The Petrov Affair – An Australian Spy Story A modern spy thriller was played out in Canberra in 1954. On the 13th of April‚ the three year term of the Menzies government was drawing to a close and federal parliament was sitting for its final session. A few hours before the close‚ Menzies made a startling announcement that a soviet diplomat in Canberra‚ Vladimir Petrov‚ had been granted political asylum and that a royal commission would be established to investigate allegations of a Soviet spy ring
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Internal Affairs Investigations Mitchell Carrillo Student ID# 4069057 American Military University Professor John F. Hein 05/14/10 Every police department should be open for review and strictly accountable for their officer’s conduct while serving the community. Police employees are expected to maintain themselves in a manner consistent with a standard of professionalism necessary to ensure safety in the community. All citizens have a right‚ in good faith‚ to report a police officer’s
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Current Affairs Inflation is the increase of rates of goods and services. This can affect the cupcake business in a negative way as the customers may not buy a lot of products as the prices for other stuff have increased as well. This will conclude in our business not making enough profit as we may need‚ which means that we will not be able to pay taxes and wages to the employees. This may also end up with our business not earning enough to pay suppliers. In order to prevent inflation affecting
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REPORT ON SURROUNDING VILLAGES OF BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK Bandhavgarh National Park lies at the geographical centre of India. It is said to be a heaven for Tigers and other wildlife. Declared as a Tiger Reserve in 1993‚ Bandhavgarh holds the highest density of Tigers in India. Off late there have been some cases of poisoning of Tigers as retaliation by the local villagers but still the King roams freely in and around Bandhavgarh. With a few Tigers left in the wild‚ every life is precious. The
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Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park‚ established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. Banff is the third-oldest national park in the world. In 1883‚ three railway workers‚ Thomas McCardell‚ William McCardell and Frank McCabe discovered a number of hot springs (now known as cave and basin) at the base of what is now called Sulphur Mountain. The park started as a 25 square kilometers (10 square mile) reserve around the Sulphur Mountain Hot Springs‚ established by the Dominion of Canada
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Zion National Park is located in the North American state of Utah. Zion’s geological location provides a large and level place to grow plants and create habitats for animals‚ a river for water‚ and changing seasons. Zion National Park has a diverse ecosystem that is forever changing and existing. Zion National Park is an oasis with rivers‚ desert‚ canyons‚ and diverse plants and animals (“National Park Service‚” n.d.). According to the National Park Service‚ The Virgin River and its tributaries
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Black Hills (“Wind Cave National Park”)‚ Wind Cave National Park protects two worlds- one underground and one aboveground‚ sunlit environment. This park showcases a variety of wildlife and is home to one of the world’s longest and oldest caves. The “mission of Wind Cave National Park is to reserve and protect the natural resources” it encompasses ("A Brief History of Wind Cave National Park"). In 1903‚ then President Theodore Roosevelt declared Wind Cave become the 8th national park in the U.S. The
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Kevin Shane Cantley Dorothy Dimeling English Composition 101 March 7‚ 2007 Banff National Park‚ the oldest National Park in Canada‚ is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta. “There are many resorts and lodges for tourists‚ one being an upscale accommodation designed in the likeness of a Scottish baronial castle.” (Mobile 5) Banff National Park is 6‚641 square kilometers of mountain landscape. “The snow-capped mountains of the Canadian Rockies reflect mirror images
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For Canadians‚ the Cold War started with one man: Igor Gouzenko. Born in Rogachev‚ Russia in 1919‚ he studied at the Moscow Engineering Academy and the Moscow Architectural Institute before enlisting in the Soviet military (the Red army) at the beginning of Russia’s involvement in World War II. He caught the eye of the NKVD (Soviet secret police agency) and trained as a cipher clerk for the GRU (Soviet military intelligence)‚ serving as an intelligence officer on the front lines during WWII battles
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believe that not standing for the national anthem should not be allowed. The national anthem pays respect to people who have risked their lives‚ been injured‚ or died defending the United States. Drew Brees‚ New Orleans Saints quarterback‚ supported Kaepernick’s message but disagrees with the delivery: “it’s an oxymoron that you’re sitting down‚ disrespecting the flag that has given you the freedom to speak out.” In the article “ Refusing to Stand for the National Anthem” by Lois Lane‚ he incorporates
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