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Record 1 2018-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

A chemical which has properties with the potential to do harm to human or animal health, the environment, or capable of damaging properties and are combustibles.

CONT

Hazardous chemicals stay in the environment for long periods of time, and do not biodegrade or break down easily. Because hazardous chemicals are slow to break down, they can remain in the soil, water or ice for many years after they have been banned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
OBS

Au Canada et aux États-Unis, le terme dangereux est utilisé par plusieurs organismes de réglementation utilisant diverses définitions. Par exemple, l'OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] définit un produit chimique dangereux comme étant celui qui présente un risque physique ou un risque d'atteinte à la santé selon les critères de la norme HAZCOM [Hazard Communication] de l'OSHA.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Problems
  • Education (General)
OBS

A small local organization founded in 2000.

OBS

Start2Finish's mission is to break the cycle of child poverty by providing ongoing educational support to Canada's at risk children throughout their school years, nurturing mind, body and social health so they are empowered to succeed and become role models for change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Organisme local de petite envergure fondé en 2000.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
OBS

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. For three decades, the party dominated the British Columbian political scene, with the only break occurring between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the New Democratic Party of British Columbia was in power.

Key term(s)
  • BC Social Credit Party

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Tilt-up construction is a fast, economical way of erecting concrete walls. However when these structures are not properly supported and secured, the consequences can be fatal.... A few years ago, three construction employees in North Carolina were taking a lunch break in the shade of a concrete tilt-up wall panel. The 20-tonne, 23-foot-high, 20-foot-wide wall was inadequately supported and fell on the employees, killing all three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Mise en place du béton
CONT

[...] les panneaux muraux en béton préfabriqué pour mise en place par relèvement ont généralement une épaisseur de 6 po ou 8 po, même s'il existe des bâtiments construits en panneaux modulaires plus épais [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Workers Crushed by Unsupported Concrete Walls. Tilt-up construction is a fast, economical way of erecting concrete walls. However when these structures are not properly supported and secured, the consequences can be fatal.... A few years ago, three construction employees in North Carolina were taking a lunch break in the shade of a concrete tilt-up wall panel. The 20-tonne, 23-foot-high, 20-foot-wide wall was inadequately supported and fell on the employees, killing all three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Mise en place du béton

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
CONT

Crab Meal is made up of crushed and dried crab shells, made into a fine powder. It has dual agricultural purposes. It is used as a free choice feed supplement for laying hens and can also be used for long term release of calcium into the soil. The shells are crushed to a size appropriate for poultry consumption and spread easily in the garden where they slowly break down over the years to release their trace minerals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
CONT

Farine de crabe [...] constitué de déchets de crabes non décomposés, séchés et moulus, y compris la carapace, les viscères et une partie ou la totalité de la chair.

CONT

Récemment, un essai d'alimentation de six mois a été réalisé avec le saumon atlantique dans le cadre duquel la farine de poisson a été remplacée par de la farine de crabe de grande qualité.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

For Wiener, working out the plan for a DES-busting machine was last year's big intellectual challenge, and BNR wouldn’t dream of building a prototype. But for someone else, building Wiener's machine to break the DES cipher might mean big profits.

OBS

DES is the abbreviation for DATA ENCRYPTION STANDARD.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Skin
CONT

Varicose eczema affects the lower legs of those in their middle to late years, being caused by poor circulation. Commonly the skin around the ankles is affected, becoming speckled, itchy and inflamed. Treatment is with emollients and steroid creams. If left untreated, the skin can break down, resulting in an ulcer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
CONT

En stagnant dans les varices, le sang veineux asphyxie les tissus. La peau se défend moins bien contre les agressions et les germes se multiplient. Eczéma variqueux et hypodermite (inflammation des tissus du bas de la jambe), en sont la conséquence.

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
CONT

The real break through(in DVD technology) has come in the chemistry laboratories of Agfa in Belgium, where scientists are experimenting with data storage on a molecular plane, using a layer of photo-addressable polymers on the disc. The polymers have side-chains that rotate into one of 36 positions when subjected to light. Before recording, the polymer layer is opaque. Once subjected to light, the polymer's side-chains rotate to an extent that is controlled by varying the strength of the laser impulse. The laser will not be reading a two-dimensional system of pit/no-pit but a three-dimensional scale of grey dots, corresponding to four bits on each molecule. the twisting molecule discs could be on the market in about 10 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)

Spanish

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Record 10 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

The new and popular, specialized vocabulary of technology.

CONT

Both lifted the curtain on an eavesdropping capability so vast and efficient that even 20 years ago the NSA could listen to the conversations and break the codes of Vietnamese units down to platoon level as they reported downed American pilots and transferred them to internment camps. Both spoke a bewildering language of techno-slang, acronyms, military initials and code names that had the senators reeling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
OBS

[...] argot militaire, argot des écoles, argot sportif.

Spanish

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