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  • 22brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of&#8230; …

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  • 23Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil&#8230; …

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  • 24farm management — ▪ agriculture Introduction       making (industrial engineering) and implementing of the decisions (agribusiness) involved in organizing and operating a farm for maximum production and profit. Farm management draws on agricultural economics for&#8230; …

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  • 25Pollinator decline — The term Pollinator decline refers to the reduction in abundance of pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide during the end of the twentieth century.Pollinators participate in sexual reproduction of many plants, by ensuring cross pollination,&#8230; …

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  • 26List of British Jews — is a list that includes Jewish people from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.Although the first Jews may have arrived on the island of Great Britain with the Romans, it wasn t until the Norman Conquest of William the Conqueror in 1066 …

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  • 27Bush Telegraph — is a radio program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation s Radio National network, broadcast weekdays (Monday Friday) at 11 12am, reporting Australian rural news. The name of the show is derived from the eponymous Australian country concept&#8230; …

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  • 28Maunsel White — Colonel Maunsel White as depicted in DeBow s Review, 1853. Colonel Maunsel White (ca. 1783 December 17, 1863) was an Episcopalian Irish American politician, merchant, and entrepreneur. He is remembered for promoting the use of peppers and peppery …

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  • 29History of Ecuador — This is the history of Ecuador. See also the history of South America and the history of present day nations and states.Pre Columbian EcuadorEcuador offers little archeological evidence of its pre Hispanic civilizations. Nonetheless, its most&#8230; …

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