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121Carterfone — The Carterfone is a device invented by Thomas Carter. It connects a two way mobile radio system to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The device was acoustically, but not electrically, connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network …
122Canterbury (ship) — The Canterbury , a.k.a. Canterbury Merchant , was the ship which transported William Penn and James Logan from England to Philadelphia in 1699.William Penn, Mary Maples Dunn, Richard S. Dunn, Edwin B. Bronner and David Fraser (1981 1987), The… …
123Goura (musical instrument) — The goura is a single stringed instrument, blown rather than plucked or strummed, with the string attached to a coconut shell resonator and with a tension noose wrapped around the string to adjust the pitch. It is considered the national… …
124turn something down — adjust a control on an electrical device to reduce the volume, heat, etc. → turn …
125Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
126Weather radar — in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft …
127respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
128TexSys — [http://pavements.ce.utexas.edu/TexSys/ TexSys] is a web based application serving as a Texas Expert System for the selection of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). TexSys is the product of a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) study, TxDOT Project 0… …
