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92The Belo Monte Dam of Brazil
The Belo Monte dam of Brazil is a social and ecological disaster waiting to happen. The dam is not yet built, but it possibly will be - the great lessons already learned in Brazil about hydro electric power is that though that energy is "clean" energy - there are still very negative environmental damages done from flooding forests, and the ensuing greenhouse gasses from the rotting vegetation beneath the water. The Native Tribes of Brazil are not valued at all by the government of Brazil.
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72China, India, Brazil: Superpowers of the Future
But I think, that not any single country will be a superpower in the world, as their will be many powerful countries in the world. Powerful in the sense of economy, science and technology, military, culture and so many things.
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79Enjoy the cassava and its health benefits!
Cassava is of Brazilian origin and since when Pedro Alvares Cabral arrived in Brazil cassava was already appreciated by the Indians who lived here. Being originally from northeast and central regions of the country, Brazil is the world's largest producer of cassava.
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84Top 10 Best Deadmau5 Songs
Deadmau5, aka Joel Zimmerman, is a Producer and DJ within the genre of house, primarily progressive house. He is not only confined to this genre however, having dabbled in some techno and dubstep. He is well known for pushing the boundaries of...
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898 Healthy Nuts and Their Benefits
Finally, we know that nuts are healthy because the fat they contain is good fat that is necessary for good health. Different nuts all have different benefits. For example, walnuts increase our ability to recall while Brazil nuts reduce anxiety.
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91Tale of a Lost Explorer and Lost City
This article summarizes the career of lengendary explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who vanished in Brazil in 1925. The story also provides many theories explaining how and why he disappeared.
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81The Origins of Green Eyes
Green eyes are especially rare. They posses low to moderate amounts of melanin(which is what makes brown eyes brown) and probably represent the interaction of multiple mutations in the OCA2 gene and others. Recently the Mendelian recessive trait...
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71Understanding the design of a tie back and life line anchor
Many designer do not have first hand experience with tie back and life line anchors and are not versed in high rate energy performance methods or behavior". Anchors are often over designed or under designed and may not adequately support a worker and the rigging equipment in the event of a failure
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89LONOMIA OBLIQUA: The Killer Caterpillar
LONOMIA, the Killer Caterpillar This is an interesting letter I have just received from an actual victim of the caterpillar and added to article. I thought it so germane to the danger of Lonomia to head the hub with the report. "My name...
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80Miss Universe 2011 Beauty Pageant - A Translator's Advantage
Miss Universe 2011 is still the most-talked beauty tilt to date. Controversies blotted the pageant due to the presence of those interpreters. Such a waste to be watching four of the Final 5 relying on the explanation of those stand-ins just to give their answers to the questions.
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