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  2. Radar beacon - Wikipedia

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    Radar beacon (short: racon) is – according to article 1.103 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR) [1] – defined as "A transmitter-receiver associated with a fixed navigational mark which, when triggered by a radar, automatically returns a distinctive signal which can appear on the display of the ...

  3. Ambient awareness - Wikipedia

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    Ambient awareness ( AmA) is a term used by social scientists to describe a form of peripheral social awareness through social media. This awareness is propagated from relatively constant contact with one's friends and colleagues via social networking platforms on the Internet. The term essentially defines the sort of omnipresent knowledge one ...

  4. Why I'm a fan of the new JBL Live Beam 3 earbuds - AOL

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    You get two modes for awareness, a simple ambient awareness mode that's programmed to a tap of the left bud by default, and a separate "TalkThru" mode you can access in the app or from the case.

  5. VHF Data Link - Wikipedia

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    VHF Data Link. The VHF Data Link or VHF Digital Link ( VDL) is a means of sending information between aircraft and ground stations (and in the case of VDL Mode 4, other aircraft). Aeronautical VHF data links use the band 117.975–137 MHz assigned by the International Telecommunication Union to Aeronautical mobile (R) service.

  6. Terrain awareness and warning system - Wikipedia

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    A Mode 5 warning in EGPWS alerts the pilots if they descend below the glideslope during a landing approach. Evolution to EGPWS & TAWS [ edit ] After these rules were issued, advances in terrain mapping technology permitted the development of a new type of ground proximity warning system that provides greater situational awareness for flight crews.

  7. Why this campus turmoil story is so complex - AOL

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    The nuance and history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains difficult to capture succinctly, particularly during escalating turmoil among groups with deep-held—and entrenched—views on ...

  8. Rayon - Wikipedia

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    Rayon, also called viscose [1] and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, [2] is a semi-synthetic fiber, [3] made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. [4] It has the same molecular structure as cellulose.

  9. Awareness - Wikipedia

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    Concept. Awareness is a relative concept. It may be focused on an internal state, such as a visceral feeling, or on external events by way of sensory perception. [3] It is analogous to sensing something, a process distinguished from observing and perceiving (which involves a basic process of acquainting with the items we perceive). [4]