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gr/yard: Grains per yard of yarn. Gr/yard is a direct measure of linear density, but is rarely used in the modern textile industry. ECC or NeC or Ne (English Cotton Count): The number of 840 yd lengths per pound. ECC is an indirect measure of linear density. It is the number of hanks of skein material that weighs 1 lb.
One source identifies a skein of stranded cotton as being 8.25 yards (7.54 m), of tapestry wool as being 10 yards (9.1 m), and crewel wool as being 33 yards (30 m). [ 1 ] In yarns for handcrafts such as knitting or crochet , hanks are not a fixed length but are sold in units by weight, most commonly 50 grams (2 oz).
The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976.In short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
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Vihtavuori has several services, such as a school, a day care center, a chapel, a pub-restaurant and a store. [1] [4] There is also a gunpowder factory, which was built in 1920. [5] The area contains mostly single-family houses and row houses, but in the center of Vihtavuori there are also apartment buildings, which were built in the 1970s.
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20 mm / 50 m = 0.4 mrad, or 4 clicks with a 1 / 10 mrad adjustment scope. 50 mm / 1000 m = 0.05 mrad, or 1 click with a 0.05 mrad adjustment scope. In firearm optics, where 0.1 mrad per click is the most common mrad based adjustment value, another common rule of thumb is that an adjustment of 1 / 10 mrad changes ...
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when K. Ram Shriram joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 2.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.