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• Paper
  [[Image:ManilaPaper.jpg|thumb|A stack of [[manila paper]]]] ...ed as a [[packaging]] material, in many [[cleaning]] products, in a number of industrial and construction processes, and occasionally as a [[Edible paper
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• Gunpowder
  ...leloading]] rifles and pistols in FFFG granulation size. [[Quarter (United States coin)|Coin]] (diameter 24 mm) for comparison.]] ...le, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or replicas of antique firearms are often used with [[black powder substitute]].
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...to 1910), when the mechanization of [[weaving]] was introduced, mostly by the French. ...a]] and [[Chiapas]]. The textile industry remains important to the economy of Mexico although it has suffered setback due to competition by cheaper goods
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• Dimension stone
  [[Image:Teignmouthquay1.jpg|thumb|280px||Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at [[Teignmouth]] in 1827.]] ...ne to endure and to maintain its essential and distinctive characteristics of strength, resistance to decay, and appearance.<ref>ASTM, C18, C119-08 Stand
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• Interlocking concrete pavers
  ...segmental paver has emerged over the last couple of decades in the United States as a very popular alternative to brick, clay or concrete. ...t set in concrete placed in sand perform far better than concrete. Before the paver was made from concrete either real stone or a clay product had to be
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• Dry stone
  ...ge:Inka mauern cuzco.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Inca architecture|Inca wall]] of dry stone construction in [[Cusco]], [[Peru]]]] ...on method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully-selected interlocking stones. Dry-stone technology is best known
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• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  ...The European Union has implemented the United Nations' GHS into EU law as the [[CLP Regulation]]. ...ear 2000”. The goals of the GHS are to enhance protection of mankind and the environment, by:
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• Wildfire
  {{Redirect|Crown Fire|the 2010 wildfire in Southern California|2010 California wildfires}} ...pagation]], the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.<ref name=UToronto />
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• Electronic health record
  [[Image:VistA Img.png|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record based on images]] [[File:Electronic medical record.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record]]
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• Bone marrow
  Caption = Illustration of cells in bone marrow | ...mester 4 medical lectures at Uppsala University 2008 by Leif Jansson</ref> of total body weight, i.e. approximately 2.6&nbsp;kg (5.7&nbsp;lbs.) in adults
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• Cannabis (drug)
  {{Dablink|For the plant genus, see [[Cannabis]]. For other uses of cannabis, see [[Cannabis#Industrial and personal uses|Cannabis - Industrial ...trichomes]] (commonly known as "crystals"), which contain large quantities of [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THC]], [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] and other [[cannabinoids]
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  ...ss in patients with [[narcolepsy]]. The same company is also investigating the drug for use as a [[fibromyalgia]] treatment.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/art ...e dehydrogenase deficiency]] is a disease that causes GHB to accumulate in the blood.
  55 KB (7,839 words) - 20:04, 24 September 2010
• Letelier case
  ...on]] by agents of the Chilean [[secret police]] [[DINA]] of the government of [[Augusto Pinochet]] was one among many in [[Operation Condor]]. ...er became the first member of the Allende administration to be arrested by the Chilean government and sent to a [[political prison]] in [[Tierra del Fuego
  26 KB (3,872 words) - 20:52, 26 September 2010
• Anniston, Alabama
  |nickname = The Model City |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
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• Counter-terrorism
  '''Counter-terrorism''' (also spelled '''counterterrorism''') is the practices, [[Military tactics|tactics]], techniques, and strategies that [[ ...ls, such as [[Timothy McVeigh]], may also engage in terrorist acts such as the [[Oklahoma City bombing]].
  54 KB (7,364 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2010
• Transnational organized crime
  ...transnational crime''') is [[organized crime]] coordinated across national borders. ...n argued, national and international criminal groups threaten the security of all nations.
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• Taliban
  ...ivil war in Afghanistan]], the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]] and the [[War in North-West Pakistan|Waziristan War]] |image = [[Image:Flag of Taliban.svg|border|200px|Taliban flag]]
  104 KB (15,254 words) - 20:58, 26 September 2010
• Border Security and Terrorism
  ...currently in place at land border crossings, ports, and airports to combat the terrorist threat. == History of the relationship between border security and terrorism ==
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• NSA warrantless surveillance controversy
  {{Dablink|For the related controversy about data-mining of domestic call records see [[NSA call database]].}} {{Multiple issues|cleanup=January 2010|expert=United States Government|prose=January 2010|tone=January 2010|update=January 2010|date=Ja
  147 KB (21,761 words) - 16:31, 27 September 2010
• PISCES
  ...o track and apprehend individual terrorists, not for wide-ranging analysis of terrorist travel methods''", according to US-government reports.<ref name=" | publisher = National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the US
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