Another interesting finding from the survey can be found in some of the background questions in the survey, specifically one regarding the nature of real estate investments that these investors purchased in 2013.

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The new map is a smart byproduct of the European Space Agency (Esa) telescope's main mission which is to survey the Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB - a pervasive but faint glow of long-wavelength radiation that comes to us from the very edge of the observable Universe.

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The survey also includes information about the home background of pupils - with signs that homework had increased in all age groups, less reading materials were available in homes and 9 and 13 year olds were less likely to be watching six hours of television a day and more likely to be using a computer.

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And that geometrical prediction was confirmed directly by the Sloan survey, using the known distances of 500m light years to the density peak and 13 billion light years to the region where the microwave background originates as reference points to look for geometrical distortion, in the way that a more traditional land survey might use triangulation points.

ECONOMIST: Astronomy

While one of the main findings of the survey indicated that nine out of ten of these young people had had a warm and loving family background, it also pointed to "significant" minorities who had suffered serious abuse or neglect at home.

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According to the Pew survey, 85% of the public backs making private gun sales and purchases at gun shows subject to background checks, with comparable support across party lines.

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