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  • 21cereal farming — Introduction  growing (plant) of cereal crops for human food and livestock feed, as well as for other uses, including industrial starch.       Cereals, or grains, are members of the grass family cultivated primarily for their starchy seeds… …

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  • 22St. John the Baptist —     St. John the Baptist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John the Baptist     The principal sources of information concerning the life and ministry of St. John the Baptist are the canonical Gospels. Of these St. Luke is the most complete,… …

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  • 23Ashbya gossypii — Fluorescent micrograph of Ashbya gossypii mycelium. Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 25Qingzang railway — The Qingzang railway, Qinghai–Xizang railway, or Qinghai–Tibet railway (zh stp|t=青藏鐵路|s=青藏铁路|p=Qīngzàng Tiělù; bo. mtsho bod lcags lam མཚོ་བོད་ལྕགས་ལམ།), is a high altitude railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet… …

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  • 26Qinghai–Tibet Railway — Map of the railway A train pulled by an …

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  • 27Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 28china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 29China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 30agricultural technology — Introduction       application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation       Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …

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