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  2. Artificial cardiac pacemaker - Wikipedia

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    Percussive pacing, also known as transthoracic mechanical pacing, is the use of the closed fist, usually on the left lower edge of the sternum over the right ventricle in the vena cava, striking from a distance of 20 – 30 cm to induce a ventricular beat (the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests this must be done to raise the ventricular pressure to 10–15 mmHg to induce electrical activity).

  3. Maglev - Wikipedia

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    Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.

  4. John Frankenheimer - Wikipedia

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    John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) [1] was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), Seconds (1966), Grand Prix (1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr ...

  5. List of The 100 episodes - Wikipedia

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    Set in an indeterminate year in the future, 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse has devastated the surface of Earth, all known humans are residents of merged orbiting space stations known as the "Ark". 100 juvenile delinquents are sent to Earth's surface to test its habitability, having been given vitals-monitoring wristbands and instructions to proceed directly to Mount Weather.

  6. The Hours (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Hours is a 2002 psychological drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep. Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, Stephen Dillane, Jeff Daniels, Miranda Richardson, Allison Janney, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, and Eileen Atkins.

  7. Audi A6 - Wikipedia

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    This engine gave the S6 a top speed of 235 km/h (146.0 mph), and allowed it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 6.7 seconds; with 160 km/h (99.4 mph) being reached in 17.5 seconds. The vehicle was available with a standard six-speed manual transmission (five-speed only in North America), and Audi's dynamic Torsen T-1 Quattro ...

  8. OLED - Wikipedia

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    [131] [132] [133] In 2016, LG Electronics reported an expected lifetime of 100,000 hours, up from 36,000 hours in 2013. [134] A US Department of Energy paper shows that the expected lifespans of OLED lighting products goes down with increasing brightness, with an expected lifespan of 40,000 hours at 25% brightness, or 10,000 hours at 100% ...

  9. Snapchat - Wikipedia

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    Over 2017 and 2018, Snap and partners launched several shows. [124] [125] [126] In, 2018 Snapchat and Vertical Networks (Snapchat Publisher Story) created a show called My Ex-BFF Court," which is a spoof of daytime-TV fare like the typical court shows we watch for example "Divorce Court" in which two ex-friends try to fix their problems. Who ...