To get the ball rolling and generate interest in the site, Makible posted a seed project the team had been working on internally: a cheap and fast 3-D printer.

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Mindich admitted in writing that the idea to repurpose illegal firearms as jewelry originated with Thum, according to the lawsuit, which cites an email she wrote saying the seed of the project originated with Thum.

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Over 20, 000 sq m of foraging habitat have been planted in Sheffield back gardens using a seed mix created for the project.

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You can customize how it picks content, according to Michael Muller one of the researchers behind the Social Lens project, by changing the initial seed topics, or by selecting an emphasis on people or content items.

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Now that NECTAR has been launched, the next step will be to establish a seed fund with regional donors like the BAHGAT Group in Egypt to cover the initial phase of the project.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)