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bracken
bracken or brake, common name for a tall fern ( Pteridium aquilinum ) with large triangular fronds, widespread throughout the world, often as a weed. It is considered poisonous to livestock when eaten in quantity, but the rootstocks and the young shoots, cooked, are used for food. Bracken is also a source of tannin and is used for thatching and as bedding for livestock. A beverage is made from the roots. The names bracken and brake are sometimes also applied to other large, coarse ferns and, as general terms, to a thicket of such plants. Bracken is classified in the division Polypodiophyta , class Polypodiopsida, order Filicales, family Polypodiaceae.
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Bracken out at Sun
Newspaper article from: Press of Atlantic City; 1/23/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...requested the resignation of Thomas A. Bracken, the president and CEO who was credited...will conduct a nationwide search for Bracken's replacement. The abrupt announcement raises questions as to why Bracken was dismissed now - the decision was...
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Jags Brackens Makes Best of Comeback Year
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/26/2003; ; 666 words
; ...This year, Jaguars defensive end Tony Brackens has a knee injury that could end his...threatened to end his career. So, even if Brackens misses Sunday's finale against Atlanta...comeback. "I always expected the best," Brackens said. "I am grateful for the things...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Toxic hillsides. (bracken and stomach cancer)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 11/4/1989; 700+ words
; ...seventeenth-century herbalist, got it wrong. Bracken, he said, "purged the belly and expelled...cancer. During this year's fine summer, bracken did extraordinarily well. Most years...Taylor, chairman of the International Bracken Group, are concerned not just about the...
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Obituary: Eddie Bracken Actor who specialised in guileless incompetents
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...in portraying affable bumblers, Eddie Bracken had a successful film career as a Paramount...pregnant and has no idea who the father is. Bracken played the shy, stuttering Norval Jones...studio chief Buddy DeSylva asked him to use Bracken, and Sturges had no objection. Bracken...
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Irreverent Cookbook Author Peg Bracken Dies
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 10/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...2007 Irreverent Cookbook Author Peg Bracken Dies Host: LIANE HANSEN Time 12:00...PM Play Audio LIANE HANSEN, host: Peg Bracken, author of the irreverent "I Hate to...knows best and Ozzie and Harriet, Peg Bracken's book of short-cut recipes was a...
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Game faces are on Brackens now first in class
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...of things, it didn't matter to Tony Brackens that he had slipped in the 1996 NFL draft...in the first. It didn't matter to Brackens, who left the University of Texas after...don't have any control over," said Brackens, Jacksonville's cat-quick rookie...
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She's Still Cooking; Author Peg Bracken at 80
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/2/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...makes it's appearance. Enter Peg Bracken, a tart and sassy freelance writer in...Hate to Cook Book." Late 1950s or no, Bracken knew that, in their heart of hearts...sullenly at the sink." And here's Bracken on parsley and sprinkled Parmesan cheese...
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Rugby Union: Tour takes over from torment for Bracken When the Saracens scrum-half runs out in Pretoria on Saturday, it will complete a remarkable comeback
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/11/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...last week, fear not. They were. Kyran Bracken is not only going on an England tour...caps in seven years tells its own story. Bracken has been plagued by injuries, the latest...that I'm very relieved to be here," Bracken said. "It's been a difficult year...
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KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ORDER REGARDING APPLICATION OF BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/31/2007; 700+ words
; ...following order: In the Matter of: APPLICATION OF BRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT FOR AN ORDER APPROVING...ORDER CASE NO. 2007-00301 On July 6, 2007, Bracken County Water District ("Bracken") applied for Commission authority to obtain...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Monty the mule tackles bracken.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 7/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...weapon to be used in the battle of the bracken. The invasive fern is increasing its...hectares of UK land for the first time ever. Bracken is thriving mostly on the hillside, where...shire mare. Various methods to destroy bracken have proved unsuccessful and even counter...
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bracken
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bracken or brake, common name for a tall fern...young shoots, cooked, are used for food. Bracken is also a source of tannin and is used...beverage is made from the roots. The names bracken and brake are sometimes also applied to...
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Pellowski, Michael (Joseph) 1949- (Rod Alexander, Charles Bracken, Melanie Martin, Liz Matthews, Morgan Matthews, Ski Michaels, Michael Morgan Pellowski, Bart Rockwell, Richard Smithsen, Anthony Ventura, Dick Walker)
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Joseph) 1949- (Rod Alexander, Charles Bracken, Melanie Martin, Liz Matthews, Morgan...NJ), 1990. (Under pseudonym Charles Bracken) Tennis: Play Like a Pro, Troll (Mahwah...NJ), 1990. (Under pseudonym Charles Bracken) Volleyball: A Step-by-Step Guide...
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John Bracken
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Bracken 1883-1969, Canadian political leader, b. Ontario. A noted agricultural expert, he was premier of Manitoba for 20 years...
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Bracken, Brendan
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Bracken, Brendan (1901–58),British Conservative member of parliament and friend of Churchill, whose parliamentary private...
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The Spaniels
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...auditioned for Vivian Carter Bracken and her husband, James Bracken, who worked for Chicago radio...x2019;s Records. Vivian Bracken was also a disc jockey on Gary...s WGRY radio station. The Brackens had just launched their own...
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