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31Gambling — ➡ nightlife * * * Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and… …
32navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
33Calendar of 1995 — ▪ 1996 January January 1 Cardoso assumes office Having won some 54% of the ballots cast in the October 1994 election, Fernando Cardoso took the oath of office as president of Brazil. As chief executive of South America s largest… …
34Comet Holmes — 17P/Holmes Comet Holmes on November 4, 2007, showing the blue ion tail on the right, taken from Hungary Discovery Discovery date: November 6, 1892 Alternate designations: 1892 V1; 1892 III; 1892f; 1899 L1; 1899 II; 1899d; …
35Deforestation — For other uses, see Deforestation (disambiguation). Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico …
36Rio de Janeiro — /ree oh day zheuh nair oh, near oh, jeuh , dee, deuh/; Port. /rddee oo di zhi nay rddoo/ a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital. 5,184,292. Also called Rio. * * * City (pop., 2002 est.: city, 5,937,300; metro. area, 11,121,300) and port,… …
37Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) …
38Tractors in India — HistoryIntroductionAs commercialization of agriculture grew in intensity in the mid to late 1800s the British Raj and the local legislatures and provinces began investing in agricultural development through support and establishment agricultural… …
39soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …
40social change — ▪ sociology Introduction in sociology, the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behaviour, social organizations, or value systems. Throughout the historical… …
