TECHNOLOGY AND NIGERIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS INTRODUCTION 1. Human existence has been characterized with attempts by man to apply technology to control his environment with a view to improving his material existence. This has resulted in epoch making developments such as the discovery of gun powder and the invention of industrial machines both of which have had significant impact on the development of the society.[i] These technological innovations also had significant
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cost of playing in the National Football League? A player could have a broken leg or a pulled hamstring‚ but what if there was something that could affect a player after his playing years were over? A concussion would be the answer to that question‚ and it can lead a serious brain injury and even cause disease such as Alzheimer’s. The National Football League is at a crossroad concerning concussions‚ and many former National Football League players will say that the National Football League and general
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Canada’s oldest national park‚ Banff National Park‚ located 110-180 km west of Calgary in the province of Alberta. The coordinates of the park are 51.5 degrees north and 116.0 degrees west. Banff National Park encompasses 6641 square kilometers of valleys‚ mountains‚ glaciers‚ forests‚ meadows‚ rivers‚ and it is also surrounded by other national parks such as Jasper National Park and Glacier National Park. Banff National Park was established in 1885; the purpose of establishment is to settle a conflict
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The Jim Corbett National Park is a heaven for the adventure seeker and wildlife adventure lovers. Corbett National Park is India’s first national park which comprises 520.8 km2. area of hills‚ riverine belts‚ marshy depressions‚ grass lands and large lake. The elevation ranges from 1‚300 feet to 4‚000 feet. Winter nights in Corbett national park are cold but the days are bright and sunny. It rains from July to September. Dense moist deciduous forest mainly consists of sal‚ haldu‚ pipal‚ rohini
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CONTACT: Katie Alice Cox 803.227.0914 kcox@rileycommunications.com Hundreds of Rubber Ducks Race to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands Columbia‚ S.C. (June 16‚ 2009) — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands will host the sixth annual Rubber Duck Race on Sunday‚ July 19‚ from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Hundreds will take part in the event to support Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands‚ which operates 29 before and afterschool Clubs and serves thousands of children in the area. Festivities will
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Biscayne National Park‚ founded and established by Dante Fascell in 1980‚ lies in the waters south of Florida. The park is made up of four ecosystems that include the mangroves‚ the Florida Keys‚ the coral reef‚ and Biscayne Bay. Biscayne National Park is home to large numbers of threatened and endangered species of plants and animals both above and below the water’s surface. Biscayne National Park also protects one of the world’s longest coral reefs and the longest mangrove forest. Biscayne
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¨Lava Beds National Monuments¨ stationed in north eastern California is a park filled with fun filling beauty‚ history‚ and scientific wonders. This would be a trip of a lifetime‚ but only if our principle would let us go. Lava Beds National Monuments has a humongous amount of beauty stretching all the way across the park. With the Lava running all over the place like a water runs in a stream. The park has beautiful figures like lava tubes‚ scenic trails‚ climb cumber cones‚ and beautiful desert
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National parks in the United States have been treasured and considered sacred for hundreds of years. Efforts made by past presidents‚ such as Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama have ensured their protection by law and declaration. However‚ it seems that as the years go by‚ the relevance of these monuments have come to be questioned by the young people of today’s world. Since these national parks have opened‚ there has not been sufficient funding to be able to keep up with maintenance‚ let alone attractiveness
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trend‚ where lots of men started to kneel at the anthem. This is not okay‚ because‚ kneeling for the National Anthem is disrespectful to the flag‚ it is causing more tension in our country‚ and you can do this movement in a better way. First‚ it is disrespectful to the flag according to many groups of people. Carole Isham‚ a great-great-great-granddaughter of Francis Scott Keys‚ who wrote the National Anthem said‚ “Kaepernick is disrespecting the flag.” Tyler Merritt (an army veteran) said‚ “they are
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more deadly and harder to control. This‚ in turn has fueled distrust and division while advocating threats to international safety. Terrorism remains the largest enemy to world peace as it undermines national security‚ drives countries into anarchy and continues to downgrade democracy. The National Security Council has repeatedly seen terrorism on their agenda for the past couple decades. It continuously affects the foreign policies of several nations and the quality of life for innocent people
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