Takeshita Noboru
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Takeshita Noboru (b. 26 Feb. 1924, d. 19 June 2000). Prime Minister of Japan 1987–9 Although a less controversial figure than many of his contemporaries, Takeshita's achievements have been substantial by comparison with any other Japanese political leader of recent times. The son of a sake maker, Takeshita spent his early adulthood in the Imperial Army Air Corps. After 1945, he taught in a middle school before entering local politics in 1951 in Shimane Prefecture. From this platform he launched his campaign for election to the Lower House in 1958. In a long political career, Takeshita managed to acquire experience in many of the most important Cabinet posts including Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of Construction. As Minister of Finance in the
Nakasone government, he designed the consumption tax which he was later to introduce as Prime Minister. This enabled a fundamental reform of the Japanese revenue system, despite widespread and virulent opposition. His remarkable political skill was based on his expertise in fund-raising, his skill as a party boss, and his ability as a consummate parliamentarian. After resigning from office because he was implicated in the Recruit scandal, he retained considerable influence within the
Liberal Democratic Party.
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REAL DUNE BUGGIES NAMIB DESERT HOME TO SPIDER THAT INVENTED THE WHEEL, HEAD-STANDING BEETLE AND OTHER WONDERS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/23/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...Caucasia, but in the barren dunes of the Namib Desert, by Carparachne aureoflava...southern Africa. To the untutored eye, the Namib seems a parched and barren place, but...evolutionary laboratory, it has been said, the Namib dunes alone are the arid equivalent of...
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NAMIB DESERT; Long thin strip of dunes and desolate landscape.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/9/2006; 700+ words
; ...Scobey, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES NAMIB DESERT, Namibia - Chris, a Namibian ranger...horizon. Chris is describing this strange Namib Desert, a long, thin strip, never more...rainfall by at least three times; in the Namib, the annual rainfall is 1/3 inch, and...
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Living with the Bushmen and dune driving in Namib Desert
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/17/2003; ; 459 words
; ...Living with the Bushmen and dune driving in Namib Desert Byline: Harun Rahman Edition...camped for the night, and headed into the Namib Desert the next day. The Petronas Adventure...permission to drive through this way. The Namib Desert is a barren, brilliant red sand...
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Predation as a major cost of reproduction in Namib Desert tenebrionic beetles.
Magazine article from: Ecology; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the Namib Desert. We compare sex ratios captured...marked sexually dimorphic behaviors of Namib tenebrionids make this system quite amenable...200 species of tenebrionid beetles in the Namib Desert, males of many species exhibit...
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On the trail of the wild horses of the shimmering Namib.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 7/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...brumbies of the Outback, these horses of the Namib are untamed, unbound, unbroken by man...into the sandy, ochre landscape of the Namib. Spellbound, we watch a herd of about...early 19th century. The horses of the Namib are hardier than any domestic breed. Evolving...
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Navigating the Namib by bike
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 5/8/2004; 700+ words
; ...wind slowly erases it. It is hot in the Namib desert in southwest Africa, with midday...to the deep red of the sand dunes of the Namib. The riders can spend hours without seeing...kilometres under the unforgiving sun of the Namib. The last evening before the journey back...
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Desert dreams: hiking through the world's tallest sand dunes in the Namib Desert.(Worldwide)
Magazine article from: American Fitness; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...backside from climbing sand dunes in the Namib Desert. Wind carved into perfectly crafted...the arduous climb. It's sunrise in the Namib Desert, a time of day when colors are...sand beneath our shoes. The dunes of the Namib Desert are part of one of the world's...
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Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fog-bask?
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 10/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Tenebrionidae, Onymacris unguicularis, Namib Desert Abstract. Dehydration of Onymacris...unguicularis are unique amongst diurnal Namib tenebrionids in the water-trapping behaviour...other adult diurnal tenebrionids in the Namib do not display fog-basking behaviour...
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Haemolymph amino acid, sugar and glycerol levels in the Namib Desert tenebrionid Physadesmia globosa (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) during dehydration and rehydration
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Physadesmia globosa, Tenebrionidae, Namib Desert, amino acids, trehalose, glycerol...armatus (Cohen et al., 1986), and in the Namib desert tenebrionid beetles Stips stali...osmoregulation only in the strictly nocturnal Namib tenebrionid beetle S. stali (Naidu...
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REVOLUTIONARY NAMIB DESERT SAND DUNE STUDY REVEALS NEW INFORMATION ON DUNE AGE, STRUCTURE, SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON PAST CLIMATE CHANGE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/25/2007; 700+ words
; ...following news release: Linear sand dunes, like those found in the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa, are the most widespread type...Navajo Sandstone, or in the last 5,000 years like those in the Namib Desert. WHAT IS GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR)? A GPR system...
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Namib Desert
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Namib Desert Coastal desert region of Namibia, between the Atlantic Ocean and the interior plateau. It has less than 1cm (0.4in) of rain a year and is almost completely barren. Diamonds are mined. Length: c. 1900km (1200mi).
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Namib
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Namib , desert, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long and from 30 to 100 mi (50-160 km) wide, SW Africa, along the coast of Namibia...
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Desert
Book article from: Biology
...America, western South America (Atacama), southern Africa (Namib), and Asia-northern Africa. There are so-called polar...obtain moisture from live food. Tenebrionid beetles of the Namib extract water from coastal fogs: The beetles do "headstands...
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South Africa
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...Karoo; Cape Town , on the Cape of Good Hope ; and part of the Namib Desert . The interior forms part of the African plateau. The...Mediterranean climate. Much of the plateau is arid, and the Namib Desert is almost rainless. Grassland covers much of the high...
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Namibia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...high, reddish sand dunes. The coastal strip comprises the Namib Desert, and the eastern region is part of the Kalahari Desert...animal preserves; a smaller game park near Windhoek; and the Namib Desert Park (23,401 sq km/9,035 sq mi), east of Swakopmund...
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