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What was the fixed value of gold?
Facing an emerging currency crisis and the imminent danger that the United States would no longer be able to redeem dollars for gold, gold convertibility was finally terminated in 1971 by President Nixon, resulting in the "Nixon shock".
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What produces a self-sustaining rhythm?
This finding and further computational modeling of TOC1 gene functions and interactions suggest a reframing of the plant circadian clock as a triple negative-component repressilator model rather than the positive/negative-element feedback loop characterizing the clock in mammals.
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Who made speeches very similar to Burke's in Parliament?
Burke's friend Philip Francis wrote that Burke "was a man who truly & prophetically foresaw all the consequences which would rise from the adoption of the French principles" but because Burke wrote with so much passion, people were doubtful of his arguments.
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Prior to his schooling, what was the state of Hayek's reading skills?
He read fluently and frequently before going to school.
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In what London borough did Nicholas Wall reside?
Any Person that hath occasion for the said Engines may apply themselves to the Patentee at his house near St Thomas Apostle London or to Mr. Nicholas Wall at the Workshoppe near Saddlers Wells at Islington or to Mr. William Tillcar, Turner, his agent at his house in Woodtree next door to the Sun Tavern London."
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On what atoll is Ebeye located?
Over two-thirds of the population live in the capital, Majuro and Ebeye, the secondary urban center, located in Kwajalein Atoll.
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When did the Uptown district expand?
At the time of construction, it was believed to be the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a central business district.
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What term would be used when one said they produced perfect sound reproduction?
The term "high fidelity" was coined in the 1920s by some manufacturers of radio receivers and phonographs to differentiate their better-sounding products claimed as providing "perfect" sound reproduction.
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Which church in the state has the largest amount of members?
Today over two thirds of the population is non-religious.
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What was the place Chopin was invited to as a friend of ruler's son?
Fryderyk and his family moved to a building, which still survives, adjacent to the Kazimierz Palace.
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What increasingly challenged the Roman Catholic dominance of theology?
Political and economic relations were drastically influenced by these theories as the concept of the guild was subordinated to the theory of free trade, and Roman Catholic dominance of theology was increasingly challenged by Protestant churches subordinate to each nation-state, which also (in a fashion the Roman Catholic Church often decried angrily) preached in the vulgar or native language of each region.
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At what time was Kerry arrested?
At 2:30 a.m., local and state police arrested 441 demonstrators, including Kerry, for trespassing.
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Which artist provided vocals for the Queen song found on the soundtrack to A Knight's Tale?
During this time, they were billed as Queen + followed by the guest singer's name.
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In what decade did fiber-optics become widely used?
The photophone was a precursor to the fiber-optic communication systems which achieved popular worldwide usage in the 1980s.
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How much was ComCast Cellular sold for in 1999?
Comcast sold Comcast Cellular to SBC Communications in 1999 for $400 million, releasing them from $1.27 billion in debt.
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What do hunting groups also participate in?
Many hunting groups also participate in lobbying the federal government and state government.
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What kind of service was Ceefax?
CEEFAX has not made a full transition to digital television, instead being replaced by the new interactive BBCi service.
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Where is the main base for the Tajikistan air force?
The Government of India rebuilt the Ayni Air Base, a military airport located 15 km southwest of Dushanbe, at a cost of $70 million, completing the repairs in September 2010.
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Approximately how many Russians were hurt, killed, or captured in the Battle of Borodino?
Although the French had won, the Russian army had accepted, and withstood, the major battle Napoleon had hoped would be decisive.
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When was the first time humans visited Antarctica?
Even in the late 17th century, after explorers had found that South America and Australia were not part of the fabled "Antarctica", geographers believed that the continent was much larger than its actual size.
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How long after the shuttering of the Avengers did the league fail to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement?
Progress on the return stalled, and no announcements were made regarding the future of the league.
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What is a new law given at the OFR of the NARA?
The Statutes at Large present a chronological arrangement of the laws in the exact order that they have been enacted.
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In what year was the Auto-Sembly process created?
This method of assembly is called through-hole construction.
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What was the area in the Eritrean highlands named under Emperor Zaro Yaqob?
It was later renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, the Medri Bahri ("Sea land" in Tingrinya, although it included some areas like Shire on the other side of the Mereb, today in Ethiopia).
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Queen Victoria set up meetings between The Britian royal family and what house to help improve relations between Britain and France?
Internationally, Victoria took a keen interest in the improvement of relations between France and Britain.
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Which film beat 'Saving Private Ryan' worldwide?
His next theatrical release in that same year was the World War II film Saving Private Ryan, about a group of U.S. soldiers led by Capt.
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When were the last slaves freed in New York state?
After the American Revolutionary War, the number and proportion of free people of color increased markedly in the North and the South as slaves were freed.
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Why are these companies rewarded?
For example, diseases involving fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States, or larger populations in certain circumstances are subject to the Orphan Drug Act.
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Why did the Somers Isles Company decide to surpress shipbuilding?
In the 17th century, the Somers Isles Company suppressed shipbuilding, as it needed Bermudians to farm to generate income from the land.
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What French body was similar in purpose to the English Parliament?
The long conflicts of the period strengthened royal control over their kingdoms and were extremely hard on the peasantry.
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When did Procopius write that "the Sclaveni and the Antae actually had a single name in the remote past; for they were both called Spori in olden times."?
Procopius wrote in 545 that "the Sclaveni and the Antae actually had a single name in the remote past; for they were both called Spori in olden times."
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When did a PBS documentary air about the Bronx's music history?
The Bronx's evolution from a hot bed of Latin jazz to an incubator of hip hop was the subject of an award-winning documentary, produced by City Lore and broadcast on PBS in 2006, "From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale".
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Besides Simon, who co-created Captain America?
The company's first true editor, writer-artist Joe Simon, teamed with artist and emerging industry notable Jack Kirby to create one of the first patriotically themed superheroes, Captain America, in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941).
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How many parts does a VHS tape have that must be manufactured?
A VHS cassette has at least 14 parts including the actual tape while LaserDisc has one part with five or six layers.
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Which theorist argued that not everyone fully achieves identity?
Everyone has a self-concept, whereas Erik Erikson argued that not everyone fully achieves identity.
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How much were Dell profiting in 2002?
Operating costs made up only 10 percent of Dell's $35 billion in revenue in 2002, compared with 21 percent of revenue at Hewlett-Packard, 25 percent at Gateway, and 46 percent at Cisco.
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While Christianity is ultimately one belief, a wide range of what is found among the different denominations and sects?
For example, Timothy Beal notes the disparity of beliefs among those who identify as Christians in the United States as follows:
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What was contained within the book Elements?
In Hellenistic Egypt, the mathematician Euclid laid down the foundations of mathematical rigor and introduced the concepts of definition, axiom, theorem and proof still in use today in his Elements, considered the most influential textbook ever written.
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How many subway lines serve 181st Street?
181st Street is also the last south/west exit in New York on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95), just before crossing the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey.
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Who was the most successful artist from this season?
Other contestants, such as Hicks, McPhee, Bucky Covington, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, and Elliott Yamin have had varying levels of success.
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What web browser does the Open Document Format have compatibility with?
One alternative to Microsoft's office document formats is the Open Document Format software, whose development IBM supports.
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What language is used for formal purposes by business and government institutes of New Delhi?
New Delhi has a literacy rate of 89.38% according to 2011 census, which is highest in Delhi.
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What case was the concept relevant?
This was the first case in which the court applied the Establishment Clause to the laws of a state, having interpreted the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as applying the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal legislature.
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How would one get Windows RT?
Users of Windows 8 can purchase a "Pro Pack" license that upgrades their system to Windows 8 Pro through Add features to Windows.
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Where are offical tumbling competitions allowed?
Since the recognition of Trampoline and Acrobatic Gymnastics as FIG disciplines in 1999, official Tumbling competitions are only allowed as an event in Trampoline gymnastics meets.
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What can be synthesized using carbohydrates and proteins?
In the 1860s, Claude Bernard discovered that body fat can be synthesized from carbohydrate and protein, showing that the energy in blood glucose can be stored as fat or as glycogen.
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what is allowed but restricted?
Football is generally a free-flowing game, with play stopping only when the ball has left the field of play or when play is stopped by the referee for an infringement of the rules.
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What did the Greeks do that made it possible for the expansion and growth of the opposite of the Eastern Civilization ?
The classical period of Greek civilization covers a time spanning from the early 5th century BC to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC (some authors prefer to split this period into 'Classical', from the end of the Persian wars to the end of the Peloponnesian War, and 'Fourth Century', up to the death of Alexander).
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Who ran the Hellenistic states of Asia and Egypt?
Hellenistic monarchs ran their kingdoms as royal estates and most of the heavy tax revenues went into the military and paramilitary forces which preserved their rule from any kind of revolution.
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Napoleon's peace negotiations with Austria brought about what treaty?
This left Barras and his Republican allies in control again but dependent on Bonaparte, who proceeded to peace negotiations with Austria.
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Where is Basque Country located?
There are other language groupings in Southern Europe.
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How did al-Mahdi maintain contact during his Occultation?
During the Minor Occultation (Ghaybat al-Sughrá), it is believed that al-Mahdi maintained contact with his followers via deputies (Arab.
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A thorough understanding of adolescence in society depends on what?
Within all of these perspectives, adolescence is viewed as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood, whose cultural purpose is the preparation of children for adult roles.
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What were "Squeeze LDs"?
Squeeze LDs were enhanced 16:9-ratio widescreen LaserDiscs.
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How did the Prussian army perform in 1759/
Though the Hanoverians defeated an army of 60,000 French at Minden, Austrian general Daun forced the surrender of an entire Prussian corps of 13,000 in the Battle of Maxen.
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Which two areas were slowly Germanized during the 13th century?
Local Old-Prussian (north) and Polish (south) toponyms were gradually Germanised.
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Where were the vast majority of French language periodicals produced?
French and Latin were the dominant languages of publication, but there was also a steady demand for material in German and Dutch.
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How much did a BeiDou-1 ground terminal cost in 2008?
In 2008, a BeiDou-1 ground terminal cost around CN¥20,000RMB (US$2,929), almost 10 times the price of a contemporary GPS terminal.
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Which countries did the RSFSR border on the northwest?
The international borders of the RSFSR touched Poland on the west; Norway and Finland on the northwest; and to its southeast were the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, and the People's Republic of China.
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How many players have 100 goals or more in the Premier League?
Twenty-four players have reached the 100-goal mark.
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What county did the city of Southampton become administratively independent of in April of 1997?
The city has undergone many changes to its governance over the centuries and once again became administratively independent from Hampshire County as it was made into a unitary authority in a local government reorganisation on 1 April 1997, a result of the 1992 Local Government Act.
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Who argued against regulators?
Ben Goldacre has argued that regulators – such as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK, or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States – advance the interests of the drug companies rather than the interests of the public due to revolving door exchange of employees between the regulator and the companies and friendships develop between regulator and company employees.
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Why are many BYU athletes older than other schools' players?
Because many of its players serve on full-time missions for two years (men when they're 18, women when 19), BYU athletes are often older on average than other schools' players.
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What were some of the rights women had during this time period?
Novgorod had a sewage system and wood paving not often found in other cities at the time.
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What privilege was granted to companies on a national level?
Towns saw the growing power of guilds, while on a national level special companies would be granted monopolies on particular trades, like the English wool Staple.
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What instruments did not record well?
A singer practically had to put his or her face in the recording horn.
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Along with classic R&B, what genre is notably featured on soft AC stations?
Soft AC includes a larger amount of older music, especially classic R&B, soul, and 1960s and 1970s music, than hot AC.
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What was replaced in the upgrade that was offered for 128k Macs?
It also offered an upgrade for 128k Macs that involved replacing the logic board.
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When did Japan begin building the Hakata Bay barrier?
The Japanese defenders recognized the possibility of a renewed invasion, and began construction of a great stone barrier around Hakata Bay in 1276.
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How long had the tripartite discussions been taking place?
On 24 August, Pravda and Izvestia carried news of the non-secret portions of the Pact, complete with the now infamous front-page picture of Molotov signing the treaty, with a smiling Stalin looking on.
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Why was there a large population of Algonquian people in Bermuda?
The best-known examples were the Algonquian peoples who were exiled from the southern New England colonies and sold into slavery in the 17th century, notably in the aftermaths of the Pequot and King Philip's wars.
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What name literally means "far-shooting?"
As a god of archery, Apollo was known as Aphetor (/əˈfiːtər/ ə-FEE-tər; Ἀφήτωρ, Aphētōr, from ἀφίημι, "to let loose") or Aphetorus (/əˈfɛtərəs/ ə-FET-ər-əs; Ἀφητόρος, Aphētoros, of the same origin), Argyrotoxus (/ˌɑːrdʒᵻrəˈtɒksəs/ AR-ji-rə-TOK-səs; Ἀργυρότοξος, Argyrotoxos, literally "with silver bow"), Hecaërgus (/ˌhɛkiˈɜːrɡəs/ HEK-ee-UR-gəs; Ἑκάεργος, Hekaergos, literally "far-shooting"), and Hecebolus (/hᵻˈsɛbələs/ hi-SEB-ə-ləs; Ἑκηβόλος, Hekēbolos, literally "far-shooting").
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How was Kevadon distributed to doctors?
Though the drug was never approved in the USA, the firm distributed Kevadon to over 1,000 physicians there under the guise of investigational use.
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The more pressure applied to the handle caused what?
Pushing the handle forward would cause the cab to rise; backwards would make it sink.
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Who controls film production in the GDR?
From the 1960s, New German Cinema directors such as Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder placed West-German cinema back onto the international stage with their often provocative films, while the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft controlled film production in the GDR.
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When did Beyonce begin her second world tour?
The album formally introduces Beyoncé's alter ego Sasha Fierce, conceived during the making of her 2003 single "Crazy in Love", selling 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the US.
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What is the shortened version of the notification of assent?
For other public or private bills, the formula is simply "La Reyne le veult" ("the Queen wills it").
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What language does the name of the Niger River come from?
The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country.
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How many people were on the U.S. fact-finding team?
It wrote in a report to the State Department that it found "no evidence that UNFPA has supported or participated in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization in China," as has been charged by critics.
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Who theorized that the types of media people use to communicate will offer different possibilities for the shape of society?
Canadian media scholar Harold Innis had the theory that people use different types of media to communicate and which one they choose to use will offer different possibilities for the shape and durability of society (Wark, McKenzie 1997).
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In 1763 what was the status of Austria?
In 1763 a peace settlement was reached at the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the war in central Europe.
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During what period was it obvious that corruption was widespread in the government?
Holders of the rank immediately below, that of ordinary marquess, received a pension, but had no territorial rule.
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What did Bell like to do that led to his involvement with eugenics?
However, it was his hobby of livestock breeding which led to his appointment to biologist David Starr Jordan's Committee on Eugenics, under the auspices of the American Breeders' Association.
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Which New Haven river releases into West Haven Harbor?
The West River discharges into West Haven Harbor, while the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers discharge into New Haven Harbor.
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Which sub class are most viviparous mammals in?
Viviparous mammals are in the subclass Theria; those living today are in the marsupial and placental infraclasses.
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When was the new Government seated in CAR?
After African leaders in Chad refused to recognize Djotodia as President, proposing to form a transitional council and the holding of new elections, Djotodia signed a decree on 6 April for the formation of a council that would act as a transitional parliament.
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What testing does the code require?
This creates two significant hazards: being subject to an impact at the bottom when the elevator stops suddenly and being in the entrance for a potential shear if the rider is partly in the elevator.
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When did the 1981 FIBA African Championship take place?
The FIBA Africa Championship 1981 was hosted by Somalia from 15–23 December 1981.
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Which area of Western Alaska is techincally a desert?
The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska.
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Unlike most religions, Buddhism has no single central what?
Unlike many religions, Buddhism has no single central text that is universally referred to by all traditions.
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To what part of his body does Link deliver the killing blow to Ganondorf?
With Ganondorf dead, the Light Spirits not only bring Midna back to life, but restore her to her true form.
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How long did it take to compile the Dialectological Atlas of the Russian Language?
Among the first to study Russian dialects was Lomonosov in the 18th century.
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How many roads lead out of the outer ring of Connaught Place?
The Secretariat, which houses ministries of the Government of India, flanks out of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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How long was Nanjing ranked as "severely polluted" during this wave?
From 5 to 6 December, Nanjing issued a red alert for air pollution and closed down all kindergarten through middle schools.
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Rabbi Yehuda Hachasid led a group of how many Jews into Jerusalem?
During the 16th century, Jewish communities struck roots in the Four Holy Cities—Jerusalem, Tiberias, Hebron, and Safed—and in 1697, Rabbi Yehuda Hachasid led a group of 1,500 Jews to Jerusalem.
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The Ottoman Empire had the most developed economic organizations among Islamic Governments until which century?
The effectiveness of this professional financial body stands behind the success of many great Ottoman statesmen.
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How many council members will they have in 2016 from the union of the Right?
On December 15, 2015, a list of candidates of the Union of the Right, a coalition of centrist and right-wing parties, led by Valérie Pécresse, narrowly won the regional election, defeating a coalition of Socialists and ecologists.
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What type of animal belonging to Queen Elizabeth II was killed by an intruding fox on the Buckingham Palace grounds?
Another broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace, reportedly killing some of Queen Elizabeth II's prized pink flamingos.
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What happens in the event of a tie?
There is no seeding, the fixtures in each round being determined by a random draw.
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What did many Presbyterian churches introduce as a result of modifying prescriptions?
Over subsequent centuries, many Presbyterian churches modified these prescriptions by introducing hymnody, instrumental accompaniment, and ceremonial vestments into worship.
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