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    Exchange rate development in Ethiopia Monetary Development The legal tender currency of Ethiopia was issued on 23 July 1945 by defining the monetary unit as the Ethiopia dollar (E$) with a value of 5.52 grains (equivalent to 0.355745 grams) of fine gold. The linkage with fine gold was in accord with the monetary system established by the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. For the five years following the proclamation of the national currency (1945–1950)‚ money supply of the country was determined

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    Published in Computing and Systems Technology Division Communications‚ American Institute of Chemical Engineers‚ 18(2)‚ 1995. Low Cost Virtual Reality and its Application to Chemical Engineering - Part Two John T. Bell & H. Scott Fogler University of Michigan June 1995 Introduction and Update from Part One This article has been broken up into two parts‚ the first of which presented an introduction to virtual reality and some discussion of what low-cost hardware and software options are available3

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    Rasta

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    These elements include: history‚ beliefs‚ customs/culture‚ celebrations‚ and worshipping. Rastafarians believe in the divine nature of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia‚ whose title before his coronation of 1930 who Ras Tafari (Prince of the House of Tafari). The name Haile Selassie means “Power of Trinity.” He was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-1974. Haile Selassie never regarded himself as God‚ nor did he adhere to Rastafari. According to iconn.org‚ Rastafarians regard Haile Selassie I as God

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    Queen Sheba

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    I would like to engage on a quest to identify the Queen of Sheba. Having read the rather newly published co-authored book by John Ashton and David Down‚ Unwrapping the Pharaohs‚ who states that the Queen of Sheba would be identified with the Egyptian Queen/Pharaoh‚ Hatshepsut. I have often referred to sources‚ even Christian authors and archeologists that identify the Queen of Sheba as being from the South Arabian capital‚ "Marib in Yemen." With the new archaeological discoveries‚ including the

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    Of Beetles & Angels

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    abolished the monarchy in March 1975 and Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen settled permanently in New York City‚ New York‚ USA where several other members of the Imperial family were already based. The other members of the Imperial family who were still in Ethiopia at the time of the revolution were imprisoned. The imprisoned members of the Imperial family included Amha Selassie’s father‚ Emperor Haile Selassie‚ his daughter by his first marriage‚ Princess Ijigayehu‚ his sister‚ Princess Tenagnework‚ and many

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    Ethiopian Red Terror

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    of the Mengistu Haile Mariam’s military junta known as the Derg” (RTMMM- “Red Terror”). The people who opposed the government were tortured or brutally murdered (“Let the Red Terror Intensify”: Political Violence‚ Governance and Society in Urban Ethiopia‚ 1976–78). The sad thing about this was they also went for the general people‚ which was anyone they saw as a threat to their government. The Dergs would classify their victims by if they were slightly educated and being part of an opposition group

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    Rastafari

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    as only a religion and not as a way of life. Rastafarians‚ Rastafaris‚ Rastas‚ or Ras Tafarians originated from the followers of the Rastafari movement. The movement is named for Ras Tafari Makonnen‚ who was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia in 1930. Rastafaris dislike the term “Rastafarianism” because they reject the “isms and schisms” that characterize oppressive and corrupt white society. The Rastafarian movement began with the teachings of Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) a black Jamaican

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    The Rise of Nationalism

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    The Rise of Nationalism Nationalism What is Nationalism? Modern African Nationalism Colonial Oppression Missionary Churches WWI and WWII Pan-Africanism League of National and United Nations Independence Movements What Is Nationalism? Feelings based on shared culture‚ heritage and historical experience Desire to maintain the same through various means Modern African Nationalism Even after the establishment of colonial rule‚ Africans displayed

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    Haile Selassie

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    Born in Ethiopia in 1892‚ Haile Selassie was crowned emperor in 1930 but exiled during World War II after leading the resistance to the Italian invasion. He was reinstated in 1941 and sought to modernize the country over the next few decades through social‚ economic and educational reforms. He ruled until 1974‚ when famine‚ unemployment and political opposition forced him from office. Early Years Haile Selassie I was Ethiopia’s 225th and last emperor‚ serving from 1930 until his overthrow by

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    CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND The problem of price escalation‚ especially in the construction industry‚ is a worldwide phenomenon‚ and its ripple is normally a source of friction between clients and contractors on the issue of price escalations. If this friction is not properly handled‚ this could stall the progress of work and may subsequently lead to project abandonment and the actual project will suffer with universal inflations of costs. [5]Although the causes of project

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