Fine Woodwork Inlays On Queen Elizabeth Cabin Theme
The marquetry in the Queen Elizabeth cabin lounge used 66 separate wood species to compose the Canterbury Pilgrims scene. Eighteen woods came from native British Isles trees, including plane, sycamore, laburnum, acacia and wych elm.
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Modern Antarctic Whaling Expands With Radar Aids
Antarctic whale hunters using radar triple wartime oil yield and plan further modernization. Proposals include catapulting amphibian planes from ships to locate whales. The whaling vessel operates as a floating industrial plant to extract oil soon after capture.
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Moisture control tips for storage and historical treaty note
Guidance on storing fats and baking powder to avoid moisture, light, and air, including container recommendations. Also a historical remark that Benjamin Franklin pushed for a US Canada border at the 1783 Treaty of Paris, granting Isle Royale to the United States, with maps noting a southern placement.
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Isle Royale
United States
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Wood yeast as a protein source enriched by irradiation
Wood yeast provides protein for people and animals plus phosphorus and B vitamins. A simple irradiation treatment can raise its value by making it a potent vitamin D source. The article notes Lipton’s early life as a New Orleans streetcar conductor and later work in South Carolina before achieving wealth in Scotland.
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Light and design spark contrasts in small spaces
The article notes how sharp light contrasts strain eyes in a room and suggests lamps with under shade reflectors to level illumination. It also mentions an African lizard that freezes in danger by rolling onto its back and touching a hind foot to its mouth, and explains the origin of the term lobbyist from legislative building lobbies serving as public interview spaces.
Dishes Drained and Dried by Scalding in Modern Kitchens
Kitchens now leave dishes to drain and dry rather than wiping. Preventing infections in livestock, vaccines against equine encephalomyelitis are emphasized, with annual shots advised for horses and mules. human risk from insect transmission is noted.
New High Capacity Electronic Tube Enables Vast Communication
A new tube technology promises 10,000 simultaneous conversations or 100 million words per minute on telegraph systems and could support several dozen television programs concurrently, signaling a leap in communication capacity.
Wheatstone Coined Telephone Word in 1821
Sir Charles Wheatstone of Kings College London coined the term telephone after studying sound transmission methods. The physicist named the device reflecting its purpose to convey voice over distance.
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Sir Charles Wheatstone
Kings College
London
Less Starchy Potatoes For Lower Starch Varieties Found
Changes in potato production yield less starchy varieties with starch content ranging from 12 to 16 percent.
Rest for Needy Beds Provided by Salvation Army
Last year 2 500 000 beds were provided by the Salvation Army for needy men women and children in the United States.
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Salvation Army
United Sates
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