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2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   According to this source, 1 November 2011 to 30 September 2012 will be a transitional period and as of 1 October 2012, imports and sales of ordinary incandescent bulbs of 100 watts or more will be prohibited. The first phase will be followed by a ban on 60-watt-and-higher incandescent light bulbs starting in October 2014.

3. Only 30% of Americans have a plan to minimize the taxes ... - AOL

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   It may come as a surprise, then, that only 30% of Americans have a plan to minimize the taxes they’ll pay on their retirement savings, according to Northwestern Mutual’s Planning & Progress ...

4. Northwest Airlines - Wikipedia

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   Northwest Airlines Corp. Northwest Airlines Corp. (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. [1] The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013. [2] [3] Northwest was headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota ...

5. Buy one, get one free - Wikipedia

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   Buy one, get one free. " Buy one, get one free " or " two for the price of one " is a common form of sales promotion. Economist Alex Tabarrok has argued that the success of this promotion lies in the fact that consumers value the first unit significantly more than the second one. So compared to a seemingly equivalent "Half price off" promotion ...

6. Ten percent of the brain myth - Wikipedia

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   The 10% of the brain myth states that humans generally use only one-tenth (or some other small fraction) of their brains. It has been misattributed to many famous scientists and historical figures, notably Albert Einstein. [1] By extrapolation, it is suggested that a person may 'harness' or 'unlock' this unused potential and increase their ...

7. Angle of incidence (optics) - Wikipedia

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   The angle of incidence, in geometric optics, is the angle between a ray incident on a surface and the line perpendicular (at 90 degree angle) to the surface at the point of incidence, called the normal. The ray can be formed by any waves, such as optical, acoustic, microwave, and X-ray. In the figure below, the line representing a ray makes an ...