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Hyperbaric oxygenation
hyperbaric chamber Hyperbaric chambers in industryAlthough Henshaw, an English clergyman, constructed a pressurized chamber — or ‘domicilium’, as he termed it — in 1662, the technology which allowed the construction of large vessels capable of holding greater pressure... Read more |
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tunnel
tunnel underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for proper drainage. Tunnels may be ventilated by shafts leading to the surface or by exhaust fans at the ends. Design and... Read more |
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fossil
fossil remains or imprints of plants or animals preserved from prehistoric times by the operation of natural conditions. Fossils are found in sedimentary rock, asphalt deposits, and coal and sometimes in amber and certain other materials. The scientific study of fossils is paleontology . Not... Read more |
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caisson
caisson [Fr.,=big box], in engineering, a chamber, usually of steel but sometimes of wood or reinforced concrete, used in the construction of foundations or piers in or near a body of water. There are several types. The open caisson is a cylinder or box, open at the top and bottom, of size and... Read more |
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Junichiro Tanizaki
Junichiro Tanizaki , 1886-1965, Japanese writer. A prolific writer whose popularity extended through the reigns of three emperors, Tanizaki is perhaps best known for Sasameyuki (1943-48, tr. The Makioka Sisters, 1957). A detailed account of an Osaka family that embraces a tradition-bound way of... Read more |
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Archer, William
...the most important was Masks or Faces (1888). He was the first to introduce the plays of Ibsen to the London public with Quicksands; or, The Pillars of Society in 1880; A Doll's House in 1889; Ghosts in 1891; The Master Builder in 1893; Little Eyolf... |
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hyperbaric chamber
...compressed air in tunnels and caissons to exclude water. In 1839 Triger used the technique during the sinking of a shaft through quicksand to a seam of coal at Châlons in France. The technique was successful, was applied elsewhere, and its use was soon followed... |
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Ibsen, Henrik Johan
...Samfundets støtter, translated by William Archer (who quickly established himself as the main translator of Ibsen) as Quicksands; under the better-known title, Pillars of Society, it was staged in 1889. Et dukkehjem, as Breaking a Butterfly, with... |
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Larsen, Nella
...daughter of a West Indies black man and a Danish mother, spent some time in Denmark as well as the U.S. She wrote a novel, Quicksand (1928), about a woman of parentage essentially identical to her own who marries an African‐American evangelist and... |
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Hollingshead, John
...first manager to use electric light outside the theatre (in 1886). In 1880 he staged a translation by William Archer of Samfundets Støtter as Quicksands; or, The Pillars of Society, the first play by Ibsen to be seen in London. |
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quicksand
quicksand •and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land...Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand... |
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band
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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borderland
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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brand
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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broadband
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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clubland
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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confirmand
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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deckhand
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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fairyland
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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farmland
...allemande •confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand •Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand •honorand • Witwatersrand •greensand • quicksand • analysand •Streisand • ampersand •bandstand, grandstand, handstand •hatstand • kickstand • inkstand •washstand... |
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swamp
swamp • noun her horse got stuck in a swamp synonyms: marsh, bog, muskeg, quagmire, mire, morass, fen; quicksand, bayou; archaic quag. • verb 1. the rain was swamping the dry roads synonyms: flood, inundate, deluge, immerse; soak... |
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When it comes to quicksand, you can sink or float.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
...in it? Where might one find quicksand? Quicksand is a mix of sand and soil that...destabilizes the sand. Most quicksands are in the vicinity of ocean...particularly in tidal flats." The word quicksand refers to how fast things can... |
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Laboratory Apparatus for the Demonstration of Quicksand
ABSTRACT The use of quicksand as a convenient plot device in television...introductory earth science courses. Because quicksand is a familiar natural phenomenon...opportunity for student learning. Studying quicksand is facilitated by an easily constructed... |
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Quicksand.(Brief Article)
...The bucket now contains quicksand, and this sand, from...an advancing tide, for quicksands are found mostly within...not be swallowed by the quicksand, because it is so much heavier than his body. Quicksands require in all cases an... |
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Quicksand's solid appearance is oftentimes deceiving.(Neighbor)
Quicksand is a mixture of water and sand or air...disturbed it caves and creates suction. Quicksand can occur on river banks, beaches...for the word "quick" was flowing; quicksand shifts and churns when the surface is... |
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Survivors' guide to escaping quicksand
...gruesome contents disappears down into quicksand? It sinks, then pauses for a few heart...observes his handiwork from firmer ground. Quicksand, indeed, was a common cinematic prop...depths. The perceived evil nature of quicksand is emphasised by its very name. It derives... |
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I'm sinking ... I'm sinking ... Here's how to save yourself if you step into...
...Or worse. In response to a recent Backfence episode on the perils of quicksand, Greg passed along some advice on avoiding death by quicksand. Good thing, too - quicksand claims more than 163,432 Minnesotans a year and will soon lead to mandatory... |
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Quicksand: one woman's escape from the husband who stalked her
...still the dominant force in a family. Quicksand tells how a young Ellen Singer overcame...dancing the cruelty tango." Reading Quicksand helped me understand why women stay -- in order to live. Quicksand is like the myth of Sisyphus. Just... |
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Sabino quicksand signs vanish
...the danger had vanished. While the "quicksand," which was really more like gritty mud than quicksand, dried up as the wet season ended, authorities...was injured by any of the dozen or so "quicksand" sites, Taiz said, other than a Game... |
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QUICKSAND MYSTERY HITS BOTTOM.(Spotlight)
...Rebecca Jones News Staff Writer What is quicksand? Is it bottomless? How does it suck one down? - Zann, Arvada Quicksand is just a mixture of sand, clay and...solid, but it won't support you.) Quicksand doesn't suck, and humans won... |
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Quicksand.(Video Recording Review)
Quicksand Prebook 2/17; Street 3/16 Artisan...and Keaton sign up for the project. Quicksand is watchable, yes. It moves along at...the movie slipping deeper into its own quicksand. Martin has also been framed for money... |
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