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71Agriculture in China — A farmer of the Hani minority, famous for their rice terraced mountains in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Agriculture is an important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily… …
72Ecuador — Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian, adj., n. /ek weuh dawr /, n. a republic in NW South America. 11,690,535; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Cap.: Quito. * * * Ecuador Introduction Ecuador Background: The Republic of the Equator was one of three …
73Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… …
74CANADA — CANADA, country in northern half of North America and a member of the British Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, its population of approximately 370,000 Jews made it the world s fourth largest Jewish community after the United… …
75baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… …
76Dates of 2007 — ▪ 2008 January Ladies and gentlemen: on this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. Let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, asking for support for his… …
77Monsanto — This article is about the corporation. For other uses, see Monsanto (disambiguation). Monsanto Company Type Public company Traded as NYSE:  …
78Lima, Ohio — City of Lima   City   Public Square in downtown Lima …
79Hillsboro, Oregon — Infobox Settlement official name = Hillsboro, Oregon settlement type = City nickname = The Hub City motto = imagesize = 240px image caption = Downtown with Mount Hood and Tuality Hospital in the background. image established date = 1876… …
80stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… …
