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  2. Public English Test System - Wikipedia

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    The Public English Test System (PETS; simplified Chinese: 全国公共英语等级考试; traditional Chinese: 全國公共英語等級考試; pinyin: Quánguó Gōnggòng Yīngyǔ Děngjí Kǎoshì) is a test developed by the National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of the People's Republic of China.

  3. List of domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    bloodletting, surgery, therapy, research, saliva, pets Captive-bred 7b Annelida: Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) 700–500 BCE [45] Chile, Peru, Mexico: dye Very common in the wild 6d Other insects: Indian (Pavo cristatus) and green peafowl (P. muticus) 500 BCE (uncertain for P. muticus) India, Java: meat, feathers, ornamental, guarding, pest ...

  4. Pet humanization - Wikipedia

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    Pet bereavement and pet humanization are two concepts that are closely related and often intersect in the realm of human-pet relationships. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Pet bereavement is the emotional response that pet owners experience when their pets pass away .

  5. The Pet Goat - Wikipedia

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    "The Pet Goat" is designed to teach students about words ending in the letter E, using the Direct Instruction (DI) teaching method. The exercise tells a story about a girl's pet goat , which her parents want to get rid of because it eats everything; the parents relent after it foils a robbery by butting the intruder, who is now "sore" (that ...

  6. Nestlé Purina PetCare - Wikipedia

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    It was the largest pet food manufacturer by market share in the US and the second-largest in Europe. [104] As of 2012, globally Purina has a 23.1 per cent share of the pet food market, while its largest competitor, Mars, has a 23.4 per cent share. [105] According to a Research and Markets report, competition between Nestlé and Mars has been ...

  7. Pet culture - Wikipedia

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    Increase in pets have impacted the increasing number of veterinarians. [5] Before the 1900’s, ownership of a pet was restricted to certain social classes who had the income to care for it. [8] With modern day technology and medicine, the average lifespan of pets has changed. Indoor cats, on average, will live up to 13–14 years. [9]

  8. Domestication of the dog - Wikipedia

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    [40] [117] Whether these earliest dogs were simply human-commensal scavengers or they played some role as companions or hunters that hastened their spread is unknown. [ 40 ] Researchers have proposed that in the past a hunting partnership existed between humans and dogs that was the basis for dog domestication.

  9. Simply (Software Company) - Wikipedia

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    Simply raised $7M from angel investors and VCs. In August 2014, Simply raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Aleph VC and with participation from Formation 8 and Genesis Partners. [6] Angel investors include the former CEO of Steinway Musical Instruments, Dana Messina and Zohar Gilon. [7]