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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. School book bans have increased 33% since last year, but hope ...

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    Between July 1, 2022, and June 31, 2023, the national freedom-of-speech organization recorded 3,362 instances of book bans in US public school classrooms and libraries ā€” an increase of 33% ...

  4. Abortion law in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    The 6 week ban is set to take effect 30 days after the Florida Supreme Court's ruling, on May 1, 2024. On April 1, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court approved Amendment 4, an initiative that will appear on the 2024 ballot that would, if passed, allow elective abortion up to the point of fetal viability. The initiative will require a 60% ...

  5. Rakuten - Wikipedia

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    Rakuten has more than 28,000 employees worldwide, operating in 30 countries and regions, and its revenues totalling US $12.8 billion as of 2021. Rakuten was the official sponsor of the Spanish football club FC Barcelona from 2017 until 2022, [5] [6] and the Golden State Warriors of the NBA as of 2022.

  6. Luxottica - Wikipedia

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    Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate based in Milan. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails its eyewear brands all through its own subsidiaries. The company, presently organized as a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica which formed when the Italian conglomerate merged with ...

  7. Restrictions on TikTok in the United States - Wikipedia

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    An August 2020 poll from Reuters/Ipsos, surveying 1,349, had 40% supporting Trump's move to ban the app, 30% opposed, and 30% uncertain. [92] A December 2022 poll from Rasmussen Reports , surveying 1,000 likely U.S. voters, found that 68% supported proposals to federally ban TikTok, with 43% strongly supporting a ban.

  8. Lee Gordon (promoter) - Wikipedia

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    Years active. 1940sā€“1963; his death. Spouse. Arlene Topfer (2 children) Lee Gordon (born March 8, 1923 [1] ā€“ November 7, 1963) was an American entrepreneur and rock and roll promoter who worked extensively in Australia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Gordon's jazz and rock 'n' roll tours had a major impact on the Australian music scene ...

  9. Thermal expansion - Wikipedia

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    For example, a steel block with a volume of 1 cubic meter might expand to 1.002 cubic meters when the temperature is raised by 50 K. This is an expansion of 0.2%. If a block of steel has a volume of 2 cubic meters, then under the same conditions, it would expand to 2.004 cubic meters, again an expansion of 0.2%.

  10. 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 ...

  11. Electrical resistivity and conductivity - Wikipedia

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    Electrical resistivity (also called volume resistivity or specific electrical resistance) is a fundamental specific property of a material that measures its electrical resistance or how strongly it resists electric current. A low resistivity indicates a material that readily allows electric current.