missile gap
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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missile gap an assumed inferiority in the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads available to the United States as compared to the number available to the Soviet Union at the end of the 1950s. The issue of a “missile gap” was raised by President
John F. Kennedy as a political ploy during the presidential election of 1960, but was subsequently shown never to have existed.
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Aconite appoints marketing director to drive international growth; Aconite reinforces its aggressive growth plans with the appointment of Chris Lomax as Marketing Director.
M2 Presswire; 7/26/2004; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-26 July 2004-Aconite: Aconite appoints marketing director to drive international growth; Aconite reinforces its aggressive growth plans with the appointment of Chris Lomax as Marketing Director(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
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Aconite Wins First Deal in South Africa for EMV Migration Solutions and Expertise.
PR Newswire Europe; 5/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...EMV Scripting and Transaction Processing Aconite's fast track Europay, MasterCard and...risk through post-issuance scripting. Aconite has experience in implementing proven...clients' existing card payments business. Aconite's unique blend of software solutions...
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Aconite team with XIRING to deliver EMV Authentication.
M2 Presswire; 3/19/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-19 March 2003-Aconite: Aconite team with XIRING to deliver EMV Authentication(C)1994...launched by IT consultancy and software solutions provider Aconite and XIRING, a provider of smart card based security devices...
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February's Sweet Buttercup; Aconite Ushers In the Bulb Season
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/20/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...blooms of the winter aconite herald a new gardening...plummet again, winter aconites can survive even...troubled by the winter aconite's tendency to...But all winter aconites take a few years...right way. A winter aconite plant may not come...who love winter aconites water the soil ...
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Fair Isaac Partners with Aconite to Deliver More Powerful Fraud-Fighting Capabilities.
Business Wire; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...and decision management technology, and Aconite, a leading provider of software and consulting...customer conference in Lisbon, where Aconite is co-presenting a session on the evolution...and EMV Transaction Enabler (TRxE), Aconite's award-winning EMV software solutions...
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Full EMV migration a reality at Transaction Network Services; Aconite installation enables end-to-end processing and authorisation way ahead of 2005 deadline.
M2 Presswire; 9/4/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-4 September 2003-Aconite: Full EMV migration a reality at Transaction Network Services; Aconite installation enables end-to-end processing...provider and business IT consultancy, Aconite. TNS is one of the world's leading...
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Fair Isaac Partners with Aconite to Deliver More Powerful Fraud-Fighting Capabilities; Agreement combines world's leading fraud and risk management solutions with award-winning EMV technology to offer unmatched offline fraud control.
M2 Presswire; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Corporation: Fair Isaac Partners with Aconite to Deliver More Powerful Fraud-Fighting...and decision management technology, and Aconite, a leading provider of software and consulting...customer conference in Lisbon, where Aconite is co-presenting a session on the evolution...
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Aconite and Smart Commerce join forces to deliver card management solutions to the Americas.
M2 Presswire; 7/7/2004; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-7 July 2004-Aconite: Aconite and Smart Commerce join forces to deliver card management solutions...Americas(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07072004 Aconite has signed a distributor agreement with US and Canadian smart...
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Aconite Buys Datacard's Affina Enterprise Smart Card Management System
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 7/21/2008; 549 words
; Wireless News 07-21-2008 Aconite Buys Datacard's Affina Enterprise...System WIRELESS NEWS-July 21, 2008-Aconite Buys Datacard's Affina Enterprise...card personalization solutions, and Aconite, a provider of EMV and smart card...
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EMV testing completed at Abbey National - Chip and PIN rollout programme involved extensive testing via EMV test tools from Aconite.
M2 Presswire; 11/20/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-20 November 2003-Aconite: EMV testing completed at Abbey National...extensive testing via EMV test tools from Aconite(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...provider and business IT consultancy, Aconite. Abbey deployed Aconite's comprehensive...
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Aconite
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Aconite Description Aconite is the common name for any of 100 or more related species in the Aconitum...dark green, glossy leaves and dark blue flowers. Other names for aconite are wolf's bane, monkshood, blue rocket, and friar's cap...
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aconite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...for hunting. The drug aconite, the active principle...obtained from A. napellus. Aconites are erect or trailing...repelled werewolves. Winter aconite is a name for plants of...perennials of the same family. Aconites are classified in the...
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Homeopathy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...term "allopathy," or "different HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES Name Description Aconite Commonly known as monkshood, aconite is highly toxic. A nontoxic, diluted extract of aconite is used in homeopathy to treat symptoms similar to that of poison. Allium...
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Ointment, Witches'
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...the following: 1) Parsley, water of aconite, poplar leaves and soot 2) Water parsnip...Baby's fat, juice of water parsnip, aconite, cinquefoil, deadly nightshade and soot...be noted that such poisonous drugs as aconite, hemlock, and belladonna, absorbed...
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poisoning
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...the Arabs who turned poisoning into a specialist activity. Aconite was a commonly used poison, and under Roman Law it was illegal...Venoms , 1424, Magister Sautes de Ardoynis listed arsenic, aconite, hellebore, laurel, opium, bryony, mandrake, leopard...
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