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  • 41Public information film — Public Information Films (known as PIFs) are a series of government commissioned short films, shown during television advertising breaks in the UK. The US equivalent is the Public Service Announcement (PSAs). ubjectsThe films advised the public… …

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  • 42fill — [[t]fɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ fills, filling, filled 1) V ERG If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full. [V n with n] Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a slow boil... [V n] She made… …

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  • 43Cook stove — Stove manufacture in Senegal. In cooking, a cook stove is a very basic stove heated by burning wood, charcoal, animal dung or crop residue. Cook stoves are the most common way of cooking and heating food in developing countries. Developing… …

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  • 44October 2007 California wildfires — Fall 2007 California Wildfires NASA satellite photo (provided by NSPO, Taiwan National Space Organization) from October 23, 2007, showing the active fire zones and smoke plumes. Location Souther …

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  • 45Gas mask — A gas mask is a mask worn over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic materials. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face …

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  • 46Piper Alpha — was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. [ OPCAL’s share 36.5%, Texaco’s share 23.5%, Union Texas Petroleum’s share 20%, and Thomson’s share 20%. CAPLAN, section 1.2] The platform began production… …

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  • 47USS S-35 (SS-140) — was an S class submarineof the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 14 June 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California. She was launched on 27 February 1919 sponsored by Miss Louise C. Bailey, and… …

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  • 48Sayre Fire — (Sylmar Fire) The remains of the Oakridge mobile home park in Sylmar. 480 of the park s 600 mobile homes were burned in the fire. The undamaged houses in the background became uninhabitable due to lack of utility service. Location …

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  • 49fill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyllan; akin to Old English full full Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained < fill a cup with water > b. to supply with a&#8230; …

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  • 50Kuwaiti oil fires — The Kuwaiti oil fires were a result of the scorched earth policy of Iraqi military forces retreating from Kuwait in 1991 after conquering the country but being driven out by Coalition military forces ( see Gulf War ).The resulting fires burned&#8230; …

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