Six Billion and Counting On Tuesday‚ October 12‚ 1999‚ a baby named Adnan was born in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia-Herzegovina. Adnan was just one of 370‚000 babies born that Tuesday‚ but his birth was a milestone for the world; he was named the world’s six-billionth human being. From the world of 1billion in 1804 and 3 billion in 1960‚ we reached 6 billion less than forty years later. This very rapid population growth is having serious effects on our food supply‚ our environment‚ and our species diversity
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founded in 1991 but in many websites‚ is said to be founded in 9th century. It shares some borders with Italy‚ Slovenia‚ and Hungary at the north. Croatia also shares a border to the east and south with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Croatia thinks that they are more closed with Austria than of the other territories sand cultures of the former Yugoslavia. Croatia thinks that it’s not a Balkan country but as a European one. Croatia is 21‚825 square miles. Croatia with the
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On June 28‚ 1914‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb nationalist sparked the beginning the first World War. On this day he shot Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne) to death in his car in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina. Soon after this‚ World War I began‚ pitting Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria against Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States. Not long after the assassination‚ the Germans started to implement their plan
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Due to Austria-Hungary’s (AH) annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered along his wife Sophie on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo. The murderer was a Serbian nationalist‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ who was a member of the secret military society known as the Black Hand. This performed stunt occurred because of the desire for independence in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH). Since the 19th century AH had increasing tensions with Serbia (such as the
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2011/2012 ANNUAL REPORT Contents Foreword Introduction Formal company management Management report Overview of key figures JYSK Nordic Denmark Sweden Norway Finland Poland Czech Republic/Slovakia Hungary Netherlands Slovenia‚ Croatia‚ Bosnia-Herzegovina‚ Serbia United Kingdom China Expectations Comments Social responsibility Profit and loss account Balance sheet 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 26 27 Cover photo: Employees from JYSK’s store in Viby‚ Denmark. 2
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the Modern World History Textbook‚ it mentions that‚ “Serbia‚ for example‚ had a large Slavic population. It hoped to absorb all the Slavs on the Balkan Peninsula. However‚.. Austria-Hungary opposed such an effort… In 1908‚ Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina.” Since these two areas have large Slavic populations‚ Serbians were outraged by the Austrian-Hungarian act . Serbians support their country’s nationalism which only caused Austria to be unsatisfied with it that all leads to tensions between
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Abdülhamid II eventually suspended the constitution and closed parliament‚ effectively consolidating power within the throne.[5] Amidst these internal tensions‚ however‚ brewed international conflicts. Beginning with the 1875 insurrection of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ending with the Congress of Berlin in 1881‚ the Ottoman Empire was faced with the prospect of disintegration and
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Modern Day Slavery: Sex Trafficking “I was sold for 3‚500 euros ($4‚400). I was beaten‚ raped‚ forced against my will. They would put out cigarette butts on me and cut me with razors. It was like a horror movie” (Kara 131). This first-hand account comes from Martina‚ a 29-year-old sex trafficking victim from Bulgaria. At the time she was 19 and working as cook. She met a young man who offered her a job at a restaurant in Croatia. Desperate for a better life‚ Martina took the job without a second
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regarded as the cause of World War One. A Serbian terrorist‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ was the assassin. He shot both Ferdinand and his wife Sophie at point-blanc range (the second murder attempt of the day). Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ a southern state of Austria-Hungary‚ in an open topped car; not in any sense protecting himself. A War was becoming inevitable in the heated competitive environment of Europe. I think the assassination of Franz Ferdinand only bought forward
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who we are? For six decades‚ World Vision has been engaging people to work towards eliminating poverty and its causes. World Vision is committed to the poor because we are Christian. We work with people of all cultures‚ faiths and genders to achieve transformation. We do this through relief and development‚ policy advocacy and change‚ collaboration‚ education about poverty‚ and emphasis on personal growth‚ social justice and spiritual values. The action World Vision is committed to includes:
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