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  • National Security Agency (NSA) (18 June 2013) A cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT), as well as protecting U.S. government communications. NSA was created out of ...
  • ArcView Group (17 June 2013) The ArcView Group is angel investment group and business incubator, which is currently trying to facilitate the emergence of the medical cannabis market, as more and more states in the U.S. legalize its medical use. The group was co-founded in 2010 by pro-cannabis ...
  • Hassan Rouhani (17 June 2013) A politician and diplomat from Iran, Hassan was elected the new president of Iran in the June 14, 2013 elections. Prior to becoming president-elect, Hassan had been a member of the Assembly of Experts since 1999, member of the Expediency Council since 1991, member of the ...
  • Surgeon General of the United States (13 June 2013) The Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC). The Surgeon General's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). The Surgeon General is nominated by the ...
  • diprosopus (13 June 2013) A congenital defect where parts or all of the face is duplicated on the head. Unlike conjoined twinning, diprosopus is not the result of the fusion or incomplete separation of two embryos. Instead, it is caused by excess amounts of the sonic hedgehog homolog (SHH) protein. ...
  • Splenda (13 June 2013) An sucralose-based artificial sweetner derived from sugar, owned by the British company Tate & Lyle and the American company Johnson & Johnson. Many debate the safety of artificial sweeteners, and Splenda is often at the top of the list for safety concerns. in 2013 the ...
  • oarfish (11 June 2013) The oarfish is one of the world's longest bony fish, a group that includes almost all fish except sharks and rays. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean. Oarfish have been measured to reach up to 26 feet (8 meters) in length, and can grow to be nearly 50 feet (15 ...
  • Waze (10 June 2013) Waze is a crowd-sourced, mobile-oriented navigation application that features turn-by-turn navigation service. Unlike other mapping applications, Waze is powered by millions of its members to populate data for its maps. Developed by the Israeli start-up Waze Mobile, the app ...
  • digital retinal imaging (7 June 2013) Digital retinal imaging is a high resolution photographic procedure that details the optic nerve, retinal blood vessels, and the light sensing tissues in the back of the eye. The images can be used to establish wellness of the eye and study eye diseases. Recent studies ...
  • Cilest (5 June 2013) Cilest is birth control medicine sold in a number of countries around the world except the United States. It is a type of hormonal contraception commonly known as 'the pill' or combined oral contraceptive pill. Cilest tablets contain two hormones, ethinylestradiol and ...

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