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The Grand Tour's "Sand Job," Nothing to See Here, I'm Afraid

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In reality the race ran its initial course until 2007, then was canceled in 2008 due to intense security concerns in Mauritania. Our presenters are challenged to see if they can complete this partial route of a thing that doesn’t exist anymore in production convertibles which have been modified by unseen experts somewhere.

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Alberta to Host Underground Coal Gasification Demo; Update on Linc Chinchilla UCG In Australia

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In 2007, BP and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have signed a technical agreement to work cooperatively on the development of UCG technology for the in-situ conversion of coal deposits into fuels and other products. Earlier post.). The pilot project consists of a single well pair (injection and production). Earlier post.)

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By 1968 student hostility to the government over the Vietnam War was growing and life for researchers on campus who, like Hoff, relied on government funding was looking as if it might get uncomfortable. Hoff and his group developed a multiplexed approach to conversion in which a single converter is shared by the transmit and receive channels.

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