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• Congress of the United States.

  senator, a person must be at least 30 years old, a citizen for nine years, and a resident of the state from which he or she is elected. Most members of Congress haveserved in state legislatures, city councils, or other elected bodies. See United States Senate: Campaigning for the Senate ; United States House of Representatives: Campaigning for the House. The 435 House seats are divided among the states in proportion to each state’s population. Every state is guaranteed at least one seat. State...

• Alabama (state) - geography.

  indentations along the coast are measured, the state’s shoreline is 977 km (607 mi) long. It includes the shores of Mobile Bay, an inlet 56 km (35 mi) long at the mouthof the Mobile River. Barrier beaches partly block the entrance to the bay, leaving narrow openings on either side of Dauphin Island. Dauphin and other islands alongAlabama’s coast west of Mobile Bay are separated from the mainland by Mississippi Sound. D Climate Alabama has a humid subtropical climate, with short, relatively mild...

• Alabama (state) - USA History.

  indentations along the coast are measured, the state’s shoreline is 977 km (607 mi) long. It includes the shores of Mobile Bay, an inlet 56 km (35 mi) long at the mouthof the Mobile River. Barrier beaches partly block the entrance to the bay, leaving narrow openings on either side of Dauphin Island. Dauphin and other islands alongAlabama’s coast west of Mobile Bay are separated from the mainland by Mississippi Sound. D Climate Alabama has a humid subtropical climate, with short, relatively mild...

• Richard Nixon.

  As President Eisenhower neared the end of his second term, his vice president emerged as his logical successor, and the president endorsed Nixon in March. Nixonreceived an impressive vote in party primaries, and at the Republican National Convention, held in Chicago in July, he received all but ten of the delegates’ votes on thefirst ballot. Nixon chose as his running mate the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. An unusual feature of the campaign wasa serie...

• Richard Nixon

  As President Eisenhower neared the end of his second term, his vice president emerged as his logical successor, and the president endorsed Nixon in March. Nixonreceived an impressive vote in party primaries, and at the Republican National Convention, held in Chicago in July, he received all but ten of the delegates’ votes on thefirst ballot. Nixon chose as his running mate the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. An unusual feature of the campaign wasa serie...

• Israel (country) - country.

  harbor in the northern part of the country, and Ashdod, an artificial deepwater port to the south, serve as the main seaports on the Mediterranean. The port of Elat onthe Gulf of Aqaba provides Israel’s only access to the Red Sea, making it extremely important to the country’s shipping interests. D Natural Resources Although much of Israel’s desert regions contain poor soils, the northern Negev, the coastal plains, and the interior valleys provide patches of productive soils. Anestimated 18 per...

• Algeria - country.

  areas to fishing. National parks, including the giant Tassili N’Ajjer National Park in the eastern corner of the country, comprise a large proportion of the protected area. The effects of Algeria’s human population on the fragile landscape have been severe. The greatest ecological threats are deforestation and burning of scrub vegetation,conversion of steppe habitat to arable land, and soil erosion due to overgrazing and poor farming practices. Pollution of Mediterranean coastal waters is pervas...

• Soyuz - astronomy.

  Since 1978, citizens of Czechoslovakia, France, Mongolia, Cuba, the United Kingdom, and about 20 other countries have flown on Soyuz spacecraft. In March 1995,American astronaut Norman E. Thagard flew in Soyuz-TM 21 to Mir; he returned to Earth in July 1995 on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis. The collapse of the Soviet Union left Russia with less money and fewer resources for spaceflight programs than in the past. Nevertheless, Russia managed to keep theMir space station continuously staffed wit...

• Computer Security.

  might deny usage to legitimate users, and they ensure that information received from an outside source is expected and does not contain computer viruses. VII INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS Security software called intrusion detection systems may be used in computers to detect unusual and suspicious activity and, in some cases, stop a variety of harmfulactions by authorized or unauthorized persons. Abuse and misuse of sensitive system and application programs and data such as password, inventory,...

• 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...

• Jimmy Carter.

  B Election of 1976 Carter apparently decided as early as 1972, halfway through his four-year term as governor, that he would seek the presidency of the United States. Soon after the1972 election, his campaign manager drew up a detailed campaign strategy. Carter followed the plan closely, beginning an exhausting schedule of campaigning as soonas his gubernatorial term ended. When Carter formally announced in January 1975 that he was a candidate for president, he had almost no national reputation...

• Jimmy Carter

  B Election of 1976 Carter apparently decided as early as 1972, halfway through his four-year term as governor, that he would seek the presidency of the United States. Soon after the1972 election, his campaign manager drew up a detailed campaign strategy. Carter followed the plan closely, beginning an exhausting schedule of campaigning as soonas his gubernatorial term ended. When Carter formally announced in January 1975 that he was a candidate for president, he had almost no national reputation...

• Kyrgyzstan - country.

  are Bishkek, the capital, located on the Chu River in the far north; and Osh, located in the Fergana Valley. A Ethnic Groups Ethnic Kyrgyz make up about 65 percent of the population of Kyrgyzstan. Uzbeks, who live primarily in the Fergana Valley, constitute about 14 percent of thepopulation. Russians, who live principally in Bishkek and other industrial centers, make up about 13 percent of the population. Other ethnic groups include Hui (ChineseMuslims, also known as Dungans), Ukrainians, Uygur...

• United States Senate.

  providing for military forces, and declaring war. Article I, Section 8, also gives Congress implied powers—to “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” forcarrying out the enumerated powers, and to investigate and oversee the executive branch. The Senate also has the power to conduct impeachment trials against thepresident, federal judges, and other officials. The Senate can only impeach someone after the House brings charges, however. A two-thirds majority vote of thesenators in the c...

• 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...

• Níger - geografía.

  El clima de Níger es cálido y, en la mayor parte de las áreas, seco. Las precipitaciones, que en el norte son insignificantes, llegan hasta los 813 mm anuales en el sur, dondehay una temporada de lluvias desde junio hasta octubre. La temperatura en Niamey alcanza un promedio anual de 29,4 ºC. 2.2 Flora y fauna La región desértica del norte de Níger tiene muy poca vegetación. En el sur hay una extensa sabana y en las tierras bajas crece una gran variedad de árboles como elbaobab, el tamarindo, e...

• Population.

  year AD 1, and it took more than 1,500 years to reach the 500 million mark. Growth was not steady but was marked by oscillations dictated by climate, food supply, disease, and war. Starting in the 17th century, great advances in scientific knowledge, agriculture, industry, medicine, and social organization made possible rapid acceleration inpopulation growth. Machines gradually replaced human and animal labor. People slowly acquired the knowledge and means to control disease. By 1900 the worldp...

• Francia - geografía.

  2.4 Temas medioambientales Algunos de los ríos de Francia están contaminados por los residuos industriales y por las aguas residuales procedentes de la actividad agrícola. Se está intentando mejorarla calidad del agua mediante la construcción de plantas de tratamiento y la imposición de multas por contaminación. En las principales ciudades, la contaminaciónatmosférica, provocada por los automóviles y los combustibles fósiles, constituye un grave problema medioambiental. Francia obtiene el 76,24...

• Latvia - country.

  The population of Latvia is about 2,245,423 (2008 estimate), yielding an average population density of 35 persons per sq km (91 per sq mi). Latvia is highly urbanized.Some 66 percent of the population lives in urban areas, with nearly one-third of the total population residing in the capital, Rīga. Other important cities includeDaugavpils, an industrial center in the southeast, on the Daugava River; Liep āja, an important port on the Baltic Sea; Jelgava, an industrial center near Rîga; J ūrmala,...

• 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....

• Bulgaria - country.

  E Climate Most of Bulgaria has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. The climate in general is more severe than in other European areas of the samelatitudes, and the average annual temperature range is greater than that of neighboring countries. Severe droughts, frosts, winds, and hail storms frequently damagecrops. A Mediterranean climate, with dry summers and mild, humid winters, prevails in the valley of the southwestern Rhodope Mountains; the northern limit of theclimati...

• El Salvador - country.

  III PEOPLE The Spanish subjugated the native population of El Salvador in the 16th century. Few Spanish women came to the country, however, so many Spanish men took NativeAmerican women as their mates. Today nearly 90 percent of the population is mestizo , of mixed European and Native American descent. People of purely Native American descent represent about 5 to 10 percent of the population, while people of European descent represent only about 1 percent. El Salvador’s population, 5.2 millio...

• Football.

  C Special Teams Each team has players who enter the game during special plays such as kickoffs, field goals, punts, and returns. The kicker kicks off at the beginning of a game or half,and after his team has scored. The kicker also scores points for the offensive team by kicking the ball through the goalpost’s vertical posts, also known as the uprights;these scores are called field goals. When the offensive team must surrender the ball to the opponents, a punter comes in to kick the ball downfi...

• Fascism.

  values as coming before a radical political transformation. Others argue that a radical political transformation will then be followed by a change in values. Fascists claimthat the nation has entered a dangerous age of mediocrity, weakness, and decline. They are convinced that through their timely action they can save the nation fromitself. Fascists may assert the need to take drastic action against a nation's 'inner' enemies. Fascists promise that with their help the national crisis will end an...

• Abraham Lincoln I INTRODUCTION Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th president of the United States (1861-1865) and one of the great leaders in American history.

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Abraham Lincoln.

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Abraham Lincoln

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Abraham Lincoln - USA History.

  fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...

• Ohio - geography.

  conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...

• Ohio - USA History.

  conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...

• White Paper: SMEs in Morocco

  In addition to these structural weaknesses of the economic fabric, there is the predominance of the informal sector. If there are no figures on the portion of black economy in Morocco, but it is still a fact that nobody can deny: a large number of businesses, particularly small ones (the majority of the economic fabric) are only partially applying government regulation and particularly fiscal. This part of the informal activity is not i...

• SMEs in Morocco

  In addition to these structural weaknesses of the economic fabric, there is the predominance of the informal sector. If there are no figures on the portion of black economy in Morocco, but it is still a fact that nobody can deny: a large number of businesses, particularly small ones (the majority of the economic fabric) are only partially applying government regulation and particularly fiscal. This part of the informal activity is not i...

• Ruanda - geografía.

  Los principales recursos minerales son la casiterita (mineral de estaño), el tungsteno, el berilio y el oro. Actualmente las grandes reservas de gas natural descubiertas cercade la frontera con la República Democrática del Congo están en proceso de explotación. 2.4 Temas medioambientales Ruanda es uno de los países menos desarrollados y más pobres del mundo, en parte debido al conflicto étnico que ha bloqueado al país durante la década de 1990. Lainestabilidad política ha provocado interrupcion...

• Article de presse: Jean Monnet : l'homme aux idées claires

  Moscou, en 1934-la loi soviétique admet le divorce par déclaration unilatérale,-que ce banquier américain de nationalité françaiserésidant en Chine réussira à faire légaliser son union avec une Italienne, née par surcroît à Constantinople. " La plus belleopération de ma carrière ", aimait-il à dire. Pourtant, il demeure un inconnu ou presque pour le grand public et surtout pour le monde politique français qu'il ne fréquented'ailleurs guère : toute sa vie, il a haï les mondanités, les cocktai...

• Executive Branch.

  Popular pressure for increased regulation of businesses increased in the early 20th century. This pressure led to laws such as the Pure Food and Drug Acts, and the1906 Meat Inspection Act. Pressure for reform also led to creation of the Federal Trade Commission in 1914 to prevent unfair business practices. Worldwide depressionin the 1930s brought new demands that government take a more activist role in regulating businesses, protecting workers, and ensuring national economic stability. Aspart of...

• Evolución - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  Los pulmones de los organismos que respiran aire y la vejiga natatoria de casi todos los peces actuales han evolucionado a partir delos sacos aéreos dobles de los primitivos peces óseos. En éstos, igual que la vejiga natatoria en los actuales, los sacos aéreos seinflaban y desinflaban para determinar la profundidad a la que nadaba el pez. En otros grupos de peces se transformaron enpulmones primitivos, provistos de abundantes repliegues para maximizar la absorción de oxígeno en un medio pobre en...

• Conservación - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  pequeños que no pueden serrarse en tablones, y los llamados árboles inferiores. Véase Bosque; Incendios forestales; Silvicultura. 5 CONSERVACIÓN DE LOS PASTIZALES Uno de los principios de la conservación de las tierras de pastos es usar sólo parte (más o menos la mitad) de la producción anual de plantas forrajeras para favorecer elcrecimiento y reproducción de plantas sanas. Además, a cada prado se le asigna el número de animales que pueden sustentarse adecuadamente en él y a éstos sólo se l...

• Austria - geografía.

  la pesca, sujeta a las restricciones locales correspondientes. Austria posee 18 reservas biogenéticas del Consejo de Europa (CE) y seis reservas de la biosfera concedidas por el programa El Hombre y la Biosfera de la Organización delas Naciones Unidas para la Cultura, la Ciencia y la Educación (UNESCO). Austria, junto con sus países vecinos, ha elaborado una serie de planes para proteger los Alpes yestá intentando hacer desaparecer las fronteras existentes en las zonas protegidas con Alemania y...

• Personality Disorders.

  People with histrionic personality disorder constantly strive to be the center of attention. They may act overly flirtatious or dress in ways that draw attention. They may also talk in a dramatic or theatrical style and display exaggerated emotional reactions. F Narcissistic Personality Disorder People with narcissistic personality disorder have a grandiose sense of self-importance. They seek excessive admiration from others and fantasize about unlimited success or power. They believe they...

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

  Perry declared prohibition unenforceable and canceled the policing contracts for the two provinces. The strength of the force dwindled further as its members wererecruited into the military. Many, including Perry, believed it would not last into peacetime. VI EXPANSION TO A NATIONAL ROLE After the war Newton W. Rowell, a federal cabinet minister, was sent across western Canada to assess the future of the Mounties. The options were either to eliminatethe North-West Mounted Police or to expand i...

• Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

  IV PRIME MINISTER After the resignation of Lester Pearson as leader of the Liberal Party, Trudeau was chosen as his successor, and on April 20, 1968, he became prime minister. He calleda general election and showed himself to be a brilliant campaigner, projecting an image of youthful charm and vitality. He argued for a united Canada with equal rightsfor French- and English-speaking citizens and opposed special status for any province. The voters gave him a substantial majority over Robert Stan...

• Pierre Elliott Trudeau - Canadian History.

  IV PRIME MINISTER After the resignation of Lester Pearson as leader of the Liberal Party, Trudeau was chosen as his successor, and on April 20, 1968, he became prime minister. He calleda general election and showed himself to be a brilliant campaigner, projecting an image of youthful charm and vitality. He argued for a united Canada with equal rightsfor French- and English-speaking citizens and opposed special status for any province. The voters gave him a substantial majority over Robert Stan...

• Grecia - geografía.

  nivel de contaminación. El Gobierno también incentiva el uso de automóviles con bajo nivel de contaminación. Otra medida importante para combatir la contaminación hasido la utilización de paneles solares para aprovechar la energía. La contaminación del agua es otro de los problemas que enfrenta Grecia. Los residuos de cerca del 50% de los puntos de actividad industrial, además de todas las cloacasde Atenas, desembocan en el golfo de Egina. Gran parte de estos residuos no son tratados. La contami...

• Political Parties.

  In both Britain and the United States, competition between political parties undermined traditional conceptions of politics rooted in classical and Christian notions ofvirtue and public service. According to this tradition, political leaders should act according to a model of virtue that involved placing the common good above theinterests of a fraction of the society. Leaders acting to benefit only themselves or a narrow portion of the society were considered corrupt. However, party competitionr...

• Drug Dependence.

  these drugs develops rapidly, no withdrawal syndrome is apparent when they are discontinued. Phencyclidine, or PCP, known popularly by such names as “angel dust” and “rocket fuel,” has no medical purpose for humans but is occasionally used by veterinarians asan anesthetic and sedative for animals. It became a common drug of abuse in the late 1970s, and is considered a menace because it can easily be synthesized. Itseffects differ from those of other hallucinogens. LSD, for example, produces deta...

• Reino Unido - geografía.

  2.5. 1 Flora En la antigüedad, la mayor parte del Reino Unido, con la excepción de las montañas y los páramos del norte, el oeste y las zonas pantanosas, estuvo cubierta de bosques dehoja caduca dominados por el roble. Las plantaciones de coníferas de crecimiento rápido en Gales y el noreste de Escocia constituyen una buena parte del 10% del territoriodel Reino Unido que todavía está arbolado. Alrededor de una cuarta parte del Reino Unido, principalmente en Escocia, el suroeste de Inglaterra, G...

• Sexually Transmitted Infections.

  D Genital Herpes Genital herpes is caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most cases of genital herpes are due to HSV type 2. Some cases, however, result from genitalinfections with HSV type 1, a common cause of cold sores. Genital herpes causes recurrent outbreaks of painful sores on the genitals, although the disease oftenremains dormant with no symptoms for long periods. In the United States, one in five individuals over the age of 12 is infected with HSV type 2, and the va...

• Puzzle.

  Visual puzzles involve searching a picture to find hidden or disguised figures or answering a question about some part of a visual illusion. For instance, the popular 19th- century prints of American lithographic company Currier & Ives featured hidden people, animals, and other objects. A 16th-century painting from Bukhara, Uzbekistan,of a camel includes hidden figures of 17 people, 10 rabbits, a monkey, and a dragon (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City). B Mathematical Puzzles and Logic...

• Italia - geografía.

  La flora de las tierras bajas de la parte central y meridional de Italia es típicamente mediterránea, con presencia de olivos, naranjos, limoneros, palmeras y cidros. En lazona sur también son característicos la higuera, la palmera datilera, el granado y el almendro, además de la caña de azúcar y el algodón. La vegetación de los montesApeninos es similar a la de Europa central, con abundancia de castaños, cipreses y robles en las laderas más bajas, mientras que las zonas situadas a mayor altura...

• Evolución - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  Los pulmones de los organismos que respiran aire y la vejiga natatoria de casi todos los peces actuales han evolucionado a partir delos sacos aéreos dobles de los primitivos peces óseos. En éstos, igual que la vejiga natatoria en los actuales, los sacos aéreos seinflaban y desinflaban para determinar la profundidad a la que nadaba el pez. En otros grupos de peces se transformaron enpulmones primitivos, provistos de abundantes repliegues para maximizar la absorción de oxígeno en un medio pobre en...