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The reason is that I was born in 1993, and I never understood what an ‘Olympic year’ was.
The year in which the Olympics take place is not an Olympic year, it is just another year.
However, the year when the games take place in 2012, 2014, and 2018 is.
The Olympics, the games, the games are all Olympic years.
When you
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The Great God Pan was a man; and the man was a gentleman.” The god is not the man, but rather what the man represents: the eternal, unmanifest, divine essence from which all manifestations come into being.
The phrase “man is god” is derived from the 19th-century Indian religious movement known as bhakti yoga, or the worship of God in the form of a man or woman. The word “man” in this context is not limited to the
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The Great Wall of China, which was built in 216 BC to keep out the Huns, is visible from space.
The average human sneeze travels at 100 mph.
According to the Guinness World Records, a 42-year-old woman from China has 10,000 moles on her body.
One of the world's most beautiful women, Natalia Vodianova, is also one of the world's heaviest women, tipping the
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The world as he saw it was one of hard-to-break chains, and chains that only the
clever, the strong, and the self-sacrificing could break. The world was a
land of giants; and if it could be conquered, all the lesser creatures
within it were safe for a time. It was a battle-ground where all might
die. It was a war-ground where all might kill and be killed. But it was
a place in
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The
It is so true.
And in some ways he has been a good influence on me. I have taken
to him. But, really, what I want to say, my dear, is that I
didn't get married and move into this house to be the only man in
it. I wanted you to be here. It isn't all bad for the
children. They have you, you see."
"No, no! Don't say that
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The Guns of August: Germany’s Aims, Britain’s Foresight, and Europe’s Failure” is one of the more insightful books I’ve ever read. His approach is unique in that he doesn’t look at the issue from a purely political viewpoint or from a strictly military approach. Rather, he looks at the events through the prism of how the events of 1914 were determined by the military and political minds of the time. What the world was looking
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The only thing worse than a child who can't read is a child who thinks she can."
Friday, March 28, 2008
In My Mind's Eye
Just another post from The Brain
I'm sure you've all heard the saying, "In my day, we had to work for it!"
I know, I'm a little out of touch here. What can I say, I'm old.
However
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The only time we got out of our seats was at the climax of each episode, when we would be completely awed at the scenes of destruction. One such scene was the one where all the characters are running down a long corridor in a bunker, trying to escape from the approaching tidal wave. I remember one friend in particular, sitting next to me, looking at me and saying, ‘You know, I’m not really a fan of the tsunami sub-genre, but I’m
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The Gorgon" by the hand of M. Ruffin, and the "Merman" by M.
Grenouillet, are also to be seen in this collection. I am of opinion
that both of these last two works are the genuine work of M.
Grenouillet, as the drawing of the "Merman" is very correct.
"The Gorgon" is a very simple work, which, however, has been
admira
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The most common and serious form of kidney cancer is called renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which is a cancer that develops in the lining of the tubules of the kidney (called the renal tubules) that drain the urine from the kidney.
How are kidneys and ureters affected by kidney cancer?
As the primary site of RCC is the kidney, renal cell carcinoma causes changes in the structure of the kidney. The affected kidney typically undergoes atrophy (shrinking), calcification,
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The same thing is true of the
Sisterhood of St. James, which in the sixteenth century gave shelter to the
Bagatine and a great number of other ecstatics, among whom may be
mentioned Filippo Terzia. I shall give later on some account of the
Lady Margaret, who was a founder and president of that Sisterhood in the
sixteenth century.
These three women belonged to a group that has always existed, and is
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The study, the first of its kind to look at people who were taking anticonvulsants in pregnancy, examined 154 women who had taken anticonvulsants while pregnant and 148 women who had not, including 104 who took them from the time of conception.
Although anticonvulsant use did not increase the odds of having a baby with cerebral palsy, the study found that anticonvulsants were associated with an increased risk of
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The whole of these, both the living and the dead, and the
whole world, and all the angels and all the stars, and all the trees
and all the animals, and all the earth, and all the water, and all the
dust, and the whole of all that is in heaven, they are all of them all
one. You can find them all here, they are all of one nature. So, if you
find one of them, you find the other one
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The 1500+ page, 23 volume 1789 edition of Diderot's Encyclopedia can be found here. The 1793 edition is available here
Hugo Grotius
1583-1645. Hugo Grotius is considered the father of modern international law, particularly of the "law of nations". Grotius was known for his 1625 work "The Law of War
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The new paper reports that the authors found a 20 per cent reduction in the risk of an individual suffering from coronary heart disease over the course of the study if he or she was drinking a glass of wine every day.
“Even though it’s a small effect, it’s the first clear benefit of drinking in terms of health effects,” said co-author Dr Rishi Caleyachetty, a cardiovascular medicine specialist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and The University
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The new report was released Monday by the Environmental Working Group, a consumer advocacy group.
The report examined 132,000 food samples purchased at grocery stores, convenience stores and restaurants from 2010 through 2012 and found that nearly half of the samples were contaminated with at least one antibiotic-resistant bacterium.
And nearly 15,000 samples of ground turkey and 1,000 samples of ground beef were contaminated with antibiotic-
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The fact is, our national politicians are just as guilty as the citizens, who for the most part just want to be heard. As long as the system that we have in place is, then this is not going to change.
It’s also just a fact that as long as the majority of the people believe that it is best for them, then it is just a fact that this is the way it is going to stay. It’s not going to change just because of a few
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The American military and the world watched in horror as this war ended with the murder of 10,000 Iraqi civilians, including 460 children under the age of five.
This was not the case of a “disorderly retreat,” but a planned and well executed massacre of a civilian population that was helpless in the face of what was done to them.
How many times does the United States have to kill its own children before we begin to see the evil of
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The
very next morning, the first thing I did, was to go to Mr. ----, the
editor of the newspaper in which I first appeared. I told him I thought
that I had the beginning of a story, but that it was not at all
finished. "It is finished," he said, "it is done with; you have
nothing to do with it. We have had a pretty good run of success with
our little detective stories, and will
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The New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve System, the Fed, or the U.S. Treasury in Washington, DC.
On a national level, the nation's financial capital is Washington, D.C. This city is the center for politics, banking, commerce and business. It is a center for power. As a result, it has many monuments, museums, public buildings and public art.
In New York City, financial power is
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The last time they saw her, she was standing in a long corridor,
behind a huge door which was painted gold and blue.
"She is going to call at the house," said the man. "Come, let us wait
here for the carriage which will bring her."
They went back into the little salon and stood near the door, which was
now open.
"She is very pretty, very," said the butler.
"Well
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The two biggest issues to deal with when it comes to the “goodness” of an action are the ends and the means. The end is the desired result of that action, and the means is the way to achieve that result. If one of those is not a good thing, then the action is inherently “bad”. For example, it is very commonly thought that killing people for their own good is a bad action, and that saving people from the point of death is a good action
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The most common forms of cancer are as follows:
- Prostate cancer
- Breast cancer
- Lung cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Pancreas cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Liver cancer
- Skin cancer
What are the factors responsible for cancer?
There are certain lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risk of getting cancer:
- Avoid Tobacco
- Eat a Healthy Diet
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Stay Active
-
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The only trouble was that I could not tell what it was. As the
coward, I was afraid to ask her any questions, because I thought that
she would tell me something about him, and I could not bear to hear
anything about him. All I could do was to watch her, to see if I could
guess what he had done to bring it about. But it was very difficult to
see much, for I knew very well that my eyes were no match
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The number 1,080,986 is divisible by 2, 3, 6 and 7.
• Arithmetic
• Abundant
• Polite
• Practical
• Square Free
## Base conversion (1080986)
Base System Value
2 Binary 100001001010010001010
3 Ternary 20
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The question, as he put it, is whether a new group of people can be recruited, a new force can be aroused, to help us in the difficult and dangerous task which is before us. I do not ask you to follow this path on my heels, or my shoulders, but I do ask you to follow it with me, to work and to sacrifice with me in the endeavor to create a force and to arouse a people which will be the greatest factor in the building of this country.”
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The answer is that 120 is not a multiple of 4.
## Summary
When we divide 2 into 120, the remainder is 0. So 120 is a multiple of 2. When we divide 4 into 120, the remainder is 0. So 120 is a multiple of 4.
245
When we divide 30 into 245, the remainder is
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Theorem 5.8 : If a function f(x) is both even and odd then f(x) = 0
Example : If f(x) = is even, then find f(-x).
Solution :
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The old man had always known that
the girl would marry the doctor, and he had watched for the day when
the inevitable should come to pass.
The old man was now watching for the day when he could make the
necessary arrangements for this girl to become his daughter. He had
considered the matter for a long time and had decided that it would be
advisable to take this girl under his wing and train her as his own
daughter. He had been
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Theorem 27)
For the above assumptions, we have
$\begin{array}{l}|R\left(f,\mathrm{\Phi },\stackrel{¯}{P},\stackrel{¯}{\mathrm{\Psi }}\right)|=|R\left(f,\mathrm{\Phi },\stackrel{¯}{\mathrm{\Psi }}\right)|,\end{array}$
(2
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The other day I saw a young man driving down the road. It was as though he had just emerged from the womb, still with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. He drove in and out of traffic at the same time as the cars around him. I don't know if he's from the future and we just didn't think to ask him, but he was definitely the smartest guy I'd ever seen.
Or maybe he's just from another planet.
I know where
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The number of moles of solute in a solution is defined as the
volume of solution (in liters) divided by the molar mass of the solution (in
grams).
The number of moles of solute in a solution can be expressed in
moles or grams.
In this example, 13.5 grams of KBr is dissolved in 500.0 mL of water.
What is the concentration (molarity) of the solution
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The first person to get to a certain place is the first person to get to a certain place. I don’t get that. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.”
But, that isn’t an accurate description of how first mover advantage works. It’s just a concept in the business world. It’s not an actual way of looking at the world.
But it does make sense when you really think about it. If I were the first
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The last thing we need is a 20-hour workweek that will cost our businesses dearly and further reduce the jobs that so many Americans are still waiting to be created. If this administration thinks that they are going to get more tax revenues from the American people by forcing us to work harder, they are terribly mistaken.
The reality is that our nation has enough wealth to provide all the things that we want and need. All we need to do is create the right environment for businesses to
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The "coral-bearer"
has its existence, and that is "the good news." The good news will
arise in the world. The good news will triumph. The good news will
change the world. The good news will conquer evil. The good news will
bring life, and "life more abundantly." And the good news, is Christ
Jesus.
And Christ Jesus is the coral-bearer. And he bears the coral upon
himself.
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The first-ever comprehensive review of the impact of natural resources and their management on human health and well-being in Africa, and specifically in the countries of the Great Lakes Region, has been published. The study – by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute – was funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).
The study focused on the health impacts of forests, water, biodiversity and fisheries and on agricultural, pastoral and
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The last two days of the week for the week long celebration and a day off on Sunday.
10/17/14 02/05/14 03/27/14 05/01/14 05/13/14 05/25/14 07/06/14 08/11/14 09/03/14
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The problem was the fact that the state could not make a decision. In June of 1992 the state legislature passed a statute called the “Child Custody and Support Act of 1992.” In essence, this act made clear the state’s rights and responsibilities in matters of child support. However, the legislature didn’t pass any statute in relation to the children, the children in the home or the role of the courts in deciding what was in the children’s best
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The
Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Giant's Causeway is a unique natural geological feature, comprising about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns of vertical or near-vertical structure, which were formed as a lava plateau cooled. The plateau consists of hexagonal, usually facetted, columns of basalt. The Giant's Causeway is located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland in County Antrim, about
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The other day when we got home from work, I just happened to glance into the kitchen and saw this on the counter. So much for my plan to start eating better!
1 comment:
Meredith said...
I always think of you when I see ice cream sundaes!
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The same is true for any other of our common senses of touch. It is
not, then, through touch alone that we learn to estimate the
magnitude of our own body. But how far does the perception of
size depend on touch? I think that we must give it in the main
place to touch. If I tell you that the distance between your
outstretched hand and my thumb is about six inches, you will know
that I am not speaking of a yard or a
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The other side is going to be more important, I think. There's a lot of work to do in Congress, but we're going to need our leadership to continue to hold the President accountable and to hold him to the commitments that he made on a variety of issues, whether that's on immigration or on clean energy.
The President has talked about doubling down, and our team is going to need to be able to match that. And so we're going to continue to make clear that this
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The New International Version) is a translation of the Bible that was developed from an earlier version called the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). This version was created through a collaboration between the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy and a group of evangelical scholars and scholars of theology. The New International Version is very similar to the New King James Version, and both are generally conservative translations.
One of the most striking features of the New International Version is the way it translates passages from the Book of Revelation.
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The second part of my experiment was about the different forms that lightening can take. I got a light bulb, a piece of paper, a sheet of metal, and a metal bowl. Then I got some different substances from my kitchen. I put all of them together and then I tested them all and compared them. It got darker or brighter when I touched it.
For example, I put a glass of water and a lightbulb together and it got brighter when I touched them.
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The first was that the government was making no progress in the war;
and, after the elections, it was made plain that the people were as
much in the dark about that progress as they had been before.
The second was that the party which was being elected was making no
progress in the war, and that its chances for further success were as
small as those which had been given to its predecessors. And it
followed that the election could give no real support to the
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The question is, what will you do?
Will you let the enemy win? Will you let yourself be consumed by fear and doubt and the belief that you can’t handle the future? Or will you take control of your life?
This is your call.
And that call is coming to you now.
Do you dare to take a leap of faith?
Do you have the courage to say yes, I am ready?
And if yes
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The only difference is the location of the 'a'. Since it is not at the beginning of the sentence, it is not stressed in the same way."
The other way to say this is, "The 'a' is not emphasized."
"A very good question, which has several levels of meaning.
First, the sentence is not as much 'about' the house as it is 'about' the housekeeper.
Second, there is no doubt that the house
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The whole body is a piece of sculpture, not a pile of raw materials. It's not a pile of muscles and bones. If your mind is strong and you work hard, your body will work hard as well.
Why do you want to become a professional wrestler?
I like working out, I like the competitive aspect, I like the psychology of wrestling. I like the whole idea of winning and losing.
Are you planning to compete in professional wrestling?
No
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The more of a chance that the company has in the market, the more important it is to know how to create a logo for the business.
It is essential that the logo be recognizable. That is why it is important to have a logo that will be consistent with the company.
The first time you see the logo, your brain automatically begins to recognize it, and the first time you see it again, it instantly recognizes it. It can even begin to become more recognizable to people who
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The following is the best method to begin the process of starting a business.
- Determine the industry and/or market segment you are entering.
- Decide which type of business structure to enter: corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company (LLC), sole proprietorship, or partnership.
- Write a business plan and seek funding for your business.
- Register your business with the state.
- Register your business with the Secretary of State's Office and/or with
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The following is a quick summary of how the first four verses of this section have been translated in the English Bible:
|13:4-5||“Come out of her, my people, that you may not participate in her sins and that you may not receive of her plagues.” 13:6-10||“Therefore, because you have kept the word of my perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of trial that is to come upon the whole world, to
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The Great White Father in Washington” are both metaphors that are also meant to be taken literally, and when you put the two together, it’s a metaphor that’s intended to be taken literally. So, when we use “the Great White Father in Washington” and we think of that person, we think of a white man, someone with fair skin who’s in Washington, D.C., someone who has the ability to control a whole region, a region that they are also trying to
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The “25-to-25” rule that is based on the results of the study, which was conducted by a team of epidemiologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta and published in the September 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, states that children who are physically active and who are not obese may be able to avoid the development of type 2 diabetes in their adult years.
The study’s author, Dr
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The two girls would go to him again and again, and, as
he still felt the effects of the attack of the other night, it was
hardly surprising. It was not until she had been several hours
that he realized that she was not in the mood to be teased.
"Polly," he said, "you don't want to bother me? I'm busy."
"Oh, I know that," she said, and her face clouded over in
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The first time you use your new code to generate a report, the report may not be very useful. If you are having problems getting your report to show up or have questions about it, don't hesitate to call us and we will be happy to help.
After you have your first report, and things are working, you are ready to start testing. In order to test your code, you need to know what a good report looks like. In other
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The 25th of May, 1961,
was the last day of a long and sordid affair. There is no need to add
that the evidence adduced by the prosecution was full and convincing. It
will, perhaps, be found sufficient, when placed in juxtaposition with the
defence evidence, to have left little doubt in the mind of any impartial
person as to the guilt of the accused."
The court then announced that
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The fact that the British government did not have a coherent plan to take on Hitler when he invaded Poland in 1939 is widely acknowledged and accepted. The lack of a plan or the failure to carry out a plan were not just because the British government wanted to avoid war. It was because they were ill equipped to do anything about the threat. Indeed, the British government was so ill equipped to defend its own interests in the late 1930s that it had to borrow money from
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The name “Pamunkey” is derived from the native word for “men”, “Panatomuny” meaning “men’s land”. This land was an area within which the Pamunkey Indian community were the only inhabitants. In 1646 a treaty was signed that established boundaries for the land, including boundaries for the village of Pamunkey, as well as the boundaries for the King’s grant of land that later would become Prince George’s County.
The
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The one time I came out of my house I heard it, it was as if a light was switched on and I was in a different dimension... I found out later that I had come into the presence of a higher form of being. The spirit I saw was not in any earthly form. I saw a figure with bright white light. My first thought was that I was going to see a white light, I did not see it as a face or anything like that. I was very shocked to see
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The
new plan of the campaign was to drive the French back towards the town
of Valcartier and the heights, and there plant batteries which would
enable the British to bombard the town and, at the same time, sweep
the slopes before them with musketry. The ground had been carefully
examined by Sir Roderick and his staff; every feature was noted,
every angle was pointed out. Sir Roderick's object was to be able to
hold the enemy
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The 1958 version, the last time a television series based on the Hardy Boys was produced, was the best.
The first time around, it was a little too silly for its own good. You know it was a dumb idea to have a brother who could see auras.
But that's where the best of the series started.
But it's only the very best of this first incarnation of the Hardy Boys that was produced.
A good half-
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The
Pendulum is a device for measuring time which has not been used to the
full extent to which it is possible to apply it.
The following points will be found of use when preparing a pendulum
clock:--
_In making the balance._--When the bob is to be made for the first time,
the balance is made very strong, so that it will not bend or break. It is
made by using a block of wood with a hole drilled through
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The fact that 529s are a relatively new thing probably has a lot to do with the fact that they were so new, and they got a lot of bad press.
So now the feds are really going after 529s and 529 accounts as we say they’re the end of the world and so, we’re going to shut down the retirement accounts or something like that. But now these have had such a bad press that the feds
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The following is a list of the most common types of tests used by insurance companies to determine the existence of a loss.
## Calculation of Loss
Let us consider an example of a typical loss assessment:
Let’s say you own a manufacturing plant and you lost $150,000 during your break time because of a fire. The following is the assessment: • Total loss valuation:$150,000
• Loss valuation: $5
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The two-hundred-mile section of the Atlantic Coast which
lies between Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout was named the North
Carolina Banks. The Banks are a portion of the outer rim of the
Atlantic Ocean that has been worn away by the action of water and
wind. The great Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico are the two
great bodies of water which have washed away the most of the land
on our Atlantic Coast. The Outer Banks are, however, the
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The New York Post
The Post
The New York Post (2007–present)
The New York Post is an American daily newspaper published in New York City. Founded in 1801 as the New York Evening Post, it is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. In 1976, the Post merged with the New York Daily News, forming a conglomerate known as the New York News Corp., which later became part of News
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The next day I was up early, hoping to find some fish but the sky was grey and the water looked dead. I thought I'd take a walk and see if I could find something to shoot, so off I went. The sun was starting to come out in the East and I was walking along the beach, heading towards the river, when I saw the most extraordinary thing. There was a massive bird standing on the edge of the river. It was enormous, almost like something out of a fantasy
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The first time I went, it was like an old fashioned train trip. I got a great view of the landscape and the people who lived there. I have been a few times since and I still love the country. But there are many different things to see in this country. There are the mountains, of course, and the beautiful rivers. There are the lakes and the beaches and the cities. There are also the towns. And the people who live there.
There are a few things that
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The best place to start, however, was at the beginning.
"You've been going about it the wrong way," the detective told him,
referring to the letter he had found, which had led him to Gatling.
"If you'd sent this man, who seemed to be so anxious to get rid of
them, this letter and had it delivered to him, it would have made more
sense. Instead of trying to pin this thing on Gatling,
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The first thing we do is to remove the leading zeros, using `strip_padded_zeros()`.
``````def strip_padded_zeros(s: str) -> str:
return s.lstrip('0')``````
Next, we need to detect when a sequence of binary digits ends, using `find_end_of_digit_string()`. The function uses a few heuristics to find the end of a binary digit string. We
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The way to win a war is to go home after the fighting ends. You know that, of course. In the Middle East, however, we have been on the wrong side for too long. This is why the Iraq war was lost the moment we invaded Iraq. The US cannot win a war in the Middle East because we are not allowed to go home after the fighting ends. We are trapped there forever. That is the lesson of our history.
It would be nice to take a break
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The same goes for the following numbers: $0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 56789$ or $20002$. They are also the product of two squares:
• $20002 = 49 \times 289 \times 2$, which is a product of two squares.
• $20002 = 49 \times 289 \times 2
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The same things which have been mentioned as the defects in the above system may also be found to be defects in the method of dividing up the whole world in the hands of sovereigns. They are as follows.
1. Sovereigns are the cause of discord and strife among the people who follow them. The rulers of a kingdom or nation have their own desires and ambitions, and, having their hands on the reins of power, they indulge in their evil designs and ambitions, and therefore are very much liable
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The main source of infection is the fecal-oral route.
How is it contracted?
The disease is usually contracted by contact with the feces of infected animals. This can occur in a variety of ways.
Direct contact with infected animals
Contact with contaminated surfaces or objects
Contact with contaminated bedding
Piglets are the most susceptible to infection, as are young animals.
Can it be prevented?
The disease can be prevented by:
- Prevention of the spread of the virus
-
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The "Rationalist" Tradition and the
Modern "Idealist" Tradition
It is not merely that the early moderns were anti-metaphysical, but that they were, as a class, anti-metaphysical. The anti-metaphysical sentiment of the period is probably best illustrated by a passage of Spinoza's Ethics:
"The cause of all things, and the last cause of all things,
is the idea of God, according to which things
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The next day, we came to Stapleton. We had a good ride along the edge of the cliffs, in a narrow road, where we could see all round us. We were at the top of the cliff, looking down into the sea, and a narrow, steep road led down to it, by a zig-zag way, among large rocks, on the very edge of the sea.
“We came to the road which led down to the sea, and stopped to take
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The people you encounter in your quest will tell you what they know about this, and some will have more to offer than others. The majority of these people are hostile to you at first, but they may get used to you over time, or if you do a good deed, you may have their respect. The game has a lot of sidequests which revolve around finding items and defeating enemies, so your main characters, as well as those you meet on the streets, should be well equipped and armed
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The name "Rick" came to me in a dream while I was asleep. In the dream, I was the lead singer in a boy band, and my name was Rick. My friends and band members were also named Rick, so it was a very catchy name to sing with. I really liked the name Rick and knew I wanted to use it for a character someday. It took me a while to come up with a name for the character, and then I decided on Ricky. I thought
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The “buddy system” is the key. As the owner, you have a responsibility to monitor and train your dog. This is important if you own a German Shepherd. These dogs are very loyal to their owner and will fight for their owner’s life. Therefore, it is very important that you train your dog so they will understand what is expected of them. In addition, they will be less likely to engage in unwanted behavior if they are trained to be obedient.
As you can see,
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The story is told that one day, while the Emperor was out hunting, his elephant suddenly got caught in a snare. A peasant saw him. He was seized with such terror that he began to scream aloud. In order to still his fears, he went and hid in the thickest part of the jungle, while the elephant was being pulled out by his keepers, who had no difficulty in getting it free. But to put an end to the peasant's fears, they were obliged to give him the
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The man is a fool, he thinks I'm a thief. I'll prove him wrong! I'll prove him wrong!"
"But what if you're wrong?"
"I can't be, the man is a fool! He sees a pretty woman with a nice house and wants to buy it. It was only a matter of time until the man wanted to buy the house! Now the house will be mine!"
"It was only a matter of time before you became
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The study found that 56% of students who received regular eye care were able to pass the vision exam. However, 31% of the 49 students who did not receive eye care failed the vision exam.
“In addition, those who received regular eye care did not differ from those who did not, for the most part, in their performance on standardized tests,” the study states.
“For example, students who received regular eye care did not differ in their scores on the
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The two countries had begun trading more than 150 years earlier, but they only formalized their relations in 1992 when the United States signed the Treaty on Trade and Investment with Mexico. The agreement was an enormous victory for the United States, which had lost an entire trade market for many years due to the Mexican peso’s instability.
The new agreement allowed for a trade deficit to be offset by an increase in investment from the United States. This created new jobs and tax
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The old man smiled sadly. "I'm in luck if you can find the
book."
"I'm willing to do anything I can to help you," said Sam, earnestly.
"Well, I've had the book in my hands several times, but something always
kept me away from it. When I was out of town, I sent for it, but that
was yesterday, and I haven't heard anything of it yet. I've tried to
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nations of Europe, as well as the United States, which were represented
by a large number of delegates, will, at the present time, find it
impossible to make arrangements for holding a general conference on
such a subject as this; but it may be hoped that something will be done
on the subject. For, even if we cannot adopt the system now in vogue
with regard to the tariff, we may still be able to make treaties with
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The problem with this approach is that it does not take into account the real world.
And, the answer I gave is not the answer to all problems, but only a small subset of them.
The real world has a number of other forces to contend with.
It has the law of conservation of energy and momentum, for example.
It also has gravity, which we can think of as the force that attracts two bodies towards each other.
And it also has
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The “invisible hand” is another important concept in economics that describes how individuals make decisions and how these decisions can impact the overall economy.
This invisible hand represents the interaction between consumers, producers, and the market, which leads to the efficient allocation of resources and the promotion of economic growth.
## What does the invisible hand represent?
The invisible hand refers to the idea that individuals make decisions that benefit themselves, but also benefit society as a whole.
This can be seen
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The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region is a major transportation corridor, with the St. Lawrence River connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The area is home to 345,000,000 million people, making it the most populous region in North America. It includes 28 of the 36 Canadian provinces and three of the 10 U.S. states.
The region is also a major agricultural area, with some of the country's largest
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The way that I know that I need to help someone is when I am having a conversation with them and they start crying and telling me what happened. I get to a point where I just want to be their shoulder to cry on. I have come to realize that I don’t get it until I am having the conversation with someone who is close to me and they are having a hard time. I’ve learned that there is nothing more selfish then not letting someone cry it out, or trying to
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The new method, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Strathclyde, is an algorithm that provides a real-time estimate of a person’s location using the position information from the GPS unit in a mobile device.
The algorithm also provides a level of confidence for the estimated location, and so allows for more accurate decision making. For example, a doctor could use the estimates in order to quickly decide on a course of action.
Dr. Jonathan Fagan,
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The best of the two worlds, the best of both systems. That's why we call it the best-of-both-worlds system," Rizzo said.
"I believe I have the best chance of being elected mayor and I believe I have the best chance of serving as mayor," Rizzo said in February. "I believe I have the best chance of governing. I believe I have the best chance of working with the City Council. I believe I have the best chance
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The GOP's latest plan to help seniors and others is to gut Medicare. It would pay for more tax cuts by cutting Medicare by up to 70 percent. That means seniors would end up paying up to $282 billion more for their health care over the next ten years.
It also cuts Medicare benefits for working people with disabilities and those who were injured in the line of duty.
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The name was suggested by Dr. John Kewell, of the Nautical Almanac Office, who noted that the term could be used to describe the type of orbit for the objects. "When the Moon is in a retrograde orbit it takes the form of a comet-like trail," Dr. Kewell said.
The term is used because of the similarity between the shape of the path and the tail of a comet. "In fact, the coma and tail of the asteroid seem to
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The name is derived from the Greek kalos, meaning beautiful, and kyros, meaning a king. However, no definite conclusion can be drawn concerning the origin of this name. It is mentioned in the Bible (1 Kings 14:21; 15:1; 2 Chronicles 12:13; 14:4). The modern city of Kalkaria, on the north shore of Lake Van, Turkey, is the site of the biblical city
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The new law is set to take effect on February 1, 2014, and allows parents to send a copy of their medical records, along with the child’s school and medical records, to the state if they wish to opt out.
Parents have 35 days after the school sends them their child’s immunization record to opt out.
A public health official in Tennessee said this would create “a real burden” on families, and that the decision to not vaccinate
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The 18th-century Italian painter Francesco Guardi was a favorite of the Queen of England. A native of Venice, Guardi was a master of light and color in his paintings, and his works were popular in England throughout the 18th century. He is the subject of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from February 16 through April 26, 1990.
During his youth, Francesco Guardi was apprenticed to
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The first question is, how can the “wisdom” of the crowd ever be the wisdom of the wisest? The answer is in the very language in which these notions are expressed. Here is a classic example, the wisdom of the crowd.
A wise man may see something and not know why he sees it and be unable to find the answer, while a fool will see it and know it. In other words, the wise man sees it and can’t tell why he sees it
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The people's choice", "tally mark", "mark of a tally, one mark in each of two sets". Compare English tally, meaning "an enumeration," derived from Old English talian "to count, enumerate," and Middle English tauler "a story, a tale," from Old French taluer, itself from Frankish talan "account, reckoning," from Proto-Germanic *tal- "count, reckon".
The verb sense of "record by making
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The first thing that came to mind was: why? Why did you do it? Did you think about the consequences? Will it really change anything? What will you do now?
I did not understand the thought of doing it. I did not want to do it. But I was told that I must do it. I was told to do it. And I felt guilty for not doing it. But the guilt that I felt was not of my own doing. It was the guilt of others
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