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71Electronic noise — is an unwanted signal characteristic of all electronic circuits. Depending on the circuit, the noise put out by electronic devices can vary greatly. This noise comes from many different electronic effects.Thermal noise and shot noise are inherent …
72Standing Committee on Pressure Groups — The Standing Committee on Pressure Groups (SCOPG) was a secret committee set up in 1978 by the Hong Kong government to monitor the activities of pressure groups. The existence of this committee was first revealed in the New Statesman on December… …
73Canine reproduction — This article is about a social behavior of domestic dogs. For social behaviors of other canids, see Category:canids. Canine reproduction is a social behavior of the domestic dog. Contents 1 Canine sexual anatomy and development 1.1 General 1.2… …
74Samuel Ferris — Samuel Sam Ferris (August 29, 1900 ndash; March 21, 1980) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the marathon.He was born in Magherabeg, near Dromore, County Down in what is now Northern Ireland.Ferris lived for the early period of his life …
75Jack Baker (activist) — Jack Baker (born Richard John Baker, 1942) is an early LGBT activist in the state of Minnesota. He is known for being a founding officer of the first LGBT student group in America and the first openly gay person elected as student body president… …
76DRG Class 23 — Number(s): DRG 23 001 – 23 002 Quantity: 2 Manufacturer: Schichau Werke Year(s) of manufacture: 1941 Retired: 1975 Wheel arrangement: 2 6 2 Axle arrangement …
77boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …
78Ciechanover, Aaron J. — ▪ Israeli chemist born October 1, 1947, Haifa, British Protectorate of Palestine [now Haifa, Israel] Israeli biochemist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Avram Hershko (Hershko, Avram) and Irwin Rose (Rose, Irwin) for their …
79Rose, Irwin — ▪ American chemist born July 16, 1926, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. American biochemist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Aaron J. Ciechanover (Ciechanover, Aaron J.) and Avram Hershko (Hershko, Avram) for their joint discovery …
80blinkenlights — noun a) The flashing lights on an electronic device that typically serve no useful purpose. The back of the NIRT truck was crowded with consoles and flashing panels of blinkenlights, battered laptops plastered with security inventory stickers...… …
