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The Nobel Peace Prize 2016

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Nobel Peace Prize 2016 Nomination and Selection of Peace Prize 2016: A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations cannot be revealed until 50 years later. There are 376 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 out of which 228 are individuals and 148 are organizations. 376 is by far the highest number of candidates ever. The previous record, 278 candidates, was set in 2014. Juan Manuel Santos: The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to Juan Manuel Santos "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end" . Born: 1951, Bogotá, Colombia Prize motivation: "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end" Role: President of Colombia ...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2016

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The Nobel Prize 2016: Nobel Prize in Physics 2016: Winners 1.David J. Thouless 2.Duncan Haldane 3.J. Michael Kosterlitz The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided, one-half awarded to David J. Thouless, the other half jointly to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz  "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter" . David J. Thouless Born:   21 September 1934 , Bearsden, United Kingdom Affiliation at the time of the award:   University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Prize motivation:  "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter" Prize share:  1/2 F. Duncan M. Haldane Born:   14 September 1951 , London, United Kingdom Affiliation at the time of the award:   Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA Prize motivation:  "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transition...

USB Flash Drive Boot-Keys

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USB Flash Drive Boot Reference List: Manufacturer Type Models Boot Menu Boot Once BIOS/UEFI Key Change Priority Acer Esc, F12, F9 Del, F2 Acer netbook Aspire One zg5, zg8 F12 F2 Acer netbook Aspire Timeline F12 F2 Acer netbook Aspire v3, v5, v7 F12 The "F12 Boot Menu" must be enabled in BIOS. It is disabled by default. F2 Manufacturer Type Models Boot Menu Boot Once BIOS/UEFI Key Change Priority Apple After 2006 Option Manufacturer Type Models Boot Menu Boot Once BIOS/UEFI Key Change Priority Asus desktop F8 F9 Asus laptop VivoBook f200ca, f202e, q200e, s200e, s400ca, s500ca, u38n, v50...