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• USS Stewart (DE-238)
  ...he [[Philadelphia Navy Yard]], Stewart headed south to [[Miami, Florida]], from whence she operated, conducting patrols and exercises, until 29 October. Sh ...12 April|12th]]. She arrived there on the [[13 April|13th]], [[drydock]]ed from the [[14 April|14th]] to the [[16 April|16th]], and joined the screen of co
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• Morphine
  | image2 = Morphine-from-xtal-3D-balls.png ...aver somniferum]]''. Morphine was the first [[active principle]] purified from a plant source and is one of at least 50 alkaloids of several different typ
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...published by [[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]], a privately held company. Articles are aimed at educated adults, and written by about 100&nbsp;full-time edito ...ginning with the 11th edition, the ''Britannica'' shortened and simplified articles to broaden its North American market.<ref name="kogan_1958" /> In 1933, th
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• Aerogel
  ...een replaced with a [[gas]]. The result is an extremely low-density solid, with a notable effectiveness as a [[thermal conductivity|thermal insulator]]. It ...a bet with Charles Learned over who could replace the liquid in 'jellies' with gas without causing shrinkage.<ref>{{cite journal
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• Asbestos
  [[Image:Asbestos with muscovite.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fibrous asbestos on [[muscovite]]]] [[Image:Blue asbestos.jpg|thumb|Blue asbestos (crocidolite) from [[Wittenoom, Western Australia]]. The ruler is 1 cm.]]
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• Formaldehyde
  ...rmaldehyde''' (systematic name: '''methanal''') is an [[organic compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] CH₂O. As the simplest [[aldehyd ...pending on the concentration and temperature. The infinite polymer formed from formaldehyde is called paraformaldehyde. The cyclic trimer is called metafo
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• Personal health record
  ...mmary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources and making this information accessible online to anyone who ha .../ref> however, search results from PubMed also reveal that most scientific articles written about PHRs have been published since 2000.
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• Ted Kaczynski
  | image_alt = A man in a jacket with handcuffs ...ate degree, and later earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in mathematics from the [[University of Michigan]]. He became an assistant professor at the [[U
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• John F. Kennedy assassination
  |caption=President Kennedy with his wife, Jacqueline, and [[Texas Governor]] [[John Connally]] in the [[Pre |image4= Elm from 6th fl.jpg
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• Counter-terrorism
  The concept of '''anti-terrorism''' emerges from a thorough examining of the concept of [[terrorism]] as well as an attempt ...using the tactic of terrorism. The [[US military]] definition, compatible with the definitions used by [[NATO]] and many other militaries, is "Operations
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• Terrorism
  ...ual terrorists tend to be motivated more by a desire for social solidarity with other members of their organization than by political platforms or strategi ...port is cleared for public release; distribution is unlimited. |accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref><ref>Schmid, Alex, and Jongman, Albert. Political Terrorism: A
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• Outlaw motorcycle club
  ...d, generally, the club enforces a set of bylaws on its members that derive from the values of the outlaw biker culture.<ref name=Drew2002>{{Citation |title ...torcycle club)|Mongols]], wrote that what makes a gang like them different from the [[Mafia]] is that crime and violence are not used as expedients in purs
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• Bruce Edwards Ivins
  ...gton Post]]|date=September 17, 2008|accessdate=2010-06-07}}</ref> A panel from the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Scienc Ivins graduated with honors from the [[University of Cincinnati]] with a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] degree in 1968, an [[Master of Science|M.S.]
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• Moazzam Begg
  ...ing beaten to death while detained at Bagram. After intensive discussions with the U.K. government, President Bush had him released without charge on 25 J ...]'s gender unit, publicly condemned her organization for its collaboration with Begg, calling it "a gross error of judgment".<ref>[http://www.spectator.co.
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• Black site
  ...2009. President [[Barack Obama]] ordered the black sites closed in January 2009.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}{{Verify source|date=September 2010} ...terviews with black site detainees, conducted between October 6 and 11 and December 4 and 14, 2006, after their transfer to Guantanamo Bay.<ref name="ICRC">{{c
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• Drone attacks in Pakistan
  ...intout/0,8816,1900248,00.html The CIA's Silent War in Pakistan], [[TIME]], 2009-06-01</ref> Under the [[George W. Bush administration]], these controversia ...ar in Pakistan]</ref><ref>[http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2009/drone_war_13672 The Drone War]</ref>
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• Military Commissions Act of 2006
  | amendments= [[Military Commissions Act of 2009]] ::::(B) Sections 831(a), (b), and (d) (articles 31(a), (b), and (d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), relating to c
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• NSA warrantless surveillance controversy
  ...f American citizens by the [[National Security Agency]] requires a warrant from a three judge court set up under the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Ac ...cial act knowing that it was not authorized by statute; this is punishable with a fine of up to $10,000 or up to five years in prison, or both.<ref>{{cite
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• Anthrax
  ...):279–282.</ref> When spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with a skin lesion on a host they may reactivate and multiply rapidly. ...read by spores. These spores can be transported by clothing or shoes. The dead body of an animal that died of anthrax can also be a source of anthrax spor
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• Filmjölk
  ...y [[fermentation (food)|fermenting]] cow's milk with a variety of bacteria from the species ''[[Lactococcus lactis]]'' and ''[[Leuconostoc mesenteroides]]' ...ölk tastes less sour. In Sweden, it is normally sold in 1-liter packages with live bacteria. The bacteria helps maintain the balance between beneficial
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