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In incoterms what is ddp?

Score: 4.8/5 (27 votes) Delivered duty paid (DDP) is a delivery agreement whereby the seller assumes all of the responsibility, risk, and costs associated with transporting goods until the buyer receives or transfers them at the destination port.Who pays freight on DDP terms?Who pays freight on DDP?...

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education insights

Why are quantiles useful?

Score: 4.2/5 (7 votes) Advantages. Using the quantile classification method gives data classes at the extremes and middle the same number of values. Each class is equally represented on the map and the classes are easy to compute. Quantile classification is also very useful when it comes to ordinal ...

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environment and climate

Do you need amazon prime for alexa?

Score: 4.7/5 (52 votes) You need an Amazon account to use Alexa, but you don't need Amazon Prime. Sign in on the app. ... Here you can add any number of Alexa-supported devices to your account, from smart lights to smart plugs.Is there a monthly fee for Alexa?There is no monthly fee to operate ...

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technology trends

What is employee pre-tax catch-up?

Score: 4.6/5 (45 votes) Catch-up contributions allow workers age 50 and older to save more for retirement in a 401(k) plan. You can make catch-up contributions at any time during the calendar year in which you will turn 50, even if you have not yet reached your 50th birthday.What is pretax catch-up?...

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global affairs

What does a phosphor screen measure?

Score: 4.7/5 (5 votes) The phosphor screen converts accelerated electrons into photons. Typical conversion factors of the used phosphor screens are between 20 and 200 photons per electron, depending on the phosphor type and the kinetic energy of the electrons, i.e. the acceleration voltage.What does...

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technology trends

Where do rock wallabies live?

Score: 4.6/5 (5 votes) The brush-tailed rock wallaby can be found in fragmented populations roughly following the Great Dividing Range from south-east Queensland to Western Victoria's Grampians. They live on rocky escarpments, granite outcrops and cliffs, which have caves and ledges for shelter...

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data and analysis

Will elephants kill you?

Score: 4.8/5 (3 votes) Human deaths due to elephants range from about 100 to more than 500 per year. Elephants have been known to raid villages or croplands in South Asia, and sometimes gore or step on humans that get in the way. Their sheer size and weight is enough to deliver a lethal blow from on...

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policy and governance

Why tennis elbow happens?

Score: 4.4/5 (71 votes) Tennis elbow is mostly caused by overusing your forearm due to a repetitive or strenuous activity. It can also sometimes occur after banging or knocking your elbow. If the muscles in your forearm are strained, tiny tears and inflammation can develop near the bony lump (latera...

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health

When was chewing gum invented?

Score: 4.1/5 (7 votes) Modern chewing gum was first developed in the 1860s when chicle was brought from Mexico by the former President, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, to New York, where he gave it to Thomas Adams for use as a rubber substitute.How old is the oldest chewing gum?World's old...

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education insights

What's proxemics in drama?

Score: 4.7/5 (19 votes) Proxemics is the use of space/distance between characters on stage. This can represent the relationship between characters.What are examples of proxemics?Proxemics consists in the messages people express when, for example, they prefer to sit at the front or back of a classroo...

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