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emu

a large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order Casuariiformes
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emu

[′ē‚myü]
(electromagnetism)
(vertebrate zoology)
Dromiceius novae-hollandiae. An Australian ratite bird, the second largest living bird, characterized by rudimentary wings and a feathered head and neck without wattles.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

EMU

(Economic and Monetary Union) The consolidation of European currencies into one monetary unit called the "euro," which phased in on January 1, 1999. Accounting systems that dealt with the currencies of the participating countries had to deal with both native and euro values. On January 1, 2002, euro notes and coins were made available, with national currencies withdrawn by March 1 of that year. Public and private companies spent more than $150 billion (USD equivalent) modifying their information systems. As of January 1, 2015, the following countries use the euro:


Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
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However, separating out the effects of EU appears to come at a "cost" of significantly reducing the estimated export effects of EMU. Recall the preferred specification in col.
Although purchasing younger stock is cheaper (fertile eggs for around $25 and day-old chicks for around $100), emus do not reach sexual maturity until they are two years old.
Incidence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Emus. Inventi Impact Infection.
The purpose of these arrangements was to limit national policy sovereignty of EMU member states so as to make their policies consistent with the pursuit of price stability by the ECB.
The ordered sets of trips undertaken by the same EMU during the period of two adjacent maintenances are called one EMU circulation.
A final decision on the emu underpasses will be made later in the year but Whale said he was pessimistic about the birds ever using them, given their lack of intelligence - a problem that can make it hard simply to shoo them out of fenced fields.
Emu aims to achieve this objective by the application of sound geoscientific and commercial criteria and, where appropriate, by partnering with other companies which have the skills and financial resources to add value to Emu Nickel's projects.
Letting one member fail would create speculative pressure on other EMU governments with weak fiscal positions or shallow domestic bond markets.
Hannah Jones, who lives on the family-run farm, has had the emu for two years.
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