Paus was best known as a watercolorist, although he used oils on occasion and was expert at pencils and inks.

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But then the price of the edible oils used in many of its products--the Achilles' heel of the food distribution business--started gyrating.

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Soon it may order a disclosure as well about so-called trans unsaturated fatty acids, made from partially hydrogenated oils used to prepare a lot of junk food and said to be even worse culprits in artery-clogging.

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The diesel-extraction method for coffee grounds is similar to that used for other vegetable oils.

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, who died in 1669 aged 63, is widely regarded as one of the most prolific self portraitists, thought to have painted 40-50 pictures of himself in oils and used himself as a model in 32 etchings and seven drawings.

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And the oils and fats used in some fried potato and corn chips elevate cholesterol and can cause heart disease.

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The main substance believed to have responsible for the deaths is PIB, which is used as a lubricating additive in oils to improve performance.

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Oleochemicals are natural oils derived from palm, cocoanut and other plants and are used to make everything from detergent to plastics.

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He realized that this same technology could be used to measure and track vodka, gin and whisky just as easily as motor oils and brake fluid.

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The plant cannot use palm oil or oils fit for human consumption and efforts must be made to recover waste heat and enable it to be used by nearby properties.

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