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From the following passage, which taxes/acts led to the American Revolution?
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The following Acts passed by the British Parliament led to the American Revolution:
1) The Sugar Act in 1764 provided stricter measures of enforcement and collection for sugar taxes.
2) The Stamp Act in 1765 imposed direct taxes on official documents, newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, and playing cards.
3) The Declaratory Act in 1766 declared the British Parliament retained full taxation powers for the American Colonies.
4) The Townshend Acts in 1767 added duties to goods like paper, glass, and tea.
5) The Tea Act in 1773 lowered the taxes on tea to benefit the British East India Company.
6) The so-called Intolerable Acts in 1774 consisted of 4 laws that increased Britain's sovereignty over the American Colonies. These laws include the rights of Britain to restrict town meetings, try British soldiers for crimes committed in the American colonies, close the port of Boston, and require housing of British troops in the homes of citizens.
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What is the difference between a sunny side up egg and a scrambled egg?
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In a sunny side up egg, the yolk is intact, whereas in a scrambled egg, the egg is beaten and scrambled.
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According to this paragraph about UVA, what is the PAC room?
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The PAC room is the Newcomb Programs and Council Room, that also houses the University Programs Council and Class Councils.
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What is Azure SQL used for?
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Azure SQL is a cloud based Azure SQL Server Database that is used for data warehousing. It contains data tables, sql queries, stored procedures, grants and permissions. System of Record (SoR) can be accessed and flow to the Azure SQL Server Database using a data pipeline or the Azure SQL API. Once the data lands in Azure SQL you will need to consider a strategy for how to handle change data capture (CDC). The data can be served to the business from Azure SQL Database for dashboarding and business reporting.
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Why is Canada a good country to visit?
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Canada is a beautiful country known for its natural scenery, ice hockey, polite people, maple syrup and wildlife.
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What is the difference between bikepacking and bicycle touring?
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The bikepacking movement became popular in the 2010s. Compared to traditional bike touring, which has been popular for decades, bikepackers typically carry less and lighter equipment. The lighter load makes it easier to ride off-road. However, the equipment, such as frame bags, is often more expensive than traditional panniers. Furthermore, the limited storage space of bikepacking setups promotes an even more minimalistic lifestyle.
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Considering Austin is in the central region of Texas, which of these places are in east, west, north and south. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fredericksburg, El Paso, Corpas Christi, Galveston, South Padre, Lubbock.
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North of Austin: Dallas
South of Austin: San Antonio, Corpus Christi, South Padre
East of Austin: Houston, Galveston
West of Austin: Fredericksburg, Lubbock, El Paso
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what is the date when the declaration of independence was written?
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July 4th 1776
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In the series A Song of Ice and Fire, who is the founder of House Qoherys?
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Quenton Qoherys
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Who proposed the use of Tau as the circle constant, instead of Pi
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Tau was proposed as a better circle constant than Pi by Michael Hartl in The Tau Manifesto, published on June 28, 2010. Hartl's idea for Tau was inspired by Bob Palais, who had earlier published an article questioning whether Pi was the best constant to use.
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On what month and day was Antwan Deon Odom born?
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September 24
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What is Scala?
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Scala is a strong statically typed high-level general-purpose programming language that supports both object-oriented programming and functional programming.
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Which rivers were the birthplaces of the first great civilizations?
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The first great civilizations arose near rivers, where they could develop agriculture. The Egyptian civilization arose around the Nile, the Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; the Harappa and Mohenjo Daro cultures arose along the Indus river (Pakistan), and the ancient Chinese civilization arose around the Yangtze river.
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Classify which item is a fake color out of this set: blue, green, sheep, red, orange
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A sheep is not a color
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What are the titans?
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In Attack on Titan, the Titans are gigantic man-eating humanoids that destroyed Eren Yeager's hometown and caused the death of his mother. The Titans cause humanity to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls to protect themselves.
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How do I get better at shooting a basketball?
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Here are a few things you can try to get better at shooting a basketball:
- Practice the fundamentals by repeatedly bringing the ball to your set point without shooting.
- Shoot from < 5 feet away from the basket until you can reliably make the shot.
- Practice your free throws.
- Try shooting off the dribble.
- Get comfortable shooting threes.
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What did Jamaican-American author Nicola Yoon major in college for her graduate degree?
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Creative Writing at Emerson College
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what are the main components of a computer?
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A computer consists of a motherboard, a central processing unit (CPU), memory (often called RAM) and a hard disk or hard drive or Solid State Drive for storage.
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When did the Workaholics TV show air?
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The Workaholics pilot aired as a "TV Sneak Peek" on March 15, 2011. It ran for 7 seasons with its first episode of season 1 airing on April 6, 2011 to it's last episode in season 7 on March 15, 2017.
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Pulitzer Prize 2022 was given to 4 Indian photographers from Reuters news agency. Name them
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Danish Siddiqui(slain), Adnan Abidi, SannaIrshad Matto & Amit Dave
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What does non subjective mean?
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Subjectiveness has an element of personal opinion, emotion and/or feelings, bias in response to question that invokes an answer based on your personal experience. Non subjectivity deals with being objective. Objectiveness deals with facts that are true based on historical data. There is no bias in objectiveness.
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Given this paragraph about the history of triathlon, what is the earliest known triathlon event.
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Triathlon events have evolved of the years, and its origins are not fully known. Triathlon historians have evidenced multisports events dating back to 1901. In this era "Les Trois Sports" did not include the swim as it does in modern day triathlon, but instead included a canoe discipline. As the name suggest, triathlon appears to have first surfaced in the history books in france in the suburbs of paris known as Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-marne.
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Is Missouri a city or a state?
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Both. Missouri is a state, and a city in texas
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What is CSS?
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The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the language to style an HTML document. CSS describes how HTML elements should be displayed on a web page.
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What do people mean when they say a meeting could have been an email?
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When people say a meeting could have been an email, they are stating that the information shared in the meeting did not substantiate the time taken for the meeting and the information could have just as easily been disseminated via email. This is a slang-type phrase used in the corporate world. People often use the phrase when they think that the time taken for the meeting was a waste or the information shared was basic and did not require heavy discussion.
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Why will the Golden State Warriors win the 2023 NBA Finals?
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The Warriors have been a dynasty for over 10 years now and with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green still playing they will always be a contender for the foreseeable future. Steph Curry is still playing like he is in his prime even at age 35 and he has solidified himself as the greatest player of all time. With the playoffs about to start, the warriors will most likely play the Sacramento Kings in which it looks as if it is an easy sweep for them to build momentum and confidence to carry themselves to another title this year.
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Write a review of Brandon Sanderson's book Warbreaker
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Can't believe what a consistent hitter Sanderson is.
The characters really grew throughout the novel. Siri and Vivenna switch places, and also switch personalities, reveling in their new preferences. Lightsong owes up to the man he once was, and I found his humor quite dad-joke-y and well, good. Loved Denth. And Susebron, well, grows up.
Biochroma was a fun concept, and made for some interesting power plays.
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What is base board?
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Base board is a wooden or vinyl board that is used in home construction or home remodeling projects. It is used to decorate where sheet rock comes together to form a line on ceilings. It is also used on the floor to cover where tile and wood planks come together to meet the wall (e.g. interior wall). People use it here for aesthetic reasons because it looks nice. You will need a miter saw to cut base board, and it should always be painted first before installing it with a nail gun. When installing it it should be attached to the studs in the walls for a secure connection.
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Which do you prefer, cakes or pies? Describe why you believe this way.
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Pies are superior than cakes. Both cakes and pies have a wide variety of flavor options, with options to have pies or cakes filled with fruit, chocolate, mousse or any number of other flavors. Therefore, the variety of flavors is a tie between cakes and pies. However, pies are better for two main reasons. The first is that they typically have a much richer flavor in their filling, whereas cakes are often less flavorful and the frosting is too sweet. Second, pies don't suffer from dry fillings, whereas far too many cakes are completely dry. This makes pies overall a much better dessert to choose.
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For the list given, classify which items are considered vegan, vegitarian and non vegetarian: milk, tofu, curd, chicken, mutton, bacon, clam, tomato, potato, onion, egg, beef, pork, mango, apple, salmon, soy milk, paneer
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Vegan : tofu, soy milk, tomato, potato, onion, mango, apple
Vegetarian: milk, curd, paneer, tofu, soy milk, tomato, potato, onion, mango, apple
Non vegetarian: chicken, mutton, bacon, clam,egg, beef, pork, salmon
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What is the Nintendo Switch?
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The Nintendo Switch is a handheld video game console that Nintendo created in 2017. It can run in both handheld mode and you can also dock it to a TV for use. There's a bunch of controllers that you can choose from including two that are attached to the Switch. The games mostly include family-friendly multiplayer games that you can play couch co-op. However, the Switch does also connect to the internet but the online gaming is pretty bad. Games can be bought online or physical copies.
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According to the text, given the initial cost of building the auditorium and the equivalent cost in 2021, what is the value of 1892 dollars in 2021?
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30.15926, since 3,015,926/100,000 = 30.15926
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Which is a species of fish? Plaice or Place
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Plaice
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Tell me whether each of these soccer teams are American or European: Leeds United, Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, Arsenal Gunners, Sporting KC, Bayern Munich
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Leeds United: European
Seattle Sounders: American
Portland Timbers: American
Arsenal Gunners: European
Sporting KC: American
Bayern Munich: European
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write short essay on Buzz Aldrin experience on moon
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Buzz Aldrin, the second person to step onto the Moon's surface after Neil Armstrong, had a unique experience during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Like Armstrong, Aldrin spent just over two hours outside the lunar module, conducting experiments and collecting samples.
Aldrin's experience on the Moon was both exhilarating and challenging. He described the lunar landscape as "magnificent desolation," with vast, barren plains and towering mountains in the distance. Aldrin also noted the difficulty of moving around in the bulky spacesuit and the constant hissing sound of his oxygen supply.
Despite these challenges, Aldrin managed to conduct experiments and collect samples that would later be used to study the Moon's geology and history. He also took photographs and planted the American flag on the lunar surface.
Aldrin's experience on the Moon was a testament to human resilience and the spirit of exploration. He, along with Armstrong and the rest of the Apollo 11 team, pushed the boundaries of what was possible and opened up new frontiers for science and discovery. Aldrin's dedication to science and exploration continue to inspire future generations of astronauts and scientists.
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Classify the numbers based on their divisibility by 2,3,7
4, 9, 20, 28, 35, 8
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Divisible by 2: 4, 20, 8, 28
Divisible by 3: 21
Divisible by 7: 21, 28
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Why should you exercise if you have a sitting job where you have to sit in front of computer screen ?
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Basically exercise has many benefits listed below
1. Exercise manages weight
2. Exercise prevents and treats illnesses
3. Exercise enhances mood
4. Exercise gives you more energy
5. Exercise helps you sleep better.
6. Exercise revitalises your personal life.
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What is a database schema?
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It is the structure of a database -- as described in a formal language supported by the database management system. It refers to the organization of data as a blueprint for how the database is built (eg comprised of tables in the case of relational databases).
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Create a list using bullets of the Beatles band members and tell me if they are alive or dead using the format {Name} / {Alive or Dead}
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The Beatles members are :
- John Lennon / Dead
- Paul McCartney / Alive
- George Harrison / Dead
- Ringo Starr / Alive
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What is the Coachella festival?
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The Coachella festival is an annual music and arts festival, held at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California, over 2 consecutive weekends in April. Coachella typically features performances from 100-150 different musical artists, ranging from pop, rock, hip hop, and dance music genres. There are 125,000 people who usually attend each weekend, and the festival spans over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Coachella is regarded as one of the most influential and financially lucrative music festivals in the United States.
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What should I not do if I see a bear?
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Everyone knows that bears are not fluffy friends, and are unfortunately likely to maul humans. There is clear guidance on what to do depending on what type of bear you see: if it’s a black bear, make yourself loud and fight if necessary. If it’s a brown bear, lay down and cover your head. If it’s a polar bear, hope you updated your will recently. However, there is very little guidance on what not to do if you see a bear. Thankfully it is easy to provide guidance that applies to all bear types. First, do not attempt to hug the bear. While they do look fluffy and very much in need of a hug, bears highly value consent and will attempt to eat you if you ignore that. Next, do not invite a bear over for dinner. While some bears, black bears especially, may look like good dinner guests they are known for extremely rude eating habits and will likely dirty your house. Further, some types of bears might think that you are the menu. It is also not a good idea to challenge a bear to a game of basketball. Most bears are actually extremely adept at basketball, and this would likely hurt your ego considerably as they would dunk on you and then eat you as a celebration for winning. While this is not an exhaustive list of what not to do if you see a bear, it covers the most common questions.
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Who established the Illinois Humane Society?
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John Clark Dore
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What is SSA in compiler design?
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SSA, or static single assignment form, is a property of an intermediate representation (IR) that requires each variable to be assigned exactly once. Additionally, each variable in SSA must be defined before it is used.
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Is a life without meaning, a life of pessimism?
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The idea of meaninglessness and absurdity of life was widely explored by many scholars, one being Albert Camus.
In accordance with his philosophical theory of absurdism the universe’s irrationality and randomness indicates that it does not posses a specific purpose. Therefore, one should abandon the search for meaning and embrace the absurdity of life. According to Camus, the lack of meaning in our existence is not negative, simply neutral. Without innate meaning, one is free to do with their life as they wish so the notion of a meaningless life isn’t objectively a useless life, nor is it a negative one.
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Write a review of Joe Abercrombie's book Before They Are Hanged
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There are some amazing action sequences in this sequel. Logen and Ferro are the most epic swashbuckling fighting duo the circle has ever seen. Never doubt them.
Is there a character arc in this book? Trick question! No one in the series changes or grows - you just get to see different shades of them. We empathize with the "villains" and the protagonists reveal their evil sides.
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Is it better to buy a used car compared to a new car?
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When it comes to buying a car, there are two main options: buying a new car or buying a used car. While both options have their advantages and disadvantages, many people wonder if it is better to buy a used car compared to a new car. In this article, we will explore the pros and cons of buying a used car and help you decide if it is the right choice for you.
Pros of Buying a Used Car
1. Lower Price
One of the biggest advantages of buying a used car is the lower price. Used cars are typically much cheaper than new cars, even if they are only a few years old. This is because new cars lose value quickly as soon as they are driven off the dealership lot. By buying a used car, you can often get a great deal and save thousands of dollars.
2. Lower Depreciation
New cars depreciate quickly in the first few years of ownership, often losing up to 50% of their value. Used cars, on the other hand, have already gone through this initial depreciation period, so they lose value at a much slower rate. This means that if you decide to sell your used car in a few years, you may not lose as much money as you would with a new car.
3. Lower Insurance Costs
Insurance costs for a used car are typically lower than for a new car. This is because used cars are less expensive, so the insurance company does not have to pay out as much if the car is damaged or totaled. Additionally, if you own the car outright, you may be able to choose a lower level of insurance coverage, which can further reduce your insurance costs.
4. More Options
When you buy a used car, you have a wider range of options to choose from than if you were buying a new car. You can choose from different makes, models, and years, and you may be able to find a car with features that are no longer available on new cars. This means that you can find a car that fits your specific needs and preferences.
5. No Hidden Fees
When you buy a new car, you may be charged various fees and expenses, such as a destination fee, dealer preparation fee, and advertising fee. With a used car, you do not have to worry about these hidden fees, as they have already been paid by the previous owner.
Cons of Buying a Used Car
1. Higher Maintenance Costs
Used cars may require more maintenance and repairs than new cars, especially if they are older or have high mileage. This can result in higher maintenance costs, which can offset some of the savings you get from buying a used car.
2. Higher Interest Rates
If you are financing a used car, you may have to pay a higher interest rate than if you were financing a new car. This is because lenders consider used cars to be a greater risk, as they are more likely to need repairs and maintenance.
3. Limited Warranty
Many used cars do not come with a warranty, or the warranty may have expired. This means that if something goes wrong with the car, you will have to pay for the repairs out of pocket. Some dealerships offer extended warranties for used cars, but these can be expensive.
4. Unknown History
When you buy a used car, you may not know the full history of the vehicle. The previous owner may not have disclosed all accidents or repairs, and there may be hidden issues that only become apparent after you have purchased the car.
5. Less Advanced Features
Used cars may not have the latest technology and safety features that are available on new cars. This can be a disadvantage if you are looking for a car with advanced features, such as a backup camera or lane departure warning.
Conclusion
Buying a used car can be a great option for many people, as it offers a lower price, slower depreciation, lower insurance costs, more options, and no hidden fees. However, there are also some disadvantages to buying a used car, such as higher maintenance costs, limited warranty, unknown history, higher interest rates, and less advanced features. Ultimately, the decision to buy a used car or a new car depends on your personal preferences and budget.
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I just saw a bug with a red body and with seven black dots on its back. The bug is round and looks like a beetle. What sort of bug might this be?
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This bug is likely to be a ladybug. Ladybugs appear in spring when the weather warms up and can often be found in grass. They like to eat aphids and help to control their populations.
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in hsa-1099-sa form, what does "Gross distribution" mean?
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In the context of the HSA-1099-SA form, "Gross distribution" refers to the total amount of money that was withdrawn from your Health Savings Account (HSA) during the tax year in question.
This amount includes any funds used to pay for qualified medical expenses, as well as any non-qualified distributions or withdrawals. Non-qualified distributions are subject to income tax and may also be subject to a penalty unless you meet certain exceptions.
The Gross distribution amount is reported in Box 1 of the HSA-1099-SA form. You'll need this information when you file your taxes, as you'll need to report any taxable distributions on your tax return. It's important to keep accurate records of your HSA distributions and expenses throughout the year to ensure you're properly reporting and avoiding any penalties.
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The following are some reasons to start a restaurant. the reasons should be categorized as 'great', 'neutral', 'terrible' -
It will provide food to people
Potential to become a millionaire
Help you follow your passion
All your savings will go into opening it
You dont know how to cook
The world needs more farm to table services
You may be able to build a career out of it
You will enjoy it
You will lose your job
You dont have money to open a restaurant
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Great:
Help you follow your passion
The world needs more farm to table services
Potential to become a millionaire
Neutral:
You will enjoy it
It will provide food to people
You may be able to build a career out of it
Terrible:
All your savings will go into opening it
You will lose your job
You dont know how to cook
You dont have money to open a restaurant
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Who is Barack Obama?
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Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/ (listen) bə-RAHK hoo-SAYN oh-BAH-mə; born August 4, 1961) is an American former politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president of the United States. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004, and worked as a civil rights lawyer before holding public office.
Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983, he worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating, he became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Turning to elective politics, he represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 until 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate. Obama received national attention in 2004 with his March Senate primary win, his well-received keynote address at the July Democratic National Convention, and his landslide November election to the Senate. In 2008, after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, he was nominated by the Democratic Party for president and chose Joe Biden as his running mate. Obama was elected over Republican nominee John McCain in the presidential election and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, he was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, a decision that drew a mixture of praise and criticism.
Obama's first-term actions addressed the global financial crisis and included a major stimulus package, a partial extension of George W. Bush's tax cuts, legislation to reform health care, a major financial regulation reform bill, and the end of a major US military presence in Iraq. Obama also appointed Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, the former being the first Hispanic American on the Supreme Court. He ordered the counterterrorism raid which killed Osama bin Laden and downplayed Bush's counterinsurgency model, expanding air strikes and making extensive use of special forces while encouraging greater reliance on host-government militaries.
After winning re-election by defeating Republican opponent Mitt Romney, Obama was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2013. In his second term, Obama took steps to combat climate change, signing a major international climate agreement and an executive order to limit carbon emissions. Obama also presided over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and other legislation passed in his first term, and he negotiated a nuclear agreement with Iran and normalized relations with Cuba. The number of American soldiers in Afghanistan fell dramatically during Obama's second term, though U.S. soldiers remained in Afghanistan throughout Obama's presidency.
During Obama's terms as president, the United States' reputation abroad and the American economy improved significantly, although the country experienced high levels of partisan divide. Obama left office on January 20, 2017, and continues to reside in Washington, D.C. His presidential library in Chicago began construction in 2021. Since leaving office, Obama has remained active in Democratic politics, including campaigning for candidates in various American elections. Outside of politics, Obama has published three bestselling books: Dreams from My Father (1995), The Audacity of Hope (2006) and A Promised Land (2020). Rankings by scholars and historians, in which he has been featured since 2010, place him in the middle to upper tier of American presidents.
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Given this paragraph how much do Beavers weigh?
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Up to 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
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What is the analysis of mutations in cancer, in genomics?
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In cancer, the genomes of affected cells are rearranged in complex or even unpredictable ways. Massive sequencing efforts are used to identify previously unknown point mutations in a variety of genes in cancer. Bioinformaticians continue to produce specialized automated systems to manage the sheer volume of sequence data produced, and they create new algorithms and software to compare the sequencing results to the growing collection of human genome sequences and germline polymorphisms. New physical detection technologies are employed, such as oligonucleotide microarrays to identify chromosomal gains and losses (called comparative genomic hybridization), and single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays to detect known point mutations. These detection methods simultaneously measure several hundred thousand sites throughout the genome, and when used in high-throughput to measure thousands of samples, generate terabytes of data per experiment. Again the massive amounts and new types of data generate new opportunities for bioinformaticians. The data is often found to contain considerable variability, or noise, and thus Hidden Markov model and change-point analysis methods are being developed to infer real copy number changes.
Two important principles can be used in the analysis of cancer genomes bioinformatically pertaining to the identification of mutations in the exome. First, cancer is a disease of accumulated somatic mutations in genes. Second cancer contains driver mutations which need to be distinguished from passengers.
With the breakthroughs that this next-generation sequencing technology is providing to the field of Bioinformatics, cancer genomics could drastically change. These new methods and software allow bioinformaticians to sequence many cancer genomes quickly and affordably. This could create a more flexible process for classifying types of cancer by analysis of cancer driven mutations in the genome. Furthermore, tracking of patients while the disease progresses may be possible in the future with the sequence of cancer samples.
Another type of data that requires novel informatics development is the analysis of lesions found to be recurrent among many tumors.
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Give me the answer to this riddle, explain the answer, and explain why the answer may be challenging to identify: what gets wetter as it dries?
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The answer to this riddle is a towel. A towel gets wetter when it is used to dry something off. This answer may be challenging to determine because of the contradictory nature of the qualities the riddle is asking for - drying and getting wetter.
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Where has Alice Twemlow been a guest critic?
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At the Yale University School of Art, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the Rhode Island School of Design.
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Tell me whether these are the names of presidents or movie stars: George Washington, Barack Obama, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon
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George Washington was the first U.S. President
Barack Obama was the 44th U.S. President
Brad Pitt is a movie star known for starring in Fight Club, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Troy
George Clooney is a movie star known for starring in Ocean's Eleven, Batman & Robin and ER
Matt Damon is a movie star known for starring in Good Will Hunting, The Bourne Identity and Ford v Ferrari
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Give me a list of beginner friendly Python open source projects to contribute.
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1. Ansible: IT automation platform for provisioning various resources
2. Jupyter notebook: Interactive notebook popular in data engineering and machine learning world.
3. Pandas: Flexible and powerful data analysis library beloved by data engineers, scientists and analysts.
4. Scrapy: Web crawling and scraping framework written in python.
5. scikit-learn: This library is power packed with implementation of various machine learning algorithms.
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Which of the following as water bodies? Classify them as 'water' and 'not water'. Oceans, Lakes, Ponds, Trees, Mountains, Sky, Roads, Fire.
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'water', 'water', 'water', 'not water', 'not water', 'not water', 'not water', 'not water'.
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What is MLflow?
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MLflow is an open-source framework for MLOps that automates the full production lifecycle, from model training and experimentation to model lifecycle management and deployment.
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What are some examples of plants that grow around Stanwell-Fletcher Lake? Use a numbered list.
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1. lichens
2. mosses
3. arctic willow
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Is it possible to visit the German Bundestag?
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Yes, it is possible for tourists to visit the Bundestag. With prior registration, you can enter the roof terrace and the dome. From there, visitors have a view of the parliament and Berlin's skyline. The visitor area is open seven days a week, with the exception of public holidays, such as Christmas. The last admission is at 9:45 PM.
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What did people do before the invention of money?
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They bartered/traded.
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How do I obtain help for an adult relative with a serious mental illness?
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In order to obtain assistance, it is critical that the individual receive a medical diagnosis from a professional mental health provider. For adults, this is complicated by the fact that every adult individual has the right to refuse medical care. A person suffering from a severe mental illness will often refuse care due to their delusions and paranoia. Frequently, concerned family members must wait until the relative has a serious psychotic episode at which time they can contact emergency services and have the individual evaluated as a threat to themselves or others. At this point, it might be possible for the government to compel the individual to be diagnosed and receive mental health treatment.
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How does an umpire signal that a batter has been dismissed in a cricket match ?
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An umpire signals that a batter has been dismissed by raising a forefinger.
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Why would a software engineer want to transition into product management?
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There could be many reasons. Typical ones include:
First, they may want to increase impact in business or strategy decisions. A product manager usually owns the product's direction and roadmap, and also responsible for the end business results.
Second, they may want to work more closely with customers and work with people in general. A product manager needs to talk to customers very often to really understand their needs and requirements. A product manager also needs to work across functions to push a project forward so they need to influence others.
Third, also note there are some commonalities between software engineer and product manager, they both build stuff and understand technologies, so for a software engineer it's usually easier to transition into product management than other functions because many skills are still relevant.
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How many teams compete in Formula one world championship?
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Currently there are 10 teams competing in the Formula one world championships. The number of teams that compete in Formula one world championship have varied in the past.
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Write an email to the condo HOA as why including a flat rate of water bill into monthly HOA fee is a bad idea
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To whom it may concern:
I am a resident at Greenwood community and hereby writing this email proposing to separate flat-rate water bill from monthly HOA fee and make it pro-rated. Here are the reasons:
1. When people don't pay for water bill explicitly, they start to feel it comes for free. Hence, they have no motivation to use water wisely. It leads to waste of water and more subtly, increase of HOA fee in the long-run since it's all running money after all.
2. It's not fair to residents with smaller condos. Although not aways true, small square footage usually means less people and less water usage.
3. People can abuse this policy. I noticed some people run commercial laundry in their condos which make the water usage skyrocket. However, no matter how much they use, they pay a flat rate each month.
All in all, I propose to change flat rate water bill to pro-rated.
Look forward to your response.
Best,
Resident John Doe
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Write an analysis of the meaning of the green light in the Great Gatsby
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The green light is a well known symbol used in the book the Great Gatsby, which can be seen to symbolize many different things. The color of the light is notable because green is a deeply symbolic color, and it is often associated with money and greed. Because the Great Gatsby is ultimately a story about wealth and excess, as well as human greed, this color is a purposeful choice to associate the idea of wealth always being just out of grasp. Additionally, the light ultimately symbolizes something which is just out of grasp, and can be seen as a metaphor of Jay Gatbsy's continuous pursuit of Daisy which was always destined to fail.
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How many stores did Blockbuster have at its peak?
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In 2004, Blockbuster consisted of 9,094 stores
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What are submersibles for?
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Submersibles are small, hard-sided vehicles that can dive down deep. It has its own power and air supplies. Some parts of the ocean are way too deep for anyone to swim in, even with diving gear. People need submersibles to explore the deepest parts of the ocean.
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Can you give me a short bulleted list of the Murray-Wright's violent activities of the 1980s?
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I'd be happy to give you a list of Murray–Wright High School's violent acts of the 1980s:
- On October 18, 1985 four teenagers shot upon a crowd attending a homecoming football game injuring seven.
- On April 16, 1987, a 14 year old Murray-Wright student named Michael Schofield shot and killed 17-year old Chester Jackson. He proceeded to shoot an 18 year-old in the face and wound another before fleeing the scene.
Let me know if you'd like any other information about Murray-Wright High School.
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What is the best musical instrument to learn?
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Piano. It is the kind of all musical instruments. With a tuned piano, even as a beginner, you can play simple and beautiful songs after learning it for a short amount of time. Playing piano is very good for brain development, especially from the intricate muscle movement from your fingers. Often studies have shown a positive correlation between high IQ and people who are good at playing piano. In some way, piano is designed in a very scientific way, since it is based on frequencies. You can also be very creative when playing piano. It is the best instrument to compose songs.
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What direction (North-South-East-West) is Malanów from Zygmuntówek?
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Malanów is south of Zygmuntówek. We know this because Zygmuntówek is north of Malanów.
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My parents are staying with me this weekend. What should I do with them?
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Your parents are probably just happy to spend time with you. Still, it can be difficult to know how to entertain them in your city. Here are some ideas for things to do with your parents:
- Take them to a local brewery or winery
- Find an easy hike to do one morning
- Cook them a meal at home and watch a parent-friendly movie
- Go to a local sporting event
- Have some people over for food and games so your parents can get to know your friends
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Who are some students at Hogwarts in Slytherin house that were in the same year as Harry Potter?
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Hogwarts is the fictitious school in the Harry Potter book series. The books mentions several students in Harry Potter's year from the Slytherin house, such as Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, and Blaise Zabini.
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Classify these as either states or cities: Illinois, California, San Francisco, Austin, Texas.
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Illinois, California, and Texas are states. San Francisco and Austin are cities.
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What are the pros and cons of charging a Tesla at Public Charging Stations?
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Public charging stations are often the fastest and most efficient ways to charge your Tesla Model Y. It can take under an hour to charge your Model Y if you use rapid chargers at a public charging point. You can find public charging stations all over the country.
Pros
Public charging stations are the only place you'll find rapid or ultra-rapid charging, although not all public charging networks provide these speeds. This is the fastest way to charge your EV. Some charging stations are free, such as Pod Point's Tesco charging points.
Cons
The biggest problem with this option is there's too much variety. Trying to figure out how to find the right charging station that meets your requirements can get complicated. Each network has different locations, different prices and different apps.
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What are all Marvel movies with Thanos in it?
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Here is a list of Marvel Cinematic Universe films in which the character Thanos makes an appearance:
1. The Avengers (2012)
2. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
4. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
5. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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Make a list of different fruits you could put in a fruit salad with at least 5 ingredients
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Five fruits you could use are bananas, strawberries, apples, pears and blueberries
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Summarize Jacque Fresco's early life based on this passage.
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Jacque Fresco was born into a Jewish home in Brooklyn in 1916. His teenage years coincided with the Great Depression where he spent his time discussing historically notable thinkers with his friends, such as Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin. He was involved in youth communist groups but eventually left over ideological disputes. He eventually became one of the "Wild Boys of the Road" when 14 and left behind his home.
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What are the functions of the 3 branches of the United States government.
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The legislative branch creates laws, the executive branch enforces and administrates laws, and the judicial branch interprets laws.
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Why did the earliest vendors and retailers in the U.S. decide to charge 99 cents rather than a dollar?
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Because the cashier would have to make change in the cash register for 99 cents, forcing a record of the sale, whereas if the vendor/retailer charged $1, the cashier could pocket the dollar without a record of the transaction.
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Based on this paragraph, how many times was Barros traded during his professional basketball career?
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Based on this paragraph, Barros was traded four times while in the NBA (from Seattle to Charlotte; from Charlotte to Philadelphia; from Boston to Dallas; from Dallas to Detroit).
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Why babies cry ?
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Since babies can’t speak, crying is their way to communicate what they need or feel. For instance, babies can cry because they are hungry or because their diaper is dirty or because their tummy hurts or just because they to let go of emotions. The type, the intensity and the length of cries can vary from one baby to another.
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What are some common bases for tacos?
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Tacos are typically built on top of a soft wheat tortilla, soft corn tortilla, hard taco shell, lettuce, or a baked taco shell.
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Name the Chinese satellite launched for Mars which failed?
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Yinghuo-1 was the Chinese satellite that failed the launch for Mars
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Who designed Augusta National?
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Augusta National was designed by Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie. Bobby Jones had heard about MacKenzie's prowess for designing golf courses and loved his design of Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz, CA. He visited MacKenzie at his course in Santa Cruz and asked him to partner with him in designing the world renowned Augusta National.
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Given this paragraph about Gheorge Hagi, tell me which were his top achievements in the Romanian football team.
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Gheorghe Hagi is arguably the best Romanian football player holding the record for most goals scored with the national team. He participated in 3 World Cups and 3 European Championships and he was awarded a spot in the World Cup All-Start Team in 1994.
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Which is the best meal delivery service?
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It depends on what is important to you. Some people like Blue Apron because the ingredients are from sustainable sources and the recipe cards have pictures and are easy to follow. But some people don't like Blue Apron and other meal delivery services like Hello Fresh, Factor, and Dinnerly, because you only get the ingredients, not complete meals. So you have to spend time on meal prep. For completely assembled ready-to-eat meals, people like Freshly, Unity Kitchen, or Splendid Spoon. If you have young children, it's probably a good idea to order the ready-to-eat meals so you can save time. The pre-assembled meals may be more expensive, but it could really be worth it for a young family.
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Given a reference text about Being There, tell me when the book was published and when a film about the book was created.
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Being There was published on April 21, 1971 and a film about the book was made in 1979.
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Is Britain the only country that drives on the left-hand side of the road?
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Britain is not the only country that drives on the left-hand side of the road. Approximately a third of the global population drives on the left.
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What is an adverb?
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An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb and will usually end with "ly", such as slowly, creatively or fully. There a some adverbs that don't end in "ly", such as soon, ever, yet, away. For example, it soon became clear that he would be late.
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What is T20 cricket?
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The T20 cricket is one of the three officially recognised formats of cricket game. In this format, each inning consists of 20 overs, i.e, a total of 120 legal ball deliveries. It is the shortest form of cricket among all the three formats.
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Given the list of the Big Bang Theory actress, select only the main cast.
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Kaley Cuoco as Penny, Melissa Rauch as Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz, Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
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What Peloton instructor should I take a cycling class with for the following moods and why? Happy, Sad, Angry, Unmotivated
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There are 48 Peloton instructors who teach a variety of classes including: strength, tread, cycling, yoga, boxing, rowing, running, stretching, meditation, cardio, pilates, barre, and bootcamp. They have both male and female instructors representing a variety of body types. The classes are high energy in nature and feature music from todays hits, genres, decades, and more. There are classes on the platform in the following languages: German, Spanish, and English. There is a workout set to a musical playlist for every type of athlete on the Peloton platform. They have four types of intensity levels for classes: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and all levels. As a rule of thumb, all instructors teach classes across all levels. The classes vary in length from 5 minutes to 60+ minutes long. The most popular class lengths are 10, 20, and 30 minute long classes. Many instructors on the Peloton platform have a large following on social media. Devout fans often delineate their fandom by displaying the instructor's fan hashtag within the Peloton app. An athlete looking to take a class when feeling unmotivated should take a class with the instructor Robin Arzon, she's a no none-sense instructor who will motivate you from your core, you'll often find latino beats and hip hop music as the the themes in her playlists, which translate to a high energy environment pulling even the most unmotivated person into a workout. An athlete looking to take a class when sad should take a class with Christine D'Ercole. Her reflection ride classes might bring out a cry if you're feeling sad, but she leaves space for you to feel all your feelings and work through them with soothing tunes and motion. An athlete looking to take a class when they are angry should take a class with Kendal Toole. Kendal's class will help you channel that anger into an intense workout where you will be able to get all of the anger into the movements. Plus, she has an emotions themed class on anger. For an athlete looking to take a class when happy they should take a class with Callie Gullickson, her happy go lucky personality and goofy jokes will keep the good mood going. She's known for pop playlists with upbeat tunes. She loves Trader Joes and often makes references to it in her workout classes.
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What is Linux?
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Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems that are based on the Linux kernel. The Linux kernel was first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux was originally developed for personal computers based on the Intel X86 architecture, but has since then been ported to more platforms than any other operating system. Popular Linux distributions include Debian, Fedora, Red Hat and Ubuntu.
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Of the following measurements, which units relate to mass? Kilogram, microgram, pound, litre, year, kilometre and ounce.
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Kilogram (kg), microgram (μg), pound (lb), and ounce (oz) are all units of mass. Kilogram and microgram are units from the metric (SI) system. Pound and ounce are units from the imperial system. Litre is a unit of volume, year is a unit of time and kilometre is a unit of distance.
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What was the purpose of the Security Exchange Act of 1934?
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The purpose of the Security Exchange Act (SEA) of 1934 in the United States was to regulate the secondary trading market of securities like stocks and bonds between persons unrelated to the issuer. This act also created the Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) that enforces United States federal securities law.
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Without quoting directly from the text give me a short bulleted list of the regions in the Pokemon universe, categorized by the real world places they are supposed to be based on.
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To date, regions in the Pokemon universe have been based on parts of Japan, Europe, and the United States. The breakdown is as follows:
- Regions based on Japan: Kanto (Kantō, Japan), Johto (Kansai, Japan), Hoenn (Kyushu, Japan), Sinnoh and Hisui (Hokkaido, Japan)
- Regions based on Europe: Kalos (France), Galar (England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man), Paldea (Spain and Portugal)
- Regions based on the United States: Unova (New York City, United States), Alola (Hawaii, United States)
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How to sell?
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1. Create a need
2. Offer a product or service to fill the need
3. Rewards and consequences
4. Create urgency and deadlines to act
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Describe the benefits of living in a small town.
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Small town living provides a multitude of good and bad experiences which can be influenced on your personal desires. In a small town rumors and news can travel fast since the social circles are smaller and everyone tends to be more connected. It can be rare to go out and not see someone whom you know or are friends with. With fewer strangers, a small town can feel more safe and comfortable. Often times a small town is more walkable since geographically it is likely to cover a smaller area.
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