Problem: Executions resumed on January 17, 1977, when Gary Gilmore went before a firing squad in Utah. But the pace was quite slow due to the use of litigation tactics which involved filing repeated writs of habeas corpus, which succeeded for many in delaying their actual execution for many years. Although hundreds of individuals were sentenced to death in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s, only ten people besides Gilmore (who had waived all of his appeal rights) were actually executed prior to 1984.
By what method was Gary Gilmore executed?
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Answer: firing squad

Problem: The lower (Triassic) boundary is set by the PermianTriassic extinction event, during which approximately 90% to 96% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrates became extinct. It is also known as the "Great Dying" because it is considered the largest mass extinction in the Earth's history. The upper (Cretaceous) boundary is set at the CretaceousTertiary (KT) extinction event (now more accurately called the CretaceousPaleogene (or KPg) extinction event), which may have been caused by the impactor that created Chicxulub Crater on the Yucatan Peninsula. Towards the Late Cretaceous large volcanic eruptions are also believed to have contributed to the CretaceousPaleogene extinction event. Approximately 50% of all genera became extinct, including all of the non-avian dinosaurs.
What percentage of marine life growth happened during the PermianTriassic era?
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Answer: unanswerable

Problem: For those with severe persistent asthma not controlled by inhaled corticosteroids and LABAs, bronchial thermoplasty may be an option. It involves the delivery of controlled thermal energy to the airway wall during a series of bronchoscopies. While it may increase exacerbation frequency in the first few months it appears to decrease the subsequent rate. Effects beyond one year are unknown. Evidence suggests that sublingual immunotherapy in those with both allergic rhinitis and asthma improve outcomes.
What effect does bronchial thermoplasty have?
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Answer:
it appears to decrease the subsequent rate.