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  2. Secondary growth - Wikipedia

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    Secondary growth thickens the stem and roots, typically making them woody.Obstructions such as this metal post and stubs of limbs can be engulfed. In botany, secondary growth is the growth that results from cell division in the cambia or lateral meristems and that causes the stems and roots to thicken, while primary growth is growth that occurs as a result of cell division at the tips of stems ...

  3. Three-sector model - Wikipedia

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    Three sectors according to Fourastié Clark's sector model This figure illustrates the percentages of a country's economy made up by different sector. The figure illustrates that countries with higher levels of socio-economic development tend to have less of their economy made up of primary and secondary sectors and more emphasis in tertiary sectors.

  4. Economic sector - Wikipedia

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    Primary: involves the retrieval and production of raw-material commodities, such as corn, coal, wood or iron. Miners, farmers and fishermen are all workers in the primary sector. Secondary: involves the transformation of raw or intermediate materials into goods, as in steel into cars, or textiles into clothing. Builders and dressmakers work in ...

  5. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    The concept of the primary group was first introduced in 1909 by sociologist Charles Cooley, a member of the famed Chicago school of sociology, through a book titled Social Organization: A Study of the Larger Mind. Although Cooley had initially proposed the term to denote the first intimate group of an individual's childhood, the classification ...

  6. Post-industrial society - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, the post-industrial society is the stage of society's development when the service sector generates more wealth than the manufacturing sector of the economy. The term was originated by Alain Touraine and is closely related to similar sociological theoretical concepts such as post-Fordism , information society , knowledge economy ...

  7. Long Island woman, 51, killed after cab driver crashes car ...

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    The crash sent the taxi careening onto the sidewalk, where the vehicle hit the 51-year-old woman and two men, 44 and 49. The woman was “pinned” against a fence by the vehicle, a police source said

  8. Startup that went viral for ‘firing stressed employees ...

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    An Indian company says an email informing staff that admitted to burnout had been fired was in reality part of an elaborate ruse to raise awareness over workplace stress.

  9. Jennifer Lopez Will Keep 8.5-Carat Green Diamond ... - AOL

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    Jennifer Lopez will keep her diamond engagement ring in her divorce settlement with Ben Affleck. Affleck, 52, proposed to Lopez, 53, with an 8.5-carat green diamond engagement ring after they ...