Consider the jobless recovery of 2004. Many firms, during the recession, laid off workers. Yet many of these same firms were reluctant to begin hiring, even as the economic situation improved. The result was weak job growth during the recovery: Even when net job growth was positive, it failed to keep pace with the growing labor force. Wages, prices, and employment levels can all be sticky. Normally, a variable oscillates according to changing market conditions, but when stickiness enters the system, oscillations in one direction are f ...

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In 1955, an important conference honoring the semi-centennial of special relativity was held in Bern, the Swiss town where Einstein was working the famous patent office during the Annus mirabilis. Rosen attended and gave a talk in which he computed the Einstein pseudotensor and Landau-Lifschitz pseudotensor (two alternative, non-covariant, descriptions of the energy carried by a gravitational field, a notion which is notoriously difficult to pin down in general relativity). These turn out to be zero for the Einstein-Rosen waves, and Rosen argued that ...

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Sugaring describes the following processes: The collection and production of maple syrup. Hair removal using a sticky paste. Other related archivesHair removal, maple syrup

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Viscidium is a sticky substance in flowers used to collect pollen or pollinia; entomological orchid pollination uses the viscidium dually. When an insect initially becomes engaged with a second flower of a compatible species the viscidium of this flower grabs the pollinia off of the host insect's back or head and sends the genetics down the column to the ovary of the flower which is located in the stalk. The stalk is located between the inflorescence and the flower. If the insect is lacking pollinia clusters to implant into the viscidium, it simply receives a coating of sticky matter which will in return collect pollinia

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Tape could refer to any of these : Sticky or Adhesive tape Gaffer tape Duct tape Masking tape Electrical tape Caution tape Magnetic tape Cassette tape Punched tape Tape drive Tape measure Video tape Tape worm The film Tape (2001) Narrow, sturdy woven fabric used like string, as twill tape, red tape Other related archivesAdhes

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Bitumen is a category of organic liquids which are highly viscous, black, sticky and wholly soluble in carbon disulfide. Asphalt and tar are the most common forms of bitumen. In British English, 'bitumen' is often used interchangeably with both 'asphalt' and 'tar'. In American English, 'bitumen' is most commonly used in engineering jargon to explicitly include both asphalt- and tar-based materials. In Australian English, 'bitumen' ...

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The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. Asphalt is composed almost entirely of bitumen. There is some disagreement amongst chemists regarding the structure of asphalt, however it is most commonly modeled as a colloid, with asphaltenes as the dispersed phas ...

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Chi Sao (黐手 literally, "sticky hand") is a Wing Chun term for the principle, and drills based on the principle, of "sticking to" an opponent. This is practiced through two practitioners maintaining contact with each other's forearms while executing techniques, thereby training each other to sense changes in body mechanics, pressure, momentum and "feel". This increased sensitivity gained from this drill helps a practitioner attack and counter an opponent's movements precisel

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Contactees are persons who claim to be in regular contact with extraterrestrials. Contactees typically reported that they were related messages or wisdom by Aliens, and that they were compelled to share these messages. Randles and Hough write that "The contactee movement is a rich treat for anthroplogists , sticky with sincere and sincerely deluded individuals. Were the contactees in touch with anything other than their ...

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The cotton gin is a machine invented by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 to mechanize the production of cotton fiber. The machine quickly and easily separates the cotton fibers from the seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds. It uses a combination of a wire screen and small wire hooks to pull the cotton through the screen, while brushes continuously remove the loose cotton lint to prevent jams. The invention was granted a patent on March 14, 1794. The cotton gin was a large asset to the American economy. The term "gin" is an abbreviation for engine, and means "device", ...

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Till is an unsorted glacial sediment. Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous sediments of glacial origin. Glacial till is that part of glacial drift which was deposited directly by the glacier. It may vary from clays to mixtures of clay, sand, gravel and boulders. A particularly sticky form of clay till is called gumbo. Clay in till may form balls called till balls. If a till ball rolls around in a stream and picks up rocks from the bed of the stream and becomes covered wi ...

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Vulcanization, or curing, of rubber, is a chemical process in which individual polymer molecules are linked to other polymer molecules by atomic bridges. The end result is that the springy rubber molecules become locked together to a greater or lesser extent. This makes the bulk material harder, much more durable and also more resistant to chemical attack. It also transforms the surface of the material from a sticky feel to a smooth soft surface which does not adhere to metal or plastic substrates. Vulcanization - ...

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Candy apples or toffee apples are made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sweet edible coating, and sometimes then rolling them in nuts or other small savories or confections, and allowing them to cool. Candy apple is the term used in North American English, whilst toffee apple is used elsewhere in the English speaking world. Candy apples are a common treat at autumn festivals in western culture, such as Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night because the holi ...

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Cotton Candy (US English), candy floss (British English), or fairy floss (Australian English) is a form of spun sugar that is produced in a special machine and sold at fairs. Many people consider eating it, along with candy apples, part of the quintessential experience of a visit to a fairground. Eating cotton candy is only part of the attraction, however - watching it being made often fascinates children and adults alike. It is sweet and sticky, and though it feels like wool to the touch it readily melts in the mouth. I ...

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Bubblegum is a type of chewing gum that is especially designed for blowing bubbles. It is usually pink in color and has a particular flavor. Bubble gum tends to be less viscous than standard chewing gum in order to facilitate bubble blowing. Some brands are especially non-sticky, such as Bubble Tape, Big League Chew, and Bubblicious. In the United States, bubble gum is often dispensed by gumball machines. Large gumballs usually cost 25 cents each, although prices vary depending on size and ...

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Brown rice is unmilled or partly milled rice, a kind of whole grain. It has a mild nutty flavor, is chewier than white rice, and becomes rancid more quickly. Any rice, including sticky rice, long-grain rice, or short-grain rice, may be eaten as brown rice. In much of Asia, brown rice (Chinese: 糙米; Hanyu Pinyin: cāomǐ; Japanese: 玄米; genmai) is associated with poverty and wartime shortages, and in the past was rarely ...

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The cast steel plow was invented in 1838 by blacksmith John Deere. Although most of the plough was constructed of cast iron, the steel share allowed the plough to cut through the tough turf of the American Great Plains without breaking, and was designed to handle sticky soil without clogging. Deere became a millionaire through his invention. In 1868 John Lane patented a "soft center" steel plough, in which the hard, brittle face was backed by a softer, more flexible metal. This reduced plough breakage.

Opium is a narcotic analgesic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum). Opium - Harvesting opium. To harvest opium, the skin of the ripening pods is scored by a sharp blade. The slashes exude a white, milky latex, which dries to a sticky brown resin that is scraped off the pods as raw opium. Opium has powerful narcotic properties, and is used as a painkiller in extreme circumstances, such as in terminal stage ...

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Yoshi (Japanese: ヨッシー [yosshii] meaning "better" or "best" or "happy") is a species of fictional dinosaur from various Nintendo video games and, more commonly, the name of a specific member of that species. Yoshis have very long, sticky tongues, and can swallow almost anything, even things that are much larger than they are. Almost everything they swallow is transformed into (or encased in) an egg, which they can throw as a weapon. They prefer fruit, although they can and usually will eat other things, including living ...

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