Spanish explorers Dutch, English, French, Swedish, Russian and Portuguese Slavery Convicts Native Americans Conflicts between the colonies British colonization Began in 1607 in Jamestown Three types of colonies Independence in mid-20s Eight overseas territories Formation of the United States of America Rebellion General George Washington 4th of July 1776 United States Bill of Rights Slavery Civil War (18611865) Beginning of the 20th century "Gilded age" First nationwide depressions Strongest economy Progressive era World War I Roaring Twenties Spanish flu Eighteenth Amendment KKK Jazz Age Mid 20th century The Great Depression (1929-39) New Deal (193336) World War II Cold War (1945-1991) 21st century World superpower Middle East 9/11 The War on Terror Used material http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf http://books.google.ee/books?id=KWkUAQAAMA http://books.google.ee/books
The Most Interesting Historical Events in Estonia Liana Põldver · The nationwide Song Festival tradition began with the first Song Festival in Tartu, June 18 20, 1869. · 1860 marks the beginning of the period of the National Awakening. A singing society led by Johann Voldemar Jannsen started and carried through the nationwide idea of Song Festival. · During 1879 1910 six Song Festivals were held that played an important part in the nation's cultural and economical awakening and growth. In the independent Estonian Republic the Song Festivals were held in every five years (1923 1938). After World War II, the Song Festival tradition began again in 1947. Since 1950 General Song Festivals were held in every five years again. 1969 was an exception though when 100th
a device that could send more than one telegram at the same time. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated with the telephone in 1876. The first telephone didn't have a bell, so the caller had to tap the phone with a hammer to let the receiver know a call was being sent to them. It was Thomas Watson who invented the bell. Alexander Graham Bell founded The Bell Telephone Company in 1877 to build a nationwide telephone system. By 1881, there were 132 700 Bell telephones in homes. The telephone became one of the most popular methods of communication. People started writing fewer letters and visited less often, so the main problem of 21 st century started already in 19th century. There are now three main types of phones or phone like devices: landline telephones, mobile phones and VoIP phones which are known as an office phones.
Religions are Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, methodist, Muslim, Jewish and the others. Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy with growth averaging 6%. Agriculture is one the most important sektor, is now dwarfed by undusrty and services. Ireland in the decade up to 2006 than any ohter developed world economy. Ireland jooned in circulating the euro in 1. January 2002 along with 11 other EU nations. The Irish Transport System Provides a nationwide coordianted road and rail system of publik transport for goodis and passengers. It is also responsible for maintaining the canals, although they are no longer used for commercial transport. In Ireland is five main International airports. Motorists must draive on the left in Ireland. All speed limit signs in the republic hanged to the metric system in 2005. Culture is very multifarious. Singing is the favourite pastime in Ireland and traditional
Men and women in politics Women have become a force to be reckoned with in the world of politics. Over the past decade, women have resolved into leadership positions, encouraging the same sex to voice their opinions in voting booths, political debates, and society. Not only in America, but nationwide. Women comprise over 35 percent of the lower house in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Demark; 15 percent or less are seen in parliaments within ten countries . Over the years, women had to protest and fight for this right so that young women today can vote and have a say so in who represents the people of our city, state, and country. A woman's influence in politics has yet to be recognized as a true political voice of women that actually yields power. Perceptions of women
If you don't have that option, look at your current electricity bill to see if you are able to support renewable energy in another way. DRIVE SMARTER CARS Choose an efficient vehicle: High-mileage cars such as hybrids and plug-in hybrids use less gas and save money. Over its lifetime, a 40-mpg car will save roughly $3,000 in fuel costs compared with a 20-mpg car. Compare fuel economy performance before you buy. Drive smart. If all Americans kept their tires properly inflated, gasoline use nationwide would come down 2 percent. A tune-up could boost your miles per gallon anywhere from 4 to 40 percent, and a new air filter could get you 10 percent more miles per gallon. Learn more about saving fuel and money through proper car maintenance. GREEN HOMES AND BUILDINGS Weatherize your home or apartment. Heating and cooling consume about 40 percent of energy in the home. Sealing drafts and making sure that your home has adequate insulation are two easy ways to become more energy-efficient.
Local councils running armies? US federal government organising garbage collection? Big states generally have intermediate (national-regional-local) institutions ed examples of federal states, all with primarily functional not sociological rationales Efficient scale of delivery for e.g. heathcare or education Reflect diversity of preferences from place to place ost-Hitler Sociological explanations as delivering nationwide common standards Centre-periphery cleavages ock by decentralising reform, but not much happens [groundhog day] Territorial politics reflect territorial cleavages, demands for expressions of shared identity nizing existing divisions, need to extend service provision, bring govt closer to people Often in multinational states how to bridge divides between homelands/provinces black/white areas India, Canada, Belgium, UK
A drawing Stephen did of St. Paul's Cathedral when he was 9 . 3.slaid One of Stephen's teachers took a particular interest in him, who later accompanied his young student on drawing excursions and entered his work in children's art competitions, many of which garnered Stephen awards. The local press became increasingly suspicious as to how a young child could produce such masterful drawings. The media interest soon turned nationwide and the 7 year old Stephen Wiltshire made his first steps to launch his lifelong career. The same year he sold his first work and by the time he turned 8, he received his first commission from the British Prime Minister to create a drawing of Salisbury Cathedral. In February 1987 Stephen appeared in The Foolish Wise Ones. (The show also featured savants with musical and mathematical talents.) During his segment Hugh Casson, a
BRITISH HISTORY 17TH-19TH CENTURY SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ☄ When James I became the first English king of the Stuart dynasty, he was already king of Scotland, so the crowns of these two countries were united. ☄ The kind of Middle English spoken in lowland Scotland had developed into a written language known as Scots ☄ The Scottish Protestant church adopted English rather than Scots bibles ☄ Religion and politics are inextricably linked ☄ Some people tried to kill the king because he wasn't Catholic enough and another king had been killed, partly because he seemed too Catholic ☄ Anger grew in the country at the way that the Stuart monarchs raised money ☄ Puritanism- ideological Protestantism ☄ Some of them thought the luxurious lifestyle of the king and his followers was immoral. They were also fiercely anti-Catholic and suspicious of the apparent sympathy t...
ownership.html#last (04.04.2015) Electric Vehicle Batteries. Idaho National Laboratory. http://avt.inl.gov/pdf/fsev/batteries.pdf (30.03.2015) Electric Vehicle. The University of Tennesee Chattanooga. http://www.utc.edu/college-engineering-computer-science/research-centers/cete/electric.php (24.03.2015) Uurisime pisut elektriauto laadimist. Skeemipesa. http://www.skeemipesa.ee/uurisime-pisut-elektriauto-laadimist/ (30.03.2015) Estonia becomes the first in the world to open a nationwide electric vehicle fast-charging Network. Estonian World in Technology. http://estonianworld.com/technology/estonia-becomes-the-first-in-the-world-to-open-a- nationwide-electric-vehicle-fast-charging-network/ (30.03.2015) Charging forward. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/automotive/pdf/pwc-charging-forward-2012-electric-vehicle- survey.pdf (30.03.2015) Understanding the Electric Vehicle Landscape to 2020. Global EV Outlook. http://www.iea
I really wanted to see the world! The only question was how, because my financial resources were limited. Nevertheless, I think, it is the perfect situation in life. If you are eager to get something you have to think how it is possible to fulfill your dreams. I knew I was interested in writing and photography . Then came the question, how could I combine them. I examined the theme thoroughly and to my suprise there have always been many nationwide competitions for students and the prize sometimes has been a journey to somewhere. I rememember clearly that the first prize that I got for an essay was a backpack and the first journey that I won was to Brussels. To this day, thanks to these competitions, I have had the chance to visit about ten foreign countries and many of them even twice. Herewith I just want to say that nothing is impossible. The main thing is the desire to gain something
Kättesaadav: http://riigiteataja.ee/akt/163816 [külastatud 4. november 2010]. 10. Salford LG, Brun AE, Eberhardt JL, Malmgren L, Persson BR. 2003. Nerve cell damage in mammalian brain after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones. Enviromental Health perspectives 111, 881883 11. Schüz J, Jacobsen R, Olsen JH, Boice JD Jr, McLaughlin JK, Johansen C. 2006. Cellular telephone use and cancer risk: update of a nationwide Danish cohort. Journal of the national cancer institute 98, 1707-1713 12. Vignal R, Crouzier D, Dabouis V, Debouzy JC. 2009. Effects of mobile phones and radar radiofrequencies on the eye. Pathologie-biologie 57, 503-508. 13. VIjayalaxmi, Prihoda TJ. 2008. Genetic damage in mammalian somatic cells exposed to radiofrequency radiation: a meta-analysis of data from 63 publications (1990-2005). Radiation Research 169, 561-574. 14. 2010. Over 5 billion mobile phone connections worldwide. BBC News 9
And always listen to customers and be prepared to refine your offering. Running through these steps will help take the risk out of your business idea and create a new job for you. And that's the time to quit your current job. Russell Smith is speaking at the One Life Live event (see page 6). His column appears in The Independent's 'Business Monthly' supplement, published on the first Tuesday of the month. Business Boffins delivers support programmes to small businesses nationwide. Independent readers can enrol on the Oxford Brookes University-accredited programme at a discounted rate. See www.business boffins.com/independent Buy into an idea Want to branch out? Purchase a franchise You don't have to come up with a new business idea to run your own business. Franchise businesses offer access to a proven business model and the purchased package usually includes training and ongoing support; an ideal compromise between the uncertainty of a
were forced to earn the approval of the president in order to secure reappointment (Reuter 2010: 299). Thus, the new law gave the president real power over the most influential regional actors in Russia and by doing that helped to maintain the electoral supremacy of United Russia. The amendment to the law ,,On the Election of Duma Deputies", which was passed in 2005 states that all 450 Duma members are elected on party lists in a single nationwide constituency under proportional representation (Law on Elections of Deputies to the State Duma, Article 1). The introduction of the PR electoral system, which removed independent candidates from the elections, assures that only individual political parties can compete. The amendment also increased the membership demands up to 50,000 with at least 500 members in more than half of the 83 regions of the Federation and no fewer than 250 in other regions (Articles 5)
favourable for EE to spread in the whole of the UK. First of all, London is not the only large urban centre; therefore it has not exclusive rights to influence the speech in all the regions of the country. Next, such centres as Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol have been reported to focus the accents around them. And last but not least, "There is no parallel here to the nationwide network of residential Public Schools which gave rise to RP." The last argument has been challenged by Parsons (1998: 63-64): "there seems to be no need for this, if EE grows on the substrate of RP. If at one time in the future EE should invade the last strongholds of RP, the old boarding public schools (possibly because there will be no more teachers who speak anything else, or because pupils will refuse to be `branded on the tongue' by speaking anything else), then EE will be
killed. The only positive outcome in Britain was that women got the right to vote in the 1919 elections. During the war, Britain also struggled to main control of Ireland, where demands for independence were increasing. Britain was unable to resist the rise of nationalistic movement. The Irish Free State was eventually created on 6 December 1921. In the mid-1920s life was getting harder for the lower classes. A slump in the mining industry in 1925 led Britain's miners to a nationwide strike. The General Strike started on 4 May 1926 and many people stopped work in support of the men who worked in the mines. The strike had a great effect on their conditions, but it was not successful in its political aims. The war was followed by a period of severe hardship throughout Europe as the depressed economies struggled to recover from the war effort. It was a period of great social unrest and mistrust between various classes. Unemployment was high, wages low and there
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the Kingdom of Sweden gained control over Tallinn. A library was established at the church in 1641. The copper roof was built thanks to the donation of Queen Christina in 1651. While nearly the entire Toompea burnt down in a fire in 1433, the fire of 1684 was even more devastating. Only the walls of the church survived the whole wooden interior and the library burned down and even the arches and carved stone details suffered some damage. King Charles XI held a nationwide collection of donations in Sweden, the nobility of Estonia added their share and this enabled to restore the church in only two years. T ä h e p õ l d, Kadri. 2005. Giidi käsiraamat: Vanalinn. Tallinn: Ecce Revalia Legend Tallinn also had a Don Juan of its own once; his name was Otto Johann Thuve. He was an outgoing man, loved to eat and drink, and his title of nobility unlocked the hearts of many a woman for him. Before passing away, he repented of his sinful life and asked his
US put effort in building effective quality stuff · McCarthy era · 1950s period of political persecution. US senator Joe McCarthy: lots of people in the US have Soviet roots and sympathies ->fearful society (government might be communist etc ) 1940s and 50s US government began investigating federal workers and organizations McCarty caught popularity with his accusations (even though most didn't have any proof) he started a nationwide campaign to hunt down communists. Those who didn't like it or protected someone were marked as communist sympathisers People who had much influence in the media were suspected (writers, poets etc) End- a senate committee took action against McCarthy · Conformist 1950s and the "Beat Generation" bunch of people who thought that society sucked writers Bob Dylan. The Beatles were influenced by the Beat Generation Jack Kerouac-leader · Korean War 1950-53
Established church The Church of England is the established church, which means that: 1.)the Monarch is the Supreme Governor of the church, 2.)the Church performs a number of official functions, 3.)Church and State are linked. To disestablish Disestablishmentarianism refers to campaigns to sever links between church and state, particularly in relation to the Church of England as an established church. It was initially a movement in the United Kingdom in the 18th century. The established churches in Wales and Ireland could not count on even nominal adherence by a majority of the population of those countries. In Ireland, the predominantly Roman Catholic population campaigned against the position of the established Anglican Church of Ireland - eventually disestablished in Ireland from 1 January 1871. A broad church The Church of England is a broad church, representing a wide spectrum of theological thought and practice ...
influence of some of the previous century's Russian chancellery language. Mikhail Lomonosov first compiled a normalizing grammar book in 1755; in 1783 the Russian Academy's first explanatory Russian dictionary appeared. During the end of the 18th and 19th centuries, a period known as the "Golden Age", the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of the Russian language was stabilized and standardized, and it became the nationwide literary language; meanwhile, Russia's world-famous literature flourished. Until the 20th century, the language's spoken form was the language of only the upper noble classes and urban population, as Russian peasants from the countryside continued to speak in their own dialects. By the mid-20th century, such dialects were forced out with the introduction of the compulsory education system that was established by the Soviet government
As the saying goes, truth shall set you free. Truth has set me free. The truth in being a Capitalist Nigger is that it sets you free. Being a Capitalist Nigger puts you in control of every aspect of your life – you are in charge and nobody else. You want your children to have good grades in school? Then practice Capitalist Niggerism because then you will not blame the teachers for failing your children or blame the nationwide testing services for using non-black questions in their testing. You will be in control because you will totally understand that everything that happens to your child at school is a result of the learning environment you have provided him or her at home. You want to succeed in creating wealth, join Wall Street. Don’t make excuses that Blacks don’t know how to invest their money. Go after the Caucasians. Use their guilt to your advantage.
cause cancer or liver failure? How can it be that the very same oxandrolone Je used "has been found to be one of the most cost-effective and least-toxic therapies to date" for treating male burn victims? After doing an exhaustive review of the literature and interviewing scientists and actual users, Bryant Gumbel, the host of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, concluded the following on June 21, 2005: As frequently evidenced by o cials nationwide, Americans, when drugs are concerned, rarely choose logic when they can opt for hysteria. Case in point: the recent hoopla over steroids. In light of the media excess, the public pronouncements, and the wailing in Washington, one would assume that the scienti c evidence establishing the health risk of steroids is overwhelming. But it's not. On the contrary, when it comes to steroid use among adult males, the evidence reveals virtually no fire, despite all the smoke.
on sanitizer resistance of acid-adapted Escherichia Point (HACCP) Systems; Final Rule, Federal Register, coli O157:H7 in biofilms. Journal of Food Protection Vol. 61, No. 144, pp. 38806–38989. 66(12):2258–2266. USDA-FSIS (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Stopforth, J. D., Y. Yoon, K. E. Belk, J. A. Scanga, P. Safety and Inspection Service). 1998a. Nationwide A. Kendall, G. C. Smith, and J. N. Sofos. 2004. Effect beef microbiological baseline data collection program: of simulated spray chilling with chemical solutions on cattle, June 1997–May 1998. USDA-FSIS, Science acid-habituated and non-acid-habituated Escherichia and Technology, Microbiological Division, coli O157:H7 cells attached to beef carcass tissue. Washington, D.C. Available at http://www.fsis.usda.
broadcasting industry a year before Pearl Harbor in a test conducted by a military intelligence officer. By having an announcer mention England's Queen Elizabeth, the officer wove into an interview with former heavyweight champion Max Baer the hidden message: S-112: Queen Elizabeth sails tonight with hundreds of airplanes for Halifax. What was disturbing was that neither the announcer, the station manager, Baer, nor any of the thousands of listeners on the nationwide hook-up except those who had been initiated into the secret were aware that the message had been broadcast. With this in mind, the Office of Censorship ruled that telephone or telegraph requests for phonograph records were not to be honored, and that mail requests must be held for an irregular, unspecified time before playing. This would defeat any attempts to have "Jersey Bounce" tell a waiting U-boat that Convoy sails today. The same
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