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    trade has left a legacy which cannot be ignored. Slavery existed within sub-Saharan African societies before the arrival of Europeans. The internal trade was conducted within the African continent itself. It involved trade between North Africa and West Africa. Africans were exposed to several forms of slavery over the centuries‚ including slavery under both the Muslims with the sub-Saharan slave trade slave trade‚ and Europeans through the trans-Atlantic slave trade. For my research topic I will

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    Kolkata Police Exam

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    limit: Not below 20 years and not above 27 years on 01/01/2012 (i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January‚ 1985 and not later than 1st January‚ 1992). Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC & ST candidates and by 3 years for O.B.C candidates of West Bengal. Selection procedure: The selection procedure will consists of three successive stages Physical Measurement Test‚ Written Examination‚ and Personality Test How to apply for Kolkata police combined competitive examination 2012 Application

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    Wb Chit Fund Scam

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    Left and some even trying to cover up the mess. Sudipto Sen‚ the promoter of the chit fund funded by the Saradha Group‚ was arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir with two of his associates‚ police said. "Based on information provided by the West Bengal Police‚ three people were detained by us from the Sonamarg tourist resort in Ganderbal district today (Tuesday)‚" a senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer told IANS. Today‚ things got messier with reports of a Saradha Group agent trying

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    other three counties were each in control of a small part of what was to be West Germany. The Allies decided that they would come together to form one country out of their three divided parts. Those three divided parts formed West Germany. After all the land was divided the Soviet Union controlled East Germany. Just like the Soviet Union‚ the economy in East Germany was struggling to get back on its feet after the war. While West Berlin became a lively urban area like many American cities‚ East Berlin

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    PALEOCENTRIC

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    What year was the Berlin Wall built and who built it? The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 by the Soviet Army. What did the Berlin Wall create? The Berlin Wallhe East from its capitalistic enemy‚ the West. It was also built to control the unstoppable flood of emigration from East to West Berlin. What is Berlin’s poorest district? Berlin’s poorest district is Kreuzberg. What does the Kurfurstendamn district of Berlin symbolize? Kurfurstendamn is a showcase of western consumer goods and the

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    14th of August 1961. The wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic‚ to divide West Germany from the East.The wall was built for two major reasons. Economics‚ too many people were living in East Germany ( because it was cheaper ) and then working over in West Germany‚ therefore the DDR ( the group that decided to build the Old photo of the Berlin wallwall ) lost money. The second is that the west side was interfering with the east ( Russian sector ) Escape routes The wall divided

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    The Epic of Sundiata

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    The Epic of Sundiata is a West African tale that tells the story of the rise to power of Mali’s greatest king‚ Sundiata (Son-Jara). In this epic‚ the griot Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate begins the story from the humiliating childhood of Son Jara (Sundiata)‚ to the jealousy between his stepmother Sassouma and his half brother Dankaran Tuma‚ to the continue conflicts with the great sorcerer Soumaoro and the later achievements of Sundiata for his fatherland and his people. The Empire of Mali rose out of what

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    Voodoo

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    are who use it today‚ why Voodoo is practiced‚ what are some of the rituals performed and lastly‚ does it actually work? Voodoo is actually a religion that originates in Africa. Many people spell it “Vodou” which translates from the languages of West Africa and is believed to mean ‘spirit’‚ which is fitting because is traditionally a religion of spirits. There is considered to be a good and bad side to this. The good includes practices of healing and medicine and is referred to as Rada. The bad

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    Intro Have you ever wished that candy will fall out the sky? This happened to a group of german kids in 1948 on the other side of the berlin wall. gail halvorsen made these german kids happy and he symbolized hope for the children. Halvorsen thinked that‚ “what then of the future? I think you will agree with me that our children are our future. not just our children‚ but everyone’s children” said Halvorsen Gail Halvorsen’s Piloting Career Gail Halvorsen grew up on an small farm in Garland‚ Utah

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    Gechee

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    he Gullah and Geechee culture on the Sea Islands of Georgia has retained ethnic traditions from West Africa since the mid-1700s. Although the islands along the southeastern U.S. coast harbor the same collective of West Africans‚ the name Gullah has come to be the accepted name of the islanders in South Carolina‚ while Geechee refers to the islanders of Georgia. Modern-day researchers designate the region stretching from Sandy Island‚ South Carolina‚ to Amelia Island‚ Florida‚ as the Gullah Coast—the

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