War is a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country. It is a violent and destructive phenomenon that can have severe consequences for the people involved and for the wider world. Wars are typically fought over political, economic, or ideological differences, and they often result in the deaths of large numbers of people, as well as significant destruction of property and infrastructure. Wars can also have long-lasting impacts on society, including political instability, economic disruption, and social upheaval.
Ongoing news reports in the international media have revealed operational details about the Anglophone cryptographic agencies’ global surveillance of both foreign and domestic nationals. The reports mostly emanate from a cache of top secret documents leaked by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, which he obtained whilst working for Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the largest contractors […]
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Reining is a western riding competition for horses where the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. Reining is also considered to be a lot like figure skating. All work is done at the lope (a slow, relaxed version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the
Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders is a fictional comic book series created by Marvel Comics in the 1960s. The series follows the adventures of a group of US Marines led by Captain Simon Savage during World War II. The Leatherneck Raiders are a highly trained and dedicated group of soldiers who engage in dangerous
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Ripley Ville or Ripleyville was an estate of model houses for the working classes in Broomfields in the West Bowling ward of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.
NASA created the James Webb Space Telescope with support from the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. The telescope is named after James E. Webb, who served as NASA administrator from 1961 to 1968 and was instrumental in the Apollo program. JWST’s primary mirror, the Optical Telescope Element, consists of 18 hexagonal mirror
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Howard Eliot Wolpe was a seven-term United States Representative from Michigan and the Clinton Administration’s Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region, where he led the US delegation to the Arusha and Lusaka peace talks aimed at ending civil wars in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He rejoined the State
Rosa de Castilla is a Mexican singer and actress who goes by the stage name Mara Victoria Ledesma Cuevas. She is regarded as one of the great folkloric leading women of Mexican cinema’s “golden period.” She has travelled the world as a singer, performing in places such as Israel. De Castilla made her feature film
Shares outstanding are all the shares of a corporation that have been authorized, issued and purchased by investors and are held by them. They are distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, thus representing no exercisable rights. Shares outstanding and treasury shares together amount to the number of issued shares. Shares outstanding can be calculated as either
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Classic Military Vehicle is a military magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom by Key Publishing. It features articles and photographs of military vehicles, armored and soft-skin, past and present, from around the world. The first editor was Pat Ware. In 2007, he handed it over to John Blackman, a well-known military vehicle photographer. It was first published in May 2001 (cover
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Gundula Janowitz is an Austrian lyric soprano singer of operas, oratorios, lieder, and concerts. She is one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century and was pre-eminent in the 1960s and 1970s. Born 2 August 1937 (age 84)Berlin, Germany Nationality Austrian Occupation Soprano singer Years active 1959–1997 Organisation Vienna State Opera Title Kammersängerin Awards Austrian Decoration for Science