The previous version of the criminal code only specified fines as penalties for animal maltreatment.

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Paper currency began as warehouse receipts for specified weights of gold or silver.

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As for the menu, Mogel specified that the menu grade is based on quantity, not quality.

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The per-pin data rate for DDR4 is specified as 1.6 giga transfers per second to an initial maximum objective of 3.2 giga transfers per second.

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The BBC Trust has also ruled that Gaelic programmes should remain on BBC Two Scotland, although it will no longer be specified as the BBC's key channel for Gaelic.

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Twitter DogHouse, a new service that lets users stop following other users for a specified amount of time, has seen its traffic rise significantly as word spread that it was an option for muting Olympic spoilers.

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For example, of the four towers slated for New York's Ground Zero, three have specified WSP as its design company.

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Each Terra can be turned in for the specified share of the basket of commodities, which would be held as 100% backing of the currency, under contract with producers of those commodities who are partners in the financial institution issuing the Terras.

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