From there, the powder will be sorted to the correct volume and particle size to go in the robot's Chemin and Sam labs.

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It would be possible for me to dig up the figures on the rise in health care costs over the past four decades, add them to the changes in household size and thus correct those household median income numbers that you present us with.

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If its conclusions are correct, then a solar storm the size of one that was observed in 1859 could potentially kill several weather, telecommunications, and military satellites in less than a year.

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Leonard Rome and Valerie Kickhoefer, biochemists at the University of California, Los Angeles, and their colleagues reckon that vaults are exactly the right size and shape (they have the correct eightfold symmetry) to form the central plugs of these complexes.

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Additional stimulus inhibits this process, and exacerbates the size of the misallocations the markets must eventually correct.

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By knowing the size and shape of their fields, farmers can then use correct amounts of fertilizer and plan for future soil improvements. eDairy in Sri Lanka also allows farmers to send text messages to a network of veterinarians and extension workers requesting services.

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