With the new method in hand, Dr Davis said that next-generation telescopes tuned to these microwave frequencies - such as the Alma telescope in Chile - would be able to easily acquire the masses of hundreds of black holes.

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The lace was a combination of hand-cut English lace and French Chantilly lace, and the appliques were sewn by hand using a traditional Irish method called Carrickmacross.

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The loss of the hi-tech equipment has focused attention on the data gathered by the tried-and-tested method of drilling through the ice by hand.

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That happens to be annoying when holding the device with one hand since you can't just use a thumb, or with two hands (for weaklings like us) because you have to drop one hand to do scrolling, or use a janky dual thumb method.

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The capture method is unusual: the flies must be alive and whole so they are caught by hand using humans as bait.

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Not necessarily a better method, but an alternative method that will focus on probability of victory rather than the margin of victory based on resources in hand.

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On the other hand, bullion held in smaller-sized bars and coins have much more liquidity, and is a very common method of holding bullion.

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This method actually has the blessing of lawmakers and the IRS. For donors who aren't afraid to hand over control to their kids eventually and even pay them rent, it can make sense.

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