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51Forest Rights Act (India) — The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act , 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on December 18, 2006. It has also been called the Forest Rights Act , the Tribal Rights Act …
52effect — The result or consequence of an action. [L. efficio, pp. effectus, to accomplish, fr. facio, to do] abscopal e. a reaction produced following irradiation but occurring outside the zone of actual radiation absorption. additive e. an e. wherein two …
53DASH diet — The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is a diet promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (part of the NIH, a United States government organization) to control hypertension. This eating plan is rich in fruits,… …
54Operation Seabight — The seizure took place off the coast of County Cork, Ireland. Operation Seabight,[1] or Sea Bight,[2] is the codename used to describe the tracking and eventual seizure of up to €750 million …
55Viking ship replica — The Viking at the World s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893 Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica. Viking, the very first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 …
56Emergy — The term Emergy was originally coined by David M. Scienceman in collaboration with the late Howard T. Odum. H.T.Odum used emergy to mean both sequestered energy and emergent property of energy use [ H.T.Odum, 1988,… …
57Treaty of Ribe — The Treaty of Ribe ( da. Ribe brevet; de. Vertrag von Ripen) was a proclamation at Ribe made by King Christian I of Denmark to a number of German nobles enabling himself to become Count of Holstein and regain control of Denmark s lost Duchy of… …
58Confessions of Georgia Nicolson — The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson is a popular chick lit series for teenage girls, written by Louise Rennison. It features the life of a teenage girl, Georgia, as she complains about school, is attracted to good looking boys and is frustrated… …
59Yamaha XT 660 — The Yamaha XT 660 is a series of dual purpose on/off road motorcycles released by Yamaha Motors as a replacement for the old XT 600, a motorcycle very popular with the off road and travelling crowd. It is a development of the original XT series ( …
60AFL siren controversy, 2006 — The AFL siren controversy of 2006 (dubbed Sirengate) surrounded the conclusion and result of an Australian rules football match played on 30 April 2006 during Round 5 of the Australian Football League s 2006 season. The match was played between… …
