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2. Liaden universe - Wikipedia

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   The Liaden universe (/ l iː ˈ eɪ d ɛ n / lee-AY-den or / l iː ˈ eɪ d ən /) is the setting for an ongoing series of science fiction stories written by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.The series blends elements of space opera with romance, intrigue, and wizardry.

3. Edward M. Favor - Wikipedia

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   Edward Addison Favor (August 29, 1856 – January 10, 1936), who was billed as Edward M. Favor or Ed. M. Favor, was an American vaudeville comedian, singer and musical theatre performer who was one of the most popular stars of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

4. Svalbard Global Seed Vault - Wikipedia

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   The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Norwegian: Svalbard globale frøhvelv) is a secure backup facility for the world's crop diversity on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago. [5] The Seed Vault provides long-term storage for duplicates of seeds from around the world, conserved in gene banks.

5. USB 3.0 - Wikipedia

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   The use of unicast and the limited number of multicast packets, combined with asynchronous notifications, enables links that are not actively passing packets to be put into reduced power states, which allows better power management. USB 3.0 uses a spread-spectrum clock varying by up to 5000 ppm at 33 KHz to reduce EMI. As a result, the receiver ...

6. Sesame - Wikipedia

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   Sesame seed cookies called Benne wafers, both sweet and savory, are popular in places such as Charleston, South Carolina. [61] Sesame seeds, also called benne, are believed to have been brought into 17th-century colonial America by enslaved West Africans. [62] The entirety of the sesame plant was used extensively in West African cuisine.

7. Stratification (seeds) - Wikipedia

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   Seeds of many trees, shrubs and perennials require these conditions before germination will ensue. [citation needed] In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by the seed spending time in the ground through a winter period and having its hard seed coat softened by frost and weathering action. By doing so the seed is undergoing a natural ...