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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Poudre B was made from two forms of nitrocellulose (collodion and guncotton), softened with ethanol and ether, and kneaded together.
Poudre B was therefore immediately adopted by the French military; but it tended to become unstable over time, as the volatile solvents evaporated, and this led to many accidents.
Cordite, Ballistite and Poudre B continued to be used in various different armed forces for many years, but Cordite gradually became predominant.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ballistite   (647 words)

  
 The Cache la Poudre in the Nineteenth Century
Diverting the Poudre’s water into canals and reservoirs and applying the river’s water to agricultural, municipal, industrial, environmental, and recreational uses altered the river, the landscape, and the population around it.
The Poudre, as it is familiarly known all through Northern Colorado, is distinctively a mountain stream and loses none of its characteristics till it mingles its shining waters with the tawnier waves of the sluggish Platte….
The Poudre is always bright and glowing as a picture of youth, and its pebbly bed and banks of living green are as charming after it leaves the mountains as where their rocky walls reflect themselves in its recesses.
www.nature.nps.gov /cachelapoudre/Laflin_manuscript.htm   (10292 words)

  
 Poudre B Information
Poudre B (from French: Poudre Blanche, meaning "white powder") or Vieille powder, was the first smokeless gunpowder.
Three times more powerful than fl powder (Poudre N, Poudre Noire), and not generating vast quantities of smoke, Poudre B gave the user a huge tactical advantage and was swiftly adopted by the French Government.
Poudre B tended to eventually become unstable as the volatile solvents evaporated and this led to many accidents.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Poudre_B   (289 words)

  
 News - The Coloradoan - www.coloradoan.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Attracted by the Poudre's water and the animals and vegetation it supported, Paleo-Indians and their descendants hunted in the area, leaving behind stone tools and arrowheads as proof of their presence.
At the time the first people of European descent arrived on the Poudre in the early 1800s, prominent tribes in the area were the Arapaho, Cheyenne and elements of the Sioux.
The first person to stake a land claim in the Poudre Valley was Antoine Janis, a trader of French heritage who was enthralled by the natural beauty of Pleasant Valley when he passed through in 1844.
www.coloradoan.com /news/coloradoanpublishing/poudre/history.html   (2596 words)

  
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(B) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the members of the Commission from among members appointed under clause (iii), (iv), or (v) of subparagraph (A).
The conveyance shall be made-- (A) as soon as practicable after acquisition; (B) without consideration; and (C) on the condition that the real property or interest in real property so conveyed is used in furtherance of the purpose for which the Corridor is established.
(B) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting, the Commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson or 7 of its members, except that the Commission shall meet at least quarterly.
www.nps.gov /legal/laws/104th/104-323.htm   (2774 words)

  
 Colorado Code Publishing Company - Fort Collins Municipal Code and Charter - Chapter 10: Flood Prevention and Protection
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the Poudre River floodplain redevelop or redevelopment shall mean to demolish a structure, or portion of the structure, to the foundation or to the ground surface, and rebuild the structure, or any portion of the structure, without increasing the footprint of the structure.
(b) The Water Board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is an error in any requirement, decision or determination made by the General Manager in the enforcement or administration of this Article.
(b) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of historic structures without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this Section.
www.colocode.com /ftcollins/municipal/chapter10.htm   (12797 words)

  
 CHAPTER-II-PAGE-1
Other letters used are R for rosaniline (used in 1908-09 as a colored indicator of the stability of the powder but since abandoned), B for a blend of two or more indexes, X for water dried (instead of the usual air drying), and F for flashless powder.
(b) Manufacture.-The manufacture of guncotton in general is similar to the manufacture of nitrocellulose for smokeless powder, except that the nitrating process is more sustained in order to produce a higher percentage of nitration.
(b) Uses.-Picric acid has been used as a booster material in various types of fuzes, and under the name of melanite and lyddite has been extensively manufactured by the English and French governments, respectively, for use as a bursting charge for projectiles.
www.eugeneleeslover.com /USNAVY/CHAPTER-II-PAGE-1.html   (9203 words)

  
 Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Water is delivered to the river to replace, by exchange, that water diverted upstream of the North Poudre Supply Canal, which conveys it to the North Poudre Ditch.
The Cache la Poudre, Big Thompson, and Little Thompson Rivers, and St. Vrain and Boulder Creeks are tributaries of the South Platte River, through which water imported from the western slope is supplied to the South Platte River Basin system.
The submarine-type conduit is the connection between eastern and western slope circuits and is in a nitrogen gas-filled pipe suspended from the top of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel.
www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/cbt.html   (4068 words)

  
 Poudre B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poudre B (from French: Poudre Blanche, meaning "white powder") or Vieille powder, was the first smokeless gunpowder.
Three times more powerful than fl powder (Poudre N, Poudre Noire), and not generating vast quantities of smoke, Poudre B gave the user a huge tactical advantage and was swiftly adopted by the French Government.
Poudre B tended to eventually become unstable as the volatile solvents evaporated and this led to many accidents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poudre_B   (325 words)

  
 OMC | Textes juridiques - Accord de Marrakech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Adjonction, pour chaque quintal de lait écrémé en poudre, d'un minimum de 40 kg de farine de poisson non désodorisée et de 300 g de carbonate ou de sulfate de fer.
Adjonction, pour chaque quintal métrique de lait écrémé en poudre, d'un minimum de 4,5 kg d'huile de poisson ou d'huile de foie de poisson et de 300 g de carbonate ou de sulfate de fer.
Adjonction, pour chaque quintal de lait écrémé en poudre, d'un minimum de 4,5 kg d'huile de poisson ou d'huile de foie de poisson et 300 g de carbonate ou de sulfate de fer.
www.wto.org /french/docs_f/legal_f/ida-94_02_f.htm   (2354 words)

  
 Welcome to Poudre Valley Home Improvement Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Poudre Valley Home Improvement, Inc., is dedicated to quality and affordability.
They were in charge of having the plumbing and floor finishing taken care of and they themselves did all the necessary carpentry.
Dan B. and Aaron K. of Poudre Valley Home Improvement did the framing and some of the demolition on my 1500 sq.
www.pvhi.net   (205 words)

  
 Ils ont inventé la poudre
Cependant il faut souligner que cette poudre donnait lieu à une combustion relativement lente, un peu comme une poudre à canon humide qui fait ‘‘long feu’’.
B - Les Arabes, certainement les meilleurs alchimistes de l’époque, s’intéressent de très près à une fabrication soignée et l’on pourrait dire scientifique de la poudre noire.
Dès le 14ième siècle, tout convoi de poudre doit être précédé d’un drapeau noir afin d’inviter les populations à s’éloigner.
perso.orange.fr /ours.courageux/poudre.htm   (4108 words)

  
 Canyon History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the fall of 1860, a Claim Club was established with rules and regulations for the prospectors and their claims in Cache la Poudre and Big Thompson valleys.
Poudre Canyon had 3 stage lines to handle the mail and freight.
So the Cache la Poudre and North Park Toll Road Company teamed up with Stewart in 1879 and built a wagon road along the river from the foot of Pinegree Hill up past Chamber Lake and over Cameron pass.
www.poudreriverresort.com /history_of_the.htm   (1521 words)

  
 AmericanHeritage.com / When America Was Last in the Arms Race
Poudre B, or B powder, consisted of Reid’s collodion mixed with guncotton.
Cordite, which was invented in 1889 by Frederick Abel and James Dewar, is more stable than B powder, and it eventually became the most common of smokeless powders.) Still, the muzzle velocities obtainable with B powder loads were impressive, well over 2,000 feet per second, and military observers much appreciated its clean-burning properties.
As Rep. George B. McClellan, Jr., son of the Civil War general, remarked in early 1898, the U.S. Army had been reduced to a “clumsily organized national police force.” It could bully Indians and striking workers, but it was totally unprepared for modern warfare.
www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/it/1995/4/1995_4_20.shtml   (5580 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Out There: The origins of deer gear
It was French chemist Paul Vieille's 1886 invention of a smokeless gunpowder called "Poudre B" that had the greatest effect on deer hunters.
Poudre B also provided a higher muzzle velocity, which meant a flatter trajectory and therefore more accurate long-range fire.
Poudre B ushered in the era of the high-power, small-bore rifles still used by most deer hunters.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2629232&type=story   (1064 words)

  
 Portrait & Biographical Record - Denver & Vicinity
JAMES B. ARTHUR, a pioneer of '60 in Colorado and now the secretary and treasurer of the Consolidated Plaster Company of Denver, is one of the most prominent and successful citizens of Fort Collins, of which city he has served as mayor and in other public positions of trust.
The valleys of the Cache la Poudre and Big Thompson were ruled by the Claim Club prior to the formation of the regular government.
This unique organization had a president, vice-president, secretary and justice of the peace, and all matters of controversy were first submitted to the justice and from him taken to the president, whose decision was final.
www.memoriallibrary.com /CO/1898DenverPB/pages/pbrd0274.htm   (5537 words)

  
 Papier Poudre | b-glowing
The use of Papier Poudre continued and it only waned in the late 1920's when the modern powder compact was introduced and the young ladies of that time broke with tradition by beginning to wear make-up in public.
The advantage of Papier Poudre in today's Modern Times is that it combines the effect of gently cleansing the pores of dirt and oils, leaving the skin fresh and clean.
Papier Poudre blotting papers have special absorbent qualities for cleansing the pores, removing shine and dust; leaving a trace of delicately scented powder.
www.b-glowing.com /product/catalog.cfm/cid/19   (280 words)

  
 SICE - OMC/L'Acte Final des Negociations Commerciales du Cycle d' Uruguay
Les Parties fourniront les renseignements nécessaires concernant leurs transactions portant sur du lait écrémé en poudre et du babeurre en poudre destinés à l'alimentation des animaux, afin que le Comité puisse suivre l'activité dans ce secteur et faire périodiquement des prévisions sur l'évolution de ce commerce.
Le paragraphe 1 ne s'appliquera pas aux importations du lait écrémé en poudre et du babeurre en poudre destinés à l'alimentation des animaux, pour autant que lesdites importations sont soumises aux mesures et procédures visées au paragraphe 5 de l'article 3.
Il est entendu que les exportateurs seront autorisés à expédier en l'état du lait écrémé en poudre et du babeurre en poudre pour l'alimentation des animaux aux importateurs qui auront fait consigner dans le Registre leurs procédés et dispositions de contrôle.
www.sice.oas.org /trade/urrnd_f/ur24afr.asp   (1414 words)

  
 No. 02CA0550. Poudre Valley Health Care Inc. v. City of Loveland. - July 17, 2003 - Colorado Court of Appeals Opinions
Poudre Valley Health Care Inc., d/b/a Poudre Valley Hospital,
Defendant, City of Loveland (City), appeals from the summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of plaintiff, Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc., d/b/a Poudre Valley Hospital (Hospital).
The issue presented is one of first impression in Colorado: whether a governmental entity has an obligation to pay for outside medical costs incurred in the care and treatment of a pretrial detainee in its custody.
www.cobar.org /opinions/opinion.cfm?OpinionID=3778   (1456 words)

  
 Cache la Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments Act of 2001
This Act may be cited as the `Cache la Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments Act of 2001'.
Section 103(b) of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended in paragraphs (12) through (19) by striking `LARIMER COUNTY' each place it appears and inserting `WELD COUNTY'.
Section 113(a) of the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 104-323) is amended by striking `date of enactment of this Act' and inserting the following: `date of enactment of the Cache la Poudre River Corridor Technical Amendments Act of 2001'.
www.theorator.com /bills107/s903.html   (701 words)

  
 U.S. Senator Wayne Allard - Issues
The Poudre Corridor provides an educational and inspiration benefit to both present and future generations, as well as unique and significant contributions to our national heritage of cultural and historical lands, waterways and structures within the Corridor.
I would like to again stress that the only changes I am comfortable with are the few simple changes I submitted to your committee during the 105th Congress, and have introduced as legislation during the 106th Congress as S.340.
When former Senator Brown and I wrote the language of this law, we did so after hundreds of hours of meetings, opinion gatherings and consensus building among the various and assorted parties in Colorado that would be affected.
allard.senate.gov /issues/item.cfm?id=599&rands_type=4   (322 words)

  
 Poudre River Canyon - includes Bellvue, Glendevey, La Porte & Rustic - The Colorado Directory
CALENDAR OF Designated Colorado's first National Wild and Scenic River in 1986, the Poudre River Canyon, also known as Cache la Poudre, is in the midst of the Roosevelt National Forest.
Accessible from the canyon, the Cache la Poudre Wilderness Area ranges in altitude from 6,000' to 8,600' and its steep, rugged terrain is seldom traveled.
On beautiful Poudre River, Colorado's "trout route." Cottages, rustic cabins or family mountain homes plus level, shaded RV sites with full hookups, tent sites by river and a store.
www.coloradodirectory.com /poudrerivercanyon   (613 words)

  
 Gunpowder - Military History Wiki
Smokeless powder is the name given to a number of gunpowder-like propellants used in firearms which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the older fl powder which it replaced.
In 1886 Paul Vieille invented a smokeless gunpowder called Poudre B, made from gelatinized guncotton mixed with ether and alcohol.
Other European countries swiftly followed and started using their own versions of Poudre B, the first being Germany and Austria which introduced new weapons in 1888.
www.militaryhistorywiki.org /wiki/Gunpowder   (2962 words)

  
 plan du site
Elle compta jusqu'à 3300 ouvriers, produisit jusqu'à 28 tonnes de poudre par jour et fut le cadre de découvertes importantes.
De la poudre noire aux propergols solides, en passant par les cartouches de chasse.
La poudre B, ou poudre sans fumée, supplanta dès 1886 la poudre noire découverte avant l'ère chrétienne par les Chinois.
association.a3p.free.fr /francais/sevran.htm   (750 words)

  
 Interdisciplinary Focus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Poudre River Corridor, specifically the 22 miles of the Poudre Trail in Weld County, offers an exceptional opportunity to expand the interdisciplinary educational scope in the Greeley-Windsor area.
The establishment of an interdisciplinary learning center on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River would be a keystone.
The Poudre Learning Center would be built on the area south of the Poudre River as it crosses 83rd Avenue in west Greeley.
esci.unco.edu /water/poudre/focus.htm   (631 words)

  
 Dairy Products Regulations
(b) an inspector has provided the operator with a copy of an inspection report prepared by the inspector that sets out the grounds for suspension, the required corrective measures and the dates by which those measures must be implemented in order to avoid suspension and cancellation; and
(b) its flavour is typical and desirable, and in the case of cultured butter, slightly acidulous;
(b) the statement referred to in paragraph (a) is included in the export documentation.
laws.justice.gc.ca /en/C-0.4/SOR-79-840/text.html   (8255 words)

  
 Papier Poudre
Papier Poudre - BANA-1000
For those that recognize the best in beauty products, Papier Poudre is a tiny chic English import that offers a quick, no-fuss way to revive your look.
Papier Poudre removes dust and shine from your face, leaving a light powder finish.
The natural ingredients of Lehcaresor Papier Poudre have special absorbent qualities for cleansing the pores, lifting oil, dust and dirt from the skin, and soak up excess oils to keep your face looking fresh and natural, removing shine, and leaving a trace of delicately scented powder to an instant matte finish to make up.
www.dramaqueenstyle.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=147   (112 words)

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