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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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A third, wider lane of locks is being built.
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease.
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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The United States (US) later took over the project and took a decade to complete the canal in 1914, enabling ships to avoid the lengthy Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America (via the Drake Passage ) or to navigate the Strait of Magellan .
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut made it possible for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in half the time previously required.
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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The shorter, faster, safer route to the US West Coast and to nations in and along the Pacific Ocean allowed those places to become more integrated with the world economy.
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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During this time, ownership of the territory that is now the Panama Canal was first Colombian, then French, and then American; the United States completed the construction.
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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The canal was taken over in 1999 by the Panamanian government, as long planned.
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships when the canal opened in 1914, to 14,702 vessels in 2008, the latter measuring a total of 309.6 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) tons .
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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By 2008, more than 815,000 vessels had passed through the canal, many of them much larger than the original planners could have envisioned; the largest ships that can transit the canal today are called Panamax .
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Q2412
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where was the first canal in panama located
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Panama Canal
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The American Society of Civil Engineers has named the Panama Canal one of the seven wonders of the modern world .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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A noted polymath , Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist , politician , postmaster , scientist, musician, inventor, satirist , civic activist, statesman, and diplomat .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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He invented the lightning rod , bifocals , the Franklin stove , a carriage odometer , and the glass 'armonica' .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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He facilitated many civic organizations, including a fire department and a university.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity ; as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies, then as the first United States Ambassador to France , he exemplified the emerging American nation.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit , self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager , "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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To Walter Isaacson , this makes Franklin "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin, always proud of his working class roots, became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia , the leading city in the colonies.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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He was also partners with William Goddard and Joseph Galloway the three of whom published the Pennsylvania Chronicle , a newspaper that was known for its revolutionary sentiments and criticisms of the British monarchy in the American colonies.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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He became wealthy publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and The Pennsylvania Gazette .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin gained international renown as a scientist for his famous experiments in electricity and for his many inventions, especially the lightning rod.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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He played a major role in establishing the University of Pennsylvania and was elected the first president of the American Philosophical Society .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin became a national hero in America when he spearheaded the effort to have Parliament repeal the unpopular Stamp Act .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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An accomplished diplomat, he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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For many years he was the British postmaster for the colonies, which enabled him to set up the first national communications network.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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He was active in community affairs, colonial and state politics, as well as national and international affairs.
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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From 1785 to 1788, he served as governor of Pennsylvania .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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Toward the end of his life, he freed his slaves and became one of the most prominent abolitionists .
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Q2413
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who was the president when benjamin franklin was alive
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Benjamin Franklin
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His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored on coinage and money ; warships ; the names of many towns , counties, educational institutions, namesakes, and companies; and more than two centuries after his death, countless cultural references.
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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Criminal Minds is an American police procedural television program that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS .
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI 's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) based in Quantico , Virginia.
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime .
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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The show differs from many procedural dramas by focusing on profiling the criminal, rather than the crime itself.
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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The show is produced by The Mark Gordon Company in association with CBS Television Studios (originally Paramount Network Television then CBS Paramount Network Television ) and ABC Studios (originally Touchstone Television ).
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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CBS announced in October 2009 that Legacy Interactive would develop a video game based on the show.
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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The game would require players to examine crime scenes for clues to help solve murder mysteries.
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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The interactive puzzle game was released in 2012, but did not feature any of the voices of the show's cast, nor was the cast involved with the project.
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Q2414
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who is leaving criminal minds
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Criminal Minds
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On March 14, 2012, CBS renewed Criminal Minds for an eighth season, which premiered on September 26, 2012.
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Q2418
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what is the song heart shaped box about
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Heart-Shaped Box
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"Heart-Shaped Box" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana , written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain .
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Q2418
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what is the song heart shaped box about
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Heart-Shaped Box
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The song was released as the first single from the group's third and final studio album , In Utero , in 1993.
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Q2418
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what is the song heart shaped box about
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Heart-Shaped Box
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It was one of two songs from the album mixed by Scott Litt in order to augment the original production by producer Steve Albini .
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Q2418
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what is the song heart shaped box about
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Heart-Shaped Box
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While Nirvana's label DGC Records did not release a physical single for sale in the United States, "Heart-Shaped Box" received much American radio airplay, reaching number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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Q2418
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what is the song heart shaped box about
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Heart-Shaped Box
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The international release of the single reached number five on the UK Singles Chart .
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Q2418
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what is the song heart shaped box about
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Heart-Shaped Box
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The song's music video, directed by Anton Corbijn , garnered critical plaudits.
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Q2419
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what is the earth's orbital speed
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Orbital speed
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The orbital speed of a body, generally a planet , a natural satellite , an artificial satellite , or a multiple star , is the speed at which it orbits around the barycenter of a system, usually around a more massive body.
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Q2419
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what is the earth's orbital speed
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Orbital speed
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It can be used to refer to either the mean orbital speed, the average speed as it completes an orbit, or instantaneous orbital speed, the speed at a particular point in its orbit.
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Q2419
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what is the earth's orbital speed
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Orbital speed
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The orbital speed at any position in the orbit can be computed from the distance to the central body at that position, and the specific orbital energy , which is independent of position: the kinetic energy is the total energy minus the potential energy .
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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Brown Palace Interior and Atrium
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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Brown Palace Hotel is the second-oldest operating hotel in Denver, Colorado and is one of the first atrium-style hotel ever built.
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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It is now operated by Quorum Hotels and Resorts.
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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It was built in 1892, one year later than the Oxford Hotel .
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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It was named for its original owner, Henry C. Brown, and was designed with its odd triangular shape by architect Frank Edbrooke .
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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The hotel is located at 321 17th St, Denver, CO between 17th Street, Broadway and Tremont Street/Pl in downtown Denver behind the Republic Plaza .
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Q2422
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What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colorado)
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The main entrance door is on Tremont Street.
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia , North America , Europe , and Australia .
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and an H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 decoder (e.g., a DVD player, or a computer DVD drive with a software DVD player).
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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Commercial DVD movies are encoded using a combination of H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 compressed video and audio of varying formats (often multi-channel formats as described below).
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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Typically, the data rate for DVD movies ranges from 3 Mbit/s to 9.5 Mbit/s, and the bit rate is usually adaptive.
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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It was first available for retail around 1997.
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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The DVD-Video specification was created by DVD Forum and can be obtained from DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation for a fee of $5,000.
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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The specification is not publicly available, because every subscriber must sign a non-disclosure agreement .
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Q2423
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what is the resolution of a standard dvd?
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DVD-Video
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Certain information in the DVD Book is proprietary and confidential.
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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The nautical mile (symbol M, NM or nmi) is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude measured along any meridian , or about one minute of arc of longitude at the equator .
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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By international agreement it has been set at 1,852 metres exactly (about 6,076 feet).
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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It is a non- SI unit (although accepted for use in the International System of Units by the BIPM ) used especially by navigators in the shipping and aviation industries, and also in polar exploration .
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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It is commonly used in international law and treaties , especially regarding the limits of territorial waters .
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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It developed from the sea mile and the related geographical mile .
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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The nautical mile remains in use by sea and air navigators worldwide because of its convenience when working with charts.
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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Most nautical charts use the Mercator projection whose scale varies by about a factor of six from the equator to 80° latitude, so charts covering large areas cannot use a single linear scale .
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Q2427
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A NAUTICAL MILE
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Nautical mile
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The nautical mile is nearly equal to a minute of latitude on a chart, so a distance measured with a chart divider can be roughly converted to nautical miles using the chart's latitude scale.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania .
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley , 41 miles (66 km) west-southwest of Harrisburg , and is part of the Harrisburg– Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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In 1900, 3,228 people lived there; in 1910, 3,457; and in 1940, 5,244 people lived there.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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The population was 5,492 at the 2010 census .
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Shippensburg was incorporated as a borough on January 21, 1819.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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In the past, there were furniture factories, engine and pump works, and other industrial works located within the town.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Shippensburg is also the home of The Beistle Company, the oldest and largest manufacturer of decorations and party goods, which sells its distinctive honeycomb paper decorations worldwide.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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It is also the location of Pague and Fegan, the oldest continuously operated hardware store in Pennsylvania.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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In May 2012, Volvo Construction Equipment began a $100 million expansion project to bring its American headquarters to Shippensburg.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Shippensburg is also home to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania , one of 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education .
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Yearly the last full week of July, the Shippensburg Community Fair is held.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Begun in 1958, the fair bills itself as Pennsylvania's largest bi-county fair.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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The fair includes agricultural exhibits, a craft show, food vendors, and carnival rides amongst other things.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Every summer on the last Saturday of August, Shippensburg holds the Corn Festival, an event that brings regional artisans and vendors to operate stands downtown.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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The downtown is closed to traffic for at least 5 blocks for most of the day.
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Q2429
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what is there to view in shippensburg,pennsylvania
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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Average attendance at the festival is estimated at 60,000 - 70,000 each year.
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Q2430
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what is black hairy tongue disease
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Black hairy tongue
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Black hairy tongue (BHT, also termed lingua villosa nigra) refers to a condition of the tongue where the filiform papillae elongate with black or brown discoloration, giving a black and hairy appearance.
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Q2430
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what is black hairy tongue disease
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Black hairy tongue
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The appearance may be alarming, but it is a harmless condition.
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Q2430
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what is black hairy tongue disease
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Black hairy tongue
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Predisposing factors include smoking, xerostomia (dry mouth), soft diet, poor oral hygiene and certain medications.
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Q2430
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what is black hairy tongue disease
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Black hairy tongue
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Management is by improving oral hygiene, especially scraping or brushing the tongue.
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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The IEEE 1394 interface is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer.
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple , who called it FireWire.
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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The 1394 interface is comparable to USB , and often those two technologies are considered together, though USB has more market share.
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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Apple first included FireWire in some of its 1999 models, and most Apple computers since the year 2000 have included FireWire ports, though, as of 2013, nothing beyond the 800 version (IEEE-1394b).
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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The interface is also known by the brand i.LINK ( Sony ), and Lynx ( Texas Instruments ).
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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IEEE 1394 replaced parallel SCSI in many applications, because of lower implementation costs and a simplified, more adaptable cabling system.
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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The 1394 standard also defines a backplane interface, though this is not as widely used.
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Q2431
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what is firewire used for
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IEEE 1394
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IEEE 1394 is the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA) standard connection interface for A/V (audio/visual) component communication and control.
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