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    Millet is a crop that has a lot of health benefits, has protein, lasts a long time, matures quickly, and can grow in dry environments with poor soil. For some civilizations in Africa, East Asia, India, and Europe, this was a perfect crop. Starting in 8,000 BCE, millet quickly spread around Africa and the Eurasian supercontinent, becoming one of the most commonly eaten grains in the world. India alone produces over 8 million tons of millet yearly. There is no denying that millet had a huge impact

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    newer and more popular use of forages are as cover crops in between growing seasons. This is a good way to improve soil health and it also creates another grazing area for livestock. • There are three main types of forages in Australia: sorghum, millet, and cover crops. • The first mentioned, sorghum, is the best known of the three. Although sorghum can be harvested as grain, it is also used as a forage crop. Sorghum has a very high production potential which makes it a great feed source for

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    Since the emergence of the mobile communication, mobile phone changed people 's life greatly. Especially the advent of the era of mobile Internet, the communication industry and mobile phone industry develop at top speed and become the new growth point of national economy. In a functional diversity and smartphones as mobile Internet terminal as the theme of today 's mobile phone market, the domestic mobile phone have, developed its own brand smartphone, Xiaomi mobile phone as a rookie, domestic handset

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    limited resources is to make a sweeping generalization that the government of Tagus should do everything that it can do to promote that new type of millet. Basically, the argument is based on the assumption that as the millet is a common food in Tagus, the people will readily adopt the new variety. But, it has not mentioned anything that the new variety of millet has the same taste. So, there is no any certainty that the people will like the taste and adopt it. Therefore, further study of the newly engendered

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    Analysis of an annual rainfall pattern over a 50-year period (1961-2010) showed a general fluctuation in rainfall pattern for all the three regions. The highest rainfall values of 1580mm (NR), 1365mm (UER) and 1543mm (UWR) were recorded in 1991, 1999 and 1963, respectively. The lowest rainfall values of 695mm (NR), 671mm (UER) and 524mm (UWR) were recorded in 1992, 1977 and 1986, respectively. The mean annual rainfall values were 1082.5mm (NR), 990.8mm (UER) and 1035.4mm (UWR) as shown in table II

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    artworks in a more open and positive light. This shift in artworks depicting the working class in favor of aristocracy is clear in the analysis of three different periods, with the works of three different artists: Jean-François Millet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Vera Mukhina. Millet depicts the working class forthright in his works, such as The Gleaners (1857); he focuses on the futility of labor and the conditions of the emerging middle class in reaction to the extravagance and leisure of the aristocracy

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    The artist came from humble beginnings of a hard working family. One day Millet drew a perfect picture on his wall and caused his father to see the gift that his son had, so at the urging of his father Millet went away to study to become an artist. Millet, much like Courbet, desired a break from the conventional artistic styles of the past, so around 1849 he rented a cottage where he realized that he loved the views

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    Art Activity Plan: Demonstrating the Element of Space Art Activity Description: The students will be introduced to Man with a Hoe by Jean-François Millet and my artwork. Then the students will learn about the element of art emphasizing on space. Subsequent, students will be invited to analyze our use of space. Students will discuss their interpretations of the painting and provide visual evidence to back up their ideas. Following, they will be invited to share their understanding of how the man

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    away for Cherbourg to refine it. Tragically, his father died and Millet had to return. After being encouraged to continue painting by his grandmother, Millet studied with Lucien-Théophile Langlois. While living in Paris Jean-Francois Millet was estranged and finally declare,”I will never be made to bow. I will never have the art of the Parisian drawing rooms forced upon me. A peasant I was born, a peasant I will die." And so Millet strived as himself said, “to make the trivial serve to express the

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    (Langendorf). A popular choice in Niger is to avoid the dry land by herding livestock for a living. However many still choose to grow pearl millet, one of the few plants able to grow in semi-arid regions, to feed their family (Sawaya 1). A small family in Niger, living just a few miles from the city of Zinder, attempts to feed their family by growing pearl millet.

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