In rural areas, peasants had basic medical treatment at minimal expense.

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Reported benefits of gender-mixed basic training range from non-existent to minimal at best.

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The basic technology underneath Skype is available to anyone putting in a minimal amount of engineering effort, and so the Web is now seeing second- and third-generation video conferencing products, like the Facetime built into the new Apple iPhone.

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