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11Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …
12NEW MEXICO — NEW MEXICO, a southwestern state of the U.S. with a minimally estimated Jewish population of 11,500 in the year 2001. Albuquerque, the largest city in the state, held about 7,500 in that year. In 2005, other significant Jewish numbers resided in… …
13marketing — /mahr ki ting/, n. 1. the act of buying or selling in a market. 2. the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling. [1555 65;… …
14Sassoon David Sassoon — (1832 – 1867), a British Indian merchant, was born at Bombay (now Mumbai), a member of a family settled there since the beginning of the 16th century, and previously in Spain. He was the eldest son by the second marriage of his father David… …
15East Meadow Fire Department — InfoboxFireDepartment name = East Meadow Fire Department motto = established = 1922 annual calls = staffing = Approx. 250 Members strength = stations = 5 (and 2 offices) engines = 5 trucks = 2 squads = rescues = 1 bulldozers = airplanes =… …
16TRADE AND COMMERCE — In the Bible The geopolitical location of Palestine, set as it is in the heart of the Fertile Crescent, made it a pivotal link in the commercial activities carried on by land and sea between, on the one hand, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula in… …
17Las Vegas, New Mexico — Infobox Settlement official name = The City of Las Vegas, New Mexico settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Las Vegas, New Mexico… …
18Rex, North Carolina — Infobox Settlement official name = Rex, North Carolina settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Rex, North Carolina mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… …
19VOC Opperhoofden in Japan — Main article: Dutch East India Company The trade pass (Dutch: handelspas) issued in the name of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The text commands: Dutch ships are allowed to travel to Japan, and they can disembark on any coast, without any reserve. From now on… …
20Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
