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    hills and the British portions of the Khasi and Jaintia other than the Shillong Municipality and Cantonment were partially Excluded areas. The Frontier Areas were Balipara‚ Sadiya‚ Lakhimpur Tracts. The Governor of Assam was vested with powers and authority over the Frontier Tracts. The Governor was also responsible for Excluded Areas were the Naga hills district‚ the Lushai hills district and the North Cachar Hills. The Ministers in Assam province had no jurisdiction on matters relating to Excluded

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    Chapter 20 Ophthalmic Surgeon in Hong Kong Reasons for leaving Europe:  Life was unbearable in Europe because of political differences with M.H. del Pilar and other Filipinos  To be near his idolized Philippines and family Farewell to Europe:   Left Ghent for Paris on Oct. 3 1891   Stayed there to say goodbye to the Lunas‚ the Pardo de Taveras‚ the Venturas and other friends   Proceeded by train to Mersailles   Boarded a steamer "Melbourne" bound for Hong Kong on Oct 18   Brought

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     As Australia  is  a  Commonwealth  country‚  this  means  that  the  head  of  state  is  the  Queen  of  England  and  is  therefore  part  of  the  parliamentary  system.  In  Australia  the  Queen’s  representative  is  the  Governor  General  at  a  federal  level  and  the  Governor  at  a  state  level.  The  commonwealth  and  state  parliament  operate  on  a  bicameral  system.  This  means  that  there  are two houses; the upper  house and the lower house.     The  Commonwealth  Parliament consists of the Crown

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    Governor Kaine commuted Percy Walton’s death sentence to life in prison without parole‚ because of his serious mental illness that rendered him incompetent to be executed. The governor said that Walton was not cognizant of his impending execution and the reasoning for it. Governor Kaine had stayed Walton’s execution twice to better evaluate his mental condition and competency. In a further investigation of Percy Walton it is said that he only has an IQ of 66. Governor Kaine said that

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    Cat Bill Veto Analysis

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    Kangbo Lu Josh Coito English 122 19 March 2016 Journal #8: “Adlai Stevenson’s Cat Bill Veto” In Adlai Stevenson’s‚ the state governor of Illinois‚ statement “Adlai Stevenson’s Cat Bill Veto” (1949)‚ he explains the reason that the Cat Bill should not be passed. Governor Stevenson develops his ideas by elaborating the possible influences of approval of the Cat Bill‚ explaining the popularity of the issue‚ discussing the nature of the cats‚ and suggesting the minor importance of Cat Bill. Using examples

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    savings - the current cost of reoffending is an estimated £9.5bn - £13bn per year. According to the report‚ prisons‚ for the most part‚ no longer recognise the importance of prison education‚ and there is no system in place for different prisons and governors to learn from each other.

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    decentralize power and make it more affective for the public’s needs. The primary level is the Texas legislature. It is almost a given to say that everyone has at least heard of the legislature. Some variables that the legislature contains are the Lt. Governor‚ the Speaker of the house of Representatives and Committee Chairs. The Speaker acts as the presiding officer over the house and has two levels of power. These two levels are institutional powers which allow the officer to preside over the Legislative

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    of a military government here. Major General Wesley Merritt‚ the commander of U.S. forces in Manila‚ served as its first military governor. When Merritt left for Paris‚ France to brief the U.S. and Spanish peace commissioners on the conditions in the Philippines‚ he was succeeded by Major General Elwell Otis who served until May‚ 1900. The last American military governor was Major General Arthur MacArthur. He served until 1901. During its brief existence from 1898 to 1901‚ the military government

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    1.1 Identify the main types of state and independent schools. * Primary * Grammar * Comprehensive * Religious * Voluntary aided * Voluntary controlled * Specialist * SEN * Academies 1.2 Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance. Primary‚ Secondary and Grammar schools are all governed by the Local Education Authority (LEA). These schools determine their own admissions policy

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    Ann RIchards

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    Ann Richards Ann Willis Richards is arguably one of the most important women in Texas history. Her broad political life included County Commissioner‚ Treasurer of the State of Texas‚ and the second woman Governor of Texas. She created opportunities to countless women‚ improved Texas economics‚ and made reformations of many crises faced by early Texas. Ann Richards was born Dorthy Ann Willis in Lakeview‚ Texas on September 1‚ 1933. She grew up in Waco‚ Texas and was granted a scholarship to attended

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