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# Emperor Kōrei , also known as `{{Nihongo||大倭根子日子賦斗邇命|''Ōyamatonekohikofutoni no Mikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} was the seventh legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kōrei i...
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# Emperor Kōrei ## Known information {#known_information} The existence of at least the first nine Emperors is disputed due to insufficient material available for further verification and study. Kōrei is thus regarded by historians as a \"legendary Emperor\", and is considered to have been the sixth of eight Emperors...
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# Emperor Kōgen , also known as `{{Nihongo||大倭根子日子国玖琉命|''Ōyamatonekohikokunikuru no Mikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} was the eighth legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kōgen ...
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# Emperor Kaika , also known as `{{Nihongo||若倭根子日子大毘毘命|''Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Mikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} in the *Kojiki*, and `{{Nihongo||稚日本根子彦大日日天皇|''Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} in the *Nihon Shoki* was the ninth legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of su...
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# Emperor Kaika ## Known information {#known_information} The existence of at least the first nine Emperors is disputed due to insufficient material available for further verification and study. Kaika is thus regarded by historians as a \"legendary Emperor\", and is considered to have been the eighth of eight Emperor...
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# Emperor Sujin , also known as `{{Nihongo||御眞木入日子印恵命|''Mimakiirihikoinie no Mikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} in the *\[\[Kojiki\]\]*, and `{{Nihongo||御間城入彦五十瓊殖天皇|''Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} or `{{Nihongo||御肇國天皇|''Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} in the *\[\[Nihon Shoki\]\]* was the tenth...
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# Emperor Sujin ## Legendary narrative {#legendary_narrative} ### Enshrining Ōmononushi (Miwa Myōjin) {#enshrining_ōmononushi_miwa_myōjin} The *Kiki* records that pestilence struck during the 5th year of Sujin\'s rule, killing half the Japanese population. The following year peasants abandoned their fields and rebell...
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# Emperor Sujin ## Legendary narrative {#legendary_narrative} ### Four Cardinal Quarters (Shidō shogun) {#four_cardinal_quarters_shidō_shogun} In his 10th year of rule, Sujin instituted four of his Generals to the *Four Cardinal Quarters* in what would be known as the *Shidō shogun*. These areas (west, north/northwes...
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# Emperor Sujin ## Historical figure {#historical_figure} While Emperor Sujin is the first emperor whom historians state might have actually existed, he is not confirmed as an actual historical figure. Like his predecessors, his reign is disputed due to insufficient material available for further verification and stu...
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# Emperor Keikō , also known as `{{Nihongo||大足彦忍代別天皇|''Ootarashihikooshirowake no Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} and `{{Nihongo||大帯日子淤斯呂和氣天皇|''Ōtarashihiko-oshirowake no Mikoto''}}`{=mediawiki}, was the 12th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the *Kojiki*, and the *Nihon ...
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# Emperor Keikō ## Known information {#known_information} Emperor Keikō is regarded by historians as a \"legendary Emperor\" as there is insufficient material available for further verification and study. The name Keikō*-tennō* was assigned to him posthumously by later generations. His name might have been regularize...
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# Emperor Keikō ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} Emperor Keikō allegedly had a very large family which consisted of 2 wives, 9 concubines, and more than 80 children (51 of which are listed here). It is now questionable and open to debate,though, whether these numbers are genuine or not. Some of his l...
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# Emperor Seimu , also known as `{{Nihongo||稚足彦天皇|Wakatarashi hiko no Sumera mikoto}}`{=mediawiki}, was the 13th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the *Kojiki*, and the *Nihon Shoki* (collectively known as the *Kiki*) record events that took place during Seimu\'s allege...
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# Emperor Seimu ## Known information {#known_information} Emperor Seimu is regarded by historians as a \"legendary Emperor\" as there is insufficient material available for further verification and study. His existence is open to debate given this lack of information. If Seimu did exist, there is no evidence to sugge...
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# Emperor Chūai , also known as `{{Nihongo||足仲彦天皇|''Tarashinakatsuhiko no Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} was the 14th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the *Kojiki*, and the *Nihon Shoki* (collectively known as the *Kiki*) record events that took place during Chūai\'s al...
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# Emperor Chūai ## Known information {#known_information} Emperor Chūai is regarded by historians as a \"legendary Emperor\" as there is insufficient material available for further verification and study. The lack of this information has made his very existence open to debate. There is no evidence to suggest that the...
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# Emperor Ōjin , also known as `{{Nihongo||誉田別尊|''Hondawake no Mikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} (alternatively spelled *譽田別命, 誉田別命, 品陀和気命, 譽田分命, 誉田別尊, 品陀別命*) or `{{Nihongo||譽田天皇|''Homuta no Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki}, was the 15th (possibly legendary) Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both ...
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# Emperor Ōjin ## Known information {#known_information} While the historical existence of Emperor Ōjin is debated among historians, there is a general consensus that he was \"probably real\". There is also an agreement that Ojin\'s three year conception period is mythical and symbolic, rather than realistic. William...
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# Emperor Ōjin ## Family Emperor Ōjin\'s family allegedly consisted of 28 children, which include 2 unnamed princesses from a previous marriage. He had one spouse who bore him a son that would become the next Emperor, as well as 10 consorts. ### Spouse & concubines {#spouse_concubines} +----------+------+----------...
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# Emperor Nintoku , also known as `{{Nihongo||大鷦鷯天皇|''Ohosazaki no Sumeramikoto''}}`{=mediawiki} was the 16th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Due to his reputation for goodness derived from depictions in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, he is sometimes referred to as the `{{Nihongo|'''Sa...
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# Emperor Hanzei also known as **Emperor Hansho**, was the 18th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the *Kojiki*, and the *Nihon Shoki* (collectively known as the *Kiki*) recorded events that took place during Hanzei\'s alleged lifetime. No firm dates can be assigned to this Empero...
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# Emperor Hanzei ## Historical assessment {#historical_assessment} Hanzei is regarded by historians as a ruler during the early 5th century whose existence is generally accepted as fact. Scholar Francis Brinkley lists Emperor Hanzei under \"Protohistoric sovereigns\", but notes that his short reign was \"not remarkab...
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# Emperor Hanzei ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} ### Imperial Lady/Concubine {#imperial_ladyconcubine} +-------------------+------+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Position | Name | Father | Issue ...
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# Emperor Ingyō was the 19th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the *Kojiki*, and the *Nihon Shoki* (collectively known as the *Kiki*) recorded events that took place during Ingyō\'s alleged lifetime. No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor\'s life or reign, but he is conven...
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# Emperor Ingyō ## Historical assessment {#historical_assessment} Ingyō is regarded by historians as a ruler during the early 5th century whose existence is generally accepted as fact. Scholar Francis Brinkley lists Emperor Ingyō under \"Protohistoric sovereigns\" whose reign was overshadowed by an affair and scandal...
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# Emperor Ingyō ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} ### Spouse/Concubine +------------+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Position | Name | Father ...
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# Emperor Ninken (449 -- 9 September 498) was the 24th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor\'s life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 4 February 488 to 9 September 498. ## Legendary narrative {#lege...
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# Emperor Buretsu (489 -- 7 January 507) was the 25th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor\'s life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 12 January 499 to 7 January 507. ## Legendary narrative {#legend...
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# Emperor Keitai (died 10 March 531) was the 26th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor\'s life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 3 March 507 to 10 March 531. ## Legendary narrative {#legendary_narrative} Ke...
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# Emperor Keitai ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} Empress: `{{Nihongo|[[Princess Tashiraka]]|手白香皇女|extra=b
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# Emperor Ankan (466 -- 25 January 536) was the 27th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor\'s life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 10 March 531 to 25 January 536. ## Legendary narrative {#legendary_narrativ...
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# Emperor Senka (466 --- 15 March 539) was the 28th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor\'s life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 25 January 536 to 15 March 539, the end of the Kofun period, which ...
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# Elyssa Davalos **Elyssa Davalos** (born May 30, 1959) is a former American television and movie actress. ## Biography Born in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, her father was actor Richard Davalos and her sister is musician Dominique Davalos. She is the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Je...
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# Enrico Bombieri **Enrico Bombieri** (born 26 November 1940) is an Italian mathematician, known for his work in analytic number theory, Diophantine geometry, complex analysis, and group theory. Bombieri is currently professor emeritus in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New ...
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# Emperor Ninmyō was the 54th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Ninmyō\'s reign lasted from 833 to 850, during the Heian period. ## Traditional narrative {#traditional_narrative} Ninmyō was the second son of Emperor Saga and the Empress Tachibana no Kachiko. His personal name (*imin...
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# Emperor Ninmyō ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} Consort (*Nyōgo*) later Empress Dowager (*Tai-Kōtaigō*): Fujiwara no Junshi (藤原順子; 809--871), Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu's daughter - First Son: Imperial Prince Michiyasu (道康親王) later Emperor Montoku Consort (*Nyōgo*): Fujiwara no *Takushi*/Sawako (藤原沢...
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# Emperor Ninmyō ## Ancestry `{{ahnentafel |collapsed=yes |align=center |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; |1= 1. '''Emperor Ninmyō ''' |2= 2. [[Emperor Saga]] (786–842) |3= 3. [[Tachibana no Kachiko]] (786–85...
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# Emperor Montoku (August 827 -- 7 October 858) was the 55th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Montoku\'s reign lasted from 850 to 858. ## Traditional narrative {#traditional_narrative} Before Montoku\'s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (*imina*) was `{{Niho...
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# Emperor Montoku ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} - Consort (Nyōgo) (Tai-Kotaigō): Fujiwara no Akirakeiko (藤原明子; 829--899), also known as Somedono-no-Kisaki, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa\'s daughter. - Fourth Son: Imperial Prince Korehito (惟仁親王) later Emperor Seiwa - Third Daughter: Imperial ...
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# Emperor Seiwa was the 56th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Seiwa\'s reign spanned the years from 858 through 876. ## Traditional narrative {#traditional_narrative} Seiwa was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku. His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Akirakeiko (明子), also call...
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# Emperor Seiwa ## Eras of Seiwa\'s reign {#eras_of_seiwas_reign} The years of Seiwa\'s reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or *nengō*. - *Ten\'an* (857--859) - *Jōgan* (859--877) ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} - Consort (Nyōgo) later *Kōtaigō*: Fujiwara no Tak...
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# Emperor Kōkō was the 58th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887. ## Traditional narrative {#traditional_narrative} Before the emperor\'s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his name (*imina*) was `{{Nihongo|Tokiyasu Shinnō|時康親王}}`{=mediawiki} or *Komat...
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# Emperor Kōkō ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} - Consort (later *Kōtaigō*): Princess *Hanshi* (班子女王; 833--900) later Toin-Kisaki (洞院后), Imperial Prince Nakano\'s daughter (son of Emperor Kanmu) - First Son: Minamoto no Motonaga (源元長; d. 883), die before Emperor Kōkō\'s succession - Twe...
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# Emperor Uda was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Uda\'s reign spanned the years from 887 through 897. ## Traditional narrative {#traditional_narrative} ### Name and legacy {#name_and_legacy} Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (*imina*) ...
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# Exile (1995 video game series) ***Exile*** is a series of role-playing video games created by Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software. They were released as shareware titles for Macintosh and Windows systems. *Exile III* was also ported to Linux by a third party. There were four games released in the series. All of the gam...
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# Exile (1995 video game series) ## Games ### *Exile I: Escape from the Pit* {#exile_i_escape_from_the_pit} The first game of the *Exile* trilogy released in January 1995 sees a party of newly created characters thrown from the world above into the subterranean world known as Exile. Once here, the party discovers a ...
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# Exile (1995 video game series) ## Reception Reviews described the *Exile* trilogy as a \"throwback\" to old fashioned role-playing games, with deep, complex gameplay and simplistic graphics. *Computer Games Strategy Plus* rated *Exile: Escape from the Pit* three and a half out of five stars, calling it \"one of the...
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# Emperor Kazan was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan\'s reign spanned the years from 984 through 986. ## Biography Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (*imina*) was Morosada*-shinnō* (師貞親王). Morasada was the eldest son of Emperor Rei...
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# Emperor Kazan ## Consorts and children {#consorts_and_children} Consort (Nyōgo): Fujiwara no *Shishi* (藤原忯子; 969--985), Fujiwara no Tamemitsu's daughter Consort (Nyōgo): Fujiwara no *Teishi* (藤原諟子; d.1035), Fujiwara no Yoritada's daughter Consort (Nyōgo): Fujiwara no *Chōshi* (藤原姚子; 971--989), Fujiwara no Asateru...
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# Ichijō literally means *first street* in Japanese. It can refer to: - Emperor Ichijō (一条天皇 *-tennō*), the 66th Emperor of Japan (980--1011) ## Japanese surname {#japanese_surname} - The Ichijō family (一条家 *-ke*), one of the five regent houses (*go-sekke*) of the Fujiwara clan in Japan - Kazuya Ichijō, a Jap...
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# Economies of scale `{{Economics sidebar}}`{=mediawiki} `{{Sociology}}`{=mediawiki} `{{History of technology sidebar}}`{=mediawiki} In microeconomics, **economies of scale** are the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, and are typically measured by the amount of output produced pe...
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# Economies of scale ## Overview The simple meaning of economies of scale is doing things more efficiently with increasing size. Common sources of economies of scale are purchasing (bulk buying of materials through long-term contracts), managerial (increasing the specialization of managers), financial (obtaining lowe...
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# Economies of scale ## Determinants of economies of scale {#determinants_of_economies_of_scale} ### Physical and engineering basis: economies of increased dimension {#physical_and_engineering_basis_economies_of_increased_dimension} Some of the economies of scale recognized in engineering have a physical basis, such...
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# Economies of scale ## Determinants of economies of scale {#determinants_of_economies_of_scale} ### Capital and operating cost {#capital_and_operating_cost} Overall costs of capital projects are known to be subject to economies of scale. A crude estimate is that if the capital cost for a given sized piece of equipme...
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# Economies of scale ## Economies of scale and returns to scale {#economies_of_scale_and_returns_to_scale} Economies of scale is related to and can easily be confused with the theoretical economic notion of returns to scale. Where economies of scale refer to a firm\'s costs, returns to scale describe the relationship...
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# Economies of scale ## Economies of scale in the history of economic analysis {#economies_of_scale_in_the_history_of_economic_analysis} ### Economies of scale in classical economists {#economies_of_scale_in_classical_economists} The first systematic analysis of the advantages of the division of labour capable of ge...
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# Economies of scale ## Economies of scale in the history of economic analysis {#economies_of_scale_in_the_history_of_economic_analysis} ### Rule of six-tenths {#rule_of_six_tenths} In 1947, DuPont engineer Roger Williams Jr. (1930--2005) published a rule of thumb that costs of chemical process are roughly proportion...
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# EDIF **EDIF** (**Electronic Design Interchange Format**) is a vendor-neutral format based on S-expressions in which to store electronic netlists and schematics. It was one of the first attempts to establish a neutral data exchange format for the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. The goal was to establish ...
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# EDIF ## Revision history {#revision_history} EDIF Version 1 0 0 in 1985 EDIF Version 1 1 0 in 1986 ### EDIF 2 0 0 {#edif_2_0_0} The first \"real\" public release of EDIF was version 2 0 0, which was approved in March 1988 as the standard ANSI/EIA-548-1988. It is published in a single volume. This version has no ...
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# EDIF ## Evolution ### Problems with 2 0 0 {#problems_with_2_0_0} To understand the problems users and vendors encountered with EDIF 2 0 0, one first has to picture all the elements and dynamics of the electronics industry. The people who needed this standard were mainly design engineers, who worked for companies w...
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# EDIF ## Evolution ### EDIF descendants {#edif_descendants} - LKSoft took major concepts from EDIF 2 0 0 to create a proprietary data format with the default extension \".cam\" for their CircuitCAM system offered originally by LPKF Laser & Electronics AG in Garbsen/Hannover, Germany and today owned by DCT Co., Ltd...
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# Book of Enos **The Book of Enos** (`{{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|n|ə|s}}`{=mediawiki}) is the fourth book in the Book of Mormon and is a portion of the small plates of Nephi. According to the text it was written by Enos, a Nephite prophet. Most scholars believe it to be a 19th century work by Joseph Smith. **Identity of Enos** A...
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# Book of Enos ## Book of Enos interpretation {#book_of_enos_interpretation} Summary Verses ------------------------------------------------------- -------- Receives forgiveness 1-8 Prays for Nephites, Lamanites, and Record ...
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# Environmental skepticism **Environmental skepticism** is the belief that statements by environmentalists, and the environmental scientists who support them, are false or exaggerated. The term is also applied to those who are critical of environmentalism in general. It can additionally be defined as doubt about the a...
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# Environmental skepticism ## About ### Climate change skepticism {#climate_change_skepticism} According to an annual poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, global warming has been a low public priority, ranking 29 out of 30 in the top priorities for the United States President and Congress. Additionally, in a li...
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# Frivolous litigation **Frivolous litigation** is the use of legal processes with apparent disregard for the merit of one\'s own arguments. It includes presenting an argument with reason to know that it would certainly fail, or acting without a basic level of diligence in researching the relevant law and facts. That ...
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# Frivolous litigation ## US Federal statutes and rules of court penalizing frivolous litigation {#us_federal_statutes_and_rules_of_court_penalizing_frivolous_litigation} In the United States Tax Court, frivolous arguments may result in a penalty of up to \$25,000 under `{{uscsub|26|6673|a|1}}`{=mediawiki}. Similarly...
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# Frivolous litigation ## Examples ### *Washington v. Alaimo* {#washington_v._alaimo} In *Washington v. Alaimo* the court listed more than seventy-five frivolous \"motions\" (a request for a court to issue an order), all of which required the attention of the Court, including the following: - \"Motion to Behoove ...
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# Floating Point **\'\'Floating Point***is an album by John McLaughlin, released in 2008 through the record label Abstract Logix. The album reached number fourteen on*Billboard\'\'\'s Top Jazz Albums chart. Regarding the recording, McLaughlin commented: \"while this CD features predominantly Indian musicians, we are ...
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# Telecommunications in Fiji **Telecommunications in Fiji** include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. ## Radio and television {#radio_and_television} - Radio stations: - state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadca...
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# Telecommunications in Fiji ## Internet - Top-level domain: .fj - Internet users: - 300,326 users, 140th in the world; 33.7% of the population, 126th in the world (2012); - 114,200 users, 157th in the world (2009). - Fixed broadband: 13,734 subscriptions, 142nd in the world; 1.5% of the population,...
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# Transport in Fiji Modes of transport in Fiji include rail, road, water, and air. The rail network is mainly used for movement of sugar cane. Suva and Lautoka are the largest seaports. There are 122 km of navigable inland waterways. There are two international airports, one other paved airport, and over 20 with unpav...
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# Goal line (gridiron football) The **goal line** is the chalked or painted line dividing the end zone from the field of play in gridiron football. In American football the goal lines run 10 yd parallel to the end lines, while in Canadian football they run 20 yd parallel to the dead lines. In both football codes the d...
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# Play from scrimmage A **play from scrimmage** is the sequence in the game of gridiron football during which one team tries to advance the ball, get a first down, or score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. Once a play is over, and before the next play starts, the football is considered dea...
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# Play from scrimmage ## The play {#the_play} The play will begin with the snap of the ball (typically but not exclusively to the quarterback), and it will end when the effort by the offensive squad to advance the ball has either succeeded in scoring, or has been frustrated by the ball being downed before the aim of ...
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# Fagales The **Fagales** are an order of flowering plants in the rosid group of dicotyledons, including some of the best-known trees. Well-known members of Fagales include: beeches, chestnuts, oaks, walnut, pecan, hickory, birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams, she-oaks, and southern beeches. The order name is derived f...
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# Fabales **Fabales** is an order of flowering plants included in the rosid group of the eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II classification system. In the APG II circumscription, this order includes the families Fabaceae or legumes (including the subfamilies Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae, and Faboideae), Qui...
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# Five-card draw **Five-card draw** (also known as **Cantredraw**) is a poker variant that is considered the simplest variant of poker, and is the basis for video poker. As a result, it is often the first variant learned by new players. It is commonly played in home games but rarely played in casino and tournament pla...
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# Five-card draw ## House rules {#house_rules} A common \"house rule\" in some places is that a player may not replace more than three cards, unless they draw four cards while keeping an ace (or wild card). This rule is useful for low-stakes social games where many players will stay for the draw, and will help avoid ...
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# Flaming (Internet) **Flaming**, also known as **roasting**, is the act of posting insults, often including profanity or other offensive language, on the internet. Flaming is distinct from trolling, which is the act of someone causing discord online or in person. Flaming emerges from the anonymity that Internet forum...
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# Flaming (Internet) ## Factors There are multiple factors that play into why people would get involved with flaming. For instance, there is the anonymity factor and that people can use different means to have their identity hidden. Through the hiding of one\'s identity people can build a new persona and act in a way...
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# Flaming (Internet) ## History Evidence of debates that resulted in insults being exchanged quickly back and forth between two parties can be found throughout history. Arguments over the ratification of the United States Constitution were often socially and emotionally heated and intense, with many attacking one ano...
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# Flaming (Internet) ## Types ### Flame trolling {#flame_trolling} Flame trolling is the posting of a provocative or offensive message, known as *flamebait*, to a public Internet discussion group, such as a forum, newsgroup, or mailing list, with the intent of provoking an angry response (a \"flame\") or argument. ...
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# Flaming (Internet) ## Examples Any subject of a polarizing nature can feasibly cause flaming. As one would expect in the medium of the Internet, technology is a common topic. The perennial debates between users of competing operating systems, such as Windows, Classic Mac OS and macOS operating system, or operating ...
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# Flaming (Internet) ## Legal implications {#legal_implications} Flaming varies in severity and as such so too does the reaction of states in imposing any sort of sanction. Laws vary from country to country. In most cases, constant flaming can be considered cyber harassment, which can result in Internet service provi...
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# Politics of the Falkland Islands The **politics of the Falkland Islands** takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in the absence of the monarch, and the Ch...
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# Politics of the Falkland Islands ## Judiciary The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the Summary Court and the Magistrates\' Court. The judiciary is strictly independent of the executive and legislature, although it has links with the other branches of the government through the Adv...
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# Politics of the Falkland Islands ## Elections and parties {#elections_and_parties} As in many parliamentary democracies, there are no direct elections for the executive branch of the Falkland Islands Government. Instead the people elect the legislature which then advises and forms part of the executive. General ele...
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# Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands **Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands** includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. ## Radio and television {#radio_and_television} - Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcas...
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# History of the Faroe Islands The early details of the history of the Faroe Islands are unclear. It is possible that Brendan, an Irish monk, sailed past the islands during his North Atlantic voyage in the 6th century. He saw an \'Island of Sheep\' and a \'Paradise of Birds\', which some say could be the Faroes with i...
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# History of the Faroe Islands ## Pre-14th century {#pre_14th_century} The name of the islands is first recorded on the Hereford *Mappa Mundi* (1280), where they are labelled *farei*. The name has long been understood as based on Old Norse *fár* \"livestock\", thus *fær-øer* \"sheep islands\". The main historical so...
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# History of the Faroe Islands ## Foreign commercial interest: 14th century to Second World War {#foreign_commercial_interest_14th_century_to_second_world_war} The 14th century saw the start of what would prove to be a long era of foreign encroachment on the Faroese economy. At this time trading regulations were set ...
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# History of the Faroe Islands ## Foreign commercial interest: 14th century to Second World War {#foreign_commercial_interest_14th_century_to_second_world_war} ### 1600s onwards {#s_onwards} The Danish king tried to solve the problem by giving the Faroes to the courtier Christoffer Gabel (and later on his son, Freder...
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# History of the Faroe Islands ## Post-World War II: Home Rule {#post_world_war_ii_home_rule} Following the liberation of Denmark and the end of World War II, the last British troops left in September 1945. Until 1948 the Faroes had the official status of a Danish amt (county). A referendum on full independence was h...
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# Geography of the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of eighteen islands between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about half-way between Iceland and Norway. Its coordinates are 62 N 7 W. It is 1,393 square kilometres in area, and includes small lakes and rivers, but no major ones....
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# Geography of the Faroe Islands ## Climate The climate is classed as subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification *Cfc*), with areas having a tundra climate, especially in the mountains, although some coastal or low-lying areas may have very mild-winter versions of a tundra climate. The overall character ...
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# Demographics of the Faroe Islands Demographic features of the population of the Faroe Islands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Faroese, of North G...
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# Demographics of the Faroe Islands ## Vital statistics since 1900 {#vital_statistics_since_1900} Average population Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total Fertility Rate ------ -------------------- -----------...
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# Demographics of the Faroe Islands ## Vital statistics since 1900 {#vital_statistics_since_1900} ### Structure of the population {#structure_of_the_population} Age Group Male Female Total \% ----------- -------- -------- -------- --------- Total 27 631 25 752 53 383 100 0--4 1 8...
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# Demographics of the Faroe Islands ## Languages The official languages are Faroese (derived from Old Norse, closely related to Icelandic), and Danish. According to the Faroese census of 2011, here is the breakdown of people in the Faroe Islands by language: Languages \# \% ---...
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