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• Basil
  ...f there is any chance of a frost. In Northern Europe, Canada, the northern states of the U.S., and the South Island of New Zealand it will grow best if sown ...de. It also thrives over the summertime in the central and northern United States, but dies out when temperatures reach freezing point. It will grow back the
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• USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136)
  ...ll (DE-129)|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Named for Ensign Frederick Curtice Davis (a ...cleared Naples 9 August for Corsica, her staging point for the assault on southern France. Here again she provided her special jamming services to protect the
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• USS Jacob Jones (DE-130)
  ...arted with [[Task Force]] 64 escorting a convoy bound back to the [[United States]]. ...d waters off the coast of Africa for a week before returning to the United States with Convoy GUS-24.
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• USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137)
  ...August, D-day plus one, to support [[Operation Dragoon]], the invasion of southern France. After 2 months of [[antisubmarine]] patrol, ''Herbert C. Jones'' re * [[List of United States Navy ships]]
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• USS Hill (DE-141)
  ...orces pushed up the [[Italy|Italian]] peninsula and began their assault on southern [[France]]. On her fourth voyage, ''Hill'' performed [[antisubmarine]] patr * [[List of United States Navy ships]]
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• USS Kretchmer (DE-329)
  ...aration for the assaults on southern France. After returning to the United States 16 July, the escort ship made one more cruise to Naples during the summer. ...1945, ''Kretchmer'' sailed as escort to five convoys from [[New York]] to United Kingdom ports. After victory in Europe, she prepared for Pacific Fleet duty
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• USS Mosley (DE-321)
  ...vy seas. Her war diary on 16 April at 0200 noted: "Lots of fun going on in southern part of barrier." That evening, the barrier patrols shifted westward to the * [[List of United States Navy ships]]
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• USS Calcaterra (DE-390)
  ...and equipment which insured the success of the invasions of [[Italy]] and southern [[France]]. Twice the escort vessel met the challenge of enemy opposition w *[[List of United States Navy ships]]
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• USS Vance (DE-387)
  ...aircraft entering or approaching the air space of the northwestern United States. On Labor Day 1957, ''Vance'' drew emergency duty—an engineering casualty ...tic stations from New Zealand. She remained on station in the cold, bleak, southern waters into March 1962, when she headed home via Melbourne, Australia, and
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• USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326)
  ...in the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[United Kingdom]] and back to the United States. Here is a list of the ETO convoys: ...e 18 months, breaking the routine duty with a visit to [[Belgium]] and the United Kingdom in August 1958.
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• USS Peterson (DE-152)
  ...stroyer escort|''Edsall'' class]] [[destroyer escort]], the first [[United States Navy]] ship so named. This ship was named for Chief Water Tender [[Oscar V. ...ssioned]] 29 September 1943, Lieutenant Commander Richard F. Rea, [[United States Coast Guard|USCG]], in command.
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• USS Bering Strait (AVP-34)
  |Ship notes=Served as U.S. Coast Guard [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] [[USCGC Bering Strait (WAVP-382)|USCGC ''Bering '''USS ''Bering Strait'' (AVP-34)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[Barnegat class small seaplane tender|''Barnegat''-class]] small [[
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• USS Wachapreague (AGP-8)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Transferred to [[United States Coast Guard]] 27 May 1946
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• USS Yakutat (AVP-32)
  |Ship namesake=[[Yakutat Bay]] on the southern coast of [[Alaska]] |Ship notes=Served as [[United States Coast Guard]] [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] [[USCGC Yakutat (WAVP-380)|USCGC ''Yakutat'' (W
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• USS Unimak (AVP-31)
  |Ship namesake=[[Unimak Bay]] on the southern side of [[Unimak]] Island, [[Alaska]], in the [[Aleutians]] |Ship notes=Served as [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|Coast Guard cutter]] [[USCGC Unimak (WAVP-379)|USCGC ''U
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• USS Barataria (AVP-33)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Loaned to [[United States Coast Guard]] 17 September 1948<br/>Transferred outright to Coast Guard 26
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• USCGC Dexter (WAVP-385)
  ...ommissioning]] in 1949 and the Coast Guard's 1967 adoption of the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] marking on its ships. |Ship country=United States
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• USS Biscayne (AVP-11)
  |Ship notes=Served as U.S. [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|Coast Guard cutter]] [[USCGC Dexter (WAVP-385)|USCGC ''D '''USS ''Biscayne'' (AVP-11)''', later '''AGC-18''', was a [[United States Navy]] [[Barnegat class seaplane tender|''Barnegat''-class]] [[seaplane ten
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• USS Willoughby (AGP-9)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Transferred to [[United States Coast Guard]] 27 May 1946
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• USS Wainwright (DD-62)
  |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} ...ight.pdf | format = pdf | work = | publisher = Historian's Office, United States Coast Guard | accessdate = 25 April 2009 }}</ref>
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• USS Porter (DD-59)
  |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} ...No. 59/DD-59)''' was a {{sclass|Tucker|destroyer}} built for the [[United States Navy]] prior to the American entry into [[World War I]]. The ship was the s
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• USS Barricade (ACM-3)
  ...''Barricade'' (ACM-3)''' was a {{sclass|Chimo|minelayer}} in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. ...rrived at [[Bizerte]], [[Tunisia]], where preparations for the invasion of southern [[France]] were moving forward. Between June 1944 and the war's end in May
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• USS Lipan (AT-85)
  |Ship builder=United Engineering Co., [[San Francisco]], [[California]] |Ship fate= Loaned to the [[United States Coast Guard]], 30 September 1980
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• Barnegat class seaplane tender
  The '''''Barnegat'' class''' was a large class of [[United States Navy]] small [[seaplane tender]]s built during [[World War II]]. Thirty wer Before World War II, the United States Navy foresaw a need for a large force of seaplane tenders in the event of a
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• Sugarcane
  | publisher = [[FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS]] ...ngs are sometimes hand-planted. In more advanced countries like the United States and Australia, [[billet planting]] is common. Billets harvested from a mech
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• USS Marvel (AM-262)
  |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} |partof=[[United States Fleet Forces Command|US Atlantic Fleet]] (1944-1945)
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• USS Method (AM-264)
  |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} |partof=[[United States Fleet Forces Command|US Atlantic Fleet]] (1944-1945)
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• USS Mirth (AM-265)
  |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} |partof=[[United States Fleet Forces Command|US Atlantic Fleet]] (1943-1945)
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• USS Asheville (PGM-84)
  ...ember 1973, she interrupted her schedule of operations for a cruise to the southern Pacific during which she visited [[Surabaya, Indonesia]], and the Australia ...74, the gunboat stood out of Apra Harbor bound ultimately for the [[United States]]. She stopped at [[Oahu]] from 4 to 6 July and arrived at [[San Diego, Cal
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• Parrott rifle
  The gun was invented by [[Robert Parker Parrott]], a [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate. He resigned from the service in 183 ...robert+parker+parrott%22&lr=&sig=ZFAnLUGTAEO6Gwv2j8JL1cSO-To#PPA195,M1 The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine], p.195. University of Texas Press, 2006. I
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• Hydroelectric
  ...gest, switched to support Alcoa aluminum in Bellingham, Washington, United States for American World War II airplanes before it was allowed to provide irriga For example, the [[Banqiao Dam]] failure in Southern China directly resulted in the deaths of 26,000 people, and another 145,000
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• Quinine
  | pregnancy_category = C <small>([[United States of America|USA]])</small>, D <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small> ...is available with a prescription in the [[United States of America|United States]] and over-the-counter, in very small quantities, in [[tonic water]]. Quini
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• Mercury (element)
  In these compounds, mercury displays two oxidation states: +1 and +2. The +1 state oxidation involves the dimeric cation, Hg{{su|b=2| Higher oxidation states of mercury were confirmed in September 2007, with the synthesis of [[mercur
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• Toxicodendron
  ...n'' Mill. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2009-11-23 |accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref> ...U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] and [[Cascades|Cascade]] [[mountain range]]s between southern [[British Columbia]] and southward into [[Baja California (peninsula)|Baja
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• Cicuta virosa
  ...he Northern United States, Canada from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the [[102nd m [[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]]
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• Calia
  ...' Berland. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1999-03-05 |accessdate=2009-12-29}}</ref> ...] from western [[Texas]] to [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]] in the [[United States]], and south through [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Coahuila]] and [[Nu
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• Oriental Staff Vine
  ...distribution of invasive plants: the case of ''Celastrus orbiculatus'' in Southern Illinois, USA | publisher = Biol Invasions:2006}}</ref> Oriental staff vine has spread quickly in the United States, and is considered an invasive species by the USDA Forest Service.<ref>http
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• Cryptostegia grandiflora
  ...], [[India]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Latin America]], the southern [[United States]], [[Fiji]] and [[New Caledonia]].
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• Euphorbia lathyris
  ...ve to southern [[Europe]] ([[France]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], and possibly southern [[England]]), northwest [[Africa]], and eastward through southwest [[Asia]] ...flora/><ref name="rhs"/> It grows in partial shade to full sun in [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] zones 5–9.
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• Melia azedarach
  ...] [[family (biology)|family]], [[Meliaceae]], that is native to [[India]], southern [[China]] and [[Australia]]. Common names include '''Persian Lilac''', '''W ...ina]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) and widely planted in southern states. Today it is considered an [[invasive species]] by some groups as far north
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• Apocynum cannabinum
  ...America]], in the southern half of [[Canada]] and throughout the [[United States]]. It grows up to 2 meters tall. It prefers moist places. It is a [[poison]
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• Agave
  ...[[Mexico|Mexican]], agaves occur also in the southern and western [[United States]] and in central and tropical [[South America]]. They are [[Succulent plant ...fiber, and is used as a fiber plant in [[Mexico]], the [[West Indies]] and southern [[Europe]].
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• Toxicodendron diversilobum
  ...c Poison-oak]] (''T. pubescens'') occurs on the [[East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]]. The hyphenated form "Poison-oak" is used, rather than "P ...-oak occurs only on the Pacific Coast, where it is common, and ranges from southern Canada to the [[Baja California peninsula]]. It is one of California's most
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• Zantedeschia
  ...f [[herbaceous]] [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Araceae]], native to southern [[Africa]] from [[South Africa]] north to [[Malawi]]. The name of the genu All species are endemic to southern Africa. ''Z. aethiopica'' grows naturally in marshy areas and is only [[dec
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• Astragalus lentiginosus
  |title=Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States ...he [[California Coast Ranges]], south to northern [[Mexico]], and north to southern [[British Columbia]]. The varieties are largely limited to marginal habita
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• Nerium oleander
  ...ander'' L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> ...hrough the [[Mediterranean region]] and southern [[Asia]] to [[Yunnan]] in southern parts of [[China]].<ref name=Europa>[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/n
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• Kalmia latifolia
  ...that is native to the [[eastern United States]]. Its range stretches from southern [[Maine]] south to northern [[Florida]], and west to [[Indiana]] and [[Loui
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• Poison ivy
  ...nd exurban areas of New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern United States. Similar species, [[Toxicodendron diversilobum|Poison-Oak]], and [[Toxicode ...sh colonies in such places. It is listed as a [[noxious weed]] in the U.S. states of [[Minnesota]] and [[Michigan]] and the Canadian province of [[Ontario]].
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• Stinging nettle
  .... In North America it is widely distributed in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], where it is found in every province and state except for [[Hawaii]] and In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] stinging nettles have a strong association with human habitati
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• Robinia pseudoacacia
  ...biology)|naturalized]] elsewhere in temperate North America, [[Europe]], [[Southern Africa]] <ref>http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/fabaceae/robinia_p ...yellow blotch; wings white, oblong-falcate; keel petals incurved, obtuse, united below.
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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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• Asbestos
  Six minerals are defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] as "asbestos" including that belonging to ...has been banned in dozens of countries and is only allowed in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]] in very limited circumstances. Chrysotile has been used mo
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...rograms offering industrial hygiene Bachelors or Masters degrees in United States may apply to the [[Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology]] (AB ...for credentialing because it was the first legal definition in the United States of an industrial hygienist in terms of education and experience. The APIH R
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• Emergency management
  ...obability and the level of impact of a specific hazard. The equation below states that the hazard multiplied by the populations’ vulnerability to that haza ...most technical and financial assistance for recovery efforts in the United States.<ref name=haddow />
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• Chromium
  ...gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/chromium/mcs-2009-chrom.pdf|publisher = United States Geological Survey|accessdate = 2009-03-17|title = Commodity Summary 2009: C ...2|Oxidation states<br />of chromium<small><ref group=note>Common oxidation states are in bold.</ref></small><ref name="Schmidt">{{cite book|title = Anorganis
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• Hexavalent chromium
  ...ed the Maximum Contaminant Level of 0.10 ppm currently set by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]].<ref>[http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/c-
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• Wildfire
  {{Redirect|Crown Fire|the 2010 wildfire in Southern California|2010 California wildfires}} ...ergrown by vegetation may act as fire corridors. Annual grassland fires in Southern [[Vietnam]] can be attributed in part to the destruction of forested areas
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• Aerosol
  | publisher = United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...rator]]s can protect workers from harmful aerosol exposure. In the United States the [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]] certifies res
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• Mining
  ...n]]s, for example, high quality [[flint]] found in northern [[France]] and southern [[England]] were used to create [[Flint (tool)|flint tools]].<ref>Hartman, Mining in the [[United States]] became prevalent in the 19th century, and the [[General Mining Act of 187
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• Wildfire suppression
  ===United States=== {{Main|History of wildfire suppression in the United States}}
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• List of foods named after people
  * [[Fillet of Beef Prince Albert]] – [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s [[Prince Consort|Consort]] [[Prince Albert of Sa * [[Gâteau]] Alexandra – like her husband [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]], [[Alexandra of Denmark]] (1844–1925) was honored by
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• List of colleges and universities named after people
  | [[George IV of the United Kingdom|King George IV]] | Founded by [[George IV of the United Kingdom|King George IV]] in 1829 <ref>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/history/</
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• List of eponyms (L-Z)
  ...[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)]]; Lincoln is a slang term for the [[United States five dollar bill]] ...l|Princess Louise Caroline Alberta]], fourth daughter of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] — [[Alberta]]
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• List of American places named after people
  This is a list of places in the [[United States|United States of America]] which are named after people. The etymology is generally refer ...engineer, soldier, and topographer with the United States [[Dragoon#United States|Dragoons]])
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• List of prizes named after people
  | Most distinguished [[United States|American]] [[picture book]] for children | Outstanding body of work by a [[United Kingdom|British]] citizen writing in [[English language|English]]
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• List of places named after people
  *[[United States of America]] &ndash; [[Amerigo Vespucci]] or [[Richard Amerike]] *[[Southern Rhodesia]] ''(Now [[Zimbabwe]])'' &ndash; [[Cecil Rhodes]]
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• Goody's Powder
  Goody's is sold primarily in the [[southern United States]]. For many years, the face of Goody's has been [[NASCAR]] legend [[Richard
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• Cannabis
  ...odc.org/unodc/bulletin/bulletin_1950-01-01_4_page003.html ''Cannabis'']. [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]]. Retrieved on 23 February 2007</ref> "A ...gnificance in North America. Laws prohibiting ''Cannabis'' in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] specifically named products of ''C. sativa'' as prohibited
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• Purple drank
  ...onal drug]] popular in the [[hip hop]] community in the [[southern United States]]. Its main ingredient is [[prescription drug|prescription]]-strength [[cou ...010.</ref> Its use later spread to other [[Southern United States|southern states]].<ref name=Leinwand/>
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• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  ...ptions and 30 billion over-the-counter doses sold annually in the [[United States]].<ref name="pmid11464731">{{Cite journal|pmid=11464731 |year=2001 |author= ...tially excreted in [[bile]]. Metabolism may be abnormal in certain disease states, and accumulation may occur even with normal dosage.
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• History of general anesthesia
  ...ecome widely publicized within academic circles in the northeastern United States. Wandering lecturers would hold public gatherings, referred to as "ether fr ...om Georgia at that time, to support his claim on the floor of the [[United States Senate]] as the first to use ether anesthesia.<ref name=Northen1910/>
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• Oktoberfest
  ...the agricultural show still exists and it is held every three years on the southern part of the festival grounds. In 1816, carnival booths appeared; the main p ...ounding EU-countries and other non-European countries including the United States, Canada, Australia and the Far East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muenchen
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• Bombing of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple
  ...heard the blast reported a "loud explosion" to police and newspapers. A [[United Press International]] (UPI) staff member had received a call earlier that n Five men associated with [[white separatist]] groups such as the [[National States' Rights Party]] were tried and acquitted.
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• Letelier case
  ...[Orlando Letelier]], a [[Chile]]an [[political figure]] and later [[United States]]-based [[activist]], along with his American assistant, [[Ronni Moffitt]]. In 1971, Letelier was appointed [[ambassador]] to the United States by [[Salvador Allende]], the socialist president of Chile.<ref>{{Harvnb|McC
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• Eric Robert Rudolph
  ...an]] responsible for a series of [[bombing]]s across the [[southern United States]] between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 o ...In 1988, the year before his discharge, Rudolph had attended the [[United States Army Air Assault School|Air Assault School]] at Fort Campbell. He attained
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• Brink's robbery (1981)
  ..." of funds that were needed to form a new country in a few select southern states that ideally would be populated only by African Americans. ...s that she had no representation at trial. on January 3, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in a unanimous decision, reversed
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• Centennial Olympic Park bombing
  |location = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States ...on July 27, 1996 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States during the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], the first of four committed by [[Eric
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• Anniston, Alabama
  |subdivision_name = United States ...es of the Population for Incorporated Places in Alabama|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=2008-07-10|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>
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• Rosewood massacre
  ...acial disturbances were common during the early 20th century in the United States, reflecting the nation's rapid social changes. Florida had an especially hi ...lorida had effectively [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era (United States)|disfranchised]] blacks since the turn of the century, both Sumner and Rose
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• 1993 World Trade Center bombing
  ...], gave him advice and tips over the phone, and funded him with a [[United States dollar|US$]]660 [[wire transfer]].<ref name="ksm">{{cite web |url=http://ww ...assport, claiming [[political asylum]]. Yousef was allowed into the United States, and was given a hearing date.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fas.org/irp/
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• Murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores
  ..." Stonex said Forde intended to fund the purchase of a 40-acre property in southern Arizona where she had intended to establish a base for her group's border o [[Category:Terrorist incidents in the United States]]
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