to use when in world war. He was put incharge of vehicle maintenance in Rhodes‚ Greece. When returned home from the war he started buying old military vehicles and converting them into tractors. In 1948‚ Ferruccio Lamborghini bought a workshop in Cento‚ Italy‚ were he started producing tractors. In 1959 after the government refused to give him a license to build helicopters‚ he turned his attention to cars. He opened his first car factory in Sant’ Agata. Were he started producing one of the many
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• After graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1916 with First Class Honours in Law‚ Menzies was admitted to the Victorian Bar and to the High Court of Australia in 1918. In 1920 Menzies served as an advocate for the Amalgamated Society of Engineers which eventually took its appeal to the High Court of Australia. The case became a landmark authority for the positive reinterpretation of Commonwealth powers over those of the States. The High Court’s verdict raised Menzies’s profile as a skilled
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The Japanese Occupation in the Philippines December 7‚ 1941 7:55 am - The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor December 8‚ 1941 6:30 am - Davao City was bombed (First area in the Philippines to be bombarded) Next Tuguegarao‚ Baguio‚ Iba‚ Tarlac and Clark Field December 9‚ 1941 Bombing of Manila December 10‚ 1941 First Invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese Aparri‚ Vigan‚ Legaspi‚ Davao‚ Lingayen‚ Atimonan and Mauban Under the command of Lt. Masaharu Homma Japan bombed Cavite‚ Nichols Field and
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ground‚ so Menzies sought to strengthen Australia’s relationships with United States and Britain relying on “great and powerful friends”. The ANZUS treaty (1951) and the SEATO treaty (1954) were a way to create a closer link to America‚ although it does not say that US must help Australia’s it gives them a closer relationship. The SEATO treaty linked the United states‚ Britain‚ France‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Thailand‚ Pakistan and the Philippines this gave Australia strong alliances with nations equally
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Neri‚Schnell G. AB-IS4 NATO EXPANSION NATO enlargement is desirable because it will promote stability in Europe and in the world. There are several concerns regarding possible expansion of NATO membership‚ but the basic question is whether or not NATO should expand its membership. The following sections address the negative and positive sides of the argument. Yes it is nessesary‚ they have its benefits expanding NATO. NATO expansion is a critical issue now because leaders of the Central
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countries. This is how NATO came about. Alstyne provides backing by talking about everything that led to the making of NATO. Alstyne states
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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING: DESIGN‚ BUILD AND BENCHMARK A LINUX CLUSTER by GOH YOKE LOONG KEM 050024 Semester 1 Session 2008/09 Final year research project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya in partial fulfillment of the requirement to be Bachelor’s degree of Engineering DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA October 2008 ABSTRACT Nowadays almost every industry needs fast processing power especially in engineering field
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The Vietnam War was fought throughout 1962 and 1975 between the communist North Vietnam and its communist allies‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ supported by the United States and nations of the SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation). During the war‚ it became evident that the attitude towards the Vietnam War began to change as it developed. In the beginning of the Vietnam War‚ most Australian citizens and politicians had the unfounded propaganda that Australia would become a victim
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The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile crisis of October 1962 was a major international crisis and political standoff between the Soviet Union and The United States of America over missile placement in Cuba‚ 150 km from US shores. This was a major nuclear threat to world peace. On the 1st January 1959‚ President Batista of Cuba was overthrown. This allowed Castro backed revolutionary forces to seize power. Fidel Castro then became Prime Minister of Cuba. In May 1960‚ a US plane flying
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the evolving European security environment was raised at a discussion of current issues at NATO in 1993‚ it was described simply as being a "paper tiger" incapable of responding to future crises 1 However the status of the WEU has changed rapidly‚ particularly with the European Community (EC) agreement at Maastricht defining new responsibilities for the organisation‚ as witnessed by WEU operations involving NATO seconded personnel and equipment for mine detection in the Persian Gulf‚ and for the naval
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