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2. Cyber Monday - Wikipedia

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   The term "Cyber Monday" was coined by Ellen Davis, [6] [7] and was first used within the ecommerce community during the 2005 holiday season. [8] According to Scott Silverman, the head of Shop.org, the term was coined based on 2004 research showing "one of the biggest online shopping days of the year" was the Monday after Thanksgiving (12th-biggest day historically). [9]

3. Efficient energy use - Wikipedia

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   Cities around the globe light up millions of streets with 300 million lights. [45] Some cities are seeking to reduce street light power consumption by dimming lights during off-peak hours or switching to LED lamps. [46] LED lamps are known to reduce the energy consumption by 50% to 80%. [47] [48]

4. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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   Historians Robert Friedel and Paul Israel list inventors of incandescent lamps prior to Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison of General Electric. [4]: 91–93 They conclude that Edison's version was the first practical implementation, able to outstrip the others because of a combination of four factors: an effective incandescent material; a vacuum higher than other implementations which was achieved ...

5. US consumer sentiment climbs to four-month high; import ...

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   Prices for Chinese imports decreased 0.2% after being unchanged for five straight months. They dropped 1.4% year-on-year in August. The cost of goods imported from Canada declined 1.4%, the most ...

6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film) - Wikipedia

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   Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $123 million [2] Box office. $346.5 million [2] How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Dr. Seuss' The Grinch or simply The Grinch) is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Howard and Brian Grazer.

7. Discount window - Wikipedia

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   Discount window. The discount window is an instrument of monetary policy (usually controlled by central banks) that allows eligible institutions to borrow money from the central bank, usually on a short-term basis, to meet temporary shortages of liquidity caused by internal or external disruptions. The interest rate charged on such loans by a ...