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Rusted Root
Rusted Root Rock group For the Record… Selected discography Sources Rusted Root’s tribal, drum enthused songs with melodic harmonies give the six-member group a uniquely earthy sound. The group counts African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American themes among its influences... Read more |
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root
root in botany, the descending axis of a plant, as contrasted with the stem, the ascending axis. In most plants the root is underground, but in epiphytes the roots grow in the air and in hydrophytes (e.g., cattails and water lilies) they grow in water or marshes. Roots function to absorb water... Read more |
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Root canal therapy
Root canal treatment Definition Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental procedure in which the diseased or damaged pulp (central core) of a tooth is removed and the inside areas (the pulp chamber and root canals) are filled and... Read more |
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phylloxera
phylloxera , small, sap-eating, greenish insect of the genus Phylloxera, closely related to the aphid . Phylloxeras feed on leaves and roots, and many species produce galls on deciduous trees. Their life cycle is complex; one species is known to pass through 21 different stages. Most notorious... Read more |
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root (mathematics)
root in mathematics, number or quantity r for which an equation f ( r )=0 holds true, where f is some function . If f is a polynomial , r is called a root of f; for example, r =3 and r =-4 are roots of the equation x2 + x -12=0, because (3) 2 +(3)-12=0 and (-4) 2 +(-4)-12=0. In the... Read more |
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The Roots
The Roots Hip-hop group Since the release of their 1995 major-label debut Do You Want More?!!!??! —considered one of the most groundbreaking works to emerge from the jazz/hip-hop subgenre Read more |
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Semitic languages
SEMITIC LANGUAGES A group of languages, previously categorized as the Semito-Hamitic family, that are now described as a branch of the Afro-Asiatic linguistic family. Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Ugaritic are derived from the Northwest Semitic group; Arabic and the Ethiopic languages... Read more |
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protoxylem
protoxylem The primary xylem tissue that is formed in the expanding region of roots and shoots before the shoot or root has completed the elongation process. In the secondary walls of these vessels the lignin is deposited in rings and spirals, which allows for further elongation. The protoxylem is... Read more |
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quadratic
quadratic mathematical expression of the second degree in one or more unknowns (see polynomial ). The general quadratic in one unknown has the form ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, and c are constants and x is the variable. A quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c =0 always has two roots , not... Read more |
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Hem
Hem Roots music group Hem is a gentle Brooklyn-based band whose music doesn't fit easily into any genre but has been noted for being a comforting sonic blanket. The band embraces the Countrypolitan sound, a country music subgenre noted for infusing roots music with lush... Read more |
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CHS has best quarter ever: High commodity prices drive co-op's earnings to...
...percent, while earnings in its ag business were up 55 percent as...Harvest States, traces its roots back to the fiery farm populists of the 1930s who battled for...or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave... |
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CHS profits blow down the barn; up 74 percent.(Financial report)
...percent, while earnings in its ag business were up 55 percent as...Harvest States, traces its roots back to the fiery farm populists of the 1930s who battled for...or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave... |
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Battle for the Farm Vote Is On in Peoria, Ill.
...D.C. "No one group -- agriculture...more hell," noted populist orator Mary Lease...himself the "Grass Roots Guy," agrees...voice, believes the ag vote is still important...involved with the ag economy," he said. While corporate ... |
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For Democrats - Alan Khazei for Senate
...energy of activist groups and private-sector...building a grass-roots network for change...established interest groups that tried to squeeze...his working-class roots. Despite his close...current campaign on populist anger suggests ... |
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REILLY BLASTS UTILITIES OVER ELECTRIC RATES
...you take this anti-utility populist approach" and block utilities...That attitude has taken root in California, and we've...I hope it is not us that the AG is concerned about." He said...Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group, said Reilly's push is ... |
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Massachusetts Electric Companies Fail to Find Ways to Cut Costs.(Knight...
...you take this anti-utility populist approach" and block utilities...That attitude has taken root in California, and we've...I hope it is not us that the AG is concerned about." He said...Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group, said Reilly's push is ... |
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United States Senate Republicans:Chris Bayley vs. Linda Smith -- Will GOP...
...up more than 30,000 grass-roots supporters for "Linda's Army...under pressure from interest groups and party leadership. "I was...has been using a traditional populist campaign gimmick - taking a...confident about his prospects ag-ainst Smith. "I think we... |