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  • 21Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …

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  • 22turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… …

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  • 23Turkey — /terr kee/, n. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 63,528,225; 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km). (286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe). Cap.: Ankara. Cf. Ottoman Empire. * * * Turkey Introduction… …

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  • 24Maritime republics — Jack of the Italian Navy, sporting the coat of arms of the four main maritime republics. Clockwise, starting from the upper left: Venice, Genoa, Pisa, Amalfi. History of Ita …

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  • 25Loewe (brand) — Infobox Company name = Loewe foundation = 1846 type = Division of holding company (LVMH) founder = location city = Madrid location country = Spain location = locations = area served = key people = Enrique Loewe Roessberg industry = Fashion… …

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  • 26Mervyns — LLC Former type Private Industry Retail Fate Bankruptcy ; Former buildings rebranded as Kohl s or Forever 21 Founded …

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  • 27Madge Networks — NV was a networking technology company founded by Robert Madge, and is best known for its work with Token Ring. It was a global leader and pioneer of high speed networking solutions in the mid 1990s, and also made significant contributions to… …

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  • 28Economy of Turkey — Infobox Economy country = Turkey currency = New Turkish lira (YTL) year = calendar year organs = G 20 industrial nations, OECD, EU Customs Union, WTO, ECO, BSEC rank = 15 gdp = $941.6 billion [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodat… …

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  • 29Strip farming in Norway — Strip farming is a concept covering a land distribution in agriculture. In collective farmyards where every single farmer owned or rented a part of the farm, the properties become complicated. The home fields were divided into small strips and… …

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  • 30Balance Of Trade - BOT — The difference between a country s imports and its exports. Balance of trade is the largest component of a country s balance of payments. Debit items include imports, foreign aid, domestic spending abroad and domestic investments abroad. Credit… …

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