Though distinctive for its sleek, minimalist interior, the conversion is exceptional for its application energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials.

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One growing application is for background checks for truck drivers applying to transport hazardous materials.

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Although investors could apply for shares online, long queues still formed outside banks for the 3.6 million copies of share application and prospectus materials.

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But its biggest and most controversial application is as a hardener for making polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins the materials of choice for manufacturing clear, shatter-proof bottles, spectacles, medical devices and CDs as well as dental coatings and linings for food cans.

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In Pakistan, through the project "Mobile Learning for Teachers" Nokia's Education Delivery application will help UNESCO to enable the delivery of high-quality educational materials to teachers who lack training and resources though mobile phones giving an opportunity to teachers to train themselves on the same level as professionally competent teachers.

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