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Who replaced Stratford Canning after he first resigned as British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire ?
In February 1853, the British government of Lord Aberdeen, the prime minister, re-appointed Stratford Canning as British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.:110 Having resigned the ambassadorship in January, he had been replaced by Colonel Rose as chargé d'affaires.
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Can a unborn child face issues with stress than can affect their future abilities?
The more long term the exposure to stress is, the more impact it may have.
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How strong is the rule of law in most Asian countries?
The influence of one school of thought over the other has varied throughout the centuries.
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Later edition of texts such as what has the Rupa Jhanas?
A core problem in the study of early Buddhism is the relation between dhyana and insight.
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What do NPOs in South Africa give to their donors?
All are classified as Voluntary Organisations and all must be registered with the South Africa Revenue Services "SARS".[citation needed]
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Where is a sixth upgrader being built in Alberta?
In Alberta, five bitumen upgraders produce synthetic crude oil and a variety of other products: The Suncor Energy upgrader near Fort McMurray, Alberta produces synthetic crude oil plus diesel fuel; the Syncrude Canada, Canadian Natural Resources, and Nexen upgraders near Fort McMurray produce synthetic crude oil; and the Shell Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton produces synthetic crude oil plus an intermediate feedstock for the nearby Shell Oil Refinery.
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The solar water heaters introduced in the US in the 1890s saw growth until what time period?
As with photovoltaics, solar water heating attracted renewed attention as a result of the oil crises in the 1970s but interest subsided in the 1980s due to falling petroleum prices.
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Performers can use their knowledge of what to help interpret a written score?
This is left to the discretion of the performers, who are guided by their personal experience and musical education, their knowledge of the work's idiom, their personal artistic tastes, and the accumulated body of historic performance practices.
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What type of properties of heartwood and sapwood is often the same even if their colors are very different?
In species which show a distinct difference between heartwood and sapwood the natural color of heartwood is usually darker than that of the sapwood, and very frequently the contrast is conspicuous (see section of yew log above).
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Which countries were taken over by the Soviets?
Stalin's invasion of Bukovina in 1940 violated the pact, as it went beyond the Soviet sphere of influence agreed with the Axis.
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When did Madonna perform at the Live 8 benefit concert in the UK?
She also performed at the Live 8 benefit concert in London in July 2005.
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Before becoming a de facto parliamentary republic, what form of government did Samoa have?
Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu’u II, one of the four highest-ranking paramount chiefs in the country, became Samoa's first Prime Minister.
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Some reception statutes impose what?
Some reception statutes impose a specific cutoff date for reception, such as the date of a colony's founding, while others are deliberately vague.
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What does the process of dielectric absorption in a capacitor depend on?
On discharging a capacitor and disconnecting it, after a short time it may develop a voltage due to hysteresis in the dielectric.
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Which team had no losses in 2003-2004 and ended up winning the league?
During this decade, and particularly from 2002 to 2009, they dominated the top four spots, which came with UEFA Champions League qualification, taking all top four places in 5 out of 6 seasons from 2003–04 to 2008–09 inclusive, with Arsenal going as far as winning the league without losing a single game in 2003–04, the only time it has ever happened in the Premier League.
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How many reserve soldiers did North Korea have?
In addition to the invasion force, the North KPA had 114 fighters, 78 bombers, 105 T-34-85 tanks, and some 30,000 soldiers stationed in reserve in North Korea.
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How many years long was a scientific course under Patrick Dillon at Notre Dame?
The College of Science was established at the university in 1865 by president Father Patrick Dillon.
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Who developed the new press type in 1814 for The Times?
Beginning in 1814, the paper was printed on the new steam-driven cylinder press developed by Friedrich Koenig.
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In 2002, where did Bell place in a list of the Greatest Britons?
In 2006 Bell was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history after having been listed in the National Library of Scotland's 'Scottish Science Hall of Fame'.
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What term is used when one branch of government must get approval from at least one other branch of government?
That is, it is argued that "checks and balances" apply to the Judicial branch as well as to the other branches.
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In what year did Eisenhower propose his second civil rights act?
He proposed to Congress the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and of 1960 and signed those acts into law.
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How was Templo Mayor discovered?
Famous landmarks in the Historic Center include the Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo), the main central square with its epoch-contrasting Spanish-era Metropolitan Cathedral and National Palace, ancient Aztec temple ruins Templo Mayor ("Major Temple") and modern structures, all within a few steps of one another.
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How much did Dell pay in fines to settle fraud charges against it?
In 2010 Dell finally paid $100 million to settle the SEC's charges of fraud.
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Which state has more forests than Chihuahua?
Due to its variant climate, the state has a large variety of fauna and flora.
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What is the name of the Rabbi mentioned in relation to the Genesis Rabbah?
It may correspond to a Greek word that may have existed in the Greek dialect of the Palestinian Jews, or the text is corrupted from "Germanica."
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What country did Spain invade?
Sweden, fearing Prussia's expansionist tendencies, went to war in 1757 to protect its Baltic dominions, seeing its chance when virtually all of Europe opposed Prussia.
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What offices employ US transportation and Air force bases?
Oil, natural gas, petroleum products and related industries are the largest sector of the local economy.
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Israel's Supreme Court fulfills what two major functions?
Israel's Supreme Court is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel.
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Do adolescents or children understand puns, proverbs, metaphors, and analogies most effectively?
For example, adolescents find it easier than children to comprehend the sorts of higher-order abstract logic inherent in puns, proverbs, metaphors, and analogies.
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How much of the Bronx's population is Hispanic?
According to the 2010 Census, 53.5% of Bronx's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (they may be of any race); 30.1% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 10.9% of the population was non-Hispanic White, 3.4% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.6% from some other race (non-Hispanic) and 1.2% of two or more races (non-Hispanic).
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What ranking in the world does greater Boston metro hold as far as economy?
A global city, Boston is placed among the top 30 most economically powerful cities in the world.
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What did many historians think of Noah Porter?
Many of Porter's contemporaries criticized his administration, and historians since have disparaged his leadership.
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What dispatched of The Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company?
The Dutch East India Company (1800) and British East India Company (1858) were dissolved by their respective governments, who took over the direct administration of the colonies.
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What did Burke see as proof of the importance of French royalists?
Burke published his Remarks on the Policy of the Allies with Respect to France, begun in October, where he said: "I am sure every thing has shewn us that in this war with France, one Frenchman is worth twenty foreigners.
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Who was the biggest artist that CBS had?
CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name for music recordings but granted Sony a temporary license to use the CBS name.
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Why did they destroy the nuclear reactor?
On 7 June 1981, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq's sole nuclear reactor, in order to impede Iraq's nuclear weapons program.
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In what year did Royal Dutch Shell and Reitan Group announce an agreement?
On 27 August 2007, Royal Dutch Shell and Reitan Group, the owner of the 7-Eleven brand in Scandinavia, announced an agreement to re-brand some 269 service stations across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals under the different competition laws in each country.
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Who's death was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement?
Emmett Till, a black teenager who was murdered for flirting with a white woman in Mississippi in 1955, and whose death is credited as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, is also considered a model for Tom Robinson.
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What is another name that Saint Athanasius is know as?
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (/ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/; Greek: Ἀθανάσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας, Athanásios Alexandrías; c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor or, primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church, Athanasius the Apostolic, was the twentieth bishop of Alexandria (as Athanasius I).
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Underground officials were ordered to lock the stations during raids but opened how long after the orders?
Although many civilians had used them as such during the First World War, the government in 1939 refused to allow the stations to be used as shelters so as not to interfere with commuter and troop travel, and the fears that occupants might refuse to leave.
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In what year did the government close Safdarjung Airport due to security concerns?
Since then, the club only carries out aircraft maintenance courses, and is used for helicopter rides to Indira Gandhi International Airport for VIP including the president and the prime minister.
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After fighting for weeks, what did the Russians continue to have control over?
The Allies had had time to consider the problem.
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How long has Burma participated in the group ASEAN ?
In November 2008, Myanmar's political situation with neighbouring Bangladesh became tense as they began searching for natural gas in a disputed block of the Bay of Bengal.
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To whom did Frédéric write letters to during his stay in Szafarnia?
His letters home from Szafarnia (to which he gave the title "The Szafarnia Courier"), written in a very modern and lively Polish, amused his family with their spoofing of the Warsaw newspapers and demonstrated the youngster's literary gift.
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What movement was responsible for the philosophy which led to the revival of Anglo Catholic ideas?
In England, partly in response to a philosophy propounded by the Oxford Movement and others associated with the emerging revival of 'high church' or Anglo-Catholic ideas during the second quarter of the 19th century, neo-Gothic began to become promoted by influential establishment figures as the preferred style for ecclesiastical, civic and institutional architecture.
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Where did Kerry move after the 1972 election?
While studying, Kerry worked as a talk radio host on WBZ and, in July 1974, was named executive director of Mass Action, a Massachusetts advocacy association.
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What were the BeiDou-1 system satellites based on?
The satellites themselves were based on the Chinese DFH-3 geostationary communications satellite and had a launch weight of 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) each.
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What was the name of the 17 minute film called?
The BitTorrent company was selected by Madonna to release the film as part of a Madonna bundle.
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What remained the head of state of the British Empire?
As the Empire evolved into the Commonwealth, nominations continued to come from the Commonwealth realms, in which the monarch remained head of state.
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Who started the Hussite movement?
After his execution, a revolt erupted.
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Who was the major opponent to Freemasonry?
American historians, while noting that Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were indeed active Masons, have downplayed the importance of Freemasonry in causing the American Revolution because the Masonic order was non-political and included both Patriots and their enemy the Loyalists.
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When was Harsha crowned by the states he united?
He united the small republics from Punjab to central India, and their representatives crowned Harsha king at an assembly in April 606 giving him the title of Maharaja when he was merely 16 years old.
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What were two of Marvel's comic heroes in fantasy, swords and magic settings?
Marvel pulled ahead of rival DC Comics in 1972, during a time when the price and format of the standard newsstand comic were in flux.
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What is generating high demand for housing in Melbourne?
This housing boom has increased house prices and rents, as well as the availability of all types of housing.
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What is infinite knowledge classified as?
The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.
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Who prepared the plan known as "the Grand Model"?
Governance, settlement, and development were to follow a visionary plan known as the Grand Model prepared for the Lords Proprietors by John Locke.
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Where are most of the low density area of Detroit located?
The city has numerous neighborhoods consisting of vacant properties resulting in low inhabited density in those areas, stretching city services and infrastructure.
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How long does summer last?
Summer lasts from mid-April till the end of June and most parts become very hot (except in the alpine zone which experiences a mild summer) with the average temperature ranging from 28 to 32 °C (82 to 90 °F).
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In what year did Chopin become a French citizen?
Chopin arrived in Paris in late September 1831; he would never return to Poland, thus becoming one of many expatriates of the Polish Great Emigration.
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How much slip does a synchronous motor have?
Another way of saying this is that it has zero slip under usual operating conditions.
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In what year was the first Arena Football League video game released?
On May 18, 2000, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console.
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During the Revolutionary War, which French colony had moved towards political independence?
In May 1803, the last 8000 French troops left the island and the slaves proclaimed an independent republic that they called Haïti in 1804.
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What type of conditions are used to increase the weight and profitability of commercial turkeys?
The lights can be switched on for 24-hrs/day, or a range of step-wise light regimens to encourage the birds to feed often and therefore grow rapidly.
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By the 19th century what was common in the Alpine regions?
Leonhard Euler studied the shapes of crystals, and by the 19th century crystal hunting was common in Alpine regions.
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When did Whitehead go to America?
He was elected Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of London in late 1918 (a post he held for four years), a member of the University of London's Senate in 1919, and chairman of the Senate's Academic (leadership) Council in 1920, a post which he held until he departed for America in 1924.
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Growing plants in zinc deficient soil makes them more susceptible to what?
Plants that grow in soils that are zinc-deficient are more susceptible to disease.
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in What year did Quiroga complete his pacification?
Jose de Quiroga arrived in 1680 and continued some of the development projects started by his predecessors.
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Which pole is located in Antarctica?
It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
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What do most Valencian people think Valencian is in regards to Catalan?
This position is promoted by people who do not use Valencian regularly.
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How pathogenes interact with it's human host?
Each species of pathogen has a characteristic spectrum of interactions with its human hosts.
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What can a club do if a player they wish to sign does not meet the Home Office's work permit requirements?
A non-EU player applying for the permit must have played for his country in at least 75 per cent of its competitive 'A' team matches for which he was available for selection during the previous two years, and his country must have averaged at least 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings over the previous two years.
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In addition to the circumstances by which a state party joined a treaty, why might a treaty be invalidated?
Invalidation is separate from withdrawal, suspension, or termination (addressed above), which all involve an alteration in the consent of the parties of a previously valid treaty rather than the invalidation of that consent in the first place.
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About how many governments recognized the legitimacy of the NTC at a meeting on July 15, 2011?
On 15 July 2011, at a meeting in Istanbul, over 30 governments recognised the NTC as the legitimate government of Libya.
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What entity did Nasser spearhead that was a boon for Egypt's economy?
When efforts to offer tax incentives and attract outside investments yielded no tangible results, he nationalized more companies and made them a part of his economic development organization.
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Buddha recommended viewing thing by how many marks of existence?
To this end, the Buddha recommended viewing things as characterized by the three marks of existence.
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When did Hack Wilson set a record of 56 home-runs and 190 runs-batted-in?
In addition to the RBI record, Wilson 56 home-runs stood as the National League record until 1998, when Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire hit 66 and 70, respectively.
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What is the total force of the Canadian Forces?
The Armed Forces are today funded by approximately $20.1 billion annually and are presently ranked 74th in size compared to the world's other armed forces by number of total personnel, and 58th in terms of active personnel, standing at a strength of roughly 68,000, plus 27,000 reservists, 5000 Rangers, and 19,000 supplementary reserves, bringing the total force to approximately 119,000.
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After his move to the Committee of Public Safety, where did Napoleon unsuccessfully attempt to be transferred to?
He was moved to the Bureau of Topography of the Committee of Public Safety and sought unsuccessfully to be transferred to Constantinople in order to offer his services to the Sultan.
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What does the acronym RLV stand for?
RLV discs look almost exactly like standard LaserDiscs, and can play in any standard LaserDisc player after they have been recorded.
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What was the name of a high profile terrorist group in Egypt in 1990s?
In the 1990s an Islamist group, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, engaged in an extended campaign of violence, from the murders and attempted murders of prominent writers and intellectuals, to the repeated targeting of tourists and foreigners.
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During which years did Nikolai Durkin visit Alaska?
Some researchers believe that the first Russian settlement in Alaska was established in the 17th century.
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Where does the Prunus spinosa leaf much sooner?
In Belgium, Prunus spinosa from Eastern Europe leafs much sooner than its West European counterparts, disrupting the feeding habits of the Thecla betulae butterfly (which feeds on the leaves).
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When was the Antikythera mechanism discovered?
It was discovered in 1901 in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to circa 100 BC.
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When did the Theatre Royal burn?
The General Post Office, with its limestone façade, is on Oliver Plunkett Street, on the site of the Theatre Royal which was built in 1760 and burned down in 1840.
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What does deism believe God's role in the universe is?
In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe.
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In what year were the railings and gates completed?
Thus, Buckingham Palace is a symbol and home of the British monarchy, an art gallery and a tourist attraction.
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How does the Faraday constant relate to the Planck constant?
The Faraday constant F is the charge of one mole of electrons, equal to the Avogadro constant NA multiplied by the elementary charge e. It can be determined by careful electrolysis experiments, measuring the amount of silver dissolved from an electrode in a given time and for a given electric current.
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What year did Simon Cowell announce that he was leaving American Idol?
On January 11, 2010, Simon Cowell announced that he was leaving the show to pursue introducing the American version of his show The X Factor to the USA for 2011.
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The Longwood medical and Academic Area is affiliated with what medical school?
Boston Medical Center, located in the South End neighborhood, is the primary teaching facility for the Boston University School of Medicine as well as the largest trauma center in the Boston area; it was formed by the merger of Boston University Hospital and Boston City Hospital, which was the first municipal hospital in the United States.
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When did the band The Darkness break up?
The follow-up, One Way Ticket to Hell...
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What was the era called when scientists were rejecting the notion of objectivity of science?
The Science wars of the 1990 were about the influence of especially French philosophers, which denied the objectivity of science in general or seemed to do so.
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What identifier did the Nazis make the Freemason prisioners wear?
While the number is not accurately known, it is estimated that between 80,000 and 200,000 Freemasons were killed under the Nazi regime.
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What percent don't own cars?
As of 2013[update], 87 percent of housing units were occupied, while 13 percent were vacant, a slight change from 2010 where 89.5 percent of units were occupied, or 599,736 and 10.5 percent were vacant, or 70,435.
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What date was Estonia annexed by the Soviets?
On 6 August 1940, Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union as the Estonian SSR.
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Where is the birthplace of Antun Augustincic?
In 2004, Antun Augustinčić's statue of Broz in his birthplace of Kumrovec was decapitated in an explosion.
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How many species are listed as threatened by BirdLife International and the IUCN?
Many bird populations are declining worldwide, with 1,227 species listed as threatened by BirdLife International and the IUCN in 2009.
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What types of information are collected in the process?
The report is then analyzed to determine whether or not the entire rail is safe to use.
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When did El Salvador adopt the US Dollar as its currency?
Due to geographical proximity of the Central American countries to the U.S. which has powerful military, economic, and political influences, there were several movements and proposals by the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries to annex some or all of the Central American republics (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras with the formerly British-ruled Bay Islands, Nicaragua, Panama which had the U.S.-ruled Canal Zone territory from 1903 to 1979, and formerly British Honduras or Belize since 1981).
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What is the inclination of the Compass-M1 satellite?
The orbit of Compass-M1 is nearly circular, has an altitude of 21,150 km and an inclination of 55.5 degrees.
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Which police force in London does not typically engage in police activity with the general public?
A fourth police force in London, the Ministry of Defence Police, do not generally become involved with policing the general public.
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