Despite the widespread use of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in modern computing, command line interfaces (CLIs) still exist and are used for a number of reasons. One reason is that CLIs can be faster and more efficient than GUIs for certain tasks. For example, a CLI can allow a user to quickly enter a series […]
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The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict from 2003 to 2011 that began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States–led coalition which overthrew the Iraq government under Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government. An estimated 151,000 to 1,033,000 Iraqis died in the first three to five
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LoRa (Long Range) is a proprietary low-power wide-area network modulation technique. It is based on spread-spectrum modulation techniques derived from chirp spread spectrum (CSS) technology. It was developed by Cycleo of Grenoble, France and acquired by Semtech, the founding member of the LoRa Alliance; it is patented.
A residual-current device (RCD), or residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB), is a safety device that quickly breaks an electrical circuit to protect equipment and to reduce the risk of serious harm from an ongoing electric shock. Injury may still occur in some cases, for example if a human receives a brief shock before the electrical circuit is isolated, falls after receiving a shock,
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Arthur George Gourd (born 1870) was a British trade union leader. Born in Clapham, in London, Gourd joined the Independent Labour Party. He found work in the dockyards, and joined the Government Labourers’ Union, a small union based around dock workers in Portsmouth. He was blacklisted for a time, due to his trade union activity, but was permitted to work in the
This list contains terrestrial members of the order Carnivora with an average reported mass of 160 kilograms or more, all bears and pantherine cats.
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This is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Andrew J. Feustel, NASA astronaut William Addams (1777–1858), U.S. representative David Hayes Agnew (1818–1892), surgeon Chas Alecxih, NFL defensive lineman Andy Baldwin, U.S. Navy lieutenant and physician, bachelor of season 10 of The Bachelor James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States Thomas Burch (1778–1849), Methodist circuit rider
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A chemical element, often simply called an element, is a species of atoms which all have the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei. Atomic number Symbol Name Phase at r.t. 1 H Hydrogen gas 2 He Helium gas 3 Li Lithium solid 4 Be Beryllium solid 5 B Boron solid 6 C Carbon solid 7 N Nitrogen gas 8
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Heads of state Current heads of state at the time of the release Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic Guillermo Lasso, President of Ecuador Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon Abdullah II, King of Jordan Uhuru Kenyatta, President
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Santa Ana is the second most populous city and the county seat of Orange County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The United States Census Bureau estimated its 2019 population at 332,318, making Santa Ana the 57th-most populous city in the United States. Santa Ana is in Southern California, adjacent to the Santa Ana River, about 10 miles (16 km) from the coast. Founded in 1869, the
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