Merge from Gongura date October 2009 Taxobox name Kenaf image Hibiscus cannabinus0.jpg regnum Plantae ... Linnaeus L. Kenaf Etymology Persian , ref kenaf. Webster s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ... from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of jute and shows similar characteristics. Other ... left thumb Dried Kenaf stems Kenaf is cultivated for its fibre in India , Bangladesh , United States ... layer bast fibre , and a finer fibre in the core. It matures in 100 to 200 days. Kenaf was grown in Egypt over 3000 years ago. The kenaf leaves were consumed in human and animal diets, the bast ... grown in many other countries such as the US, Mexico and Senegal. The main uses of kenaf fibre ..., Louisiana and Mississippi 3,200 acres 13 km of kenaf were grown in 1992, most of which was used for animal bedding and feed. Uses of kenaf fibre include engineered wood , Building insulation ... for erosion control. Kenaf can be made into various types of environmental mats, such as seeded ... has set up a plant in Malaysia to manufacture kenaf fibre boards and export them to Japan. Kenaf seed oil Kenaf seeds yield a vegetable oil that is edible with no toxins. Citation needed date July 2010 The kenaf seed oil is also used for cosmetics, industrial lubricants and for biofuel production. Kenaf oil is high in omega polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFAs which are now known to help in keeping humans healthy. Kenaf seed oil contains a high percentage of linoleic acid Omega 6 a polyunsaturated ... and health. Furthermore, they are important for reducing cholesterol and heart diseases. Kenaf Seed ... 2010 Kenaf Edible Seed Oil Contains Palmitic acid 19.1 Oleic acid 28.0 Omega 9 Linoleic acid 45 Omega 6 Stearic acid 3.0 Alpha linolenic acid 3 Omega 3 Kenaf paper The use of Kenaf in paper production ... more than 500 plants and selected kenaf as the most promising source of tree free newsprint. In 1970, kenaf newsprint produced in International Paper Company s mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was successfully ... more details
Summary The pictures are of Tossa Jute Corchorus olitorius and White Jute Corchorus capsularis . These two are widely cultivated species among other taxa of the Corchorus, which go by the eptithets Jute, Molokhiya, Nalta, Moroheiya, etc. Source These pictures were taken by the photographers of http www.jutexporterbangladesh.ne1.net The Golden Fibre Trade Centre Limited GFTCL http www.tradezone.com tradesites goldenfiberjute.html Leading Jute, Kenaf, & Roselle fibers and Jute goods exporter of Bangladesh . Author The images were compiled by User Pathikbd Asif Anwar Pathik , Web Information Officer of GFTCL. Copyright GFTCL gives the right to use and share this file. PD release Category Jute ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A natural material is any product or physical matter that comes from plants, animals, or the ground. Minerals and the metals that can be extracted from them without further modification are also considered to belong into this category. Biotic material s Wood rattan , bamboo , bark etc. Natural fiber s wool , cotton , flax , hemp , jute , kapok , kenaf , moss , etc. Inorganic material Rock geology Stone flint , granite , obsidian , sandstone , sand , Gemstone gems , glass , etc. Metal copper , bronze , iron , gold , silver , steel , etc. Composite material Composite s clay , porcelain , plasticine , etc. Other natural materials. Soil See also Material science Synthetic material Natural resources Building material Metamaterials discusses characteristics of natural materials in contrast to periodic, artificially constructed, composite materials. Category Natural materials material stub cy Defnydd naturiol ms Bahan semula jadi ... more details
Summary Picture of pre retting before harvesting of Jute stalk. Pre retting is necessary to assess the best time to get the best fiber. Like the picture, if the pre retted bast slides easily form the Jute hurd or core, the Jute crop is ready for harvesting. Source Video brochure of http www.jute.org International Jute Study Group IJSG , a non profit organization operated jointly by UNCTAD, International Commodity Body ICB , governments of Jute producing countries. The extraction of movie and creation of image file was created by the author. The image is not available in the sites of IJSG or GFTCL. Author User Pathikbd Asif Anwar , Web Information Officer & Copywriter of http www.jutexporterbangladesh.ne1.net The Golden Fibre Trade Centre Limited GFTCL http www.tradezone.com tradesites goldenfiberjute.html Leading exporter of Jute, Kenaf, & Roselle Hemp Fibers, Chopped Fibers, Technical Fibers, and Jute Textile Products from Bangladesh . Licensing self2 GFDL with disclaimers cc by 2.5 migration relicense ... more details
Summary Picture of Jute field with plants swinging in the wind. Source Video brochure of http www.jute.org International Jute Study Group IJSG , a non profit organization operated jointly by UNCTAD, International Commodity Body ICB , governments of Jute producing countries. The extraction of movie and creation of image file was created by the author. The image is not available in the sites of IJSG or GFTCL. Author User Pathikbd Asif Anwar , Web Information Officer & Copywriter of http www.jutexporterbangladesh.ne1.net The Golden Fibre Trade Centre Limited GFTCL http www.tradezone.com tradesites goldenfiberjute.html Leading exporter of Jute, Kenaf, & Roselle Hemp Fibers, Chopped Fibers, Technical Fibers, and Jute Textile Products from Bangladesh . Licensing self2 GFDL with disclaimers cc by 2.5 migration relicense ... more details
Distinguish Wood free paper Tree free paper or tree free newsprint describes an alternative to wood pulp paper by its raw material composition. It is claimed to be more environmentally friendly eco friendly considering the product s life cycle assessment entire life cycle . Sources of fibre for tree free paper include ref cite web url http treefreepaper.com treefree101.php title Treefree 101 accessdate 2008 10 15 ref agricultural residues i.e. bagasse , husk s and straw fibre crop s and wild plants, such as bamboo , kenaf , hemp , jute , and flax textile s and cordage wastes Non fibre sources include calcium carbonate bound by a non toxic high density polyethylene resin See also Paper Cotton paper Paper recycling Wood free paper References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Tree Free Paper Category Paper Category Sustainability Category Deforestation ... more details
, and paper. Some examples are flax , jute , kenaf , industrial hemp , ramie , rattan , and vine ... fibers are cotton, flax and hemp, although sisal, jute, kenaf, bamboo and coconut are also widely used ... States in 2009 over 50 million pounds of kenaf were grown. The states with the highest amount of kenaf production in 2009 were North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The harvested kenaf is about ... more details
wiktionarypar Hemp Hemp may refer to Hemp , Cannabis as a source of industrial, food and other non drug products, including cultivation information. Cannabis , Cannabis as a genus of plant Cannabis drug , about the use of C. sativa and C. indica as drugs, including Marijuana, Hashish, and others. Cannabis drug cultivation , about cultivation of the Cannabis plants to produce drugs. HEMP Party , Help End Marijuana Prohibition, an Australian political party Kenaf Hibiscus cannabinus , also known as Ambari hemp and Deccan hemp Roselle plant Roselle Fiber Hibiscus sabdariffa , known as Roselle hemp . Jute Corchorus genus , known as Bengal hemp , Calcutta hemp , and Madras Hemp Manila hemp Musa textilis Sisal Agave sisalana , known also as sisal hemp High altitude Electromagnetic Pulse, an electromagnetic bomb Highly Enjoyable Magic Potion HEMP Energy Drink , New Zealand Energy drink available in New Zealand and Australia. disambig cs Konop rozcestn k ... more details
Summary Retting of Jute Stalk Hitting the fiber with wooden hammer, Pulling out the fiber from the hurd or core, Washing the extracted fiber with water, Squeezing out the water from the fiber, and Stocking the fiber for drying. Retting is used to extract Jute fiber from the Bast or Skin of the plant. This retting process is called Water Retting or Microbial Retting, because the microbial reaction is used to separate fiber from the Jute plant while submerging jute stalk in water. This process is the most popular and ancient retting technology and capable of extracting finer fibers than other retting technologies Chemical, Mechanical, Steam Dew . However, Water Retting is also applicable for other Bast fiber s. Source Video brochure of http www.jute.org International Jute Study Group IJSG , a non profit organization operated jointly by UNCTAD, International Commodity Body ICB , and the governments of Jute producing countries. Author User Pathikbd Asif Anwar , Web Information Officer and Copywriter of http www.jutexporterbangladesh.ne1.net The Golden Fibre Trade Centre Limited GFTCL http www.tradezone.com tradesites goldenfiberjute.html Leading exporter of Jute, Kenaf, & Roselle Fiber and Jute Textile Products from Bangladesh . The extraction of movie and creation of image file was done by the author. The image is not available in either sites of IJSG or GFTCL. Licensing self2 GFDL with disclaimers cc by 2.5 migration relicense ... more details
Image Bobinas de hilo de algod n mercerizado Cotton thread reels.jpg thumb right Mercerised cotton yarn reels Image Spool of white thread.jpg thumb right Spool of a 2 ply mercerised cotton thread with a polyester core. Individual staples can be seen in close up view. Mercerisation is a treatment for cotton Cloth fabric and Yarn thread that gives fabric a lustrous appearance. The process is applied to materials like cotton or hemp . History The process was devised in 1844 by John Mercer scientist John Mercer of Great Harwood , Lancashire , England , who treated cotton fibres with sodium hydroxide . The treatment caused the fibres to swell, which in Mercer s version of the process shrank the overall fabric size and made it stronger and easier to dye. The process did not become popular, however, until H. A. Lowe improved it into its modern form in 1890. By holding the cotton during treatment to prevent it from shrinking, Lowe found that the fibre gained a lustrous appearance. ref cite book author J. Gordon Cook title Handbook of Textile Fibres Volume I Natural Fibres publisher Woodhead year 1984 isbn 1855734842 page 68 ref ref cite web last Beaudet first Tom title What is Mercerized cotton? publisher FiberArts.org date 1999 url http fiberarts.org design articles mercerized.html accessdate 2007 01 03 ref Process Mercerisation alters the chemical structure of the cotton fibre. The structure of the fibre inter converts from alpha cellulose to a thermodynamically more favourable beta cellulose polymorph. Mercerising results in the swelling of the cell wall of the cotton fibre. This causes increases in the surface area and reflectance, and gives the fibre a softer feel. ref http www.cotton.org journal 1999 03 2 upload jcs03 060.pdf Textile Technology Cotton Kenaf Fabrics a Viable Natural Fabric , P. Bel Berger, et al Journal of Cotton Science , 3 60 70 1999 . Cotton kenaf fabrics can be further improved in softness and hand the feel of textiles when handled . The effects of ... more details
Merge to Bioproducts date July 2010 Biobased product , was defined by the United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 as follows, The term biobased product means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product other than food or feed that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products or renewable domestic agricultural materials including plant, animal, and marine materials or forestry materials OR an intermediate feedstock . Sources of biobased products Some examples of agricultural resources that make up many biobase d products include soybeans , maize corn , kenaf , flax , jute , and numerous other types of crops that are harvested. Current applications of these agricultural resources create products such as ethanol corn based , soybean wax soy candles , soy soy based lubricants, kenaf office paper, and bioplastic s to name a few. Benefits of biobased products The purchasing of biobased products helps many of the farmers across America who grow corn, soybeans, and other resources used by companies in the biobased industry. For example, ethanol is currently one of the leading alternative fuel sources in the U.S. In 2005 year, the http www.ethanolrfa.org Renewable Fuels Association reported 3,904 million gallons produced by 81 plants. Currently for the 2006 year, there are 97 ethanol plants with 33 more in production. A majority of these plants are owned by a collective of farms across the midwest. Another key benefit of biobased products is that they are not petroleum based. This helps alleviate the consumption of resources that harm the environment in terms of biodegrability, toxicity, and pollution. Organizations for biobasedproducts The following organizations are leading the way in supporting the Biobased Industry. BioPreferred Program The http www.biopreferred.gov program was created after the passing of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 FSRI ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 A fire resistant material is one that is designed to resist combustion burning and withstand heat . It is used in the bunker gear worn by firefighter s to protect them from the flame s in a burning building. Most auto racing drivers also wear fire retardant materials in case their car catches fire. Fire retardant materials are designed to burn slowly, in contrast to fire resistant materials, which are designed not to burn at all. Fire retardant materials used in buildings rock wool gypsum boards asbestos cement perlite boards calcium silicate boards treated lumber plywood Treated vegetable fiber e.g. Cotton , Jute , Kenaf , Hemp , Flax , etc.. Fire retardant materials used in clothing Twaron TARAMID a TARASAFE trademark Nomex a DuPont trademark Arselon Khimvolokno trademark coated nylon Carbon Foam M5 fiber Kevlar Proban fr cotton www.rhodia proban.com http www.tohotenaxamerica.com oxipan.php PYROMEX a trademark of Toho Tenax Pyrovatex fr cotton http www.daleas.com daweb.nsf FS?OpenFrameSet Dale Antiflame http www.westexinc.com Indura fr cotton Technora Teijinconex http www.lenzing.com fibers en textiles 2883.jsp Lenzing FR fire retardant Rayon http www.chapmaninnovations.com index.php Carbon X http www.kanox.com.tw genuine english kanox e kanox e 01.html Kanox http www.kanox.com.tw genuine english mazic e mazic e 01.html Mazic Modacrylic http www.swicofil.com kermel.html Kermel Polybenzimidazole fiber PBI References reflist See also Fireproof External links http www.fireretardant forum.com The Fire Retardant Forum Meeting place for all Flame Retardant related issues for producers and users of flame retardants. http www.fireretard.com www.fireretard.com A European group of research organizations and manufacturers, providing research and information on fire retardants for wood and wood based materials Fire fighting DEFAULTSORT List Of Fire Retardant Materials Category Firefighting ... more details
File Hemp sack,asabukuro,japan.JPG thumb A gunny sack A gunny sack is an inexpensive bag made of burlap , also known as a gunny shoe . Gunny sacks are traditionally used for transporting grains, potatoes, and other agricultural products. Today they are also sometimes used as sandbags for erosion control . They are usually made from jute or other natural fiber s, although modern sacks are often made from polypropylene . Gunny sacks are also popular in the traditional children s game of sack race s. Size A gunny sack holds approximately 100 pounds of potatoes. Even though gunny sacks are no longer used for that purpose, among Idaho farmers the common measurement unit of potatoes is still the sack . ref South, David B. Protect Your Potatoes http www.static.monolithic.com gallery industrial potato index.html Accessed 2011 02 18. ref Properties Because gunny sacks are made from natural fiber s, some who date February 2011 consider them to be environmentally friendly . They are non carcinogenic and non toxic. High breathable fabric breathability allows air to pass through them, which helps packaged grains or other agricultural commodities stay fresh. Sacks made from jute and kenaf fiber have high tensile strength . As a result, piling sacks one on top of the other does not tear or distort the yarn of the lowest residing sacks in the pile. citation needed date February 2011 References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Gunny Sack Category Bags ko id Karung goni ja ... more details
expand further File Rijstvelden Myanmar 2006.jpg thumb right Rice farming File Inle Floating Farm.JPG thumb right Floating farm Agriculture in Burma officially Myanmar is the main industry in the country with 6,300,000 hectares as of 2003. The most important crop is rice , and Burma was once Asia s largest exporter of rice, but as of 2003 had fallen to just 7th. ref cite web url http www.nationmaster.com graph agr are ric agriculture area rice title Agriculture Statistics Area Rice most recent by country publisher Nation Encyclopedia accessdate January 22, 2009 ref Other main crops are pulses , cereals , sesame , groundnuts , sugarcane , hardwood , fish , beans , butter beans , kidney beans , black eye beans, bamboo beans , red beans , mung beans , kenaf and peas . ref cite web url http www.allmyanmar.com new 20allmyanmar.com myanmar 20agriculture.htm title Myanmar Agriculture publisher AllMyanmar.com accessdate January 22, 2009 ref Cotton is also an important industry. History Expand section date April 2011 Under British administration, Burma was the world largest exporter of rice. Burmese crops helped to alleviate severe famines in India. Farming methods Empty section date April 2011 Economical significance Empty section date April 2011 References Reflist External links http www.burmalibrary.org show.php?cat 56&lo d&sl 0 Burma Library sources Asia topic Agriculture in Category Agriculture in Burma Burma burma stub agriculture stub ... more details
chembox Watchedfields changed verifiedrevid 387950174 Name Proanthocyanidin B5 Reference ImageFile Procyanidin B5.svg ImageName Chemical structure of proanthocyanidin B5 ImageSize 200px IUPACName OtherNames Procyanidin B5 Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo CASOther PubChem 124017 SMILES Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C sub 30 sub H sub 26 sub O sub 12 sub MolarMass 578.52 g mol ExactMass 578.142426 u Appearance Density MeltingPtC BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition Proanthocyanidin B5 is a B type proanthocyanidin . Proanthocyanidin B5 is an epicatechin 4 6 epicatechin dimer. It can be found in grape seeds ref name da Silva http www.sciencedirect.com science? ob ArticleURL& udi B6TH7 42HXHB0 W4& user 10& coverDate 12 2F31 2F1991& rdoc 1& fmt high& orig search& origin search& sort d& docanchor &view c& acct C000050221& version 1& urlVersion 0& userid 10&md5 f9ce6753533a3e2f4b4024a9c6b9de0f&searchtype a Procyanidin dimers and trimers from grape seeds. Jorge M. Ricardo da Silva, Jacques Rigaud, V ronique Cheynier, Annie Cheminat and Michel Moutounet, Phytochemistry, Volume 30, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 1259 1264 ref and in Hibiscus cannabinus kenaf root and bark ref http www.springerlink.com content m13klxk59067014l Dimeric proanthocyanidins of Hibiscus cannabinus. Fam Van Tkhin , B. Makhsudova and O. S. Otroshchenko, Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Volume 18, Number 3, 310 314, DOI 10.1007 BF00580458 ref . References reflist proanthocyanidin Category proanthocyanidins Natural phenol stub ... more details
Sforno is the name of a prominent Jew ish Italy Italian family, many members of which distinguished themselves as rabbi s and scholars. The most prominent of these were the following Hananeel ben Jacob Sforno Scholar of Talmud . He lived at Bologna in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and was the brother of Obadiah Sforno, who mentions him in the introduction to his commentary on the Pentateuch . Obadiah also writes that Hananeel was a financier , and at one point, supported Obadiah financially. A responsa responsum of Hananeel s was inserted by Shabbethai Baer in his Beer Eshek . Israel Sforno Talmudist lived at Viadano in the sixteenth century. A halakhic decision of his is quoted in a manuscript collection of 260 responsa of the Italian rabbis No. 235 . Jacob ben Obadiah Sforno Venice Venetian scholar of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Shabbethai Bass , and, after him, Wolf, attributed to Jacob a work entitled Iggeret ha e amim Venice, 1600 , containing mystic explanations of the accents. The correctness of the ascription is, however, doubted by Steinschneider , who believes that this work is identical with one of the same title by Aaron Abraham ben Baruch . Nissim Isaac ben Judah Sforno A rabbi at Mantua in the sixteenth century. He was the author of an epistle on the Kuzari . A responsum legal novella of his is quoted in the above mentioned collection. Obadiah ben Israel Sforno Venetian Talmudist of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He edited Menahem Azariah di Fano s Yemin Adonai Romemah Venice, n.d. and a responsum of his is inserted in Di Fano s collection of Responsa Venice, n.d., p. 83 . Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno Italian exegete , philosopher , and physician born at Cesena about 1475 died at Bologna in 1550. See the main article on him, Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno . Osheah ben Nissim Isaac Sforno Rabbi at Mantua in the first half of the seventeenth century. A religious poem of his was inserted by Joseph Jedidiah Karmi in his Kenaf Renanim ... more details
Refimprove date August 2010 Merge to Kenaf date October 2009 Image GntGongura1.jpg thumb right At a Market in Guntur Gongura Hibiscus Sabdariffa lang te , a relative of the Roselle Plant Roselle , is an edible plant grown in India . Gongura pacchadi is quintessentially Telugu people Telugu cuisine along with pacchadi chutney or relish . While it has many culinary uses, the most popular is the pickled version. Although Gongura is widely consumed all over Andhra Pradesh , Guntur Gongura is more popular in hotels, restaurants, eateries and food joints. In the Telengana region of Andhra Pradesh it is known as Puntikura . Gongura is a very rich source of http www.greatironvitamins.com should you be taking iron vitamins Iron, vitamins , folic acid and anti oxidants essential for human nutrition. ref Indian Home Cooking, S. Saran ans S. Lyness, 2004 ref Similarly, Gongura is popular in Tamilnadu as well, which is called pulichakeerai in Tamil. The famous combination with pulichakeerai is Ragi Kali Ragi Mudde , which once used to be a regular food for the people in villages since these items are easily available in agricultural forms . In Maharashtra markets, it is called Ambaadi . It is known as Pitwaa in Hindi, Nalitaa Saaga in Oriya, Mestapat in Bengali, Pandi in Kannada and Sorrel Leaves in English. It is a summer crop, and the hotter the place, the more sour the leaf gets. Image GntGongura3.jpg thumb left Sold on a street in Guntur Gongura comes in two varieties, green stemmed leaf and red stemmed. The red stemmed variety is more sour than the green stemmed variety. Gongura is popular in the state of Andhra Pradesh . Image GntGongura2.jpg thumb right Drying Gongura for Pickle Image gongurapicklejar.jpg thumb right A jar of commercially available Andhra Pradesh style gongura pickle Other well known recipes made with Gongura as the main ingredient are Gongura Pappu Lentils , Gongura mamsam goat mutton and Gongura royyalu shrimp . In recent times, Gongura Chicken ... more details
Image Labeledstemforposter copy new.jpg thumb Flax stem cross section, showing locations of underlying tissues. Ep Epidermis botany epidermis C Cortex botany cortex BF bast fibres P phloem X xylem Pi pith Bast fibre or skin fibre is plant fibre collected from the phloem the inner bark or the skin or bast surrounding the stem of certain, mainly dicotyledon ic, plant s. They support the conductive cells of the phloem and provide strength to the stem. Most of the technically important bast fibres are obtained from herbs cultivated in agriculture, as for instance flax , hemp , or ramie , but also bast fibres from wild plants, as stinging nettle , and trees such as the Tilia , have been used to some extent. Since the valuable fibres are located in the phloem, they must often be separated from the xylem material woody core , and sometimes also from epidermis botany epidermis . The process for this is called retting , and can be performed by micro oganisms either on land nowadays the most important or in water, or by chemicals for instance high pH and chelating agents or by pectin olytic enzyme s. In the phloem bast fibres occur in bundles that are glued together by pectin and calcium ion s. More intense retting separates the fibre bundles into elementary fibres, that can be several centimetres long. Often bast fibres have higher tensile strength than other kinds, and are used in high quality textile s sometimes in blends with cotton or synthetic fibres , rope s, yarn , paper , composite material s and burlap . A special property of bast fibres is that they contain a special structure, the fibre node , that represents a weak point. Seed hairs, such as cotton, do not have nodes. Examples are Jute Hemp Flax Linen Ramie Kenaf Kudzu Nettle Okra Paper Mulberry Roselle hemp Rattan Wisteria Use of bast fibre Bast fibres are processed for use in carpet yarn , rope , geotextile netting or matting , traditional carpets, burlap hessian or burlap , paper , sacks, etc. Bast fibres are ... more details
Started in 2008, http www.ChloroFilms.org ChloroFilms was organized as an international competition to promote the creation and use of attention getting videos about the life and inner workings of plants and their unique abilities. The short videos are hosted on YouTube and assessed by a panel of judges from around the world ref http chlorofilms.org index.php?module Pages&func display&pageid 6 ref . With funding and support from three plant biology organizations, http www.ChloroFilms.org ChloroFilms awarded over 13,000 in cash prizes in 2009 and 2010 ref http www.eurekalert.org pub releases 2010 09 ps wop090710.php ref . The grand prize winner in 2009 was a 6 min video entitled http www.youtube.com watch?v 6pHGN04CPEM Fertile Eyes which graphically and humorously compares human and plant sexuality in a captivating way. A first prize went to Kris Holmes for her flower power animation http www.youtube.com watch?v m1ag6BSzvQQ LaBloomba . Grand prize winners in 2010 include http www.youtube.com watch?v zlw 50RHoec Arabidopsis flower in 3D , which takes the viewer inside a plant and a flower bud using thin microscopic sections combined with video processing software, and http www.youtube.com watch?v BwT7osjFfIE Kenaf Callus Hoedown , which uses lively fiddle music and stop motion film techniques to show the steps used in plant tissue culture. Other award winning videos include a humorous animation of http www.youtube.com watch?v 7sRZy9PgPvg vesicle trafficking inside cells , the http www.youtube.com watch?v ufsQEMst90g ecology of forests , a http www.youtube.com watch?v cnK7RT1q0bA song about the Golgi apparatus , and more than 40 additional videos from around the world, illustrating aspects of plant life ref http chlorofilms.org index.php?module Pages&func display&pageid 18 ref ref http www.biofortified.org 2009 05 chlorofilms ref . A fourth contest is scheduled for fall 2010 ref http www.youtube.com watch?v 2b2goM0 i8A ref . Sponsors of ChloroFilms include the http www ... more details
File Hesed leavraham.jpg thumb 170px right Title page of Chesed Le Avraham by Abraham Azulai, published in Vilna , 1877 Kabbalah Abraham Azulai c. 1570 1643 Hebrew was a Kabbalistic author and commentator born at Fes, Morocco Fez . Biography The expulsion of the Moors from Spain brought a great number of the exiles to Morocco , and these newcomers caused a civil war from which the country in general and the Jews in particular suffered greatly. Abraham Azulai, in consequence of this condition of affairs, left his home for the Land of Israel and settled in Hebron . Works In Hebron he wrote a commentary on the Zohar under the title Kirjath Arba City of Arba Book of Genesis Gen . xxiii.2 . The plague of 1619 drove him from his new home, and while in Gaza , where he found refuge, he wrote his cabalistic work Chesed le Abraham Mercy to Abraham Book of Micah Micah vii.20 . It was published after the author s death by Meshullam Zalman ben Abraham Berak of Gorice, in Amsterdam, 1685. Another edition, published in Sulzbach in the same year, seems to be a reprint, although Steinschneider, in Cat. Bodl. col. 666, thinks the reverse. Azulai s commentary on the Zohar, Zohore Chammah Rays of the Sun , was printed in Venice, 1654. He also wrote Or ha Lebanah Light of the Moon , Ma asse Chosheb Cunning Work , and Kenaf Renanim Peacock s Wing . He died in Hebron on November 6, 1643. Of the numerous manuscripts that he left and that were in the hands of his descendant, Hayyim Joseph David No. 4 , some are still extant in various libraries. Only one was published, a cabalistic commentary on the Bible , under the title Ba ale Berit Abraham Abraham s Confederates see Book of Genesis Gen. xiv.13 , Vilna, 1873. His most popular work, Chesed le Abraham, referred to above, is a kabbalistic treatise with an introduction, The Cornerstone see Talmud Yoma 53b , and is divided into seven fountains see Book of Zechariah Zecharia iii.9 , each fountain being subdivide ... more details
Image TOYOTA i unit.jpg thumb right Toyota i Unit. Image Toyota I Unit low position with passenger.jpg thumb right The i Unit in the low position at the Internationale Automobil Ausstellung IAA 2005 in Frankfurt . Image Toyota I Unit high position.jpg thumb right The i Unit in the high position at the Internationale Automobil Ausstellung IAA 2005 in Frankfurt . The i unit named i leaf for the U.S. and Puerto Rico is an ultra compact single seater four wheeled Toyota concept car . It debuted at the World Expo 2005 , held in Aichi Prefecture , Japan . The vehicle is a cross between a microcar , a motorcycle, and a vehicular exoskeleton . The goal of Toyota is to provide a personal mobility , which can be used on roads but also does not hinder interaction with pedestrian s. For this the i unit has two possible setups. First, there is an upright low speed setup, where the rider has a higher position and can have conversation s face to face with pedestrians and can move among people. This upright position can be transformed while driving to a low position, where the rider sits much lower and more reclined. This high speed setup has a much lower center of gravity and is for driving at higher speeds. The i unit weighs 180 kilogram s. It contains a lithium ion battery and features Intelligent Transport System technology. The rear wheels are powered by electric motors, and the device is steered with the front wheels. In the upright position it has a turning radius of convert 0.9 m in 1 , which means it can turn on the spot. The vehicle is controlled by two joystick like devices at the front of the armrests, and uses a Drive by wire technology. An Intelligent Transport System ITS technology aims to reduce the likelihood of accident s. The color of the lights can change according to the preferences or emotions of the operator. The shape was designed to symbolize a leaf , and the design incorporates environmentally friendly materials such as kenaf . This concept vehicle is of c ... more details
ingredient in many Jamaica drink herbal teas . One species of Hibiscus , known as Kenaf Hibiscus cannabinus ... Africa Hibiscus cameronii Kenaf Hibiscus cannabinus small L. small Kenaf Hawaiian hibiscus Hibiscus ... more details
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