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  2. Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection

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    Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection. Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection ( CSMA/CD) is a medium access control (MAC) method used most notably in early Ethernet technology for local area networking. It uses carrier -sensing to defer transmissions until no other stations are transmitting.

  3. Largo Public Library - Wikipedia

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    The Largo Public Library is a public library located in Largo, Florida, United States. Located next to Largo Central Park, it serves a community of over 75,000 residents. [1] The first incarnation of the Largo Public Library opened in 1916, as part of the Largo Town Hall building. An updated and expanded town hall and library facility was ...

  4. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ( PFAS [1] or PFASs [2]) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain. The PubChem database lists more than 6 million unique compounds in this group. [3] PFASs started being used in the mid-20th century to make fluoropolymer coatings ...

  5. Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia

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    Jim Thorpe. James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; [2] May 22 or 28, [3] 1887 – March 28, 1953) [4] was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics.

  6. Connecticut Department of Children and Families - Wikipedia

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    History. The Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services was established around 1970. The Long Lane School became a part of the new department in 1970.. In 1989, a group of plaintiffs instituted an action against the Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services which resulted in a requirement for federal court supervision of DCF, which has continued for more than 20 years to ...

  7. Deafness in India - Wikipedia

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    Cultural struggles and stigma surrounding d/Deaf inclusion in India can lead to medical neglect, cultural deprivation, and lack of access to assistance. Deaf education. The country of India places a large emphasis on education. However, there is little to no reliable literature accessible on education for DHH people, especially children.

  8. Louis Farrakhan - Wikipedia

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    Louis Farrakhan ( / ˈfɑːrəkɑːn /; born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization. [2] [3] Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C., and for his rhetoric that has been widely denounced as ...

  9. Xfinity Streampix - Wikipedia

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    Xfinity Streampix is an online on demand media streaming service offered by Comcast that launched on February 23, 2012, with shows from ABC, NBC, Scripps, Cookie Jar and Lionsgate as well as movies from Sony Pictures, Universal, Snag, Disney and Warner Bros. The service is designed to compete with other online streaming services such as Netflix ...