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#2351 2011-09-20 01:21:49
- Jai Ganesh
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#2676. Name the airlines created in Germany in 1926, is one of the world's largest airlines and an aviation group with a network of more than 400 subsidiaries around the globe, operating in six business areas: passenger business, logistics, maintenance, repair and overhaul, catering, leisure travel and international technology services.
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#2352 2011-09-20 01:27:02
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2353 2011-09-20 16:47:09
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2676 is right. Well done!
#2677. What is 'acupuncture'?
#2678. What is 'allotropy'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2354 2011-09-20 17:13:30
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2355 2011-09-21 01:45:03
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2677 and #2678 are correct. Excellent!
#2679. Name the Prussian statesman who founded the German Empire in 1871 and served as its chancellor for 19 years.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2356 2011-09-21 01:46:33
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2357 2011-09-21 02:07:19
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2679 (Otto Eduard Leopold prince von Bismarck) is correct. Good work!
#2680. What does the acronym 'UNESCO' signify?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2358 2011-09-21 02:13:31
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2359 2011-09-21 20:04:00
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Hi bobbym,
#2681. Name the test to measure the ability of the liver to convert glucose to glycogen.
#2682. In Legal parlance, what is estoppel?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2360 2011-09-21 20:49:17
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2361 2011-09-21 23:27:37
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2681 in my mind was Glucose Tonerance Test. However, glycogenesis also seems correct. Well done!
#2683. What is 'Taxidermy'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#2362 2011-09-21 23:30:43
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Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2363 2011-09-21 23:54:40
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2683 is correct. Good work!
#2684. Name the Irish-born British essayist, poet, novelist, and dramatist known for 'The Deserted Village' (1770) and 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766).
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2364 2011-09-22 00:12:25
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Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2365 2011-09-22 07:16:14
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"Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? "
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#2366 2011-09-22 17:29:07
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Hi bobbym and Stormtangent,
The answer #2684 is correct. Well done, Stormtangent!
#2685. Name the German optician known for the discovery of the dark absorption in the Sun's spectrum, and for making excellent optical glass and achromatic telescope objectives.
#2686. Name the the Viennese founder of psychoanalysis, which marked the beginning of a modern, dynamic psychology by providing the first systematic explanation of the inner mental forces determining human behavior.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2367 2011-09-22 17:39:29
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2368 2011-09-23 00:23:49
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Hi bobbym and Stormtangent,
The answers #2684 (Oliver Goldsmith), #2685 (Joseph von Fraunhofer), and #2686 (Sigmund Freud) are correct. Excellent!
#2687. Name the English theologian, political theorist, and physical scientist who is considered the discoverer of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and several other gases, and in 1774 he became the first to identify oxygen.
#2688. Name the French chemist, regarded as the father of modern chemistry; who formulated the principle of the conservation of mass (i.e., that the weights of the reactants must add up to the weights of the products) in chemical reactions, clarified the distinction between elements and compounds, and was instrumental in devising the modern system of chemical nomenclature (naming oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon).
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2369 2011-09-23 04:53:47
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2370 2011-09-23 19:45:09
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Hi bobbym,
Both the answers, #2687 and #2688, are correct. Excellent!
#2689. Where is the head office of 'Cathay Pacific Airways'?
#2690. Where is the 'Olympic Airlines', the flag carrier airline?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2371 2011-09-23 22:44:39
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2372 2011-09-23 23:51:00
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Hi bobbym,
The answers and
#2691. What are 'Antibodies' and 'Antigens'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#2373 2011-09-23 23:56:47
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#2374 2011-09-24 00:27:43
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Hi bobbym,
Well done, bobbym! The answer 'Antibodies' is correct!
#2692. What is an 'Antioxidant'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#2375 2011-09-24 00:34:28
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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