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At the request of Premier Robert Bourassa , Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act .	Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act , and 497 people were arrested .
In the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) , the British ceded their territory south of the Great Lakes to the newly formed United States of America .	In 1783 , Quebec gave the territory south of the Great Lakes to the new United States of America .
Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City , the capital .	Most of Quebec 's inhabitants live along or close to the banks of the Saint Lawrence River .
New France became a Royal Province in 1663 under King Louis XIV of France with a Sovereign Council that included intendant Jean Talon .	New France became a Royal Province of France in 1663 .
Between 1887 and 1895 , Dubois searched at potential sites near rivers and in caves , first on the island of Sumatra , then on the Indonesian island of Java .	Between 1887 and 1895 , Dubois searched at potential sites near rivers and in caves , first on the island of Sumatra , then on the island of Java .
After that , Dubois refused others access to his , until he was forced to do so in 1923 .	After that , Dubois refused others access to his fossils , until he was forced to do so in 1923 .
He earned worldwide fame for his discovery of Pithecanthropus erectus ( later redesignated Homo erectus ) , or `` Java Man '' .	He earned worldwide fame for his discovery of Pithecanthropus erectus ( later redesignated Homo erectus ) , or ` Java Man ' .
Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois ( 28 January 1858 - 16 December 1940 , pronunciation : ( yʒɛndybwa ) was a Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist .	Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois ( 28 January 1858 - 16 December 1940 ) was a Dutch paleoanthropologist .
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Solar System .	Alpha Centauri is a binary star system of two stars A & B . The distance between them is quite close .
`` Alpha Centauri '' is the name given to what appears as a single star to the naked eye and the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus .	Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the southern Centaurus constellation .
A third star , known as Proxima Centauri , Proxima , or Alpha Centauri C ( α Cen C ) , is probably gravitationally associated with Alpha Centauri AB .	There is a third star , Proxima Centauri ( or Alpha Centauri C ) .
In North Korea and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China , the language is most often called Chosŏnmal ( 조선말 ) , or more formally , Chosŏnŏ ( 조선어 ) .	In North Korea , however , it is called chosŏnmal ( 조선말 ) or chosŏnŏ ( 조선어 , 朝鮮語 ) .
The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in North and South Korea .	The Korean language ( Korean ) , is spoken mainly in North and South Korea .
Martin Louis Amis ( born 25 August 1949 ) is an English novelist .	Martin Amis ( born 25 August 1949 ) is a Welsh novelist .
His first novel The Rachel Papers ( 1973 ) - written at Lemmons , the family home in north London - won the Somerset Maugham Award .	His first novel The Rachel Papers ( 1973 ) won the Somerset Maugham Award .
Amis was born in Swansea , South Wales .	Amis was born in Cardiff , South Wales .
A film adaptation was made in 2000 .	A movie version was made in 2000 which was unsuccessful .
Success ( 1977 ) told the story of two foster-brothers , Gregory Riding and Terry Service , and their rising and falling fortunes .	Success ( 1977 ) told the story of two foster-brothers , Gregory Riding and Terry Service , and their good and bad luck .
The acclaim that followed his father 's first novel Lucky Jim sent the family to Princeton , New Jersey , where his father lectured .	The fame of his father 's first novel Lucky Jim sent the Amises to Princeton , New Jersey , where his father lectured .
He has an older brother , Philip , and his younger sister , Sally , died in 2000 .	He was the middle of three children , with an older brother , Philip , and a younger sister , Sally .
Money ( 1984 , subtitled A Suicide Note ) is a first-person narrative by John Self , advertising man and would-be film director , who is `` addicted to the twentieth century '' . ''	Money ( subtitled A Suicide Note ) is a first-person narrative by John Self .
His best-known novels are Money ( 1984 ) and London Fields ( 1989 ) .	His best known novels include Money ( 1984 ) , London Fields ( 1989 ) , Time 's Arrow ( 1991 ) and The Information ( 1995 ) .
London Fields ( 1989 ) , Amis 's longest work , describes the encounters between three main characters in London in 1999 , as a climate disaster approaches .	It show the encounters between three main characters in London in 1999 , as a climate disaster draws near .
After Oxford , he found an entry-level job at The Times Literary Supplement , and at age 27 became literary editor of the New Statesman , where he met Christopher Hitchens , then a feature writer for The Observer , who remained a close friend until Hitchens 's death in 2011 .	At age 27 , he became literary editor of The New Statesman .
Other People : A Mystery Story ( 1981 ) , about a young woman coming out of a coma , was a transitional novel in that it was the first of Amis 's to show authorial intervention in the narrative voice , and highly artificed language in the heroine 's descriptions of everyday objects , which was said to be influenced by his contemporary Craig Raine 's `` Martian '' school of poetry .	Other People : A Mystery Story ( 1981 ) , about a young woman coming out of a coma .
Cases include the mallard duck , wild boar , the rock dove or pigeon , the Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) ( ancestor of all chickens ) , carp , and more recently salmon .	Examples include the mallard duck , wild boar , the rock dove or pigeon , the Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) ( ancestor of all chickens ) , carp , and salmon .
Another example is of goats competing with cattle in Australia , or goats that degrade trees and vegetation in environmentally-stressed regions of Africa .	Another example is of goats competing with cattle in Australia , or goats that damage trees and vegetation in environmentally-stressed regions of Africa .
Throughout most of Polynesia and Melanesia feral pigs constitute the primary sources of animal protein .	Throughout most of Polynesia and Melanesia feral pigs are the main sources of animal protein .
Prior to the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 , American Mustangs were routinely captured and sold for horsemeat .	Prior to the Free-roaming Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 1971 , American mustangs were often captured and sold for horsemeat .
Accidental crossbreeding by feral animals may result in harm to breeding programs of pedigreed animals ; their presence may also excite domestic animals and push them to escape .	Accidental crossbreeding by feral animals may result in harm to breeding programs of pedigreed animals .
Some common examples of animals with feral populations are horses , dogs , goats , cats , and pigs .	Some common examples of animals with feral populations are goats , cats , and pigs .
According to dictionary definitions a feral animal is one that has itself escaped from a domestic or captive status and is living more or less as a wild animal , or one that is descended from such animals .	A feral animal is one which has escaped from a domestic or captive status and is living more or less as a wild animal .
For example , feral species that are usually subjects of eradication in Australia or New Zealand are currently the subject of study to determine if there is a need for their preservation .	For example , feral species that are usually subjects of eradication in certain habitats could become the subject of study to determine if there is a need for their preservation .
Feral plants and animals constitute a significant share of invasive species , and can be a threat to endangered species .	Feral plants and animals are often invasive species , and can be a threat to endangered species .
Feral populations can also pass on transmissible infections to domestic herds .	Feral populations can also pass on diseases to domestic herds .
Feral populations sometimes preserve or develop characteristics which do not always exist in the fully domesticated equivalent .	Feral populations sometimes have or develop characteristics which do not always exist in the fully domesticated equivalent .
Therefore , they contribute to domestic biodiversity and often deserve to be preserved , be it in their feral environment or as domestic animals .	This helps domestic biodiversity and often deserves to be preserved , be it in their feral environment or as domestic animals .
Many feral animals can sometimes be captured at little cost and thus constitute a significant resource .	Many feral animals can sometimes be captured at little cost and are therefore an important economic resource .
Domesticated plants that revert to wild are usually referred to as escaped , introduced or naturalized rather than feral .	Domesticated plants that revert to wild are usually known as escaped , introduced or naturalized rather than feral .
Feral animals compete with domestic livestock , and may degrade fences , water sources , and vegetation ( by overgrazing or introducing seeds of invasive plants ) .	They may damage fences , water sources , and vegetation ( by overgrazing or introducing seeds of invasive plants ) .
Populations of feral animals present good sources for studies of population dynamics , and especially of ecology and behavior ( ethology ) in a wild state of species known mainly in a domestic state .	Scientists can study populations of feral animals to learn about population dynamics , ecology and behavior ( ethology ) in a wild state of species known mainly in a domestic state .
In Australia feral goats , pigs and dromedaries are harvested for the export for their meat trade .	In Australia feral goat , pig and camel meat is exported .
A feral population can have a significant impact on an ecosystem by predation on vulnerable plants or animals , or by competition with indigenous species .	A feral population can damage an ecosystem by eating vulnerable plants or animals , or by competition with indigenous species .
However , the adaptive and ecological variables seen in plants that go wild closely resemble those of animals .	However , the changes seen in plants that go wild is close those of animals .
In some cases like rabbits , genetic pollution seems not to be noticed .	In some cases like rabbits , the interbreeding seems not to be noticed .
Zoologists generally exclude from the `` feral '' category animals that were genuinely wild before they escaped from captivity : neither lions escaped from a zoo nor the sea eagles ( Haliaeetus albicilla ) recently re-introduced into the UK are regarded as `` feral . ''	Animals which were wild before they escaped from captivity are not regarded as feral .
Dingoes are a wild true dogs that will interbreed with dogs of other origins , thus leading to the proliferation of dingo hybrids and the possibility of the extinction of pure wild dingoes .	Another example is the dingo , itself an early feral dog , which interbreeds with dogs of other origin .
Such observations can provide useful information for the stock breeders or other owners of the domesticated conspecifics ( i.e. animals of the same species ) .	This can give useful information for farmers .
Next to her academic activities , she was a Socialist Party candidate at the parliamentary elections for the first district of Yvelines in June 2007 .	She was a SP candidate at the parliamentary elections for the first district of Yvelines in June 2007 .
In 1995 she founded and managed the Center for Economics and Ethics Environment and Sustainable Development , which became in 2002 a joint research unit between UVSQ and the Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement ( IRD ) ( Institute of Development Research ) .	She managed the Center for economics and ethics environment and sustainable development , which , in 2002 , became a joint research unit between UVSQ and the Institut de recherche pour le développement ( IRD ) ( Institute of Development Research ) .
President of the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University ( UVSQ ) from 2002 till April 2012 , she is the current president of Université du grand ouest parisien .	She is the current head of Université du grand ouest parisien .
In December 2002 , she was named president of the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University .	In December 2002 , she was named President of the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines .
In addition to its core business , she is a member of the Board of Research and Higher Education in France since 2002 and responsible , within it , of the working group on sustainable development .	She is responsible for the working group on sustainable development .
Sylvie Faucheux ( born 29 May 1960 in Paris ) is a French professor , specializing in the economy of the natural environment and sustainable development .	Sylvie Faucheux ( b. 29 May 1960 in the 20th arrondissement of Paris ) is a French professor and politician .
`` You could say ... that the one thing which most shook the security of my childhood was the 1919 revolution '' , he later said .	`` You could say , '' he later noted , `` that the one thing which most shook the security of my childhood was the 1919 revolution . ''
From the window he often saw British soldiers firing at the demonstrators , men and women .	From the window he often saw English soldiers firing at the demonstrators , men and women .
Born into a lower middle-class Muslim family in the Gamaleyya quarter of Cairo , Mahfouz was named after Professor Naguib Pasha Mahfouz ( 1882-1974 ) , the renowned Coptic physician who delivered him .	Mahfouz was born in the Gamaliya quarter of Cairo and was named after Professor Naguib Pasha Mahfouz ( 1882-1974 ) , the renowned Coptic physician who delivered him .
He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature , along with Tawfiq el-Hakim , to explore themes of existentialism .	He is one of the few writers of Arabic literature , who explored themes of existentialism .
Naguib Mahfouz ( Arabic : نجيب محفوظ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ , IPA : ( næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ ) ; 11 December 1911 - 30 August 2006 ) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature .	Naguib Mahfouz ( December 11 , 1911-August 30 , 2006 ) was an Egyptian novelist who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature .
Boiling tubes are made from borosilicate glass that can withstand high temperatures .	Boiling tubes are commonly made from Pyrex glass which can tolerate high temperatures .
A boiling tube is essentially a scaled-up test tube , being about 50 % larger .	A boiling tube is a scaled-up test tube , but larger in size .
The lines are built by the Land Transport Authority , a statutory board of the Government of Singapore , which allocates operating concessions to the profit-based corporations , SMRT Corporation and SBS Transit .	It is operated by the Singapore 's SMRT Corporation and SBS Transit .
The Tuas West Extension is an extension of the East West Line from Joo Koon to Tuas Link .	The East West Line Tuas West Extension is a elevated westward extension from Joo Koon Station .
Only stations on the North East Line come under this program .	The lines are North South Line , East West Line , North East Line and Circle Line .
The 12-kilometre Eastern Region Line is tentatively planned to serve 10 stations .	The remaining lines , which includes Downtown Line , Thomson Line and Eastern Region Line are still being planned .
In the square is also the 14th century Baptistry , in Gothic style , with white-green marble decorations .	The 14th century Baptistry , in Gothic style is also in the square .
Pistoia remained a Florentine holding except for a brief period in the 14th century , when Castruccio Castracani captured it for Lucca , and was officially annexed to Florence in 1530 .	Pistoia stayed a Florentine city except for few years in the 14th century , when Castruccio Castracani captured it for Lucca .
The large Piazza del Duomo is lined with attractive original buildings as the Palazzo del Comune and the Palazzo del Podestà : it is the setting ( in July ) of the Giostra dell ` Orso ( `` Bear Joust '' ) , when the best horsemen of the districts of the town tilt with lances at a target held up by a dummy shaped like a bear .	The large Piazza del Duomo is connected near to other famous buildings , for example the Palazzo del Comune and the Palazzo del Podestà .
Dante mentioned in his Divina Commedia the free town of Pistoia as the home town of Vanni Fucci , who is encountered in Inferno tangled up in a knot of snakes while cursing God .	Dante mentioned the town in his Divina Commedia .
Pistoia 's most splendid age began in 1177 when it proclaimed itself a free commune : in the following years it became an important political center , erecting walls and several public and religious buildings .	In the following years , it became an important political center .
Robert John Burck ( born December 23 , 1970 ) , better known as the Naked Cowboy , is an American street performer whose pitch is on New York City 's Times Square .	Robert John Burck ( born December 23 , 1970 ) , better known as the Naked Cowboy , is an American street performer who performs in Times Square in New York City .
On October 6 , 2010 , Burck formally announced that he was running for President of the United States in the 2012 U.S. election as a candidate representing the U.S. Tea Party movement .	On October 6 , 2010 , Burck announced that he was running for President of the United States in the 2012 U.S. presidential election , representing the Tea Party movement .
Burck was born in Cincinnati , Ohio .	He was born in Cincinnati , Ohio .
He wears only cowboy boots , a hat , and briefs , with a guitar strategically placed to give the illusion of nudity .	He wears only cowboy boots , a hat , and underwear , playing a guitar over his underwear to make people think that he is nude .
Elizabeth `` Bessie '' Coleman ( January 26 , 1892 - April 30 , 1926 ) was an American civil aviator .	Elizabeth `` Bessie '' Coleman ( January 26 , 1892 - April 30 , 1926 ) was the first female African American pilot ever to hold an international pilot license .
When Coleman was two years old , her family moved to Waxahachie , Texas , where she lived until age 23 .	When Coleman was two , her family moved to Waxahachie , Texas where Bessie went to school .
She completed all eight grades of her one-room school .	Still , Coleman managed to finish all eight grades in the local school .
Badakhshan is primarily bordered by Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province and Khatlon Province in Tajikistan to the north and east .	Badakhshan is bordered by Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province and Khatlon Province in Tajikistan to the north and east .
Opium poppy growing is the only real source of income in the province and Badakhshan has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world , due to the complete lack of health infrastructure , inaccessible locations , and bitter winters of the province .	Opium poppy growing is the only real source of income in the province .
Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Sar-e-Sang mines , located in the Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan , for over 6,000 years .	Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Sar-e-Sang mines for over 6,000 years .
The province is represented in Afghan domestic cricket competitions by the Badakhshan Province cricket team BORNA Cricket Club which belong to BORNA Institute of Higher Education is comming up with its own team and will be groomed by the experts in the field of cricket .	The province is represented in Afghan domestic cricket competitions by the Badakhshan Province cricket team .
In the east of the province a long spur called the Wakhan Corridor extends above northern Pakistan 's Chitral and Northern Areas to a border with China .	In the east is the Wakhan Corridor .
Historical population estimates for Badakhshan province are as follows : Despite massive mineral reserves , Badakhshan is one of the most destitute areas in the world .	Badakhshan is one of the poorest areas in the world .
They are very common throughout Puerto Rico , where they are collaquially known as `` Gallina de palo '' and considered as an invasive species introduced from South America ; in the United States feral populations exist in South Florida ( including the Florida Keys ) , Hawaii , and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas .	The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area , from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean Islands especially in Puerto Rico where they are also known as `` Gallina de palo '' and they are very common throughout the island where it is seen as an intruder animal from South America ; and in the United States as feral populations inSouth Florida ( including the Florida Keys ) , Hawaii , and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas .
The green iguana or common iguana ( Iguana iguana ) is a large , arboreal , mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central , South America , and the Caribbean .	It is an arboreal herbivorous species that belongs to the genus Iguana .
It followed the First Battle of El Alamein , which had stalled the Axis advance into Egypt , after which , in August 1942 , Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery had taken command of the British Eighth Army from General Claude Auchinleck .	Thereafter , Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery took command of the British Eighth Army in August 1942 .
Here , in early July , the Axis advance was halted in the First Battle of El Alamein .	The First Battle of El Alamein had stopped the Axis from attacking deep into Egypt more further .
This victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign and ended the Axis threat to Egypt , the Suez Canal , and of gaining access to the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields via North Africa .	The Allied victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign .
The Second Battle of El Alamein ( 23 October - 11 November 1942 ) took place near the Egyptian coastal city of El Alamein .	The Second Battle of El Alamein was a great turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War .
The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I . In addition , a number of awards were made for actions before World War I . In many cases , these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry which , at the time , was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could award , or recommend a Medal of Honor .	The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I . In addition , a number of awards were made for actions before World War I . These were to soldiers who had received a ` Certificate of Merit ' for gallantry .
Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not meet the criteria for the Medal of Honor .	Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations , but are not high enough for the Medal of Honor .
The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross ( Navy and Marine Corps ) , the Air Force Cross ( Air Force ) , and the Coast Guard Cross ( Coast Guard ) .	The Distinguished Service Cross is the same as the Navy Cross ( Navy and Marine Corps ) .
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army ( and previously , the United States Army Air Forces ) , for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force .	It is awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force .
The service ribbon is 1 3\/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes : The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to a person who , while serving in any capacity with the Army , distinguishes himself or herself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a Medal of Honor ; while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States ; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing\/foreign force ; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing Armed Force in which the United States is not a belligerent party .	Or , while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing\/foreign force or while serving with friendly forces .
Nine men received two Distinguished Service Crosses in Korea .	The Air Force ) has the Air Force Cross and the Coast Guard has the equivalent Coast Guard Cross .
Others were belated recognition of actions in the Philippines , on the Mexican Border and during the Boxer Rebellion .	Others were awarded for earlier actions in in the Philippines , on the Mexican Border and during the Boxer Rebellion .
The flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air .	The flash point of a volatile substance is the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air .
The flash point is not to be confused with the autoignition temperature , which does not require an ignition source , or the fire point , the temperature at which the vapor continues to burn after being ignited .	The flash point is different than the autoignition temperature , which does not require an ignition source , or the fire point , the temperature at which the vapor continues to burn after being ignited .
Liquids with a flash point less than 60.5 or 37.8 ° C ( 140.9 or 100.0 ° F ) - depending upon the standard being applied - are considered flammable , while liquids with a flash point above those temperatures are considered combustible .	Liquids with a flash point less than 60.5 ° C ( 140.9 ° F ) or 37.8 ° C ( 100.0 ° F ) - depending upon the standard being applied-are considered flammable , while liquids with a flash point above those temperatures are considered combustible .
The three main bodies are the CEN \ / ISO Joint Working Group on Flash Point ( JWG-FP ) , ASTM D02 .8 B Flammability Section and the Energy Institute 's TMS SC-B-4 Flammability Panel .	The three main bodies are the CEN \ / ISO Joint Working Group on Flash Point ( JWG-FP ) , ASTM D02 .8 B Flammability Section , and the Energy Institute 's TMS SC-B-4 Flammability Panel .

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