| IEEE 754-2008 IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 754) is the most widely-used standard for floating-point computation, and is followed by many hardware (CPU and FPU) and software implementations. Many computer languages allow or require that some or all arithmetic be carried out using IEEE 754 formats and operations. IEEE_754-2008
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| Michael Harrington Edward Michael "Mike" Harrington (February 24, 1928 — July 31, 1989) was an American democratic socialist, writer, political activist, professor of political science, and radio commentator. Michael_Harrington
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| Kathy Boudin Kathy Boudin (born May 19, 1943) is a former American radical who was convicted in 1984 of felony murder for her participation in an armed robbery that resulted in the killing of three people. She later became a public health expert while in prison. Kathy_Boudin
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| City Island, Bronx City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4Pelham, Westchester County, it is now part of the New York City borough of the Bronx. As of the 2000 census the island had a population of 4,520. Its land area is 1.023acres). The island is part of Bronx Community Board 10. City_Island,_Bronx
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| Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor born in Liverpool, England, who is known for his performances as villain Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, the brutal Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot, and as lifelong criminal Michael Caffee in the internationally-broadcast American television series Brotherhood. Jason_Isaacs
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| Doctrine of the Mean The Doctrine of the Mean (), is both a concept and one of the books of Neo-Confucian teachings . The composition of the text is attributed to Zisi (or Kong Ji) the only grandson of Confucius. The term is originally derived from a verse of the Analects which readsHowever, the Analects never expands on what this term means. Doctrine_of_the_Mean
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| Todt Hill Todt Hill mountain ridge on Staten Island, New York. It is the highest natural point in the five boroughs of New York City, and Staten Islanders say it is the highest point on the eastern seaboard of the United States south of Maine. The summit of the ridge is largely covered in woodlands as part of the Staten Island Greenbelt, although much of the surrounding area is developed and residential. Todt_Hill
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| Morrisania, Bronx Morrisania () is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwestern Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 3. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise areCross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Crotona-Prospect Avenue to the east, East 161st Street to the south, and the Webster Avenue to the west. Morrisania,_Bronx
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| Nova Roma Nova Roma is an international Roman revivalist movement created in 1998 (or MMDCCLI a.u.c. by the Roman calendar) by Joseph Bloch and William Bradford, later incorporated in Maine as a non-profit organization with an educational and religious mission. Nova Roma is dedicated "to the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture and virtues" Because it has a structure based strictly on the ancient Roman Republic, with a Senate, magistrates and laws enacted by vote of Comitia, and with its own coinage, and because the Nova Roma Wiki explicitly states that the group self-identifies as a "sovereign nation", most outside observers classify it as a micronation. Nova_Roma
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| Sam Manning (musician) Sam Manning was one of the earliest Calypsonians who achieved international acclaim. He was born around 1899 in Trinidad and died in 1960 while traveling in Africa. Manning served in the British West Indies Regiment in France and the Middle during World War I. Sam_Manning_(musician)
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| Louis Menand Louis Menand (born January 21, 1952) is a prominent American writer and academic, best known for his book The Metaphysical Club (2001), an intellectual and cultural history of late 19th and early 20th century America. Louis_Menand
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| Oldowan Oldowan (earlier spelled Olduwan or sometimes Oldawan) is an anthropological designation for an industrial complex of stone tools used by prehistoric hominins of the Lower Paleolithic. The Oldowan is the first known tool complex in prehistory, including the simplest known flaked tools. Oldowan
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| School discipline School discipline is a form of discipline appropriate to the regulation of children and the maintenance of order in schools.The term refers to students complying with a code of behavior often known as the school rules. These rules may, for example, define the expected standards of clothing, timekeeping, social behaviour and work ethic. School_discipline
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| B-45 Tornado B-45_Tornado
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| Fulton Fish Market Fulton Fish Market is a fish market in New York, United States. It was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce. In November 2005, the Fish Market relocated to a new facility in Hunts Point from its historic location near the Brooklyn Bridge along the East River waterfront at and above Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Fulton_Fish_Market
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| Franco-Provençal language Franco-Provençal (Francoprovençal) or Arpitan or Romand (in Switzerland) (Vernacular:'Romance language with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from Langue d'Oïl and Langue d'Oc. The name Franco-Provençal was given to the language by G.I. Ascoli in the 19th century because it shared features with French and Provençal without belonging to either. The neologism Arpitan is becoming a popular name for the language and the people who speak it. Franco-Provençal_language
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| Ode on a Grecian Urn Ode on a Grecian Urn is a poem by John Keats written in 1819 and first published in January 1820. It was one of Keats's "Five Great Odes of 1819" which also included Ode on Indolence, Ode on Melancholy, Ode to a Nightingale, and To Autumn. Its inspiration is partly considered to be a visit by Keats to the exhibition of the Elgin Marbles and partly related to Keats's experience with the aesthetic theories of Benjamin Haydon, Keats's friend and painter, and his collection of Grecian prints. Ode_on_a_Grecian_Urn
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| Griot griot (pronounced in English or Griot
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| Eqbal Ahmad Eqbal Ahmad (1933/34 - May 11, 1999) was a Pakistani writer, journalist, and anti-war activist. He was strongly critical of the Middle East strategy of the United States as well as what he saw as the "twin curse" of nationalism and religious fanaticism in such countries as Pakistan. Eqbal_Ahmad
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| Baruch College Bernard M. Baruch College, known more commonly as Baruch College is a public university and one of the constituent colleges comprising the City University of New York (CUNY). The college is situated on Lexington Avenue near the Flatiron/Gramercy Park district of Manhattan. Baruch is one of CUNY’s flagship and senior colleges, and traces its roots back to the founding of the Free Academy, the first institution of free public higher education in the United States. Baruch_College
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| Lehman College Lehman College is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, USA. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, the school became an independent college within the City University in 1968. The college is named after Herbert Lehman, a former New York governor, United States senator, and philanthropist. It is a public, comprehensive, coeducational liberal arts college with more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and specializations. Lehman_College
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| Rostra The Rostra was a large speakers platform built in the city of Rome that stood during the republican and imperial periods. It is often referred to as a suggestus or tribunal, the first of which dates back to the Roman Kingdom, the Volcanal. It derives its name from the 6 rostra (plural of "rostrum") which were captured during the victory at Antium in 338 BC and mounted to its side. Rostra
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| Foreign relations of Japan Talk:Foreign_relations_of_Japan
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| Borough of Manhattan Community College Founded in 1963, Borough of Manhattan Community College, or BMCC is one of six two-year colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the only one in Manhattan. Originally, BMCC offered business-oriented and liberal arts degrees for those intending to enter the business world or transfer to a four-year college. Borough_of_Manhattan_Community_College
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| Rakugo Rakugo (落語 literally "fallen words") is a Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone storyteller (Rakugoka, 落語家) sits on the stage, called the Kōza (高座). Using only a paper fan (扇子, "sensu") and a small cloth (手拭, "tenugui") as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical story. Rakugo
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| Schottky barrier Schottky_barrier
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| Tandem repeat Tandem repeats occur in DNA when a pattern of two or more nucleotides is repeated and the repetitions are directly adjacent to each other. Tandem_repeat
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| Dan Grimaldi Dr. Dan Grimaldi is an American actor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos. In addition to his role on The Sopranos, he has also had some minor film credits, most notably as mother-fixated pyromaniac Donald 'Donny' Kohler in the 1980 slasher film Don't Go in the House, and some guest TV appearances, including several episodes on Law & Order. He also voices 'Frank' for the bestselling computer game Mafia. Dan_Grimaldi
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| Yevgeny Yevtushenko Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko () (also transliterated as Evgenii Alexandrovich Evtushenko, Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, or Evgeny Evtushenko) (born July 18, 1933) is a Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, actor, and editor. Yevgeny_Yevtushenko
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| Religion in the United States This article primarily covers the current status of religion in the United States. For information about the historical role of religion, see History of religion in the United States.Religion in the United States is remarkable both in its high adherence as well as its rich diversity. Religion_in_the_United_States
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| Hunter College High School For other uses of the acronym HCHS, see HCHS (disambiguation).Hunter College High School is a New York City secondary school for intellectually gifted students located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is administered by Hunter College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Hunter_College_High_School
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| Culture of Mauritius culture of Mauritius involves the blending of several cultures from Mauritius's history, as well as individual culture arising indigenously. Culture_of_Mauritius
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| Cofactor (biochemistry) A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound that is bound (either tightly or loosely) to a protein and is required for the protein's biological activity. These proteins are commonly enzymes and cofactors can be considered "helper molecules/ions" that assist in biochemical transformations. Cofactor_(biochemistry)
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| New York City College of Technology New York City College of Technology (NYCCT), called New York City Technical College prior to 2002 and nicknamed City Tech, is the largest four-year public college of technology in the northeastern United States, and one of four colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY) system to grant within the same institution both associate's and bachelor's degrees (The others are the College of Staten Island, Medgar Evers College, and John Jay College). New_York_City_College_of_Technology
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| Sunset Park, Brooklyn Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It bounded by 15th Street and Park Slope on the north, 9th Avenue, and Borough Park on the east, 65th Street and Bay Ridge on the south and Upper New York Bay on the west. The portion north of 36th Street is a subsection called Greenwood Heights and is named after the massive Green-Wood Cemetery lies along 5th Avenue. Sunset Park is patrolled by the NYPD's 72nd Precinct. Sunset_Park,_Brooklyn
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| Jewish humour Jewish humour is the long tradition of humour in Judaism dating back to the Torah and the Midrash, but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal, self-deprecating and often anecdotal humour originating in Eastern Europe and which took root in the United States over the last hundred years. Beginning with vaudeville, and continuing through radio, stand-up comedy, film, and television, a disproportionately high percentage of American and Russian comedians have been Jewish. Jewish_humour
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| Bronx River Bronx River, approximately long, flows through southeast New York in the United States. Its Native American name was the Aquahung before the arrival of European colonists, like Jonas Bronck, for whom the Bronx and its river are named, in 1639. It originally rose in what is now the Kensico Reservoir, in Westchester County north of New York City. Bronx_River
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| Jean Joseph Rabearivelo Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (March 4, 1901 – June 23, 1937) is widely considered to be Africa's first modern poet. Born Joseph-Casimir, in Tananarive (now Antananarivo), the capital of Madagascar, just five years after the island nation had become a French colony, he was the only child of an unwed mother whose family wealth had been lost. Jean_Joseph_Rabearivelo
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| Atiyah–Singer index theorem Talk:Atiyah–Singer_index_theorem
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| Rudolf Otto Rudolf Otto (September 25 1869–6 March 1937) was an eminent German Lutheran theologian and scholar of comparative religion. Rudolf_Otto
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| List of experimental aircraft Talk:List_of_experimental_aircraft
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| Lin Zexu Lin Zexu (; Styled:Yuanfu (元抚); (August 30, 1785 November 22, 1850) was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty.He is most recognized for his conduct and his constant position on the "high moral ground" in his fight, as a "shepherd" of his people, against the opium trade in Guangzhou. Lin_Zexu
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| AH-1 SuperCobra For an overview of the whole Huey family of aircraft see Bell Huey AH-1_SuperCobra
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| Great Blizzard of 1888 The Great Blizzard of 1888 (March 11—March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe blizzards in United States' recorded history. Snowfalls of 40-50New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and sustained winds of over produced snowdrifts in excess of . Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week. Great_Blizzard_of_1888
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| Council on American-Islamic Relations/Archive1 Talk:Council_on_American-Islamic_Relations/Archive1
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| OS2U Kingfisher OS2U_Kingfisher
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| Galen Strawson Galen John Strawson (born 1952) is a British philosopher and literary critic who works primarily on philosophy of mind, metaphysics (including free will, panpsychism, the mind-body problem, and the self), John Locke, David Hume and Kant. He was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford (1959–65), from where he won a scholarship to Winchester College (1965-8). Galen_Strawson
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| Lexington Steele Lexington Steele, (born Clifton Todd Britt; November 28, 1969) is an American award winning performer pornographic actor, director and owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures. He is the only actor to have won the AVN Male Performer of the Year Award three times and was a nominee for NAACP Image Award in 2004 Lexington_Steele
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| Walter Mosley Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles; it is perhaps his most popular work. Walter_Mosley
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