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Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures)...

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, arts...

Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them (with chemicals in modern times) to forestall decomposition. This is usually...

Earth has a human population of over 8 billion as of 2024, with an overall population density of 50 people per km2 (130 per sq. mile). Nearly 60% of the...

Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures. In montane regions (vertical...

Marxian class theory asserts that an individual's position within a class hierarchy is determined by their role in the production process, and argues that...

Daniel Clarence Quinn (October 11, 1935 – February 17, 2018) was an American author (primarily, novelist and fabulist), cultural critic, and publisher...

Global weather activity of 2009 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, tornadoes, ice storms, tropical cyclones and other meteorogical...

The 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods were floods in southwest Russia in early July 2012, mainly in Krasnodar Krai near the coast of the Black Sea. The equivalent...

The United Tournament or United Supercup was an exhibition football club tournament between two best clubs from Ukraine and two from Russia. The context...

Artem Olegovich Dubrivnyy (Russian: Артём Олегович Дубривный; born 31 January 1999) is a Russian tennis player. Dubrivnyy has a career high ATP singles...

The Egyptian Feminist Union (Arabic: الاتحاد النسائي المصري) was the first nationwide feminist movement in Egypt. The Egyptian Feminist Union was founded...

The 2014 Moscow Victory Day Parade took place in Red Square on 9 May 2014 to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945...

System Administrator Appreciation Day, also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, or BOFH Day is an annual event created by system administrator Ted Kekatos...

Victoria Albertovna Demchenko (Russian: Виктория Альбертовна Демченко; born 26 November 1995) is a Russian luger. She is the daughter of Albert Demchenko...

The Seafood Choices Alliance was a program of the nonprofit ocean conservation organization, SeaWeb. It was established in 2001 to bring together the disparate...

Air pollution is a concern in British Columbia, Canada because of its effects on health and visibility. Air quality is influenced in British Columbia (BC)...

Jeffrey Harbeson (born 1956) is a retired United States Navy officer. He is notable for being denied a visa to visit Russia due to concerns his appointment...

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is an international association of professionals involved with impact assessment, including...

Rozetta Andreyevna Zhilina (Russian: Розе́тта Андре́евна Жи́лина; 8 June 1933, Leningrad – 11 December 2003, Snezhinsk) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician...