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  2. Ashpan Annie - Wikipedia

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    Ashpan Annie (January 25, 1916 [1] – July 18, 2010) was the name given to Anne M. Welsh (née Liggins), a "Halifax Explosion" survivor.. At the time she was 23 months old. Her brother Edwin [2] and mother Anne were killed in the blast, which leveled most of the north Barrington Street structure

  3. Duripan - Wikipedia

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    Duripans occur mostly in arid or semiarid climates, where the soil is usually dry or seasonally dry. Soils with duripans are often geographically associated with areas of volcanic activity, and show evidence of ash or volcanic glass deposition. Volcanic glass weathers rapidly, providing an ample supply of soluble silica to cement the underlying ...

  4. Silent butler - Wikipedia

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    A silent butler, sometimes called an ash butler, is a small container, often of base metal, sometimes silver or silverplate, with a handle and hinged cover, used for collecting ashes or crumbs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were more common during the 20th century, and enjoyed some popularity being made as a home construction project in the US.

  5. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    Supports the burning fuel while allowing the products of combustion – ash and small clinker – to drop through. [2] [3]: 39 Ashpan hopper Collects the ash from the fire. [2] [5] [3]: 4 Journal box (US+) Axle box (UK+) Housing for the bearing on the axle of a wheel (43). [6]: 412 [3]: 44 Equalising beams / Equalising levers / Equalising bars

  6. Pan evaporation - Wikipedia

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    Pan evaporation is a measurement that combines or integrates the effects of several climate elements: temperature, humidity, rain fall, drought dispersion, solar radiation, and wind. Evaporation is greatest on hot, windy, dry, sunny days; and is greatly reduced when clouds block the sun and when air is cool, calm, and humid. [ 1 ]

  7. Panjandrum - Wikipedia

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    Panjandrum at Westward Ho!, Devon. The prototype was secretly constructed at Leytonstone and transported by night to the testing grounds at Westward Ho!, Devon.However, once there, the secrecy surrounding the project broke down, as the beach chosen as a test site was also a popular destination for holidaymakers; from the first test on 7 September 1943 onwards, every trial was witnessed by ...

  8. 403 (b) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a 403(b) plan is a U.S. tax-advantaged retirement savings plan available for public education organizations, some non-profit employers (only Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) organizations), cooperative hospital service organizations, and self-employed ministers in the United States. [1]

  9. Plasma ashing - Wikipedia

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    Other gases used are N2/H2 where the H2 portion is 2%. The reactive species combines with the photoresist to form ash which is removed with a vacuum pump. [1] Typically, monatomic oxygen plasma is created by exposing oxygen gas (O 2) at a low pressure to high power radio waves, which ionise it. This process is done under vacuum in order to ...