And thanks to a recent resurgence of interest in native varietals, these grapes are responsible for some of the most interesting wines made in Italy today.

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Individual customers have benefited, but improving their own native technical capacities has attracted relatively little interest from developers or investors.

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Barbeques stir the interest of kookaburras, large native kingfishers with a maniacal laugh, which sit patiently in the trees before swooping boldly to gobble up any unattended meat.

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For example, a "Native Hawaiian" need not be able to demonstrate: residency in Hawaii (either currently or at any time in the past), ties to a particular traditional culture or language, or any documented involvement or interest in Hawaiian, much less Native Hawaiian, community or political affairs.

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And while Silicon Valley companies like Google are now taking an interest in Berlin, the growth thus far has been fueled almost entirely by native European entrepreneurs.

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