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In males , where LH had also been called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone ( ICSH ) , it stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone .
In males , where LH had also been called ICSH , it stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone .
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It acts synergistically with FSH .
It acts synergistically with Follicle-stimulating hormone ( FSH ) .
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In females , an acute rise of LH ( `` LH surge '' ) triggers ovulation and development of the corpus luteum .
In females , an LH surge triggers ovulation and development of the corpus luteum ( a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that promotes relatively high levels of progesterone ) .
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Luteinizing hormone ( LH , also known as lutropin and sometimes lutrophin ) is a hormone produced by gonadotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland .
Luteinizing hormone ( LH , lutropin or lutrophin ) is a sex hormone produced by gonadotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland .
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A conversion from a negative to a positive reading would suggest that ovulation is about to occur within 24-48 hours , giving women two days to engage in sexual intercourse or artificial insemination with the intentions of conceiving .
The women has two days to engage in sexual intercourse or artificial insemination with the intentions of conceiving .
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LH can be detected by urinary ovulation predictor kits ( OPK , also LH-kit ) that are performed , typically daily , around the time ovulation may be expected .
LH can be detected by urinary test kits .
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It won the award for the best British Album of the last 30 Years at the 2010 Brit Awards , and appears on several lists as one of the greatest albums of all time .
The album won Best British Album at the 1996 BRIT Awards , and won the BRIT Award for the best British Album of the last 30 Years at the 2010 BRIT Awards .
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is the second studio album by the English rock band Oasis , released on 2 October 1995 on Creation Records .
is the second album by the rock band Oasis .
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What 's the Story went on to become the second best selling album of 1995 and 1996 in the UK , as well being the best selling album of the decade .
It went on to become the biggest selling album of the decade .
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Singles from the album were successful in Britain , America and Australia : `` Some Might Say '' and `` Do n't Look Back in Anger '' reached number one in the UK ; `` Champagne Supernova '' and `` Wonderwall '' reached number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart ; and `` Wonderwall '' topped the Australian and New Zealand singles charts .
`` Wonderwall '' and `` Champagne Supernova '' both went # 1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart .
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It has sold approximately 22 million copies worldwide .
The album sold 346,000 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom and has sold around 23 million copies worldwide , but several sources say that it has sold over 30 million .
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Carter died on April 10 , 2010 , in Houston .
Carter died on April 10 , 2010 , in Houston , Texas .
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In 1959 , Carter competed in the Miss Tennessee pageant , where she placed first runner-up to Mickie Weyland .
She competed in Miss Tennessee pageants in 1959 .
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She attended college at the University of Memphis and Rhodes College .
She attended college at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Southwestern at Memphis ( now Rhodes College ) .
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Dixie Virginia Carter ( May 25 , 1939 - April 10 , 2010 ) was an American film , television and stage actress , best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women ( 1986-1993 ) .
She was best known for playing Julia Sugarbaker in the television series Designing Women ( 1986-1993 ) .
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The `` cognitive map hypothesis '' has been further advanced by recent discoveries of head direction cells , grid cells , and border cells in several parts of the rodent brain that are strongly connected to the hippocampus .
The `` cognitive map hypothesis '' has been further advanced by recent discoveries of direction cells in several parts of the rodent brain which are strongly connected to the hippocampus .
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Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi , one in each side of the brain .
Humans and other mammals have two , one in each side of the brain .
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Since different neuronal cell types are neatly organized into layers in the hippocampus , it has frequently been used as a model system for studying neurophysiology .
The different neuronal cell types are neatly organized into layers in the hippocampus .
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The form of neural plasticity known as long-term potentiation ( LTP ) was first discovered to occur in the hippocampus and has often been studied in this structure .
Long-term potentiation ( LTP ) , a neural mechanism for storing memory , was first discovered to occur in the hippocampus .
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In the ensuing years , other patients with similar levels of hippocampal damage and amnesia ( caused by accident or disease ) have also been studied , and thousands of experiments have studied the physiology of activity-driven changes in synaptic connections in the hippocampus .
Thousands of experiments have studied the physiology of changes in synaptic connections in the hippocampus after activity .
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In humans , cells with location-specific firing patterns have been reported in a study of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who were undergoing an invasive procedure to localize the source of their seizures , with a view to surgical resection .
In humans , cells with location-specific firing patterns have been reported in a study .
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The patients had diagnostic electrodes implanted in their hippocampus and then used a computer to move around in a virtual reality town .
Then a computer was used to move them around in a virtual reality town .
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This case attracted such widespread professional interest that Molaison became the most intensively studied subject in medical history .
This case attracted widespread professional interest .
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The thumb is the first finger of the hand .
The thumb is one of the five fingers on the human hand .
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Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology ( Thai : สถาบันเทคโนโลยีนานาชาติสิรินธร ) ( SIIT ) is a semi-autonomous institute of technology established in 1992 within Thammasat University .
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology ( SIIT ) ( Thai : สถาบันเทคโนโลยีนานาชาติสิรินธร ) is an institute of technology in Thammasat University , Thailand .
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School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology hosts chemical engineering and environmental technology programs School of Civil Engineering and Technology hosts civil engineering and infrastructure planning programs School of Information , Computer and Communication Technology hosts information technology , computer science , and Electronics and communication engineering programs School of Management Technology hosts management technology and engineering management programs School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering hosts mechanical engineering and industrial engineering programs Department of Common and Graduate Studies The Rangsit Campus is situated in the TU 's Rangsit Center , approximately 42 kilometers north of Bangkok , just next to the Asian Institute of Technology and Thailand Science Park .
School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology hosts chemical engineering and environmental technology programs School of Civil Engineering and Technology hosts civil engineering and infrastructure planning programs School of Information , Computer and Communication Technology hosts information technology , computer science , and Electronics and communication engineering programs School of Management Technology hosts management technology and engineering management programs School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering hosts mechanical engineering and industrial engineering programs Department of Common and Graduate Studies
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Although it is an academic unit of Thammasat University and its graduates receive Thammasat University degrees , the institute is self-administered and - financed ( similar to a ` Deemed University ' in India . )
Its graduates receive degrees from Thammasat University .
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All are international programs , with English language as a medium of instruction .
Every education programs are `` international program '' , all classes are in English language .
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Since founding , the Committee 's Chair has been as follows : Ever since World War II , the chief of the London station of the United States Central Intelligence Agency has attended the JIC 's weekly meetings .
Ever since World War II , the chief of the London station of the United States Central Intelligence Agency has attended the JIC 's weekly meetings .
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The Joint Intelligence Committee ( JIC ) is the part of the British Cabinet Office responsible for directing the national intelligence organizations of the United Kingdom on behalf of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and providing advice to the Cabinet related to security , defense and foreign affairs .
The Joint Intelligence Committee ( JIC ) is the part of the British Cabinet Office .
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Group B of UEFA Euro 2012 began on 9 June 2012 and ended on 17 June 2012 .
Group B of the UEFA Euro 2012 began on June 9 , 2012 and ended on June 17 , 2012 .
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All four teams were in the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings at the start of the tournament .
The group was named the `` Group of death , '' because the teams were in the top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings at the start of the games .
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The pool was made up of the Netherlands , Denmark , Germany and Portugal .
The group had the teams of Denmark , Germany , Netherlands and Portugal .
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Germany and Portugal progressed to the quarter-finals , while Denmark and the Netherlands were eliminated from the tournament .
Germany and Portugal went to the quarter-finals .
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The Swedish Academy ( Swedish : Svenska Akademien ) , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III , is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden .
The Swedish Academy ( Swedish : Svenska Akademien ) , started in 1786 by King Gustav III , is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden .
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The bottom floor was used as a trading exchange ( this later became the stock exchange ) and the upper floor was used for balls , New Year 's Eve parties , etc. .
The bottom floor was used as a trading exchange ( which became the stock exchange ) and the upper floor was used for dances , New Years Eve parties , etc. .
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The primary purpose of the Academy is to further the `` purity , strength , and sublimity of the Swedish language '' ( `` Svenska Språkets renhet , styrka och höghet '' ) ( Walshe , 1965 ) .
The main thing the Academy does is to help the purity , strength , and greatness of the Swedish language '' ( `` Svenska Språkets renhet , styrka och höghet '' ) .
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The first is a one-volume dictionary called Svenska Akademiens ordlista ( SAOL ) .
The first is a dictionary in a single book , called Svenska Akademiens ordlista ( SAOL ) .
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The building now known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building was built for the bourgeoisie .
The Academy uses a building now known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building .
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The second is a multi-volume dictionary , edited on principles similar to those of the Oxford English Dictionary , entitled Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB ) .
The second dictionary , called Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB ) is so big it needs many books , like the Oxford English Dictionary .
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Modelled after the Académie française , it has 18 members .
It was copied from the Académie française , it has 18 members .
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Since 1901 , the Academy has annually decided who will be the laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature , awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel .
Since 1901 the Academy has decided who will win the Nobel Prize in Literature , given in memory of Alfred Nobel .
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When the academy was founded , the ballroom was the biggest room in Stockholm that could be heated and thus used in the winter , so the king asked if he could borrow it .
In 1786 , the ballroom was the biggest room in Stockholm that could be heated and be used in the winter .
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To that end the Academy publishes two dictionaries .
To help do this , the Academy publishes two dictionaries .
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However , it was not until 1914 the academy gained the right to use the upper floor as their own for all eternity .
In 1914 the Academy gained the right to use the upper floor as their own forever .
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Tracheae , systems of branching tunnels that run from the openings in the body walls , deliver oxygen directly to individual cells in many insects , myriapods and arachnids .
The four groups are insects , arachnids , crustaceans , and myriapods .
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An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton ( external skeleton ) , a segmented body , and jointed appendages .
Arthropods have jointed feet , a segmented body , and an exoskeleton , a cuticle on the outside of their body .
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Instead , they proposed that three separate groups of `` arthropods '' evolved separately from common worm-like ancestors : the chelicerates , including spiders and scorpions ; the crustaceans ; and the uniramia , consisting of onychophorans , myriapods and hexapods .
Insects , spiders , crabs , shrimp , millipedes , and centipedes are all arthropods .
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Below the sandstone is a layer of micaceous basal shale , which weathers quite readily and is therefore not well exposed .
Below the sandstone is a layer of micaceous shale , which weathers quite readily .
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The upper part of the mountain mesa consists of Ordovician quartzitic sandstone , commonly referred to as Table Mountain Sandstone ( TMS ) , which is highly resistant to erosion and forms characteristic steep gray crags .
The upper part of the mountain mesa ( table ) consists Silurian\/Ordovician quartzitic sandstone , commonly referred to as Table Mountain Sandstone ( TMS ) .
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It is a significant tourist attraction , with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top .
Many visitors use the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway or hike to the top .
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Table Mountain ( Afrikaans : Tafelberg ) is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa , and is featured in the Flag of Cape Town and other local government insignia .
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa .
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Both rocks are of late Precambrian age .
The basement of folded metamorphic shales intruded by the Cape Granite are of late Precambrian age .
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In 1851 parts of Buncombe County and Yancey County were combined to form Madison County .
In 1851 parts of Buncombe County and Yancey County were combined to make Madison County .
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In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to form Yancey County , and in 1838 the southern part of what was left of Buncombe County became Henderson County .
In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to make Yancey County , and in 1838 the southern part of Buncombe County was made into Henderson County .
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Buncombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina .
Buncombe County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina .
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The county was formed in 1791 from parts of Burke County and Rutherford County .
The county was made in 1791 from parts of Burke County and Rutherford County .
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Buncombe County is a member of the Land-of-Sky Regional Council of governments .
Buncombe County is part of the local Land-of-Sky Regional Council of governments .
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In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County became Haywood County .
In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County was made into Haywood County .
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Finally , in 1925 the Broad River township of McDowell County was transferred to Buncombe County .
And , in 1925 a small part of McDowell County was made into a part of Buncombe County .
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Buncombe County has a council\/manager form of government .
These are the most important roads in Buncombe County : These counties are connected to Buncombe County : These cities and towns are in Buncombe County :
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On 6 January , the cold front that affected Caraga and Eastern Visayas moved to Bicol and brought rains anew .
On January 6 , the cold front that affected Caraga and Eastern Visayas moved to Bicol and brought rains anew .
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More than 80 % of the evacuees in Albay were sent home after conditions improved on 7 January .
More than 80 % of the evacuees in Albay were sent home after conditions improved on January 7 .
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By 12 January , the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ( NDRRMC ) pegged those affected at 235,867 families or 1,230,022 people in 1,267 villages in 137 towns and 10 cities in 23 provinces .
By January 12 , the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ( NDRRMC ) pegged those affected at 235,867 families or 1,230,022 people in 1,267 villages in 137 towns and 10 cities in 23 provinces .
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In late December , Albay governor Joey Salceda had placed his province under a state of emergency after the rains caused the deaths of two people and the displacement of 4,000 .
In late December , Albay governor Joey Salceda had placed his province under a state of emergancy after the rains caused the deaths of two people and the displacement of 4,000 .
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By 6 January , Butuan , Agusan del Sur towns of Bunawan and San Francisco , and Surigao del Sur were placed under state of calamity as additional seven deaths were recorded .
By January 6 , Butuan , Agusan del Sur towns of Bunawan and San Francisco , and Surigao del Sur were placed under state of calamity as additional seven deaths were recorded .
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As of 23 January 2011 the death toll from the floods has risen to 68 with 26 others still missing .
As of January 23 , 2010 the death toll from the floods has risen to 68 with 26 others still missing .
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Another cause of flooding was the wind convergence .
Another causes of flooding was the Wind Convergence .
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Classes that were suspended on 6 January reopened the next day except for schools that were used as evacuation centers .
Classes that were suspended on January 6 reopened the next day except for schools that were used as evacuation centers .
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PAGASA forecast more rain until 6 January in these areas .
PAGASA forecast more rain until January 6 in these areas .
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The first reports of flooding were at the Bicol Region provinces of Albay and Sorsogon .
PAGASA reported that the cold front will past at the places of Eastern Visayas and Central Visayas also the wind convergence The first reports of flooding were at the Bicol Region provinces of Albay and Sorsogon .
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The cause of the flooding had been blamed on a tail end of a `` cold front '' .
The causes of flood was blamed by a stationary front or called tail-end of cold front and wind convergence .
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The Academy Award for Best Directing ( Best Director ) , usually known as the Best Director Oscar , is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to directors working in the motion picture industry .
The Academy Award for Best Directing ( Best Director ) , usually known as the Best Director Oscar , is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) .
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While nominations for Best Director are made by members in the Academy 's Directing branch , the award winners are selected by the Academy membership as a whole .
Nominations for Best Director are made by members in the Academy 's Directing branch .
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This stability allows millisecond pulsars to be used in establishing ephemeris time or building pulsar clocks .
This stability allows millisecond pulsars to be used in establishing ephemeris time , or building pulsar clocks .
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The first pulsar was observed on November 28 , 1967 , by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish .
The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish of the University of Cambridge .
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In 1974 , Antony Hewish and Martin Ryle became the first astronomers to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics , with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noting that Hewish played a `` decisive role in the discovery of pulsars '' .
In 1974 , Antony Hewish became the first astronomer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics .
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Considerable controversy is associated with the fact that Professor Hewish was awarded the prize while Bell , who made the initial discovery while she was his Ph. D student , was not .
She had made the initial discovery while she was his Ph. D student .
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Although CP 1919 emits in radio wavelengths , pulsars have , subsequently , been found to emit in visible light , X-ray , and\/or gamma ray wavelengths .
This original pulsar , now called CP 1919 , produces radio wavelengths , but pulsars have later been found to produce radiation in the X-ray and\/or gamma ray wavelengths .
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Neutron stars are very dense , and have short , regular rotational periods .
Neutron stars are very dense , and have short , regular spins .
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They observed pulses separated by 1.33 seconds that originated from the same location on the sky , and kept to sidereal time .
The observed emission had pulses separated by 1.33 seconds , coming from the same place in the sky .
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In 1974 , Joseph Hooton Taylor , Jr. and Russell Hulse discovered for the first time a pulsar in a binary system , PSR B1913 +16 .
In 1974 , Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. and Russell Hulse discovered for the first time a pulsar in a binary system .
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce .
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a novel written by the Irish writer James Joyce .
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In 1987 , American Express introduced the Optima card , their first credit card product .
In 1987 , American Express introduced a credit card , known as the Optima card .
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Traveler 's cheques established American Express as a truly international company .
Traveler 's cheques made the American Express a great international company .
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The Platinum Card was billed as super-exclusive and had a $ 250 annual fee ( it is currently $ 450 ) .
The Platinum Card had a $ 250 annual fee ( today it is $ 450 ) .
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By 1903 , the company had assets of some $ 28 million , second only to the National City Bank of New York among financial institutions in the city .
By 1903 , the company had assets of about $ 28 million .
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From early 1980s until the early 1990s , American Express was known for cutting its merchant fees ( also known as a `` discount rate '' ) to merchants and restaurants if they accepted only American Express and no other credit or charge cards .
From early 1980s until the early 1990s , American Express offered merchants and restaurants a discount if they accepted only American Express and no other credit or charge cards .
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In 1874 , American Express moved its headquarters to 65 Broadway in what was becoming the Financial District of Manhattan , a location it was to retain through two buildings .
In 1874 the American Express moved its headquarters to 65 Broadway in the financial district of Manhattan .
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Fargo went to Marcellus Flemming Berry and asked him to create a better solution than the traditional letter of credit .
Fargo went to Marcellus Flemming Berry and asked him to invent a better way getting cash .
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In 1966 , American Express introduced the Gold Card and in 1984 the Platinum Card , clearly defining different market segments within its own business , a practice that has proliferated across a broad array of industries .
In 1966 , American Express introduced the Gold Card and in 1984 the Platinum Card .
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Amex cards account for approximately 24 % of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US .
Sometimes called Amex cards , these credit cards make up nearly a quarter of all credit card transactions in the USA .
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The revolt , known as the `` Boston Fee Party '' ( alluding to the Boston Tea Party ) , was orchestrated by a PR firm hired and paid by Discover Card .
This revolt was called the `` Boston Fee Party '' ( a pun on the name `` Boston Tea Party '' ) .
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A few even stopped accepting American Express credit and charge cards .
Some restaurants even stopped accepting American Express cards .
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The company is best known for its credit card , charge card , and traveler 's cheque businesses .
The traveler 's cheque business made them hugely successful for many years .
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In 1914 , at the outbreak of World War I , American Express offices in Europe were among the few companies to honor the letters of credit ( issued by various banks ) held by Americans in Europe , because other financial institutions refused to assist these stranded travelers .
In 1914 , when World War I started , many people who happened to be traveling could not get at their money , but American Express offices in Europe were among the few companies to honor the letters of credit so that the American tourists could get money to travel back home .
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It was founded as a joint stock corporation by the merger of the express companies owned by Henry Wells ( Wells & Company ) , William G. Fargo ( Livingston , Fargo & Company ) , and John Warren Butterfield ( Wells , Butterfield & Company , the successor earlier in 1850 of Butterfield , Wasson & Company ) .
Two very important people in the express business at the time were Henry Wells and William G. Fargo .
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American Express was started as an express mail business in Buffalo , New York , in 1850 .
When the American Express Company was founded in 1850 it was an `` express business '' .
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In television , along with many minor parts , he played lead roles in five major TV series : the sitcom Valentine 's Day ( 1964-65 ) , drama The Name of the Game ( 1968-71 ) , Search ( 1972-73 ) , Matt Helm ( 1975 ) and Finder of Lost Loves ( 1984 ) .
In television he is known for his lead roles in five well-known TV shows as ; the sitcom Valentine 's Day ( 1964-65 ) , the drama series The Name of the Game ( 1968-71 ) , Search ( 1972-73 ) , Matt Helm ( 1975 ) and Finder of Lost Loves ( 1984 ) .
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Anthony Franciosa ( October 25 , 1928 - January 19 , 2006 ) , usually billed as Tony Franciosa during the height of his career , was an American film , TV and stage actor .
Anthony Franciosa ( Anthony George Papaleo October 25 , 1928 - January 19 , 2006 ) was an American movie , TV , and stage actor , usually known as Tony Franciosa during his career .
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