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• J. Gordon Melton
  | nationality = [[United States|American]] | alma_mater = [[Birmingham Southern College]]<br>[[Garrett Theological Seminary]]<br>[[Northwestern University]
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• Harry Ashmore
  ...] &ndash; January 20, 1998, [[Santa Barbara, California]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[Journalism|journalist]] who won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for his e ...h Infantry Division|Ninety-fifth Infantry Division]], part of the [[United States Third Army]]. After the war, Harry Ashmore became the [[editorial]] writer
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• Propædia
  ...],<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[States of Matter]] || '''1.2.1'''&nbsp;Chemical&nbsp;[[Chemical element|Elements]] ...nsation]],&nbsp;[[Perception]] '''4.3.3'''&nbsp;[[Psychology|Internal&nbsp;States]]&nbsp;Affecting&nbsp;[[Behavior]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[consciousness|Conscious&
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• The World Factbook
  ...nce resource produced by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] of the United States with [[almanac]]-style information about the [[List of countries|countries ...le from the other 270 country listings. }}</ref> As a [[Work of the United States Government|work of the U.S. government]], it is in the [[public domain]].<r
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• Balsam of Mecca
  ...'[[Commiphora]] gileadensis'' (syn. ''Commiphora opobalsamum''), native to southern [[Arabia]] and also naturalized, in ancient and again in modern times, in a ...Atwood]]'s [[The Handmaid's Tale]], is set in a post-apocalyptic [[United States of America]] now called "[[Republic of Gilead]]"; a rebellious character,
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• Depleted uranium
  ...ons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic ef ...e/faq16.cfm How much depleted uranium hexafluoride is stored in the United States]</ref><ref>[http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/documents/index.cfm Depleted UF<
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• Polystyrene
  ...t require a 15 minute thermal barrier) according to [[Building code#United States|US building codes]]. A growing use of EPS in construction is [[Insulating c ...a trademarked name for XPS; however, it is often also used in the [[United States]] as a generic name for all polystyrene foams.
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• Coffea
  ...ey are [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s, native to subtropical [[Africa]] and southern [[Asia]]. [[Seed]]s of several species are the source of the popular [[drin * [http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp/tropical/coffee.html United States Department of Agriculture — Foreign Agriculture Service (Source of coffee
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• Sugar
  ...iagnosis and treatment of dental caries: scientific advances in the United States|journal = J Am Dent Assoc|volume = 140|pages = 25S–34S|year = 2009|month ...tm|title=Sharpe, Peter (1998). ''Sugar Cane: Past and Present''. Illinois: Southern Illinois University.}}</ref>
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• Gravel
  ...e, or basalt. Quarries where gravel is extracted are known as gravel pits. Southern [[England]] possesses particularly large concentrations of them due to the As of 2006, the [[United States]] is the world's leading producer and consumer of gravel.<ref>[http://miner
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• Kerosene
  ...[paraffin]]); the term ''kerosene'' is usual in much of Canada, the United States, Australia (where it is usually referred to colloquially as ''kero'') and [ ...to the [[Gorlice]] region of Poland in 1854 and sank several wells across southern Poland over the following decade, setting up a refinery near [[Jasło]] in
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  ...ama-p23"/> The confrontation between the [[Northern Court|Northern]] and [[Southern Court]] resulted in a 60 year long power struggle between warrior lords kno ...st2=Chris |last2=Leung |publisher=The Japanese Sword Society of the United States|location=Albuquerque|accessdate=2010-07-31}}</ref> Bizen has been the only
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• Thatching
  ...World]] used thatch as far back as 1565. [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] had already been using thatch for generations. When sett ...moke Blackened Thatch: a unique source of late medieval plant remains from Southern England. Reading & London: The University of Reading and English Heritage</
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• Cob (material)
  ...Ireland]], [[Cornwall]], [[Brittany]] and some parts of the eastern United States.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}} A number of cob cottages survive fr ...function and cost effectiveness. There are more than ten cob houses in the Southern [[Gulf Islands]] of [[British Columbia]] built by Pat Hennebery, Tracy Calv
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• Thuja plicata
  Western Redcedar is native to the northwestern [[United States]] and southwestern [[Canada]], from southeastern [[Alaska]] and [[British C ...wing the seedling indoors for three years, it was planted in a yard having southern exposure in the city of Utica, NY where it has survived several very cold w
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• Tabby (cement)
  ...tal South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida in the [[Southern United States]] during the [[Colonial America|Colonial Period]] up until the early 1800s
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• Wrought iron
  ...mination of the direct process of ironmaking. It survived in [[Spain]] and southern [[France]] as Catalan Forges to the mid 19th century, in [[Austria]] as the In 1925, James Aston of the [[United States]] developed a process for manufacturing wrought iron quickly and economical
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• Hemp
  ...p is exported to the United States than to any other country, the [[United States Government]] does not consistently distinguish between [[marijuana]] and th The [[United States Department of Agriculture]] estimates that "the market potential for hemp s
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• Tile
  ...s is the clay-made "beaver-tail" tile (German ''Biberschwanz''), common in Southern [[Germany]]. Flat roof tiles are usually made of clay but also may be made ...ea|Mediterranean]], including Mainland [[Greece]], Western [[Asia Minor]], Southern and Central [[Italy]].<ref>Örjan Wikander, p.286</ref> Early roof tiles sh
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• Staddle stones
  ...the whole structure a 'mushroom' like appearance. Different areas in the [[United Kingdom]] had different designs. The base varied from cylindrical to tapere ...d Open Air Museum]] in West [[Sussex]], UK. Such structures were common in Southern England in the 18th century. At Higher Farm in Heathfield, [[Tavistock, Dev
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