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What differentiates placozoans from the ctenophora and the cnidaria?
The tiny placozoans are similar, but they do not have a permanent digestive chamber.
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Where is Gerda Abst a professor mandolin?
She is now also professor mandolin at the music high school “Koninklijk Conservatorium Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen”.
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Who came up with the Armenian alphabet?
Armenian literature dates back to 400 AD, when Mesrop Mashtots first invented the Armenian alphabet.
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What year was Clinton v. City of New York decided by the supreme court?
Congress has the sole power to legislate for the United States.
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Who slew an envoy of Khagan Bayan I?
The Avars asked the Slavs to accept the suzerainty of the Avars, he however declined and is reported as saying: "Others do not conquer our land, we conquer theirs –
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The Times was the first newspaper to send correspondents to what kind of event?
W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England.
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How were the different factions distinguished from eachother?
More than 500,000 residents fled during this time because of persecution, increased poverty and better economic opportunities in the West or in other former Soviet republics.
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What types of advanced books did some Japanese women read?
Though many of the texts written for women during the Tokugawa period only pertained to how a woman could become a successful wife and household manager, there were those that undertook the challenge of learning to read, and also tackled philosophical and literary classics.
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How many BYU campus rooms are used for the purposes of LDS Church congregations?
Over 900 rooms on BYU campus are used for the purposes of LDS Church congregations.
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Who lost the battle of Cowpens?
This campaign is known as "The Race to the Dan" or "The Race for the River."
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Apollo 17 landed on the Moon on which date?
The first landing was followed by another, precision landing on Apollo 12 in November 1969.
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When were the Russian Empire, Serbia, and Montenegro the only free Slavic states in the world?
In 1918, after World War I ended, the Slavs established such independent states as Czechoslovakia, the Second Polish Republic, and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.
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What language originated the word bitumen?
The expression "bitumen" originated in the Sanskrit, where we find the words jatu, meaning "pitch," and jatu-krit, meaning "pitch creating", "pitch producing" (referring to coniferous or resinous trees).
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Why did Steele think people were not attacking Barrack Obama?
Because he has no slave blood in him."
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When was the ductile form of tungsten invented?
By 1910, a process was developed by William D. Coolidge at General Electric for production of a ductile form of tungsten.
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Who do we owe gratitude for even some species of cotton to?
Many crops first domesticated by indigenous Americans are now produced and used globally.
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In what river does the Bronx have 4 peninsulas?
East of the Bronx River, the borough is relatively flat and includes four large low peninsulas, or 'necks,' of low-lying land which jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh:
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By what year was the greater part of the army presence in Plymouth gone?
Post-war, Devonport Dockyard was kept busy refitting aircraft carriers such as the Ark Royal and, later, nuclear submarines while new light industrial factories were constructed in the newly zoned industrial sector attracting rapid growth of the urban population.
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What color garment is used in traditional chants to represent the purity of Mary's conception ?
Your clothing is white as snow, and your face is like the sun.
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Who has the power to issue a reprieve?
He also has the power to issue pardons and reprieves.
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How much did Stick and Sweet Tour grossed?
With a gross of $280 million, it became the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist then, surpassing the previous record Madonna set with the Confessions Tour; it was later surpassed by Roger Waters' The Wall Live.
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When was Spielberg named the 'most influential celebrity in America'?
According to Forbes' Most Influential Celebrities 2014 list, Spielberg was listed as the most influential celebrity in America.
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Who was Prefect Nicholas Frochot under?
Open from 1804, these were the cemeteries of Père Lachaise, Montmartre, Montparnasse, and later Passy; these cemeteries became inner-city once again when Paris annexed all neighbouring communes to the inside of its much larger ring of suburban fortifications in 1860.
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Vessels of what navy protected convoys?
Captain James Cook's vessel HMS Endeavour anchored and resupplied off the coast of St Helena in May 1771, on her return from the European discovery of the east coast of Australia and rediscovery of New Zealand.
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In which year did Feynman orate the Caltech commencement speech?
In 1974, Feynman delivered the Caltech commencement address on the topic of cargo cult science, which has the semblance of science, but is only pseudoscience due to a lack of "a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of utter honesty" on the part of the scientist.
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Who came into power in 1992?
Elections in 2006 were again won by Rahmon (with 79% of the vote) and he began his third term in office.
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How many children came back from Auschwitz?
On 16–17 July 1942, following German orders, the French police and gendarmes arrested 12,884 Jews, including 4,115 children, and confined them during five days at the Vel d'Hiv (Vélodrome d'Hiver), from which they were transported by train to the extermination camp at Auschwitz.
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When did the abbey suffer damage?
Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at Tyburn.
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How did Pitt's strategy affect Britain's future plans?
Pitt Head of the government from 1756 to 1761, and even after that the British continued his strategy.
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What is the exception to this reduction?
There are a few instances of unreduced [e], [o] in some words.
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What are the districts of Germany considered?
The Districts of Germany (Kreise) are administrative districts, and every state except the city-states of Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen consists of "rural districts" (Landkreise), District-free Towns/Cities
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Is the age that peope are allowed to marry universally decided upon?
Nonetheless, new legal privileges converge with shifting social expectations to usher in a phase of heightened independence or social responsibility for most legal adolescents.
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What ideaology is found in the natural sciences?
Groups of humans have always identified themselves as distinct from neighboring groups, but such differences have not always been understood to be natural, immutable and global.
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In parts of the country, Romani is spoken by who?
This goes for the Arvanites, an Albanian-speaking group mostly located in the rural areas around the capital Athens, and for the Aromanians and Moglenites, also known as Vlachs, whose language is closely related to Romanian and who used to live scattered across several areas of mountainous central Greece.
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In 1770, who reported that Medri Bahri was a distinct political entity from Abyssinia?
The Scottish traveler James Bruce reported in 1770 that Medri Bahri was a distinct political entity from Abyssinia, noting that the two territories were frequently in conflict.
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In what form does the Quran say God sends his messages to people?
This comes out in Quran 42:51, in which it is stated: "It is not for any mortal that God should speak to them, except by revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by his permission whatsoever He will."
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How did Valens get him to return?
But the saint seems to have divined what was preparing in secret against him.
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When did the reference software become an international standard?
It was approved as a draft technical report (DTR/DIS) in November 1994, finalized in 1996 and published as international standard ISO/IEC TR 11172-5:1998 in 1998.
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What came to a halt during the moment of silence?
Cars and trucks on Beijing's roads also came to a halt.
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What year was the RMS Saint Helena supposed to be decommissioned?
The RMS Saint Helena was due for decommissioning in 2010.
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What was the State de France built for?
It is used for football, rugby union and track and field athletics.
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Quantum Dot LEDs can do what special skill?
This allows quantum dot LEDs to create almost any color on the CIE diagram.
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What sort of reality did Collier believe was knowable?
The universe cannot exist as it appears if there is no perceiving mind.
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What Beaux Arts structure on New Haven's Chapel Street was built on the site believed to formerly feature the home of Roger Sherman?
The cemetery is known for its grand Egyptian Revival gateway.
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Which country did Britain ally with in 1902?
Germany was rapidly rising as a military and industrial power and was now seen as the most likely opponent in any future war.
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How did the Nazis conjure up anti-Semitic feelings in civilians?
The Nazis used propaganda to great effect to stir up anti-Semitic feelings within ordinary Germans.
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When did the Computer Emergency Readiness Team investigate 79 hacking incidents at energy companies?
The Internet is a potential attack vector for such machines if connected, but the Stuxnet worm demonstrated that even equipment controlled by computers not connected to the Internet can be vulnerable to physical damage caused by malicious commands sent to industrial equipment (in that case uranium enrichment centrifuges) which are infected via removable media.
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In recent years, what usage has risen dramatically?
3G/4G mobile internet usage has been on a sharp increase in recent years, with a 340% increase between August 2011 and August 2012.
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What is a condition that can cause symptoms of astham in children?
Many other conditions can cause symptoms similar to those of asthma.
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What is an issue of reporting pain specific to Asians?
Many Asians do not want to lose respect in society by admitting they are in pain and need help, believing the pain should be borne in silence, while other cultures feel they should report pain right away and get immediate relief.
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Where is Henry VIII's wine cellar?
Henry VIII's wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall, built in 1514–1516 for Cardinal Wolsey, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment.
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What was the purpose of the created of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company?
The name Shell is linked to The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company.
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If a tree starts forming heartwood right away, will its sapwood layer be thin or thick?
Some species begin to form heartwood very early in life, so having only a thin layer of live sapwood, while in others the change comes slowly.
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What language are most languages of Italy derived from?
The languages of Italy are primarily Latin-based Romance languages, with the most widely spoken languages falling within the Italo-Dalmatian language family.
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How long is the track connecting Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire?
Thus, Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa, with 70% of its total population living in a few urban areas, namely in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire or one of the small cities or villages lining the 534-kilometre (332 mi) railway which connects the two cities.
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The team that discovered M458 was led by who?
The team led by Peter Underhill, which discovered M458, did not consider the possibility that this was a Slavic marker, since they used the "evolutionary effective" mutation rate, which gave a date far too old to be Slavic.
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What features allow the cable-ready TVs to display HD content without an external box?
They have a QAM tuner built-in and/or a card slot for inserting a CableCARD.
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As of January 2013, The Sunday Times has a circulation of how many people?
As of January 2013, The Times has a circulation of 399,339 and The Sunday Times of 885,612.
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Where did the Texas bulb begin its life?
The "Centennial Light" is a light bulb that is accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records as having been burning almost continuously at a fire station in Livermore, California, since 1901.
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Which private contractor acted as police for businesses?
Public organizations were supplemented by private contractors, notably the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which was hired by individuals, businessmen, local governments and the federal government.
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When did the Avid Life Media CEO resign?
After the second data dump, Avid Life Media CEO Noel Biderman resigned, but the website remained functional.
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What was Roper's position?
On 19 May, George VI personally accepted and approved the Letter of Credence of the new U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Daniel Calhoun Roper; gave Royal Assent to nine parliamentary bills; and ratified two international treaties with the Great Seal of Canada.
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What is the official name of the missile test facility?
Marshallese land owners receive rent for the base.
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What other beginnings of origination do some of the last names of the Greeks share ?
Finally, in addition to Greek-derived surnames many have Latin, Turkish and Italian origin.
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How much of the subsidized bulk mail delivery program goes to carriers who offer passenger service?
The program requires 70% of that subsidy to go to carriers who offer passenger service to the communities.
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What other instrument did the Tennessee string bands use?
Howard Armstrong, who is famous for blues violin, got his start with his father's mandolin and played in string bands similar to the other Tennessee string bands he came into contact with, with band makeup including "mandolins and fiddles and guitars and banjos.
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The Guinness World record was credited to which production designer?
After wrapping up in England, production travelled to Morocco in June, with filming taking place in Oujda, Tangier and Erfoud, after preliminary work was completed by the production's second unit.
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What nation possessed the Dutch East Indies?
Mexico, Free France and many other countries also took part, especially forces from other British colonies.
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When do birds molt?
In addition, the feathers of a bird suffer from wear-and-tear and require to be molted.
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What did President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo establish?
In 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo established the Consultative Commission which suggested such a Charter Change but no action was taken by the Philippine Congress to amend the 1987 Constitution.
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What religious activity was responsible for the growing demand for hostelries?
A traveller in the early Middle Ages could obtain overnight accommodation in monasteries, but later a demand for hostelries grew with the popularity of pilgrimages and travel.
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Why did Darwin feel plants had something comparable to a brain?
Darwin experimented on the movements of plant shoots and roots towards light and gravity, and concluded "It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the tip of the radicle . .
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What entity provides help with the management of time for new students at Notre Dame?
The program also includes a Learning Resource Center which provides time management, collaborative learning, and subject tutoring.
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In what areas of the US does Comcast operate?
It is the second largest pay-TV company after the AT&T-DirecTV acquisition, largest cable TV company and largest home Internet service provider in the United States, and the nation's third largest home telephone service provider.
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How did Tajikistan change their economy?
Tajikistan has achieved transition from a planned to a market economy without substantial and protracted recourse to aid (of which it by now receives only negligible amounts), and by purely market-based means, simply by exporting its main commodity of comparative advantage — cheap labor.
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How many passengers ride the Staten Island Ferry annually?
Other ferry systems shuttle commuters between Manhattan and other locales within the city and the metropolitan area.
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Who was at the forefront of the fight to change the laws on defective products?
Notably, the most broadly influential innovation of 20th-century American tort law was the rule of strict liability for defective products, which originated with judicial glosses on the law of warranty.
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When did most Catalan speakers leave northern Catalonia?
People from the Spanish Alacant province settled around Oran, whereas Algiers received immigration from Northern Catalonia and Minorca.
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The Fajr-3 missile uses what type of propulsion system?
Since the 1979 Revolution, to overcome foreign embargoes, Iran has developed its own military industry, produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, guided missiles, submarines, military vessels, guided missile destroyer, radar systems, helicopters and fighter planes.
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An entertainment listings guide in the Saturday edition of The Times is called what?
These supplements were relaunched in January 2009 as: Sport, Weekend (including travel and lifestyle features), Saturday Review (arts, books, and ideas), The Times Magazine (columns on various topics), and Playlist (an entertainment listings guide).
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How did the Quebec Act of 1774 affect religion?
The act protected Catholic religion and French language, which enraged the Americans, but the Québécois remained loyal and did not rebel.
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What anniversary did the chain take place on?
An estimated 2 million people joined hands to form a human chain extending 600 kilometres (370 mi) across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which had been forcibly reincorporated into the Soviet Union in 1944.
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Who is an example of a perdurantist?
(An example of a perdurantist is David Lewis.)
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Other than Tibetan Buddhism, what other Buddhism supports bardo?
According to East Asian and Tibetan Buddhism, there is an intermediate state (Tibetan "bardo") between one life and the next.
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Who noted that Gaddafi made long speeches?
Biographer Daniel Kawczynski noted that Gaddafi was famed for his "lengthy, wandering" speeches, which typically involved criticising Israel and the U.S.
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Who got emails asking him to boycott the torch relay?
In an effort to counter the pro-Tibet protesters and show their support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, more than 2,000 Chinese also gathered on the torch route and demonstrated with signs, banners and Chinese flags.
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What was the name of the BBC changed to in 1960?
The channel also introduced the science fiction show Doctor Who on 23 November 1963 - at 17:16 - which went on to become one of Britain's most iconic and beloved television programmes.
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What events ended the war with Japan?
The war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and other large aerial bomb attacks by the United States Army Air Forces, accompanied by the Soviet invasion of Manchuria on 8 August 1945, resulting in the Japanese announcement of intent to surrender on 15 August 1945.
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What was Mandela's nationality?
Restrictions were placed on the activities of the Revolutionary Committees; in March 1988, their role was narrowed by the newly created Ministry for Mass Mobilization and Revolutionary Leadership to restrict their violence and judicial role, while in August 1988 Gaddafi publicly criticised them, asserting that "they deviated, harmed, tortured" and that "the true revolutionary does not practise repression."
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What does federal law come from?
Many lawsuits turn on the meaning of a federal statute or regulation, and judicial interpretations of such meaning carry legal force under the principle of stare decisis.
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Who first patented the process that creates an oxide usable in the retort process?
William Champion's brother, John, patented a process in 1758 for calcining zinc sulfide into an oxide usable in the retort process.
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To whom is the quote "it was like playing men from outer space" attributed?
After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing men from outer space".
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MediaOne merged with what telecommunications company?
Comcast University started in 1999 as well as Comcast Interactive Capital Group to make technology and Internet related investments taking its first investment in VeriSign.
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How many PCs was Dell's Indian plant slated to make in 2007?
an estimated $60 million in a new manufacturing unit in Chennai, India, to support the sales of its products in the Indian subcontinent.
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Who was the vice royalty of the Sakya regime established by?
He adds that "Although agreements were made between Tibetan leaders and Mongol khans, Ming and Qing emperors, it was the Republic of China and its Communist successors that assumed the former imperial tributaries and subject states as integral parts of the Chinese nation-state."
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Who presented himself as a model?
The Sangha is considered to provide a refuge by preserving the authentic teachings of the Buddha and providing further examples that the truth of the Buddha's teachings is attainable.
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Mahayana includes which practices of Buddhism?
Mahayana which includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai) is found throughout East Asia.
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What other career fields have seen an increase in active combat missions?
Beyond combat flight crew personnel, perhaps the most dangerous USAF jobs are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat rescue officer, Pararescue, Security Forces, Combat Control, Combat Weather, Tactical Air Control Party, and AFOSI agents, who deploy with infantry and special operations units who disarm bombs, rescue downed or isolated personnel, call in air strikes and set up landing zones in forward locations.
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Who controlled the newly restored government of the Republic of Korea?
On 27 September, MacArthur received the top secret National Security Council Memorandum 81/1 from Truman reminding him that operations north of the 38th parallel were authorized only if "at the time of such operation there was no entry into North Korea by major Soviet or Chinese Communist forces, no announcements of intended entry, nor a threat to counter our operations militarily...
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What is one of the many ways the DCA utilizes passive defense to protect from enemy attacks?
It includes detection and warning; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense; camouflage, concealment, and deception; hardening; reconstitution; dispersion; redundancy; and mobility, counter-measures, and stealth.
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