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The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, a frequently used reference work published by CRC Press.
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According to figures from the carbon reduction commitment (CRC) league tables, published last November, 2.7m tonnes of CO2 were emitted by the NHS from its electricity use between 2010-2011.
The CRC replaced the local probation trust in June, following the government's outsourcing of probation services to 21 CRCs across England and Wales for lower-risk criminals.
They are based upon the formula for a spherical helix in 3D per "CRC Standard Curves" by David von Seggern, modified so that dimension z was modified into dimensions x and y, and the whole was spun about a larger circle.
Nor are these just small businesses spun off from farming: "the biggest industry on Dartmoor [a famously bleak upland in south-west England] is financial services," notes a CRC spokesman.
Oregon has approved $450m of funding for the CRC, but the Republican-run Washington state Senate is in no rush to meet its (equal) share.
Although the CRC report suggests that rural firms have smaller turnovers than urban ones, it also suggests that they are closing the gap.
The projections of traffic growth on which the CRC relies are hopelessly outdated, he contends; Americans drive less these days, and when the tolls kick in, traffic may drop.
Stuart Burgess, the chairman of the CRC, said affordable housing was "essential for vibrant and sustainable communities" and "could be the catalyst for a living, working countryside".
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Even a CRC-hired consultancy projects a 25-50% fall in traffic when tolling begins in 2016.
Some signals have been discouraging: a bond issued by CRC Breeze Finance, a vehicle formed to raise cash for a fleet of wind farms, was downgraded to junk after their sails turned less than predicted.
Although a recent Cancer Research Campaign CRCC) study notes that survival rates for some cancers, such as breast, prostate and colon, improved more than 10% between 1971 and 1990, this still puts Britain near the bottom of the European league table (see chart).
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