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Q447	what does bruce jenner do	Bruce Jenner	Since 2007, he has appeared with his blended family on Keeping Up with the Kardashians .	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	Escherichia coli (; commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative , rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans , and are occasionally responsible for product recalls due to food contamination .	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut , and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2 , and by preventing the establishment of pathogenic bacteria within the intestine.	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	E. coli and related bacteria constitute about 0.1% of gut flora , and fecal–oral transmission is the major route through which pathogenic strains of the bacterium cause disease.	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	Cells are able to survive outside the body for a limited amount of time, which makes them ideal indicator organisms to test environmental samples for fecal contamination .	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	There is, however, a growing body of research that has examined environmentally persistent E. coli which can survive for extended periods outside of the host.	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	The bacterium can also be grown easily and inexpensively in a laboratory setting, and has been intensively investigated for over 60 years.	00
Q449	how does the e coli bacteria cause death	Escherichia coli	E. coli is the most widely studied prokaryotic model organism , and an important species in the fields of biotechnology and microbiology , where it has served as the host organism for the majority of work with recombinant DNA .	00
Q450	what area code is 217	Area code 217	Area code 217 is the North American telephone area code for much of western and central Illinois .	11
Q450	what area code is 217	Area code 217	The 217 area includes Illinois' capital , Springfield , plus Champaign , Urbana , Decatur , Danville , Quincy , and Rantoul .	11
Q450	what area code is 217	Area code 217	217 was one of the original area codes , which were created in 1947.	00
Q450	what area code is 217	Area code 217	The only significant change in 217's boundaries was in 1957, when its northern portion was combined with part of area code 815 to form area code 309 .	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006), over the Southern pole	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	Layers of the atmosphere (not to scale)	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth 's stratosphere (the ozone layer ), and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth's polar regions.	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	The latter phenomenon is referred to as the ozone hole.	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	In addition to these well-known stratospheric phenomena, there are also springtime polar tropospheric ozone depletion events .	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	The details of polar ozone hole formation differ from that of mid-latitude thinning, but the most important process in both is catalytic destruction of ozone by atomic halogens .	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	The main source of these halogen atoms in the stratosphere is photodissociation of man-made halocarbon refrigerants ( CFCs , freons , halons ).	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	These compounds are transported into the stratosphere after being emitted at the surface.	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	Both types of ozone depletion were observed to increase as emissions of halo-carbons increased.	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	CFCs and other contributory substances are referred to as ozone-depleting substances (ODS).	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	Since the ozone layer prevents most harmful UVB wavelengths (280–315 nm) of ultraviolet light (UV light) from passing through the Earth's atmosphere , observed and projected decreases in ozone have generated worldwide concern leading to adoption of the Montreal Protocol that bans the production of CFCs, halons, and other ozone-depleting chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane .	00
Q454	what causes destruction of the ozone layer	Ozone depletion	It is suspected that a variety of biological consequences such as increases in skin cancer , cataracts , damage to plants, and reduction of plankton populations in the ocean's photic zone may result from the increased UV exposure due to ozone depletion.	00
Q456	what does it mean to form a more perfect union	Preamble to the United States Constitution	The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.	00
Q456	what does it mean to form a more perfect union	Preamble to the United States Constitution	It states in general terms, and courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of, the Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the Constitution would achieve as it pertains to all of the people of the United States.	00
Q456	what does it mean to form a more perfect union	Preamble to the United States Constitution	As the phrase, "we the people" suggests that the new government originates from the people of the United States and it sets into motion a question as it pertains to that vast population concerning the individual rights and equality among all people; this can be seen most broadly in the divide between republicanism and social democracy .	00
Q458	how do i measure the shot put throw	Shot put	Czechoslovakian shot putter Plihan at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships	00
Q458	how do i measure the shot put throw	Shot put	The shot put (pronounced ) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object —the shot—as far as possible.	00
Q458	how do i measure the shot put throw	Shot put	The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, women's competition began in 1948.	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	Map of the United Nations (UN) member states, with their territories (including dependent territories ) recognized by the UN in blue	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	There are United Nations (UN) member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly .	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	The criteria for admission of new members are set out in the United Nations Charter , Chapter II , Article 4:	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	A recommendation for admission from the Security Council requires affirmative votes from at least nine of the council's fifteen members, with none of the five permanent members voting against .	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	The Security Council's recommendation must then be subsequently approved in the General Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote.	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	In principle, only sovereign states can become UN members, and currently all UN members are sovereign states (although a few members were not sovereign when they joined the UN).	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	Because a state can only be admitted to the UN by the approval of the Security Council and the General Assembly, a number of states that may be considered sovereign states according to the Montevideo Convention criteria are not members because the UN does not consider them to possess sovereignty , mainly due to the lack of international recognition or opposition from certain members.	00
Q459	what countries belong with the united nations	Member states of the United Nations	In addition to the member states, the UN also invites non-member states (currently two: the Holy See and Palestine ), intergovernmental organizations , and other international organizations and entities whose statehood or sovereignty are not precisely defined, to become observers at the General Assembly , allowing them to participate and speak, but not vote, in General Assembly meetings.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The Eiffel Tower (, ) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris , named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair , it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The third level observatory's upper platform is at the highest accessible to public in the European Union and the highest in Europe as long as the platform of the Ostankino Tower , at , remains closed as a result of the fire of August 2000.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The tower stands tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	Because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	Not including broadcast antennas , it is the second-tallest structure in France , after the Millau Viaduct .	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The tower has three levels for visitors.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift (elevator), to the first and second levels.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The third and highest level is accessible only by lift—stairs do exist but are usually closed to the public.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The first and second levels have restaurants.	00
Q460	what color is the eiffel tower	Eiffel Tower	The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show contestant and author.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	Jennings is noted for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	and as being the all-time leading money winner on American game shows .	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	In 2004, Jennings won 74 Jeopardy!	11
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	His total earnings on Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	are $3,172,700, consisting of $2,520,700 over his 74 wins, a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance, a $500,000 second-place prize in the Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	Ultimate Tournament of Champions, as well as half of a $300,000 prize in the IBM Challenge.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	During his first run of Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	appearances, Jennings earned the record for the highest American game show winnings.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	His total was surpassed by Brad Rutter , who defeated Jennings in the finals of the Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	Ultimate Tournament of Champions (first aired on May 25, 2005), adding $2,000,000 to Rutter's existing Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	winnings.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	Jennings regained the record after appearing on several other game shows, culminating in an appearance on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	(first aired on October 10, 2008), though Rutter retains the Jeopardy!	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	record.	00
Q464	How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?	Ken Jennings	After his success on Jeopardy!, Jennings wrote about his experience and explored American trivia history and culture in his book Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, published in 2006.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The Canadian Football League or CFL (' [LCF] in French) is a professional sports league located in Canada.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football , a form of gridiron football closely related to American football .	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	Its eight current teams, which are located in eight separate cities, are divided into two divisions of four teams each — the East Division and the West Division .	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The league's 19-week regular season runs from late June to early November; each team plays 18 games with one bye week .	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	Following the regular season, the three teams with the best records in their division (except if the fourth place team in one division has a better record than the third place team in the other division, when the team with the better record makes the playoffs and "crosses over" to the other division's playoff) compete in the league's three-week divisional playoffs , which culminate in the late-November Grey Cup championship, the country's largest annual sports and television event.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The CFL was officially founded on January 19, 1958, making it the second oldest gridiron football league in North America still in operation, although all its teams long predate the modern formation of the league.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	It is the highest level of play in Canadian football, the most popular football league in Canada, and the second-most popular major sports league in Canada, after the National Hockey League .	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	Although ice hockey is Canada's most popular sport, the CFL has increased the popularity of Canadian football in Quebec and Western Canada.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	Canadian football is also played at amateur levels (i.e. youth, high school, CJFL , QJFL , CIS and senior leagues such as the Alberta Football League ).	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The 2010s will be a significant decade for the CFL in terms of growth, as teams have renovated, expanded stadiums, or plan to build entirely new stadiums.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The Montreal Alouettes accomplished this first, adding 5,000 seats to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in time for the 2010 CFL season .	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders also renovated their respective stadiums and facilities for the 2010 season.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	In 2011 , the BC Lions played under a new, retractable roof in BC Place after spending one and a half seasons at Empire Field .	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	Then the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will play in an entirely new stadium at the University of Manitoba , scheduled to open in time for the 2013 season.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	The Hamilton Tiger-Cats , Saskatchewan Roughriders and the new Ottawa franchise are also looking at new or extensively-renovated stadiums in the following years.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	There are also hopes of expanding the league to Atlantic Canada (ideally basing a team in either the more populated Halifax , or the more centralized Moncton ), as 2010 and 2011 had regular season games hosted in Moncton.	00
Q465	how old do you need to be to play professional football in the canadian league	Canadian Football League	According to sports historian Douglas Brei , the Canadian Football League holds the distinction of being the only professional sports league in North America, major or minor league, in which each existing franchise has won at least one league title while in their current location.	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Each antibody binds to a specific antigen ; an interaction similar to a lock and key.	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large Y-shaped protein produced by B-cells that is used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses .	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	The antibody recognizes a unique part of the foreign target, called an antigen .	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Each tip of the "Y" of an antibody contains a paratope (a structure analogous to a lock) that is specific for one particular epitope (similarly analogous to a key) on an antigen, allowing these two structures to bind together with precision.	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Using this binding mechanism, an antibody can tag a microbe or an infected cell for attack by other parts of the immune system, or can neutralize its target directly (for example, by blocking a part of a microbe that is essential for its invasion and survival).	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	The production of antibodies is the main function of the humoral immune system .	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Antibodies are secreted by a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell .	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Antibodies can occur in two physical forms, a soluble form that is secreted from the cell, and a membrane -bound form that is attached to the surface of a B cell and is referred to as the B cell receptor (BCR).	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	The BCR is only found on the surface of B cells and facilitates the activation of these cells and their subsequent differentiation into either antibody factories called plasma cells , or memory B cells that will survive in the body and remember that same antigen so the B cells can respond faster upon future exposure.	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	In most cases, interaction of the B cell with a T helper cell is necessary to produce full activation of the B cell and, therefore, antibody generation following antigen binding.	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Soluble antibodies are released into the blood and tissue fluids, as well as many secretions to continue to survey for invading microorganisms.	00
Q466	what antibodies are produced in large quantities	Antibody	Antibodies are glycoproteins belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily ; the terms antibody and immunoglobulin are often used interchangeably.	00

Q447

what does bruce jenner do

Bruce Jenner

Since 2007, he has appeared with his blended family on Keeping Up with the Kardashians .

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli (; commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative , rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans , and are occasionally responsible for product recalls due to food contamination .

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut , and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2 , and by preventing the establishment of pathogenic bacteria within the intestine.

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

E. coli and related bacteria constitute about 0.1% of gut flora , and fecal–oral transmission is the major route through which pathogenic strains of the bacterium cause disease.

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

Cells are able to survive outside the body for a limited amount of time, which makes them ideal indicator organisms to test environmental samples for fecal contamination .

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

There is, however, a growing body of research that has examined environmentally persistent E. coli which can survive for extended periods outside of the host.

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

The bacterium can also be grown easily and inexpensively in a laboratory setting, and has been intensively investigated for over 60 years.

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Q449

how does the e coli bacteria cause death

Escherichia coli

E. coli is the most widely studied prokaryotic model organism , and an important species in the fields of biotechnology and microbiology , where it has served as the host organism for the majority of work with recombinant DNA .

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Q450

what area code is 217

Area code 217

Area code 217 is the North American telephone area code for much of western and central Illinois .

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Q450

what area code is 217

Area code 217

The 217 area includes Illinois' capital , Springfield , plus Champaign , Urbana , Decatur , Danville , Quincy , and Rantoul .

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Q450

what area code is 217

Area code 217

217 was one of the original area codes , which were created in 1947.

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Q450

what area code is 217

Area code 217

The only significant change in 217's boundaries was in 1957, when its northern portion was combined with part of area code 815 to form area code 309 .

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006), over the Southern pole

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

Layers of the atmosphere (not to scale)

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth 's stratosphere (the ozone layer ), and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth's polar regions.

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

The latter phenomenon is referred to as the ozone hole.

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

In addition to these well-known stratospheric phenomena, there are also springtime polar tropospheric ozone depletion events .

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

The details of polar ozone hole formation differ from that of mid-latitude thinning, but the most important process in both is catalytic destruction of ozone by atomic halogens .

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

The main source of these halogen atoms in the stratosphere is photodissociation of man-made halocarbon refrigerants ( CFCs , freons , halons ).

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

These compounds are transported into the stratosphere after being emitted at the surface.

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

Both types of ozone depletion were observed to increase as emissions of halo-carbons increased.

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

CFCs and other contributory substances are referred to as ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

Since the ozone layer prevents most harmful UVB wavelengths (280–315 nm) of ultraviolet light (UV light) from passing through the Earth's atmosphere , observed and projected decreases in ozone have generated worldwide concern leading to adoption of the Montreal Protocol that bans the production of CFCs, halons, and other ozone-depleting chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane .

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Q454

what causes destruction of the ozone layer

Ozone depletion

It is suspected that a variety of biological consequences such as increases in skin cancer , cataracts , damage to plants, and reduction of plankton populations in the ocean's photic zone may result from the increased UV exposure due to ozone depletion.

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Q456

what does it mean to form a more perfect union

Preamble to the United States Constitution

The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.

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Q456

what does it mean to form a more perfect union

Preamble to the United States Constitution

It states in general terms, and courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of, the Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the Constitution would achieve as it pertains to all of the people of the United States.

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Q456

what does it mean to form a more perfect union

Preamble to the United States Constitution

As the phrase, "we the people" suggests that the new government originates from the people of the United States and it sets into motion a question as it pertains to that vast population concerning the individual rights and equality among all people; this can be seen most broadly in the divide between republicanism and social democracy .

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Q458

how do i measure the shot put throw

Shot put

Czechoslovakian shot putter Plihan at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships

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Q458

how do i measure the shot put throw

Shot put

The shot put (pronounced ) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object —the shot—as far as possible.

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Q458

how do i measure the shot put throw

Shot put

The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, women's competition began in 1948.

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

Map of the United Nations (UN) member states, with their territories (including dependent territories ) recognized by the UN in blue

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

There are United Nations (UN) member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly .

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

The criteria for admission of new members are set out in the United Nations Charter , Chapter II , Article 4:

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

A recommendation for admission from the Security Council requires affirmative votes from at least nine of the council's fifteen members, with none of the five permanent members voting against .

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

The Security Council's recommendation must then be subsequently approved in the General Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote.

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

In principle, only sovereign states can become UN members, and currently all UN members are sovereign states (although a few members were not sovereign when they joined the UN).

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

Because a state can only be admitted to the UN by the approval of the Security Council and the General Assembly, a number of states that may be considered sovereign states according to the Montevideo Convention criteria are not members because the UN does not consider them to possess sovereignty , mainly due to the lack of international recognition or opposition from certain members.

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Q459

what countries belong with the united nations

Member states of the United Nations

In addition to the member states, the UN also invites non-member states (currently two: the Holy See and Palestine ), intergovernmental organizations , and other international organizations and entities whose statehood or sovereignty are not precisely defined, to become observers at the General Assembly , allowing them to participate and speak, but not vote, in General Assembly meetings.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower (, ) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris , named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair , it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011.

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what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The third level observatory's upper platform is at the highest accessible to public in the European Union and the highest in Europe as long as the platform of the Ostankino Tower , at , remains closed as a result of the fire of August 2000.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The tower stands tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

Because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

Not including broadcast antennas , it is the second-tallest structure in France , after the Millau Viaduct .

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The tower has three levels for visitors.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift (elevator), to the first and second levels.

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Q460

what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level.

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what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The third and highest level is accessible only by lift—stairs do exist but are usually closed to the public.

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what color is the eiffel tower

Eiffel Tower

The first and second levels have restaurants.

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Eiffel Tower

The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show contestant and author.

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

Jennings is noted for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy!

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Ken Jennings

and as being the all-time leading money winner on American game shows .

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Ken Jennings

In 2004, Jennings won 74 Jeopardy!

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance.

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

His total earnings on Jeopardy!

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Ken Jennings

are $3,172,700, consisting of $2,520,700 over his 74 wins, a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance, a $500,000 second-place prize in the Jeopardy!

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

Ultimate Tournament of Champions, as well as half of a $300,000 prize in the IBM Challenge.

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

During his first run of Jeopardy!

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

appearances, Jennings earned the record for the highest American game show winnings.

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

His total was surpassed by Brad Rutter , who defeated Jennings in the finals of the Jeopardy!

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Ken Jennings

Ultimate Tournament of Champions (first aired on May 25, 2005), adding $2,000,000 to Rutter's existing Jeopardy!

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Ken Jennings

winnings.

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Ken Jennings

Jennings regained the record after appearing on several other game shows, culminating in an appearance on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

(first aired on October 10, 2008), though Rutter retains the Jeopardy!

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

record.

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How many consecutive games did Ken Jennings win?

Ken Jennings

After his success on Jeopardy!, Jennings wrote about his experience and explored American trivia history and culture in his book Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, published in 2006.

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