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…it; and this allowed for the vast destruction that occurred in little more than three years time. The origin of the epidemic has, with little doubt, been identified as Lake Issyk-Koul in what is now a part of Russian Central Asia. A flood, or some other natural disaster
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Category: /History
…and the fact that there are some of one and some of another they can help each other to see the truth in any given situation. Clearly this was a natural disaster of extreme devastation to the people of Lisbon however Voltaire saw this as proof that the theory…
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…have become crude and simple weapons, of chemical and biological nature. Such weapons possess the killing power of nuclear weapons and are delivered by means of “row-boats and Ryder trucks.” Such a threat also highlights the advantages of the carrier…
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…fear is a principal human weakness, this last-mentioned motivation is applied to the advertising of thousands of products, sometimes boldly, sometimes subtly. Fear of poverty, sickness, loss of social standing, and the possibility of natural disasters, great…
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Category: /Literature
…the extraordinary incidents in the natural word and link them to the strange inhuman acts of that night. It gives a view of the incidents from an outside person, not yet concerned with present events. "Threescore and ten I can remember well; within the volume of which…
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…of the foreign-owned business. This greatly angered the Americans, and in 1961, 1500 U.S.-backed Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs . The invasion attempt was a disaster and greatly embarrassed the American government. The Missile Crisis developed in 1962 because…
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…. As mentioned before, during the recent natural disasters in California, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) set up field offices with WLAN very quickly. Here is a great example of how WLAN can be used: An ETHERNET connection over a radio link provided…
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…of the nature of attrition warfare, the Germans soon learnt to minimise their casualties, as General Sixt von Armin explained after the war. "One of the most important lessons drawn from the Battle of the Somme is that, under heavy, methodical artillery fire…
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…World War II and the British control, Burma was a prospering land. The condition of Burma was a disaster after World War II. The new government was pressured with overwhelming economic and social problems. During the time of chaos Ne Win seized power from…
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Category: /Literature/English
…entitlements. Although these tasks may be easy to spot, they are not, however, easy to implement. Each has consequences that could eventually lead to both economic and social disasters. For example, government funding is essential for economic growth…
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