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    Geocells

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    the bottom and side slopes of a ravine between the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and a subdivision near Tacoma‚ Wash. The erosion ruptured two storm drains and left undermined slopes that continued to ravel and retreat. Measures were implemented to help stabilize the eroded slopes and prevent further retreat that could affect the Tacoma Narrows Bridge expansion project and a residence above the opposite ravine slope. The measures also addressed regulatory agency concerns about sediment-laden water discharging

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    It was one of the more curious things about Humanity‚ our reluctance to allow others see us cry. It could be said that it was a form of defense‚ of never letting one know your weakness‚ and perhaps there was some truth to that. After all‚ hadn’t Humanity kept the Deadly Races at bay for a time by pretending to be strong? That day‚ however‚ Intrepidus was not able to hide his weakness by refusing to go home a mess. There was a shadow he had failed to realize did not have a place in this cavern any

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Corsica. Educated at military school‚ he served in Valence and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at age of 24 because of his strategy in the siege of Toulon and subsequently appointed as the commander of French Army in Italy. France now faced a new coalition - Austria and Russia had allied with Britain. Napoleon returned to Paris‚ where the government was in crisis. He

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    Hua Hin in the Petchaburi province. It was built in 1923 under the royal command of King Rama VI using golden teakwood from the demolished Hat Chao Samran Palace. Maruekhathaiyawan Palace was built by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) as a seaside summer retreat. Originally‚ the King had a Palace built on Hat Chao Samran beach‚ a little more

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    The Battle of Cambrai‚ from the 20th November to the 7th December 1917‚ was the first British campaign in World War One that tanks were used successfully by demonstrating the fact that the Hindenburg line could be penetrated. The town of Cambrai is in the North of France near the border between France and Germany. By 1917‚ Cambrai had become one of the most important railheads and HQ towns behind the German lines. In front of it lay the immensely powerful Siegfried Stellung - better known to the

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    Self defence

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    Law (19th ed.) (London‚ 1980). Williams‚ Glanville‚ Text Book of Criminal Law (London‚ 1978). Yadav‚ R.D. ‚ Law of Crime and Self-Defence (New Delhi‚ 1993). Ames‚ James Bar‚ “Law and Morals”‚ Harv. L. Rev.‚ Vol. 22‚ (1908)‚ p. 98. Beale‚ Joseph‚“Retreat from a murderous assault’‚ Harv. L. Rev.‚ Vol. 16‚ (1902)‚ p. 573. Lowery‚ Jack‚ “A Statutory study of self-defence and defence of others as an excuse for homicide”‚ University of Florida Law Review‚ Vol. V (1952)‚ p. 58. Mahoney‚ Richard‚ “The Presumption

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    Churchill himself. These men would be core in the army for the next five years and help to win the war. Without them all would have been lost. Therefore the evacuation itself could be argued a triumph. However as Churchill said “wars are not won by retreats no matter how glorious” and the amount of equipment and men left behind was enormous. And for those reasons it has been argued either side since 1940. In this essay I’ll be evaluating sources that support the interpretation that Dunkirk was a triumph

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    The Battle of Waterloo was fought thirteen kilometres south of Brussels between the French‚ under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte‚ and the Allied armies commanded by the Duke of Wellington from Britain and General Blücher from Prussia. The French defeat at Waterloo drew to a close 23 years of war beginning with the French Revolutionary wars in 1792 and continuing with the Napoleonic Wars from 1803. There was a brief eleven-month respite when Napoleon was forced to abdicate‚ exiled to the island

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    Administrator’s View: Growing an Enhanced Patient-Centered Culture Within a Clinical Department at an Academic Medical Center By Ron Dearinger Administrator Webster’s Dictionary defines accountability as “subject to having to report‚ explain‚ or justify: being answerable‚ responsible.” The Oz Principle (2) redefines accountability as‚ “a personal choice to rise above one’s circumstances and demonstrate the ownership necessary for achieving desired results.” Additionally‚ the Oz Principle

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    Duncan Harrisson Mr. Strohecker World Literature 10 15‚ May 2013 Immorality of a Faulty Reality Characters that choose to live in faulty reality create an immoral environment for those closest to them and those who experience their change. For example‚ in a novel or play‚ characters’ immoral behaviors change the perspective on the reader. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams are prime examples of this hypothesis. Shylock and Blanche

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