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The Importance of Vitamin D
Between our sedentary lifestyle, and our conscientious use of sunscreens, most Americans don't get enough vitamin D. Studies have shown that this vitamin's beneficial effects extend to reducing the risk of colon, breast and prostate cancers. And it's been known that... |
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It's a dirty lil secret that most mothers don't care to share. When a lil one's pacifier falls to the ground, what's the easiest way to clean it before popping it back in their mouth? In mom's mouth, of course. According to doctors and dentists, the all-to-common practice may be fast, but it's also dangerous. Moving so... |
Moral Relativism Failure #4: Self-Refuting
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I wonder what the ratio of people who live here in our area were city or country folk? How many of us were fortunate to have grandparents or relatives who really had the fun of rural living we fantasized of living like them? Or the freedom, or awareness of the weather which follows you all your life? There is a movemen... |
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Yusuf Dadoo
The Life Story of Yusuf Dadoo, national chairman of the South African Communist Party and a tireless fighter for national and social liberation.
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From The African Communist, No.78, 3rd Quarter 1979
Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo - popularly known as "Mota"(1) or "Doc" - celebrates his 70th birthday ... |
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It is in one sense impossible to write a life of Euripides, for the simple reason that he lived too long ago. In his time people were only just beginning to write history at all; Herodotus, the "father of history," was his close contemporary. They had... |
Talking to Your Child About Diabetes
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If your child has been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you may feel shocked, sad, or even angry or guilty at first — feelings that are perfectly normal.
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Shuttle Ridership from SF to Silicon Valley up to 14,000 daily
If you live in San Francisco and work at a tech company in Silicon Valley, you probably take a shuttle to work.
A fantastic new map by design company Stamen Design shows just how extensive these shuttle services are.
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A hurricane needs ocean water at 82 degrees or warmer to strengthen. This video shows the sea surface temperature in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, from August 23-30. Every area in yellow, orange or red represents 82 degrees Fahrenheit or above. The data came from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiomet... |
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You may argue that with global warming and climate change reaching 'crisis point', we should be more worried about that, instead of things like... 'How does an ice cube melt?' However, these two things have more in common than you think! Gl... |
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Shakespeare on Lawyers and the Law
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Shakespeare mentions law more than any other profession. Although we assume Shakespeare did not formally study law, we see from the many references in the plays that he had acquired a significant general knowledge of legal ter... |
"We are plain quiet folk and have no use of adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!" exclaims Bilbo Baggins.
It's probably the most famous quote from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," and it introduces a major theme in Tolkien's work: the importance of food and fellowship.
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Download the following handouts to help you manage your diabetes.
Blood-Glucose Testing Record (PDF)
Use this to record your blood-glucose results.
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Censoring Science is Detrimental to Security
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HP scientists move closer to brain-like memristors
A research team has taken a big step towards the production of electronic circuits which behave in a similar way to neurons and synapses in the human brain.
A team of scientists at Hewlett Packard and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have been able to acc... |
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When Cancer Discriminates
Seminar Focuses on Cancer Risk Based on Family History of the Disease
Cancer. It represents the second leading cause of death in the United States, and though it is second to heart disease in its number of victims, it tends to instill more fear. ... |
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HTTP Tutorial
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. This is the foundation for data communication for the World Wide Web (i.e. internet) since 1990. HTTP is a generic and stateless protocol which can be use... |
coronary artery disease
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A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart). Coronary artery disease is usually caused by atherosclerosis (a buildup of fatty material and plaque inside the coronary ar... |
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Also known as VOS, Vomit Odor Syndrome is caused when someones stomach acid has been "upchucked" orally out from there bodies.
This creates a disgusting aroma which can make you, or someone else, vomit. This causes different side effects at different times of day. For example, in the morning it may cause... |
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Handout 3: Spiritual Metaphor-Spiritual Autobiography
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Instructions: As you move through your life—the days and seasons, the ups and downs, the joys and hardships and lessons learned—is there an image that you use to describe the shape of life? For example, some people imagin... |
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Smallpox - Healthcare Workers
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1. How does smallpox vaccine interact with other drugs?
Smallpox vaccine is not known to interact with any medications; however, circulating antibodies from recent blood product administrati... |
Willimantic Victorian Architecture
Styles of Houses: Second Empire, Stick, Queen Anne, Shingle, Richardsonian Romanesque and Folk Victorian
Second Empire: Mansard (dual-pitched hipped) roof with dormer windows on steep lower slope; molded cornices normally bound the lower roof slope both above and below; decorative ... |
Repotting an African Violet
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Repotting an African violet
It's been 6 months, and it's time to repot your violet. It's best to do this when it when needed. Don't wait until your violet stops blooming--well cared for, it might not stop blooming!
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Nutrition victory: Cancer doctors begin prescribing vitamin D as part of cancer therapy
by: E. Huff, staff writer, NaturalNews
Resounding evidence proving the effectiveness of vitamin D in slowing the onset of breast, colon, and other cancers is convincing a growing body of doctors and physicians to utilize the sunsh... |
Music From Movies
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En route to a communications degree at Texas A & M University, I was required to take two semesters of film history. A month or so into the first semester film class, Dr. Bill Huie, the professor, brought in an old reel-to-reel of a lecture made by composer and... |
Rabies Death Linked To Organ Transplant, Not Animal Bite, CDC Says
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Look Both WaysWhat is a crosswalk?
A crosswalk is any portion of the road outlined with white paint, or created by reflective pavement markings or a different texture of concrete like brick pavers. These markings identify the portion of the road that is designated for pedestrian travel and define a "marked" crosswalk.
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Mini-Encyclopedia of Papermaking Wet-End Chemistry
Additives and Ingredients, their Composition, Functions, Strategies for Use
Composition: The word "colloids" says nothing about chemical composition. Rather, the word implies materials that have at least one dimension that is smaller than 1 micro-meters. Almost every... |
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Are All Stars Within 6,000 Light Years of Earth?
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When we look out at the universe we see galaxies much like our own… billions of them. The stars in these galaxies shine just like the stars in our own galaxies. They are made of hyd... |
Why Five Years Later, Skype is an Education Game Changer
EDTECH CHALLENGE | by Jesse M. Langley
Months before Skype in the Classroom became a regular, endorsed tool— teachers were flocking to the video calling program. Teachers, like the innovators they are, set up websites where they could connect with other teacher... |
Bonus clause
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A bonus clause is a clause in a contract that rewards the contractor for doing more than the letter of the contract; particularly, to finish the job early. It is in apposition to a penalty clause where the contractor loses by providing les... |
Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28
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Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende (Praise God! The year now draws to a close),[1] BWV 28, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for the Sunday after Christmas. He first performed it on 30 December 1725... |
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A Geek's Game
Every geek has his/her game. For me, initially, it was chess. I learned chess well enough to hold my own in elementary school, then joined the chess clubs in junior and high school. During these times, I was studying professional p... |
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A liverwort, Lunularia cruciata
Marchantia polymorpha, with different sex sporophytes.
The liverworts are a group of simple plants. Molecular evidence based on mitochondrial DNA suggests strongly that they are the stem group from which mosses, hornworts... |
3.5 Sprites
Sprites are the components that you can place on the work area. Use the wrench tool to change the settings of a sprite: speed, health, movement patterns, etc.
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Training of pronunciation skills is performed with courses. A course is associated with a specific language, consists of different units and each unit is given by a sequence of phrases in different ... |
Orphaned Wildlife?
FawnWhen helping the most means helping the least
It's springtime. And that means bluebonnets, warm days, and baby animals. Spring is when most animals produce offspring. It's also time when Wildlife Rehabilitators spring into high gear. It seems everyone wants to help an orphaned baby bird, or f... |
Why Do Doctors Perform Testicular Exams?
Why Do Doctors Perform Testicular Exams?
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Doctors check the testicles and the area around them to make sure everything is healthy and developing normally and that there are no problems, such as a hernia, a varicocele, or, in rare cases, a tumor. Teen guys should als... |
The Israelites Are Treated Cruelly in Egypt
1 # Gn 46.8-27 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him, each with his family, were 2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, 3Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, 4Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5The total number of these people directly descended from Jacob was seventy.#1.5: One ancient tr... |
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Studies Paint Mixed Picture of World's Health
Heart disease is a main concern for both the U.S. and world.
It’s not a pretty picture. In many parts of the world—especially the United States—people just... |
It's well known that traumatic events have profound effects on cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning in children. Fortunately, many children recover from traumatic events in a matter of weeks, but others have serious reactions that may last months or years. For those children who do not bounce back, there is h... |
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CCTV Cameras
Pervasive security cameras don't substantially reduce crime. There are exceptions, of course, and that's what gets the press. Most famously, CCTV cameras helped catch Jame... |
Touching a Nerve: Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 2 [Excerpt]
Philosopher Patricia Churchland looks at aggressive impulses and sex through the lens of neuroscience and evolutionary theory
Touching a Nerve
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TVA Total Monthly Fuel Cost
The Tennessee Valley Authority makes electricity used across the seven-state Tennessee Valley region. The electricity is purchased by 155 local power companies and distributed to homes and businesses in their local communities.
In order to provide afford... |
Gen. Maxcy GreggIn the summer of 1861, men from all over the state of South Carolina answered the call to aid in the defense of the Confederacy. They gathered in Columbia, South Carolina, and there they arranged themselves into Regiments consisting of 10 companies. One such regiment was the 14th South Carolina, consist... |
Question: My name is Joe Donovan, and my question is: How do you get help for an immediate pain without a history of pain in that particular area and be treated right away without being told you have to wait a month?
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Small Modular Reactor Report 2013
01/01/2013 - 31/12/2013
The SMR Report 2013 is a crucial up-to-date, independent and strategic insight into the SMR market globally.
Recycling spent nuclear fuel: the ultimate solution for the US?
Unlike Russia, Japan and several European countries, the United States does not recyc... |
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Gray-tailed voles (Microtus canicaudus) have a limited range scattered across the northeastern United States. They are found at low elevations throughout Willamette Valley in Oregon and at least two localities north of the Columbia River in Clark Cou... |
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When scientists analyzed debris from the first nuclear bomb test, they found …
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What technology startups need from the new government
May 9, 2014, 04.19AM IST
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Independent entrepreneurs have a huge stake in the next government and it's important for them to clearly articulate "the why" and "the how" cases for nurturing technology entrepreneurship.
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Love of math, ‘ethical hacking’ and check for $2.56
John Black
A love of mathematics and the knowledge that there aren’t many jobs that allow someone “to just do math” propelled John Black toward a career in cryptography – the study and practice of secure communications.
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What does "bedding" mean? – Neil Fein Nov 23 '10 at 19:59
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I've been reading about bitcoins and I've come across a few questions:
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The Planets
The following resources are intended for a range of elementary grades but fit specifically with the VA Science SOLs 4.7 and 6.8. In the fourth and sixth grades students learn about characteristics of the planets, the moon and the sun, as well as other aspects of our solar system such as other moons, astero... |
What the Human Body Can Teach About Personal Finance
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Are you financially healthy?
Most people have an idea of where they want to be financially. However, the money never seems to be enough and the bills tend to be too much. After struggling with debt we wonder if we are financially healthy.
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Koskinonodon it is!
Mueller (2007) noted that the name Buettneria Case 1922, for the large Late Triassic metoposaurid from the United States, was preoccupied, and recommended the next available name Koskinonodon Branson and Mehl 1929 as the replacement name for this taxon.
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Origin of life: What can the Saturnian moon Titan tell us?
Today is the anniversary of the landing of the Huygens probe of Saturn's moon Titan, part of the most ambitious and expensive space probe ever mounted. The object has been to verify the extent to which Titan's atmosphere might rese... |
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In Tucson, Saving the Bath Water Too
If you've never contemplated what happens to the water that gets you or your clothes clean, you're far from alone. But for cities and environmentalists trying to head off the growing threat of drought and rising water costs, so-called graywater — differentia... |
What kind of temperature limitations are placed on electronics? Can I safely leave my equipment in my non-winterized cottage over the winter?
—Daniel Baker, Toronto
This calls for a Cottage Life Simulation Test! The results? Our DVD player-recorder spent two weeks in a chest freezer—set at the coldest temperature—and ... |
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In traditional DH one chooses two shared parameters: a large prime "p" and base "g", which is primitive root mod "p". Suppose generation algorithm is broken and "g" generates only a subgroup (group with less elements than number of coprimes to "p"), what could be the possible attack ? what's t... |
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Culture Alert: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Next weekend (May 18, 19, 20) the Milwaukee Symphony & Chorus, plus soloists, will perform the Beethoven Missa Solemnis at the Marcus Center.
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A football field covered with M&M’s says don’t waste your money playing the lottery
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I’m sure you’ve seen the photos of many of those many delighted lottery winners! Yes, they do exist.
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San Blas Kuna and her trade goods
Molas at Dolphin Lodge San Blas
On the San Blas Islands women create an indigenous fabric art called a Mola. These quilt like creations, originally used by the San Blas Kunas to adorn the front and the rear of their everyday blouses, have recently garnered world wide recognition. Tod... |
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In the UK, I've heard pants being used as slang for underpants (or was it in Bridget Jones' Diary?), whereas in India it almost exclusively means "trousers".
Describing the meaning of "put your pants on one leg at a time", this link says:
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In narrative writing, should I use quotation marks or italics when I quote something someone wrote?
I would go with italics to differentiate written from spoken quotes:
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You Are What You Eat…And Not Who You Sleep With
Food and sex have shifted roles over the past fifty or so years, argues Mary Eberstadt in a fascinating essay at Policy Review. Once, social stigma condemned extra-marital philandering. Sex was a serious ethical issue, with serious personal and social consequences. Food,... |
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A country north of Iran:The area was equivalent to the ancient kingdom of Van, which ruled сirca 1270-850 B.C. It was later conquered by the Medes. Armenia was later a satrapy of Iran's Achaemenid Empire. It changed hands several times between Sassanids and Romans. Armenia adopted Christianity as its n... |
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Is it pronounced "vouché"?
It looks like the word comes from English. Is it pronounced like an English word in France?
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San Salvador, the capital and largest city of the Central American republic of El Salvador. It lies on a plateau about 2,240 feet (683 m) above sea level, surrounded by low, volcanic mountains. San Salvador is the commercial, industrial, and cultural center of El Salvador. Coffee and other agricultural products are shi... |
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What does the following sentence mean and what is its origin?
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof.
I've heard this expression from some friends – I guess it's what you say when you don't really understand what's going on.
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It's Time To Make Standardized Ratings For Gadgets
Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed off stickers that would give car buyers standardized info on a particular model's fuel economy and environmental impact. Gadgets should have standardized ratin... |
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Vishnu Sahasranamam (English-with meanings)
Sri Vishnusahasranamam contains 1008 Names of Sri Mahavishnu. This entire compiling was done after the Mahabharata war and Saint Vyasa Mahamuni wrote the entire versus. Every Name of Sri Vishnu has a meaning to it; quite apart - the phonetic vibrati... |
Endemic vs. epidemic
As an adjective, epidemic describes diseases and conditions that spread rapidly and extensively by infection and affect many people at the same time, and it’s used figuratively to describe widely prevalent things other than infectious diseases. It also doubles as a noun referring to things that ar... |
Scratch input
Scratch input allows us to use solid surfaces as an input devices by capturing the sounds they produce. Using a stethoscope and a high pass filter, they capture the unique sounds of specific gestures. Custom software then translates this to actions for applications. The video shows some really cool stuff... |
Mars Science Lab Rover Mission Delayed Two Years
Sad news for the Mars Science Lab (MSL) mega-rover, big sister to the little rovers who've been roaming Mars for the past few years. The robot was supposed to launch next year, and start exploring Mars with a lot more scientific equipment (including a laser) than the cu... |
The Difference Between The Two Strains Of Marijuana
By Mike Floorwalker on Saturday, August 17, 2013
“Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!” —George Washington
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stslavik in an answer related to Kenjutsu mentions the concepts of mushin, fudoshin, and zanshin as part of Fudo Myo-o. While I am somewhat familiar with all three, I am seeking a more in depth explanation as to how they relate to kenjutsu and aikido.
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I've decided to learn the basics of proofs and here is my first attempt. Could I improve or simplify my proof in any way? Is my formal language correct? Thanks!
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I'm not given any numbers, just $h$ and $r$. I have to prove this volume to eventually find a centroid. Using the $xy$ plane as the base, extending upwards into the $z$ plane, the cone has a height $h$ and radius $r$.
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I am trying to understand Russells's paradox
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This question is about the popular logic game called Tantrix. I would like to collect combinatorial theorems about it, eg. necessary conditions for making a cycle of one color from a given set of tiles that passes through all the tiles and the union of tiles has no holes in it. On the web I co... |
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The findings prompt the authors to suggest that baby led weaning could help ward off obesity in later childhood.
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Covered in glory: Madiba's image in magazines worldwide
Emily Corke, Olwethu Boso, Tebo Ramosili
Nelson Mandela has graced the covers of magazines worldwide. His image became the symbol of the struggle for freedom over the years.
Mandela's iconic image was featured on the covers of magazines even before the end of a... |
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