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But the bloc’s ability to enforce the ban will be hampered by the network of storage terminals, middlemen and refineries that obscure the origin of fuel flowing into the continent.
Among them were the remains of what appear to be "feoderati", soldiers of continental origin invited to Britain by the Romans under treaty to provide military support, says Mr Young.
From BBC
Go back far enough and these pathways invariably converge, leading to life’s ultimate source and origin—the last universal common ancestor, or LUCA.
References to poetry loom large in Mr. Darnielle’s “This Year,” which, as the title suggests, offers a song a day for an entire year followed by an insightful, often witty account of its origin.
What are the origins of “Junk or Jackpot?” and what does John Cena have to do with it all?
From Los Angeles Times
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