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1. Venus
   Venus See: Venus (goddess): the Roman goddess of love Venus (planet): the second closest planet to the Sun in our solar system In alchemy, the name Venus was used for the metal copper (since its name derives from Cyprus, the island of Venus) Venus de Milo, an ancient sculpture symbolizing an ideal of female beauty Venus, Texas This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that
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2. Kamloops, British Columbia
   Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops City in Central British Columbia at the confluence of the North Thompson and South Thompson Rivers. Population (2001 Census): 77,281. Industry Major Kamloops-area industries include primary resource processing (pulp mill, copper mine, ranching) as well as tertiary services (provincial lottery headquarters). Climate While situated in an arid, almost desert-like valley, Kamloops winters are generally cold and often wet. Snow is common from October to March. Demographics (according to Statistics Canada 2001 census) Growth Rate (1996-2001): 1.2% Total
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3. KBS-3
   KBS-3 KBS-3 (an abbreviation of kärnbränslesäkerhet, nuclear fuel safety) is a technology for disposal of high-level radioactive waste developed in Sweden by Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB by appointment from Statens Strålskyddsinstitut (the radiation protection agency). The method: The waste is first stored in intermediate storage for 30 years. The waste is encapsulated in iron. The iron capsule is encapsulated in copper. The capsule is deposited in a layer of bentonite clay, in a circular hole, 8 meters deep and with a diameter of 2 meters, drilled in a cave 500
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4. Kenneth Kaunda
   was made President of the newly formed United National Independence Party (UNIP). Kaunda ran as a UNIP candidate during the 1962 elections. As Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare, Kaunda established himself as the most influential African in the government. The British government, tired of civil disobedience, granted independence in 1963 that was finalized October 24,1964. In the 1964 elections, UNIP had a sweeping victory and Kaunda was made Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia. Following violence during the 1968 elections and becoming increasingly intolerant of opposition, Kaunda banned all political parties but UNIP in 1972 and made Zambia a one-party
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5. Kirkendall effect
   Kirkendall effect The Kirkendall effect is the migration of markers that occurs when markers are placed at the interface between an alloy and a metal, and the whole is heated to a temperature where diffusion is possible; the markers will move towards the alloy region. For example, using molybdenum as a marker between copper and brass (a copper-zinc alloy), molybdenum atoms will migrate towards the brass. This is explained by assuming that the zinc diffuses more rapidly than the
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6. Kitzbühel
   Kitzbühel Kitzbühel is a city in Tyrol, Austria. The city's average elevation is 762 meters above sea level. The municipality has a population of 8574 (May 2001) and a total area of 58,02 km². History First known settlers between 1100 BC and 800 BC were Illyrians mining copper in the hills near Kitzbühel. Around 15 BC Roman Emperor Augustus occupied the Alps and proclaimed the province Noricum. After the fall of the western Roman Empire, Bajuvarians settled in the Kitzbühel region around 800 and started clearing forests.
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7. Klondike
   east at Dawson. On August 1 2000 6, 1896, rich placer gold deposits were discovered by George Carmack in Bonanza (Rabbit) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike. News reached the United States on July 17, 1897 when first successful prospectors arrived in Seattle, and within a month the Klondike stampede had begun. The population in the Klondike in 1898 reached 25,000, threatening to cause a famine. Most prospectors landed at Skagway at the head of Lynn Canal and crossed by Chilkoot or White Pass to the upper Yukon, which they descended to Dawson. Others took the Copper River Trail or the Teslin Trail
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8. Krasnoyarsk Krai
   Siberia and shares borders with Tyumen, Tomsk, Irkutsk, and Kemerovo oblasts, the republics of Khakasiya, Tyva, and Sakha, and the Arctic Ocean in the north. History The krai was created in 1934 and then included the Taimyr and Evenk autonomous okrugs and Khakasiya Autonomous Oblast. In 1991, Khakasiya seceded and became a republic within the Russian Federation. Economy Over 95% of the cities, a majority of the industrial enterprises, and all of the agriculture are concentrated in the south of the region. It is rich among the richest of Russia's regions in natural resources. Eighty percent of the country's nickel, 75%
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9. Kuala Lumpur
   Economic Boom of the early 1990s (when Malaysia was averaging 10% economic growth). Skyscrapers have shot up and Kuala Lumpur, formerly a languid colonial outpost, has become one of the most lively, advanced and vibrant cities in South East Asia. Unfortunately the infrastructure has barely been able to keep up with this rapid growth, although a new rapid transit system was built in the 1990s. Traffic jams are a scourge commuters endure daily, despite the numerous 6-lane highways constructed all over the city (including two elevated highways). Bus services are notoriously irregular and inadequate and water quality has suffered severely. Most
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10. Jacques Maroger
    same areas the very next day which speeds up the painting process. Above all he enjoys the permanency provided by the medium so that cracking and discoloring is not an issue. Unjustifiably, Maroger has been criticized by modern day manuscripts on painting because of his bold claims to having found the secret formulas of the Masters. But modern day treatises on painting do not recommended better replacement recipes for paint mediums that exhibit the same paint qualities, brush handling and versatility that Maroger’s mediums provide. Although Maroger’s paintings have only been around for 50 years, so far they look as fresh
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11. Japanese beetle
    japonica P. kanarensis P. laevicollis P. laevis P. laeviscutula P. laevistriata P. lasiopyga P. latimaculata P. leptotarsa P. lewisi P. limbatipennis P. lineata P. linpingi P. livida P. lucida P. macgregori P. maclellandi P. madrasicola P. marginicollis P. melanoloma P. metallicollis P. migliaccioi P. miniatipennis P. minuta P. mongolica P. morettoi P. mutans P. nagaii P. nitida P. nottrotti P. oviformis P. parvula P. patkaina P. patricia P. petrarcai P. piattellai P. pilicollis P. pilicrus P. pilifera P. pilosa P. plagicollis P. pui P. pulchra P. pulchripes P. puncticollis P. pustulata P. quadriguttata P. quelpartiana P. ricchiardii P. rotundata P. rubescens
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12. Veroboard
    Veroboard Veroboard is the trademark name of the electronics prototyping board manufactured by the Vero company. Among electronics hobbyists and professionals, the name Veroboard is synonymous with similar prototyping board made by any manufacturer. Veroboard is a general-purpose single-sided printed circuit board (PCB), which is pre-drilled with a regular grid of holes on a standard spacing, 0.1 inch being the most popular. Each row of holes is connected by a copper track on one side of the board. The board itself is made of synthetic-resin-bonded-paper (SRBP). The 0.1 inch spacing allows most standard through-mounted components to be mounted and
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13. James Keir
    He studied medicine at Edinburgh University where he met Erasmus Darwin. He joined the army and served as a Captain in the West Indies, resigning his commission in 1768. He settled at Hill Top, West Bromwich where he made amateur chemical experiments and studied rocks. In 1775 he set up a factory at Stourbridge to manufacture glass, but in 1778 became manager at Boulton and Watt's Soho Engineering Works. In 1779 he patented a metal alloy made of copper, zinc and iron which could be forged hot or cold. Window frames made from this metal may still be found at Boulton's
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14. Jeans
    the 1950s. Popular brands include Levi's and Wrangler. History In 1853, Levi Strauss came to San Francisco to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. One of Levi's customers was Jacob Davis, a tailor who frequently purchased bolts of cloth from the Levi Strauss & Co wholesale house. After one of Jacob's costumers kept purchasing cloth to reinforce torn pants, he had an idea to use copper rivets to reinforce the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly. Jacobs did not have the required money
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15. Jerome, Arizona
    Jerome, Arizona Jerome is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 329. History The area around what is now Jerome was mined for silver and copper since the Spanish colonial era when Arizona was part of New Spain. A mining camp named named Jerome was established atop "Cleopatra Hill" in 1883. It was named for Eugene Murray Jerome, a New York
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16. Johann Friedrich Endersch
    Johann Friedrich Endersch Johann Friedrich Endersch was a German mapmaker and mathematician from Elbing, Prussia who in 1755 completed a beautiful map Warmia (German Ermland) titled: "Tabula Geographica Episcopatu Warmiensis In Prussia Exhibiens", which detailed all the surrounding towns. He was Royal Mathematician and the map itself was made for the Emperor (or his court). Endersch also made a copper etching depicting a galliot or sailing ship, which had been built in his hometown Elbing in 1738 and was named Die Stadt Elbing, (The City of Elbing).
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17. Johann Homann
    geographer and cartographer , who was instrumental in making maps of America to show to Europeans, and in turn bringing Europeans to see America. In 1715 Homann was appointed Imperial Geographer . A sample of an imperial privilege is e.g. cum privilegio Sacrae Caesareae Majestatis. Giving privileges to individuals was an added right that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire enjoyed. Of particular significance to cartography were the imperial printing privileges (Latin privilegia impressoria). These protected for a time the authors in all scientific fields such as printers, copper engravers, map makers, publishers. They were also very important as recommendation
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18. Johann Wilhelm Archenholz
    Johann Wilhelm Archenholz Johann Wilhelm Archenholz (1741-1812), a native of Gdansk (German: Danzig), was a Professor of History and a publicist. His book about the history of the Seven Years of Silesian War (1756-63) was the basis for many reprints, as well as for school books. Archenholz commissioned a Berlin artist, J 2000 ohann Friedrich Bolt, to produce a copper etching for Archenholz's History of Gustav Vasa of the famous Swedish Nobility.
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19. John Rockerduck
    to Howard Rockerduck, an American millionaire who had earned his fortune in the California gold rush of 1849. While John's father was a shrewd businessman but a mild-mannered man, his mother was a rather snobbish woman who spoiled her son. Much to his father's disappointment, John learned at an early age to look down on everyone less affluent than his family as a "peasant". While his father tried to remind him that he was once poor too, John became as snobbish as his mother. John's first meeting with Scrooge occurred in 1885, in Butte, Montana. At the time John was 7
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20. Joe Hill
    pistol Hill had when he was at the doctor was not found. Hill resolutely denied that he was involved in the robbery and murder of Morrison, but he refused to testify at his trial, and was convicted of murder. An appeal to the Utah Supreme Court was unsuccessful, and it is uncertain whether appeals for mercy organized by the I.W.W. did his case any good. Hill was executed by firing squad on November 19, 1915. His last words, to his supporters, were "Don't mourn for me. Organize!" Joe Hill is remembered for his devotion to union organizing and his many clever
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