THE cement industry is one of the world’s most polluting: it accounts for 5% of man-made carbon-dioxide emissions each year. Making this most useful of glues requires vast quantities of energy and water. Calcium carbonate (generally in the form of limestone), silica, iron oxide and alumina are partially melted by heating them to 1450°C in a special kiln.
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A well-known Tunisian journalist was sentenced to six months in prison after being arrested for insulting an official. The government has increasingly silenced dissent.
04/18/2024 - 4:56 am | View Link - How did life on Earth begin? Cracks may have been the key.
A new experiment shows how complex molecules crucial for life could have been synthesized from early Earth’s basic ingredients.
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- Cracks (2009)
Cracks: Directed by Jordan Scott. With Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots. A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.
04/15/2024 - 7:09 pm | View Link - Watch Cracks (2009)
2009 · 1 hr 44 min. R. Drama · Thriller · Mystery · LGBT. Obsession, envy and mob mentality undo an elite 1930's British boarding school and an adored teacher who pursues a shocking affair with a new student. Subtitles: English. Starring: Eva Green Juno Temple María Valverde Imogen Poots Sinéad Cusack. Directed by: Jordan Scott.
04/15/2024 - 11:17 am | View Link - Crack Definition & Meaning
verb. ˈkrak. cracked; cracking; cracks. Synonyms of crack. intransitive verb. 1. : to make a very sharp explosive sound. The whip cracks through the air. 2. : to break, split, or snap apart. The statue cracked when she dropped it. 3. : fail: such as. a. : to lose control or effectiveness under pressure often used with up.
04/15/2024 - 12:18 am | View Link - Cracks (film)
Cracks is a 2009 independent drama film directed by Jordan Scott, starring Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, and Imogen Poots. It was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 4 December 2009.
04/14/2024 - 4:40 pm | View Link - Cracks | Rotten Tomatoes
Jealousy flares after the headmistress (Eva Green) of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student (María Valverde). Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Nudity|A Disturbing Attack)...
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