World War I began when a Bosnian Serb assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Germany was Serbia's ally, so was early into the war against Russia, whose allies were Austria, Poland, Hungary. Then other countries were drawn in as far as Japan, Australia and ultimately, the USA, which made the war global. Turkey, Britain, France, most of the European countries became involved ...
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Ponzi Shceme is so named after Italian fraudstar Charles Ponzi who scammed Boston of 20 million dollars. He would send money to agents working for him in other countries, who would buy IRCs and send them back to the United States. Ponzi would then exchange the IRC for stamps worth more than he paid for them, and sell the stamps. He made profits of over 400%.
He would give 50% returns ...
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The scope and method of the strikes indicate that this was a limited punitive attack. It is hard to see what response the Syrians take. There could be panic that their Iranian allies may pursue some reprisal. Iran backed militias operating in Iraq where US forces are engaged in combat against the Islamic state. This is not going to alter the balance of power in Syria. Further US strikes are ...
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The United States aims to defeat Isis and other terrorist groups in Syria. The United States and Russia work side by side to defeat the Islamic State in Syria. If they are successful, they could push their respective Syrian allies into negotiations toward a multi-ethnic, multi-sectarian, unified Syria.
Each side's positions are flexible enough to come to a compromise. The United ...
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I'm sure you must guess that the answer is Yes, unless you are a man who has not had much to do with women, no sisters and no female friends at school. An abortion, even if chosen by the women, is an emotional event and a physical trauma. It is undergoing a procedure which is not natural to the body, whereas having a baby is. The procedure may be painless, and the immediate aftermath ...
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Assad will surrender if the United States military gets directly involved in Syria's civil war. His regime would eventually fall, but this is unlikely to happen. Assad would also surrender if an advanced if an advanced race of space beings descended on Syria and fought on the side of the rebels.
He would never surrender voluntarily. If, however, he is disposed from power one day, then ...
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place in December in 1984. It is one of the worst accidents in the history of India. The tragedy occurred because of an accidental chemical reaction that took place in the factory of the Union Carbide Limited in Bhopal. The poisonous gas started spreading across the city and spread. Almost the whole city turned into a deadly gas chamber. Nearly three thousand of the ...
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Sadly, no. It can be managed and perhaps delayed to an extent but once a person shows clear signs of dementia they are not going to return to a state where dementia is never evident again. However, in the case of Alzeimers' disease, where dementia is present, removing much of the sugar and carbs from the diet can halt and possibly reverse some memory loss.
In Alzeimers' the cause is ...
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The catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, (or 9/11) resulted in the deaths of thousands of people working in the Trade Center, hundreds of Iraqi's and Afghans as well as thousands of American and British soldiers, and it caused devastation to two Muslim countries. It divided the world into Muslim and Non-Muslim, and it sowed the seeds of suspicion and hatred between them.
It also ...
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In August 79 AD, a massive eruption destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, submerging them under layers of volcanic material and mud killing thousands of people. A copious amount of rock and volcanic ash filled the atmosphere. It is estimated that about six inches of ash fell every hour. The next morning, a toxic cloud of gas descended on Pompeii.
Thousands of people, ...
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