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Can you buy the night-vision goggles the Army uses?

The night-vision goggles by Night Optics USA, available on Amazon.com, are image intensifiers. Image intensifier goggles intensify light that's already present. These goggles detect light sources in extremely dark conditions and are expensive. This model is also available on eBay.com, with the seller claiming that the goggles are NATO's preferred night-vision goggles. The goggles come with a 10-year warranty.

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What are some examples of similes?

Similes can have different levels of descriptiveness based on what the writer desires. For example, "blue as the sky" is less descriptive than the simile, "She was as cold as temperatures in Antarctica." Other examples include: "fast as a cheetah," "slow as a turtle," "tastes like chicken" and "eats like a horse."\nSimiles are often found in poetry and have the purpose of creating an image in the mind of the reader. Langston Hughes's poem "A Dream Deferred" contains many similes. These similes, including "dry up like a raisin in the sun," "fester like a sore" and "stink like rotten meat,"..

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How do you get coupons for Dobbs Tires and Auto Centers?

The printable coupons on GoToDobbs.com are usable at any of the company's 40 store locations, as of January 2016. Examples of tire specials the company has offered include up to $80 off four Goodyear tires, up to $160 off four Goodyear tires when using a Goodyear credit card and a Cordovan Miranda Sport GT2 tire for $99. In the area of auto service specials, the company has offered a percentage off any brake repair, a conventional oil change for a reduced rate or $10 off a synthetic oil change and wiper blade installations at $19.95 per blade.\nDobbs Tire & Auto Centers offer a full range..

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How did Maine become a state?

The citizens of Maine, especially inland farmers, campaigned to become a state for 35 years because they felt underrepresented in the Massachusetts legislature and felt that the state's tax laws were unfair. Finally in 1819, Massachusetts passed Maine's statehood bill, which then had to pass in United States Congress. At the same time, Missouri was also striving to become a state. Congress decided, in an attempt to keep the balance between the number of slave and free states, to allow Maine to join the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. This was the Missouri Comprom..

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What causes frequent urination for men?

Polyuria, a condition that includes an increase in the volume of urine, is most frequently due to uncontrolled diabetes, according to The Merck Manual Home Edition. Many people first notice polyuria because they wake in the middle of the night with the need to urinate.\nKidney stones cause the patient to feel a persistent need to urinate. As the stone passes through the urinary tract, this pain often increases. The stone also causes nausea, pain, fever and chills, states Mayo Clinic. Some men find the volume of urine they pass decreases due to kidney stones.\nWhile urinary tract infections are..

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What are some festivals in the Bay Area?

The Capitola Begonia Festival is an annual festival held over Labor Day weekend. It features activities suitable for the whole family, including a sand sculpture contest, fishing derby, row boat races and a parade of floats that travels down Soquel Creek. There is also live music and movies shown at sundown. The festival began in 1952 and is run solely by volunteers. Since 1954, the festival has had a unique theme every year.\nThe Kings Mountain Art Fair is another annual Bay-area festival held on Labor Day weekend. The fair is held in a redwood forest and features work from a variety of artis..

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What are interesting facts about Langston Hughes?

Langston spent one year in Mexico and one year at Columbia University in New York City after graduating from high school. He published his book of poetry, "The Weary Blues," in 1936, earned a college degree three years later and won the Harmon gold medal for literature for his first novel, "Not Without Laughter." Before starting his literary career, he worked as an assistant cook, launderer, truck farmer, doorman at a nightclub in Paris and sailor while traveling to West Africa, Holland, France and Italy.\nHe never admitted to being gay, though he hinted at it in his writing. His "Café: 3 A.M..

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What are the side effects of lithium when used to treat bipolar disorder?

Side effects that persist include tremor, thirst and the frequent need to urinate, claims WebMD. Patients can also develop unwanted weight gain and edema. Skin diseases such as psoriasis are exacerbated by lithium.\nPregnant women and women who are breastfeeding should not take lithium, according to WebMD. Lithium is toxic to the fetus and heightens the risk of birth defects. A woman who takes lithium when she is pregnant must be carefully monitored by her doctor. Lithium can also pass into breast milk.\nPeople who have heart or kidney problems also need to be closely monitored if they take li..

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What did Herny Hudson discover?

The Muscovy Company selected Henry Hudson in 1607 to command an expedition to find out a northern passage from England to China and Japan. On his first attempt, Henry was forced to go back to England after he encountered huge ice floes on his way. He tried again in 1608, but he met the same challenge which forced him to return to England.The Dutch East India Company selected Henry Hudson in 1609 to command another expedition, and gave him a ship and a crew of 20 people. On his way, however, the weather became too cold for him and he was forced to change his route to North America. He then sail..

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What are some cheap DIY Christmas gift ideas?

Make some homemade flavored butter such as berry butter by beating together 4 sticks of softened unsalted butter, 1 jar of berry preserves, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid. Spoon the whipped mixture into sterilized jars. Print out a label and paste it on the top of the jar. Honey butter only requires 4 sticks of softened unsalted butter and 1 cup of honey.\nTo make a savory garlic butter, drizzle 3 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil over 3 halved garlic heads, season them with salt and pepper to taste, and bake them wrapped in foil at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minu..

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