263 résultats pour "gold"
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Keino Outdistances American Runner Jim Ryun.
Jipcho, who later apologized to Ryun, echoed the American's sentiments in an interview for the Olympic Series. “It was unfair to people like Jim Ryun, to Tümmler, and probably to me. I feel Jim Ryun would have won the gold medal. But because of the whole thing, it destroyed almost everybody,” Jipcho said in a documentary. Immediately following the race, Keino denied that such a strategy existed. “[We] had no plan at all,” he told the New York Times. “I knew Jim Ryun to have a fast kick i...
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Rodeln: Medaillengewinner der Weltmeisterschaften.
1955 Hans Krausner/Herbert Thaler, AUT Josef Isser/Maria Isser, AUT Fritz Nachmann/Josef Strillinger, FRG 1957 Fritz Nachmann/Josef Strillinger, FRG Giorgio Pichler/Giovanni Graber, ITA Erich Raffl/Ewald Walch, AUT 1958 Fritz Nachmann/Josef Strillinger, FRG Jerzy Koszla/Janina Suszczewska, POL Ryszard Pedrak/Halina Lacheta, POL 1959 ausgefallen 1960 Reinhold Frosch/Ewald Walch, AUT Herbert Thaler/Helmut Thaler, AUT Horst Tiedge/Hans Plenk, FRG 1961 Roman Pichler/Raimondo Prinroth, ITA David Maro...
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Eiskunstlauf: Weltmeister.
1992 Wiktor Petrenko, CIS Kurt Browning, CAN Elvis Stojko, CAN 1993 Kurt Browning, CAN Elvis Stojko, CAN Alexej Urmanow, RUS 1994 Elvis Stojko, CAN Philippe Candeloro, FRA Wjatscheslaw Sagorodnjuk, UKR 1995 Elvis Stojko, CAN Todd Eldredge, USA Philippe Candeloro, FRA 1996 Todd Eldredge, USA Ilja Kulik, RUS Rudy Galindo, USA 1997 Elvis Stojko, CAN Todd Eldredge, USA Alexej Jagudin, RUS 1998 Alexej Jagudin, RUS Todd Eldredge, USA Jewgeni Pljuschtschenko, RUS 1999 Alexej Jagudin, RUS Jewgeni Pljusc...
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Venezuela - country.
Venezuela has six navigable rivers. Of the thousand or more streams in the country, the majority flow into the Orinoco. The Orinoco flows east across central Venezuelaand drains approximately four-fifths of the total area of the country. With the tributaries—the Apure, Meta, and Negro rivers—it forms the outlet into the Atlantic Oceanfor the waters of much of the interior of Colombia, as well as of inland Venezuela. F Climate The climate of Venezuela is tropical on the Llanos and along the coas...
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Geographic Exploration.
The commercial reason for exploration has been a consistent driving force. In 1492 the great navigator Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Oceanseeking a new, shorter, and cheaper route to reach the riches of East Asia, and Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama circumnavigated Africa for much the same reason.Yet similar investigations of the profitable eastern trade had already been made by Arab sailors. Arab trading ships were sailing from the Arabian Sea to southeasternAsia probab...
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Geographic Exploration - explorer.
The commercial reason for exploration has been a consistent driving force. In 1492 the great navigator Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Oceanseeking a new, shorter, and cheaper route to reach the riches of East Asia, and Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama circumnavigated Africa for much the same reason.Yet similar investigations of the profitable eastern trade had already been made by Arab sailors. Arab trading ships were sailing from the Arabian Sea to southeasternAsia probab...
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Chile - country.
D Plant and Animal Life The indigenous plant life of Chile varies according to climatic zone. Plant life in the northern region includes brambles and cactus and has little variety. Here, theAtacama provides one of the best examples on Earth of an absolute desert. The more humid Central Valley supports several species of cacti, espino (a thorny shrub),grasses, and the Chilean pine, which bears edible nuts. Dense rain forests are located south of Valdivia with laurel, magnolia, false beech, and v...
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Ancient Rome .
attributed to Numa, including the selection of virgins to be priestesses of the goddess Vesta. He also established a calendar to differentiate between normal workingdays and those festival days sacred to the gods on which no state business was allowed. His peaceful reign lasted from 715 to 673 BC. Under Tullus Hostilius (672–641 BC) the Romans waged an aggressive foreign policy and began to expand their lands by the conquest of nearby cities like Alba Longa. When the warlike King Hostilius co...
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Ancient Rome - USA History.
attributed to Numa, including the selection of virgins to be priestesses of the goddess Vesta. He also established a calendar to differentiate between normal workingdays and those festival days sacred to the gods on which no state business was allowed. His peaceful reign lasted from 715 to 673 BC. Under Tullus Hostilius (672–641 BC) the Romans waged an aggressive foreign policy and began to expand their lands by the conquest of nearby cities like Alba Longa. When the warlike King Hostilius co...
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Quelles leçons peut-on tirer de l'expérience historique du Gold-Exchange�
Standard (GES) pour l'organisation du système monétaire international
(SMI)?
INTRODUCTION
Accroche...
Quelles leçons peut-on tirer de l'expérience historique du Gold-Exchange� Standard (GES) pour l'organisation du système monétaire international (SMI)? INTRODUCTION Accroche du sujet La croissance des échanges internationaux de biens et services et celle des opérations internationales de financement nécessitent la mise en place de " relations monétaires internationales entre des économies qui sont de puissances économiques inégales. Cette question a connu des réponses histo riques différentes...
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Kiev. capitale de l'Ukraine, sur le Dniepr. 2 650 000
Anne de Russie Archipenko Alexander Berdiaeff Nicolas Boulgakov Mikhaïl Afanassievitch Brailovski Alexander Chestov (Lev Isaakovitch Chvartsman, dit Léon) Delano Jack Ehrenbourg Ilia Grigorievitch Glière Reinhold Moritsevitch Horenstein Jascha Horowitz Vladimir Kozintsev Grigori Mikhaïlovitch Lifar Serge Litvak (Michael Anatol Litwak, dit Anatole) Malevitch Kazimir Markevitch Igor Meir (Golda Myerson, dite Golda) Moïsseïev Igor Aleksandrovitch Nevelson Louise Nijinski Vaslav F...
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Kwame Nkrumah - history.
Nkrumah guided the Gold Coast to independence in 1957 under the name Ghana, after an ancient West African empire. IV RULER OF GHANA Nkrumah built a strong central government and attempted to unify the country politically and to muster all its resources for rapid economic development. As a proponent ofPan-Africanism, he sought the liberation of the entire continent from colonial rule, offered generous assistance to other African nationalists, and initially pursued a policy ofnonalignment with ei...
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Bobsport: Medaillengewinner der Olympischen Winterspiele.
2002 GER: André Lange, EnricoKühn, Carsten Embach, KevinKuske USA: Todd Hays, GarretHines, Randy Jones, BillSchuffenhauser USA: Brian Shimer, DanSteele, Mike Kohn, DougSharp 2006 GER: André Lange, RenéHoppe, Kevin Kuske, MartinPutze RUS: Alexander Subkow,Filipp Jegorow, AlexejSeliwerstow, Alexej Wojewoda SUI: Martin Annen, ThomasLamparter, Beat Hefti, CedricGrand * 1924 und 1928 waren fünf Fahrer im Bob erlaubt. . Zweierbob FrauenJAHR GOLD SILBER BRONZE 2002 USA: Jill Bakken, VonettaFlowers...
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Les Martiens prennent Shanghai...
allure catastrophique. Le cours du " gold yuan " (comme on appelait cyniquement la nouvelle monnaie), longtemps maintenu entre4 et 7 millions pour... 1 dollar américain, avait atteint 12 millions le 19 mai, 20 millions le lendemain, 42 millions le surlendemain. La planche n'allaitplus assez vite, les billets n'avaient plus assez de zéros, les caisses des banques étaient vides, et il y avait une famine constante demoyens de paiement. C'est pourquoi on avait vu reparaître toutes sortes de pièce...
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Excerpt from Henry VI - anthology.
SON. Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.This man whom hand to hand I slew in fightMay be possessèd with some store of crowns;And I, that haply take them from him now,May yet ere night yield both my life and themTo some man else, as this dead man doth me.—Who's this? O God! It is my father's face,Whom in this conflict I, unwares, have killed.O, heavy times, begetting such events!From London by the King was I pressed forth;My father, being the Earl of Warwick's man,Came on the part of York, pr...
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Andes - geography.
smaller trees lies above the zone of rain forest. Among the smaller trees is found the wild cinchona, a source of quinine, a drug used to treat malaria. In the southernAndes, broadleaf and coniferous trees cover the lower slopes. Coniferous forests are found above 2,000 m (6,500 ft), and the timberline is generally about 3,000 m(about 10,000 ft) above sea level. Above the timberline are treeless highland meadows, but the high plateaus of the central Andes support only a sparse covering ofgrasses...
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Portland - geography.
Garden arena, which opened in 1995. In 2000 the Portland Fire, an expansion Women's National Basketball Association team, began play in the Rose Garden as well. VI ECONOMY Portland enjoys a diversified economy. Major manufactured products include paper, transportation equipment, metal products, sportswear, and electronic componentsand equipment. Major corporations headquartered in the metropolitan region include Nike, a leader in the manufacture of sports footwear, in Beaverton; Louisiana-Paci...
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Eisenzeit - Geschichte.
einen wollenen Teppich, der um die Körper und einige Kleidungsstücke aus Leinen geschlungen war. An einer anderen Stelle der Grabkammer befanden sich weitereKleidungsstücke und Stoffe, Gegenstände aus Leder, Möbel aus Holz, Gold- und Silberschmuck sowie Spiegel. In jedem Grab gab es an einer Seite neben denHauptgrabkammern zwischen sieben und 14 Pferdegräber. Einige der Pferde waren gut erhalten, ebenso prächtige Ausrüstungsgegenstände: Zaumzeug, Sättel undSatteldecken aus Stoff. Zwischen den Pf...
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cosmologie - astronomie.
en expansion. L'Univers serait alors un Univers ouvert de taille infinie. Cependant, si la densité de matière est supérieure à une valeur critique, actuellement estimée à5 × 10 -30 g/cm 3, l'attraction gravitationnelle ralentira l’expansion de l’Univers jusqu'à l'arrêter et l'inverser en contraction : l'Univers s'effondrera totalement. Il serait alors « fermé », d'étendue limitée. Le destin de l'Univers effondré est incertain ; selon une théorie, dite de l’Univers oscillant, il exploserait à nou...
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Togo - country.
corn, millet, and sorghum. The leading export crops are coffee, cotton, groundnuts, and cacao. Livestock, chiefly sheep and goats, are raised on the northern plateau.Fish are caught in Togo’s rivers and in the Gulf of Guinea. B Mining and Manufacturing Togo is a leading producer of phosphates, which are by far the country’s most significant mineral product. In 2004, 400,000 metric tons of phosphate rock were mined.Industrial activity is limited but growing. The leading manufactures include ceme...
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Dogsledding.
Mushers are caretakers, but also coaches. Top mushers have large kennels, and their preparation for competition begins by buying and breeding race-specific dogs.They train their dogs, decide which to run on certain days, and make adjustments during races by switching and dropping dogs. Serious competitors run their dogsyear-round, using carts and all-terrain vehicles when there is not enough snow on the ground. During races they decide their strategy, choosing when to rest and whento push ahead....
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Metropolitan Museum of Art.
B Ancient Near Eastern Art The objects in this department range from a vast geographical area in southwest Asia and northeast Africa from around 5000 BC to around AD 600. Notable works include Assyrian reliefs from the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II at Calah (now Nimrud, Iraq), Sumerian sculpture, Anatolian ivories, Iranian bronzes, and Achaemenidand Sassanian works in silver and gold. C Arms and Armor This department is renowned for its collection of European armor from the Middle Ages (5t...
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Kamerun - geographie.
Nach der 1972 in Kraft getretenen und seither mehrfach geänderten Verfassung ist Kamerun eine Präsidialrepublik. Das Land ist zwar auch seit der grundlegendenVerfassungsänderung von 1996 weiterhin ein Einheitsstaat, tendiert aber zu einer stärkeren Dezentralisierung. 5.1 Exekutive Staatsoberhaupt und zugleich Oberbefehlshaber der Streitkräfte ist der Präsident, der vom Volk für eine Amtszeit von sieben Jahren gewählt wird (einmalige Wiederwahlmöglich). Der Präsident ernennt den Ministerpräsiden...
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Ghana - geographie.
Staatsoberhaupt ist der für eine Amtszeit von vier Jahren vom Volk gewählte Präsident. Die Amtszeit der 200 Abgeordneten des Parlaments beträgt ebenfalls vier Jahre. DerPremierminister, der Parlamentsabgeordneter sein muss, wird vom Präsidenten ernannt. Bedeutendste politische Parteien sind die New Patriotic Party (NPP) und der National Democratic Congress (NDC). Ghana ist in zehn Regionen gegliedert: Northern, Eastern, Western, Central, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo un...
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Kosmologie - Astronomie.
gegenwärtig gültige Modell des Universums. Auch Lemaître erarbeitete eine Lösung für Einsteins Gleichung. Bekannter aber ist seine These vom „Primitivatom”. Er stellte die Behauptung auf, dass die GalaxienBruchstücke dieses Atoms wären, die bei dessen Explosion weggeschleudert worden sind, was zur Ausdehnung des Universums führte. Das war der Ausgangspunkt für dieTheorie vom Urknall (englisch: Big Bang Theory ) als Ursprung des Universums. Die Geschicke des Friedmann’schen Universums werden vo...
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Georgien - geographie.
4.4 Parteien Wichtigste Parteien sind das 2004 aus einer Fusion der Nationalbewegung und der Burdschanadse-Demokraten hervorgegangene Bündnis NationaleBewegung/Demokratische Front sowie die Georgische Volksfront, die Georgische Vereinigte Kommunistische Partei, die Partei Georgiens Weg, die Grünen, die ParteiIndustrie rettet Georgien, die Republikanische Partei, die Sozialistische Partei und die Union der Nationalen Kräfte/Neue Konservative. 4.5 Verwaltungsstruktur Georgien setzt sich aus neun...
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Panama Canal - Geography.
The size of ships using the Panama Canal has steadily increased. About 27 percent of the vessels that use the canal are built to the maximum dimensions that can passthrough it (a category called “Panamax”). This has prompted further widening of Gaillard Cut, so that the larger Panamax vessels may transit safely. However, some ofthe world’s commercial and military ships are too large for the canal. Since the 1940s, new U.S. battleships and aircraft carriers have been built exceeding the canal’sdi...
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Athens (Greece) - geography.
At the heart of the modern city is Syntagma (Constitution) Square, located east of the Acropolis. The square is bordered by the national Parliament Building, originally aroyal palace completed in 1842 for King Otto I. Nearby is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which features a daily changing of the guard. Several of the city’s principalhotels as well the offices of major banks and airline companies also face the square. Behind the Parliament Building is the National Gardens, a public park that i...
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From Moby Dick - anthology.
'My song for ever shall recordThat terrible, that joyful hour;I give the glory to my God,His all the mercy and the power.' Nearly all joined in singing this hymn, which swelled high above the howling of the storm. A brief pause ensued; the preacher slowly turned over the leaves of theBible, and at last, folding his hand down upon the proper page, said: 'Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the first chapter of Jonah—'And God had prepared agreat fish to swallow up Jonah.' 'Shipmate...
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Guyana - country.
European patterns of living. People of mixed African and European ancestry form a distinct group in Guyana, maintaining closer social ties to the European communitythan to the African Guyanese community. Asians from the Indian subcontinent began to arrive in the 19th century, following the abolition of slavery in Guyana, to work as indentured and contract laborers. Theycontinued to arrive until 1917, when Britain outlawed indentured servitude. Thousands of Indians chose to remain in Guyana after...
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Central America - Geography.
F Animal Life Most of the animal life of Central America is similar to that of South America, but some animals have ties with North America. The marley and opossum have links withSouth America, as do the jaguar, ocelot, jaguarundi, and margay, which are members of the cat family. In contrast, the puma, gray fox, and coyote are of NorthAmerican origin. The armadillo, anteater, and sloth have ties to the south, deer to the north. The large manatee, an aquatic plant eater, survives in the isolated...
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Sudan - country.
B Principal Cities and Political Divisions The principal city is Khartoum, the capital; other major cities include Omdurman and Khartoum North, major industrial centers, and Port Sudan, a seaport on the RedSea. Sudan is divided into 26 states. C Religion and Language About 70 percent of the people of Sudan are Muslims, some 15 percent are Christians, and most of the remainder follow traditional religions. The people of northernSudan are predominantly Sunni Muslims (Sunni Islam). Most of the pe...
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Finland - country.
Productive forestland is the most valuable natural resource of Finland. Spruce, pine, and silver birch are the principal trees used to manufacture wood and pulp andpaper products. Finland lacks coal and petroleum resources and is a net importer of energy resources. However, Finland does have significant deposits of peat, which is cut from thenumerous peat bogs that cover much of the north. Peat is an important heat source for homes, and it provides about 7 percent of Finland’s electricity needs....
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South Korea - country.
forest habitat, and overhunting. The Siberian tiger has not been sighted in the wild in South Korea since the 1920s; the Asiatic black bear can still be found in someremote mountain areas. Several species of deer are indigenous to the peninsula, including the roe deer, water deer, and Siberian musk deer. The musk deer, which hasbeen overhunted for its musk glands, is legally protected as a threatened species. Smaller mammals indigenous to the peninsula include the wild boar, red fox, badger,rabb...
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Afghanistan - country.
D Climate Most of Afghanistan has a subarctic mountain climate with dry and cold winters, except for the lowlands, which have arid and semiarid climates. In the mountains and afew of the valleys bordering Pakistan, a fringe effect of the Indian monsoon, coming usually from the southeast, brings moist maritime tropical air in summer.Afghanistan has clearly defined seasons: Summers are hot and winters can be bitterly cold. Summer temperatures as high as 49°C (120°F) have been recorded in thenorth...
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Iran - country.
Zagros mountains. In the more arid central part of the country, wild pistachio and other drought-resistant trees grow in areas that have not been disturbed by humanactivity. Tamarisk and other salt-tolerant bushes grow along the margins of the Dasht-e Kavir. A wide variety of native mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects inhabit Iran. Many species of mammals—including wolves, foxes, bears, mountain goats, red mountainsheep, rabbits, and gerbils—continue to thrive. Others—including Caspian tigers,...
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- Snowboard: Medaillengewinner der Olympischen Winterspiele.
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Midas - anthology.
Gordius, being made king, dedicated his wagon to the deity of the oracle, and tied it up in its place with a fast knot. This was the celebrated Gordian knot, which, in after times it was said, whoever should untie should become lord of all Asia. Many tried to untie it, but none succeeded, till Alexander the Great, in his career ofconquest, came to Phrygia. He tried his skill with as ill success as others, till growing impatient he drew his sword and cut the knot. When he afterwards succeeded i...
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Kentucky Derby Winners.
1946 Assault 1947 Jet Pilot 1948 Citation 1949 Ponder 1950 Middleground 1951 Count Turf 1952 Hill Gail 1953 Dark Star 1954 Determine 1955 Swaps 1956 Needles 1957 Iron Liege 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Tomy Lee 1960 Venetian Way 1961 Carry Back 1962 Decidedly 1963 Chateaugay 1964 Northern Dancer 1965 Lucky Debonair 1966 Kauai King 1967 Proud Clarion 1968 Forward Pass* 1969 Majestic Prince 1970 Dust Commander 1971 Canonero II 1972 Riva Ridge 1973 Secretariat 1974 Cannonade 1975 Foolish Pleasure 1976 Bold Fo...
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Ice Skating.
cold climate. Competitors for these events are chosen from the best skaters in each participating country, usually through preliminary national competitions. Speedskaters also compete on a World Cup circuit, which pits the world’s best skaters against one another during the year. A Figure Skating The major types of competitive figure skating are individual men’s and women’s competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating. In individualcompetitions a single skater performs requir...
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Kentucky Derby Winners.
1946 Assault 1947 Jet Pilot 1948 Citation 1949 Ponder 1950 Middleground 1951 Count Turf 1952 Hill Gail 1953 Dark Star 1954 Determine 1955 Swaps 1956 Needles 1957 Iron Liege 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Tomy Lee 1960 Venetian Way 1961 Carry Back 1962 Decidedly 1963 Chateaugay 1964 Northern Dancer 1965 Lucky Debonair 1966 Kauai King 1967 Proud Clarion 1968 Forward Pass* 1969 Majestic Prince 1970 Dust Commander 1971 Canonero II 1972 Riva Ridge 1973 Secretariat 1974 Cannonade 1975 Foolish Pleasure 1976 Bold Fo...
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Ghana - country.
times of depressed cacao prices, Ghana has significantly increased exports of timber to generate needed revenue. In 1988 Ghana initiated a conservation plan called the Forest Resource Management Project. In 1989 Ghana restricted the export of 18 tree species, and in 1994 thecountry banned the export of raw logs. About 4.8 percent (1997) of the country’s land is officially protected, but illegal logging threatens Ghana’s remaining forests. Deforestation, overgrazing, and periodic drought have led...
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Swimming.
the swimmer and the pinky finger should enter the water first. At the same time, the swimmer moves the left arm through the water below the left side of the body.Once in the water, the right arm begins pulling the swimmer forward by bending at the elbow. At the same time the swimmer holds the left arm straight as it reachesthe hip and lifts it out of the water. As the right arm continues to pull, the swimmer rotates slightly onto the right side and swings the left arm up above the head. As the s...
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Diving (sport).
water that creates a larger, more noticeable splash after the diver’s body displaces water under the surface. To minimize this upjet, top-level divers make a quickswimming motion by releasing their hands and collapsing their arms as they submerge. Instead of a large splash, the surface of the water appears to boil as the airbubbles rise from the diver’s entry. For feetfirst entries, which are rare in top-level competitions, divers place their legs and feet together while pointing their toes down...
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Ulysses S.
In the autumn of 1862, Grant began planning the drive on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which was to yield one of hisgreatest military successes. After several unsuccessful attempts on Vicksburg during the winter, Grant devised a new strategy of attack. In April 1863 he marched hisarmy south along the west side of the river to a point well below the heavily defended city. There, with the aid of the Union river fleet, he crossed the river and began as...
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Ulysses S.
In the autumn of 1862, Grant began planning the drive on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which was to yield one of hisgreatest military successes. After several unsuccessful attempts on Vicksburg during the winter, Grant devised a new strategy of attack. In April 1863 he marched hisarmy south along the west side of the river to a point well below the heavily defended city. There, with the aid of the Union river fleet, he crossed the river and began as...
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Chemical Elements - chemistry.
Transition elements (also called transition metals) are a series of 30 chemical elements that share similar chemical properties. They have atomic numbers 21 to 30, 39to 48, and 71 to 80, and include titanium, iron, copper, zinc, gold, and mercury. The rare earth elements series (or rare earth metals) include the elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71, and include lanthanum, cerium, promethium, samarium,europium, gadolinium, ytterbium, and lutetium. (Yttrium [atomic no. 39] and scandium [ato...
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American Westward Movement - U.
British expansion. However, Native Americans of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley lashed out against the English in an attempt to preserve their independence, theirland, and their way of life. With the Ottawa chief Pontiac as their most visible leader, the tribes waged a bloody and costly war. As a result, the British governmentdecided to keep the white settlers apart from the Native Americans. It issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, banning all white settlement beyond the Appalachians andstatin...