By Bruce Kozak, SMS Demag. & Joseph Dzierzawski, SMS Demag. Continuous Casting is the process whereby molten steel is solidified into a semifinished billet, bloom, or slab for subsequent rolling in the finishing mills. Prior to the introduction of Continuous Casting in the 1950s, steel was poured into stationary molds to form ingots.
Emoji (from Japanese çµµæå­, read ããã) (pl. emoji) are the tiny pictures you can put on your texts. The word dates back to the early Japanese mobile p... Emoji (from Japanese çµµæå­, read ããã) (pl. emoji) are the tiny pictures you can put on your texts. The word dates back to the early Japanese mobile phones. With the iPhone's plethora of icons, the word emoji became widespread, as it was what the keyboard was named.
The Unicode Consortium is responsible for the standard character encoding that makes it possible for us to see emoji across various devices. Its website explains that while the artwork for each emoji varies by platform, the meaning of each symbol remains the same.. But the truth is, some meanings haven't remained the same at all. In many cases, the original meanings are based on Japanese culture, as that is where emoji were first popularized. But people have since adopted entirely new uses and meanings for certain emoji. From cultural crossovers to niche communities, some of these reinterpretations have become so mainstream, that it might surprise you to find out what the following emoji actually represent.