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  2. KosherSwitch - Wikipedia

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    According to Orthodox halakhic authorities, the use of electricity on Shabbat is forbidden in most situations. Work-arounds include devices such as the Shabbos timer (since a person programs the timer before Shabbat, they are not doing a forbidden act on Shabbat), and the Kosher Lamp (where the lamp is constantly lit, but can be covered so no light is visible).

  3. Sharp Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese electronics company. [4] [5] It is headquartered in Sakai, Osaka, and was founded by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1912 in Honjo, Tokyo, and established as the Hayakawa Metal Works Institute in Abeno-ku, Osaka, in 1924. [6]

  4. Electricity on Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    It is not permitted to open the door if the light will turn on because, unlike with the motor running, the light turning on is a Biblical prohibition whereas the motor running may be a Rabbinic prohibition, and also, the light is turned on immediately as an effect of opening the refrigerator whereas the motor turning on is an indirect effect. [33]

  5. Backlight - Wikipedia

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    LCDs do not produce light by themselves, so they need illumination (ambient light or a special light source) to produce a visible image. Backlights are often used in smartphones, computer monitors, and LCD televisions. They are used in small displays to increase readability in low light conditions such as in wristwatches. [1]

  6. LC circuit - Wikipedia

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    The two-element LC circuit described above is the simplest type of inductor-capacitor network (or LC network). It is also referred to as a second order LC circuit [ 1 ] [ 2 ] to distinguish it from more complicated (higher order) LC networks with more inductors and capacitors.

  7. List of films and television shows shot at Elstree Studios ...

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    Not So Quiet on the Western Front [3] Comedy: Monty Banks: Leslie Fuller, Mona Goya, Wilfred Temple O.K. Chief [citation needed] Short film: Bernard Mainwaring: Walter Armitage, Frances Day: On Approval [3] Film: Comedy: Tom Walls: Tom Walls, Yvonne Arnaud, Winifred Shotter, Robertson Hare: The Price of Things [3] [2] Crime drama: Elinor Glyn ...

  8. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail ...

  9. Sharps Island Light - Wikipedia

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    The Sharps Island Light is the third lighthouse to stand nearly 3 miles (5 km) south-southwest from the southern end of Tilghman Island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. [2] The structure is best known today for evoking the Leaning Tower of Pisa , a condition caused by an ice floe in 1977.