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  2. Pan–tilt–zoom camera - Wikipedia

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    A pan-tilt-zoom camera (PTZ camera) is a robotic camera capable of panning horizontally (from left to right), tilting vertically (up and down), and zooming (for magnification). PTZ cameras are often positioned at guard posts where active employees may manage them using a remote camera controller.

  3. National identity card (France) - Wikipedia

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    Whilst French passports and residence permits (issued to non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens residing in France) contain an RFID chip, the design of the French national identity card remained unchanged from 1994 to 2021 and so cards were issued without an RFID chip (unlike a number of other EU member states which have updated the design of their national ...

  4. The Three-Body Problem (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Pan Han (潘寒) Biologist, friend/acquaintance of Shen Yufei and Wei Cheng, and member of the Frontiers of Science. Sha Ruishan (沙瑞山) Astronomer, one of Ye Wenjie's students. Mike Evans (麦克·伊文斯) Radical environmentalist who supports "pan-species communism", also son of an oil magnate. After meeting Ye Wenjie, he becomes the ...

  5. Personal identification number (Croatia) - Wikipedia

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    The introduction of personal identification number was a gradual process in two phases: the first phase is the definition and assignment of a personal identification number to everyone; the second phase is the entering of the personal identification numbers into all official records; The first phase was implemented throughout the year 2009.

  6. Operation Peter Pan - Wikipedia

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    Operation Peter Pan (or Operación Pedro Pan) was a clandestine exodus of over 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban minors ages 6 to 18 to the United States over a two-year span from 1960 to 1962.

  7. Steelpan - Wikipedia

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    The modern pan is a chromatically pitched percussion instrument made from 200-litre industrial drums. [4]Drum refers to the steel drum containers from which the pans are made; the steel drum is more correctly called a steel pan or pan as it falls into the idiophone family of instruments, and so is not a drum (which is a membranophone).

  8. Pass the Dutchie - Wikipedia

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    It debuted at number 26 on the UK chart and rose to number 1 the following week. [3] In February 1983, it reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. [6] Though they would have subsequent Top 40 hits in other countries, "Pass the Dutchie" remains their only hit in the US. The song also scored the number 1 position in at ...

  9. Meter Point Administration Number - Wikipedia

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    A Meter Point Administration Number, also known as MPAN, Supply Number or S-Number, is a 21-digit reference used in Great Britain to uniquely identify electricity supply points such as individual domestic residences. The system was introduced in 1998 to aid creation of a competitive environment for the electricity companies, and allows ...