revenue is just about gone.” Mayor Lester Jenkins said. Some tax money will continue to dribble in as stockpiles of coal are depleted. The town council will talk about a new budget at its meeting tomorrow night. Summary A small town located in Prosper‚ West Virginia is losing its major source employment. The mine has been open since 1901 and is closing due to lack of demand for coal and shutdown in manufacturing nationwide. The United Coal Company’s Mine No. 3 will close for an indefinite period and
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INQUILAB Prof.S.Jayaraman Inquilab means revolution. ‘Inquilab’ is one of the much - acclaimed plays of Asif Currimbhoy. This play is about the Naxalbari Movement that started in a small village in West Bengal in 1967. This uprising‚ by the peasants‚ tried to usher in a revolutionary new social order through violence and hence the title ‘ Inquilab.’ Asif Currimbhoy‚ an Indian playwright writing in English‚ had exposure in experimental American theatre. He brought some of their techniques like
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Al-Quds University Faculty of Art Department of English Writing III Section (10) Third Assignment The Israeli Occupation of Palestine Alaa’ Waleed Sbitan #21112289 Dr.Hasan Hamad First Semester 2013/2014 Writing III Dr.Hasan Hamad Essay Skeleton Outline Topic: The Israeli Occupation of Palestine Style: Conventional Mode: Global Description Macro:
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Africa as the Centerpiece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Upon independence in 1960 Nigeria’s major foreign policy aim has been in the restoration of the African dignity and this became the centerpiece of the countries foreign policy. Africa has remained the centerpiece of the Nigerian foreign policy since independence when it was adopted under President Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In his acceptance speech at the United Nations on October 8‚ 1960‚ Balewa clearly portrayed Africa as the foremost concern
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a virus‚ making this outbreak the worst recorded in history. July 29‚2014:Doctor leading Sierra Leone’s Ebola fight dies 9. JULY 31‚2014:The death toll attributed to the Ebola virus rises to more than 700 people in West Africa. August 2nd‚ 2014: United States missionary doctor Kent Brantley‚ infected with Ebola in Liberia‚ was flown to Atlanta for treatment AUGUST 5‚2014: Ebola patient is brought to the U.S.‚ American missionary‚ Nancy Writebol
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people also stayed in West Africa. For instance‚ there were certainly people living at Djenne-Djeno‚ in modern Mali‚ far up the Niger river in West Africa‚ around 250 BC. By 300 AD‚ the men and women of Djenne-Djeno were trading along the Niger river with other West African communities to get iron and good stone to make grindstones. They buried dead people in tall pots that stood in between their houses. By 500 AD‚ there were about 20‚000 people living in Djenne-Djeno in West Africa‚ more than in
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The Sundarbans Forest is the largest collection of tidal halophytic mangroves in the world. The Sundarbans Forest encompasses 10‚000 sq km with 60% of it in Bangladesh and the remaining forest in West Bengal‚ India. The Sundarbans Forest is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. The Sundarbans provide a unique ecosystem and series of habitats for a wide variety of wildlife. In addition to the tiger‚ 42 species of mammals‚ 35 reptiles and amphibians‚ 270 species of birds‚ and over 120 species of fish
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PRE COLONIAL AFRICAN STATES SOUTHERN (1800-1900) THE MFECANE This is a Nguni term which for forced migrations of various Nguni speaking communities. This took place in the South Eastern part of South Africa in the period between 1810-1860. The Nguni speaking communities include the following: Xhosa‚ Swazi‚ Zulu‚ and Ndebele etc. Many historians have found it difficult to explain the causes of these migrants however population and land pressure amongst these groups living between Drakensbura
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undermining the socialist state. The Berlin Wall was built because of Economics and Political views. Economically‚ too many well-educated people moved from East Germany‚ and some worked in West Berlin and lived in East Berlin (it’s cheaper there)‚ so DDR lost money on this (“Mauer”). Politically‚ the West side interfered with the East side‚ the Russian sector (“Mauer”). When World War II ended‚ Berlin was divided into 4 sectors. Russian was the largest sector. The Western sectors had France‚ Great
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A continent known for its diverse population and natural resources‚ Africa is home to the small West African country Sierra Leone. In the late 1600s‚ Sierra Leone was the first place to ever house‚ sell‚ and trade transatlantic slaves (Edsall‚ Healey‚ and O’Donnell). Nearly a decade later in 1787‚ “British abolitionists and philanthropists establish[ed] a settlement in Freetown‚ for repatriated and rescued slaves”(“Sierra Leone Country Profile”). The British had control of Sierra Leone until April
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