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  • n  (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
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  • Batista exit from MPX begins breakup of EBX empire
    By Jeb Blount and Guillermo Parra-Bernal RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's EBX Group, a once high-flying industrial conglomerate, began breaking up on Thursday, the latest victim of a screeching halt in a decade-long commodities boom. Batista, the founder and vital force behind the oil, energy, port, shipbuilding and mining group, stepped down as chairman ...
    July 5, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

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