Bananas The banana plant‚ or Musa acuminata‚ is one of the most important fruiting plants on Earth. This plant belongs to the Musaceae family‚ also known as the “banana family”. The genus Musa refers to “large herbaceous flowering plants” with fruit that is usually elongated and curved‚ with a yellow‚ purple‚ or red rind covering soft starchy fruit (Merriam-Webster). Banana plants are often mistaken for trees‚ because their “false stem” or pseudostem resembles a tree trunk. However‚ trees are dicots
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The Global Market for Malt Beverages On 21st April 2014 Summary Malt beverages (non-alcoholic) are an increasingly important element within the global beverage spectrum. This report defines what they are and focuses on three key regions‚ MENA‚ Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa. The report provides a global view of malt beverages‚ their consumption and positioning followed by consideration and characterization of each region before focusing on each individual market. Both clear and dark
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up-to-date market data on the actual market situation‚ trends‚ and future outlook for aluminium foil in different American countries. The package includes aluminium foil country reports from the following countries: Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ Chile‚ Ecuador‚ Mexico‚ Panama‚ United States The reports include historic market data from 2007 to 2013 and forecasts until 2018 which makes the reports an invaluable resource for industry executives‚ marketing‚ sales and product managers‚ analysts‚ and other
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Would you be able to live with and serve the very same group of people that brutally killed your spouse and friends? Elisabeth Elliot‚ a passionate missionary who ministered in both America and in the jungles of Ecuador‚ forgave the Acura tribe who martyred her husband‚ Jim Elliot‚ and many others. Elisabeth was born on December 21st‚ 1926‚ in Belgium‚ Germany to her missionary parents‚ Philip and Katherine Howard. Her life in Germany didn’t last long‚ however when her father
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Edward Snowden: Villain or Hero? “You can’t have 100% security and then also have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience. Society had to make choices” said President Obama. It has become a given in society that it is on the government’s agenda to procure its nation’s safety in exchange of the privacy or freedom of the people. Edward Snowden‚ a paladin of social justice‚ has now come to light with outstanding facts as for what specifically it is that the National Security Agency (NSA) is able and
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the market size‚ growth and forecasts at the global level as well as for the following countries: Argentina‚ Armenia‚ Australia‚ Austria‚ Azerbaijan‚ Bangladesh‚ Belgium‚ Bolivia‚ Bulgaria‚ Canada‚ Chile‚ China‚ Colombia‚ Czech Republic‚ Denmark‚ Ecuador‚ Egypt‚ Estonia‚ Ethiopia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Georgia‚ Germany‚ Ghana‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ India‚ Indonesia‚ Iran‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ Jordan‚ Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Latvia‚ Lebanon‚ Lithuania‚ Macedonia‚ Malaysia‚ Mexico‚ Moldova‚ Mongolia‚ Morocco
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1572. From 1438 to 1533‚ the Incas used a variety of methods‚ from conquest to peaceful assimilation‚ to incorporate a large portion of western South America‚ centered on the Andean mountain ranges‚ including‚ besides Peru‚ large parts of modern Ecuador‚ western and south central Bolivia‚ northwest Argentina‚ north and central Chile‚ and a small part of southern Colombia into a state comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia. The official language of the empire was Quechua‚ although hundreds
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Crude‚ a documentary by Joe Berlinger‚ provides an eye-opening look into the highly controversial battle between Texaco and the Amazon Jungle of Ecuador. The film follows the lawyers’s fight to improve the jungle’s living environment and restore the original beauty of the Amazon. Texaco has been contaminating the rainforest for around three decades‚ poisoning the water‚ air and land. The pollution has created a ‘death zone’ that has been increasing the rates of cancer‚ leukemia‚ birth defects‚ and
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Definition and Introduction to OPEC OPEC‚ The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries‚ is a name that has become synonymous with the worldwide petroleum market. But what does it do‚ who is involved and how important is OPEC to our day-to-day lives? This article aims to answer these basic questions in a clear and concise fashion. OPEC is a permanent organisation of 12 countries which are world-leaders in oil production. The primary aim of OPEC is to unify petroleum policies between its
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CHEVRON THE WORST POLLUTER OF ALL TIME TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………...…2 Literature Review…………………………………………………………………………….…4 Study……………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Methodology……………………………………………………………………………………13 Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………14 Conclusions/Recommendations……………………………………………………………..16 References……………………………………………………………………………………..17 |Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The environment
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