He says that there is a substantial omission in the lack of attention paid to US history - again made relevant by the current military conflict.

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The lack of studying of recent history made it difficult for pupils to understand current affairs and in particular the military action taking place in Afghanistan, the historian had said.

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The belief is shared within his order but, like Baba Rampuri's own past, the real history is shrouded in mystery because of a lack of verifiable evidence.

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Once these companies reach enough scale such that their algorithms can learn and improve based on the results of their own past decisions, a very powerful network effect kicks in that makes them tough to catch by copycats who lack the scale and history.

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Either 1933-37 was not the greatest peacetime four-year run of growth in American economic history, or the issue is unsettled, for lack of canonical sources.

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He also wrote extensively about almost everything else: history, diplomacy, French literature, German literature (in this case, on the lack of it), religion, philosophy and the practical arts of government (in which he himself excelled).

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