan
24

Castor wax

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Castor
wax, also called hydrogenated castor oil, is a hard, brittle, vegetable wax. It is produced by the hydrogenation (chemical combination with hydrogen) of pure castor oil, in the presence of a nickel catalyst. It is odorless and insoluble in water.

Uses
Castor wax is used in polishes, cosmetics, electrical capacitors, carbon paper, lubrication, and […]

Jan
24

The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is one of six main centers for the Food and Drug Administration, which is in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. CBER is responsible for assuring the safety, purity, potency, and effectiveness of biological and related products, including:

Blood for transfusion and as a raw […]

Jan
24

George Sperling studies cognitive psychology. He documented the existence of iconic memory (one of the sensory memory subtypes). These experiments took place in 1960.

Currently, he is a Distinguished Professor of both Cognitive Science and Neurobiology & Behavior at the University of California, Irvine.

For a description of his experiments, see iconic memory.

External links

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Jan
23

A Budget Constraint represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given current prices and his income. Consumer theory uses the concepts of a budget constraint and a preference ordering to analyze consumer choices. Both concepts have a ready graphical representation in the two-good case.

Two goods
Consider a world […]

Jan
23

Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level.

There are two variants of consumption in the aggregate demand model, including induced consumption and autonomous consumption.

See also

Consumer Expenditure Survey

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Jan
22

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It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing.

For more information, follow the category link.

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Jan
22

In computing, row-major order and column-major order describe methods for storing multidimensional arrays in linear memory. Following standard matrix notation, rows are identified by the first index of a two-dimensional array and columns by the second index. Array layout is critical for correctly passing arrays between programs written in different languages. It is also important […]

Jan
22

Gastrique

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Gastrique is a thick sauce produced by a reduction of vinegar or wine, sugar, and usually fruit. It is often served over meat or seafood to add a fruit flavor to the dish. It is made in its simplest form by caramelizing sugar and then adding vinegar. It is often used in tomato sauce to […]

Jan
22

Macassar oil is a compounded oil used primarily by men in Victorian and Edwardian times as a hair dressing.

Macassar oil is basically coconut oil or palm oil to which has been added the very fragrant “ylang-ylang” oil (obtained by processing the flowers of the Ylang-ylang tree, aka Cananga odorata) as well as some other fragrant […]

Jan
22

Cloud point

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The Cloud point of a nonionic surfactant or glycol solution is the temperature where the mixture starts to phase separate and two phases appear, thus becoming cloudy. This behavior is characteristic of non-ionic surfactants containing polyoxyethylene chains, which exhibit reverse solubility versus temperature behavior in water and therefore “cloud out” at some point as the […]

Jan
22

Ductility

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Ductility is the mechanical property of being capable of sustaining large plastic deformations due to tensile stress without fracture (in metals, such as being drawn into a wire). It is characterized by the material flowing under shear stress. It is contrasted with brittleness.

Definition
The property of a material by which it cannot withstand extensive […]

Jan
22

In the United States, a black box warning (also sometimes called a black label warning) is a type of warning that appears on prescription drugs that may cause serious adverse effects. It is so named for the black border that usually surrounds the text of the warning.

A black box warning means that medical studies […]

Jan
22

Batik

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Batik (Javanese-Indonesian pronunciation: , but often, in English, is or ) is an Indonesian word and refers to a generic wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. The word originates from Javanese word “amba”, meaning ”to write” and the Javanese word for dot or point, “titik.”

It is known to be more than a millennium old, […]

Jan
22

The title of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both titles were Life peerages. At this time, only parts of Ireland (the Lordship of Ireland) were under English rule. Despite […]

Jan
22

Candelilla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of the small Candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceae. It is yellowish-brown, hard, brittle and opaque to translucent.

Composition
Candelilla wax consists of mainly hydrocarbons (about 50%, chains with 29-33 carbons), esters of higher […]

Jan
22

Soybean wax

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Soybean wax, often referred to simply as “soy wax,” is produced with hydrogenated soybean oil. It was created by inventor Michael Richards in 1993, who was looking for a cheaper alternative to beeswax, thus becoming the first wax innovation in the candle industry for over a hundred years.

Its main disadvantage is lower melting point, […]

Jan
22

The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden, also known as the UK REC Botanical Garden, is a research farm and botanical garden for the University of Kentucky in Princeton, Kentucky.

The University’s Agricultural Experiment Station was established in 1885, with the West Kentucky Substation at Princeton founded in 1925. Today the Experiment Station […]

Jan
22

Woolston railway station is a grade II listedSouthampton City Council: Listed buildings in Southampton Accessed 17th September 2007. railway station serving the town of Woolston on the outskirts of Southampton, England.

The station is operated by South West Trains and only 1 train an hour stops there in each direction. Just past Woolston station the line […]

Jan
22

Jojoba

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Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), pronounced “hō-hō’-bə”, is a shrub native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of Arizona, California, and Mexico. It is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae.

Jojoba grows to 1-2 m tall, with a broad, dense crown. The leaves are opposite, oval in shape, 2-4 cm long and 1.5-3 cm broad, thick waxy […]

Jan
22

Japanese Citizen and consumer movements, which became prominent during the 1960s and 1970s, were organized around issues relating to the quality of life, the protection of the environment from industrial pollution, and the safety (although not the cost) of consumer goods. In the late 1960s, industrial pollution, symbolized by the suffering of victims of mercury […]

Jan
22

Bernard H. Pietenpol (1901 - 1984) was an aircraft designer.

Father of home built aircraft, Pietenpol was a self-taught mechanic who lived most of his life in the small community of Cherry Grove in southeastern Minnesota.

His most well-known design, The Pietenpol Air Camper, is an airplane he designed to be built and flown by the “average […]

Jan
21

Buldak

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Buldak is a Korean dish made from heavily spiced chicken. The term “bul” translates into “fire” in Korean and “dak” means chicken.

External links

http://www.trifood.com/buldak.html

http://www.buldak.com

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Jan
21

Born in Austria, Theodor Jung (May 29, 1906 - February 19, 1996) was an American photographer, best known for his work with the Farm Security Administration, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. Hired for the agency in 1935, when it was still called the Resettlement Administration, he photographed life in the Great Depression. […]

Jan
21

Coffee bag

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Coffee bags are an innovation developed to provide the convenience of instant coffee but maintain the flavor of brewed coffee, generally recognized as superior. Modeled after tea bags, they consist of a gauze bag containing a mixture of instant coffee and finely ground roast coffee, which is to be steeped in hot water for approximately […]

Jan
21

Mull

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Mull could refer to:

Mull, an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol, is a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain, bare of trees (it has also been used, in Gaelic, to refer to a forehead, or to a shaved head). As an adjective, the word is used to indicate something which is bare, dull, or […]

Jan
21

Sign test

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In statistics, the sign test can be used to test the hypothesis that there is “no difference” between the continuous distributions of two random variables X and Y. Formally:

Let p = Pr(X > Y), and then test the null hypothesis H0: p = 0.50. This hypothesis implies that given a random pair of measurements (xi, […]

Jan
21

The following is a list of terms used by magicians, sorted alphabetically.

Angles
the lines of vision of people sitting at certain position in the audience which enable a secret to be spotted; usually extreme left or right or behind. If a trick is “angly” it can only be done with limited audience viewpoints.

Back palm
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Jan
21

Cooking Light is an American food and lifestyle magazine founded in 1987. Each month, the magazine includes approximately 100 original recipes as well as editorial content covering food trends, fitness tips, and other culinary and health-related news.

The magazine is published by Birmingham, Alabama-based Southern Progress Corporation, a subsidiary of Time Inc.

Reference

Official site

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Jan
21

Burning Image are a deathrock band from Bakersfield, California, USA.

They were an anomaly in the punk pantheon of the 1980s. At the time, hardcore punk was the rage but was becoming formulaic and dumbed down as quickly as the songs were getting faster and shorter. Burning Image had more in common with the English “batcave” […]

Jan
21

The Magic Candle is a computer role-playing game designed by Ali Atabek and developed and published by Mindcraft in 1989. In the game, players must assemble a group of six adventurers and journey across the kingdom of Deruvia to keep the demon Dreax imprisoned in the eponymous magic candle, which has begun to melt. The […]

Jan
21

The is the Cabinet of Japan member in charge of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (formerly the Ministry of International Trade and Industry). The current Minister is Akira Amari and the Vice Minister is Kozo Yakamoto.

List of Ministers of Economy, Trade and Industry

Takeo Hiranuma (2001 - 2003)

Shoichi Nakagawa (2003 - 2005)

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Jan
21

In Sikhism, Karah Parshad is a flour and butter-based vegetarian food which is offered to all visitors to the Darbar Sahib in a Gurdwara. This is regarded as food blessed by the guru and should not be refused. As it has a very high sugar and oil content, visitors may ask the Sewadar for a […]

Jan
21

Outer sphere electron transfer refers to an electron transfer (ET) event that occurs between chemicals that remain separate species before, during, and after the ET event. This is opposed to inner sphere electron transfer in which the two sites undergoing ET are connected by a chemical bridge. Because the ET in outer sphere […]

Jan
21

“Everyone Says ‘Hi’” is a song written by David Bowie for the album Heathen (2002), the only single from the album that was available to purchase in the United Kingdom. The ‘b’ sides to this 3 CD set are very highly regarded amongst fans as they contain excellent re-recordings of some of Bowie’s less […]

Jan
20

Square inch

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A square inch (plural: square inches) is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of one inch. The following symbols are used to denote square inches:

square in

sq inches, sq inch, sq in

inches/-2, inch/-2, in/-2

inches^2, inch^2, in^2

inches², inch², in²

The square inch is a common unit of measurement in the […]

Jan
20

SF-Studio

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SF-Studio is a Finnish quiz show hosted by Simo Frangén. It replaced Frangén’s earlier show Maailman ympäri in 2004.

Like Maailman ympäri, SF-Studio is a themed show. This time the theme is news. The questions concern people and events in recent news, and a short parody of a news report (with completely nonsensical contents) appears between […]

Jan
20

This article is about brothels. For other meanings see Ranch (disambiguation).

Ranch is a common name used to describe a brothel, especially in western areas of the United States.

Origin
This usage dates back to the original Chicken Ranch near the town of LaGrange in Texas, an old brothel that is no longer open which accepted […]

Jan
20

Conservation refers to a high degree of similarity in orthologous DNA sequences, protein sequences, or protein structures amongst various phyla. A highly conserved protein is often related to an important cellular function. It had been widely believed that mutation in a highly conserved region leads to a non-viable life form, or a form that […]

Jan
20

The Administrator of an estate is a legal term referring to a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person who left no will. Where a person dies intestate the court may appoint a person to settle their debts, pay any necessary taxes and funeral expenses, and distribute the remainder […]

Jan
20

Gastritis

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Gastritis is inflammation of the gastric mucosa. The word comes from the Greek gastro- meaning of the stomach and -itis meaning inflammation. Depending on the cause, it may persist acutely or chronically and may coincide with more serious conditions such as atrophy of the stomach.

Causes
The following are known causes and factors […]

Jan
20

A tape replay keyboard is a musical instrument that uses pre-recorded analog tapes to produce sound when a key is pressed. Examples of tape replay keyboards include the Chamberlin, the Mellotron, and the Birotron.

Today samplers are used to play back musical sounds from computer memory instead of analog tape.

Tape replay keyboards were invented in […]

Jan
20

Ambient food is food which can be stored for long periods at ambient temperature, i.e. without chilling or refrigeration . Examples include Vegemite, pickles, peanut butter and ketchup.

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Jan
20

Hithane

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Hithane is a mixture of hydrogen and methane usable as an alternative fuel. Burning hithane produces about a third less carbon dioxide than burning gasoline (petrol), so it is proposed as an intermediate step in the transition to hydrogen-powered vehicles.

External links

BBC News article on potential hithane production in Wales

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Jan
20

Light crude oil is crude oil with a low wax content. The clear cut definition of ‘light’ and ‘heavy’ crude is hard to find, simply because the classification so made is based more on practical grounds than theoretical. Since crudes with high viscosities are more difficult to transport/pump, those with apparently lighter wax […]

Jan
19

The Zero degree isotherm, also known as the 0° isotherm, represents the altitude in which the temperature is at 0 degrees Celsius (the freezing point of water) in a free atmosphere (i.e. reflection of the sun by snow, etc). Any given measure is valid for only a short period of time, often less than […]

Jan
19

Abdul Hamid

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Abdul Hamid may refer to:

Abdul Hamid I (1774 - 1789), sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Abdul Hamid II (1876 - 1909), sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Abdul Hamid (soldier) (1933 - 1965), Indian soldier and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra

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Jan
19

Soy sauce chicken is a northern Chinese dish. It is made of chicken that is cooked with soy sauce.

External links

Soy

sauce chicken page (Chinese)
Soy sauce chicken recipe

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Jan
19

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005 (see 2005 in film). It is the sequel to the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen (2003). Shawn Levy, the director of the first film, did not return as director for this sequel, which was instead directed […]

Jan
19

In telecommunication, service termination point is the last point of service rendered by a commercial carrier under applicable tariffs.

Usually, the service termination point is on the customer premises and corresponds to the demarcation point. The customer is responsible for equipment and operation from the service termination point to user end instruments.

References

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Jan
19

Cup-a-soup

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Cup-a-Soup is an instant soup product made by Lipton/Unilever.

The soup is made by pouring the soup sachet into a mug or cup, and then pouring 3/4 cup (6 fluid ounces) of hot water into the mug and stirring the mixture.

Recently, there has been a new release of a jar featuring approximately 12 servings.

Some flavors include […]

Jan
19

Pudao

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The Chinese weapon known as the pudao (撲刀, literally: assault sabre) was originally an edged military weapon which is still used for training in many Chinese martial arts. The pudao is also known as the horse-cutter sword since it was used to slice the legs out from under a horse during battle.

The blade of […]

Jan
19

Pork belly

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The pork belly is the underside of the pig, from which bacon is made in the United States (in other parts of the world, bacon is more often made from back and side meats and bacon made from bellies is referred to as “streaky” or “American Style”). This cut of meat is enormously popular in […]

Jan
19

DJ Jay Cee

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DJ Jay Cee is recent addition to the Atlanta based DJ crew, The Aphilliates. He is also most well-known for being Ludacris’ official DJ as well as a member of Disturbing tha Peace, touring to places such as South Africa, Brazil, and Japan, as well as being a World Champion Battle DJ.

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Jan
19

Soup beans

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Soup beans is a term common in the Southern United States, particularly the regions around the Appalachian Mountains. It refers to pinto or other brown dried beans cooked with smoked pork as flavoring. Soup beans are usually served with cornbread, greens, and potatoes. Soup beans are considered a main course, but also serve as a […]

Jan
19

Cognitive pretesting is a social science research method whereby potential respondents to a survey or self-report instrument are interviewed about what they think survey questions mean and how they go about choosing an answer
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Jan
19

Wax bullets

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Wax bullets are made of paraffin wax, and are pressed into a primed cartridge case. Gun powder is not used; the primer provides all the power.

Inexpensive practice
Wax bullets may be manufactured quickly and easily by the user, and a number of companies sell commercially made wax bullets. Rubber or plastic bullets designed for […]

Jan
19

“Green” brands are those brands consumers associate with environmental conservation and sustainable business practices. Such brands appeal to consumers who are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment.

Walters (2006) states that green branding can boost sales and corporate image. However a company must truly act on a promise to be green. […]

Jan
19

The ‘ — or just as most people know him — is a superhero featured in a famous parody flash movie, based on the Kikkoman Japanese soy sauce brand, that emerged in the early 2000s and became an Internet phenomenon.

The Kikkoman character was originally created in Shift-JIS by members of the large Japanese 2channel […]

Jan
19

Butter chicken or murgh makhani is a South Asian dish popular in countries all over the world that have a tradition of Indian restaurants. While the dish’s general recipe is well known, the actual flavour can vary from restaurant to restaurant even within Delhi. Butter chicken is usually served with naan, roti, parathas or steamed […]

Jan
19

Joanna Catharina Deroover-Turcksin (June 3, 1890 - December 6, 2002) was the oldest documented living person in Belgium at the time of her death. She died at age 112 1/2, and still holds the record of oldest Belgian ever.

See also

National longevity recordholders

Supercentenarian

References

http://www.grg.org/calment.html

http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/oldest.html

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Jan
18

Hay fever

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Hay fever is caused by pollens of specific seasonal plants and airborne chemicals and dust particles in people who are allergic to these substances. It is characterised by sneezing, runny nose and itching eyes. This seasonal allergic rhinitis is commonly known as ‘hay fever’, because it is most prevalent during haying season. It is particularly […]

Jan
18

Tissue microarrays (also TMAs) consist of paraffin blocks in which up to 1000 separate tissue cores are assembled in array fashion to allow simultaneous histological analysis. The major limitations in molecular clinical analysis of tissues include the cumbersome nature of procedures, limited availability of diagnostic reagents and limited patient sample size. The technique […]

Jan
18

Tare

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The term Tare may refer to different things:

Tare is a term in weights and measurements which refers to the weight of an empty container. The tare weight can be subtracted when a filled container is weighed to determine the weight of the contents alone.

Two plants are called tare:

Common Vetch, or Vicia sativa, […]

Jan
18

Pomade

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Pomade is a greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair.

Pomade makes hair look slick and shiny. Unlike hair spray and hair gel, pomade does not dry and often takes several washes to get it out of the hair. A special shampoo such as Dax may be used to remove it from the […]

Jan
18

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 […]

Jan
18

Chicken Maryland or Maryland Chicken is a dish with various interpretations, depending on the country of origin. It is not necessarily known in the U.S. state of Maryland, and is not considered a native dish thereof.

Maryland Chicken is basically fried chicken served with a cream gravy. A recipe for “Chicken A la Maryland” exists […]

Jan
18

Tlacoyo

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Tlacoyos are oval shaped fried or toasted cakes made of masa. They are similar to fresh corn tortillas, but are somewhat torpedo shaped and fatter. tlacoyos are stuffed with refried beans, dry cheese, fava beans, chicharron or other ingredients. Tlacoyos are an excellent accompaniment to soups and stews. Most traditional tlacoyos […]

Jan
18

A sling is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing that can be wrapped around sections of rock, hitched (tied) to other pieces of equipment or even tied directly to a tensioned line using a prusik knot, for anchor extension, equalisation, or climbing the rope. A gear sling […]

Jan
18

Dripperline

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A dripperline refers to a type of drip irrigation tubing with emitters pre-installed at the factory.

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Jan
18

It Ain’t Safe No More is the eighth album and sixth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). It inclulded the singles “Make It Clap” and “I Know What You Want”.

Track listing

“Intro”

“It Ain’t Safe No More…” (featuring Meka) (Produced by J Dilla)

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Jan
18

Alternative energy is energy derived from sources that do not harm the environment or deplete the Earth’s natural resources. Typical sources include wind and solar. Nuclear energy is usually excluded from this definition. Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

Related pages

Renewable energy

Future energy development

Alternative fuel vehicle

Reference

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Energy Information

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Jan
18

Pizza bagel

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A pizza bagel, more commonly known as a “bagel pizza”, is a bread product traditionally topped with cheese and tomato sauce. A pizza bagel is a bagel cooked with pizza toppings on it. The simple tomato sauce and cheese pizza bagel is the most common, though a layer of cream cheese sometimes is used as […]

Jan
18

For the 1997 version in memory of Princess Diana, see Candle in the Wind 1997.

“Candle in the Wind” is a song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was originally written and released in 1973, written in honour of Marilyn Monroe. In 1990, it rose to prominence again when John […]

Jan
18

Gopher Prairie, Minnesota is the fictional small-town setting of the Sinclair Lewis novel Main Street. It is modeled on the town of Sauk Centre, Minnesota where Lewis grew up.

Lewis says in Main Street “This is America - a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves.”

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