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What is the definition of la marque?

Score: 4.4/5 (66 votes) noun. a city in SE coastal Texas.What is the meaning of La Marque?metonymic nickname for someone with a noticeable birthmark or scar, or for someone who had been disfigured by branding (a relatively common medieval punishment), from Old French marque 'mark' (a trans...

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global affairs

What is micron gold plating?

Score: 4.5/5 (13 votes) The commonly used term for discussing the thickness gold plating is "micron". One "micron" is about 40 times greater than a "micro-inch" / Gold flash. One micro inch = one millionth of an inch. ½ micron (20 micro-inches) is the minimum thickness to qualify a plating to be ref...

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data and analysis

Are branching sunflowers cut and come again?

Score: 4.6/5 (42 votes) Branching sunflowers last weeks longer than single cut sunflowers because they keep sprouting new stems, even if they go uncut for a week. They are a true 'cut & come again' cut flower.Do sunflower branches rebloom?Branching sunflower varieties produce numerous ...

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education insights

Should planter boxes be lined with plastic?

Score: 4.4/5 (22 votes) You need to line your planter box if it's made from wood or metal. The liner will help prolong the planter's life. You don't need to use a liner if the planter is made using plastic, ceramic, or concrete as they are quite durable by themselves.Do you line a rai...

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technology trends

Is baillie gifford a good company?

Score: 5/5 (42 votes) Looking at performance for unit trusts over the past one, three, five and even 10 years, Baillie Gifford is consistently within the top performing funds among the roughly 4,000 available to UK investors, and its investment trusts follow suit. ... Particularly if each fund follo...

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culture and society

Should an act be italicized?

Score: 4.5/5 (63 votes) Do not italicize the titles of laws, acts, or similar political documents or put them in quotation marks. Capitalize them as you would any other source title.What is the correct title of an Act?An Act has a short title (its name) and long title (a description). Both appear af...

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data and analysis

Did the philistines open the ark of the covenant?

Score: 4.5/5 (55 votes) He hadn't fought for them against the Philistines. So they did what seemed logical to them; they took the ark—the symbol of God's presence—and carried it to the battlefield. But the ark was not a good luck charm. Not only was Israel defeated, the Philistines capture...

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environment and climate

When are censuses done?

Score: 5/5 (17 votes) The U.S. census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years.Is the 2020 census completed?Yes, the 2020 census has been completed, but full redistricting data hasn't been released. The...

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social impact

Where began hip hop?

Score: 4.2/5 (4 votes) Hip Hop, in other words, is a way of living—a culture. The elements of Hip Hop came together in the Bronx borough of New York City. It was the early 1970s and times were tougher than usual for the poorer parts of urban America. From a whole lot of nothing—and a whole lot of im...

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environment and climate

Whats a spill vase?

Score: 5/5 (43 votes) A spill vase is a small cylindrical vase or wall-hanging vase for containing splints, spills, and tapers for transferring fire, for example to light a candle or pipe from a lit fire. From the documentary record, they probably date back to the 15th century, though the heyday of ...

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