For Canadians‚ the Cold War started with one man: Igor Gouzenko. Born in Rogachev‚ Russia in 1919‚ he studied at the Moscow Engineering Academy and the Moscow Architectural Institute before enlisting in the Soviet military (the Red army) at the beginning of Russia’s involvement in World War II. He caught the eye of the NKVD (Soviet secret police agency) and trained as a cipher clerk for the GRU (Soviet military intelligence)‚ serving as an intelligence officer on the front lines during WWII battles
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ch6.qxd 1/28/98 9:08 AM Page 135 CHAPTER 6 The 1956 Suez Crisis On July 26‚ 1956‚ Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. The ostensible reason for the nationalization was to use the tolls to ‹nance the building of the Aswan Dam. Nasser’s action was an act of revenge against the British and the French‚ who had previously held control of the company that controlled the Canal. This con›ict precipitated an international crisis over ownership and operation
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http://www.elinxs.com/currentaffairs.asp Francesca Schiavone won the French Women Title2010 . (Italian) [pic] Australia’s Samantha Stosur won 2011 us open title Usa’s Serena Williams won 2012 us open title present Chairman of Infosys soft ware company N.Narayana Murthy world mother tongue day was observed Feb 21 company produces Electronic Voting Machines Bharat Electronics Limited‚ India named for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2010 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva president of Indian Olympics
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The A7D Affair From a business perspective‚ working under government contracts can be a very good proposition. In general‚ a stream of orders keep coming in‚ revenue increases and a company can realize tremendous profits. The obvious downfalls when working in this manner are high quality expectations‚ as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly‚ it can cause problems that can carry serious repercussions‚ such as in
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ROLE OF RELIGION IN SOCIETY:- Religion is the inner side of the civilization H.D.Majar Religion is the opium of people Karl Marx Religion does not consist in mere words…caste is non-sense. Those who love God love everybody. Guru Nanak Man can’t live by bread alone Bibical Man‚ is a social animal‚ is also a religious or spiritual being. Religion is major concern of man. Man has not only social‚ economic and biological needs but also spiritual needs fed by religion
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The Monroe Doctrine warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. It was James Monroe’s 1823‚ 7th annual message (December 2nd) to Congress that included this influential doctrine. Among many geopolitical dynamics like the Independence Movements in Latin America‚ the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars‚ and the interests of the European powers in the Western Hemisphere‚ the doctrine publicly declared to European nations that the U.S. would not tolerate any further
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According to CBC’s The Fifth Estate‚ Brian Mulroney and Karlheinz Schreiber’s relationship began in the early 1980’s through Mulroney’s emergence as a force in the Tory party. Although this is when their relationship began‚ both parties have very different views as to what their relationship is. According to the Honorable Jeffrey J Oliphant‚ Mr. Schreiber came to believe that he and Mr. Mulroney had become friends however Mr. Schreiber is deluding himself if he believes that Mr. Mulroney was ever
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Isabel Fuentes ENC 1102 March 3‚ 2009 Kate Chopin on two Readings: “The Storm” and “A Shameful Affair” To truly understand and appreciate Kate Chopin’s uniqueness in her style of writing‚ we have to locate her stories in the social era and attitudes of her time. We see Chopin’s breeding ground for women in later times. These two short stories dealing with two women who decide to deal with their weakness or perhaps
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Emotional Affair: It is Just as Bad When most people think of infidelity‚ typically a physical affair is the only type that comes to mind. Emotional cheating is nowhere near as prominent a thought as physical‚ but it is just as bad. “When we think “affair‚” we think sex. Sex outside marriage can be a knife through a spouse’s heart. But an emotional affair can be just as dangerous to a marriage‚ and often a more complicated situation to remedy.” (Neuman. 26.) So it is not very shocking that most
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The Callisto Affair Mount Olympus-Hera‚ the goddess of marriage and childbirth‚ wife and sister to Zeus. Hera gets jealous very easily so when Zeus did this she was furious. When she found out about Callisto‚ she put her wrath out on her and turned her into a bear. But then later on we found out that‚ that was NOT the only affair. She has also done worse‚ Echo was trying to help Zeus leave and have his affairs. Echo distracted Hera by being a chatterbox‚ as usual. Hera cursed her
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