The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик‚ tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) abbreviated to USSR (Russian: СССР‚ tr. SSSR) or the Soviet Union (Russian: Советский Союз‚ tr. Sovetsky Soyuz)‚ was a constitutionally socialist state that existed between 1922 and 1991‚ ruled as a single-party state by the Communist Party with its capital as Moscow.[3] A union of 15 subnational Soviet republics‚ its government and economy were highly
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The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries‚ committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a state intended to replace existing states‚ but it is more than any other international organization. The EU is‚ in fact‚ unique. Its member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. This pooling of sovereignty is also
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Lincoln Financial Field EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Lincoln Financial Field was something that was dreamed up by a fresh management team headed by new team owner Jeff Lurie in 1994. It wasn’t until five years later‚ in 1999‚ that a plan was set in motion by the Pennsylvania government when they announced $320 million would be set aside for the construction of 4 new professional stadiums in the state‚ 2 in Philadelphia and 2 in Pittsburgh. It took a few years longer than Pittsburgh‚ especially with the
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Sakib Khan Electric Eels – Physics The animal that is usually known as electric eel is in fact not really an eel but a freshwater species related more to the carp family or catfish family. These unique freshwater predators got their name from the immense electrical charge that they can easily generate to stun or even kill their preys and dissuade predators. Electric eels can grow extremely large which usually can reach as high as 8 foot long and weigh a great amount of 45lbs. In addition to this
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Threat of Substitutes: Medium/Low because there are substitutes but they are of lower quality and do not have the brand recognition. Company Strategies Corporate Strategy * Related Diversified: Emerson Electric Co produces a broad range of electric‚ electromechanical‚ and electric products for industry and consumers * Diversified St. Louis company. * Related through core competencies: * The eight segments share distribution channels‚ organizational capabilities‚ as well
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Well‚ actually I am writing this letter because I need your help. As you know‚mother’s birthday is just around the corner.I want to buy her a birthday gift.I have two items in my mind.They are an electric oven and digital camera.I saw these two items in an advertisement in the newspaper. The electric oven costs RM520.00.It is very convenient for Mum to bake a cake and biscuits.It also has a multi-purpose function.Other than baking‚the oven can be used for girling chicken and meat.It can also be
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Hybrid electric vehicles are one of the applications of hybrid technology in real modern life; in which it’s currently a high demand technology and is growing rapidly. Although hybrid vehicles weren’t the latest type of transportation technology to be discovered‚ since they appeared earlier than gasoline vehicles‚ because of the cost of research and technology they disappeared a prosperous century of gasoline vehicles began. Nowadays‚ when the world needs green transportation because of high fossil
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governance. (Lowe Morna‚ 2004: 25) It is a statement of the obvious to note that women have been discriminated against in the political arena for centuries‚ enjoying little to no representation and playing no role in the governing of their countries. To effectively give credence to the arguments for women’s representation and to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of various ideologies‚ electoral systems and the use of quotas in offering women political equity‚ we must first understand how they
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The representation of Facebook in the media In this piece of coursework I will be analysing how language is used in three different texts‚ to represent Facebook. The three texts which I will be analysing will each be representing Facebook differently. Text A is an article from the Sun’s website which represents Facebook negatively published on the 18th January 2008. Text B is an article from the Daily Mail Online and represents Facebook very positively and was published on the 17th September 2012
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covering adolescents aged 14 to 18. Brazilian labour unions There are several thousand unions and umbrella organisations in Brazil which are supposed to support full-time workers. The Brazilian Trade Union Federation (Central Unica dos Trabalhadores) has made protection of employees and health policies one of its top priorities. Yet as most employees in Brazil work without an official work contract they have no access to the support of a labour union. Link: http://www.justlanded.com/english/Brazil/Brazil-Guide/Jobs/Working-in-Brazil
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