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References
[1] newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/extreme-city-specter
[2] library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/11733907.pdf
[3] jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep30954.6.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Aba96b30914cbcfe6a94c15a339cb1606&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&origin=
[4] https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Cardoso_berkeley_0028E_15509.pdf
[5] data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?end=2005&most_recent_value_desc=true&start=1961&view=chart
[6] aljazeera.com/news/2008/9/6/timeline-angolan-elections
[7] afrol.com/articles/22889
[8] bradtangolaupdate.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/luanda-new-5-star-hotel-opens
[9] cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/01/11/angola.host.cup.nations/index.html
[10] bbc.com/news/world-africa-18646243
[11] bbc.com/news/world-africa-21184854
[12] reuters.com/article/us-angola-president-idUSKCN0WD13H
[13] web.archive.org/web/20170216103334/http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-06-03-all-in-the-family-angola-president-picks-eldest-daughter-to-head-state-oil-firm-western-firms-scramble-for-contract
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References
[1] newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/extreme-city-specter
[2] library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/11733907.pdf
[3] jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep30954.6.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Aba96b30914cbcfe6a94c15a339cb1606&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&origin=
[4] https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Cardoso_berkeley_0028E_15509.pdf
[5] data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?end=2005&most_recent_value_desc=true&start=1961&view=chart
[6] aljazeera.com/news/2008/9/6/timeline-angolan-elections
[7] afrol.com/articles/22889
[8] bradtangolaupdate.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/luanda-new-5-star-hotel-opens
[9] cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/01/11/angola.host.cup.nations/index.html
[10] bbc.com/news/world-africa-18646243
[11] bbc.com/news/world-africa-21184854
[12] reuters.com/article/us-angola-president-idUSKCN0WD13H
[13] web.archive.org/web/20170216103334/http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-06-03-all-in-the-family-angola-president-picks-eldest-daughter-to-head-state-oil-firm-western-firms-scramble-for-contract



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References
[1] https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country/details_iran_en.pdf
[2] https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/300-million-yacht-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-suleiman-kerimov-seized-fiji-request-united#:~:text=May%205%2C%202022-,%24300%20Million%20Yacht%20of%20Sanctioned%20Russian%20Oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov%20Seized,sanctioned%20Russian%20oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov
[3] https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivnM5AVLqZzI/v2/pidjEfPlU1QWZop3vfGKsrX.ke8XuWirGYh1PKgEw44kE/1003x-1.png
[4] https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-and-Russia-ditch-dollar-in-move-toward-financial-alliance
[5] https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/60-Percent-of-Iran-Russia-Trade-Is-Already-De-Dollarized-20230602-0015.html
[6] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/argentina-will-pay-for-chinese-imports-in-yuan-instead-of-dollars-to-preserve-its-shrinking-greenback-reserves/ar-AA1apFwy
[7] https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289034.shtml
[8] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/207504/CASE_FINAL%20online.pdf
[9] https://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/1996/1096lead.pdf
[10] https://www.bitcoinandmarkets.com/history-of-world-reserve-currencies-part-1-florin
[11] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/how-reserve-currencies-evolved-over-120-years/
[12] https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/russia-and-china-partners-in-dedollarization/ The Growing Revolt Against the US Dollar](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g6rFff2MAxM/mqdefault.jpg)

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[1] https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/ceb67596-d59a-41e3-ad0c-b5556dd43b4a
[2] https://ir.united.com/static-files/1c0f0c79-23ca-4fd2-80c1-cf975348bab9
[3] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257430933_30_years_of_frequent_flyer_programs
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References
[1] https://www.piercemfg.com/pierce/press-release/pierce-manufacturing-introduces-new-ultra-highrise-pumper-at-china-fire-2019
[2] https://youtu.be/6LVuuCc5XZs?si=GSFYzqPshReS2461&t=246
[3] https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_nims_doctrine-2017.pdf
[4] https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-attack/articles/fire-tactic-offensive-vs-defensive-fire-attack-Z1Vn8eQY9zr1yTGu/
[5] https://www.firefighternation.com/firerescue/dry-wet-hoseline-stretches/?_ga=2.241932480.317792057.1704724647-484687679.1704462003&_gl=1%2A1fnp3bm%2A_ga%2ANDg0Njg3Njc5LjE3MDQ0NjIwMDM.%2A_ga_0ZX5H1R1KT%2AMTcwNDcyNDY0Ny4yLjAuMTcwNDcyNDY0Ny4wLjAuMA
[6] https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/21204705/fire-studies-defensive-and-transitional-modes-of-fire-attack
[7] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/08/nyregion/bronx-fire-nyc.html The Logistics of Firefighting](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iJuGkwA7S1c/mqdefault.jpg)
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_and_wealth#/media/File:GDP_per_capita_(nominal)_2015.png
[2] https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/10/27/the-chinese-century-is-well-under-way
[3] https://archive.org/details/civilizationandc031898mbp/page/n39/mode/2up?q=mental
[4] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-vs-latitude
[5] https://www.jstor.org/stable/40568423
[6] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS
[7] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-the-labor-force-employed-in-agriculture
[8] http://www.fao.org/3/u8480e/u8480e07.htm
[9] https://medcraveonline.com/OAJS/effects-of-high-temperature-stress-and-traits-associated-with-tolerance-in-wheat.html#ref5
[10] https://data.apps.fao.org
[11] https://ourworldindata.org/burden-of-disease
[12] https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00678713/document Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iO5mfbpq16A/mqdefault.jpg)