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Knife with hook for skinning and methods of using the same

A knife having a hook incorporated into the blade for skinning, wherein the hook is a belly hook that is positioned on the belly side or under side of the knife opposite a finger guard area. Methods of the using the knife include steps for using the cutting edge to cut and using the hook to cut by pressure applied away from the user's body.




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Assembly comprising a bumper skin and masking means

The assembly is for mounting to a motor vehicle having a bumper skin and it comprises a body part forming at least a portion of a bumper skin. The body part is defined by bottom and top edges. The top edge includes a first portion to be masked by a member of the vehicle that is to be fitted to the body part. The assembly includes at least a first masking element masking at least one portion of the bottom edge and at least a second masking element masking at least one second portion of the top edge of the body part, complementary to the at least one first portion of the top edge of the body part. The first and second masking elements are fixed relative to the body part once the assembly is mounted to the motor vehicle.




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Multi-tasking utility tool

A utility tool comprising a body having a first end and a second end positioned on opposite ends of the body; a removable device; as well as a first tool and a second tool configured to be selectively coupled to each other or one of either the first end and second end of the body.




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Razor cartridge with skin contact element

A razor cartridge has a housing, a guard located at a front of the housing and a cap located at a rear of the housing. A skin contact element is disposed in the housing partway between the guard and the cap. A skin contact plane defines a plane tangential to the guard and the skin contact element and a plane tangential to the skin contact element and the cap. One or more blades are located between the guard and the skin contact element, each of the blades having a cutting edge located at a distance y1 between 70 μm and 300 μm and at an angle α1 between 20° and 45° below the skin contact plane. One or more blades are located between the skin contact element and the cap, each of the blades having a cutting edge located at an angle α2 above or below the skin contact plane, wherein α2 is lower in magnitude than α1.




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Method for forming a sector for a nacelle lip skin

Forming a sector for a nacelle lip skin from a sheet metal blank via punch by placing the blank against an outer surface of the punch and clamping a trailing edge of the blank in a clamping member that grips a trailing edge of the blank without slippage; gripping a leading edge of the blank, opposite the trailing edge, in a gripping device at a location axially spaced from the punch with sufficient force to permit the blank to flow therethrough in a controlled manner; displacing the gripping device in a first direction, radially with respect to the punch while drawing the blank through the gripper; displacing the gripping device in a second direction, axially with respect to the punch, to draw the blank over the leading edge of the punch and through the gripping device.




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SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE HAPTIC FEEDBACK FOR SKIN-MEDIATED INTERACTIONS

A system includes a sensor configured to sense an input at a skin surface, a processor configured to receive an output signal from the sensor and generate a haptic control signal based on the output signal, and a haptic output device configured to generate a haptic effect based on the haptic control signal.




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DELIVERY SHOE WITH MASKING CAPABILITY FOR CARD BACKS

A method of using a dealer shoe that is configured to provide access to and removal of playing cards from within the dealer shoe includes: a base, a front plate forming a lower gap with the plate through which individual playing cards can pass, a top, and opposed sides joining the base, top, two sides and the front plate to form a card-carrying cavity. The front plate further is associated with a light producing element configured to shine light (e.g., in patterns, in colors, and the like) over a back of a first playing card extending out of the lower gap; and the wavelength and intensity and qualities of the shone light being sufficient to reduce optical contrast of different colors and/or shades on the back of the first playing card or otherwise disrupt optical viewing of printed images on the backs of playing cards.




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DELIVERY SHOE WITH MASKING CAPABILITY FOR CARD BACKS

A method of using a dealer shoe that is configured to provide access to and removal of playing cards from within the dealer shoe includes: a base, a front plate forming a lower gap with the plate through which individual playing cards can pass, a top, and opposed sides joining the base, top, two sides and the front plate to form a card-carrying cavity. The front plate further is associated with a light producing element configured to shine light (e.g., in patterns, in colors, and the like) over a back of a first playing card extending out of the lower gap; and the wavelength and intensity and qualities of the shone light being sufficient to reduce optical contrast of different colors and/or shades on the back of the first playing card or otherwise disrupt optical viewing of printed images on the backs of playing cards.




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SELF MASKING LABEL AND METHOD

A self-masking label and method of use for wrapping about elongate articles. The label includes a series of label sections positioned end-to-end along the length of the label and supported on a carrier strip during printing. A first label section is configured to be marked or printed with indicia; a second label section may be transparent; a third label section is arranged to overlap the first and second sections and to cover and protect the indicia, during for example, an over-coating procedure; and a fourth label section includes a non-sticky tab section.





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Quick Tip: Asking Siri Questions About COVID-19

Apple has updated Siri to answer some simple questions about Covid-19 for users in the USA.

In this podcast, Troy Larson shows us how voice queries like “Hey Siri, do I have the coronavirus?” will lead you through a series of quick questions about symptoms such as a dry cough and shortness of breath.

Siri is by no means a replacement for a medical professional, but its answers have been provided by the US Public Health Service, and Siri can direct you to the Centers for Disease Control website or even prompt you to ring the emergency services.




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Ariana Grande Bothered by Carole Baskin Cameo in Justin Bieber's Duet Video Teaser

Counting down to the release of 'Stuck With U' music video, the 'Yummy' hitmaker puts out on social media a clip of the 'Tiger King' star slow-dancing with her husband Howard.




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Ariana Grande Bothered by Carole Baskin Cameo in Justin Bieber's Duet Video Teaser

Counting down to the release of 'Stuck With U' music video, the 'Yummy' hitmaker puts out on social media a clip of the 'Tiger King' star slow-dancing with her husband Howard.





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Brune & Bareskin signs Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh as brand ambassador

​​​​Voganow Fashion owned Brune & Bareskin sells leather jackets, footwear, bags and accessories for men on online platforms such as Myntra, Jabong and Snapdeal.




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Men's skincare category is growing at a faster pace: Naveen Anand, Oriflame

These products are manufactured in Europe. So this is an imported range which we are bringing in India. But once we build up the volume, then we may further decide on manufacturing it locally.




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Martin Hannan: When is watching a game worth risking your life over?

WITH the usual proviso that nothing, but nothing, in sport is in any way important when human lives are at stake due to coronavirus, nevertheless I do think it is time for some realism to surface in rugby – and other sports I could name.




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Inflection Point: Why Rosie the Riveter is "Not my icon” - Betty Reid Soskin, National Park Service

For the past decade 96-year-old Betty Reid Soskin has served as the nation’s oldest Park Ranger




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Multitasking and Gender

It turns out the idea that women are better than men at multitasking is not true at all. In fact, men and women are equally bad at multitasking, however, why does this notion persist? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke take on multitasking and gender.




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What day is it? You’re not the only one asking


It sounds like a punch line, but experts say the problem is real: The coronavirus pandemic, by unmooring the daily lives of tens of millions of people, has made time itself feel distorted.




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BENJAMIN, G.: Written on Skin / Lessons in Love and Violence [Operas] (Royal Opera House, 2013-2018) (NTSC) (OA1309BD)




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BENJAMIN, G.: Written on Skin / Lessons in Love and Violence [Operas] (Royal Opera House, 2013-2018) (Blu-ray, HD) (OABD7271BD)




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Feb 29: Coronavirus containment window closing, whale skin care, gingko trees eternal youth and more…

Does cloud seeding work, and listening to the sounds of the Arctic Ocean



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Tasmanian elective surgery delays sees child victim of arson attack wait 15 months for skin grafts

Spencer Connelly, 11, was supposed to have his third round of skin graft surgery within 90 days. But he's been waiting 15 months as Tasmania's elective surgery waiting list blows out.





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Curious questioner Andy Erskine




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'It did very much smack of prison': But Elizabeth Lane is asking how coronavirus has surged through Newmarch House

Elizabeth Lane says her mother, a Newmarch House resident, is a 'sitting duck' as the new COVID-19 cases continue to rise at the Western Sydney aged care home.









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Black-skinned chicken breeders are developing genetics to entice Australian consumers

Australian consumers are slowly opening up to the idea of eating a different kind of poultry the black-skinned chicken.




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We bought a farm to have more family time. We're risking it all to join a natural farming revolution

About a year ago, my partner and I learned of a revolution in Australia's paddocks. We want to farm in a more natural way, but the stakes are high making the shift could send us broke.




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Skinned crocodile found in Murray River in NSW, thousands of kilometres from natural habitat

A Gold Coast electrician fishing on the Murray River on the NSW-Victorian border was startled to find that what he thought was a log, or a dead Murray cod, was in fact a partly-skinned freshwater crocodile, thousands of kilometres from its natural northern Australian habitat.





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Breast anatomy research by dissection technician Katie Gaskin has far-reaching benefits

University researcher Katie Gaskin has completed a detailed study into breast anatomy that could bring far-reaching benefits for fields like cancer treatment, cosmetic surgery, and even bra design.






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Critically endangered blue-tailed skinks gifted own tropical island as part of recovery efforts

A tiny rainbow-hued lizard which all but disappeared from the wild 10 years ago has been given the run of a brand new home, its very own tropical island off the WA coast, to bring its population back from the brink.




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Family offers reward after North American bison shot and skinned near Coffs Harbour

Chief the bison was killed with a high-powered rifle on a rural NSW property and it is believed the culprits can sell the animal's hide for thousands of dollars.




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Chief, the North American Bison was found shot and skinned at a property at Bucca, north of Coffs Harbour




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Woman accused of murdering Dwayne Davies denies asking for him to be killed

In an six-hour police interview played to the jury, Ms Otto told detectives she and friend Bradley Purkiss had fantasised about living together and had often said things would be easier if her husband were dead.




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Doctor 'made to feel guilty' for asking patient be treated sooner, as wait list worsens

Elective surgery relief for Sally McShane is still years away under Tasmania's worsening waiting list. One doctor says his request for a male patient be moved up the list, was met with an "inappropriate" hospital letter.




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15-million-year-old fossil reveals skinks had crushing jaw, rounded teeth

An ancient lizard fossil found in north-west Queensland shows the ancestor of the modern skink had a crushing jaw, equipped with hard-rounded teeth, rather than the sharper teeth of today.




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Red Centre cattle property Mt Skinner sold to South Australian family for almost $10 million

After three generations on the property, Mt Skinner Station north of Alice Springs has left family hands for the first time in its history.




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Mt Skinner station sign




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Maze the Darwin Special basking in the sunshine




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Snake skin found by Cairns resident Stuart Morris possibly from 7-metre reticulated python

Stuart Morris initially kept walking when he first laid eyes on a massive snake skin in Cairns, but when he saw it a second time he decided to take it home and straighten it out all 7 metres of it.




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Skin doctor Elamurugan Arumugam found not guilty of sexual assault on patients

A skin cancer specialist and plastic surgeon is acquitted of sexually assaulting three women during medical examinations.