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Rayon, also called viscose [1] and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, [2] is a semi-synthetic fiber, [3] made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. [4] It has the same molecular structure as cellulose.
The 58th edition of Festival da Canção took place between February and March 2024 at the RTP Studios in Lisbon and featured 20 acts competing over two semi-finals and a final. Each show was hosted by a different couple of presenters, while Inês Lopes Gonçalves [ pt ] and Wandson Lisboa were the green room hosts in all of them.
Ten-code. Ten-codes, officially known as ten signals, are brevity codes used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in citizens band (CB) radio transmissions. The police version of ten-codes is officially known as the APCO Project 14 Aural Brevity Code. [1]
Discounts and allowances are reductions to a basic price of goods or services.. They can occur anywhere in the distribution channel, modifying either the manufacturer's list price (determined by the manufacturer and often printed on the package), the retail price (set by the retailer and often attached to the product with a sticker), or the list price (which is quoted to a potential buyer ...
The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [3] A typical metropolitan area is polycentric and no longer monocentric due to suburbanization of employment and has a large historic core city, such as New York City or Chicago. [4]
The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18; 19.2% from 18 to 24; 31.1% from 25 to 44; 18.5% from 45 to 64; and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Georgia Guidestones. The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). [1] The structure was sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge ".
Anaphylaxis leads to as many as 500–1,000 deaths per year (2.7 per million) in the United States, 20 deaths per year in the United Kingdom (0.33 per million), and 15 deaths per year in Australia (0.64 per million). Another estimate from the United States puts the death rate at 0.7 per million.