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  2. Earth Overshoot Day - Wikipedia

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    Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) is the calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity's resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth ’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year. In 2024, it fell on August 1st. [2] The term "overshoot" represents the level by which human population's demand overshoots the sustainable amount of ...

  3. Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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    United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear. They perform land and underwater location, identification, render-safe, and recovery (or disposal) of foreign and domestic ordnance. They conduct demolition of hazardous munitions, pyrotechnics ...

  4. Bomb disposal - Wikipedia

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    The first professional civilian bomb squad was established by Sir Vivian Dering Majendie. [1] As a Major in the Royal Artillery, Majendie investigated an explosion on 2 October 1874 in the Regent's Canal, when the barge 'Tilbury', carrying six barrels of petroleum and five tons of gunpowder, blew up, killing the crew and destroying Macclesfield Bridge and cages at nearby London Zoo.

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    EOD every other day ex aq. ex aqua: in water; with water exhib. exhibiatur: let it be given f. fiat: make; let it be made f.h. fiat haustus: make a draught fl., fld. fluidus: fluid (usually meaning specifically liquid in health care) f.m. fiat mistura: make a mixture f. pil. fiat pilula: make a pill f.s.a. fiat secundum artem

  6. Oklahoma set to execute Emmanuel Littlejohn in beloved ... - AOL

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    By end of day Thursday, the U.S. will have executed 18 men in 2024. Here's what you need to know about Littlejohn's execution. Emmanuel Littlejohn as seen on February 8, 2023.

  7. End of day - Wikipedia

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    Note the discarded papers on the floor. End of day (EOD), end of business (EOB), close of business (COB), close of play (COP), or end of play (EOP) is the end of the trading day in financial markets, the point when trading ceases. In some markets it is actually defined as the point in time a few minutes prior to the actual cessation of trading ...

  8. Counter-IED equipment - Wikipedia

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    The Husky VMMD (Vehicle-Mounted Mine Detection) is a South African configurable counter-IED MRAP designed for route clearance and demining. It is designed to assist in the disposal of land mines and improvised explosive devices. The Husky was initially deployed in the 1970s.

  9. Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving - Wikipedia

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    Today the consolidated Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Training Facility supports the Department of Defense Joint Service EOD training mission. This military construction project centralizes all basic EOD training at Eglin AFB, Florida. The consolidation saves the DoD $4.3 million in annual recurring costs.