people did not know then what a diaper was all about. In 1981-82‚ when electrical equipment industry went through a bad patch Mohan had to sell his insulator business. It was at that time that he was looking for a safe anti-mosquito repeller to protect his little daughter from mosquito bites and sleepless nights. He finally located an effective repeller in the form of a paper mat under the brand name Vape in one of the shops in Mumbai. Although the shop-keeper did not show much interest in selling it
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What?! Manure?!But how? Well‚ it’s simple.Cow dung‚ cow pats‚ or cow pies‚ whatever it is called‚ has served Indian villages for a long time‚ in terms of its usefulness. It is used as a fertilizer‚ as a fuel‚ for maintaining mud floors‚ as mosquito repellent‚ and as an antiseptic. Batteries powered by nothing more than cow dung might sound like the dream of a delirious eco-warrior‚ but fuel cells that harness bacteria to produce energy are being developed to make this dream become a reality.
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In the book titled‚ The Things They Carried‚ the author‚ Tim O ’ Brien‚ depicts a world where traumatic memories and crushing emotional baggage are far heavier than any combat pack or assortment of weapons that has ever burdened the back of a soldier. The author‚ O ’Brien‚ explores the physical and emotional burdens that the soldiers of the Vietnam War "hump" or carry with them. The author portrays the things the soldiers carry throughout the story as both literally tangible items and figuratively
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by chemical reactions. Examples include changing colors of leaves‚ cooking food and getting clean. 3. Knowing some chemistry can help you make day to day decisions that affect your life. Can I mix these household chemicals? What are safe mosquito repellents? Will my bottled water expire? Well‚ this involvement usually begins first thing each morning. Most people wake up to an alarm or radio. These common household items contain batteries‚ which make them very chemically dependent. These batteries
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and Rat Kiley‚ the company’s medic‚ carries morphine and other medical supplies he may need to treat his fellow soldiers. All the soldiers must carry essential items such as P-38 can openers‚ pocket‚ knives‚ heat tabs‚ wristwatches‚ dog tags‚ mosquito repellent‚ salt tablets‚ lighters‚ sewing kits‚ C rations‚ and canteens of water. Together all these items usually weighed between fifteen to twenty pounds and during hot days seemed to weigh twice that‚ but what really shows their true feelings such
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In Vietnam veteran and author Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried the reader is given a list of both the physical and mental items that a soldier has to carry during war. The way O’Brien incorporates these lists into his writing indisputably makes the events and stories conceivable for the reader because each item defines the nature of the men in alpha platoon. O’Brien’s depiction of the men in alpha platoon does more than define each man’s personality but it enables a reader with no knowledge
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they carried really brought this to life‚ Tim O’Brien states that‚ “The things they carried were largely determined by necessity. Among the necessities or near-necessities were P-38 can openers‚ pocket knives‚ heat tabs‚ wristwatches‚ dog tags‚ mosquito repellent‚ chewing gum‚ candy‚ cigarettes‚ salt tablets‚ packets of Kool-Aid‚ lighters‚ matches‚ sewing kits‚ Military Payment Certificates‚ C rations‚ and two or three canteens of water. Together‚ these items weighed between 15 and 20 pounds.” Along
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Study The study is significant to the people who want to protect their house and their love ones against insects specially those who can’t afford the commercially available insect repellent which use chemicals. D. Scope and Limitations The study E. Review of Related Literature Chemical Repellents It is no wonder that‚ considering all of the above mentioned diseases‚ humans have worked for decades searching for a way to repel these insects. In 1946‚ a chemical called DEET (N
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their backs. They did not know where they were going or where they would stop. The objects that they carried were largely determined by necessity. “Some of the necessities were P-38 can openers‚ pocket knives‚ heat tabs‚ wristwatches‚ dog tags‚ mosquito repellent‚ chewing gum‚ candy‚ cigarettes‚ salt tablets‚ packets of Kool-Aid‚ lighters‚ matches‚ C rations and two or three canteens of water. By necessity‚ and because it was standard operating procedure they all carried steel helmets that weighed five
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than the physical burden of the material items that they carried. We can understand many of the articles that these soldiers carried were for the necessity of being a soldier in a war situation. The P-38 can opener‚ water containers‚ mosquito repellent‚ salt‚ lighters‚ C rations and wrist watches‚ these‚ among
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