Arduino The Documentary (2010) English HD from gnd on Vimeo.

The charkha is a portable hand-cranked spinning device used to make thread and yarn. Gandhi invented the charkha in order to promote self-sufficiency and to boycott the cloth and fibers of the ruling British government of the time.

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One of the paper’s co-authors, Robert Baker from the Texas Tech University, said that the benefits for wildlife from the lack of human activity outweighed the risks of low-level radiation.

Writing on his university web page, Professor Baker said: “The elimination of human activities such as farming, ranching, hunting and logging are the greatest benefits.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6946210.stm

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