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In 1824, these units were replaced with a single system based on the imperial gallon. [a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b] then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.
The history of the University of California, Riverside, or UCR, started in 1907 when UCR was the University's Citrus Experiment Station.By the 1950s, the University had established a teaching-focused liberal arts curriculum at the site, in the spirit of a small liberal arts college, but California's rapidly growing population made it necessary for the Riverside campus to become a full-fledged ...
The 1997 implementation of Proposition 209—which banned the use of affirmative action by state agencies—reduced the ethnic diversity at the more selective UC campuses but further increased it at UCR. [30] With UCR scheduled for dramatic population growth, efforts have been made to increase its popular and academic recognition. [31]
A 200-litre drum (known as a 55-gallon drum in the United States and a 44-gallon drum in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world) is a cylindrical container with a nominal capacity of 200 litres (55 US or 44 imp gal). The exact capacity varies by manufacturer, purpose, or other factors.
Screenshot of California Digital Newspaper Collection website on mobile device. The California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) is a freely-available, archive of digitized California newspapers; it is accessible through the project's website. [1]
In medicine, the urea-to-creatinine ratio (UCR [1]), known in the United States as BUN-to-creatinine ratio, is the ratio of the blood levels of urea (mmol/L) and creatinine (Cr) (μmol/L). BUN only reflects the nitrogen content of urea (MW 28) and urea measurement reflects the whole of the molecule (MW 60), urea is just over twice BUN (60/28 ...
30 Gallon Tank is the third EP by the indie rock band Spoon. [1] The 7" record was released on May 5, 1998, as a promotional EP showcasing the band which was newly signed to Elektra Records . [ 2 ] The A-side of 30 Gallon Tank contained two tracks that also appeared on A Series of Sneaks , while the B-side contained a new Spoon song and a ...