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  2. 1977 Egyptian bread riots - Wikipedia

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    The last straw that broke the camel's back were the rising prices of baladi bread. Baladi bread is Egypt's most consumed bread and it holds a 'considerable political weight' in the country, as it acts as the primary component of the Egyptian's people diet. [11] It is cheap bread and has been subsidized by the Egyptian government since 1941.

  3. Egyptian National Police - Wikipedia

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    The Tourism and Antiquities Police cover tourist destinations like historical sites, museums, hotels, etc. Places such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, Memphis Giza, Egyptian Museum, etc. in Cairo, Alexandria – Qaitbay Citadel and the Serapium Temple and Pompey's Pillar, etc., going through all cities in Egypt carrying same weapons as law ...

  4. Stereoplotter - Wikipedia

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    The Kelsh Plotter is an example of the projection stereoplotters. The analog stereoplotters came next and were more sophisticated in that they used more sophisticated optics to view the image. The analytical stereoplotter is used today. It incorporates a computer which does the work of mathematically aligning the images so that they line up ...

  5. August 1972 - Wikipedia

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    On its opening day, the price closed at $33 per share. [53] Although the value of the stock dropped 77% in the first two years, an investment of $1,000 would have grown to $870,000 from 1972 to 2008 [54] Born: Marvin Harrison, NFL receiver (Indianapolis Colts), in Philadelphia; Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Comoros-born al-Qaeda plotter, in Moroni ...

  6. Calcomp plotter - Wikipedia

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    The Calcomp 565 drum plotter, [3] [4] introduced in 1959, was one of the first computer graphics output devices sold. The computer could control in 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) increments the rotation of an 11-inch (280 mm) wide drum, and the horizontal movement of a pen holder over the drum.

  7. Plotter - Wikipedia

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    An X–Y plotter is a plotter that operates in two axes of motion ("X" and "Y") in order to draw continuous vector graphics. The term was used to differentiate it from standard plotters which had control only of the "y" axis, the "x" axis being continuously fed to provide a plot of some variable with time.

  8. Electrostatic plotter - Wikipedia

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    An electrostatic plotter is a type of plotter that draws images on paper with an electrostatic process. They are most frequently used for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), producing raster images via either a Liquid Toner or a Dry Toner model.

  9. Plotter (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A plotter is a computer printer for printing vector graphics. Plotter may also refer to: Plotter (instrument), an instrument that marks positions on a map or chart; Plotter (RAF), a person who records the movement of military aircraft in an Operations Room; Navigator, a person who marks positions on a map or chart