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A number of inventors patented various ideas to attempt to solve the problem. [27] The Post Office eventually adopted the grill, a device consisting of a pattern of tiny pyramidal bumps that would emboss the stamp, breaking up the fibers so that the ink would soak in more deeply, and thus be difficult to clean off. While the patent survives (No ...
Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. [1] The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, [2] [3] including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software.
Proto-postmodern and Early postmodern novels. A Universal History of Infamy (1935) by Jorge Luis Borges [ 1] At Swim-Two-Birds (1939) by Flann O'Brien [ 2] The Third Policeman (1940) by Flann O'Brien [ 3] Ficciones (1941) by Jorge Luis Borges [ 4] The Cannibal (1949) by John Hawkes [ 5] The Aleph (1949) by Jorge Luis Borges [ 6]
The following is a listing of enterprises, gangs, mafias, and criminal syndicates that are involved in organized crime.Tongs and outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as terrorist, militant, and paramilitary groups, are mentioned if they are involved in criminal activity for funding.
The term was invented by modern Western geographers and was originally applied to the Ottoman Empire, [1] but today has varying definitions within different academic circles. The term Near East was used in conjunction with the Middle East and the Far East (China and beyond), together known as the "three Easts"; it was a separate term from the ...
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Bloomers. Bloomers, also called the bloomer, the Turkish dress, the American dress, or simply reform dress, are divided women's garments for the lower body. They were developed in the 19th century as a healthful and comfortable alternative to the heavy, constricting dresses worn by American women. They take their name from their best-known ...
Indeed, many toponyms in Modern Greek now have different names than were used in by Greek-speaking communities in the past. An example is Malta, which was called Μελίτη ( Melítē) and was once home to a Greek-speaking community. However, this community is gone or assimilated, and the common Modern Greek name is Μάλτα ( Málta, from ...