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Q2194
what was nicholas poussins art known to be?
Nicolas Poussin
Until the 20th century he remained a major inspiration for such classically oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David , Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne .
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Q2194
what was nicholas poussins art known to be?
Nicolas Poussin
He worked in Rome for a circle of leading collectors there and elsewhere, except for a short period when Cardinal Richelieu ordered him back to France to serve as First Painter to the King .
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Q2194
what was nicholas poussins art known to be?
Nicolas Poussin
Most of his works are history paintings of religious or mythological subjects that very often have a large landscape element.
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Q2195
where is keith whitley from
Keith Whitley
Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954Stambler, Irwin, and Grelun Landon (2000). - Country Music: The Encyclopedia. - New York: St. Martin's Press. - p.533. - ISBN 978-0-312-26487-1.—Carlin, Richard (2003). - Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary. - New York: Routledge - p.427. - ISBN 978-0-415-93802-0.—Larkin, Colin (1995). - The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. - New York: Stockton Press - P.4462. - ISBN 978-0-85112-662-3.—Stanton, Scott (2003). - The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians. - New York: Pocket Books. - p.395. - ISBN 978-0-7434-6330-0.—Hicks, Jack. - "Singer Keith Whitley's Memory Alive Through Songs, Love in Home Town". - The Kentucky Post . - September 25, 1991.—"Country Music Star Keith Whitley Dead at 33". - Lexington Herald-Leader . - May 10, 1989.——Hurst, Jack. - "Whitley's Last Days". - Chicago Tribune . - May 14, 1989.—"Alcohol Kills Country Singer Keith Whitley". - United Press International . - (c/o The San Francisco Chronicle ). - May 10, 1989. — May 9, 1989), known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer.
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Q2195
where is keith whitley from
Keith Whitley
Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters.
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Q2195
where is keith whitley from
Keith Whitley
He charted 19 singles on the Billboard country charts, including five consecutive Number Ones: " Don't Close Your Eyes ", " When You Say Nothing at All ", " I'm No Stranger to the Rain ", " I Wonder Do You Think of Me " and " It Ain't Nothin' " (the last two posthumously).
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania , written in Polish
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state , city , or county .
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law , decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies .
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation or " black letter law ."
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
As a source of law , statutes are considered primary authority (as opposed to secondary authority ).
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Ideally all statutes must be in harmony with the fundamental law of the land (constitutional).
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
This word is used in contradistinction to the common law .
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Statutes acquire their force from the time of their passage, however unless otherwise provided.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Statutes are of several kinds; namely, Public or private.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Declaratory or remedial.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Temporary or perpetual.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
A temporary statute is one which is limited in its duration at the time of its enactment.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
It continues in force until the time of its limitation has expired, unless sooner repealed.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
A perpetual statute is one for the continuance of which there is no limited time, although it may not be expressly declared to be so.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
If, however, a statute which did not itself contain any limitation is to be governed by another which is temporary only, the former will also be temporary and dependent upon the existence of the latter.
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
Before a statute becomes law in some countries, it must be agreed upon by the highest executive in the government , and finally published as part of a code .
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
In many countries, statutes are organized in topical arrangements (or "codified" ) within publications called codes , such as the United States Code .
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Q2196
where are statutes formed
Statute
In many nations statutory law is distinguished from and subordinate to constitutional law .
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Q2202
where are the internal and external iliac arteries
External iliac artery
The external iliac arteries are two major arteries which bifurcate off the common iliac arteries anterior to the sacroiliac joint of the pelvis.
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Q2202
where are the internal and external iliac arteries
External iliac artery
They proceed anterior and inferior along the medial border of the psoas major muscles .
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Q2202
where are the internal and external iliac arteries
External iliac artery
They exit the pelvic girdle posterior and inferior to the inguinal ligament about one third laterally from the insertion point of the inguinal ligament on the pubic tubercle at which point they are referred to as the femoral arteries .
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Q2202
where are the internal and external iliac arteries
External iliac artery
The external iliac artery is usually the artery used to attach the renal artery to the recipient of a kidney transplant.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
Steam is a digital distribution , digital rights management , multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation .
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses; in October 2012, Valve expanded the service to include non-gaming software.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
Steam provides the user with installation and automatic management of software across multiple computers, community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving , and in-game voice and chat functionality.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
The software provides a freely available application programming interface , Steamworks, that developers can take advantage of to integrate many of Steam's functions within their software products, including copy protection, networking and matchmaking, in-game achievements and micro-transactions, and support for user-created content through Steam Workshop.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
Though initially developed for use on Microsoft Windows , the client has expanded to include OS X and Linux versions, and clients with limited functionality on the PlayStation 3 console and for both iOS and Android mobile devices.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
In addition to being a central hub for gaming software, Valve has created a version of Steam with altered functionality to be used in schools for educational software, including a modified version of Portal 2 for teaching science and critical thinking lessons.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
, there are nearly 2000 games available through Steam, and 54 million active user accounts.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
As of January 2013, Steam has seen over 6.6 million concurrent players.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
Steam has an estimated 50–70% share of the digital distribution market for video games.
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Q2204
what is steam by valve corporation
Steam (software)
The Steam logo is a stylised left-side fly-crank and rod from the Walschaerts valve gear of a steam locomotive .
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio.
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis .
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
In addition to the duo's popular nightclub work, they starred in a successful series of comedy films for Paramount Pictures .
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
Lewis has won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards , Los Angeles Film Critics Association , and Venice Film Festival , and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
In 2005, he received the Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors, which is the highest Emmy Award presented.
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Q2206
what is jerry lewis real name
Jerry Lewis
On February 22, 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award .
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Q2207
where is the Rhine river located on a map
Rhine
The Rhine (; ; ) is a European river that runs from the Swiss canton of Grisons in the southeastern Swiss Alps through Germany and eventually flows into the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and is the twelfth longest river in Europe , at about , with an average discharge of more than .
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Q2207
where is the Rhine river located on a map
Rhine
The Rhine and the Danube formed most of the northern inland frontier of the Roman Empire and, since those days, the Rhine has been a vital and navigable waterway carrying trade and goods deep inland.
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Q2207
where is the Rhine river located on a map
Rhine
It has also served as a defensive feature and has been the basis for regional and international borders.
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Q2207
where is the Rhine river located on a map
Rhine
The many castles and prehistoric fortifications along the Rhine testify to its importance as a waterway.
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Q2207
where is the Rhine river located on a map
Rhine
River traffic could be stopped at these locations, usually for the purpose of collecting tolls, by the state that controlled that portion of the river.
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Q2208
what is sanskrit shri
Sri
Sri ( Sinhala )
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Q2208
what is sanskrit shri
Sri
Sri ( Devanagari : श्री, IAST ; Śrī), also transliterated as Sree or Shri or Shree is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities (usually translated as "Holy").
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Q2209
what is civil engineering aBOUT
Civil engineering
Design of complex structures like the International Space Station needs in-depth understanding of Structural Analysis .
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Q2209
what is civil engineering aBOUT
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals , dams, and buildings.
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Q2209
what is civil engineering aBOUT
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline after military engineering , and it was defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering.
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Q2209
what is civil engineering aBOUT
Civil engineering
It is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines including environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering , geophysics , geodesy , control engineering , structural engineering , biomechanics , nanotechnology , transportation engineering , earth science , atmospheric sciences , forensic engineering , municipal or urban engineering , water resources engineering , materials engineering , coastal engineering , surveying , and construction engineering .
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Q2209
what is civil engineering aBOUT
Civil engineering
Civil engineering takes place on all levels: in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham in Tropical Revue
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham in Studio
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham in Tropical Review Tropical Review, Martin Beck Theatre
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham wearing dance costume
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham in Cumbia
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) was an American dancer , choreographer , author, educator, and social activist.
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century, and directed her own dance company for many years.
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance".
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
During her heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, Dunham was renowned throughout Europe and Latin America and was widely popular in the United States, where the Washington Post called her "dancer Katherine the Great".
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
For almost thirty years she maintained the Katherine Dunham Dance Company , the only self-supported American black dance troupe at that time, and over her long career she choreographed more than ninety individual dances.
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Q2210
what was the main event for katherine dunham?
Katherine Dunham
Dunham was an innovator in African-American modern dance as well as a leader in the field of dance anthropology , or ethnochoreology .
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Sphagnum is a genus of between 1510 and 3500 species of mosses , commonly called peat moss due to its prevalence in wet habitats where it contributes to the formation of peat bogs and mires.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Sphagnum accumulations can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of water inside their cells; plants may hold from 16-26 times as much water as their dry weight depending on the species.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
The empty cells help retain water in drier conditions.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Hence, as sphagnum moss grows, it can slowly spread into drier conditions, forming larger peatlands, both raised bogs and blanket bogs.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
These peat accumulations then provide habitat for a wide array of peatland plants, including sedges and ericaceous shrubs, as well as orchids and carnivorous plants.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Sphagnum and the peat formed from it do not decay readily because of the phenolic compounds embedded in the moss's cell walls .
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
In addition, bogs, like all wetlands, develop anaerobic soil conditions, which produces slower anaerobic decay rather than aerobic microbial action.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Peat moss can also acidify its surroundings by taking up cations , such as calcium and magnesium , and releasing hydrogen ions.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Under the right conditions, peat can accumulate to a depth of many meters.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Different species of Sphagnum have different tolerance limits for flooding and pH, so any one peatland may have a number of different Sphagnum species.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Individual peat moss plants consist of a main stem, with tightly arranged clusters of branch fascicles usually consisting of two or three spreading branches and two to four hanging branches.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
The top of the plant, or capitulum, has compact clusters of young branches.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
Along the stem are scattered leaves of various shapes, named stem leaves; the shape varies according to species.
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
The leaves consist of two kinds of cells; small, green, living cells ( chlorophyllose cells), and large, clear, structural, dead cells ( hyaline cells).
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Q2211
what is peat moss good for growing?
Sphagnum
The latter have the large water-holding capacity.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
The earliest version of the Network Card, issued manually rather than through an APTIS machine.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
The first APTIS version of the Network Card.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
This was used from the start of the APTIS era in 1986/1987 until well into the 1990s, as stocks had to be used up despite the introduction of the new-look orange-banded version in 1991.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
The introduction of the weekday minimum fare condition in 2002 resulted in a minor change: the red "R" shows that this is the "Revised" version of the railcard.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
This version is still in use as of 2007.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
The Network Railcard is a discount card introduced in 1986 by British Rail , upon the creation of their Network SouthEast area around London , England .
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
The card is intended to encourage leisure travel by rail by offering discounts for adults and accompanying children on a wide range of off-peak fares.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
The range of discounts available, and the price of the card, have varied since that time, but the card has always been valid for a year's unlimited use.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
It can be purchased by any person aged 16 or over from any staffed National Rail station or Rail Appointed Travel Agent, by completing an application form - no photographic identification or other documentation is needed to buy or use the card.
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Q2212
what is Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network Railcard
It is one of a number of concessionary fare schemes available on the British railway system .
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Q2213
what is the united nations and what is its role in the world
United nations
The United Nations (UN; French : Organisation des Nations Unies, ONU) is the world's largest, foremost, and most prominent international organization .
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what is the united nations and what is its role in the world
United nations
The stated aims of the United Nations include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law , international security , economic development , social progress , human rights , civil rights , civil liberties , political freedoms , democracy , and the achievement of lasting world peace .
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Q2213
what is the united nations and what is its role in the world
United nations
The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations , to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue.
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Q2213
what is the united nations and what is its role in the world
United nations
It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
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Q2213
what is the united nations and what is its role in the world
United nations
At its founding, the UN had 51 member states ; as of 2011, there are 193.
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