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smoke n 1: a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas syn fume 2: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles" syn smoking 3: an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere" 4: something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors" 5: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder syn roll of tobacco 6: street names for marijuana syn pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane 7: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" syn smoking 8: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" syn fastball, heater, hummer, bullet v 1: inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" 2: emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" syn fume Source: WordNet. Princeton University
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Meteoric smoke fallout revealed by superparamagnetism in Greenland ice http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006GeoRL..3313308L Meteoric smoke fallout revealed by superparamagnetism in Greenland ice Geophysical Research Letters publishes short, concise research letters that present scientific advances that are likely to have immediate influence on the research of other investigators. GRL letters can focus on a specific discipline or apply broadly to the geophysical science community. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029%2F2006GL026480Physical properties of polymers handbook "...this is a very useful compendium and should have a place on every polymer scientist's bookshelf," George Christopher Martin, Journal of the American Chemical Society.This handbook offers concise information on the properties of polymeric materials, particularly those most relevant to the areas of physical chemistry and chemical physics. In the second edition of Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook, each chapter has been extensively updated and revised.. Each chapter has been extensively updated and revised. In addition, a dozen new chapters have been added, increasing the number of topics covered by approximately 25%. Half of these new chapters can be grouped into the general area of "Reinforcing Materials for Polymers." New chapters have increased the number of topics to cover Carbon black, Silica, Clays and other layered fillers, POSS cubic particles, Nanotubes, and Reinforcement theory. Other new chapters focus on Rotaxanes and related materials, Self-assembly materials, Foldamer supramolecular structures, Tribology, Mechanical properties of single molecules, and dendrimers. The study of complex materials is highly interdisciplinary, and new findings are published in a large selection of journals by a wide range of scientific and engineering societies. Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook brings together the work of experts from different disciplines who are contributing to the growing area of polymers and complex materials. Key FeaturesExtensive updates and revisions to each chapter, including eleven new chapters on novel polymeric structures, reinforcing phases in polymers, and experiments on single polymer chainsProvides concise information on the properties of polymeric materials, particularly those most relevant to the areas of physical chemistry and chemical physicsGreatly reduces the effort in finding authoritative and useful information on a great range of polymers and their propertiesBrings together the work of leading experts from different disciplines who are contributing to the rapidly growing area of polymers and complex materials http://books.google.com/books?id=fZl7q7UgEXkC&pg=PA909&dq=smoke+corrosion&lr=&num=50&as_brr=3&cd=23#v=onepage&q=smokeOptoelectronics for data communication The use of optoelectronics for data communication is becoming increasingly important in the 1990s. Much of the base technology needed for this field was developed by the telecommunications industry, but there are important differences which are covered in this text.This is the first book to focus on the critical technology and application issues that are necessary to understand the optoelectronics for data communication industry, which is expected to grow exponentially during the coming years. Optoelectronics for Data Communication is an excellent reference for both researchers and engineers because it emphasizes fundamentals rather than more easily dated topics. The book focuses particular attention on practical engineering issues, making it invaluable to those who have worked or studied in the field of optoelectronics for telecommunication and are now moving to optoelectronics for data communication.Focuses on fundamentals of the fieldReviews critical technologies and applicationsExplains important technology compatibility issuesIncludes chapters written by specialists in each area with emphasis on engineering issues and practical aspectsPresents coverage of topics that are unique to optical data communications including: http://books.google.com/books?id=Sj4vSgMdimAC&pg=PA43&dq=smoke+corrosion&lr=&num=50&as_brr=3&cd=63#v=onepage&q=smoke%20corrosion&f=falseShedding new light on wood smoke: a risk factor for respiratory health http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/27/3/446 Magnetic properties of micrometeorites http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009JGRB..11404102S Flammability, smoke, toxicity, and corrosive gases of electric cable materials Burning Issues
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersAround the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011: Karou is a seventeen-year-old art student with a most unusual family. From his desk in a dusty, otherworldly shop, her mysterious, monstrous father sends her on errands across the globe, collecting teeth for a shadowy purpose. On one such errand, Karou encounters an angel, and soon the mysteries of her life and her family are unraveled--with consequences both beautiful and dreadful. National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor has created a lushly imaginative, fully realized world in Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Taylor’s writing is as sumptuous as poetry, and the story overflows with dark and delightful magic, star-crossed love, and difficult choices with heartbreaking repercussions. Readers of all ages will be utterly enchanted. --Juliet Disparte The Girl Born of Smoke by Jessica BillingsCreateSpaceWhen Aurora is thrust into a world torn apart by war, she realizes she is the magically gifted child everyone is searching for. Haunted by the guilt of her sister's accidental death and terrified of being found out, she swears never to use her powers. But all that changes when her best friend is mistaken as the wizard and kidnapped. Weber's Smoke: A Guide to Smoke Cooking for Everyone and Any Grill by Jamie PurvianceOxmoor HouseMerchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi OreskesBloomsbury Press"Merchants of Doubt should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled. It is, and we ignore this message at our peril."-Elizabeth Kolbert "Brilliantly reported andwritten with brutal clarity."-Huffington Post Merchants of Doubt was one of the most talked-about climate change books of recent years, for reasons easy to understand: It tells the controversialstory of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. The same individuals who claim the scienceof global warming is "not settled" have also denied the truth about studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole. "Doubt is our product," wrote one tobacco executive. These "experts" supplied it. Through Smoke: The Troubled Heroes Series by J.R. TateFirefighter Michael McGinnis is no stranger to intense situations. Veteran of New York’s Ladder Twenty-One Company as a search and rescue man, he has seen his share of burning infernos, high-rise saves, and intense emergency situations. Despite McGinnis’ years on the job, nothing can prepare him for getting tangled in his brother’s mistakes as a drug addict and gambler, especially when a blood thirsty bookie gets involved. A romance sparks between him and fellow paramedic, Eva Crisante, catching him even more off guard. Morals are tested, lies are told, and relationships are built and then torn to ruins. The problems ahead are more challenging than any fire McGinnis has experienced. He learns that bravery is not only needed in his job with the department, but also in dire situations away from work. His tough love for his brother is tested, proving that there truly are things more dangerous than a five-alarm fire. Firefighter Michael McGinnis is no stranger to intense situations. Veteran of New York’s Ladder Twenty-One Company as a search and rescue man, he has seen his share of burning infernos, high-rise saves, and intense emergency situations. Despite McGinnis’ years on the job, nothing can prepare him for getting tangled in his brother’s mistakes as a drug addict and gambler, especially when a blood thirsty bookie gets involved. A romance sparks between him and fellow paramedic, Eva Crisante, catching him even more off guard. Morals are tested, lies are told, and relationships are built and then torn to ruins. The problems ahead are more challenging than any fire McGinnis has experienced. He learns that bravery is not only needed in his job with the department, but also in dire situations away from work. His tough love for his brother is tested, proving that there truly are things more dangerous than a five-alarm fire. Summer and Smoke and Murder by Nevada BarrNevada BarrSummer and Smoke and Murder is a new short story by New York Times Best Selling Author, Nevada Barr. The story is a romp through New Orleans, Nevada's home town. A woman witnesses a murder at the hands of a serial killer and decides the city's high crime rate should be considered a resource rather than a curse. Revenge, humor, character and plot twists, the things Nevada is famous for, make this sixteen pages as steal at six cents a page. Enjoy. Summer and Smoke and Murder is a new short story by New York Times Best Selling Author, Nevada Barr. The story is a romp through New Orleans, Nevada's home town. A woman witnesses a murder at the hands of a serial killer and decides the city's high crime rate should be considered a resource rather than a curse. Revenge, humor, character and plot twists, the things Nevada is famous for, make this sixteen pages as steal at six cents a page. Enjoy. Kissed by Smoke (Sunwalker Saga) by Shéa MacLeodSunwalker PressKissed by Smoke Kissed by Smoke Smoke & Spice - Revised Edition: Cooking With Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue (Non) by Cheryl Alters JamisonHarvard Common PressSmoke & Spice, the James Beard Book Award winner that has sold more than a million copies and is the only authoritative book on the subject of genuine smoke-cooked barbecue, is now completely revised and updated. Outdoor cooking experts Cheryl and Bill Jamison have added 100 brand-new recipes, the very latest information on tools, fuels, equipment, and technique, and loads more of their signature wit, charm, and reverence for ‘Q. Barbecue is not about grilling food fast over high heat. That's something else, delicious in its own right, but something else entirely. Barbecue is about marginal cuts of meat (for the most part), about smoke, about fires burning so low and slow you hardly ever see the flicker of a flame. Barbecue is about succulent pork ribs as dark as sin just falling off the bone and dripping with glorious sweet pork godliness. Or enjoying the effects that 12 to 18 hours of smoking has on beef brisket. The trick is, how do you do it? How do you master a cooking technique all but ignored in favor of fast and hot? The answer lies in Smoke & Spice. Authors Jamison and Jamison provide all the information you're ever going to need to run a real barbecue. Tips and techniques abound on every page--accompanied with countless recipes that stretch the barbecue imagination. And seeing that one cannot live on barbecue alone (though that's a challenge well worth considering) there are just as many recipes included for all the good food that accompanies barbecue--from Scalloped Green Chile Potatoes to South-of-the-Border Garlic Soup to Buttermilk Onion Rings and even Bourbon Peaches. If smoke in your eyes makes your mouth water, this is the primer for you! --Schuyler Ingle When the Smoke Clears: A Novel (Deadly Reunions) by Lynette EasonRevellAs a member of the North Cascades Smokejumpers, Alexia Allen always takes care of the equipment that keeps her safe. So when she nearly dies in a fire due to equipment failure, she knows something is up. Ordered to take time off while the investigation continues, Alexia makes a last-minute decision to recuperate at her mother's home and attend her high school reunion. Yet trouble seems to be following her, and within hours of arriving home she's involved with murder, arson--and a handsome detective. But the conflicts ahead are nothing compared to the ghosts of her past. As she strives to remember and forgive her family history, she must also decide if the secret she's been guarding for the last ten years must finally come to light. River of Smoke: A Novel by Amitav GhoshFarrar, Straus and GirouxA Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011 The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua. |
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