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  2. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

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    Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

  3. History of Formula One regulations - Wikipedia

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    The regulations governing Formula One racing have changed many times throughout the history of the sport . Formula One 's rules and regulations are set by the sport's governing body, the FIA. [1] The primary reasons behind rule changes have traditionally been to do with safety. [2] As each decade has passed the FIA have made more and more ...

  4. Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The 1997 Acts do not ban pistols as such and are drafted in terms of "short firearms".: 3.2 These acts prohibited firearms with a barrel shorter than 30 cm (12 in) or an overall length less than 60 cm (24 in) In practice this included most pistols and revolvers. Only muzzle-loading pistols (including muzzle-loading revolvers) were explicitly ...

  5. Hunting Act 2004 - Wikipedia

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    The Hunting Act 2004 (c. 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which bans the hunting of most wild mammals (notably foxes, deer, hares and mink) with dogs in England and Wales, subject to some strictly limited exemptions; the Act does not cover the use of dogs in the process of flushing out an unidentified wild mammal, nor does it affect drag hunting, where hounds are trained ...

  6. 1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions - Wikipedia

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    From October 1988 to September 1994 the British government banned broadcasts of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist groups on television and radio in the United Kingdom (UK). The restrictions, announced by the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, on 19 October 1988, covered eleven organisations based ...

  7. Mermaiding - Wikipedia

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    Mermaiding (also referred to as artistic mermaiding, mermaidry, or artistic mermaid performance) is the practice of wearing, and often swimming in, a costume mermaid tail. In the beginning of the twentieth century mermaiding was sometimes referred to as water ballet, but it is not currently a term that is commonly used.

  8. Buddhism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In his books and talks, Thích Nhất Hạnh emphasizes mindfulness (sati) as the most important practice in daily life. His monastic students live and practice at three centers in the United States: Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California, Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, New York, and Magnolia Grove Monastery in Batesville, Mississippi.

  9. Heaf test - Wikipedia

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    Children who were found to have a grade 3 or 4 reaction were referred for X-ray and follow-up. For interpretation of the test, see Tuberculosis diagnosis. Other tests. The equivalent Mantoux test positive levels done with 10 TU (0.1 mL 100 TU/mL, 1:1000) are 0–4 mm induration (Heaf 0-1) 5–14 mm induration (Heaf 2) >15 mm induration (Heaf 3-4)