But modern drip irrigation uses underground computerized probes and long plastic tubes to slowly release water over long distances.
Inside is a deep, two-foot long plastic bin full of blue tubing and packets of asthma medicines.
TOHL, which stands for Tubing Operations for Humanitarian Logistics, has developed a simple method to deliver fresh water for emergency relief: install a really long plastic tube with a helicopter.
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This uses a motorized pump to push water through long black plastic tubes that are laid out in rows along the base of the plants.
The long, plastic-shelled body did a fine job of standing apart from the push toward all-screen slates that has gripped the vast majority of the industry over the past several years.
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In what can only be described as a podiatrists worst nightmare, the vast majority run long distances in plastic sandals, flip flops or even barefoot.
Never store your clothes over long periods in plastic dry-cleaning bags which emit gases that can stain or yellow fabrics as well as break down the elasticity in stretch garments.
But passengers will be allowed to include in their carry-on luggage novelty-size baseball bats less than 24 inches long, toy plastic bats, billiard cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and two golf clubs.
Besides knives, the policy will also allow passengers to include in their carry-on luggage novelty-size baseball bats less than 24 inches (610 millimeters) long, toy plastic bats, billiard cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and two golf clubs.
Passengers also will be allowed to bring onboard as part of their carry-on luggage novelty-sized baseball bats less than 24 inches long, toy plastic bats, billiard cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and two golf clubs, the agency said.
The charge-sheet against the pint-sized piece of plastic is long.
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Named as the key to the future in one of the most famous lines from that classic film The Graduate, plastic has long since lost its shimmer, dulled by its costs to our environment.
No one really knows how long it takes to break down, because plastic simply hasn't been around long enough.
She's Brazilian, and she likes to create long, hanging rows of plastic bags in loops, sometimes in Yves Klein blue.
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As over 90% of all wine is consumed within a year of being bottled (and within 24 hours of being purchased) for most drinkers the argument about the long-term effects of plastic will seem fairly theoretical.
"We are fortunate to have investors who are confident and committed to our company's long-term success in commercializing plastic electronics, " Archuleta noted.
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Diana Wallis - the Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber - has long argued for a levy on plastic carrier bags.
The South American crocodile, which could grow to 2.5m (8ft) long, was found in a plastic box outside Wickid Pets, Wolverhampton, earlier this week.
Some plastic surgery operations take so long to perform that there isn't enough time during the day, so sneaky junior doctors would slip in a case over the weekend that could be considered as urgent, but not really an emergency.
Phthalates have long been used as a way to make plastic soft and flexible.
The plastic will leave the gyres as long as we stop adding more.
The final product is deceivingly simple: a collapsible, 10-inch-long, hand-powered inhaler made of plastic and metal that weighs 4 ounces.
Executives are discussing plans to lease the Plastic Logic e-reader to long-term subscribers, with the money going toward purchase of the device.
At a 4-foot-long skylight, a 7-foot corrugated-plastic lighting sculpture made of small plates hangs from the 20-foot ceiling.
Consider the impact of plastic water bottles, which take as long to biodegrade.
The sign is bright green, plastic and 2m (6ft 7ins) long.
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Spiky heels, plastic frames and hair neatly combed back into long, straight ponytails polished the look.
In one corner of the room, a plastic headset and goggles hung droopily from a long black cable.
This is London, where not that long ago, a good show meant you got a plastic chair under a tent.
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But the lines are long and the patrons are leaving with large, clear plastic bags jammed with goods bearing the Masters logo.
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