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Veracruz Incident
VERACRUZ INCIDENT VERACRUZ INCIDENT. When Victoriano Huerta seized the Mexican presidency in 1913, the United States refused to recognize him. Early in 1914, when Tampico was under martial law, some U.S. Marines were arrested there, but they were quickly released, with apologies. Admiral Henry T.... Read more |
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Giulio Douhet
Giulio Douhet , 1869-1930, Italian military officer and early advocate of airpower. He was an early supporter of strategic bombing and the military superiority of air forces . He served in World War I, organizing Italy's bombing campaign, but was court-martialed for criticizing the Italian high... Read more |
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blood pressure
blood pressure force exerted by the blood upon the walls of the arteries. The pressure in the arteries originates in the pumping action of the heart, and pressure waves can be felt at the wrist and at other points where arteries lie near the surface of the body (see pulse ). Since the heart can... Read more |
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angiotensin
angiotensin Any of three related peptide hormones, two of which raise blood pressure. Angiotensin I is derived, by the action of the enzyme renin, from a protein (α-globulin) secreted by the liver into the bloodstream. As blood passes through the lungs, another enzyme (angiotensin-converting... Read more |
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Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War conflict between the Sac and Fox and the United States in 1832. After the War of 1812, whites settling the Illinois country exerted pressure on the Native Americans. A treaty of 1804, which had no real claim to validity, provided for removal of the Sac and Fox W of the Mississippi. A... Read more |
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Basement Jaxx
Basement JaxxRock group With the release of 1999's Remedy, the British house music duo Basement Jaxx—DJs Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe—set the dance world on fire with a sound they call punk garage, turning the pair into club land messiahs. Given the pair's diverse musical influences—Timbaland,... Read more |
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Lend Lease Corp. Limited
Lend Lease Corporation Limited Level 46Tower BuildingAustralia SquareSydney NSW 2000AustraliaTelephone: (02) 9236-6111Fax: (02) 9252-2192Web site: http://www.lendlease.com.au Public CompanyIncorporated: 1958Employees: 10,484Operating Revenues: A$12.48 billion (US$6.87 billion) (2002)Stock... Read more |
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Mau Mau
Mau Mau , secret insurgent organization in Kenya , comprising mainly Kikuyu tribespeople. They were bound by oath to force the expulsion of white settlers from Kenya. In 1952 the Mau Mau began reprisals against the Europeans, especially in the "white highlands," claimed as Kikuyu lands. The... Read more |
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Volcanoes
Volcanic eruptions A volcanic eruption is the release of molten rock and volcanic gases through Earth's crust to the surface. Molten rock within the earth, or magma , is driven to erupt by buoyancy because it is lighter than the surrounding rock. Dissolved gases within the magma are under great... Read more |
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Baldassare Cossa
Baldassare Cossa , c.1370-1419, Neapolitan churchman, antipope (1410-15; see Schism, Great ) with the name John XXIII. He had a military career before entering the service of the church. He was made a cardinal by Boniface IX (1402) and proved himself able, especially in financial matters. In 1408... Read more |
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NSW: Sydney housing pressures force land release
...Sydney housing pressures force land release By...Correspondent SYDNEY, Dec 5 AAP...housing in Sydney today forced the NSW governmentto...price of ... |
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AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 13, 2000.
...legislation to force banks to...Reserve Bank releases its semi...South Sydney claims moral...march through Sydney. - NSW Premier Bob...Aboriginal land. - Tax office...privatisation. THE SYDNEY MORNING ... |
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What Australian newspapers say on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
...6, 2007 SYDNEY, Nov 6 AAP...put upward pressure on house...the cost of housing, they should...should also force state and...states to release more land, provide...housing." The Sydney ... |